Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)

In this episode, Simon and Dean gently ease into the new year by reminiscing about an old book and listing rugby players. They also try to work out why a dental practice would feel the need to laminate a seemingly innocuous sign and end the show by investigating the life of an Australian sportsman. 

Tommy David book - https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/carwyn-james/tommy-david/9780950404226?gclid=Cj0KCQiAwJWdBhCYARIsAJc4idB_sfWcH8SRaBADobiTI5XweBxLf3lKFu1DAIOmkgsmhsPjBolsHHoaAj5lEALw_wcB#GOR002244982 

A sign Simon saw at the dentist - https://imgur.com/AktHVVe  

Wikipedia - Brian Lake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lake 

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In this special episode, Chairman of the Board and minority-shareholder Dave Steele (Will Riker’s Sex Beard Podcast) returns to deliver Dean and Simon’s annual performance review. Dave has come prepared with a spreadsheet, stats, figures and poetry in order to assess whether your hosts have met their goals for the year in podcasting.  

Wikipedia – Golden Browed Chat-Tyrant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-browed_chat-tyrant 

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In this episode, a ‘tired’ Dean and Simon convene for a late-night record to bring you features on old-timey bicycles, strange wall decorations and gambling opportunities. How two men that claim to be uninterested in horses can end up talking about them on a seemingly weekly basis is beyond me. I’m going to petition for a full embargo on horse-based chat in 2023. 

Penny Farthing article: https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/sporting-country-pursuits/penny-farthing-frequent-sight-streets-london-209521 

Wallmonkeys - https://www.wallmonkeys.com/products/anticipation-senior-woman-with-wall-decal-fot-63948519 and https://www.wallmonkeys.com/products/despair-homeless-wall-mural-fot-24254673 

Wikipedia – Dhalia Stakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia_Stakes 

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In this episode, Dean and Simon welcome guests new and old to their house for a Christmas Party. The gang celebrate the season in the traditional style by discussing dog/audio mashups, hand-porn/rage-bait mashups and basketball/MMA mashups. They also delve into a fish. 

A bluetooth speaker shaped like a dog - https://imgur.com/3sN24Nh  

The tik-tok videos Adam shows us - https://www.tiktok.com/@putinnu/video/7149185383559925038 and https://www.tiktok.com/@potteryboy/video/7161692912537931010  

Dean’s unusual hand - https://imgur.com/kEFPgRt 

Batyr Ball (the video we watched is imbedded within the article) - https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2022/11/24/637f9ef222601d117b8b458c.html 

Wikipedia – Triplophysa tenuis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplophysa_tenuis 

The drawing of the fish that we found - https://imgur.com/1GWEm6I  

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In this special edition of the podcast we bring you Dean’s report from ‘Wonderland - The World’s Leading Psychedelic Event’, a conference he attended in Miami, Florida, USA in November 2022.  

This episode is available in an audio/visual format on YouTube should you wish to follow the slideshow in real time - https://youtu.be/Tn8C82lnhEk  

Photo 1 - https://imgur.com/JXpOc7I 

Photo 2 - https://imgur.com/pjllgxA  

Photo 3 - https://imgur.com/oFYzwNS 

Photo 4a - https://imgur.com/Dnk7VRt  

Photo 4b - https://imgur.com/TuFEIhC 

Photo 4c - https://imgur.com/tUiSs1x 

Photo 5 - https://imgur.com/LA0TjA7 

Photo 6 - https://imgur.com/ojRvUBG 

Photo 7 - https://imgur.com/yoWWv2q 

Photo 8a - https://imgur.com/5n0msNo 

Photo 8b - https://imgur.com/yQp837I 

Photo 9 - https://imgur.com/mZlKXzQ 

Photo 10 - https://imgur.com/XZMMncj 

Photo 11 - https://imgur.com/B4yfUYL 

Photo 12 - https://imgur.com/p6UhUWq 

Photo 13 - https://imgur.com/xppRuj0 

Photo 14 - https://imgur.com/629oCnp 

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In this episode, Dean leans in to the accusations of deviancy that Simon has levelled at him by discussing sexy maternity wear. Simon brings the science for a change as he introduces Dean to a horrible little creature. The pair of them finish off by discussing slacklining in the focused manner that you, the listener, has come to expect. 

Maternity PVC catsuit: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiRFFB_WIAAvwFc?format=png&name=small 

Product link: https://www.asos.com/naked-wardrobe-maternity/naked-wardrobe-maternity-vinyl-legging-in-black/prd/203270080?affid=23982&socialadref=23852233882420439&fbadid=23852883724070439 

Symbion Pandora - https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18834-zoologger-the-most-bizarre-life-story-on-earth/ 

Wikipedia – Slacklining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining 

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In this episode, your hosts discuss the efficient(?) check-in system that they run at Vienna International Airport and then it’s time for dinner. Feel free to isolate and sample the rustling and crunching sounds if you need a disgusting sound effect for a horror film or something. Finally, a possible crime is accidentally solved in the Random Wikipedia Article segment as a by-product of bike-based investigation. 

Vienna International Airport - https://www.viennaairport.com/cz/cestujici/letiste/check-in  

Tesco Finest Christmas Pudding Flavour Crisps - https://imgur.com/QNwLTT1  

Wikipedia - Grand Prix du Midi Libre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_du_Midi_Libre  

A cyclist’s disgusting legs - https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/cardio-exercise/a29437419/professional-cyclist-shares-shocking-pictures-of-his-leg-muscles/ 

Carnage at the Tour de France - https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-crash-watch-stage-1-b1873292.html 

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In this episode your friends, Dean and Simon, are joined by their friend Mike. The three gentlemen discuss a forthcoming sure-smash-hit film and a scary but probably useless beauty device before working their way through an article that lists the top 21 hentais of all time. They finish off with a look at a computer game from the 1990s in what is perhaps the most shambolic Random Wikipedia Article section to date. The listener may be surprised to learn that some alcohol was consumed during the recording of this episode. 

Avatar : The Way of the Water (Official Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MyW72ELq0&ab_channel=Avatar 

Rejuvenique Electrical facemask video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXcYVh-W14E&t=87s&ab_channel=InfomercialHell  

Article about the 21 most popular hentai - it’s on a website called otakuworld, it’s not safe for work so I won’t link to it but you can google it yourself if you want to  

Wikipedia – Spider: The Video Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider:_The_Video_Game 

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In this episode, the boys discuss a long-forgotten Channel 5 gameshow and expensive wristwatches before finishing up with a slow-motion train-wreck of a Random Wikipedia Article section. Also in this episode, Dean finds out that he can do an impression of Vincent Price. The impression went down very well with Simon so expect to hear more from Vincent in future episodes.  

Touch the Truck - http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Touch_the_Truck 

The wristwatches - https://imgur.com/m4eDJwX  

Wikipedia – O-Train (Korail) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Train_(Korail) 

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In this episode Dean and Simon talk a load of lettuce as they revisit two of their favourite topics: vending machines and Japan. Simon then over-states the artistic value of a made-up train-announcement and the pair of them finish off by discussing a computer game neither them have played. 

Lettuce vending machine - https://imgur.com/iv8j2H2

Article Dean found about the machine - https://www.impactlab.com/2012/11/26/chefs-farm-a-vending-machine-that-grows-20000-heads-of-lettuce-a-year-without-sunlight/

Martyn Your train manager for the 0535 Nottingham to London St Pancras - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIfdxg0MdU&ab_channel=hst43077

Wikipedia - BattleBlock Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleBlock_Theater

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