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Joe Thomas and James Buckley return with another episode of their conversational podcast, discussing everything from Harry Styles and Peppa Pig to embryonic biology and orange juice manufacturing. The hosts explore how a single tweet from Harry Styles rescued the promotional effort for the first Inbetweeners film, recount disastrous promotional tours involving abandoned cafes, and dissect children's books and TV shows like Harry Potter. Later, listener voice notes lead the hosts into debates about London's invasive parakeet population, whether humans start life as an anus, and the surprising truth behind orange juice bits.
Hosts introduce the show and run a brief product advertisement before diving into the episode's main content.
Joe and James discuss the failed promotional tour for a film involving Harry Styles and the mishaps that occurred.
After discussion, the hosts conclude that the fact is true, explaining the reasoning and confirming the answer for listeners.
The hosts wrap up the episode, thank listeners, and provide contact information and social media links.
A guest shares a story about invasive parakeets in London, their impact on local trees, and the broader ecological concerns.
The hosts introduce the fact‑check portion of the show, explaining the process and announcing the first fact to be examined.
The hosts debate whether the human embryo develops the anus before the mouth, exploring scientific explanations and opinions.
The hosts reminisce about growing up with squash and share humorous anecdotes about food preferences.
The hosts reflect on feeling pressured by age and compare their life stages to famous figures.
They discuss their aspirations in football, the challenges of age, and the reality of professional sports.
The conversation turns to criticism of football tactics, player behavior, and the use of experience in games.
They share football trivia, such as famous penalties and record scorers, in a playful manner.
Harry Styles Saved The Inbetweenersstory
A single tweet from pop star Harry Styles provided the main promotional success for the first Inbetweeners film release in America after their actual promotional tour fell apart.
A Disastrous Promotional Tour Stopstory
The hosts recall a disastrous promotional trip to Minneapolis where an interview was scheduled at a cafe that had gone out of business three years prior and was completely boarded up.
Parakeet Theories In Londoninsight
A listener asks about how emerald green parakeets ended up living wild in London, with theories ranging from escaping London Zoo to arriving for the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean or being Jimi Hendrix pets.
Parakeets Cause Serious Tree Damagedata
Looking up facts mid-conversation, the hosts discover that wild parakeets are notorious for destroying orchard crops, stripping bark from trees, and chewing through building structures and cables.
The Embryonic Origin Of Anusesinsight
Exploring a listener fact check, the hosts discuss how during early embryonic development, the opening that becomes the anus forms before the opening that becomes the mouth.
Evolutionary Importance Of The Anusinsight
The discussion turns to deep evolutionary history, explaining how the separation of mouth and anus allowed feces to sink to the sea floor, which significantly increased atmospheric oxygen levels.
Earth Had Ancient Ringsinsight
Sharing a fact about deep earth history, the hosts discuss how the Earth once had planetary rings that eventually coalesced to become the moon.
The Secret Behind Orange Juice Bitsdata
A listener fact reveals that all commercial orange juice is manufactured completely smooth, and pulp or bits are deliberately added back in at specific ratios depending on regional consumer preference.
“There was meant to be a promotional tour as well and it just, it was like, everything went wrong.”
“During, uh, the first few weeks of embryonic development, the opening that becomes your anus forms before the opening that becomes your mouth.”
“All orange juice is first manufactured as smooth orange juice.”
“I only got, I only heard, I only realised that that was a thing after Simon Bird.”
“I'm running out of examples, there are people, like, when you're.”
“Even though I've never been any good at football, I've always thought, there might be a chance.”
“We hope that you've learned something or had a nice time, we'll be back next week, armed with more facts, chats”
“I've never have been impressive, even the early days.”
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