Adam, Sam and Terence try to talk sensibly, despite the heat…
Idioms:
- Never the Twain Shall Meet
- Navel Gazing
- Get off Scot Free
Media and contact:
Rudderless Gawping
Speaker: Sam
Arrogant Philosophers
Idioms:
- Make hay while the sun shines
- The full monty
- Hobson’s choice
Sponsored by:
A change in podcast editing workflow.
Rejected titles:
Photoshopping yawns
All Philosophers are Arrogant
We Philosopher Kings
Debs’ Old English
The Suneth Shineth
I’m not mad!
Links:
Sophie’s Choice (it was also a book…)
First past the post (again, feels like I’ve linked this before.)
Stargate Universe (boo)
The Full Monty – Film
Montezuma (specifically the second one)
Civilization – Game series (so good)
Monte card game
How 2 (I’d completely forgot it was Carol Vorderman…)
Media and contact:
Forming a Guild
Idioms:
- Tin foil hat
- Got their comeuppance
- At sixes and sevens
Sponsored by:
Bank holidays.
Links:
Brave New World (fantastic book!)
12 Angry Men (first watched this in school, didn’t appreciate it)
City of London Livery Companies
Guild Wars (never played)
World of Warcraft (played this too much)
Aftershow Links:
Rejected titles:
Sam’s Leisure Time
Bank Holiday Podcast
Never Watched X-Files
Foil Hamster Balls
We search for tinfoil
Adam’s Exciting Side
Random Outside Shouting
Confirmed, it’s confirmed!
Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
The Panda’s Comeuppance
Upcoming Ant Comeuppance
Worshipful Company of Podcasters
Media and contact:
Extra Bitter Beer
Idioms:
- Turn on a sixpence
- Cut someone some slack
- Full tilt
Sponsored by:
Injured limbs.
Links:
Lightbikes (Light cycle!)
MOBA (Feel like we were a bit far off)
Tilting in esports (an art?)
Warcraft III (such a great game, Ben’s great at it)
Rejected titles:
We’re all injured
We’re not mechanics
Dimes, Daims, and Dames
Wanging with Sticks
The Podcast Almanac
Media and contact:
Bulking Out Hufflepuff
Idioms:
- Don’t poke the bear
- Wet your whistle
- Flash in the pan
Sponsored by:
🙁
Links:
South Park Episode 300 (got it wrong, it’s actually 200 I was thinking of…)
Jesus vs. Frosty (1992)
Jesus vs. Santa (1995)
South Park Pilot (1997)
New Top Gear viewership (sad times)
Pan the Satyr (playing the pan flute!)
Mayor of Canterbridge (or more appropriately ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’)
Signs (yup, was M. Night)
The Village (also M. Night)
International Panic Symbol (A real thing!)
Panic signal… (another great Matt and Trey production)
Printing Press (1439!)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
The Cold War (many many years)
Aftershow Links:
Rejected titles:
South Park Memories
Vuvuzelas from Venezuela
Mini Firework Fish
International Panic Symbol
It’s the Boring One
Everything’s Work related
Memorable Bear Attacks
Tiny Badger Bears
Ritual Bear Pokers
The Jigglypuff House
Media and contact:
Aggressively Levelling Pokémon
Idioms:
- Fighting fire with fire
- Starter for ten
- Chew the rag/fat
Sponsored by:
That guy
Links:
Pokémon Release Date (1996!)
Water Arson (inundationist!)
King John (Shakespeare)
Carry On Wayward Son (disappointed I couldn’t remember this…)
Original firefighters (alternatively titled, being a Roman entrepreneur)
Mutually Assured Destruction (Adam has opinions on this.)
North Korea Talks (Trump, you’re up, be good.)
South Korea turns off propaganda
Starter for 10 (movie)
Lord North (classic example of being remembered for one thing)
Aftershow Links:
Rejected titles:
Nintendo take us down
Aggressively Levelling Pokemon
Life is Unfair
We Stop Forrest Fires
Machines Guns are Disruptive
Classic Shotgun Approach
Ben Rigs Auctions
Remember Eating Meat
Gamon Steak Carrots
Pirate Vikings
Media and contact:
Introducing Structured Anarchy
Idioms:
- On yer bike
- Tie the knot
- Pass the buck
Sponsored by:
🙁
Links:
First Past the Post (not PR)
Alternative Vote (not PR)
MMP – AMS (my mistake)
CGP Grey’s Video on FPTP (Worth the watch, as are the others, I promise.)
Yes Minister (never seen this, might have to watch it.)
The Amazing Race – Camels vs. Bikes
Swegway (Silly devices)
Gordian Knot (Alexander, dammit)
Odysseus and the axe-handles (embarrassed for forgetting this one)
Chastity Belt (Debatably Not Safe for Work, depends where you work I suppose…)
Hindu Fire God – Agni (Polytheism 4 lyf)
Mark Twain (Again… Mark Twagain…)
Aftershow Links:
Commonly challenged books in the US, including reasoning.
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
The Telltale Head (Apu’s first appearance)
Hank Azaria (Apu voice actor)
Rejected titles:
Arguments on Voting
It’s not guessing time
Ending in Fisticuffs
The Amazing Podcast
Bikes vs. Camels
Low Welsh Valleys
On Yer Skateboard
Hoverboards Don’t Hover
Two Wheels Essentially Magic
Bound Together Forever
Edward Winehands
That bucking buck
Censorship is complex
Media and contact:
Sam Demands Feedback
Idioms:
- Under the weather
- Not enough room to swing a cat
- No rest for the wicked
Sponsored by:
Keys!
