The Worst Time Podcast

Radio fans are in for a treat this week as radio legend (and the second most unconventionally good-looking man in the UK, according to Heat World’s 2021 Secret Crush list) Matt Dyson swings by to share his worst times with Chris on the podcast!

He recounts multiple wireless-related tales including why you shouldn’t corpse whilst reading the news, why you need to be very careful pronouncing Benedict Cumberbatch’s name and how he won a defamation case against a big newspaper (but then remembered that as part of the terms he couldn’t disclose the fee and it needed to be bleeped in the podcast edit). Plus – free champagne, rogue tech ops, bitchy commercial radio presenters and getting in trouble on live TV. It’s a busy episode so strap in tight!

You can hear Matt every weekday morning on Absolute Radio on the Dave Berry Breakfast Show, do check it out!

Presenter, DJ, author, podcast host and so much more - the multi-talented Lauren Layfield joins Chris to share her worst tales on the podcast!

Lauren recounts an eventful marriage proposal in Thailand and how to manage doing live TV as you wait for Busted to appear. Plus, train etiquette is discussed at length - the pair agree that playing audio loudly from your phone is just not on and also what body parts you absolutely cannot place on a train seat. And of course, that viral TV clip with Hacker T Dog gets a mention!

Lauren has written a book, it’s called Indi Raye Is Totally Faking it and it’s available in all good bookshops – go grab a copy! Plus you can listen to her podcast This Next Podcast on all podcast platforms (and hopefully The Worst Time Podcast will be featuring on it very shortly).

The incredible Ghanaian singer & musician KOG steps up to the Worst Time Podcast mic this week and reveals a whole heap of cracking anecdotes from life on the road!

Having first met over a decade ago, Chris & KOG reminisce on their early days, the differences between English & Ghanaian public transport and the tale of Robert of the mysterious goat. Plus, KOG tells Chris about how he got stuck in the Peak District, how he got lost in France, how a planned nap at Shambala went very wrong, how he encountered some undercover police and how he ended up on a nudist island. There’s a lot going on in this episode!

KOG has a new album out with his band Onipa, it’s called Off The Grid and it is fantastic. Plus this man is always gigging somewhere, make sure you see him live. And if anyone has seen Robert the goat, give KOG a call!

It’s a wild ride this week as comedian & performer Fella brings her firecracker energy to the Worst Time Podcast by chatting to Chris from a random park in London. Who needs studios?!

Fella introduces three categories to the podcast that have never been featured before and probably never will again – worst bum, worst blozza and worst Blobby. AKA the holy trinity of worst Bs. Plus she reveals what her new full legal name is, and it really is quite something. It also goes without saying that this is a frightfully blue episode.

Fella is taking a break from putting on live events (mainly due to the Blobby escapade), but she has a YouTube documentary called Fella’s Big Ride To The Eddy Fringe which is well worth checking out whilst you eat your dinner.

Episode 26 sees Chris welcome on to the podcast a comedian, actor, writer, presenter and man of many talents – Aurie Styla!

Aurie reminisces on a gong show early on in his career, a movie premiere which started so well but ended so badly and a valentine’s day date which resulted with him calling up his mum. Plus, him and Chris discuss how to stay impartial whilst presenting on the BBC and you get to hear Aurie’s impression of a certain political figure. It’s a right treat.

Aurie has a special out called Green which is available on YouTube, plus he is on tour all over the place in 2024. He also has his own podcast – Aurie Styla’s Respectfully. Check it out! After you’ve checked out this episode of course.

One of the hottest new bands around select some of their worst times on the podcast for episode 25 – Home Counties!

Will & Bill from the band tell Chris about a rowdy gig early in their career, a long & anxious-inducing journey back from a show, their ability to leave their gear at various different music venues and also a misogynistic parrot. Plus, why does Chris love their song Dad Bod so much? Why is the recorder an overlooked instrument? How do Will & Bill feel about defecation on stage? All these questions and more are answered in the course of the podcast!

Home Counties have a brand new track out called Bethnal Green. It’s a banger and the music video is brilliant so do check it out. They also have some gigs coming up and a new album coming in 2024!

Time for another Worst Time Podcast episode and what a delight this week – the brilliantly funny comedian Rob Copland!

After an embarrassing start for Chris (mispronouncing Rob’s surname), the pair cover their late-night meet at Green Man Festival and why Rob once drank 20 cans of Boddingtons on Boxing Day. Plus, Rob provides three brand new categories for the podcast – worst hotdog, worst whitey and a truly incredible worst tattoo experience.

Rob is gigging all the time and is currently cooking up his next project. Follow him on social media to keep up to date. That’s Rob Copland, not Rob Copeland people! Please note, this episode is quite sweary.

DJ & producer duo extraordinaire Rackabeat & Moneyshot AKA The Allergies select some of the worst times for the podcast this week, and they manage to keep the energy high despite both of them still recovering from Rackabeat’s stag do!

From generators blowing up mid-set at festivals, to recording music videos in northern underground bunkers, from rainy downpours to some of the worst DJ requests – there’s a lot of ground covered in the episode this week.

The Allergies released their sixth (not seventh) album this year and they are regularly on tour. Check out their website for more details!

The brilliant comedian & musician Jordan Gray has got a bucket full of anecdotes for Chris on the Worst Time Podcast this week, it’s a wild ride this one!

She tells Chris about life in grindcore band as a teenager and why you should be careful when using unwashed bedsheets as a backdrop on stage. Also, just how wrong can you get the stage name ‘Tall Dark Friend’? Plus moshpit stories, walls of death stories, walls of love stories and one of the most spectacular dating stories ever to be told on the podcast. Strap in tight!

Jordan is currently on tour all over the place at the moment with her acclaimed show ‘Is It A Bird?’, check out her website for details!

The fantastic presenter & baker Briony May Williams steps up to the plate this week to recount some of her worst times on the Worst Time Podcast!

She tells Chris about some of her wedding cake disasters, why you should take it easy when drinking with marines and the dangers of being overconfident when applying a clip-on microphone to a presenter. Plus, we hear all about Crayfish Bob!

You can catch Briony May Williams on Food Unwrapped, Escape To The Country and many more TV shows!