Elis James and John Robins

BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apr 30, 2024 • 1h 10min

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

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 worries are soothed by scorching anecdotes about trying to smoke a cigar, and getting sacked from a mid-afternoon quiz show for looking too sad.Producer Dave’s willpower meets its match in a packet of chocolate biscuits, English accents are hidden from Scottish schoolchildren, and another Dave extols the virtues of living abroad.If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 26, 2024 • 1h 9min

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

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 change if he started going out with one of the most famous women in the world?As usual, motorways feature, Elis gets lampooned for missing out on seeing one of John’s musical heroes live, and we all learn a valuable lesson: when a podcast matters, John matters.If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 10min

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

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 John’s neck deep in it.Also the reverberations of Elis stepping on John’s turf continue to ripple through gains space and time, whilst the question of pâté comes under the spotlight.If you’ve got any crucial information that simply must see the light of day then to get in touch it’s elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 19, 2024 • 59min

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

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 snacks to footwear, from 1940s yearning women to teenage graffitiing delinquents. This episode has them all.Elsewhere, things get racy, Elis’s newfound gym buff status comes under heavy fire, and John is rocked to his very core by some news at Junction 16 on the M4.If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 16, 2024 • 1h 18min

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

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 handsome man they've ever chatted to.We also play a Made Up Game where Elis is restricted to levels previously unexperienced and we've got two of the masters of tasks in the studio today.If you want to get in touch with the show then here's how: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 12, 2024 • 1h 8min

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

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 fear not, it’s not all the 'Pounding the P-odcast'. Elis takes to the metaphorical Mastermind chair in a grilling that he was born to do and the boys finally speak to a mythical figure.If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 21min

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

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 they could go for the show: Barbados, a trip to Europe's largest folk museum, or "wearing unitards and beating each other up" are all equally exciting and viable options.Elsewhere there's a sexy Shame and we may even get a sequel to "It Floats Ladies".If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Apr 5, 2024 • 50min

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

Elis and John discuss the new fashion icon in glasses, with Robins leading the charge. Elis gets spotted modeling in Paris. The hosts joke about naming service stations and share a hilarious listener anecdote. The conversation also covers unicycling and coolness.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 11min

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

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 harrowing stories.If you want to get in touch with the show about anything whatsoever then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022
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Mar 29, 2024 • 1h 2min

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

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, and the brief to wish 5 Live a Happy Birthday is broadly fulfilled.It’s elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022 for all your bits.

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