Season 1
Elyce Phillips: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Jonathan Schuster: Eggs
Raine Petrie: The Rise & Fall of Gorillaz
Julia Lambert: Sex & The City
Xander Allan: Country Wine
Is reality TV a dying art, or will it be with us forever? How does one make Good TV Content? And is there a direct opposite to the term 'mean-spirited'? Elyce Phillips helps me answer* all these questions and more as she takes me on a deep dive into The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as well as, broadly, reality TV. Plus: Tilly! I only realized in the edit that we never actually mention that Tilly is a dog but I guess it becomes pretty obvious. Follow the podcast on Instagram at @heythatsneatpod
Far be it from me to question the mind of comedian/actor Jonathan Schuster, so his topic for show and tell this episode is EGGS. I learn more about eggs than I ever thought possible, or necessary. Other tangents include: unlikely animal friendships, etymology and Paul Newman. Follow the podcast on Instagram at @heythatsneatpod
Hey, That's Neat goes international! The pod's first Canadian guest, Raine Petrie, discusses the ups and downs, highs and lows and interesting decisions of UK "cartoon band" Gorillaz. Also discussed: the serial killer capital of the world (not where you'd think!), money's effect on art and Lisa's difficult decision. Follow on Instagram at @heythatsneatpod
I couldn't help but wonder,,,were we recording a podcast, or was the podcast recording us? Actor Julia Lambert chats to me about Sex & The City, but we also manage to discuss The Golden Girls, her hefty thesis and historical representations of sex-positivity and sex-positive women. We basically fix any and all feminist quandaries in, like, an hour. Follow the podcast on Instagram at @heythatsneatpod
Episode two! How time flies. This show-and-tell I'm joined by Renaissance man, raconteur and 70s dating show host (truer than it sounds), Xander Allan, who gives me the rundown on COUNTRY WINE. I didn't know what it was, either! Listen if you, too, would like to become basically an EXPERT in wine, like I am now. Also discussed: upsetting themed restaurants, prison hooch, the ADHD axis.
To welcome you to the podcast, I've had on one of my favourites: comedian, writer and man of Very Dad Tastes, Martin Dunlop. This episode is a good example of what I personally hope to get out of the podcast: I knew (as did Martin, cheeky) that I had my assumptions and notions about the topic- reticence, even!- and I ended up learning some fun facts. I might even watch a Bond movie on purpose now! We'll see.