Everything v Everything

EvE 17b: Queen v Quorn

Alex Perry — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:29:43 +0000

The second half of this marathon of silliness is brought to you by the letter Q! To celebrate this underappreciated consonant, Euan hands in his notice, James wants to break free, Alex gets overly defensive about meat substitutes, and Gavin doesn’t like the hard caramel ones. But first, in head to head, we pit two giants of the fantasy genre against each other in a bloody battle to the death! Or at least to the one of them being placed slightly higher on the list than the other. Same thing in this game, really.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
00:53	The Lord of the Rings / Game of Thrones	Head to Head
25:16	quitting	Euan
34:52	Queen	James
43:33	Quorn	Alex
51:01	Quality Street	Gavin

EvE 17a: Disneyland v Pizza

Alex Perry — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:01:27 +0000

For the first time ever, we cram a podcast full of so much inane rambling that we’re forced to split it into two episodes! So this week it’s just Bring A Thing, but a long and thoughtful one, in which we celebrate the good old British tradition of taking the piss out of Nazis, reveal the horrible secret of Disneyland’s death cannon, share our favourite pizza recipes, and laugh a little hysterically at our possible impending doom.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
03:04	‘Allo ‘Allo!	James
15:41	Disney theme parks	Gavin
30:44	pizza	Euan
43:36	total nuclear annihilation	Alex

EvE 16: True Crime v Waiting for a Parcel

Alex Perry — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:14:33 +0000

In another lonely two-hander, Euan and Alex discuss the ethics of the true crime genre, wonder whether Americans have letterboxes, and give the listeners tips on how to steal each other’s mail. They also talk exhaustively about the relative merits of windows and doors, feeling sick at Scotland’s number one theme park, and one of the most tragic/hilarious moments in Swedish history.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:13	true crime	Euan
12:36	waiting for a parcel to be delivered	Alex
23:06	windows / doors	Head to Head
42:44	M&D’s	Alex
51:22	Vasa	Euan

EvE 15.5: The Order of Things (7 August 2017)

Alex Perry — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:45:59 +0000

Mark lives out his fantasy of being a DJ by running us through all 115 things on the list so far!

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EvE 15: Batman v Mayonnaise

Alex Perry — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:55:10 +0000

Are Venus flytraps the badasses of the plant world? Why don’t people hate Batman for being rich? Is Columbo the reason Mark isn’t married? And who the hell keeps putting mayo in all the otherwise decent sandwiches at the supermarket?! We attempt to answer all these questions on today’s EvE! Then, in a rather self-indulgent edition of The Thing About That, we celebrate ourselves, fantasise about being Internet famous, and throw major shade at certain other podcasts. You know who you are! (Just kidding, we’re not talking about you, please don’t hate us.)

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:54	Batman	Euan
15:22	mayonnaise	Alex
24:45	Columbo	Mark
37:45	Venus flytraps	Cram Session
47:33	Everything v Everything	Mark
54:12	Reddit	Euan
1:07:32	adverts on podcasts	Alex

EvE 14: Dogs v Saunas

Alex Perry — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:11:06 +0000

We kick off today’s episode with our longest and perhaps most contentious discussion yet, as Euan makes a bold play for number one. Afterwards, things get steamy for James, Alex doubts the existence of bubbling mud, and we all try to avoid being locked in a toilet by the Bothy Folk. Disclaimer: don’t let this episode’s artwork fool you; taking a dog to a sauna in real life would almost certainly be more distressing than charming.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
01:40	dogs	Euan
22:10	saunas	James
30:43	being too hot / being too cold	Head to Head
39:29	mud	Alex
48:37	hill walking	James
1:01:03	bothies	Euan

EvE 13: Irn-Bru v Zombies

Alex Perry — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:17:43 +0000

Today we get sick of waiting for Halloween and decide to use our 13th episode as an excuse to talk about scary stuff! Alex goes down a creepy YouTube rabbit hole, James sneaks into abandoned buildings and Euan celebrates the common or garden zombie. To balance out the terror, we also ruminate on one of the world’s most useless skills, the joys of ranting and how, say what you like about East 17, they’ve never made our mouths taste of earwax.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
03:32	Irn-Bru	James
13:55	ranting	Euan
22:00	juggling	Alex
28:50	Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans	Cram Session
39:56	creepy YouTube videos	Alex
52:04	urban exploration	James
1:02:25	zombies	Euan

EvE 12: Knightmare v Wearing Shorts

Alex Perry — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:18:56 +0000

This episode gets off to a fiery start as Mark wants to ban the wearing of shorts, leading to all manner of unfortunate accusations being flung around. Once we’re all friends again, Alex tries to get over never having been a contestant on Knightmare, we rate our appendages (less dirty than it sounds) and Gavin comes up with a brilliant yet flawed solution to the eternal problem of where to store carrier bags while walking round a supermarket.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:11	wearing shorts	Mark
10:43	Knightmare	Alex
19:27	homeopathic medicine	Gavin
25:47	hands / feet	Head to Head
34:17	clothes shopping	Gavin
43:38	self-service checkouts	Alex
52:39	the “have you brought your own bags?” thing	Mark