Links:
Wizard of Oz (1939 Film)
Paper Planes – Street Sweeper Social Club
Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
Rejected titles:
Licking Houses
Up to 10 Press-ups
Norse and Aeth
Sides of Rain
Foots and Forearms
Send in Feedback
Media and contact:
Socially Awkward Magicians
Idioms:
- The lion’s share
- It’s not rocket science
- On the cards
Links:
The Wizard of Oz – Film (There are many)
Common sense isn’t common (Apparently)
Speedy Pasta Bolognese (Apology from Adam, Sam never sent me the recipe.)
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Rejected titles:
Bryan the Lion
My Jokey Answer
Insurance Claim Forms
Secret Vatican Library
Ancient Chinese Rocketry
Terrible Brain Surgery
Magic Does Exist
It’s Actually Death
Media and contact:
Frothy at the Mouthy
Idioms:
- Not to rain on your parade
- Thrown under the bus
- To keep tabs on
Links:
The Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
Beyonce’s Photo (dubious claims)
House – TV
Arctic Monkeys (Don’t believe the hype!)
Digimon (also known as ‘the better Pokemon’)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Rejected titles:
I got a James Right
Filofax Vibes
The age of the Filofax
Montague and Tabulates
Watch those Plosives
Plinky Plonky Score
Media and contact:
Effectively Swinging Duvets
Idioms:
1. An iron fist in a velvet glove
2. When life gives you lemons
3. Dibs
Links:
Red Alert – Game
The Terminator – Film
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Coka-Cola (1886)
Airplane (Disputed)
Nintendo Wii (2006)
Rejected titles:
Michael Jackson is Dead
Double Bear Bells
Ben Sounds Sick
Ruling the Podcast
Dibs!
Pleasantly In Manner
Great Coke Mines
Former French Emperors
None of the Above
Hand on Face
Media and contact:
Sucking on Lightbulbs
Idioms:
1. The best thing since sliced bread
2. Teaching your grandmother to suck eggs
3. At loggerheads
4. Third time’s the charm
Links:
Tommy used to work on the docks…
Boy rushes up hill for bread (Hovis Ad)
David Attenborough Elephant Bird Egg
Balut (not linking)
Urine eggs (nope)
Rejected titles:
Tech talk with Adam
Fairly self-explanatory
Butchering bread
Someone goes home
The best thing since last episode
Our Stupid Gnoshers
What are old people?
Gripping lampposts
Conkers and Stagging
What’s a podcast?
Fighting over turtles
Scooping up the babies
Quantum State USB Sticks
Ostensibly About Idioms
Media and contact:
Surprise Parachute Rides
Idioms:
1. Shelling out
2. Ghost in the machine
3. Beat around the bush
Links:
A cut above the rest – Lovecraftian Guinea Pigs
Mount Everest real name (Sagarmāthā)
Darwin’s personal tortoise (he didn’t eat it)
Ghost in the Shell – Superior Anime
Why is a computer bug called a bug?
Tallywacker – Slang for genitals, does not require link.
Playstation Controller Symbol Design
Playstation controller evolution – annoying guy, but informative
Rejected titles:
Do you remember the first time?
Take Two
Terence’s Three Noises
Those were the right words
Beautiful Words
Everest Easy Bit
Prepping Butternut Squashes
What is Coriander?
Yanks Eat Cilantro
Canadians Shell Out!
Ghost Powered Computers
Adam’s an Idiot
It would have been great
Media and contact:
Mashing the Classics
Idioms:
1. Pig in a poke
2. Face the music
3. The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Links:
Civilization (Greatest game, wrong spelling)
What did the Romans do for us?
Big Trouble in Little China – Movie
Letting the cat out of the bag – Episode
Rejected titles:
Electric Eel Women
Origin of Sinister
Roads Make Money
What did the Troyish do for us?
Luck of the Troyish
Boon of Christianity
Hell wasn’t really a thing
Mashing the Classics
Why wasn’t there a year zero?
Christmas Exists
Cooking Sandwiches
Adam’s Confusing Idioms
Sheriff’s Night Mates
I Like Walnuts
Walnutless Whip
Shady Jeff and Knight Keith
Journey of Ben’s Idiom
Pigs Aren’t Kosher
Movie Recommendations
Fractions of One
Shootdown Pow Pow
Media and contact:
Salt is Bitter Sugar
Idioms:
1. Shot point-blank
2. Cutting the mustard
3. Wait for the other shoe to drop
4. To collar someone
Links:
Alan Partridge back of the net
Rejected titles:
Know your Porpoise
Not about Batman
The non-explicit one
Just alpine cows
A good sized herd
Priest Crime on the BBC
Stellar the Cherry Tree
Sea Flavoured
Always the Leg
Guns are still dangerous
Noah swam in mustard
General Custard’s Last Stand
Chop up the mustard god
Discusstard
The mustard discussion
Wearing Unishoes
Oven-glove Slippers
Penguin Fights
Media and contact:
Ace Flyswell’s Heroic Exploits
Idioms:
1. Crocodile tears
2. It takes two to tango
3. In hot water
4. Kangaroo court
Links:
Kangaroo boxing – Bonus David Attenborough
Office space, jump to conclusions
Claim jumping California Gold Rush
Courtroom notary (stenographers)
Noah’s flood – fish (nonsense)
Noah’s flood – unicorns (also nonsense)
Buildings higher than palm trees
Blood spurting out of nose (tvtropes warning)
Rejected titles:
An Evil Quango
Two teams of one
Badger the Barrister
Shark Sneezes
High Noon Tango
Tango Deathmatch
Noah Hated Fish
Four hands clapping
Roast us
Media and contact:
Fondant Fancy Wars
Idioms:
1. Horses for courses
2. Have your cake and eat it
3. Kicked from pillar to post
Links:
Chester Racecourse (Roman harbour in history)
Media and contact: