Elis James and John Robins
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Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elis James and John Robins episodeslatest 50
#573 - Denim Condoms and Prunes: A Strange Episode
· 1:17:10
Remember where you are when you listen to today’s episode, because it’s one for the history books. It’s earth-shattering. It’s a leap forward in what’s possible in broadcasting. It’s one small step for man, one giant...
#572 - My Multiple Men, Common Sense Express and In Association with Prunes
· 1:06:33
John’s hammering away at the word count of his opinionated column again. This time in his crosshairs it’s e-scooters. Politically he’s a hard person to work out. Which from a balance perspective is actually very...
#571 - She Shy, Crumpets for the Boys and What of the Chickens?
· 1:06:26
It’s Lou Sanders FM once again and boy has she got Producer Dave sweating. From a pretty much unusable show introduction, to an anecdote that definitely flirts with the term ‘radio friendly’, one can only assume that...
#570 - Radio Husbands, Everything’s Magnolia and The Wetter The Better
· 59:49
Lou is here! And she’s already made one friend and one enemy on the way in. Buckle up, in the first few minutes there are bad Welsh accents (sorry Elis) and promiscuous tales flying round the studio. Safe to say Dave is...
#569 - Elis’s Nads, The London Custard Co. and 100 Cymru Connections
· 1:18:08
The tensest feature in global podcasting turns 100 today. That’s right, Elis James attempts his 100th Cymru Connection. This. Feels. Significant. His heart feels hot but his bum feels cold. Luckily his nads feel just...
#568 - Laxative Links, Wow (Cubed) and A New Low For Freezer Storage
· 54:20
In significant happenings John reveals the longest relationship of his life and what has caused it to break down. Namely, a Boggle addiction. We also discover the silent reality of what it’s like to be his neighbour...
#567 - Bilking, A Glis Glis Stakeout and Old Uncle Yogsley
· 1:07:17
It’s a very prison-based episode today, as John reveals he might be going there for petty crime, and Elis draws parallels between Albert Camus’s prison-residing outsider Meursault and Johnny JR. Was Camus foreshadowing...
#566 - The Infinite Diversion, Screaming In My Car and Hell Is Close To Stow-on-the-Wold
· 1:08:04
Robins has had a disaster. The sort of disaster that should only besiege Elis James. But what could it be? Tardiness? Something indicative of cognitive decline? Or maybe far worse? We also receive some very weak...
#565 - Clive The Unwell, 30 Dairy Farmers and The 17:02 to Faversham
· 1:18:12
Well, well, well, well, well. Elis has officially completed the best gig of his life, and that’s even without his routine about Black Bart the pirate. A mere five and a half hours away by train, we have discovered his...
#564 - I Tire of You, Glowing in Welsh and Chris Edwards’ Bad Skin
· 1:16:34
The literary world has been set alight after a new best selling author was unveiled 30 years too late the other day. Is John Robins about to redefine the grounded motoring sci-fi genre for the 21st century? The first...
#563 - Thatcher’s Playlist, Neil The Alien and The Bag of Digital Death
· 1:09:13
Elis may have been struggling with delayed trains, but fear not - it turns out our Producer Dave has a hotline to the Big Dog himself: Bandy Urnham. Nothing a quick phone call can’t fix… Plus, if you thought John's...
#562 - The Riff Ripcord, No Joy in a Tesco and Loyal As 10,000 Dogs
· 1:11:03
John has shaken up the show at a big meeting in Elis’s absence. He should be prepared. In the meantime, comedy fans have been getting the true Elis James stand up experience: Having your joggers called s*** and then...
#561 - Foxer & Foxee, Count Connection Face and Silly Sausage Britain
· 1:04:18
Welcome to the silliest podcast around. It’s headphones filled with custard, it’s microphones made of cake, it’s stink bombs in the studio. And all because we have one of the nation’s silliest sausages in our midst: The...
#560 - The Messi of Englyns, Warranty Wallies and Garth Olwg or Bust
· 1:11:40
If you like your podcasts jam-packed with top quality content, then boy do we have a show for you. First up: what’s it like to be in a creative powerhouse couple? A quite stressed Elis lifts the lid. And he explains why...
#559 - Here We Hit It, The Calmru Connection and Darwin’s Flatmate Dave
· 57:23
Sad news everyone, Elis is retiring. We thought Johnny JR would go first, but Elis has beaten him to it. He’s peaked. He’s reached his zenith and there ain’t nowhere to go from there. But worry not, because he’s...
#558 - Drip Feeding Dross, Dave Kanchelskis and Oiling The Engine of Love
· 1:08:04
John, Dave and Calvin Harris are with you today to discuss all things DJ’ing. Incidentally, Calvin Harris can only DJ when there’s another wifi connection. If there isn’t then he rings his indie disco mate and the air...
