Transatlantically Speaking
What's British for "ghetto blaster"? Whose Dennis The Menace is better? What the hell is a "conker"? James Van Leer and his guests answer these and other burning questions each and every week in this lively podcast which finally puts the Alumin(i)um debate to rest.
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My Mum’s Budgie and Schrodinger’s Cat
This week, the Eurovision Song Contest gets us into my ...
This week, the Eurovision Song Contest gets us into my never-before-told scandalous Boy George Story. Then I show Johnson what long-time German listener Jochen looks like, and listener Chris Morris attempts a coup d'etat.
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The Other Mother’s Day
This week, it's (American) Mother's Day, so we discuss why ...
This week, it's (American) Mother's Day, so we discuss why British Mother's Day happened two months ago. Also, we play a quiz Johnson invented called "Star Wars character or NFL athlete." Then we chat about horseshoes and how customer service varies be...
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My Wife Thinks “Daddie’s Sauce” Sounds Dirty
My wife Jennifer is co-hosting this week, so in between ...
My wife Jennifer is co-hosting this week, so in between her criticizing my housekeeping, we talk about black & white TV, then discuss some things that Americans don't realize are weird about their country. Then we talk about red velvet cake and the "Ho...
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Inside The Shed
No show this week, but instead, something exciting! We made ...
No show this week, but instead, something exciting! We made a short "behind the scenes" type film. I know! Here it is: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-UNVCMh2A - We had fun making it. Hope you enjoy watching it!
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Snooker and Googlies
Scott's sitting in for Johnson this week, and I take ...
Scott's sitting in for Johnson this week, and I take him on a reluctant dialect journey around the UK. This somehow gets us into the state capitals (real and imagined) and why gridiron is called that. Then we talk about the upcoming Disney cricket-rela...
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Les Américains Sont Bizarres
This week, we finally learn why there is so little ...
This week, we finally learn why there is so little blackcurrant in the US, and listener Jochen enlightens us about the real name of the German national anthem. Then, we hear some tips for French people traveling in the USA,
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My Huckleberry Friend
We open this week's show talking about our recent (small) ...
We open this week's show talking about our recent (small) earthquake, then hear about a huge example of the French national anthem used in popular culture. Then Johnson tells us what he learned at the Queen Victoria exhibit at the Getty,
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We Are Not Amused
In this week's show, our listeners come through for us ...
In this week's show, our listeners come through for us and explain Tony Hancock's use of the phrase "salt cellars" hanging over from last week. Then we chat about national anthems, specifically which ones we can sing; then I warm up Johnson for the qui...
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Tony Hancock: A Primer
Something new this week: we talk about our relative gaps ...
Something new this week: we talk about our relative gaps in cultural knowledge, then I attempt to bridge one of them by playing "The Blood Donor," the most popular episode of "Hancock's Half Hour." Through this,
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Wacky Tobacky
It's almost St. Patrick's Day, so naturally we chat about ...
It's almost St. Patrick's Day, so naturally we chat about St. George's and St. David's Days, along with Marie Curie and wheelie bins. Then we get to the previously overlooked Fat (Shrove) Tues (Pancake) Day,
