Shows
Dead AirThe Flat Earth Theory | Episode 10Pretending like they never left, Portia and Bethan return with a shiny new episode in a shiny new format. In this episode, Bethan tells us how they ruined their YouTube and Spotify algorithms in their research on Flat Earth, while begging you to please not pull them up on their lack of fundamental physics knowledge.
2023-01-221h 15
Dead AirArea 51 and The Death of Paul McCartney | Episode 09In episode 9 of Dead Air, made for you fresh outta the new weird quarantine life, we have some escapism in some DIFFERENT weird stuff for you. You might feel we're living in another world, but Bethan explores the mystery surrounding Area 51, its possible inhabitants from other worlds, what happens there, and an inside take from Bob Lazar on his experiences working there. If you're worried about Paul McCartney's vulnerable status during the pandemic; don't, because he's already maybe dead, as Portia explores the conspiracy surrounding his alleged death, his ex-wife's box of "evidence" and the lyrics that contain the c...
2020-04-042h 17
Dead AirDead Airnniversary! | Episode 08Well guys, looks like we made it. An actual year of semi-regular content! To celebrate, we've dug up some true and/or cursed movies which we may or may not have seen in the most epic game of Pong you've ever witnessed*. We cover Groundskeeper Willie's back catalog and Bethan adds another six movies to her list of movies-she's-not-seen-but-probably-should've.
Thank you as always for listening, and we are especially sorry for blowing out your eardrums with Bethan's horrific cough.
*a bold claim, but seriously, how interesting are Pong games anyway?
2019-11-081h 36
Dead AirDissociative Identity Disorder | Episode 07On this episode of Dead Air we take a step away from the weird and the creepy to talk to Jess about her experiences with Dissociative Identity Disorder, a condition born out of trauma where an individual is living with multiple personalities in one body.
Jess is on YouTube as Multiplicity and Me, where she talks about living with DID and fighting the stigma associated with it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JDIEFbQejP-meo1OwI0DA
Our audio got a bit screwy as Jess told us about her new project called Headspace; a 360 video with...
2019-09-071h 11
Dead AirDyatlov Pass Incident and Zombies | Episode 06This episode, Portia takes us Russia to ruminate over the mysterious goings on at Dyatlov Pass. Bethan then explores the nuance of everyday zombiism, from Haitian slaves to cat poop.
2019-08-282h 06
Dead AirDead Queer | Episode 05Happy Pride! This week, Bethan and Portia have a special guest in to talk about The Secret Language Of Gay People, and play the most longwinded game of Guess The Flag.
If you need more Dead Air in your life to get you through those cold, cold nights, follow us on Instagram @deadsquarepodcast and twitter @readairpodcast.
2019-06-272h 04
Dead AirDark Web and Lycanthropy | Episode 04This week, Portia risks her freedom to explore the weird and maybe-not-so-wonderful Dark Net, from safe drug purchases delivered in Pringles cans to the Political Figure Dead Pool. Meanwhile, “prime cannibal meat” Bethan talks about the science behind lycanthropy, and why purple pee might mean you may have a tendency to run with the wolves.
CONTENT WARNING:
31:35 - 33:35 Stillbirth
33:35 -36:37 Child abuse
36:37 - 38:10 Torture
38:00 - 38:16 Animal abuse
2019-04-241h 22
Dead AirAnatoly Moskvin and Robert Ripley | Episode 03Portia and Bethan bring Anatoly Moskvin and Robert Ripley to the table and its... strange.
2019-04-031h 19
Dead AirMoth Man and Swedenborg | Episode 02Portia and Bethan dive into the mystery behind the Moth Man and discuss Swedenborg.
Intro music created by Jack Keane, listen on Bandcamp:
https://jackkeane.bandcamp.com/album/dead-air-ep
2019-03-141h 39
CuppaRJ PodcastInternational Women's Day with Portia and Bethan | CuppaRJ Episode 40The duo behind Dead Air take over this week's special episode of CuppaRJ. We discuss feminsism and the stuff they deal with on a daily basis.
Intro Music: DJ Cutman - 3D Hip Hop | Volume III
Find out more on CuppaRJ.uk
2019-03-081h 17
Dead AirKrampus and Mari Llwyd | Christmas SpecialYou think Krampus is scary? You should see the Mari Llwyd. This episode Portia and Bethan discuss the German and Welsh folklores.
2019-01-091h 01
Dead AirThe Bermuda Triangle | Episode 01Portia and Bethan are exploring the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, the disappearance of Flight 19, and the (not totally sane) theories behind this decades-long phenomenon.
2018-11-0754 min