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Phil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 10 - Goes Forth With Great GustoKia ora!
Join myself and Matt/Matthew/Lloyd/Lloydy for a chat about allergen disclaimers, the millennium bug, WhatsApp group frustrations and road crossing tactics.
This week’s shout out goes to the Muriwai Deli. Go pay them a visit if you’re out west this summer (and see if they’ve made a vegan doughnut yet). Shout out two goes to Rex Factor, the awesome podcast that gave me my Edward IV facts.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 1473? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.c...2023-12-2252 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 9 - Michael Knicks’ MumKia ora!
Join myself and Joe for a chat about Genghis Khan, favourite nuts, old school chums and your friend and mine, internal ramps (again)! Thanks to the rain for providing some background sounds and for drowning out some of the feedback noises.
Look up Joe’s (and Tom’s and Rowan’s and Lloyd’s) old band Swound! If you want to listen to some sweet uplifting tunes.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 2466BC? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on In...2023-12-1547 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 8 - Potential PaperKia ora!
Join myself and Cindy for a bilingual(ish) reflection on train hobbies, unbalanced friendships, the inequities of the alphabet and gender stereotypes in blacksmithing.
You can follow Cindy on Instagram and check out her own awesome podcast. And remember to check out The Wicked Conjuring, an awesome series of books that Rachael (from last week) is writing.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 933BC? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all ab...2023-12-0839 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 7 - Woody Umbilical CordKia ora!
Join myself and Rachael as we chat about trees, squirrels and AI. There is also some misinformation about brazil nuts sprinkled in there. I’ll clear that up in another episode. And please check out The Wicked Conjuring, an awesome series of books that Rachael has written.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 2788? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feedback you ha...2023-12-0133 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 6 - Through The Medium Of EarthwormKia ora!
Join myself and undoubtedly our tallest guest yet… it’s Ed! This is also probably one of the darker episodes and might get you thinking about funeral arrangements. But there's also chat about pyramids, spiders (again) and penalty shootouts.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 2495BC? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feedback you have on the podcast.
Thanks a...2023-11-2439 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 5 - A Urethra Could Do ItKia ora!
Join myself and our Kayleigh, our first North America-based guest, for a look into a mysterious night as well as a glance into a dystopian future.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 2664? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feedback you have on the podcast.
Thanks again to Kayleigh for the artwork and Dave for the theme song for this...2023-11-1743 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 4 - Green Light GoKia ora!
Join myself and Graham for a lovely chat about brushing teeth, thinking more Stoically, woodpeckers and financial crashes. And thanks to Graham for persisting through the recording despite having a cold.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 2005? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feedback you have on the podcast.
Thanks again to Kayleigh for the artwork and Dave for...2023-11-0327 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 3 - Forward Facing SeatKia ora!
Join myself and Makaore for what is potentially our most educational episode yet. Apologies for the planes flying overhead (including one that became noticeable as soon as I said the word plane), the odd bits of feedback and the poor audio quality that doesn’t come close to doing Makaore’s enchanting tones justice.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 1317? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear...2023-10-2729 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 2 - Really Catchy ThongKia ora!
We have our first hat-trick on the podcast! This week Dave makes his third appearance. I visited his temporary studio/summer house to record this chat. One thing that we learnt during this recording is that Dave and I are unlikely to branch off into history podcasting.
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 1816 BC? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feed...2023-10-2030 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 6 Episode 1 - Welcome Back JimKia ora!
Welcome back everyone! To kick off Season Six I went and hung out with Nick, our good friend from Season Four. Once we finished playing The Crew we finally got round to recording this episode. It was hot (in terms of temperature, not the recording process).
Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 1866? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). And it’s not all about pi poems, I’d love to hear any other thoughts or feedback you have...2023-10-1329 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 8 - RuminateKia ora!
Join very special guest Mak and I for the longest episode yet. We have one final round of Finders Keepers and Lost And Found before we hear from some Season Five alumni as they ruminate on their podcast experiences.
That's the end of the season but you can still get in touch via email: philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or Instagram: also philandhiscapsicum.
Here's Home Sweet Home by Mötley Crüe as chosen by Mak. And while we're at it, here's Heartache Tonight by The Eagles and Ms. Jackson by Outkast in ca...2023-05-051h 12
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 7 - DisgorgeKia ora!
Just myself and ChatGPT today as I empty the shelf of the remaining poems for the season.
If you have answers to any of the many questions in this episode or have any feedback (hopefully as kind and constructive as ChatGPT was) then you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum).
