Shows
culturalstudiesGraham Burnett and Peter Schmidt on Friends of AttentionGraham Burnett and Peter Schmidt on Friends of Attention
You can read about their work here:
https://friendsofattention.org/
https://www.schoolofattention.org/
2026-02-111h 00
Father and Son Formula One2025 Abu Dhabi Grand PrixIt's the season finale! Three drivers (Norris, Verstappen and Piastri) all have a chance of winning the title.Note, Toby and Graham try really hard not to talk about the season overall because there'll be a final season wrap up episode soon which will also look forward to 2026.
2025-12-301h 10Father and Son Formula One2025 Qatar Grand PrixThe penultimate race of the season. Drama and dodgy strategy calls along with extra rules imposed by Pirelli. Toby and Graham discuss it all.
2025-12-071h 27Father and Son Formula One2025 Las Vegas Grand PrixThe 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was certainly eventful and Graham and Toby discuss all the action!
2025-11-301h 12Father and Son Formula One2025 Brazil Grand PrixGraham and Toby discuss all the action from a fascinating Sprint Weekend in Sao Paolo, including Verstappen's meteoric climb through the field and that penalty for Piastri!
2025-11-181h 20Father and Son Formula One2025 Mexico Grand PrixListen to Graham and Toby discuss all the action from the Mexico Grand Prix, including a change of leader in the driver's championship!
2025-11-081h 31Father and Son Formula One2025 USA Grand PrixToby and Graham discuss all the action from the Circuit of the Americas. It's a sprint weekend and we're getting into the final few races with everything still to play for.
2025-10-281h 09Father and Son Formula One2025 Singapore Grand PrixAll the action from the hot, sticky night race that is the Singapore GP. Listen to Graham and Toby discuss that first lap incident and wildly speculate on what the driver market could look like in the future.
2025-10-151h 02Father and Son Formula One2025 Italy Grand PrixListen to Toby and Graham discuss all the action from the Italian Gran Prix where records were broken. And they tackle all the latest rumours and statistics.
2025-09-191h 22Father and Son Formula One2025 Netherlands Grand PrixListen to Toby and Graham discuss the action packed 2025 Netherlands Grand Prix. And all the gossip, together with some ramblings!
2025-09-081h 22Father and Son Formula One2025 Belgium and HungaryThe Summer Break is over! We're also back. In this bumper episode, Toby and Graham discuss both the Belgium Grand Prix and the Hungarian GP. Along with all the gossip and silly season stories when there's no racing to talk about.
2025-08-291h 15Father and Son Formula One2025 F1 Movie and Red BullIn a departure from the usual format, Toby and Graham review F1: The Movie and the latest upheaval at Red Bull. Back with the Belgian Grand Prix next episode.
2025-07-231h 19Father and Son Formula One2025 British Grand PrixToby and I have decided to split the podcast just this once. This one is just about the race at Silverstone, with the rain and the qualifying and extra drivers in FP1. A lot happened! Soon, we'll upload a new one about the Red Bull situation and the F1 Movie which we went to see Sunday evening after the race.
2025-07-181h 07Father and Son Formula One2025 Austrian Grand PrixSlightly later than normal, here's all the action from the Austrian Grand Prix along with the news and rumours from the pit lane.
2025-07-1252 minFather and Son Formula One2025 Canada Grand PrixA slightly late look at all the action from the 2025 Canada Grand Prix. Graham and Toby also cover the drivers market, Cadillac entering the sport and the rumours in the paddock.
2025-06-291h 20Father and Son Formula One2025 Spain Grand PrixListen as Toby and Graham discuss all the action from the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. All the off track action as well as that incident between Verstappen and Russell.
2025-06-151h 07Father and Son Formula One2025 Monaco Grand PrixWell, Monaco lived up to its reputation - strangely both really dull and exciting at the same time! Luckily there's plenty to talk about in the free practice and qualifying sessions.
2025-05-291h 09Father and Son Formula One2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand PrixListen to Graham and Toby discuss the Emilia Romagna grand prix (aka Imola) including all the off-track gossip and of course *that* first corner move by Max Verstappen!
