Ant & Dec Podcast Production STOPS for 8ft Bear!
Hosted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly
- 26m
- Transcript
Summary
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This final Canadian episode features the hosts answering listener emails and looking back at past archives, interrupted by an actual bear wandering near their production trailers. Listeners send in amusing stories, including a horse named Joey in County Clare that is obsessed with the podcast, childhood commandments from an old Smash Hits magazine spread, and a discovery that an I'm a Celebrity theme tune samples a 1994 PJ and Duncan track. The hosts also debate regional meal terms like supper, test out Google AI kitchen stretches for post-golf stiffness, and share a chaotic anecdote involving a colleague vomiting on roller coasters at Universal Studios.
Chapters
- 0:00Podcast Intro and Advertisements
The episode opens with a brief ad for Carvana, followed by a medical ad about chronic migraine and Botox.
- 2:00Canadian Adventure Announcement
Hosts announce their Canadian trip and discuss the bear that has appeared in their studio.
- 2:49Letter from a Pony Fan
A letter arrives from a pony named Joey, who has become obsessed with the podcast after listening to it on an iPad.
- 5:06Ten Commandments Recap
The hosts read out their humorous Ten Commandments from a Smash Hits magazine.
- 8:18Music Copyright Skirmish
They discuss the sample used in the 'I'm a Celebrity' intro and joke about suing each other.
- 10:51Bear Encounter Updates
The hosts report on the bear’s presence, its behavior, and their attempts to keep it away from the studio.
- 12:02Supper Traditions Across the UK
They share anecdotes about how different regions in the UK define and serve supper.
- 15:51Gemini AI Stretch Routine
The hosts demonstrate a quick kitchen stretch routine suggested by Google's Gemini AI.
- 25:39Conclusion and Farewell
The episode wraps up with final remarks, a teaser of future content, and a goodbye to listeners.
Highlights
- 2:00
An 8ft Bear Interrupts Productionstory
Production is temporarily halted when a four-year-old male bear approaches the unit base during intense seasonal feeding.
- 2:59
A Horse Named Joey Listensstory
A listener shares how her unruly pony completely calms down and stands still when the podcast is played.
- 5:07
The Ten Cult Commandmentsinsight
The hosts revisit bizarre rules from their third album's promotional material in Smash Hits magazine.
- 8:18
Discovering a Sample Sample Surpriseinsight
A listener points out that the famous I'm a Celebrity drumbeat is sampled directly from a 1994 PJ and Duncan track.
- 12:02
Email responses reveal vastly different definitions for the word supper across Glasgow, Leeds, Wales, and Winchester.
- 14:53
Why Uphill Traffic Has Priorityinsight
The rule giving uphill traffic right of way originates from horse-drawn travel, as stopping a horse downhill is harder.
- 18:08
Niche Pokémon Shoutsstory
Fans recall the hosts' old Saturday morning Pokémon sketches and shout random catchphrases at them in public.
- 23:24
The Universal Studios Roller Coaster Incidentstory
A colleague gets motion sickness on the Hagrid ride and accidentally vomits on both of the hosts' daughters.
Quotes
Sponsored segments
- Carvana 0:04–0:30
- Botox 0:35–1:30
- Chrysler 1:39–1:59
- bellabucks.com 2:45–2:49
- Gemini 15:37–17:14
- Lululemon 26:08–26:38
- State Farm 26:35–27:00
About this episode
Ant & Dec are diving into your airmail for one last time. This week they conclude the supper vs. dinner debacle, share a seriously sickly rollercoaster disaster and reminisce about those SM:TV Pokemon sketches (if you’d like to watch them for yourself they’re here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtTNX7Ko4YE&t=379s) Plus the podcast is RUDELY INTERRUPTED…. by an actual real life bear... Chaos ensues! 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcript
4,936 words · 8 speakers
Speaker names marked are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.
Topics
- Pokémon
- Tonight I'm Free Cool Mix
- Truvia Alulose Plus Stevia Sweetener
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