#557 - Live at the Crossed Wires Festival
· 1:06:51
It’s not often you get to experience a world first. But here you go, you’re about to hear the first ever documented Sheffield-first, podcast-second, terrestrial-radio-third broadcast. Is this a defining moment for...
#556 - Un-Air Conditional, 296 Johns and A Pitta Pocket or Two
· 1:06:30
Our trio are on the old remote tricast today and John is, again, incredibly keen to emphasise just how well he is getting on during Operation Heatwave. But it’s also hot hot hot broadcasting as we hear of tupperware...
#555 - Consent Cushions, A Cuddle Bath and Sitting Quietly in Ghent
· 1:01:06
It’s been a big old week for Johnny JR, but has he won again? Well it’s one in the win column for his much anticipated return to the small screen. But it would be helpful if he could remember the name of his own TV...
#554 - A Cream Spiral, Nude Dave and Dignity then Dignitas
· 1:01:46
It’s an evening pre-record this week, and it would be a little bit more jazz, a little bit more Soho and a little bit more laid back…if Dave’s train hadn’t been held up by cows, and John’s stomach wasn’t in confusion...
#553 - The Orbit of Peel, Potentials & Tangentials and WD-Phwoarty
· 1:09:44
After doing what Status Quo failed to do, breaking America, Elis thinks it fitting to introduce the world of EJJR to those living stateside. So behold some dodgy accents, references to ‘mom’s apple tart’ and Elis, John...
#552 - Gloop, Love Bees and It’s Me Or The Lathe
· 1:03:43
The heat’s great isn’t it. As John points out, it’s no longer twee and fun headlines, instead it’s “Phew You’re All Going To Die Quite Soon”. What japes! Luckily we’ve got the cool cucumber balm of content for those...
#551 - Bumsyl, A Mind STD and Switchblade and Porky in Space
· 1:06:36
After a bout of promiscuous and unprotected thinking, John’s been in a panic sphere. He’s only gone and given himself a mind STD, but could some watermelon body wash be to blame? All this leads to a full circle moment...
#550 - By The Heart, CBDTea and Laughing in the Yurt with Charlize
· 1:04:49
It has been decreed that this is a football free zone. Well not until John nips out for a vape. Then when he returns, Elis, Dave and the production staff are all attentive and silent. But in this chill zone we imagine a...
#549 - Creativitine, Daily Life Stings and Ossification & Death
· 1:09:58
Who’s that co-hosting this week’s podcast; is it Jean-Paul Sartre? Is it Hannah Arendt? Is it Ronan Keating? Sure, they’ve all opined on the nature of existence, but has our very own philosopher Johnny JR finally hit...
#548 - Two Mice, Scrabble With Dixon and Leeds Train Baguette
· 58:49
Elis is fresh from the jolly japes of being surprised with being made to do a headline set in front of 5,000 people at an iconic venue. He’s just soooo totally cool about it. “Feel free to leave if it’s bad, but give...
#547 - Pressure is a Privilege
· 1:14:07
Today’s show is all about one man: one of Wales’s greatest sons, one of the football terrace’s greatest sons, one of podcasting’s greatest sons. We’re talking about none other than the the cycling extraordinaire, the...
#546 - Jimmy Corkhill, €57 of Tapenade and Remembering John’s Misdeeds
· 1:04:06
The UK’s stagnant economy is about to have a huge injection of growth, because Elis has got a big idea and a big observation. Strap in and let’s make millions. Whilst becoming billionaires is in the air, you know what...
#545 - AudioDog, Jibber Jabber Media and Rubadubdub Productions
· 1:04:21
Today’s podcast is brought to you by a couple of big cheeses, a couple of real movers and shakers in the audio game. Because Elis and John have redefined what it means to give a keynote presentation at a podcast...
#544 - The Golden Texter, Wheels Through Wales and Common Zense
· 1:01:17
A few weeks ago Elis refused to accept the Buddhist idiom ‘the glass is already broken’. In so doing, did he set back mindfulness 10,000 billion years, or did he inadvertently birth a great podcast-first feature? We’re...
#543 - Lovely Pen, The Lumley Route and Unchopped for 15 Years
· 1:05:43
It’s a show that asks more questions than it answers. For starters, could Elis and John host Strictly? How are the boys related to classic board game Guess Who? And can you spell catastrophe without top rate cash? These...
#542 - Junk Kerplunk, Big Low Bum and Is It Time For =?
· 56:23
Redemption for Elis James. After unspeakable failure 12 months ago, he rises from the ashes like a phoenix at this year’s charity football match. John also wears running shoes in goal and gets his baps out. Plus, we...
#541 - Hi Jacob, Big Brynn the Hill and 14 Connections by Tenby
· 1:10:02
After spending the last few weeks in the shadows of two of this country’s greatest runners, one podcaster has finally stepped out to make a name for himself. Elis James, the great Cymru Connector himself, has saddled up...
