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During the first lockdown, AL and Tom found a B-movie gem called The Velocipastor. They found this film at a time when it was needed the most. Simply because this film is...well...brilliant!

With a budget of $35K Brendan created an absolutely, cult classic with a huge following. Now when you only have 35 grand to spend, how is it possible to make such a great film? Well Brendan is here to tell us his story. We find out so much about what went on backstage and we get some exclusive info about......a sequel!! 

Tune in and listen to the story about how Brendan made all of this happen!

Welcome to the thirty-second edition of USUK Chronicles - The Chronicles of Leo Golden Child

This week we swing open the doors of the chateau to Leo Golden Child. Leo is a rapper, a youth worker, a boxing gym owner, a vLEOgrapher and quite frankly the nicest most genuine man on the planet! They broke the mould when they made this guy!

Leo has used his past to inspire him to be the man he is today and is using his time to try and make this world a better place. We talk to Leo all about his music career, his work in communities working with the local youth, we talk about some of the amazing projects he has put together, what he has planned for the future, his boxing gym he has in dedication to a lost friend and so much more including Tom asking about rap musics deepest secrets.....

Aswell as this we have your usual Chronicles favourites like Callums Treachings, Toms Journal and in this weeks Audience Participation we talk about your karaoke stories.

[00:00] Intro/Catch Up

[18:16] Callums Treachings/Toms Journal

[38:45] Interview with Leo Golden Child

[01:53:00] Audience Participation

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AL and David Rabe sit down with Jeff Hyman in a podcast that fate put together. Jeff is used to working around celebrities and getting them everything they need for festivals, gigs and events. Having previously worked with Kevin Smith on his Jay and Silent Bob Get Old tours (amongst others) as well as amazing events such as Live 8 we get some really interesting insights into what goes on backstage.

After many years of experience Jeff is part of Degy Entertainment now and he works at festivals like Firefly and events across America. We get to hear what its like working with stars with super inflated egos. Including the dreaded "rider" and what is acceptable for a star to ask for. We put Jeff to the test by reading out the recent rider that went viral for Grace Jones to see what he thought of it.

Straight out the gates Jeff launches into his accounts of working on the iconic Live 8 fundraiser, which still today is one of the biggest events in history. This story involves a brief discussion about a topless Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas.

We made it to 30!!!

Tom, TS, David and AL bring a fun packed episode that if it was to have a name (not a number) it would be called "Soggy Biscuit Green Hairy Toes Rabies" as the guys figure out what their fragrances would be called.

The guys have fun with commenters in the chat, discuss Slipknot and how overrated they are...or not. We also have the return of AL's Game. Grab a pen and paper and see if you can get a better score than the guys got!

Welcome to the thirty-first edition of USUK Chronicles, The Chronicles of Chris Raab aka Raab Himself!

This week we welcome Chris Raab into the chateau or as he is more commonly known....Raab Himself. Chris came to fame as one of the original CKY crew alongside Brandon DiCamillo, Bam Margera and many more, this project then developed into the worldwide phenomenon that was simply known as Jackass.

We sit down with Chris and talk all about his time with the CKY crew, how it al got started, how it developed into Jackass and then onto shows like Viva La Bam. We talk all about his personal demons, his production company Green Gate Entertainment, his podcast The Bathroom Break and so much more! If youre a fan of stories then this is the episode for you!

Aswell as that we have your usual Chronicles favourites like Callums Treachings, Toms Journal and Jamies Audience Participation challenge.

[00:00] Intro/Catch Up

[20:12] Callums Treachings/Toms Journal

[39:02] Interview with Chris Raab

[02:28:11] Audience Participation

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AL, Tom and David as they catch-up with this fantastic addition of USUK Wednesday Night Liiiiive! Except that it's not live. It was but it isn't any more. And it's been released on a Thursday, not a Wednesday. It's a week late too!

Coming to you all the way from Bogota Colombia we give you Ximena Rodriguez an award winning actress with a lot of infectious energy.

Does being classically trained, winning international awards and being featured at Cannes mean anything or can something as ridiculously superficial as being too short reduce chances of becoming cast in a role?

Find out the real story of the life of a hard working, aspiring actress right here. Ximena has a great, positive outlook on life and we know that one day you will see her name in shining lights on the big screen.

Welcome back to the chateau for the thirtieth edition of USUK Chronicles - The Chronicles of Damo Batchelor

Joining us in the chateau this week is DJ Damo aka Damo Batchelor, Damo is a house DJ for pubs and clubs in Cheltenham, UK, he is as we like to call an advocate for the local music scene, he is a podcaster with his amazing podcast The Gatefold Gateway but most importantly one of our best friends.

We speak to Damo all about how he got started with his DJ career, the unrealised skill and intuition it takes to be a DJ, how he got to playing DJ sets at music festivals like Download & 2000 Trees, We talk about his podcast The Gatefold Gateway which he hosts with former Chronicles guest Joe Green, We speak about Damos love of music in general and why he loves the local music scene so much, all this and lots of reminiscing about the past.

Aswell as this you will also find your usual Chronicles shenanigans with Toms Journal, Jamies Audience Challenge and some glorious Treachings from Callum!

[00:00] Intro/Catch Up

[23:13] Callums Treachings/Toms Journal

[39:57] Interview with Damo Batchelor

[02:07:54] Audience Participation

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AL and Tom speak to Brad Bohannan, co-owner of one of the most famous bars in the world. Erik Pflueger completes the team. Today's guest inspired him in a big bad way, so this is a big deal for Erik.

Once upon a time a man called John Taffer turned up to Brad's bar, which had a completely different name, interior and er....cup. Mr Taffer transformed Brad's bar on a TV show called Bar Rescue. The transformation of what we now know as Spirits On Bourbon was so impactful that the iconic blue skull cup that was created, is one of the most sought after cups in America and the bar went on to make $1m a year!

In the episode we find out how Brad's bar ended up on Bar Rescue, his relationship with John Taffer, how the bar is doing now, Covid-19 and how it effected him. Erik has made some art for Brad to say thank you for inspiring him so much.

Thank you for this Brad it was an honour!

Join AL, Tom and David as they bring you their latest catch up show. Bring you some facts son!

The guys are joined by some mystery guests for the last half an hour.

That show was brought to you live last week, we haven't really touched the audio, only made it sound clearer. So enjoy Wednesday Night 'not so' Live!