THE BIG PODCAST - A Pair Of Continents

EPISODE 47 - A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT SPAIN

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:04:20 +0100

Dany and Fat take a bit of a Spanish vacation as they discuss the running of the bulls and the advertising of the prostitutes. They move to France where they discuss the burkha ban. They end in Texas where Dany learns what ‘Gop’ means.
Plus: Special guest Amanda Marcotte comes by to discuss her new book Get Opinionated and Fat and Dany get her to dredge up her past as a victim of a smear campaign- which she was quite humourous and philosophical about.

EPISODE 46 - MEL, SMELLS, and HELL’S BELLS

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:39:04 +0100

Today Dany and Fat discuss The Girl with Dragon Tattoo, Nomad, protons, pictures of the Big Bang and that massive tool Mel Gibson. The Big Interview features Dr. Charli Carpenter who came by to discuss her book Forgetting Children Born of War -Setting the Human Rights Agenda in Bosnia and Beyond (and to a lesser extent, Facebook and Twitter.)

EPISODE 45 - GROUND ZERO, PARAGLIDING and PORNOGRAPHY

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:50:48 +0100

Fat and Dany discuss the planned mosque at Ground Zero, the Christian aid worker who broke his back being a jackass with a paraglider, the Lost season finale, why young entrepreneurs are so annoying, and how North Korea is the ‘cleanest race.’
Plus: This weeks Big Interview- Cameron of skeptifem blog speaks of ‘shit-stirring in’ the name of feminism.

EPISODE 44 - LAWS, RULES, and CONSPIRACIES

Wed, 26 May 2010 01:19:55 +0100

In this episode Dany and Fat discuss killing a duck, animal testing, Dr. Evan Harris, the UK general election and Sarah Palin. Plus TV Corner and in the Big Interview: David Levine tells us how he is NOT at the center of a massive alien based conspiracy. Read more at his blog

EPISODE 43 - BELGIANS, MYTHS AND ELECTIONS

Mon, 3 May 2010 19:27:38 +0100

Fat and Dany discuss the burkha ban in Belgium, whether Christian myths should be taught in school, whether or not South Park is lame and made by jerks, and the upcoming UK General Election.
This weeks Big Interview: Mark Wright, Liberal Democrat prospective MP candidate for Brisol South.

EPISODE 42 - Live from Nottingham

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:52:45 +0100

Dany and Fat (and their specially selected panel of guests/audience members,) take their act on the road to The Living Room Nottingham. The usual pope-bashing is followed by news of the crazy Christian blogger - (who is shockingly defended by a member of the audience,) and a long discussion of the ethics of confidentiality. Then in a Lost style time jump we go non-live to do TV and Book Corner, you will be utterly enthralled.

EPISODE 41 - EATING ANIMALS (and cake)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:29:58 +0000

In this pre-UK trip episode, Fat and Dany are deep into a discussion of vegetarianism, with detours to discuss the Pope, James Randi, The US Senate, Sandi Toksvig, and of course....Lost.

EPISODE 40- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:17:22 +0000

We celebrate the ocassion of our 40th podcast with some moving and hilarious chat about baptism, the Pope, Six Degrees of Separation, dieting, Ed Balls, and sperm!
Plus: The Big Interview: Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, author of In Her Own Sweet Time tells us, among other things, how that sperm donation you made in 1995 might be calling you up and asking you to take him to a football match.

EPISODE 39 - FRESHWATER and FRESH WATER

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:26:15 +0000

Dany and Fat spend a good portion of this podcast talking about Lost, if you have never seen Lost, doesn’t matter because there is the usual excellent chat of matters skeptical and otherwise...plus our first courtroom drama sees us talking to guest Richard Hoppe from pandasthumb.org about the various lawsuits and administrative hearings he’s been attending as part of the Freshwater case (it’s about teaching creation in schools, very interesting stuff...)

EPISODE 38 - CBN, CBB and an MP

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:59:44 +0000

Today’s episode sees Dany and Fat discussing Celebrity Big (God) Botherer Stephen Baldwin, Pat Robertson’s “ill-advised” Haiti comments, and whether or not Science could improve Religion.
Plus: We interview with Labour MP for Bristol East Kerry McCarthy, the government’s new media campaign spokeswoman, which was perfect as we are here at the forefront of new media.
Links mentioned in this episode
Kerry McCarthy’s Blog kerry-mccarthy.blogspot.com and her twitter - www.twitter.com/KerryMP
our BBS (wherein you can make snide and judgemental comments about Dany and Fat.) bbs.thebigcigarette.com

EPISODE 37 - PATHS, BATHS, and MATHS

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 04:27:35 +0000

Dany and Fat discuss whether or not Obama uses ‘biblical language,’ whether or not Fat is a ‘militant’ atheist (Dany definitely is,) and whether or not the next general election has ANYTHING to do with The Thick Of It.
Plus: Special Guest Matt Parker tells us how maths can be easy, useful and fun! (Well, he does his best with the fun part...)

