They Did What Now

MJ Stokes
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They Did What Now

They Did What Now is a show that celebrates history's ballsiest moves, most spectacular loophole abuses, hold-my-beer-moments and extreme examples of extra. Comedian MJ Stokes talks to various comics, writers and other performers about their favourite stories, and shares some of their own. Episodes every two weeks.

Episodes

  1. League of Evil Musicians vs the Ghost and A Runaway Handball Team with Brian Cheatle

    11/19/2019

    League of Evil Musicians vs the Ghost and A Runaway Handball Team with Brian Cheatle

    MJ talks to comedian Brian Cheatle about the frankly cursed life of Adolf Sax, inventor of the saxophone (and the lesser-known Saxocanon), and shares the tale of Sri Lanka's secret handball team. Plus the case for bringing back dueling, the Anti-MJ League, some good old-fashioned tan bashing and nobody being quite sure what exactly handball is. Brian is on Instagram at brian_cheatle. Follow Retrovision on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ReRetroVisionComedy We're theydidwhatnowpod on everything social. Got a story? Email us at theydidwhatnowpod@gmail.com!

    41 min
  2. An Alarming Lack of Supervision and Grand Theft Island

    11/04/2019

    An Alarming Lack of Supervision and Grand Theft Island

    MJ talks to Fiona Kenny about two child stowaways and the frankly alarming number of adults they passed on a very long journey, and shares the tale of a uniquely Australian protest for same-sex marriage. With special guest Gráinneog the Emotional Support Hedgehog. Plus Alan the Taxi Driver, MJ's BDE (Big Drug-dealer Energy), and an economy based entirely on stamp collecting. The RTE radio documentary can be found here: https://bit.ly/2r87o3y Fiona is on Instagram and Twitter @fkinaw3some Got a story? Email us at theydidwhatnowpod@gmail.com

    29 min
  3. Dead Man Suing and a Wooden Leg Called Cuthbert with Oli Riordan

    09/22/2019

    Dead Man Suing and a Wooden Leg Called Cuthbert with Oli Riordan

    MJ Stokes talks to Oli Riordan about a man who was legally declared dead to his face, and shares the story of WW2 super-spy Virginia Hall's trek across the Pyrenees. Plus venomous accessorising, Feline Jesus, murder vs. robbery, and why Oli's great-grandfather was banned from the United States. Find Oli on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oliriordancomedy/ and Twitter @oliver_riordan Got a story you'd like us to look in to? Hit us up on just about everything social @ theydidwhatnowpod or email theydidwhatnowpod@gmail.com

    37 min
  4. Water Bottle Lifejackets and the Patron Saint of Bloodthirsty Widows

    09/04/2019

    Water Bottle Lifejackets and the Patron Saint of Bloodthirsty Widows

    Allie O'Rourke tells MJ about how legendary kayaker and designer Corran Addison made a big splash at the 1997 world championships, and MJ talks about St Olga of Kiev's scorched-earth rejection policy and why they really want to get 'Tweet, Tweet Boom!' written on a t-shirt. Plus Death by Trees, boats crossing pickets, and more bad puns than you can shake a paddle at. CW for animal cruelty and gore. Find Allie on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Allieorourkecomedian/ Insta: allie.orourke MJ is on Twitter @taoiseachotrash Insta: emjaystokes We're everywhere @theydidwhatnowpod!

    53 min
  5. Historical Trans F******s and a Big West Virginian F**k You with Felix O'Connor

    08/18/2019

    Historical Trans F******s and a Big West Virginian F**k You with Felix O'Connor

    They Did What Now is a show that celebrates the ballsiest moves in history. In the first episode, MJ Stokes talks to comedian Felix O'Connor about early 20th century trans grifter Ellis Glen's gender-related get-out-of-jail-free card, and tells us how the citizens of Vulcan, West Virginia took a unique approach to solving their transportation problems. The gorgeous Ellis Glen: https://bit.ly/2P4YU8U You can follow Felix on Twitter @felixiroflife and on Instagram at oximoronic. MJ is @taoiseachotrash on Twitter and emjaystokes on Instagram. Want to share a story? Email us at theydidwhatnowpod@gmail.com

    42 min
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About

They Did What Now is a show that celebrates history's ballsiest moves, most spectacular loophole abuses, hold-my-beer-moments and extreme examples of extra. Comedian MJ Stokes talks to various comics, writers and other performers about their favourite stories, and shares some of their own. Episodes every two weeks.

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  • Creator
    MJ Stokes
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
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