One of the great comedy gameshow performers is in the house as Taskmaster concludes. Whether that’s Robins, or one of his other competitors who came out on top, we’re not willing to spoil via an episode description.Dig deep and you’ll also hear

#337 - Project Balance, The State of Pitta Breads and Non-Sexual Condensation Writing

4 days ago 1h 9m

Elis and John embark on their 1,000 hours of political podcasting over the next 5 weeks, much to Producer Dave’s dismay. Which is quite an incredible aim given the short timescales at play here.But today’s show is of the unclothed variety as th

#336 - Tuffers’ Glow, Buffet Behaviour and Babes In The Mauve Interior

8 days ago 1h 9m

Dave’s back not with a vengeance, but for an absolute bumper buffet of an episode. For there’s not one, but TWO new features. Oh we do spoil you, but that's all we're telling you. A little tease. But no more. And by our reckoning this edition f

#335 - Cursed FC, The Peter Clause and The Tide On Your Nethers

11 days ago 1h 1m

Well, well, well. Every so often the old gal which is Made Up Games throws a grenade into the mix. And does it lead to drama? You bet ya it does as sparks fly.We’re still operating in a Daveless Zone as he launches his online whiskey company /

#334 - Fish Finger Frenzy, Piña Colada Eggs and a Daveless Space

15 days ago 55m

It’s a podcast-first first as Elis and John enter the unknown: Cheadle Hulme’s most handsome producer is absent, leaving the unproduceables unproduced. It’s Elis and John unleashed. But digital Dave is on hand to provide some podcasting tips, s

#333 - Fine For Bride, So Many Reasons and If You Come For The Queen You Best Not Miss

18 days ago 1h 15m

A huge moment for both Swifties and Red Breasts alike, for today’s the day we hear the hit new single about “What if Taylor Swift broke up with a Bristolian comic who specialises in emotional heft.”The crowds are in and the red carpet is out, a

#332 - Mr Audio, Love's Best Lubricant and The Man Who Can Eat Three Curries

22 days ago 1h 4m

All sorts of achievements flying around on the show. Some aural and others gastronomic as the boys reflect on a great night at the big radio awards as well as John's food consumption.We check in on how the Swift x Robins masterpiece is coming t

#331 - Five Star Bums, Tax Over Taylor and Too Punctual For Love

25 days ago 1h 19m

‘Smorgasbord’ is a word frequently deployed to describe the Elis and John podcast. A buffet-style meal of Swedish origin which is typically celebratory with guests also to help themselves from a range of dishes laid out for their choice.And tho

#330 - Sleepy Elis, A Corporate Shill for Big Thick and David Gandy

29 days ago 1h

Knees are shaking and pulses are racing as none other than international superstar model David Gandy stops by for a chat to answer all of Elis and John’s questions about modelling. Confronted with such handsomeness, how does everyone cope? Well

#329 - Sacked for Sadness, Hated for Content, and A Steady Hand on the Tiller of Love

Apr 30th, 2024 1h 10m

The boys are beset by worries this week: John is in a tizz over whether his faulty car will be covered its warranty, and Elis is suspicious that the neighbours are talking about him and his newly-scratched car behind his back. Thankfully these

#328 - The Golden Age of Whaling, Five Whimsical Bananas, and A Robin and A Swift

Apr 26th, 2024 1h 9m

Today’s episode tackles the Big Questions, but only if by Big Questions you mean specifically: what spotted insect is causing John to yelp in bed? Would Elis or John have thrived on a 19th century whaling vessel? And how would John’s life chang

#327 - Tim’s Rumpus Room, Pork Chop Calves and Buckinghamshire Living

Apr 23rd, 2024 1h 10m

If you thought this show was your safe space away from pop behemoth Taylor Swift’s single handed takeover of popular culture then sadly you’d be wrong. For it’s Swiftmas Day (well if you view this in a linear fashion rather than circular) and J