Additional music clips:

Knightmare theme tune

EvE 11: Bananas v Schadenfreude

Alex Perry — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:49:55 +0000

Today, the elusive Gavin finally joins us! He immediately sparks a thoughtful discussion on the ethics of laughing at someone walking into a glass pane, while Mark mysteriously loses a Sunday and Alex wants to rename artificial banana flavouring to “paffledon”. Then, after a vaguely disappointing excursion to a wonder of the ancient world, we discuss some of the best (and best worst) films ever made.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
03:19	schadenfreude	Gavin
12:32	Sunday	Mark
20:22	bananas	Alex
33:44	the Hanging Gardens of Babylon	Cram Session
41:12	Jurassic Park	Alex
47:13	The Blues Brothers	Mark
55:12	The Room	Gavin

Additional music clips:

John Williams – Jurassic Park theme

EvE 10.5: The Order of Things (22 June 2017)

Alex Perry — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:14:53 +0000

In our first sub-episode, Alex reads through the complete list so far: 79 things, ordered from best to worst. He also gives an update on the state of the podcast and shamelessly plugs his other creative projects.

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EvE 10: Michelangelo’s David v Being Sweaty

Alex Perry — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:04:01 +0000

Join us as we both celebrate and bemoan the start of summer! On this uncomfortably sunny day we talk about happy things like Alanna getting married, Euan’s transcendent experience with a naked guy called David, and Alex… well, Alex mostly just complains about his own disgusting body. But stick around for hot Edinburgh Fringe tips and reminiscences about magical days of doing absolutely nothing of importance (before we started this very worthwhile podcast, obviously).

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:20	marriage	Alanna
13:33	Word Porn	Alex
22:30	Michelangelo’s David	Euan
35:02	daytime / nighttime	Head to Head
43:02	the Edinburgh Festival Fringe	Alanna
56:25	being sweaty	Alex
1:04:33	summer holidays	Euan

Additional music clips:

Berliner Philharmoniker – Mendelssohn: Wedding March

EvE 9: Nutella v East 17

Alex Perry — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:16:27 +0000

It’s confession time! Euan admits that the music has never flowed through him, Alanna feels guilty for destroying the world’s forests with her Nutella habit, and Alex shares the shocking truth behind his childhood love of East 17. Plus, somewhere in the middle we attempt to use our questionable diplomacy skills to avert an interstellar conflict. All in a day’s work!

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:59	dancing	Euan
14:28	Nutella	Alanna
22:40	being unable to stop laughing	Alex
33:12	Alpha Centauri	Cram Session
41:28	Cher	Alanna
50:29	Bob Dylan	Euan
59:07	East 17	Alex

Additional music clips:
Cher – Like a Rolling Stone (written by Bob Dylan)

EvE 8: Furbies v The Liberal Social Media Bubble

Alex Perry — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 23:06:38 +0000

In an accidental piece of amateur theatre, Euan and Alex live out an entire life over the course of today’s episode. In the first segment we frolic with our inner children (not in a weird way), giggling at Furbies and the colour blue. Then, as the episode progresses, we grow up before your very eyes, making the important rite of passage from T-shirts to shirts, then going on to ramble about politics like two old men in a pub. A tour de force, you might say (if you’re looking for a phrase to use in your iTunes review).

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:44	Furbies	Euan
11:42	the colour blue	Alex
22:53	T-shirts / shirts	Head to Head
34:36	the liberal social media bubble	Alex
50:05	the Monster Raving Loony Party	Euan

Additional music clips:
Blue 4 U – The Furby Song

EvE 7: Cheese Rolling v Reality

Alex Perry — Wed, 31 May 2017 23:37:36 +0000

We don’t shy away from the difficult questions in this, our most philosophical episode yet. Is reality really worth all the fuss? Are smartphones killing society? Will teleportation snuff out your consciousness like a candle? Would you rather die chasing a cheese down a hill or buried under a mountain of slippers? Yeah, it gets quite dark in places, but stick with it – we also talk about George Foreman grills.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:32	the common cold	Alex
13:10	slippers	Laura
19:53	reality	Euan
28:24	George Foreman grills	James
35:47	cheese rolling	Cram Session
45:17	smartphones	Euan
57:34	video conferencing	James
1:04:33	mobile card readers	Laura
1:09:00	teleportation	Alex

Additional music clips:
Wallace and Gromit Theme

EvE 6: Jealousy v Sonic the Hedgehog

Alex Perry — Thu, 25 May 2017 00:43:56 +0000

This week we revive a very 90s rivalry, as Mario and Sonic go head to head! Luckily Heather is on hand to translate “it’s a-me, Mario!” into French, while Alex talks with worrying authority about the erotic side of Sonic. Elsewhere in the show, we relive our traumatic theme park experiences, Scott robs the term “national treasure” of all meaning by bestowing it on Jeremy Kyle, and the panel considers crowning a new official worst thing in the world.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:39	headphones	Alex
12:24	trashy TV	Heather
22:51	the drums	Scott
32:09	Mario / Sonic the Hedgehog	Head to Head
41:52	hypnic jerks	Scott
47:40	jealousy	Alex
53:45	the feeling you get at the start of a rollercoaster	Heather

