

Things People Do
Crowd Network
Everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do.
Meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, you'll learn things that blow your mind. You'll laugh until it hurts, and feel a whole lot better about the world around you and the people that fill it.
Meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, you'll learn things that blow your mind. You'll laugh until it hurts, and feel a whole lot better about the world around you and the people that fill it.
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Jun 12, 2024 • 51min
About Joe's Summer: An important message from your Chairman (and some very silly listener questions)
Joe has an update for all of you listeners about what he is going to be up to this summer! Plus, in this episode we answer some of your questions, including what Joe would change if he ran the country for a week, if he has all ten toes, and what liquids he would like to be able to squirt out of his fingers.What do you want Joe to get up to in Japan? Email joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukIf you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 7, 2024 • 51min
Classic: About Groundspeople
This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners. Today, meet groundskeeper Terry - a listener who knows when to pour water onto grass that’s too dry. He also knows about seeds, how to make golf greens faster, and he has a story about someone taking a dump in one of his holes.If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 5, 2024 • 58min
About Pharmacists: Fake Prescriptions, addiction and why you shouldn't buy branded pain killers
This week our guest is Ben, who is a pharmacist. Joe and Tom ask him everything they've ever wanted to know about the drug industry, including can you fake a prescription? Should some drugs be legal? And how can you manage patients who become addicted to medication. There is also a very funny story about a man who tied a Sainsbury's bag to the end of his penis...If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 31, 2024 • 56min
Classic: About Artificial Intelligence
This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners, and today it's about AI. Will robots take over the world? What’s the point in humans? Do insects have ears? And is a toaster just a toaster? Joe and Tom speak to Lydia, a research data scientist at the Alan Turing Institute, and she is way more intelligent than them. If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 29, 2024 • 60min
About Cinema Managers: The real reason why the snacks are so expensive...
Today, Joe and Tom meet Ellen, who is a cinema manager at the Campbeltown Picture House in Scotland... if you are ever near by, you should go, it sounds wonderful. They ask her everything you'd ever want to know about cinemas, such as why are the snacks so expensive? What is the weirdest item that has ever been left? And what are the films that have caused most people to walk out? Plus, Joe tells us about his experiences watching possibly the most random and disturbing film of all time. And turns out it's a real film, he wasn't making it up.Ellen has a podcast called 'Down The Back Of The Seats', and you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/down-the-back-of-the-seats/id1690055014You can also also follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/downthebackoftheseats/If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 24, 2024 • 48min
Classic: About Police Dogs
This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners, and when Joe used to record the show from his car. Today's is a whole episode about police dogs and how great they are. Joe and Tom meet Will Vye who works with police dogs every day and has some incredible stories.If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 22, 2024 • 57min
About Freedivers: How to hold your breath under water for over six minutes
Our guest this week is Daan, who is a free diver and a man with possibly the most calming voice in the world. He can also hold his breath underwater for over 6 minutes, which is unbelievable. Daan is here to tell us about his life as a freediver. He tells us all about the beauty of the oceans, the feeling you get from diving 100 meters under water, and why sharks are misunderstood. This episode will make you want to go to the sea immediately.To listen to another podcast Daan features in, 'Oceans: Life Under Water', click here: https://podfollow.com/oceans-life-under-waterTo follow Daan on Instagram, click here: https://www.instagram.com/daanverhoevenfreediver/If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 17, 2024 • 36min
The Show Growing Committee: Joe Marler costumes, recycle bin drama and a neon sign betrayal
Joe, Tom and Producer Ryan are back together to discuss how we grow this shambles of a podcast. There is some pressing bin chat on the agenda, as the emails have been flooding regarding the various recycling colours... but is there a show growing solution? The team also discuss the idea of young people dressing up as Joe for world book day, an uncomfortable urinal encounter at Chatham Services, and producer Ryan gets himself in trouble with the neon sign situation.If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 16, 2024 • 9min
Siya Kolisi: The mindset of a World Cup winning captain
Want another podcast to listen to? Check out Mind Set Win from Red Bull, with special guest Siya Kolisi.If you like the sound of this episode, click this link: https://podfollow.com/1663301076Listen out for a new episode of Mind Set Win dropping every Tuesday and Thursday with high performance personas including Xavi Simons, Liam Lawson, Saya Sakakibara, Kristian Blummenfelt and many more, all sharing the psychological approaches that have made all the difference in their careers.Host Lisa Ramuschkat is joined in Season 3 by Head of Mental Performance at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center, York-Peter Klöppel, to offer expert insight and some valuable tips and takeaways we can incorporate into our everyday routines to help develop our mental strength.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 14, 2024 • 48min
About Micro Engineers: Taking Over the World with Super Small Spy Gadgets
This week we're putting on our Ant-Man suits and shrinking down super small with John, the Micro Engineer. He makes tiny things. Like seriously tiny. But why do we need things to be so small? He brings in his normal size bag of tiny tricks to show us how small micro really is and almost brings Joe to tears with the smallest Valencia ice lolly the world has (probably) ever seen.But don't get on the wrong side of him. Because if he wanted to, he could probably take over the world with special super tiny spy gadgets?If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewformTo get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xROn Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledoTo become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledoTo grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTokSend us your ideas for the show, and questions for Joe and Tom to joe@crowdnetwork.co.ukMusic courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