EPISODE 36 - FAKE PORK, REAL RATS and LORD SUGAR

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:22:06 +0000

Dany and Fat discuss the reaction to Episode 35 as reviewed by the readers of PZ Myers’ blog as well as a number of articles involving the eating of meat (Dany is still a vegetarian...)
Plus: Sophie Kain stops by to talk to us about quantum physics, reality TV, and her plans for the future.

EPISODE 35 - EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:30:54 +0000

Dany and Fat discuss Scientology, whether haggis is a food or a surname, Canada, pop psychology, Miranda Hart’s new show, the Jedward ‘phenomenon,’ and whether Dany will start a massive mind cult.
Plus: Special guest PZ Myers of the Pharyngula blog talks to us about skepticism, evolutionary biology, and desecrating a cracker!

EPISODE 34 - CHICKS WITH SKEPTICS

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:08:44 +0000

On today’s fun filled show Fat and Dany discuss NanoWriMo, Visiting Blackpool, Scientology, Ayn Rand, The Thick of It, Margaret Atwood, and the meaning of the word ‘cult.’
The Big Interview: Rebecca Watson, founder of the always excellent Skepchick blog, stops by to tell us about being a skeptic and a woman and how the two are related. She also tells us about all the events she’s involved in and her recent move to the UK. Look it’s a great interview, just listen to it.

EPISODE 33 - KNEECAPS, NIQABS and NEAT CABS

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:25:10 +0000

Today Dany and Fat discuss a sensible intelligent Muslim cleric, even more stupid fundamentalist ones, the situation in Tibet, trying to convert hotel guests to Christianity and whether or not Dany is THE DEVIL INCARNATE!
Plus: TV Corner visits ‘It’s Only a Theory’

EPISODE 32 - CENSORED EDITION

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:15:51 +0100

Today’s podcast is thrown in to a massive tailspin as Fat says something he shouldn’t and Dany demands edits (in between gasps of laughter.) Apart from that the show features discussion of the ‘new’ Bible, the ‘old’ burkha, and the state of television.
The Big Interview: Dr. Cindy Meston, author of Why Women Have Sex tells us about her exhaustive research into that very question. Her findings may surprise you (they certainly surprised us.)

EPISODE 31 - RUNAWAYS, FOOTBATHS AND SNAKEHEADS

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:59:17 +0100

Dany and Fat discuss: abortion doctors risking their lives, children running away from Muslim brainwashing to embrace Christian brainwashing, footbaths in prison, squat toilets, and TV Corner featuring Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop.
and special guest Patrick Radden Keefe, author of The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

EPISODE 30 - ABSTINENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:53:21 +0100

Dany and Fat discuss the latest silly statements emanating from Bill Donohue and examine the Anti-Catholic bias in Penn and Teller’s work, as well as stepping into movie corner for a review of Armando Iainucci’s film ‘In the Loop.’
Special Guest: Tina Marie Griffin, international speaker, actress, author and MC, who, according to her website, challenges adults and teens to live counter-culturally to what an uncaring, dysfunctional media presents as “harmless entertainment.” Will she manage to convince Dany? You’ll have to get the podcast and see.

EPISODE 29 - BURKHAS, GENDER BENDING AND J.C.’s BROTHER

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:09:00 +0100

Today’s show was somewhat of a burkha special, because, in Dany’s words, ‘we are berks’. Apart from this lovely piece of fashion equipment we talk about the Edinburgh Festival, anniversaries, divorce, and testing for gender (Fat attempts to test his gender but the results are indeterminate.)
Plus special guest NINA BURLEIGH comes on to discuss the story behind her latest book Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land, and tell us all about the fascinating, crazy, murky world of Biblical antiquities collecting.

EPISODE 28 - ICE, MICE and ADVICE

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:32:50 +0100

This somewhat newspaper based episode finds the matching bra and pants mystery continuing. Dany recalls a strange photographer, while Fat complains about newspaper small print and yellow journalism in the Daily Mail. All this plus TV Corner, Book Club and:
Special guest: Advice columnist and author Amy Alkon