The boys are back in town. All of them, for Dan has returned after having made his son, and finally things can get back to normal around here. So, three men talking nonsense in a confined space once more. Gorge upon the mediocrity.

Hello it's Brendan and Ian! Is is the right place to put the words? We're not even sure if we managed to do a podcast. If this works, there should be a report from Dan on fatherhood, us talking about cyborg eggs and more. We have no idea what we're doing, help.

Despite the best efforts of his cohorts to completely derail this podcast by not finding any content, Dan bravely strode forth to the content mines, toiling for hours, smelting the finest content he could, to single-handedly save the day, much to the dismay of the others. He also writes this bit, so he was able to draw attention to their failings, albeit in a small and petty fashion.

This week we did a Slump completely unplanned. Well, there were a couple of things we had written down on paper, but for the most part it was much less planned than usual, and as such is even more rambling than normal. Ian and Brendan suggested I issued a warning to new listeners, but I think you'll be fine...

Brendan's off sick, but that in no way stops Dan and Ian from vomiting words about Crufts, a rather strange email, and the usual stupid adverts.

An oily beard, a silvery fish and lots of talk of keys. It may sound like the start of a riddle told by a salty sea dog, but it is in fact just some of the topics that appear on this week's Slump. Go on, gobble it up.

Phew, it's an angry one this week. Maybe that's because they missed a week and had all their feelings bottled up for too long. Maybe it's the state of the world. Maybe they're just deeply angry men. Whatever the reason, let's hope that you find their ranting vicariously satisfying, or at least slightly entertaining.

Afternoon Delight, Inner Circle, and why you should be happy if you win a million pounds. These things and more feature in the two hundred and twenty fifth episode of the Slump.

A group of men once more gather on a bench together, to discuss subjects as varied as sexy songs that aren't sexy, why it looks like music is here to stay, and Ancient Egypt.