Additional music clips:
Super Mario Bros. Theme

EvE 5: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches v The 48 Hour Film Project

Alex Perry — Wed, 17 May 2017 23:44:24 +0000

In the run-up to the Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project (also known as the highlight of our year), Heather and Alex reminisce about their ill-fated musical of many years ago. Also: Scott puts Alex to shame with his superior cheese sandwich recipe, Heather struggles with being a country music loving feminist, and we all talk about the animals we love, fear and can’t stop watching YouTube compilations of.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
04:40	grilled cheese sandwiches	Scott
12:35	country music	Heather
17:35	the 48 Hour Film Project	Alex
27:08	1866	Cram Session
34:15	cats	Heather
42:03	spiders	Alex
48:55	red pandas	Scott

Additional music clips:
Tim McGraw – Truck Yeah

EvE 4: Eurovision v Swearing

Alex Perry — Thu, 11 May 2017 01:03:06 +0000

In our most topical episode yet, we talk about the Eurovision Song Contest for ages, and Val tries to brainwash us into placing it above New York. Meanwhile, Alex holds an intervention for himself, Euan waxes lyrical about swearing, Mark worries over the environmental footprint of coffee pods, and we add our first two smells to the list.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:50	the Eurovision Song Contest	Val
15:08	profanity	Euan
21:45	Word Twist	Alex
25:47	gift wrapping	Mark
31:09	new book smell / old book smell	Head to Head
37:10	coffee pods	Mark
42:22	cocktails	Euan
49:12	straws	Val
53:04	freshly squeezed lemon juice	Alex

Additional music clips:
Pirates of the Sea – Wolves of the Sea
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
Verka Serduchka – Dancing Lasha Tumbai
ABBA – Waterloo

EvE 3: Balloons v Pangolins

Alex Perry — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:05:14 +0000

In today’s episode, we celebrate America in an attempt to appeal to a lucrative international market! Plus: Euan wanders the streets looking for loose change, Val reminisces about when her only friend was a balloon, Mark reveals his man-crush and Alex rages against capitalism. Oh, and for Cram Session we all learn about an animal we’d only ever heard of before as an answer on Pointless.

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
03:14	loose change on the street	Euan
11:01	party balloons	Val
19:03	getting a haircut	Mark
26:23	water	Alex
30:11	pangolins	Cram Session
39:57	American radio stations	Mark
48:13	New York City	Euan
54:31	NASA	Val
1:02:28	the American tipping system	Alex

Additional music clips:
The JAM Song

EvE 2: Saying Goodbye on the Phone v When a Dog Follows You

Alex Perry — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:48:16 +0000

Building on last week’s good start, today we begin to ask the bigger questions. Is our only purpose in life to preserve our teeth as well as possible? Have we spent more time in our lives eating porridge or reading The Prisoner of Azkaban? And is the very idea of ranking an inanimate object higher than a country of 8 million people inherently offensive? Hopefully not, or we’ll be in trouble after this…

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
02:25	the compass	Euan
08:29	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	James
14:06	Nineteen Eighty-Four	Alex
20:55	Coca-Cola / having good teeth	Head to Head
31:35	saying goodbye on the phone	Euan
37:57	when you’re at a bus stop and you don’t know whether the person in front of you is getting on the bus	James
43:03	when a dog follows you and it isn’t your dog	Alex

Additional music clips:
The Coca-Cola song

EvE 1: Nessie v Porridge

Alex Perry — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:29:48 +0000

The first proper episode of Everything v Everything is now available! This is a podcast in which we attempt to rank everything in the world in order from best to worst. On the first step of this epic journey we explore the dark side of porridge, cringe at our own culture and attempt to learn everything there is to know about Switzerland in five minutes. #teamnotmelt

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This episode’s things (with timecodes):

TIME	THING	BROUGHT BY
03:33	the city of Berlin	James
09:17	Nessie	Euan
16:07	Piers Morgan	Alex
16:25	Switzerland	Cram Session
26:47	breakfast in bed	Euan
31:30	Coco Pops	Alex
38:30	porridge	James

Additional music clips:
The Family Ness theme tune
Coco Pops / Choco Krispies song

EvE 0.5: Teaser

Alex Perry — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:33:50 +0000

A little teaser for the Everything v Everything podcast, coming April 2017! The best way to listen is to subscribe to our RSS feed, because then you’ll get the proper episodes when we release them too. Alternatively, download the teaser as an mp3, or listen below:

http://alexperrywriter.co.uk/eve/EvePodcastTeaser1.mp3