Transatlantically Speaking
What's British for "ghetto blaster"? Whose Dennis The Menace is better? What the hell is a "conker"? James Van Leer and his guests answer these and other burning questions each and every week in this lively podcast which finally puts the Alumin(i)um debate to rest.
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Guns and Hair Pins
This week, we talk about our recent one-hour jet lag, ...
This week, we talk about our recent one-hour jet lag, and I frighten Americans by telling them it's Mother's Day. Then, I play a clip of someone trying to identify individual members of the Jackson 5 using only European culture references.
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Like A Diamante Cowboy
This week, a letter from our Kansas chum Jeff gets ...
This week, a letter from our Kansas chum Jeff gets us arguing over who should be allowed to call their sport "football." Then, I give Johnson chocolate spiked with something, and share one of my famous (and slightly stupid) observations,
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Mail Enhancement
This week, we talk about Black History Month — what ...
This week, we talk about Black History Month — what it used to be called, and which month they went with in the UK. Then we discuss the latest British chocolate drama, and read some mail from the listeners: Ed criticizes my pronunciation,
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Let’s Talk Dangly Things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woDyKekeTTg - A packed episode this week: First, we talk ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woDyKekeTTg - A packed episode this week: First, we talk about the "New" versions of lots of places, then I confess to over-thinking the way to say a colleague's name. Then,
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We’re 100!
It's our 100th episode, and Johnson celebrates by becoming a ...
It's our 100th episode, and Johnson celebrates by becoming a woman! Not really, but he does have more holes in him than he used to. We discuss what Brits call "styrofoam," which gets us onto the Stylophone, a kid's toy endorsed by a convicted paedophile.
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The Future Is Now!
Seriously, look at the size of that television! And you ...
Seriously, look at the size of that television! And you can hang it on the wall! Yes, it's 2015, so we take the opportunity to discuss which predictions in "Back To The Future 2" came true, and which they got horribly wrong.
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A Christmas Quickie
This week, despite a crippling hangover, Johnson bravely pulls some ...
This week, despite a crippling hangover, Johnson bravely pulls some christmas crackers, so we naturally tell bad jokes, wear paper crowns, and discuss the noises made by animals in foreign countries. Hope you all had a terrific holiday,
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Kicked in the Bunyans
A packed episode! First we talk about rain, vol-au-vents, and ...
A packed episode! First we talk about rain, vol-au-vents, and what color liquorice should be. Then we read some listener mail about Where's Waldo (and various other people), and the ongoing feud between the show's Arsenal and Man Utd supporters. Later,
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Lens Flare Edition
Johnson's back, and after discussing whether or not Yosemite and ...
Johnson's back, and after discussing whether or not Yosemite and Yellowstone exist outside of cartoons, we chat about Thanksgiving football and the correct way to say "Detroit." Then Johnson complains about KPCC stealing our ideas again with a bit call...
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Happy Yorksgiving
It's Thanksgiving week, and them's my wife's first ever attempt ...
It's Thanksgiving week, and them's my wife's first ever attempt at Yorkshire Pud. Not bad, eh? We also chat about Sirie's confusion about the Home Depot, and dissect the 1960 Max Bygraves song "Fings Ain't What They Used To Be,
