Rum Doings Episode Two
by John Walker on Aug.21, 2009, under Rum Doings, The Rest
Episode 2 of Rum Doings is up. This week the topic not under discussion is “Whatever happened to good old fashioned manners?”
What is instead discussed includes puns in other languages, the horrible quality of commercial radio, extensive discussions of the tricks behind homeopathy, and can you be proud of collectives?
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August 22nd, 2009 on 07:22
Another good podcast. It has even knocked off Mark Kermode’s podcast for listening to when going to sleep (no mean feat I assure you). Although my drift into oblivion was punctuated by questions such as “what’s a homonym?”, “what’s a lexicon?” from my gf.
August 22nd, 2009 on 09:37
Another funny and entertaining podcast, nice one. I really like the format of this, it works really well.
August 22nd, 2009 on 14:30
Great work on this. I laughed up tears during this exchange:
John: Imagine if you got holy wine down the sink… it’d get into the waterways, and then HOMEOPATHIC JESUS would get into everyone!
Nicholas: Yes… if homeopathy works, then that would be the best way of preaching the gospel: just pour Jesus down the drain and get him into the waterworks. Whatever did happen to good old fashioned…
John: Good Old Fashioned Jesus?
Good show.
August 22nd, 2009 on 14:42
John Walker, you are scaring me with your podcast. It’s not that I don’t find it funny. You have provided me with one hour and forty six minutes of high-grade entertainment, and for that I am grateful. But it is your single minded determination to stay away from anything that might be considered informative or relevant which distresses me. Listening to two men talk about about nothing is weird. I am become Big Brother, and it’s creeping me out.
August 22nd, 2009 on 15:46
I’ve enjoyed both podcasts. I’ll definitely be in the audience for more. It was good to keep it shorter this time. 40-45 minutes does seem about right. It’s what Melvyn sticks to with In Our Time, and you can’t argue with a man wielding a hairstyle like that.
Most enjoyable. Keep ’em coming.
August 22nd, 2009 on 15:52
James – I think quite a lot about that second one was informative. I certainly learned things from Nick while talking, and I think the homeopathy chat was certainly informed.
August 22nd, 2009 on 22:07
The Chinese love their puns! They are often very filthy to.
August 22nd, 2009 on 22:14
Just for John’s sake: watching Jimmy Carr’s stand-up on telly tonight. I was the man that went to the effort to transcribe one of his earliets appearances and John HATED IT. And, sure enough, I’m hating tonight’s show. Time is passing very slowly whilst viewing.
August 22nd, 2009 on 22:42
It is true. I am enlightened by your work. I think it’s the fact that I’ve subscribed to a podcast that’s not actually *about* anything that worries me. Normally those are the podcasts I unsubscribe from.
But, ya know, thanks. And stuff.
August 23rd, 2009 on 09:48
James, I’m glad you enjoy our podcast. I agree that doing a podcast that’s not about something could lead to a bleak wasteland. This is something we both worried about in the first recording. However, I hope you agree that it can also lead to some interesting diversions that being a slave to a topic would cut off. Think of it like a Sunday walk through some unknown rambling copse.
August 23rd, 2009 on 11:56
Don’t mean to cause offense, but Nicholas’ accent sounds like it is straight from a Mighty Boosh sketch. Apologies.
August 23rd, 2009 on 16:40
Graham – I can’t help think that a shorter route to avoiding causing offense, and the subsequent need to apologise, is to have not posted the comment?
August 23rd, 2009 on 17:29
Any chance of a photo of the both of you. It always helps me if I know what who I listen to looks like (was that even English I just burbled out?). I was in shock for a good week after seeing that Ken Bruce was nearly totally without hair and was in fact under the age of 92. And John W’s pic in the latest PC Gamer looks nearly exactly the opposite of what I expected – he has facial hair and everything (although Tim Edwards from the same mag looks like someone I know’s mum).
August 23rd, 2009 on 17:32
It’s nice listening to smart, interesting, lovely people talk about things. Please carry on!
August 23rd, 2009 on 18:33
I tried to watch The Mighty Boosh once but found that it was trying too hard to be what it thinks is surreal, so I fear I know not whom you think I emulate.
August 23rd, 2009 on 21:32
Just on the shop puns theres 2 sandwich shops right next to my uni “Roland Butter” and a few shops down “joanna Goodbite”….
August 23rd, 2009 on 22:40
Love it. Will tell everyone to listen ^^
August 25th, 2009 on 11:15
Well, I wasn’t sure what to expect of Rum Doings, but I think it works really well.
Just two gentleman, who seem to be great friends, on a journey of exploring as many tangents as possible.
And it’s both informative and funny too.
Great stuff.
August 25th, 2009 on 13:31
I would also like to put my hand up, wait patiently and then chirp, “Please sir, I really rather quite enjoyed these Rum Doing’s too”.
It’s strange though, as I can’t quite put my finger on what I enjoy about them so much. I do think you’ve come across some magical secret in deciding what not to discuss. This is clearly how the best conversations are formed.
Good stuff chaps and I look forward to more.
Owen
August 25th, 2009 on 18:31
I haven’t listened yet as I prefer to let podcasts age like fine wines, but as I was musing on twitter last night while listening to a vintage RPS podcast, you are my favorite of all the podcasters so I predict that I probably do quite like this.
August 26th, 2009 on 19:26
Every voice conjures the image of a person, in my mind. Nick has a top hat and monocle. Not in a bad way.
August 27th, 2009 on 10:45
I can’t say I know the reaction to them… but Japanese puns are pretty terrible.
Some examples:
futon ga futtonda – sounds like futon is futon (but means futon is flying away)
Hokkaidô wa dekkaidô – again sounds like Hokkaido is hokkaido… but actually means hokkaido is big.
August 28th, 2009 on 01:16
Fantastic stuff, just like last time. Throughly entertaining, in a rambling sort of way.
August 28th, 2009 on 23:56
Really enjoy this podcast. As a Briton living in America I often pine for a bit of British (even if Nick is technically a dirty foreigner). Listening to two guys just talk is oddly voyeuristic. Hopefully they won’t have run out of things to say in a months time!
August 30th, 2009 on 14:22
Not got much to say other than please make more.
Holla.
September 1st, 2009 on 07:16
Even though I disagree on some of the language matters with Nick, it’s been a real pleasure listening to two gentlemen indulging in a proper banter. I do think. however, hat I still prefer the first one – lengthier, less serious, more Flanders & Swann.
September 2nd, 2009 on 06:09
Great stuff, keep up the podcasting.
September 2nd, 2009 on 21:22
John has put up episode 3 now. See his latest blog post:
https:https://botherer.org/2009/09/02/rum-doings-episode-three/