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Itâs a game of 3 halves as a trifecta of things looms large over todayâs episode: Paul McCartney, a sun lounger, and a humdinger of a Made Up Game. Also looming large from the sidelines: a pigeon and some dog mess.
All of the above contribute to a wild rollercoaster for our Elis. One moment heâs experiencing McCartney bliss, the next heâs in the dumpiest of dumps for reasons that will become clear. Luckily John is on hand to cheer him up/make things worse.
Check back here for a best of The Great Reset episode on New Yearâs Eve, and weâll see you in 2025! âšâšKeep sending your correspondence in to [email protected], or WhatsApp the show on 07974 293 022.
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'Elis and John Smash Up A Bus Stop'. 'The UKâs Biggest Dog'. 'Elis and Johnâs Big Supper'. Just a flavour of how unstoppable the content ideas train is today. Thereâs no âout of officeâ here. Not even Keanu Reeves in Speed 3: Content Never Sleeps could stop this festive content locomotive.
For alongside such a fertile ideas flow, Father Christmas has also come early, in the shape of Elis bearing gifts. The South Wales Santa leaves his traditional presents of yoghurt and a 4 month late gift for John.
Meanwhile Producer Daveâs going to *bear in mind* marathon advice from Eliud Kipchoge. But his dad is doing a good coaching job so he might ignore it. Plus thereâs an intriguing mad dad that whets the tastebuds for more details.
To get in touch then why not drop [email protected] a line on email. And if going into 2025 you want to try out a hot new communication method then weâve heard WhatsAppâs all the rage. 07974 293 022 is the show number for that.
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Fresh from their Christmas Cracker Elis and John are in a sense celebrating Boxing Day, but in another sense theyâre creating linear/circular content that can be easily digested at any point this Christmas/not at Christmas at all. In short, itâs the most confusing time of the year!
But what we can guarantee there isnât confusion about is the quality of the #content. Both Elis and John come armed with anecdotes - one involving a maps-based misjudgement, the other involving weft - ministerial banter is further discussed, and thereâs a welcome return for everyoneâs favourite topic: guffs.
Whenever youâre listening to this, be sure to send your correspondence to the usual place: itâs [email protected] in the email department, and 07974 293 022 in the WhatsApp realm.
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âMmmh yeah Christmastime.â In a linear sense itâs Christmas Day. In a circular sense itâs some time between 13th and 25th December. Ho! Ho! Ho!
What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than Elis and Johnâs Christmas Cracker? Oh and we have festive fun. Elis and John write a Christmas song which is equal parts downbeat and administration heavy, whilst itâs the most madderful time of the year for fathers.
Weâve also got a very secret guest that Producer Dave reveals within the first 15 minutes and thereâs a festive advert to rival Jean Louis that becomes far more affecting than the initially comedic idea. Whether your listening in a linear (25/12), circular (13/12 to 13/12) or any point afterwards, Merry Christmas!
If youâve got anything to send to the Elis and John North Pole then send it to [email protected], or 07974 293 022 via Christmastimeâs preferred method of modern communication (WhatsApp).
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This is sierras of the papas broadcasting, and news just in: weâre all out of papas!
Johnâs losing his voice because of doing an extraordinary impression of an Australian in a mystical Bureau de Change for some BBC Sounds bonus content, but we plough on! And in a way, this is the definition of âtalentâ, which we discover that Tim Davie is keen to define.
Elsewhere, thereâs a classic Made Up Game, Elis (Patient Father and Nice Friend) James does some keepy uppies and Dave engages in a stag where heâs actually early for Match of The Day.
The Bureau has been mentioned here already, but if youâre missing out, then youâre missing out on bonus content described by listener Kate as âPerhaps the funniest but most bizarre 15 minutes of radio Iâve listened to in 57 years.â And where can you get it? BBC Sounds of course, with episodes titled âSounds Bitesâ on our feed.
And if youâre not on it then get on it: [email protected]. Or 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp. âItâ clearly being email.
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âAll suffering is resistance to sufferingâ is soon followed by âwe are technically a comedy podcastâ on the show today. So itâs clearly another banter filled hour or so which covers the hilarious fodder of regret, gratitude and whether you should tell your BF that youâve got a billiard room.
