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As part of a wide-ranging deep dive into my own mental health, I discover that I am sad. But the mood lifts as a remarkable opportunity comes my way, to not only make a few quid, but to ingratiate myself into the orbit of Professor Renton Stack, TV's renowned "roller skating philosopher".He's a regular on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time - and at his loca…
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"Illegal Quizzes?"That's how I react when one of my Twitch followers introduces me to the new craze taking trivia fans by storm. I am thrust into a thrilling investigation which sees a shady source tempt me to go deep undercover. Download this podcast because the minute I stopped recording my pledge to never reveal the location of the illegal quizz…
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As the classic stage plays of Agatha Christie prove, crime and the theatre can make for a great night out. But can a crime IN a theatre make for a great podcast?I am about to prove it can, as I chance upon West End wrongdoing, right next door to The Mousetrap, the long-running show which sees the audience asked to keep the secret of the play - whic…
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Does grammar stress you out?So it should. It's a highly complex area. That's just one of the opinions I come across in this episode, as I struggle to save a young girl called Bethany from the clutches of grammatically correct EVIL. Listen as I uncover the new craze taking Generation Z by storm, which sees young people gathering under one mans metic…
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In the darkest corners of the web, nestled between the conspiracy theories and the latest updates from QAnon, there is tell of a woman so dangerous - I hesitate to name her here.Lean in further as I tell you how I was ensnared by a terrifying genius. It's a story that sees me confront military psy ops, an embalmed human hand, a confusing steel orb,…
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Join me as I travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, home of William Shakespeare. I'll be delving into the Bard's life and works while seeing what the town has to offer the solo tourist. Along the way we'll meet an ethical PR man, the world's worst omlette and three very mysterious statues...Image: PixbaySound effects: Zapsplat'The Medieval Banquet' by Silv…
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CONTAINS SOME DISTRESSING SCENES.In the UK The National Trust safeguards our precious old buildings. It does not however safeguard me as sadly in the course of this episode I am TRAUMATISED by what I now refer to as "The Incident".Find out what happened to me, experience the 19th Century's rarely discussed "first internet" and get a sneak preview o…
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It's about to close, so for the next two minutes forty five seconds London's Future Foods exhibition offers an insight into the foods of tomorrow. Come with me as I embark upon a desperate race against time as I attempt to make, edit and upload a podcast in less time than it takes to record one. OH GOD THE EXHIBITION CLOSES IN ONE MINUTE THIRTY SEV…
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Come with me as I travel to New York. I'll be sampling some of the city's Air B&B rentals, eating a famous sandwich and hopefully meeting my musical hero, The Velvet Underground's John Cale...Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blyant.JPGMusic:summithttps://www.zapsplat.com/?s=summit&post_type=music&sound-effect-category-id=tech risehttp…
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It's a kind of magic! Join me, Mike Prowse, as I venture into the world of magic, attempt to learn some card tricks and investigate a historical property swindle, all during a 'Learn Magic' course. Lots of dogs too...Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/giopuo/Apollo 11 audio from NASA's archive https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_au…
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Join me as I investigate Crossrail 2 and try to find out what exactly it's playing at. Expect some pretty rigorous examinations of the overspend on Crossrail 2 and subsequent delay, along with a couple of QUESTIONS for Transport for London. Also, bad fake names, feats of strength and going right at the bins.Image: By Transport for London - Crossrai…
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Join me on an investigative voyage of wizard-franchise-related detection as I attempt to expose WRONGDOING at Hogwarts*. This really is a must-listen for all fans of Dumbledore, JK Rowling, Thaddeus Creeple, Hermione, Ron, Harry Potter, the Box of Arpaclint and Snape etc.* in actual fact a theme park which contains an environment depicting the fict…
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In this episode I enter the world of academic research, while taking to the streets of Vienna. And demolishing a wall.Image: By Joebloggsy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7037257Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._A._Mozart_-_Requiem_-_8._Lacrimosa_(Herbert_…
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Join me, Mike Prowse, as I look at holiday fraud through the lens of Belgian 'phone skankers, not-for-profit games of canasta and Vanessa The Turkey...Image from GotCreditRavel's Bolero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolero-Maurice_Ravel-1930.oggAudio editing on 'Money': Denzel Wicksteed (https://soundcloud.com/jnrbones)…
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Velvet trousers, a giant sponge hand and reinventing of the very notion of a chair...Image by Rico Neitzel - http://www.rizi-online.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=976810Music: http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-action=browse&-table=media&pk_media=%3D3057http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-ac…
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