Here's Great Fun by A Great Big Pile Of Leaves and also Blood, Bunny, Larkhall by Reuben.
Ngā mihi nui
Phil
2023-04-2828 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 6 - I Like SilenceKia ora!
Join Rich and I for a chat about more big issues in life: states of matter, wine selection, fired mathematicians and stoic ways to avoid being annoyed at noise.
Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum).
Here's We Are Nowhere And It's Now by Bright Eyes. And also a better description of Tūrangawaewae.
Ngā mihi nui
Phil
2023-04-2148 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 5 - Dance Spiritual ManKia ora!
Join Dave, George, Barry and I for a chat about more big issues in life: the colour of memories, James Bond, font choices and rice shaped like bands.
Today’s background sounds come courtesy of the corgi duo of George and Barry. Plus me googling types of Scottish cow. Plus some random feedback that may or may not have been helicopter related.
I edited out four and a half minutes of Dave and I naming our classmates at school. We got 23 and then remembered three more straight after.
Have yo...2023-04-1444 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 4 - Until You PlunderKia ora!
Join Lloydy (most dislocated knees in Essex), Jimmy (best Kilroy impression in the South East) and I for a chat about more big issues in life: Popular Pauls, practical cup placement, sleep experiments and leaf migration.
Today’s background sounds come courtesy of the ice in Jimmy’s drink and Jimmy’s echo.
Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum).
Here's Over And Over by Fleetwood Mac in case you need a song to...2023-04-0746 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 3 - My Illicit PenKia ora!
Join Rowan, some literal and metaphorical crickets (2:36 in) and I for a chat about more big issues in life: death, theft, resilience and dried fruit selection.
The quote I butchered was, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” I'm not sure whether to credit the character (Jojen) or the author (George RR Martin).
Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum).
Here's Camp Adven...2023-03-3145 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 2 - Waiting Like A GlowwormKia ora!
Join Tom Crabb, Teewhy, Peppy and I for a chat about more of the big issues in life: Macaulay Culkin's indie films, being punched in the face and moon printers.
Apologies for the less than ideal audio quality. Apparently I’m not as sneaky as I thought I was at stroking dogs and placing coffee cups. I definitely didn’t think me getting a glass of water would be picked up by the mic!
Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or m...2023-03-2443 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 5 Episode 1 - A More Friendly WallKia ora!
Join Daniel, Jojo, a bunch of crickets and I for a chat about the big issues in life: capitalism, silverware, doors and penetration!
Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum).
Here's Centre of the Universe by the awesome Built to Spill. Try not to have a meltdown like I did when you're thinking about the lyrics.
Ngā mihi nui
Phil2023-03-1732 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 8 - Let’s Not Be ToddFor the podcast’s birthday it’s five days late, but here’s season four episode eight.
Thanks to Cam for a great chat, for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told and for hosting the podcast at the Muriwai Deli. You can see the tasty treats they offer on Instagram @themuriwaideli.
Get in touch if you’d like to share your stories. Maybe you’ve been accused of something you didn’t do? If so, did you shed liquid from some part of your body as Cam and I did?
Feel free to c...2022-12-1633 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 7 - Where’s My Burger?So nice a chat you’d think you were in heaven, it’s season four episode seven. Apologies for the weird buzzing sounds in the second half of the episode. I also feel bad about what I said about the bass player from And So I Watch You From Afar. I checked and he does have a pretty impressive yellow-ish tattoo sleeve and I do really enjoy his bass playing as well as his band's music on the whole. I recommend you check them out!
Thanks to Simon for a great chat and for sharing a story that...2022-12-0936 min
Phil And His CapsicumNot An Episode 2It's short and sweet and definitely not a normal episode. But at least you don't have to listen to dodgy audio coming straight out of my phone because it's just me!
Thanks to Sam for the sumptuous art work and to Tom Crabb for the terrific theme music for season four. Both of these have been edited for this week due to the fact that this is not a normal episode. Did I mention that yet?2022-12-0213 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 6 - Surprising Bat KnowledgeThrow another cousin into the mix, it’s season four episode six. I realised during editing that I didn't ask Jo whether the title of Anti-Virus Software actually worked for this week's poem. Feel free to let me know what you think...
Thanks to Jo for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’d like to share your stories. Maybe you’ve met a fairly famous person and failed to recognise them? Or maybe you know what the big picture message of Anti-Virus Software is?
Fe...2022-11-2532 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 5 - Cook! Wash! Shower!I’ve never felt as alive, as when recording and editing episode five. If you like chat about coffee and doors then this is the episode for you!
