The Enthusiasts

Oh sweet sweet heavenly chocolate! What's your favourite? Is that your favourite favourite though? Or just your favourite? Are you a fan of mass manufactured or hand made?

We dip into the fountain of chocolatey goodness today. That reminds me, best finish that Christmas Toblerone...

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Hot springs, glaciers, Northern Lights, so romantic..... fermented shark, trolls, the world's largest penis museum... WHAT?!

Guess who said what in this epsiode, but it all got too much for one of The Enthusiasts

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Had to be careful with our pronunciation here. But our starting point this week is Lisa's recent hobnobbery with an absolute legend of the television world. But who is it? Where was it? Where will the conversation go?

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It's been a full-on guestathon at Enthusiast Towers recently. All the celebs (in our world anyway) rolling up to join in being enthusiastic about their favourite subject. But how do we talk enthusiastically about Fear?

Aleks Kashefi joins us on this episode to talk about his largest phobia. Surprisingly, he and Wayne don't do any big squeals, and 'almost' remain brave throughout

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We go international with our guests on this episode, introducing Bengi from Nova Scotia!

First off we have to figure out how to pronounce fungi though

Bengi and Wayne geek it up with their favourite mushrooms, and get all technical with chat about mycelium, spores and fruiting bodies.  Unusually, there is a lot of actual facts in this one. Must be Lisa's absence that did that

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Got ants in your pants and they wriggle and dance... sorry, I really shouldn't be allowed to write this content should I? Anyway...

From yoga pants/active wear, via Hammer pants, to meggings, to underwear, we do a whirlwind tour of Pants here via ballet and Linford Christie.

But what will it be that pushes Lisa over the edge, into, wait for it, SILENCE?! By silence, we mean she couldn't talk for laughing

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Green manky tasteless mush... that;s what prompts Wayne's initial reaction (he'll be unpopular with our religious listeners, sorry). But can Lisa change his mind with her vivid description of the supporting acts for this, green 'thing'?

What's your view? Is it just more hipster grub? An essential piece of your 5 a day (on the select window when it's not under-ripe or over-ripe)? Or should the Mexicans keep guacamole to themselves?

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#avocado #brunch #hipsterfoods #smashedavocado #foodtalk

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Setting a new (high) standard, celebrity Enthusiast Jen turns up to record with a bunch of props in her lounge to help keep us on track. Surprisingly it works, as we manage to (almost) avoid talking about erections and pole size in this episode and stick to the subject.

Is Lisa a fan of camping (seems unlikely)? Can Wayne get a word in (even more unlikely). Will Jen tell the tale of Wayne blanking her in Ambleside (best stop narrating in brackets now)

A gem of an episode. We're loving the guests coming on, with another due in a few weeks. Do get in touch if you want to appear, it won't cost you much...

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Contours, churches, kebab houses. Theyre (almost) all shown on maps. But do you know how to use one? Have you ever been up a mountain with nothing but a crayon drawn route on toilet paper (we may have)?

Are you au fait with your Naismith's Rule and Due North? Or are you flummoxed by village street maps?

Lisa and Wayne discuss all of their navigational successes in this episode

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Wayne FACTS LISA UP in this episode! One of his favourite subjects they are, thanks to a long line of tall warriors in the family. Barely scratched the surface of the longship in this one though - you'll have to listen in to find out why.

Raping, murdering and pillaging your thing? Or prefer a bit of global trade and circumnavigation. Looking forward to expanding our Scandinavian listenership (or offending them all massively) thanks to this one

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