2025-05-231h 12Father and Son Formula One2025 Miami Grand PrixIn a long podcast, Toby and Graham discuss all the action from the sprint weekend in Miami along with all the changes in the driver and team personnel market.
2025-05-111h 15Father and Son Formula One2025 Saudi Arabia Grand PrixListen to Graham and Toby discuss the fast and exciting Saudi Grand Prix, along with all the gossip and discussion of that first lap incident!
2025-05-031h 04Father and Son Formula One2025 Bahrain Grand PrixAll the excitement from the Bahrain Grand Prix along with all the pit lane gossip.
2025-04-191h 00Father and Son Formula One2025 Japanese Grand PrixListen to Graham and Toby discuss all the action(!) from the weekend at Suzuka. And, more importantly, all the gossip
2025-04-1249 minFather and Son Formula One2025 China Grand PrixListen to Toby and Graham discuss all the action from our first sprint weekend of the 2025 season. Plus of course all the gossip and transfer news!
2025-04-011h 02Father and Son Formula One2025 Australian Grand PrixThe season opening race weekend at Albert Park in Melbourne was a chaotic affair with six rookies on a street circuit with a wet/dry/wet race. Listen to Graham and Toby discuss all the action!
2025-03-1959 minFather and Son Formula One2025 Pre Season TestingToby and Graham are back discussing pre season testing, the big launch event, the F1 exhibition and all the gossip from the off season.
2025-03-091h 10Father and Son Formula One2024 Abu Dhabi Grand PrixA bumper episode to end the season. Toby and Graham discuss the last grand prix, an overview of the season and a look forward to what to expect in 2025.
2024-12-161h 05Father and Son Formula One2024 Qatar Grand PrixA surprisingly hectic Formula One weekend, with a combination of on-track drama and politics happening behind the scenes. Join Graham and Toby as they discuss everything that happened.
2024-12-051h 06Father and Son Formula One2024 Las Vegas Grand PrixToby and Graham discuss the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix where Max Verstappen secured his fourth world drivers title. And we ramble a lot about politics and the driver market.
2024-11-2852 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Brazil Grand PrixAll the action from the Brazil Grand Prix weekend, including a rain soaked qualifying and race, plus the latest gossip.
2024-11-231h 11Father and Son Formula One2024 Mexico Grand PrixGraham and Toby discuss another controversy filled weekend, this time at Mexico.
2024-10-311h 01Father and Son Formula One2024 USA Grand PrixAll the action from a busy weekend in Austin, Texas. Graham and Toby discuss the sprint and the race and all the off track gossip.
2024-10-231h 00Father and Son Formula One2024 Singapore Grand PrixAll the action from the hot and humid Singapore GP weekend with Graham and Toby. Even though the driver market is nearly fixed, there's still some exciting transfer news too!
2024-10-1559 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Azerbaijan Grand PrixAll the action from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend in Baku along with all the gossip and latest driver transfers.
2024-09-1953 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Italy Grand PrixAll the action from the 2024 Italian Grand Prix, including new drivers in Free Practice one and the latest transfer news. Next stop Baku.
2024-09-1252 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Dutch Grand PrixWe're back after the summer break with all the details from the race weekend at Zaandvort in the the Netherlands. In addition the driver market has nearly finished sorting out 2025's starting line-up.
2024-08-2943 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Belgian Grand PrixWe're back! Graham and Toby have also had a summer break. But we've got all teheaction from Spa, all the gossip in the drivers market and a bonus stat from Hungary!
2024-08-1953 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Hungary Grand PrixWell, that was an exciting Grand Prix. All the gossip and on track action from the Hunaroring. And we'll discuss *those* radio messages!
2024-07-241h 02Father and Son Formula One2024 British Grand PrixAll the exciting (and heartwarming) action from the 2024 British Grand Prix along with all the gossip and transfers.
2024-07-1649 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Austrian Grand PrixJoin Graham and Toby for all the action from Austria race weekend. Free practice, two qualifying sessions, a sprint and the main race. Plus all the gossip as the driver market heats up!
2024-07-0741 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Spanish Grands PrixAll the news and gossip from the Spanish Grand Prix, featuring free practise, qualifying and the race. We also discuss the driver market and our recent visit to 24 Heures Du Mans.
2024-06-2645 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Canada Grand PrixAll the news from an action packed Canadian Grand Prix. Plus, Graham and Toby discuss all the news as the driver market slowly gets into shape for the 2025 season.
2024-06-1157 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Monaco Grand PrixJoin Toby and Graham as they discuss the glamorous Monaco grand prix, as well as every session of the weekend and all the latest F1 gossip.
2024-06-0246 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Imola Grand PrixToby and Graham chat about all the action from the 2024 Imola Grand Prix and also cover all the gossip and beside the scenes happenings. And yes, we know it has a very long name, but we're not going there!
2024-05-2351 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Miami Grand PrixGraham and Toby talk about the Formula One gossip, the news from the qualifying, sprint and race in Miami and pasta!
2024-05-1443 minculturalstudiesGraham Meikle on social media, deep fakes, the internet of things, and social movementsGraham Meikle on social media, deep fakes, the internet of things, and social movements
You can read about Graham's work here:
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/meikle-graham
2024-05-0358 minFather and Son Formula One2024 China Grand PrixToby and Graham chat about the China GP where just for once there was some on track action to go along with the gossip and politics.
2024-05-0242 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Japan Grand PrixWe got up early in the morning to watch the Japanese Grand Prix. Here we discuss all the action on the track and the ever evolving gossip in the world of F1.
2024-04-1643 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Australian Grand PrixGraham and Toby discuss all the action from the Australian Grand Prix. For once they spend more time talking about on track action than about the behind the scenes politics!
2024-03-3041 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Saudi Arabia Grand PrixSlightly later than usual, Toby and Graham Miller take you through all the action from the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in Jeddah. And also chat about all the gossip and rumours that are swirling around the paddock at the moment.
2024-03-1840 minFather and Son Formula One2024 Bahrain Grand PrixGraham and Toby discuss all the action from the 2024 race weekend at Bahrain along with all the latest gossip and news from the world of Formula One.
2024-03-0440 minFather and Son Formula OnePre Season TestingJoin Graham (father) and Toby (son) as they talk through all the off-season gossip and give a quick rundown of the pre-season testing results.
2024-02-2635 min
BrainDrain Skateboarding show with Toby Batchelor and Forde BrookfieldDiv - Anti Hero Skateboards, Scotland, Ben Shcroeder & More | Brain Drain Show #11Brain Drain Episode 11 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠Join us for just over an hour of immensely brilliant skateboarding history with the Scottish powerhouse Lord Div Adam.In this episode we discuss Anti Hero Skateboards, touring America, skating with legends such as Jeff Grosso, Darren Navarette, Stu Graham, Night of the Living Dead events, Nass Festival poop antics, touring New Zealand, unreal packages, how Div ended up riding for Anti Hero much more!Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrewProducer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazerTitle animations: Mike Wright @michael_k_wright_designTheme tune: Shaun Hancock @shaunofthesadAlso available on...
2023-08-231h 04
Watch Closely#64 Lady Gaga in Joker 2 | The Flash vs Ezra Miller | Del Toro's Pinocchio & Blonde reactionsJoker: Folie à Deux is going to be a musical and Lady Gaga is said to be in talks to play Harley Quinn. Is this a terrible idea or just so crazy it might work? Ezra Miller is evading the police who are trying to serve him with court papers for all his recent crimes and accusations all the while adding more trouble for DC who wants to release the Flash movie in which Ezra Miller is the leading role. What should DC do at this point? We discuss. Marvel is gearing up for a Wonder Man series set to b...
2022-06-201h 27
Time to Read: a podcast book clubEpisode 050: Our Favourites
Thanks for joining us! To celebrate our 50th episode, we decided to geek out about some of our favourite reads, our favourite moments from the previous 49 episodes, and those elusive books that we just don’t seem to have TIME TO READ.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Conversations with Authors: A Truth and Reconciliation Series
The Longest Word Ever (it takes 3 hours to pronounce)
Antidisestablishmenttarianism
Jhumpa Lahiri
Patrick Dewitt
My Heart is a...
2022-03-041h 08