A Couple of Drips

In this special episode we feature two guests from a new production of Oliver! Starring as Fagin, we meet Rob Davies, and keeping everyone in order is producer Rebecca Green. Both come from Eccleshall Community Amateur Dramatics (ECAD). We talk about how the production is going, how the society was formed, and what the audience can expect, as well as talking about the importance of local community theatre. There’s the usual features such as Claim to Fame and, of course, Coffee Time. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Guest Links: Ticket Booking for Oliver! ECAD Society Page ECAD Facebook Page Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome back, after a bit of a hiatus, due to Kris studying for a qualification. We return just in time for April 20ths Record Store Day 2024. What better way to celebrate than talking to Stone’s own Peter Morgan, owner of Fish Records, both a physical and online shop, and a music promoter. Peter talks about how the business started, his love of Springsteen and his favourite gig, and why he can’t shift those Adele records. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Guest Links: Fish Records Facebook Instagram Indie Retail Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Halloween! Today we have a spooky special treat for you, streaming live from Las Vegas baby! It’s my very dear friend Isabelle Laparé-Guzman. Isabelle is originally from Montreal and talks about being a Québécois living in Vegas as well as talking about her love for Stranger Things and the recent pop-up-shop they hosted. We also discuss the new giant Madison Square Garden Sphere and her post-Covid comeback gig, with her band Las Treal, at the world-famous House of Blues. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Las Treal (Izzy’s Band) - Facebook Las Treal (Izzy’s Band) - ReverbNation Twilight Coffee from Top of the Morning PuckPuck (cold coffee brewer) House of Blues MSG Sphere Stranger Things Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second of these two special episodes sees us talking to the mental health professionals. In this episode, I discuss the mental health challenges of lockdown and modern life Tanya Morgan and Harriet Summerfield. We cover counselling options, wellbeing, self-care and healthy routines. This is a bonus episode for season 2. Season 3 will return in October 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. Other things to look forward to next season are Dan “Dan the Banjo Man” Walsh, including a live performance, a call from Las Vegas discussing Stranger Things for Halloween, and Peter Morgan from Fish Records talking about those round things with a hole in the middle that spin and make a noise. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – La Pedregosa Espresso (may not be currently listed as is seasonal) ManTime – Stone Up Man Mind - North Staffordshire Men’s Net UK on X (formerly Twitter) Stafford Rugby Club Local wellbeing services Samaritans Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first of these two special episodes sees us going “doppio” with double the number of guests. In this episode, I discuss the mental health challenges of lockdown and modern life with Micheal Anthony Hayes, Lee Smith, and Martin Davies. We cover topics such as toxic masculinity and expectations, financial pressures, grief, and the cost-of-living crisis. We have a few laughs and quite a few coffees along the way. Look out for next month’s episode when we speak to 2 mental healthcare professionals about the other side of the dealing with mental health during lockdown. This is a bonus episode for season 2. Season 3 will return in September 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. Other things to look forward to next season are Dan “Dan the Banjo Man” Walsh, including a live performance, a call from Las Vegas discussing Stranger Things for Halloween, and Peter Morgan from Fish Records talking about those round things with a hole in the middle that spin and make a noise. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊). If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – Pact San Joaquin Petite (May not be currently listed as is seasonal) Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final episode of the season sees us meeting up with the host of Enter The Dark, a darkly humoured podcast and YouTube channel. Jan Siery is 50% of the podcast’s hosts, and we meet with him to talk about the inspiration for the podcast, the tent in the haunted attic where he records, and how you start a podcast with no money, studio, or equipment, yet still get thousands of regular listeners. This is the final episode of season 2, but look out for our Mental Health specials in July and August and the return of Season 3 in September 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – Pact Karango Disgraceland Podcast – The Beach Boys & Charles Manson Guest Links: Enter The Dark Podcast Enter The Dark YouTube Enter The Dark Patreon Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natalie Gibson, A.K.A. “The Nag” is a personal trainer and nutrition expert based in Stone, Staffordshire. Nat has a wicked sense of humour and has some great advice for anyone still trying to lose those Christmas pounds before it’s time to hit the beach ware. What does a personal instructor do if they decide to go it alone a few weeks before lockdown happens? Nat talks about how she quickly created a business and podcast that could work through the pandemic when no-one was allowed to exercise together. We taste two incredibly different coffees, a Jamaican Blue Mountain Arabica from Ms. Tita, and an Indian Robusta from Contact Coffee Co. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Ms. Tita Coffee Contact Coffee Co. Dr Mike the 2nd The Chernobyl Score! Guest Links: Nat - Web Nat - FB Nat – Twitter Nat - Instagram The Nag Personal Trainer Podcast – Apple The Nag Personal Trainer Podcast - Spotify Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gianluca Sergi is a professor of Film at the University of Nottingham. He specialises in sound, and his research and contacts have taken him to places such as Skywalker Ranch, Pixar, Dolby, The Oscars and Industrial Light and Magic. Shortly to Publish a book with Oscar winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, Gianluca talks about how the relationship between academia and Hollywood came about, how we met, discovered a love of wine, and how not to make an entrance at the Academy of Film. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Pact Coffee Guest Links: The Endless Ends of Cinema - book Vanity Fair – article Gianluca’s LinkedIn Gianluca’s university profile Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allen Kent is a local musician and author who is developing a strong local following. He has worked as a doorman, bar staff, a boxing coach, musician, songwriter, author, and a media producer for many years. We talk about the move from the front man of a band to solo artist, and the long journey to gaining self-confidence. He drinks something that isn’t Kenco and tells us tales of becoming a dad and his costume malfunction when filming The Colour Room. We hear one of the songs from his latest release, 6% Viking, and how a ukulele is for song writing, not just for girlfriends. This episode contains strong language. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Has Bean Coffee Guest Links: Allen’s Facebook Allen on Soundcloud Allen’s book Allen on Bandcamp Clownfest Video – The Kid with a Pocketful of Stars Pierrot The Acid Clown Allen & Gary Lynch-Wood The Colour Room (Clarice Cliff) Lea Ward’s Elite Level Striking Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crown Wharf Theatre is Stone’s (Staffordshire) new multi-million-pound community theatre development. Coming out of the joint vision of Joule’s Brewery and today’s guest Leo Capernaros, Leo and wife Harri initially had the dream of a small venue with a café attached. Things suddenly got a whole lot bigger when a chance email from the brewery landed on the council’s doorstep at the same time as theirs. Leo discusses the complications of setting up a charity, and his motivations for starting this non-profit community resource. He also talks about living in Toronto, and why his grandfather’s native language got him quickly thrown into the deep-end with the world of broadcasting at the BBC. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try: If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Has Bean Coffee Guest Links: Crown Wharf Theatre – website Crown Wharf Theatre – JustGiving page Crown Wharf Theatre - Facebook Crown Wharf Theatre – Twitter Crown Wharf Theatre - Instagram Crown Wharf Pub Stone Revellers - website Stone Revellers – Facebook Stone Revellers – Twitter Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is my old uni friend, graphic designer, app developer, coder, and all-round tech buff, Andi Elliott from Branded Pixels. Andi discusses the theatrical, arena, and immersive experiences of War of the Worlds, and meeting Jeff Wayne, getting in the way of Oz and James, how to start out as a freelancer and what he did to help, non-tech savvy firms, during lockdown. He talks about his experiences mentoring new graduates, and I completely forget where we met. Of course, no episode would be complete without discussing the situation of his pantage. If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Taylor’s Coffee Bags World’s Best Coffee Beans – Taylors of Harrogate Alcatraz starring Sam Neill Russell’s Butchers – Penkridge New Garden Chinese – Penkridge War of the Worlds – Immersive Experience Being Freelance - Podcast Guest Links: Branded Pixels (Web) Branded Pixels (Twitter) Branded Pixels (FB) Russ James Design Our Local DKN Venture Capital Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is a local friend with a similar set of hobbies and obsessions, Dave Deakin. Dave discusses Berlin, Record Store Day, Two-Tone Records, getting fit after lockdown, Films, Video Games and what is an Ampelmann? If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Ampelmann Wiki Ampelmann Shop Natalie Gibson, A.K.A. “The Nag” Personal Trainer Darko Audio – Hi-Fi, Vinyl & Berlin Radcliffe & Maconie John Grant – BBC Philharmonic John Grant – “Where Dreams Go to Die”, Songwriter’s Circle. 30 Years of The Divine Comedy, BBC Four. Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music. Dance Craze – The Best of British Ska Live! Two-Tone Records, Facebook Lymestone Brewery 10 Green Bottles The Wren, Stone, Facebook. Bear – Coffee and Food. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is the well-travelled and gifted guitar builder, Chris Baxter. Chris talks about his time in the army as a weapon’s engineer, how long you shouldn’t stand in front of an x-ray machine for, and touches on mental health and what it’s like to find out you have autism in adulthood. We delve into the depths of guitar building, sustainability and recycling wardrobes. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try: If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Kyle Hill – YouTube Autism is my superpower – Kyle Hill Civet Cat Coffee Guest Links: Whispersmith Website (under construction) Whispersmith on Facebook Whispersmith on Instagram Whispersmith on Ko-Fi Chris on Instagram Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you love Motown, Soul and Blues then you’re in for a real treat with today’s show. We talk to local musician Dave Patrick about life on the road with an 11-piece band, the challenges of recording a “big band” during lockdown and punk legend Toyah, asking him if he could ‘turn it down a bit’. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try: If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via: https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future. Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch Peter Jackson’s Get Back (Beatles Documentary) Guest Links: The Lack of Commitments The Love Junkies Stone Ville ‘When Will I Return’ by Stone Ville on YouTube Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s show sees the return of our old friend Jamie Summerfield, who we heard remotely over lockdown. Today, Jamie is here, yes, a real person, in the studio! We talk about a couple of truly wonderful coffees and reminisce about our Christmas trip to see Rick Wakeman’s Not As Grumpy As Last Christmas Tour, whilst taking in the coffee and vinyl offerings of Manchester. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try: If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, why not buy us a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips Records we mentioned: Richie Havens – Mixed Bag Cat Stevens – Tea for the Tillerman 2 Colin Hay – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself Discussion and Guest Links: Jamie Summerfield Pact (coffee) Bridgewater Hall Rick Wakeman 200 Degrees Coffee Vinyl Resting Place Piccadilly Records Vinyl Exchange James Hoffman – Coffee Champion Strand Records Fish Records Hit The North Record Fair – Crewe Sarah Lay – Reckless Yes Book – Friday Night Lights Tom Buck – The Enthusiasm Project Tiny Desk – Mac Miller featuring Thundercat Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest this episode is Stu Howarth from indie games developer Koko digital. Stu has developed games and training for the likes of Pokemon, Kinder, Lego and Ikea. He is a keen song writer, home recordist, Lego collector and recent coffee convert. In this episode we talk about how Stu got into games development, from a previous “very different” type of business, what he got up to in Hamburg, we discuss what is the best board game for a Christmas lockdown, Adult Fans of Lego, why his van keeps trying to sell him things and, is four Christmas trees too many?. We talk Christmas films and unwrap some presents. The Coffee Brewer by Grower’s Cup, Denmark Pandemic Ticket to Ride Settlers of Catan The Secret Inside the World of Lego Stratford Riverboat Restaurant Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets) The Holiday Movies that Made Us Staffordshire University – Games Design Degree Thomas Pink – Wikipedia Koko Digital Pokemon Winterfest Koko Digital on Twitter Koko Digital on Facebook Stu on Twitter Stu on LinkedIn If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 4 – Bond, board games. Star Wars, Kubrick, Monolith art, cosplay, listen to the director, and where on Earth do you keep your TARDIS? (with special guest Chris Stone) Hi and welcome to episode 4 of the podcast that hopes to combine coffee, conversation and comedy with interesting topics, A Couple of Drips. In this episode, award winning film-maker and local lad, Chris Stone, talks about the transition from film as a hobby, to a full fledged career. He talks about script writing, working with actors to make show-reels, and trust on set. We talk about the films and directors that have influenced him and what he does to ‘relax’ when he’s not behind the camera. We discuss his working process, and who has the real talent. There’s the usual features such as ‘Claim to Fame’ and we discuss Kubrick, Monoliths in the desert and ‘what’s that standing next to your Dalek?’ We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try. Here are the links to most of the things we mentioned in the episode: Coffee Links: Square Mile Coffee (today’s coffee was Rwanda – TUMBA, a Red Bourbon with hints of Blackcurrent, Jam and Lime, although this is seasonal and may not always be available). Pact(coffee, at the moment they have Christmas gifts, though all the advent calendars have now gone – what did you expect?) Guest Links: Chris Stone – Actor’s Show-reels Chris Stone on Vimeo Chris Stone on Twitter Chris Stone on Instagram Chris Stone on Facebook Chris Stone on IMDB Amateurs Video (Bond style video) Last Legs (radiation lockdown film) Technical Links: Cleanfeed (high quality web audio for broadcasting) If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, why not buy us a coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/coupleofdrips We hope you enjoy the show and we’ll be posting the next episode really soon. Have a great day and stay safe! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 3 – Joan Collins, Live Music and The Decline of the Christmas Record. (with special guest Jamie Summerfield) Hi and welcome to episode 3 of the podcast that hopes to combine coffee, conversation and comedy with interesting topics, A Couple of Drips. Reporter, music journalist, social media guru, now turned singer-songwriter, there isn’t much that today’s guest, Jamie Summerfield, can’t turn his hand to. In this episode, we ruminate on what happened to proper Christmas songs, how Jamie wrote one of his own, how much we miss live music, and during our ‘claim to fame’ section, we find out why Joan Collins thought he was a bit shifty. Jamie has also been kind enough to give us a sneak preview of his new single, Christmas Eve, to be released on 4th December and because it’s nearly Christmas, we have a small but silly mockumentary, into the creative process of making the record. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try. Here are the links to most of the things we mentioned in the episode: Darkwoods Panama (today’s coffee) Has Bean (coffee) Pact (coffee) A Little Bit of Stone (Stone’s community hub) Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas Album Phil Spectre’s Christmas Album Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album The Flaming Lips’ Christmas Album + Film Indie Midlands (Jamie's music reviews) Bitter Sweet Symphonies (more of Jamie's reviews) The Space Between The Notes (Jamie's music PR site) Christmas Eve by Jamie Summerfield (Jamie’s Christmas Single) Jamie’s Twitter Cleanfeed (high quality web audio for broadcasting) If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, why not buy us a coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/coupleofdrips We hope you enjoy the show and we’ll be posting the next episode really soon. Have a great day and stay safe! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 2 – The US Election, Hurricane Sandy and Prince Philip’s Trousers. (with special guest Helene Sandy) Hi and welcome to episode 2 of the podcast that hopes to combine coffee, conversation and comedy with interesting topics, A Couple of Drips. In this episode, we talk to local stand-up comedian and soon to be podcaster Helene Sandy. Helene has been performing locally and at the Edinburgh Fringe for a number of years. We talk about lockdown, being stranded in New York, whilst enduring a storm and sharing a toilet, the American election, Prince Philip’s trousers, and what kind of people the world’s favourite airline let loose in their first class cabin. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try. Here are the links to most of the things we mentioned in the episode: Helene Sandy’s Facebook Coffee – Square Mile – “Caballeros” from Honduras (red apple, macadamia, honeysuckle) washed processed Catuai variety James Hoffman, World Barista Champion 2007, website with links to YouTube, Twitter etc. Trump’s Spiritual Advisor Simon Pegg rewatches Shaun of the Dead, British GQ. Cleanfeed (high quality web audio for broadcasting) If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, why not buy us a coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/coupleofdrips We hope you enjoy the show and we’ll be posting the next episode really soon. Have a great day and stay safe! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 1 – Brian Cox, Sara Pascoe, and the Wedding Proposal (with special guest Danny Davies) Hi and welcome to episode 1 of a brand new podcast that hopes to combine coffee, conversation and comedy with interesting topics. We’ll be taking a totally irreverent look at the world, whilst talking about coffee, things, and to people who have some interesting stories to tell. I’m your host, Kris Grainger, and I’m a coffee obsessive who tries to persuade funny and interesting people to join me for a chat, on the promise of some damned good coffee. In this episode, we talk to local stand up comedian and comedy gig organiser Danny Davies. Danny has been on the semi-pro circuit for a number of years. We talk about how Covid-19 and lockdown has affected comedy gigs and venues, we talk about Danny’s marriage proposal and how he was the only the one who didn’t know what was happening, and I tell my story of when I met Sara Pascoe, in a toilet. We’d love to hear your comments about things you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, guests you’d like to see and, of course, coffees you’d like us to try. Here are the links to most of the things we mentioned in the episode. The podcasts are RSS feeds, so just copy and paste these into wherever you get your podcasts, to have a listen: Darkwoods Coffee, Common Grounds: Barrel Aged Coffee Sara Pascoe podcast, 'Sex Power Money’ (RSS Feed) Neil Mullarkey, comedian (and thoroughly nice chap) Nik Kershaw, musician and songwriter Hack Green, Secret Nuclear Bunker Moddershall Oaks Weddings, Spa and Afternoon Teas. James Hoffman, World Barista Champion 2007, website with links to YouTube, Twitter etc. Danny Davies, Facebook ‘Stand Upfrom the Shed’, Scott Bennettpodcast (RSS feed) ROFL Comedy Club If you’d like to get in touch with us, our email is coupleofdrips@gmail.com If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, why not buy us a coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/coupleofdrips We hope you enjoy the show and we’ll be posting the next episode really soon. Have a great day and stay safe! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/acod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.