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MMR #20: Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Or is it?

How funny is Frankie Boyle? And if he is, why is he on BBC Two when Mrs Brown’s Boys is prime time BBC One? Has anything changed since Jerry Sadowitz didn’t make it in the mainstream? Can anything shock you now? Robin and Sean talk bollocks for breakfast. Contains timechecks.

MMR #19: ASMR: That tingling feeling

Podcast: Wake up, it’s the 21st century! When people rubbing their hands clock up more YouTube views than Ed Sheeran (figures not verified). Yes, it’s ASMR. Not sure if you can dig nine minutes of pickle chewing or half an hour of keyboard typing? Then you’re in the right place, with Robin and Sean. Contains triggers.

MMR #18: John Lee Hooker and Word Is Bond

Podcast: Is the TV music doc a shagged formula? Can we get Keith Richards in and is he actually black? What way up do you play and are you in a non-ego zone? Can you find out watching John Lee Hooker: Boogie Man and Word Is Bond? Robin and Sean give it a try. Contains bum notes.

Letter from America, part six: So you’re getting divorced …

17 Mar 2019 Ben Diamond

So you’re getting divorced. That European chick, huh? She was never right for you. She didn’t speak your language and she didn’t share your values. She didn’t like your bitter beer, your shepherd’s pie, or your Led Zeppelin.

Cheltenham Festival - Bet Now! by Rowan Tallant

MMR #13: ITV Racing at the Cheltenham Festival: Bet now!

13 Mar 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Robin and Sean get their betting boots on for the Cheltenham Festival on ITV Racing with Ed Chamberlin, Matt Chapman and all the rest of them. And the bookies’ ads. When the fun stops, should you stop? Contains heavy going.

Masterchef: John Torode and Gregg Wallace by Rowan Tallant

MMR #12: MasterChef: The kitchen never closes

8 Mar 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Robin and Sean digest MasterChef – the bottomless stew of sustenance where the beating, boiling, grinning and gurning go on for ever and ever.

Letter from America, part five: Big Pharma chases Big Poop

5 Mar 2019 Ben Diamond

Medical research has gone to shit! Literally! The New York Times reports that the US pharmaceutical industry is prepared to spend billions researching human feces.

MMR #11: The government’s EU exit Brexit website: let’s go!

2 Mar 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Robin and Sean discover the UK government’s Brexit advice website. But is it definite, or maybe? Will you need to come back next week? And how do you handle an EU car crash – literal, or figurative? Who knew there was so much in it? Contains uncertainty.

BRIT Awards 2019: Jack Whitehall by Rowan Tallant

MMR #10: The BRIT Awards 2019, a Whitehall farce

22 Feb 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: It’s the BRITs. But was there any upset, chaos or controversy? Or was it the proof of the rise of the poshos with a side dish of seventies-style smut served up by Jack Whitehall? Robin and Sean watch and listen in search of the zeitgeist, or a good joke. Contains bad jokes.

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