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Join Luke Moore and Pete Donaldson every Monday as they spend the summer pulling on the threads of the universe and revelling in the discovery of where each one takes them.

From ancient history and modern phenomena to the week's events and everything in between, Luke and Pete's Summer is your chance to share in the fun of two men with time on their hands and a good idea of how to waste it.

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Episode 199.69: Brooklyn NYC

11.11.2019

Luke & Pete bring you another stateside episode, this time from Brooklyn baby! Come along whilst we wander the streets, talking all things USA: punk bands in school buses, American sports stars and getting told off in bars. We're be ...

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11.11.2019 Episode 199.69: Brooklyn NYC Luke & Pete bring you another stateside episode, this time from Brooklyn baby! Come along whilst we wander the streets, talking all things USA: punk bands in school buses, American sports stars and getting told off in bars. We're be ...
11.07.2019 Episode 199.68: 7th Avenue NYC It's a special show today recorded on the bustling streets of New York City! Luke & Pete are jaywalking their way down 7th Avenue, talking pizza, hockey and touring. Luke's on the hunt for lip balm, and Pete's had a ...
11.04.2019 Episode 199.67: Saturday night's alright Just what are the best all time 90s Saturday night TV shows? Luke loves Big Break, Pete is a Gladiators fan, but there's loads more. Also: ever hear the one about Pete meeting Michael Barrymore? Now there's a story you ...
10.31.2019 Episode 199.66: Wet mouth Which celebrities have the wettest mouths? Tune in to today's Luke and Pete Show to find out. It's a bizarre subject to discuss but Pete is really passionate about it, and so here we are. Elsewhere, we take in the ...
10.28.2019 Episode 199.65: Vintage gauge tools We start today's show by discussing the best ever tweets, before turning our attention to the late, great David Bowie's opinion on the nascent internet. After that Pete wants to talk Elton John- so we do that for a bit- ...
10.24.2019 Episode 199.64: Man with ferret Here are the notes that Luke took from this episode with the apparent hope of writing a synopsis about it: 'Eyebrows', 'tabloid newspapers', 'ferret', 'Breaking Bad', 'hair cuts', and 'memes'. Make of that what you will. There's a vague memory ...
10.21.2019 Episode 199.63: Postman Pat redux We're back, back from outer space, we just walked in and saw you sat there with that look upon your face. This time around we take the time to critique the new-look Postman Pat, and then riff quite a bit ...
10.17.2019 Episode 199.62: Cast iron conversation Happy Thursday, guys! Great to see you all back here for another dose of your bi-weekly Luke and Pete Show. We're almost at the weekend, so what better way to celebrate than to talk about Alexey Leonov, snooker, the best ...
10.14.2019 Episode 199.61: Don't be a tit Welcome back to The Luke and Pete Show universe, an environment in which opinions can be expressed freely, secrets can be kept, and Pete Donaldson's lessons for living a good life can be heard in full. This time around it's ...
10.10.2019 Episode 199.60: Spooky Siri Welcome back to The Luke and Pete Show! Happy Thursday! Before we head off on the latest leg of our theatre tour with Football Ramble Live (tickets at http://ramblelive.com), we take time to hear of a man who got upset ...
10.07.2019 Episode 199.59: Serotonin poppadom This episode of The Luke and Pete Show begins with chat about a recent visit to Northampton to experience their intriguing town centre (Cash Converters, vaping shops, covered markets etc) and continues on with a diversity of subjects, including man ...
10.03.2019 Episode 199.58: A cannibal that doesn't exist It's been a while but on today's show we delve back into the conspiracy theory/apocryphal tale arena, thanks to an over-exuberant listener who may or may not be old enough to know better. Bless. On safer territory, there's the World ...
09.30.2019 Episode 199.57: A little bit of the bubbly! How do you sleep? Pete wishes he could just take his arms off. It would make the whole ordeal easier. One thing that would definitely make life more entertaining is having Samuel L Jackson voicing your Alexa - something that ...
09.26.2019 Episode 199.56: Dog professor Luke's been to Churchill War Rooms and Pete's been to McDonald's. Both places include technology of interest, one related to the safety and survival of millions of people in a war and one to get Chicken McNuggets to people more ...
09.23.2019 Episode 199.55: Black pudding volcano In seismic news, not just for the LAPS community but the UK cultural scene at large, the members of seminal pop-punk band One Eyed Willy reformed for one night only to see Less Than Jake at the O2 Academy Birmingham. ...
09.19.2019 Episode 199.54: Scallops at a minimum A bit of a meme special this one as we contemplate what Pete would do to maximise his revenue should he become a meme. There's talk of a meme refuge, appearances on chat shows, reaching out to other meme victims, ...
09.16.2019 Episode 199.53: Luke and Pete Con Hello and welcome to today's episode of The Luke and Pete Show, with your hosts Pete Donaldson and Luke Moore. On this edition of the show literally no-one is talking about, we hear of a man who invited a clown ...
09.12.2019 Episode 199.52: Having a tab on the toilet We can't believe it's taken this amount of episodes but finally we get around to the conversations we had about sex education when we were kids, and as you'd probably expect there are a few startling revelations from Pete Donaldson ...
09.09.2019 Episode 199.51: A pipe of Pringles Welcome back to an all-new episode of The Luke and Pete Show, it's lovely to have you with us. This time around, we talk a lot about the hierarchy of the bad guys in Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Pete gets ...
09.05.2019 Episode 199.5: I'm a little teapot That's right, episode 199.5, not 200. 200 is on its way at some point but Pete won't let it pass without a fanfare and so we've recorded episode 199.5 instead. Expect plenty of talk about the pope getting stuck in ...
09.02.2019 Episode 199: Trapped on an island Luke's spent the weekend in a field with some pals, drinking cider. It's like being 15 all over again. Meanwhile Pete has got a huge issue with educational programming, particularly that one where they all get naked. Pilot Gav has ...
08.29.2019 Episode 198: Off with their heads Everyone's stealing this week. Whether it's sand, heads from a tourist attraction or something else, it feels like everyone is at it. Hell in a handcart, we're sure you agree. In other news, there's chat from Pete about Silk Road, ...
08.26.2019 Episode 197: 10,000 hours of solitude How did it take us until episode 197 to mention that cornflakes were invented by a man on a mission to stop masturbation? Pete claims to have known about it all along, but we're pretty sure it's never been a ...
08.22.2019 Episode 196: Burying elephants What do they do with zoo elephants after they've died? Pete thinks he has the answer, but Luke isn't convinced. What Luke is convinced about though is the hilarious nature of Pete's gaming chair, something he feels may be putting ...
08.19.2019 Episode 195: Vinegar strokes It's Luke and Pete Show time here at Stakhanov, and on this damp and dreary Monday we try and brighten things up with a good old fashioned, healthy look at all the things that have interested us across these past ...
08.15.2019 Episode 194: Is that a real man? If you're have a tough old week at work, don't worry, you're nearly there now. It's Thursday, and Luke and Pete have got your back for another half an hour or so. Kick back and relax listening to tales of ...
08.12.2019 Episode 193: This could be anywhere Happy Monday and a warm welcome to The Luke and Pete Show, it's very nice to see you! Pete's been to Rotterdam for the weekend and has been very impressed by the architecture. Luke isn't sure how much Pete actually ...
08.08.2019 Episode 192: Return of the mercury maze Welcome to your all-new episode of The Luke and Pete Show, in which we talk about possibly the most diverse range of subjects ever. From fridge dumping and courgettes to foreskin removal and UFOs, and just about everything else in ...
08.05.2019 Episode 191: A bin bag of bees If you had the chance to incorporate a long egg into a recipe why wouldn't you? Luke and Pete find themselves incredulously discussing why a celebrity chef wouldn't take the opportunity. Elsewhere there's a rather unorthodox approach to removing a ...
08.01.2019 Episode 190: Technically speaking A very good evening from Luke and Pete towers. Apologies for lateness with this one, Luke uttered the word ‘technically’ and everything went ever-so-wonky…so the second half of Thursday’s little boi is a little best-of. It’s still good, though. Haway, ...
07.29.2019 Episode 189: Fighting on cruise ships Happy Monday! This time on your all-new episode of The Luke and Pete Show, Luke's been to the Lake District, and Pete has been out for a drink with his friend and his friend's cobbler. Yes, really. We're not sure ...
07.25.2019 Episode 188: Taco Bell with your mam FIRE IN THE BOOTH! It's the hottest day of the year, but just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter, here come Luke and Pete with some fresh #realtalk, so hush your gums, open your ear lids and enjoy. ...
07.22.2019 Episode 187: On the dhole 50 years ago last weekend, Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface and the men within it made history. Luke and Pete take some time to celebrate that before Pete then takes it down a 'plane crash videos on ...
07.18.2019 Episode 186: Spicy Richard Pete's been hobnobbing with celebrities again, this time around it's The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and Bagel Man. Elsewhere, we hear more tales of school injustice, try to work out what went wrong with Judy Finnegan's ...
07.15.2019 Episode 185: Feel the Bern We would like to cordially and warmly invite you to the latest episode of The Luke and Pete Show, half an hour in which we discuss Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, and Bernie Sanders (a man who Pete, to be absolutely ...
07.11.2019 Episode 184: Stories from an onsen This episode of The Luke and Pete Show involves a story from Pete Donaldson which beggars belief, and it involves a child at an onsen. An onsen is a hot spring in Japan. Trust us when we say it is ...
07.08.2019 Episode 183: Otterly ridiculous In which we lament the passing of Eddie the Sea Otter, talk about the nature of time, wonder what's going on with the Stranger Things kids, and try to put together a comprehensive list of animals that have been known ...
07.04.2019 Episode 182: Back with a Boston Crab After an extended break involving several 'best of' episodes, Pete and Luke are back in the studio and talking through all your old favourites, as well as some new stories besides. This time around we go over Pete's experiences in ...
07.01.2019 Episode 181: Back in a bath of Bannatyne Pete and Luke return with their final summer best of. They'll be back this Thursday with more daft nonsense. In this special, Luke submerges himself in a bath of Bannatyne, and a man eats some seriously old scran. Have you ...
06.27.2019 Episode 180: The molasses against the classes Pete and Luke are taking a break for one solitary week (and one normal-sized day) this summer, so Pete's got his razor blade out and sliced up a cheeky little special. Warning: contains Stewart Donaldson, unleashed and in your ears. ...
06.24.2019 Episode 179: Dear sons and daughters of hungry bum ghosts Pete and Luke are taking a break for one solitary week (and one normal-sized day) this summer, so the former has cobbled together a special look back at the first summer of the Luke and Pete show. Don't worry, there's ...
06.20.2019 Episode 178: Do those sharks bite? Lock picking. Fuelling cyclists. Bone conductors. Just three things you better prepare yourself for when you hit play on today's episode of The Luke and Pete Show. We also take in a truly incredible story about an ill-fated trip to ...
06.17.2019 Episode 177: A mate called Fraggle This is an episode of firsts for Mr Pete Donaldson. Within it, we hear of the first time his Dad left him adult-less with only a friend called Fraggle for company, the first time he rode a bike, and, more ...
06.13.2019 Episode 176: A Tunnock's celebration Hello everyone! We're back, and celebrating Boyd Tunnock's knighthood. Richly deserved for a great man who's made a fantastic contribution to society (and Luke's waistline), we're sure you agree. Elsewhere, we find out why the Queen has two birthdays, hear ...
06.10.2019 Episode 175: Wedding swelling Hello there, nice to see you. This time around on your hot-off-the-press Luke and Pete Show, Luke's been to the Deep South and has come back as brown as a berry, Tom Cruise has had a gauntlet laid down to ...
06.06.2019 Episode 174: Vegan power Hear the one about the vegan man who turned meat-eater? It's not gone down terribly well, as you can probably imagine. We discuss that on today's episode and lots more - some new kids games are brought to the table ...
06.03.2019 Episode 173: Kebab shop etiquette What's it like to live off-grid for nearly 80 years? And could Pete Donaldson do it? Just two of the things we're investigating on today's episode, along with a man who went the extra mile to ensure his children always ...
05.30.2019 Episode 172: Soft water and quicksand Good morning and a very warm welcome to your latest instalment of The Luke and Pete Show. To take you through to the end of the working week, the two chaps are handing out their usual anecdotes and listener stories, ...
05.27.2019 Episode 171: Puffer fish drugs How would you like to be disposed of when you're dead? That's the Alan Partridge-esque question the chaps attempt to answer on this, your all-new episode of The Luke and Pete Show. And, in addition to that, we hear from ...
05.23.2019 Episode 170: Endings This time around on what the kids are affectionately called 'LAPS', we hear of a bunch of school kids that got to spend their time hanging out at a theme park rather doing exams, we hear of a plastic poo ...

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