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Richard Allardice tells true, funny stories of failure. With occasional, practical tidbits on how not to fail.

  1. 14: Dog’s Spare Human Holds Phone in Cold Dark Street

    17 MAR

    14: Dog’s Spare Human Holds Phone in Cold Dark Street

    Is a poodle cross a good choice for a guard dog, if your neighbourhood is embroiled in light to medium crime? Today’s story answers the hard questions. A tale of posh pets, local delinquency, and a fear of snobbery. Support the show

    22 min
  2. 13: Soul of the trail

    28/02/2023

    13: Soul of the trail

    Today’s episode is about the outdoors and space: how we seek out the outdoors as a reset for our troubles; and how we negotiate physical space with our fellow humans, harmoniously or otherwise. Features: Pride, fancy boots and mangoes – when a forest walk, far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, goes awryNeutrinos, a haunting road trip and getting frazzled – a foray into the science (my version) of getting overwhelmedMurmurations, swimming pools and etiquette – a look at the social science of personal space, including why we get so annoyed when people don’t follow the rulesA poetic bookend from a chronic memoriser Support the show

    46 min
  3. 12: Notes from a small house IV

    12/08/2022

    12: Notes from a small house IV

    Today’s episode is the fourth in the Notes from a small house series – short tales of life in and around a small house chock full of animals, people and stuff.  The theme is habits – the patterns we find ourselves falling into, and the patterns we notice in others, including the good, the bad, and the strange. Features: Choosing your preferred parent – kids reveal the truthWitnessing the fitness (or lack thereof) at taekwondoPosh cats with impossible standardsThe dragon chicken – on eggs and hoardingThe ever mug – when coffee never endsSupport the show

    18 min
  4. 11: Notes from a small house III

    14/06/2022

    11: Notes from a small house III

    Today’s episode is the third in the Notes from a small house series – chaotic, funny stories from a smallish house chock-full of people and animals.  The theme is misaligned perceptions – how something perfectly reasonable to one may be anathema to another. Features: A smashed face, and what to do about those teethOld cows, barbecues and vegetarianismRabbits in the home, and everywhere, for eternityHow to be a demotivational speaker (or not to be)Kihap! like you mean it – a taekwondo taleSupport the show

    17 min
  5. 10: Notes from a small house II

    13/03/2022

    10: Notes from a small house II

    Today’s episode is the second in the Notes from a small house series – chaotic, funny stories from a smallish house chock-full of people and animals. Features: Reverse sibling psychologyPhotodynamic face-melting therapyArtificial intelligence muttering to itself in the next roomThings kids say to imply they don’t like their dinner and certainly won’t be eating itSupport the show

    17 min
  6. 9: Notes from a small house I

    27/02/2022

    9: Notes from a small house I

    Today’s episode is the first in a series called Notes from a small house – chaotic, funny stories from a smallish house chock-full of people and animals. Features: Inexact questionsKids being lawyersAn avalanche of artworkA forlorn-looking dog who can’t make up his mindThings kids announce just as you’re rushing out the door for school at 8:59amSupport the show

    11 min
  7. 8: Wait, what did you say? Part II

    21/11/2021

    8: Wait, what did you say? Part II

    Today’s episode is the second part of a two-part series on language, looking at phrases we use all the time, but which on closer examination are a bit weird, misleading or funny. Features: Bears, hares and wondering where – notes on the hilarious linguistic laziness of Kiwi EnglishStars, lasers and taxi cabs – the glorious (and mixed) metaphors of workplace languageAn examination of idioms and phrases I never quite understood as a kid – and still don’t, reallySupport the show

    20 min
  8. 7: Wait, what did you say? Part I

    31/10/2021

    7: Wait, what did you say? Part I

    Today’s episode is about language and working out what things mean – generally by saying the wrong things first, and then looking back on them to either laugh or cringe. Features: Blurts and faux pas – when you don’t know what the right thing to say is until you’ve already said the wrong oneDemonstrating how irony works to your secondary school students by living ironicallyA rendezvous with a supermarket checkout machineA starfish and a universal theory of humourQuaint things your five-year-old daughter says after listening to a lot of Enid Blyton booksSupport the show

    19 min
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Richard Allardice tells true, funny stories of failure. With occasional, practical tidbits on how not to fail.

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  • Creator
    Richard Allardice
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Without a hitch 👍
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