The Living Spit Podcast

Episode 32 - Hallowe'en Special with Mary Mallon!

A special Hallowe'en episode guest hosted by none other than Typhoid Mary herself, Mary Mallon. Mary delves into the murky world of listener's kitchen nightmares, plus her date night tip, favourite recipes (including her recipe for Irish soda bread!) and what she really thinks of Stuart Mcloughlin. Oh, and a whole lot of bleeped out swearing.

Episode 31: Researchin’ and Developin’

Craig and Stu are joined by special guest, Alice Lamb and the trio discuss their recent adventures researching and developing various new projects, inevitably getting sidetracked by such inane subjects as what is the correct term for someone who makes crepes? Which Shakespeare play is the best? Does metal ever  belong on a pizza? Does Craig live in Bedminster or Southville? Why should you never drink Navy Rum with Moira Nunn? And why is Stanley Tucci better than Rick Stein? Featuring an exclusive interview with Bristol actor Heidi Niemi, hot-off-the-press news and the usual japes, jingles and jackanapery.

Episode 30: LIVE IN CLEVEDON!

Howard and Stu go LIVE! at the Theatre Shop, Clevedon for this very special 30th episode of the podcast and become waylaid by the obligatory inane babble, this time involving unusual trips to Corfe Castle, the plot of Measure for Measure, Andrew Ridgely, the Johnson's fancy dress costumes, dry roasted peanuts and cheesy crackers. Plus they find out the ways in which too many special guests ( Niall Johnson, Ian Harris and Craig Edwards) celebrated their 30th birthdays. Including all the usual japes, jingles and jackanapery, this is podcast fun for some of the family. 

The Minack Theatre

Full of all the usual fun and foolery plus Minackian recollections, Elizabethan reflections, Germanic inflections, Cellular interjections, Biscuitian predilections and a surprising amount of Batman references.

Episode 28: Show us yer Johnson

This time, Howard and Stu are joined in the studio (Howard's back room) by Niall Johnson, Clevedon's greatest living filmmaker, and Gus, Stu's large boisterous Labrador to talk about Niall's film making career including the highlight, which was working with Living Spit on various bits and bobs. Gus's contribution is limited to whines and barks. As usual they get sidetracked into talking about Radstock, Pagan Festivals and massive potatoes.

Episode 27: An Extra Helping

In this cut down, cut price episode, live from outside a bakery on a busy road in London, the boys talk about life in the big smoke and run down what unsuspecting London audiences might expect from their brand new revival of "Elizabeth I - Virgin on the Ridiculous". Warning: This podcast contains an unexpected, unscripted, very reluctant appearance from the brains behind the outfit, Fiona "The Triminator" Trim.

Episode 26: Old Bands, New Plans.

Howard and Stu try to brighten up “Blue Monday” by hearkening back to simpler times when they were both members of craply named teenage bands. They take a trip down memory lane by listening to 4 of their old demos whilst simultaneously solving the mystery of what happened to Howard’s Homburg hat, getting offered a discount on some windows and mentioning Shropshire more times than is necessary. Featuring several interruptions from Howard’s smartwatch plus all the usual japes, jingles and joviality from the jocular Jackanapeses.

Episode 25: The Resurrectionists

Under the guise of fronting a vaguely interesting theatre podcast, Howard and Stu gather together yet again to record their inane babble on the subject of "Who We Would Bring Back To Life", in the vein of their new production, "Frankenstein: The Musical". Along the way they inevitably succumb to the usual tangential trivialities, this time involving "Skipping the Spoilers", Terry Nutkins' pet seal, fragile chairs, gigs in Monaco and the Gunpowder Plot, along with all the japes, jingles and joviality that their fans have come to expect, nay demand.

Episode 24 ”Up The Feeder”

While Stu very selfishly is in hospital assisting his wife in labour, Howard enlists the help of Craig to co-present this episode about the twenty year anniversary of "Up The Feeder, Down the 'Mouth", a legendary show in Bristol's history which Howard and Stu were both in. And they've even managed to bag an interview with one of the show's stars (and co-director), Heather Williams, while the Bristol legend that is Ross Harvey joins them live! 

Episode 23: The Theatre Shop

In this episode, Howard and Stu step back in time to the year 2015 and "re-run the fun” as they examine the origin story of the small theatre they help to run in their hometown of Clevedon, The Theatre Shop! Joined by the ever elusive Fiona Trim, they get waylaid by such diverse subjects as the French word for Beetroot, the inhabitants of Abhu Dhabi's views on the Flintstones, and the trouble with penises. Fun for some of the family!