Bampots
A fortnightly podcast about adulting in today's society, by two friends, Marco and Andrew.
Episodes
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15: Other Podcasts Are Available
27 November 2019 | 40 mins 35 secs
amazon prime, apple music, apple tv, data, music, netflix, spotify, subscriptions, tv, youtube
We’re back, and on form! This episode we discuss the advantages and issues around the growing market of subscription services, and touch on our dependency and attachment to certain services and how we manage them.
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14: Idols: Part One
30 October 2019 | 37 mins
american idol, ariana grande, blink-182, delonge, elton john, football, idols, jenner, john terry, kardashian, music, pink floyd
We all have idols that we admire! Bill Gates, Mr Blobby and H from Steps are just a few common ones, but this week we talk about some of our own idols we look up to.... and some we don’t!
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13: Or It Could Be Hitler
16 October 2019 | 36 mins 48 secs
bill gates, elton john, extinction rebellion, ghandi, greta thunberg, hitler, icon, idol, steve jobs, uber
It’s great to have icons, my desktop would look weird without them! Oh, not that icon... this week we discuss what it takes to be an iconic person and how people have different idols from icons.
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12: That is the Song of That Band
2 October 2019 | 37 mins 25 secs
blink-182, counting crows, covers, guitar, music, nirvana, queen
Topic: Our Thoughts on Cover Songs
We talk about covers of songs we are particularly close too, songs we didn't realise were covers and Marco forgets to send me any notes.
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11: Not a Real Gorilla
18 September 2019 | 39 mins 55 secs
apple, cadbury, elton john, eminem, fyre, justin timberlake, mcdonalds, phil collins, technology
We're back! In this episode we recount some iconic music in advertising, from Justin Timberlake to furry creatures, before going off topic and talking about talking about music in films.
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Internude
4 September 2019 | 2 mins 15 secs
We have decided to take a two week break to work on a bit of a restructure to the show format and focus. We'll see you in two weeks!
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9: Now Playing - Sex Playlist
21 August 2019 | 36 mins 24 secs
guilty pleasures, music, music memories, playlist names, playlists
“Hey Siri, shuffle my music”... “now playing, Bampots Bump and Grind”... This week we discuss some of the different emotions with music, discovery each other’s current favourites, and uncover some of the guilty pleasures.
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8: A Tesla or a Monster Truck
7 August 2019 | 23 mins 25 secs
carnivore, debate, funny, lion king, meat, music, vegan
Did you hate the previous episode on Veganism... well here is another!
This week is a follow up on the wider areas around Veganism and some of the challenges you find when approaching the topic of meat consumption.
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7: Caramel Isn't Vegan?!
24 July 2019 | 1 hr 15 mins
challenge, diet, fail, funny, health, humour, scottish, vegan
We set ourselves a challenge; can you live on a vegan diet for a standard work week.
We discuss our experience, the challenges and what we learned from throwing ourselves in the deep end of this increasingly popular lifestyle.
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6: Cuddling a Sausage
10 July 2019 | 46 mins 24 secs
alcohol, bacon, buzzfeed, daily mail, fear, flying, loneliness
We had a few issues with Marco’s audio levels this week, and whilst we have worked to counter them, we apologise for any dips in quality you experience with this episode. Thanks!
This episode we delve into the weird and wonderful parts of the internet to discuss some myths and misconceptions about things that are bad for you.
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5: Swearing
26 June 2019 | 43 mins 26 secs
bad language, childhood, funny, humour, scottish, swearing
As two foul mouthed Scots, we delve into the origin story of our relationship with swearing and bad language.
Warning, this episode takes a sharp turn from our usually squeaky clean podcast!
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4: 15 Years Over the Asking Price
12 June 2019 | 47 mins 17 secs
accents, iron man, marvel, movies, spider-man
This week we begin by delving into our own accents before briefly dealing with the fallout of the tinder episode.
We then move on to discuss some movies that disappointed and enraged us, from Jobs, to Spectre, to Iron Man 3.
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3: Catalogue of Humans
29 May 2019 | 58 mins 32 secs
bumble, dates, online dating, tinder
As two men with a lot of experience of being single, we wanted to give our views and tell our war stories about online dating. We compare our own experiences, sharing a little too much along the way, and discuss apps such as Tinder and Bumble.
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2: Playing Golf with Steve Jobs on the Moon
15 May 2019 | 53 mins 10 secs
fyre, instagram, meme, netflix, social media
We discuss our experiences on social media and review the Netflix documentaries Fyre and The American Meme.