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Taking The Pee PodcastTaking the Pee 2024 Episode 5Solipsism - the quality of being very self-centred or selfish.There’s a lot of talking, but not much listening, how can we ever achieve change to the political system by talking?Learning clever words - does it enhance the debate or distance those who are not as well read, should language be kept simple, are we alienating the very people we want involved in these debates?Who is calling the shots in our political elites? It seems as if our politicians are not interested in what the people say.The op...
2024-04-0120 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTaking the Pee 2024 Episode 2Join me for some more rambling thoughts on various topics.* Health update - life on the waiting list.* What it means to lose faith and what I’ve lost in the process.* Emerging secular cults which have taken up the mantle of existing religions.* The madness of the progressives.* How we can bring change to society. Get full access to Escaping the Culture at xandman.substack.com/subscribe
2024-02-0922 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTaking the Pee 2024 Episode 1This episode I think about the influence of mobile phones on our beliefs.Is spending large amounts of time on mobile phones good for children or adults?The internet - is it a force for good?Modern news sources - such as social media.The messaging around the Palestine protests.How our friends should challenge our beliefs. Get full access to Escaping the Culture at xandman.substack.com/subscribe
2024-01-1422 min
Taking The Pee Podcast2024 IntroductionWelcome to 2024, I hope to speak with more people this year after having a hiatus during 2023 due to ongoing health issues. So I'm open to discussions on anything and looking for guests passionate about the world we live in and how to make it a better palce. Get full access to Escaping the Culture at xandman.substack.com/subscribe
2024-01-0709 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 8 Religious Journeys with Phil HarversonWelcome to Taking the Pee Episode 8 conversations about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys.This time I speak to Phil Harverson about his journey with religion and we discuss our individual situations.Phil studied Geography at Manchester University then trained as a primary school teacher. He taught for 3 years, before spending a year teaching in Chongqing, China. Phil returned to the UK in 2004 to teach for another year. Phil then became full time with Oasis Church for 7 years, 5 years as the church leader. Then returning to China, where Phil...
2022-12-301h 02
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 7 Education and Ambition with Gareth MarshWelcome to Taking the Pee Episode 7 conversations about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys.This time I speak to Gareth Marsh about education and ambition.Gareth Marsh is a freelance music educator in Thurrock, South Essex where he has more than 2 decades of experience using music as a tool to help people develop and grow. He has worked with all ages and abilities especially young people with behavioural struggles, who've been on the wrong side of the law or with physical and mental learning disabilities. He performs under the...
2022-06-1950 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 6 Multiple Sclerosis with Patti BevilacquaWelcome to Taking the Pee Episode 6 conversations about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys. This time I speak to Patti Bevilacqua about multiple sclerosis. In September 1989, Patti started her dream job; teaching high school physical education. However, five months later, before the end of her first year of teaching, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Ten years later, she left the only job she ever wanted due to worsening symptoms of MS. In 2001, Patti went back to university to pursue graduate studies at the University of Toronto. Her ultimate professional goal was to teach...
2022-03-1545 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 5 Surviving Covid with David BeddowWelcome to Taking the Pee Episode 5 conversations about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys. This time I speak to David Beddow about surviving covid. David grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire, then moved to Buckfastleigh in Devon.He met his wife in 2001 while she was working in the UK and they got engaged in 2002. Her contract ended and she returned to South Africa, so David moved there where they got married. They returned to the UK in 2017 for his wife's work and their son was born in 2018. In March of 2020 the family returned to...
2022-01-2557 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 4 Long Covid with Ade AtterburyWelcome to Taking the Pee Episode 4 a conversation about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys.This time I speak to Ade Atterbury about long covid.Ade is a Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist in the Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease at The Royal Sussex County Hospital, he worked in both the pharmaceutical and food industries before joining the NHS.We have a good old converwaffle about how Ade contracted covid 19 in March 2020 very early in the pandemic when much less was known about the virus. Ade discusses how th...
2021-12-0546 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 3 Diabetes with Mark FarrinWelcome to TTP Episode 3 a conversation about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys. This time I speak to Mark Farrin about diabetes.Mark is a self employed guitar teacher working in and around Torquay. He teaches in schools as well as privately. Mark is also involved with music workshops for young carers.We've been close friends since childhood and shared lots of life's ups and downs, including births, deaths and marriages. We have a good old converwaffle about how Mark suddenly found out he was diabetic at the age...
2021-10-2438 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 2 Mental Health with Nick McGrathWelcome to TTP episode number 2 a conversation about life, health and overcoming the challenges we face on our individual journeys. This time I speak to Nick McGrath about mental health. Nick is a freelance journalist and over the past 15 years he has interviewed hundreds of well known celebrities, it's pretty likely you will have read one of his interviews in a well known newspaper. You can read more of Nicks excellent journalism by heading over to his website. I met Nick on the Amused Moose Comedy course in July 2021.We got chatting and discovered some shared experience of growing up...
2021-10-0339 min
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Episode 1 Cancer with Andre VincentIn this episode of TTP I speak to Andre Vincent about his experience of cancer and the impact it had on his life as a comedian. We dive straight in to the topic, so this is a warning if you're sensitive to the C word.Andre has many credits to his name and has performed in theatre, circus, busking on TV in Films and pantomime. He has a massive passion for comedy history and has a website dedicated to remembering past masters called mislaidcomedyheroes.com Andre Vincent WebsiteWe have a good old converwaffle...
2021-09-021h 03
Taking The Pee PodcastTTP Podcast IntroductionWelcome to the Taking the Pee (TTP) Podcast, I'll be exploring midlife with medical conditions and finding some humour in there too. If you'd like to contribute please contact me, I'm looking forward to meeting some interesting people some well known and some less well known, like you or me. We all share a common bond of having to deal with a medical condition and make the most of our day to day lives. Hopefully you'll learn something, see how we can overcome even the toughest life challenges and have a laugh at us too. So listen, like, subscribe and...
2021-08-1301 min
Bodega BoysEpisode 39: The XandmanThe brand is strong! The Bronx's very own Bodega Boys giving you their irreverent yet hilarious takes on all things pop culture. Recorded at Red Bull Studios in NYC.This week: Email servers, Colin Powell, Family, Smacked City, Traffic, Xanax, Diners and more!
2016-09-161h 13