- 1 hour 4 minutes#579 - Pad Cymru, Human Alps and A Constant Perma-Rolling Crisis
Poor old Elis. Just when he thought he’d been surprised enough this year we go and chuck another one his way. Because a famous ghost from his past is about to stroll into the studio and cause all sorts of emotions.
But before then, a trip down memory lane with a Cymru Connectee gets his blood pumping with shame. And he explains why he’d spend his final day on earth signing up to LinkedIn.
John’s also here, and kicks off the show with his new range of Elis and John bunkers. It’s an odd tone setter, sure, but it is current.
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29 September 2026, 2:40 pm - 1 hour 4 minutes#578 - Inbetwosses, 8 Great Whites and The Pressures of Seagull Parents
John’s having a nightmare because of a rapidly approaching admin hill AKA a holiday. He’s forgotten to count his t-shirts (but does it in his mind at the start of the show, don’t worry), and then his phone goes off mid-record. All this plus Dave’s confiscated his custard cream brownie until he starts behaving.
Elis on the other hand is buzzing due to an impending trip to Lisbon for the return of his favourite tournament: The Nations League. And he’s had a jazz epiphany.
The Rapid Response Unit is fired up to find out how many t-shirts our listeners own, and we discover why John only listens to Metallica on the toilet.
As announced in the show, we’re now welcoming emails on ANY topic. So send in whatever you fancy to [email protected].
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25 September 2026, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 18 minutes#577 - Laundry Zero, Final Score Yoga and Mmm Meat Toms
There’s been a quiet revolution in John’s life. In one sense everything has changed. In another sense it’s been a quiet couple of weeks. He’s within touching distance of something that no one thought possible: laundry zero.
And continuing the clothes theme, inexplicably there’s a 15 minute debate about what a t-shirt is. We've said it before and we'll say it again: no one else is doing this.
Elis describes his perfect yoga situation, John explains why we need failure and Dave has learned to plait.
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22 September 2026, 2:40 pm - 1 hour 14 minutes#576 - Be Brilliant, Every Negative Face and 6 Music Pension Damage
Hosting on 6 Music has long been Elis’s back up for if John ever retires at Project 2032. Sadly Dave reveals some news which could cause deep damage to this long term strategy. Some surprises cause more anguish than others.
Plus Dave and Elis are officially tired of the titling of the Sir Right Honourable Sir Dr John Robins MBE Esq, and Adrian has too much chard. What on earth is he to do?
Know what to do with too much veg? Well send it to [email protected]. And do get yourself on the Patreon, as, despite the remarkably convoluted plug the boys try to do, Dave is keen to stress that it’s dead good and ad free.
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18 September 2026, 5:36 pm - 1 hour 21 minutes#575 - Orc Nation, A Degree in Limbs and Sir Doctor Captain John Robins MP
Watch out world because there’s a new doctor in town, and he’s got big plans. Yes it’s Dr Robins from now on, and if he’s lucky maybe someone will even chuck an MBE at the end. This feels significant.
But who is our esteemed doctor broadcasting with today? We’ll tell ya; a man who can’t keep his defining characteristic within the confines of his own podcast (Elis), and an iguanadon (Dave). All is explained within.
Plus, Sam and Ash from Skinwigs pop by to play a music-based Made Up Game that sees Elis and John trapped in a collaborative hell.
Do you have any correspondence for our newly minted doctor? Send it to [email protected] forthwith. And that's also where to send your Sartorial Superstitions - the clothes you've kept/worn for far too long for reasons only you really understand.
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15 September 2026, 2:40 pm - 1 hour 1 minute#574 - It’s Groinal, Club 44-60 and Crying At A Dog Called Bonehead
Big week for Elis because he’s cried all the liquid out of his body in the cinema. Why? Well it’s obviously because a South American woman named her dog Bonehead. And he’s in a spoilery mood after his big premiere trip. Well as spoilery as you can be about a film about a greatest hits tour show anyway.
To bring him back down to earth Elis does have his dirty / clean laundry aired on the biggest comedy show on TV. Dave thinks we’ve got a big exclusive from it which is really stretching the threadbare definition of the term.
We also receive quite an authoritarian email and hear of the hellscape of being a club rep in the noughties.
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11 September 2026, 4:23 pm - 1 hour 17 minutes#573 - Denim Condoms and Prunes: A Strange Episode
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 leap for podcast-kind.
Because Elis James is about to eat a prune for the very first time in his life. We’ve got the tension music ready. This feels significant. This is historeh.
But the innovation doesn’t stop there, as John reimagines PMQs and puts forward his plans for a brighter, better Britain.
There’s a Cymru Connection bombshell, Elis gets trapped in resin, and John becomes a crossfit ghost.
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8 September 2026, 2:40 pm - 1 hour 6 minutes#572 - My Multiple Men, Common Sense Express and In Association with Prunes
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 helpful.
There's also reports from Pembrokeshire, and we hear from a character who has piqued the boys' interest lately.
Plus, when there’s news of (yet more) boundary breaking content to be fed into the digestive tract of the British audio industry, sometimes you just need it to sit in the stomach for a few days to build suspense. Because Elis James, will, for the first time will [REDACTED FOR SPOILERS]. You don’t want to miss it.
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4 September 2026, 5:17 pm - 1 hour 6 minutes#571 - She Shy, Crumpets for the Boys and What of the Chickens?
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 Dave is dreaming of Elis’s swift return...
But for now it’s Big Mummy and her Fact Factory, as Lou dishes up some tasty truths in the form of surprise facts about chickens and hiccups. One thing everyone can agree on: it’s a different show when Lou’s in town.
John has finally met his match in dessert form, there’s a brief encounter with the paranormal, and a Made Up Game rule sends shockwaves through the team.
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1 September 2026, 2:45 pm - 59 minutes 49 seconds#570 - Radio Husbands, Everything’s Magnolia and The Wetter The Better
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 wishing he was still on holiday…
Speaking of, John’s been on his holidays and even swam in the sea, twice. Get in the sea, change your state - Lou’s always said it. The colder the better. The wetter the better. Turns out, you can’t worry when you’re looking for little fish.
Elsewhere, Lou is taking a stand in our all-new, all-precarious and all-very-delicately-dealt-with feature: Lou Sues Again. Plus, we’ve fired up the ol’ Rapid Response Unit to hear directly from you the people about some of your longest relationships.
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28 August 2026, 6:11 pm - 1 hour 18 minutes#569 - Elis’s Nads, The London Custard Co. and 100 Cymru Connections
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 right. He keeps repeating ‘Ruthin’ over and over again and his core temperature resembles that of an ill person. Can he reach the magic 50%? For the 100th time, let’s see.
In other news there’s a new producer in town, as the brilliant Ruth Husko takes her place in the hotseat in a bid to tame the unproducables. We learn how Ruth played a vital role in hunkifying John’s book, and she chairs a Made Up Game that leads to one contestant experiencing a near death experience (it’s a word-based game, so we’ll let you decided who it might be…).
All this, plus Mick Hucknall enters the scene in a brand new chapter of ‘Contact’.
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