Itâs all good stuff as Dave is pressured into doing stand up (again as he will never give). Also an 8 year old believes the show is now a âbum surgery podcastâ and the lovely Sophie Duker pops along.
Thereâs also some great emails from vicars. Thanks revs.
Keep your eyes peeled for the bonus episode Saturday morning, only available on BBC Sounds. And itâs a classic.
To contact the show OR the Bureau then email [email protected] or WhatsApp us on 07974 293 022.
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There are records today for pre-Cymru Connection heads in hands as Britainâs clumsiest Welsh language comic gets all sorts of muck over himself. Amidst such mess thereâs only one thing that can carry Elis James through: A songwriting talent to rival Lennon & McCartney at their peak.
This brings the return of the classic 'Dorking, Leatherhead, Ryegateâ - one for the purists. And speaking of stuff for the purists - and defenders of terrestrial radioâs most divisive feature - DI Robbyns also makes a surprise appearance for one courtroom session only in a game which slightly baffles its participants.
Want to get in touch with the show with everything from ditties to deep introspective reflections to rival de Beauvoir and Wittgenstein? Well [email protected] or 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp are the relevant destinations.
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âPurgatory is nothing. This is hell.â Youâll never guess which presenterâs mouth that inspiring line came out of today.
Well if you want a clue perhaps you might be able to tell that John has had a bum setback. But we lube up, we go again, and we create content. Though he has bifurcated into two - spiritual gas John and physical John - in order to remain zen.
But letâs not continue on that bum note, because there are other bum notes to be played, for thereâs a quite astonishing email from a listener determined to break a record.
We also hear from the sisters of Stansbie and Johnâs widow is floated around the room along with the prospect of Elis getting hammered online for not reading his eulogy in Falkirk.
To get in touch with all your Annsbies, and preferably not your gaseous world records - someoneâs got to read the emails - then itâs [email protected] or 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp.
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The term âfiring on all cylindersâ was invented for 72 minutes of audio just like this, because your beautiful boys really are firing on every one of the Content V8 today. And thatâs all despite John having some flakey skin on his elbow.
Thatâs eight powerful cylinders for you. On Cylinder One weâve got 'unlocking the corporate secrets of eggs'. Cylinder Two: The Novelli Protocol. Three: More eggs. Four *&* Five: The art of navigating Buckinghamshireâs beautiful pharmacy women. Six: Dua Lipa being the youngest person John can name. Seven: A thrilling man from Burry Port. And Eight: Hawaiian themed Chinese restaurants.
If only the BBCâs in-house cylinder limits* didnât prevent yet more powerful content thrust. But rules are rules.
If you would like to pour fuel into the engine then [email protected] and 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp are the respective fuel holes.
*These limits were introduced in 2008, after one positively scorching V10 piece of content on The One Show. An unnamed presenter tried to compare all pies in the West Bromwich area all within a four minute VT which smashed all recommended safety guidelines.
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Itâs the night before Elisâ big Welsh stand up gig, and heâs packed all the essentials needed to record a smash-hit TV comedy show: spare trousers, spare shoes, nappies and a funnel.
And how best can John pep up a clearly nervous Elis? By talking him through an array of ridiculous scenarios that DEFINITELY wonât happen, and ridiculing the man's social media strategy. No wonder there are tears in the studioâŠ
Banter free zones are discussed, John hits the heights of podcast-first broadcasting, plus the wonderful Celya AB joins us in the studio.
Remember, tomorrowâs Sounds Bites will be only available on the one and only BBC Sounds, so listen to the show on there if you want that.
If youâre sending in correspondence, weâre happy. So keep on sending it to [email protected], or if youâre a hip cool dude WhatsApp us on 07974 293 022.
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Thereâs a lot of inspiring going on today in Elis and John towers. And perhaps unsurprisingly, once again itâs Inspirer-in-Chief Mr John Robins doing the rousing. What Nightingale was to nursing, Robins is to content.
Dave goes sanulus canulus as he follows JRâs path finding - well according to John. And a glossy eyed Elis reminisces about utilising a Robins comedic innovation as he crashed and burned at a potentially career-making comedy gig. Because, deep down, we canât but help live like Thornburyâs finest.
