Two Voices Radio Podcast Nick Benjamin Andy Waterfield

This time we're limited to 40 minutes due to poor technology.  Hello to Abigail!  We talk about another narrowboat holiday via Atherstone and a visit to a good old fashioned bakery.  Plus we visit Birmingham. Why is Birmingham always slated? We love it!  Plus... Nick mentions a Two Voices Radio Presentation Skills course he's hosting for 5 weeks in Brentford and how it has some wonderful attendees.  Finally... how often do you clean your toothbrush?

It's all here and as random as usual!

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This time… we start with cereal for dinner… you won’t believe the suggestion of the USA Kellogg’s boss. 

We look at the Crooked House Pub in Dudley, West Midlands… it’s an intriguing story.  We talk about re-use of buildings and the surprising number of new buildings still appearing.  Plus… the radio station currently off air… for a very strange reason.

We talk our perennial favourite topic… hotel stays… from chain hotels to a recent stay we have made at an old fashioned hotel in Bournemouth.   Andy tells us why he always feels a bit queasy in guest houses but how we loved our traditional bed, breakfast and evening meal bargain.   Don’t forget… if you are in the UK and travel by train… get a bolt-on PlusBus ticket for good value travel for silly money... that's what we do. 

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This time...we talk about old bank notes, the Bank of England and the Stock Exchange.

The UK appears to now be a coffee culture over tea.

We talk about moving to other countries and learning the language.

We love a stay in a "pub with rooms" but notice young people come down to hotel breakfasts with their bags and coats on. What's that all about?

Mixtapes and owning music... with the rise of online music... Nick realises that we don't actually own our own music anymore... its quite sad... but equally... quite efficient!

We talk the rent culture and how the UK is all about owning, whereas European cities are filled with renters. That gets us onto the annoyance of Brexit (something we've avoided discussing before!)

Finally... Andy makes a great recommendation that you tune in to a wonderful Youtuber "The Narrowboat Pirate". Heidi is fabulous. She has a filthy sense of humour and you'll love her... like we do!

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Christmas cuddly toys linked with shops – from Venus flytraps to Caterpillars. There’s our usual Retail Roundup. Wilkos is back open in Luton. Smarter M&S stores. Local Radio…not so local. Shirts with pleats… avoid. The robotic café with GPS. Nick reveals potential Christmas death-traps around the house. He finds it difficult to keep a straight face… not because the issue isn’t serious but by the way the article was written. We think you may laugh along!

Please do us a Christmas favour… share our podcast or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Speak soon in 2024. (Nick and Andy)

This time we discuss our recent trip to Scotland. It's a fabulous country and only an hour away from Luton Airport. We stay in Glasgow, jaunt over to the coast at Largs. Plus we take the train to Stirling and Edinburgh.

You tell us how you enjoy hearing about places to visit in the UK so we hope this will inspire your next tripette.

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This time… Andy has a moan about unnecessary communications from companies… Nick cannot walk through a moving train. Why are the recycling systems so different across the country?

Two further questions… why are the British never prepared for the weather and why our trains are so expensive? As predicted Wilkos has finally gone bust. Andy reminds us of the bargain food mixer he bought from there. We talk fitness, walking and poor supermarket sandwiches when you do decide to go out for the day. That leads us onto poor bread!

Finally… Andy tells us how Neighbours has returned to TV. He tells us what he thinks of it. It’s all here… get in touch via the website: twovoices.co.uk