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Bliss of the Abyss145 Radiohead pt.2 (Nils-Hennes Stear)Welcome Back to TBOTAThis episode is part 2 of the two part Radiohead special. Join Nils and I as we look at ifavourite songs, honourable mentions, being an airline pilot and why you shouldn't do Ketamine! For rights reasons, the tracks can't be included, but if you want to listen along, check out the linked playlist. Playlist for tracks: Radiohead pt.2 PlaylistBecome a patron and help e make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a
2025-12-241h 23Bliss of the Abyss144 - Judge MentalistWelcome Back to TBOTAHypnotist Judge Mentalist has been mesmerizing audiences all over the world for years. Beginning his performance career as a mind reading mentalist, Judge Mentalist has evolved his skill set and routines to the influential and amazing world of hypnosis. He has hypnotized thousands of volunteers and made each and every one of them the star of one of his amazing stage performances.In his career he has performed for audiences large and small, public events, school events, and fundraisers.He has assisted non-profit organizations and school groups raise over $100,000...
2025-12-171h 24Bliss of the Abyss143 Radiohead pt.1 (Nils-Hennes Stear)Welcome Back to TBOTAThis episode is part 1 of the two part Radiohead special. Join Nils and I as we look at introductions, deepcuts, b-sides and surprises! Pt.2 for favourite tracks coming soon! For rights reasons, the tracks can't be included, but if you want to listen along, check out the linked playlist.Playlist for tracks: Radiohead pt1 PlaylistBecome a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Writ
2025-12-111h 20Bliss of the Abyss143 - Radiohead pt.1 (Nils-Hennes Stear)Welcome back to TBOTA. The effervescent Nils-Hennes comes along for a spceial episode celebrating Radiohead. Oh and we talk about Purgatory, and such. This episode we feature five categories - expect bangers in the form of a gatweay, deep cut, b-side, Live and Spin off track. 10 amazing songs and 10 more to come following the Berlin dates.Playlist Here:Radiohead with Nils & Rob (TBOTA) - playlist by caitlinbahrey | SpotifyBecome a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr...
2025-12-021h 23Bliss of the Abyss142 Lost weeks, Passenger awards, Oxford ShenanigansWelcome Back to TBOTAA return, of sorts, with a solo episode and updates from the field, inlcuding getting banned off Twitter, being up for some awards and getting into trouble in Oxford.Wish us luck with the awards! 2025 London Pub Theatre Awards | The CockpitSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss Like and follow us on Facebook or InstagramMy Webpage:Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (
2025-12-0229 minBliss of the Abyss141 (Albert Bramante PhD) - Rise Above the ScriptWelcome Back to TBOTA!Albert Bramante is a Talent Agent, Psychology Professor, Hypnosis & NLP Expert, and Author of Rise Above the Script.In this fascinating episode we delve into topics including: changes in the industry, self-taping, diversity in casting, confidence and intrusive thoughts, career ups and downs, psychological blocks such as imposter syndrome, self-sabotage and Judas syndrome and so much more!Bramante ArtistsRise Above The Script: Confronting Self Doubt and Mastering Self Sabotage for Performing ArtistsSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make...
2025-08-2342 minBliss of the Abyss140 (NFFHC) - How To: The Olympics, as they should beWelcome Back to TBOTA!Comedy is the focus this week in an amazing episode. NFFHC discuss: 'completing Pornhub', losing medals because of your package, "Vietmanese", Runner's high, Filipino national languages, Olympic prize money by nation, AND SO MUCH MOREwatch P8R's tikoksfollow tom on instaSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Blis
2025-08-063h 08Bliss of the Abyss139 (Carpet Martin) - Homoerotic cults with free TVsWelcome Back to TBOTA!Carpet Martin is a writer, comedian and tour guide responsible for boiling many brains.He's at it again.Support this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss Like and follow us on Facebook or InstagramMy Webpage:Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (robertnj.com)© Robert Neumark Jones
2025-07-151h 11Bliss of the Abyss138 (The Neumarx Brothers) - Dylan on ADHD medsWelcome Back to TBOTA!Thomas Neumark Jones and Jeremy Neumark Jones are my brothers. It was my birthday. This is the resulting podcast.It's good.Support this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss Like and follow us on Facebook or InstagramMy Webpage:Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (robertnj.com)© Robert Neumark Jones
2025-06-241h 40Bliss of the Abyss137 - (On Brand Preview) Grasping At Strawmen w/Robert Neumark JonesWelcome Back to TBOTA!I had the privilege and pleasure to be a guest on the fantastic podcast, On Brand hosted by the magnificent Al Worth. This episode is a preview of that, so after listening and enjoying, do head over to their YouTube and give the full thing a listen, and don't forget to like and subscribe and consider joining their Patreon! A-thank-ya.Grasping At Strawmen w/Robert Neumark JonesOn Brand | The podcast dedicated to debunking Russell Brand | PatreonSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes...
2025-06-0226 minBliss of the Abyss136 (Dan Milne ft. Jane Nash) - Salsa Christmas on BroadwayWelcome Back to TBOTA!Dan Milne trained as a theatre practitioner after studying English at Cambridge and training at the Drama Studio, London. He has acted with leading UK theatre companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Young Vic, and Complicité, as well as regionally with the Royal Exchange Manchester, Birmingham Rep, and Liverpool Everyman. His international tours have taken him to Broadway and festivals in the US, Mexico, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Screen credits include Eastenders, The Nevers, and Star Wars: The Acolyte.As a director, Dan has worked with the RSC a...
2025-04-091h 30Bliss of the Abyss135 (Eric MacLennan) Walter Plinge's cookbookWelcome Back to TBOTA!Born in Scotland. Eric MacLennan has been making avant-garde performance work for over forty years. During this time he has worked as an actor and director with many world class companies including DV8 Physical Theatre; David Glass Ensemble; V-TOL; Citizens Theatre Glasgow; Red Shift; Manchester Royal Exchange; Bristol Old Vic; Theatre of Comedy Company; Royal National Theatre Studio; Boilerhouse; Volcano; Lumiere & Son; Shunt; Station House Opera; National Theatre of Scotland; Young Vic and the Almeida.Over the last ten years he has been creating his own distinctive work whose practice occupies...
2025-03-251h 18Bliss of the Abyss134 Nadya Menuhin - GO NADS!Welcome Back to TBOTA!Nadya Menuhin read languages at University College London, and currently works as a literary agent for non-British authors in adaptation and translation. She was part of the Royal Court Writers’ Group, and BBC Writersroom London Voices cohort. Plays include I, Mother (Fuel Residency at Druid Theatre, Galway), The Second Rule(Mercury Theatre, Colchester) and Tremors, starring Tamsin Greig (Online for Bitter Pill Theatre). Most recently she has adapted the novel The Passenger by Alexander Ulrich Boschwitz for stage. Discussed: Jewish jokes, pancakes, bullying, head braces, The Passenger from book to...
2025-03-171h 10Bliss of the Abyss133 Woke Dictatorship (with Dr. Nils-Hennes Stear)Welcome Back to TBOTA!Nils-Hennes Stear is an assistant professor in philosophy, at Uppsala Universitet. His work mostly focuses on questions about ethical and aesthetic values in artworks, the imagination, and other broadly aesthetic activities. He completed completed his PhD at Michigan.Discussed: Zelenskyy, European armies, NATO, London tourism, beers for the blind, jogging nude, sauna rules, stories from The Passenger, the difference between novels and plays and the challenges of adaptation, fighting with wild boars and dogsSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus...
2025-03-111h 15Bliss of the Abyss132 (Ben Fox) Having a pint with Abraham LincolnWelcome Back to TBOTA!Ben Fox is an actor and musician, known for Beauty and the Beast (2017), Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014 ). Ben is a Londoner. Ben is a Spurs supporter. He has been an actor for nearly forty years (Jesus!). Based in south east London he shares his life with two cool people who is a big fan of; a 12 year old daughter called Ruby and Rosie his wife who started and runs the very successful “Foxtots” - a very hip preschool music group - for which Ben writes a lot of th...
2025-03-031h 24Bliss of the Abyss132 - StigmataWelcome Back to TBOTA!Just a fun lil one here. Less 'ums' and more 'oohs'Support this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss Like and follow us on Facebook or InstagramMy Webpage:Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (robertnj.com)© Robert Neumark Jones
2025-02-2115 minBliss of the Abyss131 - The PassengerWelcome Back to TBOTA!Today on the show: The Passenger - ticketsHear me on Gaby Roslin (from around 2h:11 mins) - showAlso - CAPES and The TraitorsSupport this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | PatreonBuy me a coffee ☕https://paypal.me/robertneumarkOr support me through other ways:Bliss of the AbyssGive us a rating & review:Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss Like and follow us on Facebook or InstagramMy Webpage:Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (robertnj.com)© Robert Neumark Jones
2025-01-2821 minBliss of the Abyss128 Neurodivergence & Comedy (Joe Murphy)Welcome Back to TBOTA!
Today on the show: comedian Joe Murphy (BBC New Comedian Shortlisted 2015. NATYS, New Act of the Year Finalist 2016, James Acaster Experience Support Act 2016, Musical Comedy Awards Semi-Finalist 2018, UK Pun Championship Finalist 2019. Co author of Penguin Published All Puns Blazing 2021, Roast Battle UK Finalist 2022 5th place winner. Leicester Square 2022 Quarter Finalist, 2nd place Global MVP Roast Battler. Spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe Award 2023. 5 stars LA times. 'It's great to have him on the bill, shaking things up" - Steve Bennet - Chortle)
We discuss: comedy, neurodivergence, survival horror What are you buying, his time bein...
2024-12-022h 13Bliss of the Abyss126 Russell Brand's many sins (ft. Al & Lauren - OnBrand Podcast)Welcome Back to TBOTA!
Today on the show we have Al and Lauren from the OnBrand Podcast! We discuss everything Russell Brand, including - how awful he was/is/has become?, audience capture, being pro Trump, anti vax, sensationalist headlines, unfounded conspiracy, association with known sex offenders and misinformation peddlers, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, performative prayer, credible SA allegations, his Final Boss, AND MUCH more! IT'S HAPPENING!!! 😜
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2024-10-152h 19Bliss of the Abyss125 (Abraham Kleinman) Earl's Mystery BikeWelcome back to TBOTA!
Rather long intro on this one (recorded Oct 7th, 2024), with a very personal story at 9:20 and my attempt to wade through some of the morass
If you fancy skipping straight to 16:40 that's when the episode with Abraham begins (recorded 21 August, 2024)
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2024-10-111h 42Bliss of the AbyssA Very Royal ScandalBonus-Sode! I'm in a thing.
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2024-09-2005 minBliss of the Abyss123 (Tom Leo) Truck-hit DOMSDiscussed:
“Which Old Wives’ Tale Is Actually True?”, Enhanced Games, Olympic and Paralympic deaths, Myostatin Cows
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2024-08-011h 27Bliss of the AbyssSTREAM - King's Speech, Trump, Epstein, Big TobaccoStreamed 17/07/2024
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2024-07-1844 minBliss of the Abyss123 Teaser - Phantom Photographic Phallus (ft. Tom Leo)From Episode 123 ft. Tom Leo
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2024-07-1801 minBliss of the Abyss122 Vote......Labour
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2024-07-0338 minBliss of the Abyss121 Sunakular MeltdownWelcome Back to TBOTA!
How to (hopefully) lose an election; PLUS! M. Knight Shyamalan's new movie starring Kevin Spacey and Johnny Depp
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2024-06-121h 05Bliss of the Abyss120 OrgasmolepsyWelcome Back to TBOTA!
Breeding narcoleptic Dobermans is harder than it sounds
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2024-05-1433 minBliss of the Abyss119 Fifth Dimensional Bullsh*tWelcome Back to TBOTA!
Have you ever felt your mind suddenly awakening to the idea that there's something greater beyond what you've always known? If so, you might be shifting to the new earth. This experience is often more common among Lightworkers or Starseeds, individuals who are here to help guide humanity through a significant shift into the fifth dimension. As you undergo this spiritual ascension, you might grapple with worry, confusion, or dread. But don't worry; these emotions are just a natural part of the vibrational shift we're currently experiencing. So, let's explore further!
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2024-05-0134 minBliss of the Abyss118 - British Caitlin (Bonus Episode)Can you believe it?
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2024-04-1156 minBliss of the Abyss117 one point five inches is three point eight one centimetres (Is Kate Middleton?)Welcome Back to TBOTA!
Discussed - the love of tinkering, swearing allegiance, retro gaming and emulation, who's really dead?
Links - Kate Middleton: A Timeline of the Drama—And Conspiracy Theories—Surrounding the Princess of Wales, Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom), Ethel Merman -- "The Hostess with the Mostess' on the Ball" - YouTube, The Lambeth Walk (Cockney Classic) - YouTube, Our Journal — Easy Garden Group, Why Chicago dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day | CNN, MIYOO Mini Plus Game Console - WhatGeek
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2024-03-1851 minBliss of the Abyss116 (D-Listers of History) In Which Antisemitism is Solved By Repeatedly Slapping it In the Face Feat: Robert Neumark JonesOriginal Episode: D Listers of History: 25 In Which Antisemitism is Solved By Repeatedly Slapping it In the Face Feat: Robert Neumark Jones (libsyn.com)
There are a lot of ways to approach bigotry. Some call it out loudly, others encourage conversation, and then there is Uriah Levy. Levy tackled antisemitism in the US Navy head on through law, public opinion and of course, a good slap across the face. Fayge and actor Robert Neumark Jones discuss Levy's life and what we can learn from his legacy.
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2024-02-271h 31Bliss of the Abyss115 (ft. Robert NJ) Nils in the driving seatNot only are we back, but this podcast is now owned by NilsCorp™
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Apple Puns, Aquaplaning, Twins (1988), Weird and wonderful: 13 New Year's Eve traditions from around the world, Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Ghrelin, Marxism, National Federation of SubPostmasters
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2024-02-061h 05Bliss of the Abyss114 (Carpet Martin) Christmas SpecialHere it is, just before you thought it wouldn't appear - It. Is. Here.
Enjoy with friends, family, eggnog and vegan turkey. Merry FESTIVUS!
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2023-12-231h 04Bliss of the Abyss113 A Very British Thanksgiven SnowcloneSupport the show:
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2023-11-2949 minBliss of the Abyss111 Extreme Measures with Trevor EveWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week.... EXTREME MEASURES with Trevor Eve
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2023-09-1559 minBliss of the Abyss110 (Jeremy Neumark Jones) Patreon Bonus Episode 70 - Brother JeremyWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week - a peek behind the Patreon curtain, featuring my brother Jeremy Neumark Jones This is a bonus subscriber only episode. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting the show by becoming a member. It's very cheap and helps me make the show!
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2023-08-301h 01Bliss of the Abyss109 (Alex Morgan) The JaplanWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week - a catch-up first of where I've been (all over the world) and then into the fantastic talk with Alex Morgan (Actor, Writer, Dialect Coach). This is a fun one; this man really can tell a story.
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2023-08-151h 32Bliss of the Abyss107 (ft Sarah Sigal) - The Socialite SpyWelcome back to TBOA!
This week on the show Sarah Sigal. Originally from Chicago, Sarah Sigal is a freelance writer, dramaturg, director and researcher working across new writing, adaptation, site-specific theatre, film and fiction. She has taught at numerous British universities and is the author of Writing in Collaborative Theatre-Making (Bloomsbury, 2016). She is a Dramaturgs’ Network Board Member, an Associate Fellow at the Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre Research and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She recently directed her first short film No Caller and her first novel The Socialite Sp...
2023-07-071h 10Bliss of the Abyss106 (ft Carpet Martin) Car-Pet ChaosImagine being stuck in a car with us for four hours.
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2023-06-2154 minBliss of the Abyss105 (ft Tommy Wiseau & The Abyssinian) Big SHARK (2023)He made the Room.
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2023-05-291h 06Bliss of the Abyss104 (ft Carpet Martin) Push The ButtonWould you do it?
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2023-05-121h 06Bliss of the Abyss103 Triangle of Toad Venom BirthdaysWhat links... Toad venom, Luke Murray, Weed butter and script writing? FIND OUT!
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2023-04-2635 minBliss of the Abyss102 Milo is drunkWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week - Milo is drunk, Christian Nationalism, Destiny debate, Ad Homs and Bad Faith....
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2023-04-131h 07Bliss of the Abyss101A new dawn, an experiment, a route forward.
*the audio for the first few mins is a bit squidgy, but gets better*
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2023-04-0454 minBliss of the Abyss100! (ft. Chris, Rob, Tom, Carpet, Caitlin, Alex, Dave, Nils, P8R, Sarah, Johnny B & The Abyss)Episode 100.
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2023-02-231h 21Bliss of the Abyss97 (ft. Joshua Shea) Pornography AddictionWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show is Joshua Shea. Joshua is a pornography addiction expert, certified betrayal trauma coach, therapeutic disclosure specialist and author. In this enlightening chat, we discuss:
addiction and recovery, his past life as a politician, journalist, and editor, hiding addiction(s), recovery, connection, importance of a sponsor/survivor, the problem of high speed internet and porn, OnlyFans, rock bottoms, Jeffrey Toobin, erectile dysfunction, the Coolidge effect, talking to kids about the risks and removing taboos along with much more!
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2023-02-0148 minBliss of the Abyss99.999999 - Bonus LaughsWelcome back to TBOTA!
Here's a little snippet from Wednesday's radio show that should raise a smile or two!
HORSE SHAMPOO!
Ahem.
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2023-01-2006 minBliss of the Abyss99 (ft Paul Tonkin, Sarita Plowman, Lucy Betts, Adam Forde) Backstage Between ShowsWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show - the extravangaza, a little late but exactly on time. Recorded in the dressing room in between final shows, The production of JCP22 talk all manner of things, like live theatre vs filmed theatre, murder mystery at home for valentines, zoom party nostalgia, birthday number ones, black beauty bangers, explaining postal strikes to children, timid rudolph, goldisluts, simple wikipedia, kebab christmas, pablo the singing goat and more!
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2023-01-121h 14Bliss of the Abyss98 - PooleWelcome back to TBOTA!
Where I have been. Where have I been? I have been where? Been where> I have.
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2022-12-0625 minBliss of the Abyss95 (ft Nils) They Call Me The WaspWelcome back to TBOTA!
Nils-Hennes Stear is a professor of Philosophy specialising in Aesthetics and a Humboldt fellow at Universität Hamburg. He is currently writing a monograph under contract with Oxford University Press, In late 2023, he will be associate lecturer in the philosophy department at Uppsala Universitet.
In this bonus length bonanza, Nils returns for another round, and laugh our way through the following topics: New jobs, Sweden, The YouTube dislike button, brown noise, remembering memories, Stuart the piss dweller, Victorian Gentlemen collectors, The crossover between scat, jungle MCs and auctioneers, Davey’s Jars, Spee...
2022-11-021h 53Bliss of the Abyss94 (ft Tanya Rich) The Mancunian CandidateWelcome back to TBOTA!
Tanya Rich is a British voice over artist and coach with more than 30 years of experience in the voice-over industry. Her coaching services can be found here and her Instagram here.
In this hilarious hour, we discuss: Building home studios, awful neighbours, spite hedges, stealth whistles, dealing with Freddie, the pitch for Twins (the movie), Harrods suing Arrods, Joe Lycett becomes Hugo Boss, plastic surgery mishaps, London Oli's pronouns, the sexiness of the name Ian, innate punniness, illegal names, the devil's mark, PUCE, TONK, Future Fantastic, Sigil Magic and more!!
2022-10-1459 minBliss of the Abyss93 (ft. Konstantin Kisin) Joe Rogan Triggernometry, Gender & ActivismWelcome back to TBOTA! Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator, who hosts the massive successful show Triggernometry. In this episode we discuss: Konstantin's oscar-worthy performance in my movie Hats, The Origin of Triggernometry, going on the Joe Rogan Experience, moving to the UK and being broke, the comedy industry, quitting stand-up, being called right wing, hyperbole in arguments, operating outside the confines of the mainstream, activists changing language, origin of the term gender, where political correctness comes from, imposing values on others, being an idealist but not a utopian, social med...
2022-09-2757 minBliss of the Abyss92 (ft Elisa Di Napoli aka Elyssa Vulpes) Stage Fright and HypnosisWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show, I am back from Europe and have Elisa Di Napoli on! We talk...
Domesticating foxes, neoteny, hypnotism, resistance and emotionality, the different types of 'brain', overcoming stage fright, techniques for public speaking, stories from hypnotherapy and more!
Elisa Di Napoli is the best-selling author of the book, online course, and podcast Dare to Be Seen which helps artists command the stage, magnify their presence, and defeat stage nerves so they can share their gifts with their audience and shine their light on the world. She...
2022-09-0758 minBliss of the Abyss91 (ft. Peter Bourke) Stop Me If I've Told You This BeforeWelcome back to TBOTA!
Celebrating fifty years in the industry, actor, author and raconteur Peter Bourke joins the show and we talk....
Going to school with Salem Bin Laden, turning down the role (and fortune) of C3PO, running an antiques business with Roald Dahl as he was writing the BFG, The Wade-Dahl-Till valve, working all the hours god sent for £3 a week (plus overtime) , Peter's relationship to the origins of The Importance of Being Earnest, Meeting Margaret Thatcher, Kate Nicholls' extraordinary life (See episode 53), The Thatcher Effect, Gielgud, Olivier, O'Toole, the irreplaceable and legendary Ni...
2022-08-241h 45Bliss of the Abyss90 P8R's Farewell! (ft. Tom, Ash, P8R, Caitlin)Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show sees the P8R arc come full circle as he leaves London for pastures new (Devon). It is the end of an era, so we threw a celebratory event as a goodbye podcast! Listen in to the end of an era as we celebrate: The History of Cheersing, Moving to Devon, The British invented Champagne, Lotus Births, Being an Ugly Child, Eating placenta and breast milk, 21:20 for a surprise, pegging, eating turtles, rats and brains, shooting sleeping horses, the birds and the bees, false beliefs, precocious medical conditions, 'apparrotly' vs Armageddon...
2022-08-051h 08Bliss of the Abyss89 - Must Watch Changes Everything Finally Happened Nobody Would've Believed THIS!Welcome back to TBOTA!
Discussed ad-plauseum: Hurling, Weddings, Cornish wrasslin, cancel culture, clickbait, rural Ireland, Shit Life Syndrome (SLS), Depths of Wikipedia, slacktivism, and the important debate - Brinner vs. Dinfast!
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2022-07-2142 min
Bliss of the Abyss86 (ft. Caitlin) Raucous Radio Anniversary - Patreon Exclusive!!Welcome back to TBOTA!
Special bonus episode release! Recorded for the one year anniversary of TBOTA on Riverside Radio and released for the Patreon listeners, but we're making it public to you, just coz it felt too fun to keep hidden from you lovely loyal listeners!
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2022-05-2357 minBliss of the Abyss85 (ft The Neumarx Brothers) The Airing of GrievancesWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show Tom & Jem, aka my brothers, come in hot and stay that way as we delve into Napoleon, Alexander the Great, cults of personality, bioavailable protein, pre boiled eggs, rats, dead foxes, rules of arguments, three week stags with beef, trepanning, the Margate grotto, Mithras cult, the silent jazz generation, the kosher hotel circuit, Jem's first standup experience, Drunk judges, back alley surgeons and more!
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2022-05-091h 40Bliss of the Abyss84 (ft. Sarah Crowden) Suspicious Salmon & PolariWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show Sarah Crowden returns and we talk Sister Boniface, Cruella, Weird fans, Residuals, Brian Cox's audtobiography, Circus skills, End of the mask, The new secret variant, Handling salmon suspiciously, Strange new world, Sub editor sneaks, Lord chamberlain, Censorship, Cat shit, Polari, Celeb gossip ad more!
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2022-04-221h 39Bliss of the Abyss83 (ft. 'Vera') Life in Russia amidst war, disinformation, propaganda and tyrannyWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show 'Vera' discusses everyday life in Russia, the tightening grip of authority, disinformation, lies and the media, trying to work amidst sanctions and the awful war against Ukraine.
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2022-03-291h 32Bliss of the Abyss82 (ft. Chris Birks) Geopolitics, Ukraine and "steroid addict" Putin's war. Sorting the signal from the noise. TBOTA!Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show, Geopolitics expert Chris Birks discusses family on the frontline, the reasons behind the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the narratives we are shown and those that are buried, who to trust and how history will look back on this.
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2022-03-211h 18Bliss of the Abyss81 (ft. Rob Feldman) War and Resistance in UkraineWelcome back to TBOTA
This week actor Rob Feldman (Killing Eve) returns to talk about what is happening in his home nation Ukraine as he lives and fights there.
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2022-03-081h 01Bliss of the Abyss80 (ft. Tom & P8R) - Censored FlithWelcome back to TBOTA!
Special bonus episode release! Recorded 24th February for Riverside Radio and released for the Patreon listeners, but because it was just such a fun one that we felt we had to share, we are making it public to you. On the radio we can play all the music we want, but we can't swear. Listen to three degenerates try and play by these impossible rules. And if that isn't bliss meeting abyss, I don't know what is.
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2022-02-2456 minBliss of the Abyss79 (ft. Jake Pickford) Speculative BubblesWelcome back to TBOTA! This week, Comedian Jake Pickford and I talk..
Daylight robbery, speculative bubbles, angler fish, lampreys, Cromwell, horsepower, Edgar David's glasses, all the ice melting, Noah's ark, number 10 parties, Vince McMahon, Bezos, BBC test card, and more!
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2022-02-071h 48Bliss of the Abyss78 (ft. Thomas Neumark) Ripped JesusWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week, the world's fifth strongest man and biggest fan of Thomas Hardy's poetry, Mr. TENJ comes on the podcast and we discuss...
Egg limits, aquafaba, it's winter, post-soviet sad 3D, T. Cruise, cults, ripped Jesus, Iggy Pop, Chidi Adagonye and more!
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2022-01-2536 minBliss of the Abyss77 (ft. Tom Leo) ChewtorialsWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the podcast I begin by babbling about
Being T-total, curly hair, chewtorials, MUAs and then fan fave Tom Leo jumps on the blower and talks making money off of bridges, jobs, married porridge, stand up, new year's resolutions, optimism vs pessimism and 2022!
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2022-01-1345 minBliss of the Abyss75 (ft. Rob Feldman/Роб Фельдман) - Bleedin' EyeballsWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show we have Rob Feldman. Born in Ukraine. Bred in UK. Still looking for a perfect spot to die. Rob Feldman is doubtful actor whom you might have seen in Killing Eve or one of those Monzo commercials.
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Clips from recent projects:
"Don Juan from Zhashkiv", "Ronald & Donald", "Killing Eve". Check out his impressive IMDB here.
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2021-12-2254 minBliss of the Abyss73 (ft. Caitlin & Dave) - Baconeggncheese and a samurai swordWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the pod we have Caitlin & Dave Fox (IN PERSON) and things get messy and weird as we joke about pickles, brass knuckle dusters, spilt pizza, JFK jr, meeting Voldemort, samurai swords, voice registers, lactoids, horror movies and Caitlin’s Cancellation Corner™
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2021-11-2653 minBliss of the Abyss72 (ft. Carpet Martin) - King F**ing PrawnsWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week is the man with the record as most returning guest, Carpet Martin. On this frankly rambling and shambolic escapade, we blather on about...
Bloody fingers, Scouts, Sailing, Poker, Las Vegas, Weighted minibars, and of course the endless anecdote of the Dubai trip!
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2021-11-181h 20Bliss of the Abyss71 (ft. Caitlin, Chris, Johnny B) - Riverside SupercutWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week is a supercut of the highs and lows, thrills and spills, tunes and chats from the radio show, which airs every Wednesday 9-10pm. Patreon subscribers get the bonus edited version every week. Listen on DAB or the web player, or sign up for the Patreon and for as little as £2,50 a month, get all the extras and help me make more shows!
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2021-11-061h 34Bliss of the Abyss70 (ft. Theo St. Claire) - Pandemic Navigation ManualWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show we have Theo St. Claire. Theo St. Claire is a Nigerian/Jamaican British Born Actor who graduated from Drama Centre in 2014. His career has spanned classical text (RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe), radical political theatre (Béznă Theatre, Wearewhoweare) and London’s West End (Touching The Void). He has graced the small screen at home (Doctors, New Blood, Holby City) and internationally (Guerrilla, The Tunnel)
We discuss moving out of London, the notion of privacy, Covid deniers and conspiracy theorists, governmental overreach, mental health struggles and overcoming, the 'ac...
2021-10-251h 01Bliss of the Abyss69 (ft. Carpet Martin) - Eternal Bacon and Pig MilkWelcome back to TBOTA!
Carpet is back, and we talk his new radio show, Bond girls, bacon sandwiches, Jewish cousins, cakes stuffed pockets, fake drugs, brass eye, cocaine on the tube, stag parties, the meaning of tattoo dreams, and more!
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2021-10-131h 09Bliss of the Abyss68 (ft. Chris & Indie) - The Pod RETURNSWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week Indie and Chris (aka The Pod) return for another rambling and funny chat covering super yachts, expensive Art, Inside No.9, urban pigeons, running out of sand, fondling wasps, and much more!
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2021-09-291h 30Bliss of the Abyss67 (ft. Caitlin) - Not My Circus, Not My MonkeysShe's only been gone 4 days and now the cat runs the house and I beg for food. Doing well, you guys, doing well. Don't miss her at all or anything *sniffs*
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2021-09-2135 minBliss of the Abyss66 pt.2Welcome back to TBOTA!
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Eustachian tube, Australian ballads, Mike Richards and cancel culture
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2021-09-061h 11Bliss of the Abyss66 pt.1Welcome back to TBOTA!
PART ONE:
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Bank holiday, glass door, New York, barnacle glue, Mare of Eastown
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2021-09-0623 minBliss of the Abyss65 (feat. P8R & Tom) - Three Baguettes and the Electric Chair, Please!Welcome back to TBOTA!
The boys from the NFFHC podcast are back! And we dive right into Death Row, Personal Slavery, Unemployment, Living Emojis, Accidnetal Pornography, Broadcasting Swear Words, Creepy Alexas, Dumb Aliens, Cream Soda, Yurts, Marathons, Tom's BIG announcement and MORE! This ones for the comedy heads.
NB this was recorded before the passing of Sean Lock, who we mention in passing. RIP Sean.
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2021-08-261h 45Bliss of the Abyss64 (feat. David Fox) - My Agents Would Never Allow This!Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show, Caitlin joins me as co-host as we welcome David Fox. Dave is a brilliant graphic artist, the creator of this show's artwork, and an absolute legend. This is TBOTA's finest hour, its silliest peak, its lowest nadir, its Mount Everest, its white whale, its jack the ripper, its bogeyman, its abominable snowman, its... you get the idea.
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2021-08-174h 29Bliss of the Abyss63 (feat. Maxine Evans) - Six Year Old ChoreographerWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show, the wonderful Maxine Evans comes by and we talk all things from intimacy coaches, side jobs, excruciating internet videos and nudity, to selling lipstick, real cats and snakes, the promise or failure of metoo and zoom redundancies, and much more!
Maxine Evans is an actor, director, writer and producer, who has written extensively for TV and theatre winning multiple nominations awards in the process, such as the RTS Award for Nuts and Bolts, and an Offie for Best New Play for The Revlon Girl. She has appeared i...
2021-08-041h 11Bliss of the Abyss62 - Freedom Day!!!!!!!!!!Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week is all about Freedom day, but I also ramble about stag stories, the heatwave, knee re-f*ck, live comedy, Schlud, being a go giver not a go getter, Peppa Pig's heart of hearts, and Russell Crowe's "English" accent!
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2021-07-2245 minBliss of the Abyss61 (feat. Dr. Raven Bowen) - Duality: Trading Sex as a Side HustleWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show I have Dr. Raven Bowen. Dr. Bowen is the CEO of National Ugly Mugs (NUM), a UK-wide charity aimed to 'end violence against sex workers'. Raven’s involvement in community development with sex workers spans almost three decades in Canada and the UK. She founded and contributed to several sex worker support projects, advocacy organisations and research projects and initiatives. Her book 'Work, Money and Duality: Trading Sex as a Side Hustle' is based on her PhD research about the lives of people who live dual lives by working in s...
2021-07-141h 11Bliss of the Abyss60 (feat. Alex Morgan) - RainbologyWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show we have Alex Morgan. Alex is an actor, accent coach, writer, and linguaphile, and so naturally we discuss...
Sticky Jack, Sticky Richard and Sticky William, the uniting factor of negativity, Quintillogies, Rainbology, Belloc's moral instructions, whale mail, incomplete abjads, Chinese dictionaries, how soon is now?, nerdy language chat, sailing around the Mediterranean with our millions, AND THEN THE show goes off the rails and the tax man decides to give me a call. Or do they....?
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2021-06-3055 minBliss of the Abyss59 - Patreon Exclusive (feat. Caitlin Bahrey) IT'S COMING HO...Welcome back to TBOTA!
Special bonus episode release! Recorded 23rd June for Riverside Radio and released for the Patreon listeners, but because it was just such a fun one that we felt we had to share, we are making it public to you. On the radio we can play all the music we want, but we can't swear. And if that isn't bliss meeting abyss, I don't know what is. Stay tuned to the end for a musical exclusive!
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2021-06-231h 01Bliss of the Abyss58 (feat. Alasdair Beckett-King) - Velcro Time MachinesWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today I am joined by Alasdair Beckett-King - a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. But he does exist. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017, Alasdair has featured on BBC radio as a comedian and sketch writer, and performed stand-up across the UK, at Glastonbury, Citadel Fest, the Udderbelly Southbank and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He knows quite a lot about 19th century magicians. Tourists often ask to have their photo taken with him, presumably impressed by this.
We get silly and then deep, discussing t...
2021-06-161h 05Bliss of the Abyss57 (feat. Eva O'Connor) - Rotting Norwegian SharkWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show is Eva O’Connor, an award winning writer and performer from Ogonnelloe, Co.Clare. She writes and produces work for stage screen and radio. Her plays include My Name is Saoirse, Overshadowed, The Friday Night Effect (co-written with Hildegard Ryan) Maz and Bricks and MUSTARD (winner of Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019). Overshadowed was adapted for television for BBC and won the Mind Media Award for best drama 2018. She is currently under commission with Fishamble. Her play MUSTARD will be touring virtually with Fishamble from April 2021.
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2021-06-101h 07Bliss of the Abyss56 (feat. Nils-Hennes Stear) - Immoral ArtWelcome back to TBOTA!
Nils-Hennes Stear is a philosopher of ethics and aesthetics, currently teaching at the University of Auburn. He is currently writing a book titled Beyond Moralism, under contract with Oxford University Press. He also composed the music for TBOTA. He joins me on the show to discuss...
Getting vaccinated thrice, grape fail lady, microchipping, what makes things funny?, the immoral aspect of art, bad (really, really), monkeys and justice, planning permission on other people's property, pizza escapades, living in rural Alabama and around the world, Jewish worldwide population, writing music for your b...
2021-06-021h 23Bliss of the Abyss55 (feat. Carpet Martin) - Sexy BeaksWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the show Carpet Martin returns and we mouth-shag about...
Google name confusion, NFTs, the dark web, catfishing, performing to less than one person, the loss of the dodgy minicab, doctors using bing, my octopus teacher, the mortgage crisis of 2008, and
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2021-05-271h 00Bliss of the Abyss54 - Riverside Bonus (feat. Caitlin Bahrey)Welcome back to TBOTA!
Special bonus episode release! This was recorded 11th May for Riverside Radio and released for the patreon listeners and we are making it public to you. Music, news, chat, mayhem: It's TBOTA on the radio.
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2021-05-2057 minBliss of the Abyss53 (feat. Kate Nicholls) - Lions, Learning and La Vita BellaWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show the multi-faceted and fascinating Kate Nicholls has one hell of a tale to tell, so we get right into it and talk
Bringing up four children with Lions in the bush, Growing up in the theatre, having a life changing moment on stage, reinventing oneself, impostor syndrome , pervy directors, the power of risk for progress and change, Becoming a biologist, the opportunities from the pandemic for learning, how innate skills emerge, living with lions, hyenas and Elephants, the problems with standardised testing, surviving PTSD, living in Italy, t...
2021-05-101h 19Bliss of the Abyss52 - AnniversariesWelcome back to TBOTA!