#540 - Hate Merch, (Non-Predator) and Institutional/Pedantic Failures
· 1:06:54
“Life’s too short to drink bad wine, when people are wine, and drinking is being near them and having them in your life.” Another wise and pithy quote from the mind of John Robins. You’d think that’s included in his...
#539 - An Odd King, The Lash Lament and Not Everything’s Istanbul
· 57:34
We’re living in a Johnapalooza. With the release of his Blubography (trademark: Elis James) last week, John’s been touring the country. But do any of his shows bear resemblance to the hallowed 1976 Sex Pistols gig at...
#538 - Gareth Birthday, Ron Robins and Chapinhanding Tucci
· 1:00:16
It’s John Robins day. John Robins Contentaggedon. You simply can’t move for Robins. Because John sits at the crest of a content wave. Megatisation, another podcast series, marathon, birthday, millions of interviews and...
#537 - Johning, But Cyriously and Lovers Gonna Love
· 54:19
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It’s a tale of two anecdotes today, and in a way both of them fall into the latter category. Elis has been donning his corporate hat on no sleep and nearly no thumb...
#536 - A Cup Final You Can’t Lose
· 1:01:51
They did it! The marathon has been conquered by the bravest and youngest boys around, Messrs John Robins and Dave Masterman. And due to the circular nature of this show’s recording schedule, just 5 days later we can...
#535 - Heck & Mess, John’s Grave Lecture and A Walk-Walk Technique
· 1:09:26
It’s a funny old episode today due to the circular way this podcast is recorded. In one sense you could say that John and Dave HAVE run the marathon (indeed post-mara John does make a brief appearance), but in another...
#534 - Berating The Hips, #TeamCharles and National Growers of the Year Awards 2011
· 1:05:55
It’s T-2 until Marathon Day. The trainers are being laced. The talc is being applied. And the Ass Magic is getting to work. This is the pre-game build up. That half an hour where Carragher and Neville talk about a...
#533 - Backing Brittin, Destination Bloob and Dormice! Dormice! Dormice!
· 1:04:13
Two towering national figures dominate today’s podcast; bloobs and David Attenborough. Bloobs because John has realised he lives in heaven and he backs the Chilterns. Attenborough because John’s been watching his new...
#532 - Cat Yoghurt, Snatching Defeat and David’s Got 19 Bikes
· 58:18
Huge news. Elis has nearly got into a fight. He nearly lamped a bloke because he confused Llanfairfechan with Penmaenmawr*. Of course he didn’t. Rather he was being a stand up citizen protecting this nation’s highways...
#531 - Trauma Shirts, Pavarotti the Hamster and Paula Radcliffe
· 57:47
Quick hypothetical Q: If you’re running a marathon for the first time (because you’ve realised your bones actually aren’t too heavy to run) and you want to get advice from someone, who do you turn to? Roger Bannister?...
#530 - Mid-Table Rhino, 4:55pm Double Curry and The History of The Buffet
· 1:01:57
Elis has a hot chest and feels spacey, whilst John’s got his thrice a decade hay fever, which is a real problem now he’s in full vis. So that’s a great start to the second ever Megatisation era episode. Today’s a day...
#529 - Running Noises, Cubist Javelin and Elis & Johndgerbread Men
· 1:04:14
It’s a big/normal day! Everything in Elis and John world just got bigger/stayed exactly the same as before! All praise the Brave New World/status quo! John’s dressed up in a suit and tie to mark the (non-) occasion, and...
EMERGENCY: Elis and John Megatisation Alert!
· 11:36
Emergency! Emergency! Elis and John just got Megatised. We repeat, Elis and John just got Megatised. PATREON VIBES IN THE AREA Our brand new Patreon channel will feature our flagship offering of The Adventures of Elis...
#528 - A Remembersplore, Miserable Coat Man and The Early Human Scene
· 1:06:30
Strap yourself in because boy do we have a highbrow show for you today. Quoting Heidegger? Check. Ruminations on the nature of the present? Check. Elis S’ing himself in a park in Cardiff after a night on the Red Bull...
#527 - Ab Merchants, Bleeding VAT and Ladybirdaggedon
· 53:54
It’s a rollercoaster of a show for Elis James. He has the opportunity to rectify recent Welsh footballing disappointment by becoming the only player in Cymru Connection history to connect with 5 people twice. National...
#526 - Huw Bris, Sir Psycho Sexy and Your Mexico 86
· 1:04:24
“You were hungover thinking about darts.” “You are scum.” “You are a waste that has wasted himself.” “How do you like that John?” “Why don’t you just melt in the park you never walked through enough 21 years ago?” “You...
#525 - Lostalgia, Fornication Nation and Narberth to Nefyn Nude
· 1:01:11
Elis has come off the back of a midi week but that’s not a problem, because the hive mind has another great TV format to which the networks can say “I love it, so I’m going to say ‘no’.” ‘John’s Thoughts’ arrives much...
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