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NICHE!
Pop music podcast covers the songs of 1952!
Puts out Christmas episode in August!
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NICHE!
Pop music podcast covers the songs of 1952!
Puts out Christmas episode in August!
It’s like we don’t want you to listen (but we do)

Support an indie podcast

Linktr.ee/shoobypodcast

I saw Independence Day in San Diego on July 4th 1996. Crowd were going nuts throughout, but when the stereotypical British army officer showed up, my brother and I gave a standing ovation.

Who is the luckiest actor when playing cricket?

Chewitel Edged-for-four

(or unluckiest if he was bowling)

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Deep diving a Uk Top 10 from 2002, featuring Eminem, Kylie and Elvis among others.

Watching that Destination X show and one of the contestants keeps referring to their partner at home as ‘Jackie P’ so we’ve decided he’s married to a jacket potato.

I don't know whether it's real or staged and, frankly, I don't care because this is funnier than 90% of all sitcoms.

Who likes a pop quiz? All of you? Perfect.

This is songs from 2002 which, shockingly, is 23 years ago.

Artists and Titles please. Winner gets a kiss from the carnival queen (or king) (or elected representative).

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Who likes a pop quiz? All of you? Perfect.

This is songs from 2002 which, shockingly, is 23 years ago.

Artists and Titles please. Winner gets a kiss from the carnival queen (or king) (or elected representative).

linktr.ee/shoobypodcast

Reset the years of hurt

This week we're in 1984 with a Top 10 that includes:

- George Michael titting about with ropes
- the song Elton John disowned
- can a video be sexy and feature bin bags?
- how many actual ghosts are in the Ghostbusters video
- which song is a calendar set to a keyboard demo

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I remember this when it was first on and laughing so hard. I was at Uni in London at the time and my housemates were all like ‘is this what it’s like where you’re from?’

This week we're in 1984 with a Top 10 that includes:

- George Michael titting about with ropes
- the song Elton John disowned
- can a video be sexy and feature bin bags?
- how many actual ghosts are in the Ghostbusters video
- which song is a calendar set to a keyboard demo

linktr.ee/shoobypodcast

Well actually I only like their first demo tape.

Mine? Wowee Zowee. But what do I know?

I just feel like their later stuff is probably more accessible.

A Pavement fan writes: work backwards from their last album and if you feel like stopping, stop

Michelle Agyemang’s record for all England age groups is played 29, scored 26.

Any two fairly evenly match teams who are both trying to win whatever the competition is usually hugely entertaining - that’s why football is so phenomenally popular all over the world.

Hell, I’ll slow down if I’m driving past a park game and there’s a corner.

I believe the phrase is

‘Football. Bloody hell.’

pop quiz.
3 seconds of the 10 songs from 1984 that we're getting into in the latest linktr.ee/shoobypodcast

Art thou a nonce?

Early example of crowdwork in the Bayeux tapestry

BOOK - I wrote a funny book about board games. A lot from the past, some newer ones. 101boardgames.com

Because I'm terrible at promoting what I do, here is an attempt to do just that....

PODCAST - the premise: we deep dive randomly chosen UK Top 10 singles charts from the past. Jump on whatever episode co-incided with your teenage years and you'll get a warm nostalgic rush.

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BOOK - I wrote a funny book about board games. A lot from the past, some newer ones. 101boardgames.com

Because I'm terrible at promoting what I do, here is an attempt to do just that....

PODCAST - the premise: we deep dive randomly chosen UK Top 10 singles charts from the past. Jump on whatever episode co-incided with your teenage years and you'll get a warm nostalgic rush.

linktr.ee/shoobypodcast

Every time I really get into a book and then I finish it, I’m all like ‘reading! yeah!’ and I immediately pick up a new book and within 20 pages I’m cross that it’s not the same as the book I was just reading

Actually my current diet is working for me if very soon I’m cast to play a washed-up former boxer.

After Jaws came out there was an increase in shark hunting, but not an increase in hunting corrupt politicians who keep beaches open.

People don’t know who the real villains are.

Controversially, that's not PJ and Duncan. Explanation in the podcast!

Songs from 1996. If you think it's gonna be all britpop - think again. This is what people were actually buying.

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