But what of the areas of the show where John forces Elis to let go of his reassuring hand and walk free? Well he battles to maintain his >50% Connection Rate and thereâs a Made Up Game that will force Elis to rely on his practically otherwise useless NME collection instead.
Want to get in touch with the show? Would you like to suggest something for the weekly bonus / Bureau de Change of The Mind? Then itâs [email protected] or 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp.
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Johnâs back in action - well to a degree. He can now eat Dairylea on toast and has to stand for the duration of the show. And in solidarity with the prettiest and bravest private in the Arsed Forces, Elis and Dave are also no longer seated. Itâs like a podcast now manned by Zane Lowe or those under 40 business types that work standing to boost productivity by 12% and drink meal replacement shakes.
And wowee zowee are the emails standing to attention today. Some exemplary Mad Dads which stop our soldiers in their tracks and Stansbies continue their push into popular culture.
Brace yourself for bonus content EXCLUSIVELY on BBC Sounds. Subscribe and get those notifications on. Thatâll buzz you out of bed on a Saturday morning.
To submit your own Stansbie itâs [email protected] and if youâd prefer to go via the user interface of WhatsApp more then itâs 07974 293 022.
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Huge news from Leeds, for Producer Dave has been in the vicinity of the Director General himsen. Solero perched in hand, not a drop of juice on his fingers, charming the big wigs of the media world. What an honour to be in the presence of an intoxicating whiff of his Magnum cologne.
But incredibly that isnât even the biggest news of the day. For there is huge BBC Sounds news, which, if you can believe it, is even bigger than its vast catalogue of audio.
Still reeling from all this headline double whammy the boys welcome in, statistically speaking, a guest that John has more questions for than almost any to come before - itâs Andy Zaltzman!
Thereâs also Wolverhampton connecting, a man screams in the gym and John remains the most fearless little fighter around as he graduates to sitting up.
Get yourselves over to BBC Sounds. Itâs the *only* place for the Bureau de Change of The Mind.
Itâs [email protected] if you enjoy the medium of electronic mail, and 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp if you enjoy the medium of instant messaging.
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At what point does a bum recovery journey transmogrify into a spiritual journey? Probably around the nine day mark, for Johnâs continuing convalescence from his spooky procedure has gone beyond the physical. Itâs also led to him growing a beard and looking like a Russian chess prodigy, so swings and roundaboutsâŠ
But what does excite John is the news that Elis has finally stepped into his first Sportage. Questions cascade forth from Johnâs lips like a gushing waterfall, as Kia talk lifts the spirits of our recovering hero.
Spirits are also lifted further through more great banter zone jet lag stories, a quite graphic bum story from a listener, and discussion about Robocop, naturally.
Continue to send us your top quality correspondence to the usual address: [email protected]. Or WhatsApp the show on 07974 293 022.
And make sure youâre listening through the worldâs most intuitive piece of engineering: BBC Sounds.
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The march of AI has engulfed everything in its path: cars no longer need drivers, paintings no longer need painters, and songs no longer need writers. But one man stands in the way of AIâs relentless progress: John Robins. What can AI do with hours and hours of one of the leading voices of generation shame? Itâs a question that is finally answered in todayâs podcast.
Beyond the grip of AIâs ever-extending tendrils, the finest (and probably only) example of prone podcasting continues. Thereâs an eventful prone Made Up Game, a wincing prone Shame, and the discovery of a brand new condition: banter zone jet lag.
For bits and pieces itâs [email protected], or swing over a WhatsApp on 07974 293 022.
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Whatâs the only way to spend Halloween? Itâs having a spoooooky intimate bum procedure of course! So John's dressed as a spoooky ghost in a bed sheet. (He's in bed as he recovers). Thereâs no way he was to be knocking on the doors of rural Bucks to fill his pumpkin bucket with Chomps and Refreshers when heâs got an ice pack strapped to his behind. So it's prone podcasting at its finest.
While our backside hero recovers, itâs Elisâs job to do the heavy lifting - i.e. read the emails. But right now, really it's you doing the lifting. From Golden Age Mad Dads to Timberland tales, you're doing more incredible lifting than Lasha Talakhadze (+102kg Men 2024 Olympic Champion).
