F.L.E?!
F.L.E?!
Sidney
A casual rambling, through the stories and associated thoughts of a man approaching middle-age with the mind, and maturity, of a middle-teen. Sometimes with guests, always with swearing.
39 - Yes Big Man!
Well, hello there! Camel’s back! I’m back! We’re all back! Back again! In this episode we consider the value of infinity, the vast emptiness of space and, “accessible” hotel rooms, the fear of early onset dementia, how hormones and doctors can f**k you, unhelpful counter staff, how my personality has changed over the last two years and how you should get that bast**d cream off my dessert. Hope you enjoy our conversation, have a great week!
Oct 9, 2022
2 hr 18 min
38 - When Albinos Attack!
Hello there chiefs and chiefettes! I’m back in the wardrobe for this solo episode and raring to go! I talk about a recent run-in with the only natural predator of humans (that I am aware of), the albino! Dun, dun, duuuuuuuuun! The ineptitude of a well-known courier company, what does and does not constitute a sport, the disgusting habits of MPs and why lying about class A drugs isn’t always a good thing. I hope you enjoy this episode and have a great weekend!!
Apr 8, 2022
1 hr 5 min
37 - A Hot Duvet Tent
Hi everybody! Happy Friday! This, shorter-than-average solo effort is brought to you on-location from inside a duvet, in a room, in a Premier Inn. Not THE Premier Inn but one very similar. This time, I’m talking about schoolyard limericks, my mate’s massive penis, being accosted by strangers in toilets and what exactly is wrong with my face anyway?! I consider the comfort drawn from being back on the road again and the discomfort drawn from a back injury. I hope you all have a great weekend!
Mar 25, 2022
41 min
36 - Terrington Bramley-Johnstone aka Trevor Bell aka The Cheltenham Doppelgänger
Hi everybody! Trev's back! We discuss (amongst other things) the optimal nap length required to feel a bit better than sub-human, real-life espionage and the future of technology, gaming and VR, how easy it is to overdose on social media, why we've become desensitised to horror movies and what in the actual f**k is a UFO anyway?! I hope you enjoy this episode, and I hope you all have a great weekend, whatever you identify as.
Mar 18, 2022
1 hr 7 min
35 - Heather Brown
Hello there! In this episode, I talk to podcaster, actor, wife, mother and voiceover star, Heather Brown. We talk about her stint on the 2002 TV show, “Rockface” (for which she even has an IMDb credit!), her work as a voice actor and the kinds of work she does (adverts, audio books, educational videos, etc,) her own podcast, “Speak Out Not In”, which is available on all good podcasting platforms, her work with the Samaritans, the value of self-worth and the strength that can be drawn from it and we discuss the merits of saying, f**k now and again. We also touch on the pros of being the first-lady to the Evil Emperor Ming. Hope you all enjoy our conversation, have a great weekend!
Mar 11, 2022
1 hr 49 min
34 - Bigfoot’s Inter-dimensional Dick.
Hello there! In this episode, I talk to Stevie B Dot Net V2.0, about the pro’s and con’s of remote-working, self-contained industrial espionage, the origins of patriotism in the good ol’ US of A, we reminisce about simpler times, at what point does one’s interest in social media wean and does it tie-in with F.O.M.O reducing as we get older and more content? We talk about the evolutionary cycle of ingenuity, conspiracy theories and the inconvenient surprise that Bigfoot’s inter-dimensional lip-stick would prove to be. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Mar 4, 2022
2 hr 40 min
33 - Heeeeeeeere's Camel!
I've reached a thousand plays! Thank you all so very much for continuing to listen! My most frequent guest is back! In this episode, we discuss the pros of LinkedIn, how insignificant the night sky makes us feel, we display our distinctly-average-at-best, "knowledge" of world politics and current affairs, I give an update on my rehab and the next phase of my recovery, I vent about a recent telephone confrontation with a financial institution and we consider what a mind-f**k the passage of time can be when you stop and think about it. And for anyone in the vicinity of Aberdeen this Saturday evening (26th of Feb), Noel Gallagher's High Flying Carpets are playing a gig at Drummonds Aberdeen. Details can be found on the venue's FB page, here: Drummonds Aberdeen - Home | Facebook. Standard tickets are £10 or £12.50 at the door. Have a great weekend everyone!
Feb 25, 2022
2 hr 20 min
32 - My Old Man’s Not a Dustman
I’ve kept it in the family again this week, and spent an hour or so chatting to my dad. I might be biased but I always enjoy talking to him (when we do talk, I’m bad at keeping in touch with people at the best of times!), we talk about some of his old workmates, his exercise habits, some of the ways he’s influenced me, talk about a few of his different career choices and have a laugh about accidentally discovering morons in day-to-day life. I hope you enjoy the episode, have a great weekend!
Feb 18, 2022
1 hr 21 min
31 - We're The Ponderers.
Hello there! My guest this time is Steph Smart. She is an actor, a director, lecturer, blogger, content creator, cousin and all-round good egg, with a masters degree and everything! We had a great conversation and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to her. We discussed how she discovered and rediscovered her passion for acting and how she inadvertently fell into the career she now has and loves, her part in Avengers: Infinity War (as crew, not on-screen, unfortunately), how a drugs raid put her off living in Dundee (I think Dundee put me off living in Dundee but to each, their own), where the responsibility for content lies, the boundary between being creative and showing-off, how to adult, where her inspiration for her blog comes from, the important lessons taught to us by Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and why she's doing her utmost to not let M.E get the better of her. All this, and more! You can see her content at, SmartPonders – A blog pondering things great and small. (www.smartponders.com) and look her up on all the social medias under @smartponders. You can also check out her and her partner's other website, Motorbiking Adventures | A Couple of Bikers, where they blog about their adventures, touring on their bikes, around scenic Scotland. Have a great weekend everyone, thank you for listening. 
Feb 11, 2022
2 hr 34 min
30 - Keith “Snake” Duncan
Rugby, romance, classic Scottish comedy, the importance of humour and stereotypes. Another healthy abundance of wholesome topics are discussed in this episode, not to mention the usual suspects of photography and alcohol. Go check out Keith’s instagram @keith_snake_duncan and perv at his photographs of deer and badgers and mountains and s**t. Have a great weekend!
Feb 4, 2022
2 hr 23 min
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