IT'S A TOTAL LOCKDOWNWe try to make the best of a bad situation and continue to broadcast to whoever's left outside in the Wasteland.With Special Guest Experts Eva Steenberg, Zaran Hex and Enya.

Episode 111 - The Plague by Albert Camus

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 22m

Don't go outside. Stay at home. Wash your hands and listen as we discuss Albert Camus' existentialist tale of disease "The Plague" and play "Nazi or Not-zi".Featuring Special Guest Expert Gin Gee, a clone.

Episode 110 - Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 22m

Well, well, well, look who decided to post a new episode...This week the Idiots discuss Virginia Woolf's classic tale of gender bending "Orlando" - catch-up with London's Premier Beefeater Lenny London - catch-up with reclusive fifth Beatle E

Episode 109 - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot

Jan 13th, 2020 1h 5m

We return for the first episode of the new decade and also make our first attempt to discuss poetry with TS Eliot's beloved book of feline related doggerel "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" - re-litigate an old family psychodrama - pitch a

Faking Lit 108 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas By Dr Seuss

Dec 9th, 2019 1h 14m

Oh, gather your ears and come sit a spell,And hark to the tale that I have to tell!A mystery! A murder! A villainous deed!And four possible culprits on your podcast feed!They'll cover various topics (some of them scary)Including some of th

Episode 107 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville (with Johnny Gillam!)

Nov 25th, 2019 1h 30m

In which the Idiots get stuck into Herman Melville's symbolic magnum opus "Moby Dick" - learn the in-and-outs of navel law - discuss whether people in the past knew what a whale even was - talk about sperm.

Episode 106 - Halloweeeeen

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 11m

Episode 106 - Halloweeeeen by

Episode 105 - A Dog's Purpose by W Bruce Cameron

Oct 21st, 2019 1h 26m

WE ARE BACKAfter a short break the Idiots return to discuss the sentimental, existential (sentistential) story of canine reincarnation, "A Dog's Purpose" - talk about the value of our four legged friends and the joy they bring into our lives

Episode 104 - Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton

Sep 16th, 2019 1h 15m

In which the Idiots celebrate of absent co-host Haran X by discussing his choice of book, Patrick Hamilton's tale of obsession, manipulation and mental illness "Hangover Square" - take a journey through Rock and Venereal Disease - uncover the s

Episode 103 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Sep 2nd, 2019 1h 10m

In which the Idiots discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize winning novel of repression and unrequited love "The Remains of the Day" - discuss the Butler's place in the cultural consciousness - find out about the Butler World Championship - debat

Episode 102 - Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs (with Simone Belshaw!)

Aug 12th, 2019 1h 14m

In which the Idiots take apart William S Burroughs's obscene, influential magnum opus "Naked Lunch" - discover that diamonds and crystals are actually the same - Haran opens up to us emotionally - we briefly retool to become a gameshow.Featur

Episode 101 - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Jul 29th, 2019 1h 16m

In which we discuss Ayn Rand's notorious objectivist magnum opus "Atlas Shrugged" - learn about exciting developments in the world of AI - a pop star performs an exclusive new track for us live in the studio - have not one, but two intervention

Episode 100 - Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Part 2)

Jul 15th, 2019 1h 27m

PART 2CHAOS REIGNS

Episode 100 - Inifinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Part 1)

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 22m

PART 1ONE BIG HOT MESS

Episode 99 - The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 19m

We discuss all manner of bodily fluids and bizarre family rituals as we delve into Iain Banks's classic warped coming-of-age novel "The Wasp Factory" - we find out that the super-rich are really just like us when all is said and done - learn wh

Episode 98 - Game of Thrones Special (with Adrian Tauss!)

Jun 3rd, 2019 1h 9m

In this special episode, we put two of the most showbiz insider people I know in a room together to craft what the ending of Game of Thrones should have been and along the way share stories of what it was actually like working behind the scenes

Episode 97 - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

May 20th, 2019 1h 8m

Continuing the never-ending, eternal Dystopia series, the Idiots delve into Kurt Vonnegut's pitch black apocalypse comedy "Cat's Cradle" - Alice returns and relates her harrowing tale of survival after being trapped for months in her local deco

Episode 96 - The Stand by Stephen King (with Fitzgerald Honger!)

May 6th, 2019 1h 1m

The Idiots discuss Stephen King's epic tale of Good and Evil and the fight for humanity's very soul at the end of the world, "The Stand"! - Fitz returns to the show with more tales of the future and attempts to start up a new business, possibly

Episode 95 - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (with Jonny Gillam & Joseph Murphy!)

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 11m

HAPPY EASTER 420It's been a long weekend so all I'll say about this one is that we have guests that come in the form of the purest rastafarian Gideon Ponyboy and C.S Lewis drops in to critique his own work and share deeply personal stories a

Episode 94 - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (with Simone Belshaw!)

Apr 8th, 2019 1h 24m

The Dystopia season continues with our discussion of David Mitchell's genre colliding work of literary ventriloquism "Cloud Atlas" and we reveal the secrets of Chin's hot bod, Josh's past life, reveal that Freddie Mercury was an ant and create

Episode 93 - The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick (with Adam Riley & Jonny Gillam!)

Mar 26th, 2019 1h 30m

Sorry this one is so late.We continue our Unofficial Dystopia Season with a chat about about Philip K Dick's nightmare alternate universe in which the Nazis won the Second World War, taking in diverse topics such as the "Bildenberg" Group, ho

Episode 92 - The Children of Men by P.D. James (with Emily McQuade!)

Mar 11th, 2019 1h 14m

The Idiots talk about PD James's vision of a childless future, "The Children of Men" and also discuss related matters such as sperm counts, Fortnite and various substances that are stored in the balls.Featuring Special Guest Experts Emily McQ

Episode 91 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Feb 26th, 2019 1h 1m

The Idiots grapple with Aldous Huxley's vision of a world where humanity has been pacified and controlled by sex and drugs and we ask whether it is more relevant now than it has ever been. Along the way we discuss artificial insemination, who i