#326 - Chiles Parsnips, Elis St. John, and Superfruit Cigs

Apr 19th, 2024 59m 6s

What do the blue touch paper and the switchboards have in common? They’ve both been lit, that’s what. Elis and John have been inundated with some of our greatest set of emails EVER! And in that the models flow in like it's fashion week; from sn

#325 - Taut John, Cake In Your Wallet and Joanne McNally

Apr 16th, 2024 1h 17m

Once the Welsh football media spring dries up Elis needs a retirement plan. Thanks to his dashing good looks there is only one viable alternative: international modelling. The boys thus get the lowdown on all things posing from the most handsom

#324 - Blancmange Bullying, The Custard Slice Scene, and Run to Win and Hate Yourself

Apr 12th, 2024 1h 7m

If this show doesn’t become the go-to running podcast of 2024, we’re not sure what will. For all the on-foot 'experts' pumping out mid-level content NONE of them will cover big bones, being overtaken by your mum or exercising your big toes.But

#323 - Fleet McWrap, Handsome Turf and George Kink Lads Only

Apr 9th, 2024 1h 21m

Tuesdays used to mean the odd Champions League fixture and Holby City. Now they mean podcasts. More specifically this one, and on today's show a giddiness has descended on the studio. The boys are dreaming of things they could do and places the

#322 - Specs Appeal, Virgil van Dave, and Toilets At Dench

Apr 5th, 2024 49m 58s

A new John Robins has emerged. Move over Brains and Colin Firth in 'A Single Man' for there's a new doyenne of eyewear fashion. And with such style and grace he's also become a fount of knowledge on how best to wear one's specs. And Robins isn'

#321 - Psychic Cats, Second Rate Roses and Out of Riff Ammo

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 10m

The lovely Lou Sanders is in the studio and brings along her wonderfully chaotic aura.Oh and it's dead bus-eh. There's another hands on Made Up Game, Lou's not getting any traction on her socials and a caller deals out not just one but TWO harr

#320 - The Testosterone Twins, Three Shirt Robins and Restless Irritable Discontented

Mar 29th, 2024 1h 1m

It’s a two hander today as John and Dave fly solo. But that isn’t to say that we’re not bursting at the seams with top stuff.There’s more cloud developments, John reflects on sobriety nearly a year on from his How Do You Cope chat with Elis, an

#319 - Baddies on the Beach, 5 Live At 30 and Thank God for Zabaleta

Mar 26th, 2024 1h 16m

5 Live is 30 Years Old. A milestone indeed but it makes the station even more criminally young than our presenters. So Elis and John celebrate by looking back at the history of the UK's favourite (and potentially only) dedicated news and sport

#318 - Chieveley James, Project Digital Life and The More The Murrayer

Mar 22nd, 2024 57m 30s

John Robins is an analogue guy. There's no one on earth whose life is more dictated by paper than he. So today John digs into his worst nightmare: 'the cloud'.The boys also hear from a listener who had a podcast-adjacent brush with death and th

#317 - Tasting Collapse, Ken Coe and James Hoffmann

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 20m

Never has the mood at Elis and John HQ been more nervous or excitable. For it is a momentous day. The Hoff himself, coffee expert and YouTuber James Hoffman, is on the show. And the boys have as many questions as there are beans in the world.An

#316 - Terrace Fashion Week, Too Much Pastry and Stopping At Heston

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 2m

Have you ever wondered how our hosts would fare as children’s podcast presenters? Well thanks to today’s fun and games, now we know! And it’s as fascinating as you’d imagine.Elsewhere, Producer Dave tries to single-handedly bring down the state

#315 - The Tap Scene, Spanish Deception and Cheaper Derby

Mar 12th, 2024 1h 11m

We’re a month into the Great Reset and Elis and John are so into the swing of things that they’re practically Tarzan and Jane swinging through the Digital Jungle. John is Tarzan due to his ripped physique and long arms suitable for vine grabbin

#314 - King Kia, Three Course Curry and Cow Pat PR

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 8m

Today Elis and John are at one with nature. (No, not in a sexy way Producer Dave). They're surviving not only the rigours of a podcast-first approach but today are prepared for much more. The smoke signals are going up. The salmon ponassed. All