If you want to throw anything into the mix for the boys to use on the show then itâs [email protected]. Or if youâre young enough to not know âThe Fonzâ then itâs 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp.
Are you listening on BBC Sounds? If not then youâre missing out on the chance to switch, with the tap of a finger, to Matt Chorley eating a flan whilst interviewing The Education Secretary on 5 Live. So listen there!
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Bye Bye Mr Audio, Hello Mr Saturday Night! There are rumours that Saturday night TV is dead. That it just doesn't bring in the eyeballs that Bowen, Black and Forsyth once did and the cash well is drying up. But with five kids between them and the prospect of Johnâs fixed rate mortgage expiring at an unstated date, thatâs still enough cash to entice the ever well oiled ideas machine into life.
Whether âMr Saturday Nightâ or âDave & Daveâs Sexy Showâ would pull in millions is one question. Another question is easier to answer: would a BBC commissioner dashing their shiny floor dreams LIVE be box office listening? Yes, yes it would.
Aside from dreams of gunge, interviewing pets and the big time thereâs some heavy hitting moments: an aurally unique Made Up Game, the Cymru Connectionâs own VAR moment and potentially the ultimate Petty Parliament.
Itâs all best experienced on the BBC Sounds app where if you tire of this vapid content you can easily switch to the stoicism of Radio 4âs The World At One with the tap of a thumb. You canât do that on any other app.
If youâre of the post-S-Club generation then 07974 293 022 is the WhatsApp. For anyone older itâs [email protected].
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Drink in it folks, weâre living in a new golden age. Thatâs right, the lesser talked about field of alpinism has reached new heights, a new zenith. And thereâs one man to thank: Mr John Robins.
Johnny JRâs record-breaking successful scale of the Matterhorn with his eyes (a feat previously thought impossible) is picked over in detail, as is his expensive alpine driving, and his holiday eating habits: lots of pasta, double pizzas. Have we unearthed the new Michael Palin?
Among the usual japes - including elite mad daddery, more nightclub attire chat, and a journey from the bap to the barm via the butty - the boys also ordain a new youth oriented corner of the podcast. Slay.
Keep your top level correspondence coming in to us at [email protected], or if youâre of slay age, WhatsAppp the show on 07974 293022.
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Jekyll and Hyde isnât a work of fiction. Nor is James McAvoy in hit film Split. No. If you were to venture down the B and C roads of mainland Wales the past few weeks youâll have seen something far more surprising: Welsh Elis and English Elis.
For thereâs an astonishing revelation of the West Walian comic once thought of as polite and mild-mannered. Jamesâ alternative persona is coming to a Welsh theatre near you and be prepared for an attitude that will shock. As well as the mental there's also time for analysis of the physical side of the game, as the boys dig into the sudden born to bench trend of the UK funny man.
Thereâs also a national infrastructure halting Shame, and thereâs an inspirational Made Up Game sure to generate merch revenues that could pay for Tim Davieâs Calippo bill for at least the next financial quarter. All this despite an initial lack of confidence in the gameplay. Because it wouldnât be Elis and John if they didnât trash a game before passing it with flying colours. Trust. The. Process.
If you arenât already listening to the show on the universe leading BBC Sounds app then you better swear on Adrianâs life that youâll sort that very this instant.
To get in touch with everything from sex club chat to your own genre-pushing Made Up Games itâs [email protected] on electronic mail, and 07974 293 022.
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What do we all do before going on holiday? Check we have our Big Three (keys, boarding pass, passport), worry about whether the place has a washing machine, and write up a draft will. Itâs the classic Robins pre-holiday triumvirate.
Yes, Johnny JR is off on his holidays to climb the Matterhorn with his eyes. And boy does he have a spring in his step!
Alongside holiday chat, we witness the birth of a new event: The Elis and John Decathlon. Jessica Ennis-Hill and Daley Thompson watch out, two digital podcast-first DJs are coming for you.
And donât for one second think this podcast doesnât contain excellent mad daddery, top listener correspondence and chat about the worldâs favourite app BBC Sounds.
Keep all your bits coming in to [email protected], or WhatsApp the show on 07974 293 022.
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