Thanks to Sarah for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’d like to share your coffee rituals. Or maybe you’d like to weigh in on the great, ‘Would you rather be locked in or locked out?’ debate?
Feel free to check out my Instagram page (@philandhiscapsicum) to vote for the best pun of the episode...2022-11-1839 min
Phil And His CapsicumNot An Episode 1It's short and sweet and definitely not a normal episode. And as the title suggests, this kind of thing may well happen again!
Thanks to Sam for the sumptuous art work and to Tom Crabb for the terrific theme music for season four. Both of these have been edited for this week due to the fact that this is not a normal episode. Did I mention that yet?2022-11-1113 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 4 - A Battling Of DucksExcuse our neighbours slamming their door, then continue to enjoy episode four. There is talk of ducks and gumboots with tantalising tangents of animal funerals and elderly couples.
Thanks to Hinewa for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about ducks (again) or a favourite collective noun for them. Or maybe you have a theory about why that lady was wearing gumboots.
Feel free to check out my Instagram page (@philandhiscapsicum) to vote for the best pun of the epis...2022-11-0426 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 3 - Saint George SaintIt’s my oldest friend and me, talking nonsense in episode three. Adroitly is an adverb meaning ‘in a clever or skilful way.’ You may have known that already but I had to look it up just now and that’s after I’d used it in a poem!
Thanks to Dave for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about world records or rainbow flicks. Or if something completely different. All stories (that nearly don’t get told) are welcome.
Feel free...2022-10-2834 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 2 - Width of the StackRecorded on the same day as episode one, here’s yet another one! Not my finest episode in terms of mistakes. Some corrections: I said Duck Trip instead of Duck Trio and I said England vs New Zealand when of course I meant England vs Sri Lanka in the 2015 World Cup.
Thanks to Nick for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about something you’re proud of having done on your own. Or if you have any jobs that you think Lo...2022-10-2130 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 4 Episode 1 - Postman TeachersFor those who wanted more, I’m back with Season Four! I’m not sure why it sounds like I’m twanging a ruler for parts of the recording.
Thanks to Tom Staszkiewicz for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. If you ever have a moment of triumph like Tom, report it! Even if the other person refuses to care or show appropriate levels of awe and wonder, the world deserves to know about your achievements in some way!
Feel free to send in your predictions of what Duc...2022-10-1428 min
Phil And His CapsicumNational Poetry Day SpecialSurprise! In the long tradition of Christmas and April Fools' Specials, I thought I'd celebrate this special day for us poets. For once there's not many people to thank because I did the music and the picture myself. But thank you for reading this and hopefully for listening to the poems too!
For the record, and not to be too smug, the time between deciding to do this episode and hitting the publish button was 54 minutes. That makes me wonder why I faffed about so much on Season 3, taking days to finish episodes!2022-08-2611 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 3 Episode 6 - Iris' ShinsIt's a big one! You'll either love it or hate it I suppose. This week's guest is my friend Sam and as it's the season finale she didn't have many choices in terms of poems or types of poem!
A huge thank you to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing artwork this season. As always you can get in touch by emailing philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or by finding me on Instagram @philandhiscapsicum.2022-07-2939 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 3 Episode 5 - The Focaccia FellasJoin Glenn and me for this yeasty festival of chat. Get in touch if you’ve got any good bread stories. Also get in touch if you’d like to invest in our new ideas, the ‘What’s Happening Outside?’ podcast or ‘What food related song is this the bassline to?” karaoke.
Bonus points this week if you can spot the Athletico Mince reference during my chat with Glenn. And if you haven't listened to The Distance by Cake, I highly recommend that you do.
Many thanks to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing...2022-07-2229 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 3 Episode 4 - Like A Spider Is FurryIn my longest episode yet, I’m hoping that majestic phrases such as ‘stuffed many a marrow’ and ‘big long finger’ outshine my less than ideal editing skills. I guess there were always going to be some whoopsies when the original audio was over an hour long.
Not a fan of the longer episode? Well, blame Boyd who said he enjoyed just listening to two people having a chat during the first couple of episodes this season.
Thanks to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing artwork. You can get in touch by emailin...2022-07-1527 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 3 Episode 3 - Carrot Is A Tough EatWelcome back food/podcast fans. This week’s guest is none other than CJH. Can you guess what those initials stand for? (I think I may have let the C slip at some point). I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on ‘Little Kid Ill’ as a perfect rapper name for CJH, especially when he compared us to rappers!