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2021-05-0501 minBliss of the Abyss51 - SweatcastWelcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show, it's all about... Birthdays - my own and the podcast's, Stumbleupon, The Feed, Corruption, Prince Andrew, Sweathelp.org, fatigues, ending the podcast, the origins of Pad Thai, the wayback machine, and the answer to the question - what is the most delicious food in the world?
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2021-04-2930 minBliss of the Abyss50 (feat. Tom Leo) - Gone Noodlin'Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week Tom 'tha lion' Leo is back and we jibber-jabber about covid flip-flops, easing restrictions, blubbing vs sobbing, pigs in blankets, covid winners and losers, stand-up post pandemic, Patrice O'neal, simple Wikipedia, noodling, accordian theory of the universe, game of thrones and much much more!
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2021-04-191h 21Bliss of the Abyss49 (feat. Dylan Mason) - Can a Fish Climb a Tree?Welcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show actor and friend Dylan Mason and I go in-depth to discuss...
Peaks and troughs, being naked onstage, musical theatre, what drama school is really like, guilt and work, cruelness, 'sexy week', wanting to please, gatekeepers, insulting casting calls, empathy, representation, power structures, lack of visibility for differently-abled people, the idiocy of #notallmen, how to be fair without expecting perfection, being hard on yourself and trying to improve yourself, being in awe of nurses, carers and activists, the joys of teaching, self-censorship and the difficulty of self-expression, staying cr...
2021-04-121h 15Bliss of the Abyss48 - One Jewish Boy Meets Another (feat. Stephen Laughton)Welcome back to TBOTA!
On this week's episode we have writer Stephen Laughton, and we talk about...
One Jewish boy's highs and lows , visa hurdles, being an alien of extraordinary ability, depression, rising like a phoenix, healthy working habits, submitting to Cannes, productivity and routine, stories from the theatre, cities emerging from lockdown, the politics of covid, the future of progressivism, being cancelled, OJB's return and more!
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2021-04-061h 34Bliss of the AbyssEpisode 47 - I bought ya chocolates! (feat. Luke Murray)Welcome back to TBOTA!
This week on the podcast my birthday-brother Luke and myself yak about
Fitness tests in football, Adrian Mutu vs. by Roman Abramovich, growing up, weird VHS movies, depressing new yearses, eating a meal in the bath, getting 'old', navigating the complicated grey areas of everything, nostradamus and nosferatu, mind control, magic and everything else!
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2021-03-251h 46Bliss of the AbyssEpisode 44 - The Lost Episode/The Call of the VoidWelcome back to TBOTA!
This week from the mists of time in the dusty archive I prize from the hands of the vault words about......
Travel in the age of Covid, ESTA club, paper overalls, Obama and Springsteen, US food, Quarantining, The Number 23, how THE PODCAST CHARTED! (In Sweden, shut yer mouth), and a bunch of other things!
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2021-03-1957 minBliss of the AbyssEpisode 46 - Right & Wrong (feat. Tadiwa Mahlunge)Welcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the pod we have the incendiary wild-child of Comedy, Tadi Mahlunge! I'm not gonna even go into what we go into....
This episode is for fans of comedy, despair, getting drunk, making people laugh, the mathematics of cheating, general bollox and f*cking around AND THAT IS ALL.
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2021-03-131h 52Bliss of the AbyssEpisode 20 - The Neumarx Brothers pt. 2 (ft. Thomas Neumark)Welcome back to TBOTA! Today I jibber-jabber about The garnish theory, and then I get TENJ (relation) on the phone to test it. He tells me about: the origin story of ahoy hoy, Tom from MySpace (no relation), The Murdoch documentary, Children being lawyerly, 5% of people make something a sandwich, the exception that proves the rule, proof of the existence of God, An American Pickle, Masks, Gyms' exorbitant policies, the benefits of breathing techniques and more! Also discussed: The Bermuda Triangle, Kaspar Hauser, Mask mouth, Wine windows, Dentist suicide, Nudist hating boars, masks in chicken nuggets , Making sourdough is f...
2020-08-1251 minBliss of the AbyssEpisode 12 - The Neumarx Brothers pt.1 (ft. Jeremy Neumark Jones)Welcome back to TBOTA! Today... MANOS Star reviews of meals, SportsDirect, MANOS and the sad weird tale of Torgo, WHO giving conflicting covid advice, coronavirus fatigue, One Jewish Boy Then our guest Jeremy Neumark Jones (yes relation - brother) side-splittingly talks... The decline of behind-the-scenes footage, MANOS chat, Polytopia addiction, hiding video games from loved ones, freemium, working for the Chinese, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone aka CHAZ, The limits of Neighbourhood Watch, WiFi Boosters (LIES), BROWSING, wearing your mum's shoes, the dangers of commercial ice, and more Recommendations: Patriot act Dave Chapelle 8:46 OJB online and link
2020-06-171h 05Bliss of the AbyssEpisode 1Join actor, writer, comedian, idiot, world's strongest man, Jewish, Irish, English human Robert Neumark Jones aka Ruskin Denmark as he descends into madness.
I mean.... What else do you have to do?
This episode I talk about - Covid's 1 through 19, Chinese tutoring companies, Polytopia addiction, Sold out items, and starting too many things and finishing done of them. Enjoy!
This podcast is new so please do listen and send thoughts, ideas, suggestions or trolling to theblissoftheabyss@gmail.com
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