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This bonus episode features the hosts opening a mailbag of listener letters while hanging out in snowy British Columbia. They read bizarre and amusing stories from fans, including a letter about a goldfish named after television personality Stephen Mulhern that met an unfortunate end from medication drops, and a detailed military-style classification system for wiping habits. Later in the episode, the conversation turns to television nostalgia and genealogy, discussing their past voice work on cartoons like Engie Benji and the surprising revelations from filming their documentary DNA Journey.
Throughout the episode, the hosts debate regional meal naming conventions and reminisce about filming their DNA documentary across America and Ireland. They explain how a historian named Alistair Moffat originally roped them into providing DNA samples to help map the northeast of England, which ultimately led to the discovery that they share a common ancestor and are distantly related through a Viking invader. Listeners get an unfiltered look at their banter, personal memories of school verrucas, and behind-the-scenes stories from their television careers.
The episode opens with a series of unrelated commercial spots before the hosts begin their casual conversation.
The hosts discuss their lunch orders, joking about tuna, pineapple, whiskey, and maple dishes while teasing each other.
The hosts dive into a humorous discussion about toilet paper wiping styles, inventing a five‑category system.
A listener writes about her goldfish named Ant and Dec, detailing their antics and the unfortunate death of one fish.
The hosts recount their DNA test experience, revealing a distant Viking ancestor and the emotional impact of the discovery.
The episode concludes with a final thank‑you to listeners, reminders to submit letters, and an invitation to the next main show.
Goldfish Named After Stephen Mulhernstory
A listener writes in to share that she named her fish after the hosts and Stephen Mulhern, only for Stephen to die after being given special drops for a bladder infection by the vet.
Internationally Recognized Bum Wipe Classificationinsight
A listener formerly in the army outlines the five categories of wiping habits, dividing people into stand-up folders, stand-up scrunchers, sit-down folders, sit-down scrunchers, and mavericks.
North-South Meal Name Confusioninsight
The hosts discuss how growing up in Newcastle meant lunch was dinner and dinner was tea, causing endless confusion after moving to London where people use standard meal names.
Voicing Children's Cartoons for Equal Paystory
The hosts recall voicing the animated show Engie Benji, where one host voiced the title character for hours in the booth while the other played a dog that barked once, yet they split all earnings fifty-fifty.
Microwave Gun Treatment for Verrucasstrategy
One host describes getting rid of a swimming pool verruca using a modern medical gun that shoots microwave pulses into the sole of the foot.
Related to a Viking Invaderdata
The hosts discuss the emotional conclusion of their DNA Journey documentary, where they discovered they share a common DNA marker from an 11th-century Viking invader to Ireland.
Tracing DNA Back to Mesopotamiadata
One host shares that his female DNA marker was traced through ancient skeletons all the way back to Mesopotamia in modern-day Syria.
“We both share a common DNA marker, which was shared by a Viking invader to Ireland from about the 11th century.”
It’s a Monday and the boys are diving into your Canadian airmail, and are left crying with laughter over a very unique letter involving Stephen Mulhern, fish and more twists and turns than a country lane. Ant talks verrucas and Dec explains the difference between lunch, dinner and tea. Plus, the boys reminisce about their time voicing the cartoon show Engie Benjy, and we discover the backstory of how they came to make DNA Journey. As always, keep your correspondence coming to [email protected]. Sign off your email with the name you’d like us to use. If you’d rather we didn’t mention your surname, simply leave it out. And if you’d like a full-name shout-out, throw the whole thing in there! ----- 00:00 - What we’re having for lunch 01:12 - Canadian Airmail 01:45 - Fish Friends 04:30 - Bum Wiping 07:10 - Lunch, Dinner or Tea? 09:05 - Engie Benjy 11:40 - Ant Spotted Again! 12:40 - Verruca Feet 15:55 - Ant & Dec Are Related?! 17:20 - Ancestry History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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