Episode 71 – Moustache

Posted on March 20th, 2009 in General by chris
 
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Tell the people, episode 71 is here. Once again it’s Chris podcasting on his own, which sounds totally rude.

We bring you the lastest from The Blueprint Podcast News Roundup, which this week focuses on the worlds of Law, Twitter, celebrities, The Cure, The Ting Tings, and quasi-computer-illiterate office workers.

Then, it’s a journey into the World of Men via their facial hair. If you think about it for long enough, any hair is a bit weird, and the way we style it and cut it and so on is even weirder. Facial hair seems doubly so.

Some moustaches yesterday - which one should I go for?

Some moustaches yesterday - which one should I go for?

This train of thought comes about because Chris is about to embark on a most male trial, that of the growing of a charity moustache. If you’d like to sponsor Chris to grow a moustache and help terminally-ill people and their loved ones to enjoy a better quality of life, please go to http://www.justgiving.com/chris-tash and give as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.

Episode 72 will be steaming your way in but a week from now.

Episode 60 – We Built This Podcast on Rock n Roll

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 in Podcast Episodes by chris
 
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Okay, let’s start with a Christmas apology. Those of you who turned up here on Boxing Day expecting a new episode will doubtless be incandescent with rage that we didn’t post one.

In the words of Doctor Who, we’re sorry, we’re so sorry.

The reason, much as I wish it was more exciting, was a simple broken Internet connection, and it was more time-consuming than usual to get it fixed because of the presence of Christmas.

But we’re here now, and we’ve got a good episode to usher in 2009. In epiosde 60, we play a new game of Who’s The Greatest, in which Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolfman and Frankenstein’s Monster are tested against various odd benchmarks.

We also try to ascertain what Marconi plays in the Starship song We Built This City. Chris thinks it says “La Bamba”, Dave thinks “the bongos”, and the Internet reckons it’s “the Mamba”.

Following the recording of this episode, we had a further delve into the world of knowledge, and here’s what Wikipedia says a “mamba” can be:

Mamba, a genus of snakes
Mamba, a 1930 film
Armstrong Siddeley Mamba, an aircraft engine
Mamba (roller coaster), a hypercoaster
Mamba Armoured Personnel Carrier
Mamba (candy)
Mamba, the nickname of NBA player Kobe Bryant
Mamba, Tibet

We’re also aware that it’s a type of Adidas trainer. So, which of those things could Marconi be playing? I suppose it’s possible that Marconi could be playing Kobe Bryant at basketball, but it seems somehow incongruous, and being British we know little of this “basket ball” of which you speak.

Your answers would be massively appreciated, especially if you’re Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (they wrote the song), or a member of Starship (they sang it).

Marconi plays the Mamba, or the bongos, or La Bamba. YOU decide.

Marconi plays the Mamba, or the bongos, or La Bamba. YOU decide.

All silliness aside, both Chris and Dave wish you and the people who matter to you a very happy 2009.

If 2008 has been great, then here’s to more of the same. If 2008 has been soul destroying, then here’s hoping that ’09 is so different as to be unrecognisable as a year at all.

We’ll be back in a week, keep it sleek.

Episode 54 – Mind Your Language

Posted on November 14th, 2008 in Podcast Episodes by chris
 
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The theme of Episode 54 is most certainly that of language, and it’s many uses. From Noel Coward’s special way of speaking, through to Ozzy Osbourne’s special way of singing, people certainly find their own ways to use language, and so do we.

Ever keen to embrace the wider world, we make attempts to contact a French podcaster (do you think he likes us?) and we hope to speak to him again soon.

To illustrate the success level of our French escapade, here’s the metaphorical street that we ended up in:

Rue Du Merde

Rue De Merde

We’ll be back next week with more such talk, and more “Who’s The Greatest” fun and frolics.