In a movie length episode Neal assesses Warren Buffet’s breakfast habits, wonders if lickable screens could take some workload off his dying retinas, belatedly learns what RV stands for, considers the feasibility of working from home in a jungle, looks at regulating child operated lemonade stands, begrudges right handed touch typists, explains how TV procedural drama mavericks are kept in check and discusses apprehending a criminal via their car sunroof, why the clock face directions system is not fit for purpose, how dogs issue non verbal warnings, cathedral basements, Filene’s basement, placing house boat owners on a pedestal, the alarming disappearance of Kittensoft brand toilet paper, Morse Code, mock MENSA IQ tests, working from home in a jungle, the man who failed to eat his dog, monster truck events in sit-coms, travel protocols and admin on Criminal Minds, typing the letter W, how bespoke prairie wagons appear mass produced, how the Kellogg brothers named cereals, quad bikes on the show I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Woodsttock versus other Woodstocks, boat houses versus house boats and more.

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Despite some sub par sound quality in parts, Neal proposes an innovative Star Trek spin off, wonders if dogs are powered by four legs or two, disambiguates Whoopee! comic, whoopee cushions and Whoopi Goldberg, considers the natural resting state for a human hand, demystifies the traditional motor funeral cortege, makes the surprising case for transparent mains sewage pipes, uncovers the strange logistics of Ash Wednesday following Pancake Tuesday in 1980s Ireland, ponders the feasibility of allowing ghosts access night classes, reveals why your cat will not thank you for cream in a non dairy beverage, uncovers the surprising liability risks of in-store perfume sampling and discusses why dogs urinate, life before soap, how tea is made, his home’s changing cat to human ratio, Chumbawamba, songs about legs, Right Said Fred, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin’s rainy day album, defining woodwork, how to give your address, Eircodes, the realities of flying cars, joke shops, Ghost (1990), Sister Act (1992), elephant glass, Toronto’s CN tower, the phrase throwing up in your mouth a little, how to fairly charge a talking cat for tap water in a bar, using de rigueur in casual conversation, how storytelling fell into the control of elitists, Gnid and Enid Blyton and more.

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Neal examines the logistics of running away to join a circus, wonders how Einstein adapted to American breakfasts, considers the sociology of onster communes, creates a case study in witness memory unreliability, compares your cat cam with the Mars Curiosity Rover, opens up about the next step in his twenty years of harmonica growth and discusses standing up to hydration shaming, things to consider if you’re offered a trip in a lifeboat, how cats reset after a house move, what this podcast can’t provide for your child, a Netflix to VHS pipeline, wrapping your lunch in sheet metal, politeness on cheques, psychic detectives, Starbucking (2006), circus branch networks, a Now 16 album update, handling dry ice, geometry of a dog, anatomy of a coffee table, dimensionality of a double cassette album,Frankenstein related branding problem, amplifying a cat in the jungle, caffeination on planes, how co-pllots gain experience, toy dogs and pageants, Paddy versus Patty, Schrödinger the lunatic, parrots versus AI for podcast cloning, fond memories of failing Chemistry, dry ice versus freezer burn, a new era for the harmonica element of the show, The Long Walk by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman), swimming like a cross continent sprinter, Forest Gump (1994), adapting am-dram theatre licensing to podcasting and more.

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