The unsung hero of this episode is the digital display. Listening back I don’t think the lament of said digits got the attention it deserved from either of us. So next time you glance at your clocks...2022-07-0818 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 3 Episode 2 - The Clapping OesophagusKia ora koutou. This is the first episode recorded without Garage Band due to me wiping my Mac and it being too old to reinstall it! So please forgive the slightly off levels and quite abrupt transitions. But if you don't forgive me then I'm ok with that too. What a great second guest Sharon was! Thanks again Sharon.
Also thanks to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing artwork. You can get in touch by emailing philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or find me on Instgram @philandhiscapsicum.2022-07-0118 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 3 - Episode 1 - Bag of CordialI’m back with what I initially thought was quite a unique format but upon reflection I now realise it’s a mashup of two of my favourite podcasts: Three Bean Salad and Off Menu. So while I’m being heavily influenced I thought I’d also start naming the episodes a la Taskmaster.
Thanks to Raechel, my first ever guest. Apologies for the awkward silence after, “...cost cutting measure.” This was due to me trying to think of a joke that linked cost cutting to the cutting of the bagel. Nothing came. Check out the Losing Our Cool pod...2022-06-2419 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 6The second season finale! Phil using the horrible term 'pondering about,' a new microphone setup, some rapid fire poems that Tim Vine may even be proud of and the word protruding occurring in two consecutive poems are all overshadowed by a noisy plane flying overhead. That's it for season two, see you for season three!
Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram. Watch out for new stings and artwork in season three!2022-04-0815 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 5 (April Fools' Day Special?)Well this recording the poems in batches plan has lead to some interesting editing. Join me this week for a game of 'Guess When I Recoded Each Poem.' Your choices are a) when the fridge was buzzing b) when a cicada was saying hello and c) when there was no noise. And spoiler alert: This episode has nothing to do with April Fools' Day. Yet by insinuating it does via the episode title, I have wrapped the podcast in layers of the rich history of the famous day!
Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and...2022-04-0108 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 4I mean, is it strange to say, "This next poem..." before the first poem of an episode? Who is to say! Another outing for the Naming Agents this week as well as some encouraged audience participation and the rare sound of pages being turned during recording.
Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram. Do you have a favourite sting? Or a favourite part of the artwork?2022-03-2506 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 3This week there's one big poem with two versions and then lots of little poems. I think you can hear my stomach growling too. A prize to the first person who can pinpoint the rumblings. Also, for the record, I really like earrings. Weird often equals great. For example, whoever thought of grinding up wheat into a powder, then adding a bunch of other stuff (including yeast) and cooking it for ages must have got some serious sideways looks, but look how awesome bread is!2022-03-1806 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 2You're reading this! Thanks! In this episode you'll meet some new characters, listen to Phil be bold enough to say that he is inspired by his own poems and find out what happens when an outro is made up on the spot.
Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram. They are good folk to befriend!2022-03-1107 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 2 Episode 1It's back! Equipped with new artwork and stings, Phil delves into some of the weird and funny words/phrases that are knocking about. In the first poem's intro I talk about looking up a word featured in the poem and make it sound like I'm talking about the word temperature. I am not. Whoops! Also, can you work out the mystery booming sound in the outro? And why does no one say outroduction?
Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram. I love them both very much and you can love them too!2022-03-0406 min
Phil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 6It's the season finale! And it comes with a competition and some bonus poems. It's not far of 12 minutes so grab a cup of tea and ready your ears (for the poems, not the tea).2022-01-1411 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 5An eight minute monster of an episode! Featuring Phil forgetting how to say the words most and blunt. There's also a mystery sound in there somewhere so feel free to have a guess at what that is...2022-01-0708 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 4The Spillage Special! Mildly inspired by series three of The League of Gentleman, this episode recounts a dramatic event as seen from different perspectives. It was equally inspired by spilling some coffee.2021-12-3105 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 3 (Christmas Special?)If having a bonus fourth poem about Christmas decorations makes it a Christmas Special then so be it! Let's not forget the valiant efforts of a phone charging team, a laundry accessory and a trusty beverage receptacle.2021-12-2406 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 2In part two of 'voices of items that have no voices' we hear from a couple of water molecules, two parts of a laptop and some laundry related pieces of plastic.2021-12-1706 minPhil And His CapsicumSeason 1 Episode 1In this week's episode of the 'voices of items that have no voices' season, Phil reads out poems about stroppy page numbers, tiny bits of tomato and some less than ideal parking.2021-12-1104 min