S15 Ep 790: Mailbag Special - Our Little Systems

Well listeners, today’s show is bit of a head-scratcher to explain. Suffice to say, David tells Joe about a handsome and very self-assured man that he recently saw at his local farm shop, which somehow leads to Joe telling David about his neighbour’s military-style camper van. Plus, they both analyse why Joe is so bad at being tidy and David convinces him to clean up his office. So, pretty much Chatabix business as usual really. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠Merch⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s blast from the past episode - we chat about the charts, listeners unsubscribing, Chatabix buses, the impressions game and our surprise guest. First posted on 27th April 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   YouTube Instagram TikTok Patreon Merch Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Friday - so it must be Mailbag time! And in today’s show we read messages about a vigilante Joe fan, some Isle of Wight celebrity spots, a great hairdresser quip, an embarrassing time with the Artic Monkeys, a move to the countryside, some kind words from a golf course employe and a gardeners ‘little systems’. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, this might be the second half of the Pinboard Game double bubble - but in true Chatabix fashion, it’s not long before David and Joe get totally distracted by other subjects. Firstly, there’s David’s idea to do ‘Directors Cut’ style analysis episodes of our old guest interviews, complete with much cringing (about themselves of course, not the brilliant guests). And then the subject of an Our Little Systems live tour comes up - with the special caveat of having women-only audiences. It’s working title is the Tea Towels and Thongs Tour. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Joe’s still feeling a little poorly and they both don’t have much to talk about today - David turns to his trusty pinboard ‘ideas cards’ to get the conversation flowing. So they randomly select topics from that, with subjects covered include beaches, maps, more gardening, more old jobs, being likeable and immediate rapport. Then they come up with a popularity contest game, which goes so well that they’ll be continuing with it on tomorrow’s show… FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David’s had a close shave this morning, nearly being run into by a truck. So he tells Joe about that and then Joe recounts a similar near-miss when he was a student in Bristol. In other news, David's been watching lots of Blackadder with his kids (with accompanying Flashheart impressions), Joe remembers going to see Bottom live at the Hammersmith Apollo, there’s a progress report on their colds and they finish things off with a little meltdown about listening back to pod episodes. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠Merch⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Archive ep time! We chat about our audio, our near disaster, more audio problems, Joe's awkward podcast encounter, Joe's carpet fitter, travelling to Polperro, not listening and some Noel Edmonds stuff First posted on 26th April 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   YouTube Instagram TikTok Patreon Merch Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After seeing how many submissions they’ve received for Joe’s ‘Our Little Systems’ idea, David wants to use today’s Mailbag show to see if the new format has potential. And after reading out the first few messages, David’s feeling increasingly positive about it. But Joe’s really not too sure, so they start a timer and give it 30 minutes to prove itself. Will the listeners’s ‘systems’ be entertaining enough to make it over the finish line… FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picking things up from yesterday’s cold-filled show, there’s yet more chat about showing off and generally being embarrassed by performing. Then David cryptically reveals a very perceptive comment made to him when he was a teenager at school, they try building some self-belief, take a cathartic trip to the beach and come up with some ways to keep their brains sharp. What a ride! Apologies again for all the coughing and sniffing! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both Joe and David have nasty colds at the moment and feeling pretty rubbish. So they kick things off by discussing their illnesses, taking sickies, joe’s tactics for getting more holiday days at his old job and what it means to be a sociopath. Then, after wondering why they bother podding when ill, Joe challenges David to make the episode a double bubble. So they plough on with the chat - part two will be coming to you tomorrow.  Apologies for all the coughing and sniffing! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT:   ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠Merch⁠ Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices