And the article was bollocks. I mean, one of the big problems with it was that it said, can cheese be part of a healthy diet?
Dec 15, 2024
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21:39 - 21:49
EP17: Marcus Brigstocke
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Interview
Yeah, it is. I have a great plan for a thing for Christmas. Oh, is that a cheese board?
Nov 5, 2025
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42:18 - 42:25
WDWDY #45: Chainsaw Lube
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Midweek Mayhem
That's what you need. I don't think they will because I did notice that all the other cows, their tags were in the middle of the year, and my ones were sort of like- These are avant-garde cows.
Jan 4, 2026
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45:14 - 45:24
S4 EP1: Bret McKenzie
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Interview
They're just distributed to members of the family still in their packets. Question mark, hold the crackers, stop the chutney.
Dec 28, 2025
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19:09 - 19:14
WDWDY #52: Duelling Cheeseboards
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Midweek Mayhem
Have you like creme fraîche to out a bit? Nope. Okay. Sort of just a cabbage broth.
Nov 9, 2025
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1:00:37 - 1:00:43
S3 EP21: Ania Magliano
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Interview
It's coleslaw. And like, just having this kind of creamy dipping your pizza into coal.
Jun 4, 2025
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45:27 - 45:33
WDWDY #23: Room Temperature Yoghurt
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Midweek Mayhem
Can't wait. The fun thing about the cheese board, David, is the second one will be a real damp squib.
Dec 10, 2025
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50:03 - 50:08
WDWDY #50: The Dream Crusher Is Here
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Midweek Mayhem
Oh, there's feta all over it. Okay, so texturally, it's okay. That's what I'm concerned about here.
May 5, 2026
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42:33 - 42:38
WDWDY #70: In The Air Tonight
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Midweek Mayhem
Like savory curling stones. How can a game be based on a cheese board? If the items never achieved board status, David, the listeners deserve the truth.
Dec 28, 2025
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19:35 - 19:45
WDWDY #52: Duelling Cheeseboards
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Midweek Mayhem
Even if we run out of all the quizzes. Well, we won't because, you know, the cheese board's coming soon.
Dec 10, 2025
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49:59 - 50:03
WDWDY #50: The Dream Crusher Is Here
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Midweek Mayhem
We do. Okay. Lee can pee. No. Sort of cheese and tomato. Which was very nice.
Sep 22, 2024
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34:18 - 34:24
EP5: Suzi Ruffell
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Interview
Five. Mandarin Lewis says, hey Max, David and Mars Bar, those of us not from Ireland, how are we supposed to know which cheeses are or not available there?
Jan 21, 2026
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54:42 - 55:34
WDWDY #55: A Soapy Explosion
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Midweek Mayhem
Not all the way through, though. Okay. So, we've had our cheesy crumpets. Yeah. Okay.
Sep 20, 2025
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10:29 - 11:02
S3 EP14: Mike Bubbins
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Interview
I'm not going to say it's hot, but it's warm. Wow. Because it's, so the Venn diagrams we're working with here is man loves a toasted cheese sandwich.
Mar 4, 2026
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16:36 - 16:46
WDWDY #61: Exceptional Perineum
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Midweek Mayhem
Jun 2, 2026
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14:51 - 14:52
WDWDY #74: Hoovered Under The Duvet
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Midweek Mayhem
They're just normal bags. I think if you're using a new bin bag, it's I think a bin juice old bin bag, then you should worry.
Dec 28, 2025
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50:34 - 50:41
WDWDY #52: Duelling Cheeseboards
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Midweek Mayhem
There are some brilliant nerds listening to this podcast. Yeah. Let's play. They're just normal countries.
Jul 16, 2025
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21:35 - 21:42
WDWDY #29: A Day Of Relentless Accomplishment
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Midweek Mayhem
These are thirdsies with the crusts removed. So cucumber, what flavors? Okay. Thank you for asking.
May 9, 2026
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32:28 - 32:35
S4 EP19: Amy Annette
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Interview
Great. So you've got four little rectangles, they've got avocado on. Okay. Don't worry about it.
Nov 17, 2024
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22:51 - 22:58
EP13: Amy Gledhill
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Interview
But normally I'd put in shitty lardons with it, but only had her very fancy guanciale, which is like the fatty stuff you use to make a carbonara, et cetera.
Apr 26, 2025
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54:53 - 55:04
S2 EP17: Pierre Novellie
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Interview
Don't know why. I'm not even dairy intolerant. It's just ludicrous. That's happened in the last couple of months. So the non-dairy. Yogurt. The almond milk. I'm not dairy intolerant. I'll say it again.
Apr 4, 2026
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12:34 - 12:46
S4 EP14: Mel Giedroyc
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Interview
Also, like, I'm not saying what I do is an athletic event, but it was an unconventional thing to finish the gig and by way of a recovery, just start eating cheese maybe 30 seconds after the gig ended.
Feb 19, 2025
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22:32 - 22:48
WDWDY #8: A nose like a sommelier on heat...
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Midweek Mayhem
So all I foresee then is someone just trips and goes face first into a giant wheel of brie.
Dec 17, 2025
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34:32 - 34:39
WDWDY #51: In Fairness To Lube
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Midweek Mayhem
It's the only thing that really is available. I get a coffee and I get one of those cheese and ham croissants.
Dec 29, 2024
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26:16 - 26:21
EP19: Nish Kumar
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Interview
I had marmite, some cheese, some piccoli, some gherkins, and some beetroot. Okay. I like one of those things.
Mar 16, 2025
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31:02 - 31:10
S2 EP11: Joe Wilkinson
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Interview
i saying mozzarella or mortadella and she goes and then it's good game good game in a culturally game i don't know no i think it's a good game yeah definitely yeah there's another one you can
Mar 12, 2025
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23:13 - 23:28
WDWDY #11: A day of hope and possum-bilities
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Midweek Mayhem
Do you want to play They're Just Normal Countries? Yes! It's time for They're Just Normal Countries.
Jan 21, 2026
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19:21 - 19:26
WDWDY #55: A Soapy Explosion
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Midweek Mayhem
These are eggs from my sister-in-law's chickens. Oh, wow. Ali and Xavier have chickens and the eggs are great.
Oct 29, 2025
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31:54 - 32:00
WDWDY #44: General Sadness
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Midweek Mayhem
OK, Helen Copter effectively has a bowl of cheese and I have. I have the leg of a duck with lentils somewhat inappropriately for the restaurant.
Mar 26, 2025
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33:20 - 33:33
WDWDY #13: A Sad Cardboard Kazoo
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Midweek Mayhem
They're amazing. It's the little bits of paper. They're quite hard to buy sometimes the little circular papery things.
Feb 22, 2026
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23:46 - 23:53
S4 EP8: Fern Brady
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Interview
Did you have any sauce with that? It was just the egg, the cheese and the avocado.
Jan 12, 2025
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29:55 - 29:57
S2 EP2: Chloe Petts
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Interview
Okay. Bagel. Bagel. Do you like bread? I love a bread and I'll have a bit of cheese on it.
Mar 16, 2025
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31:10 - 31:18
S2 EP11: Joe Wilkinson
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Interview
I've been trying to guess the five cheeses I bought for the O'Doherty family Christmas dinner in a game called Curdle Slash Masterrind Slash Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Apr 23, 2025
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1:59 - 2:08
WDWDY #17: A confession from David...
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Midweek Mayhem
Oh, okay. Yeah. Are they good? Do they taste like gin and tonic? Which is fine.
Mar 9, 2025
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1:05:10 - 1:05:15
S2 EP10: Phil Wang
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Interview
Seems boring actually. Sounds good. Yeah, really good. Is that a non-tomato based? Is that a white pizza?
Jun 4, 2025
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44:48 - 44:57
WDWDY #23: Room Temperature Yoghurt
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Midweek Mayhem
many people email us maltesers and let us know what you do while you listen to what did you do let us know any of your guesses as to what david's five cheeses of christmas that make up
Jan 22, 2025
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49:40 - 49:53
WDWDY #4: People Getting a Latte in Brighton
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Midweek Mayhem
So it's just make your toasted cheese sandwiches either on a pan like the Americans do or under the classic grill.
Nov 30, 2025
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22:01 - 22:09
S3 EP24: Kelly Cates
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Interview
Here are my cheese guesses. Are you ready? Did you want to do it by joying or is it the moment gone?
Mar 26, 2025
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14:52 - 14:56
WDWDY #13: A Sad Cardboard Kazoo
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Midweek Mayhem
Got it. Where there's a nice, sort of tomatoey, cheesy, oily. Yeah. I can't imagine any other person doing this.
Sep 7, 2025
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45:28 - 45:36
S3 EP12: Alan Davies
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Interview
I am disappointed by the standard of cheese-based suggestions put forward by pod listeners. Doesn't everyone have a tracker that is avidly filled out each Wednesday morning?
May 5, 2026
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23:34 - 23:43
WDWDY #70: In The Air Tonight
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Midweek Mayhem
Okay. So you get three normal eggs and then you pour in two whites worth of eggs out of the carton.
Nov 9, 2025
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25:46 - 25:53
S3 EP21: Ania Magliano
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Interview
You just don't get a hunk of brie to say, well done. Well done. Hey, I think it's my yesterday.
Feb 19, 2025
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22:56 - 23:04
WDWDY #8: A nose like a sommelier on heat...
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Midweek Mayhem
I'd do salt and vinegar every time. But cheese and onion is the bottom of the pile for me, but I'll eat them.
Dec 21, 2025
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45:32 - 45:39
S3 EP27: Rob Auton
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Interview
Really good. What cereals are they on? They are on Cheerios. And Shapes, neither of which provide any nutritional use.
Sep 8, 2024
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19:22 - 19:32
EP3: Alex Horne
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Interview
But you haven't really explained the basis of this, which is that at Christmas, I was charged with getting the O'Doherty family cheeses.
Jan 22, 2025
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18:35 - 18:45
WDWDY #4: People Getting a Latte in Brighton
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Midweek Mayhem
I fold them into it while grating cheese on top. Wow. And then three eggs, one bit of bread, bang, we're ready to go.
May 6, 2025
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35:47 - 35:56
WDWDY #19: The Puppet Master Revealed
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Midweek Mayhem
You gotta get the cheese going. Screaming into her, I'm just doing the cheese. If this is what marriage life's going to be like, just stop badgering me for fuck's sake.
Apr 2, 2025
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39:12 - 39:23
WDWDY #14: Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of...
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Midweek Mayhem
They're like sort of, I'd say pancake, but these things, they're sort of, they're silver.
Oct 13, 2024
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17:00 - 17:04
EP8: Sam Campbell
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Interview
cheeses he's he's up to date of course as john said to me somewhat surprising discovering who has been thinking about my penis historically and or for the first time and he adds john i called a
May 14, 2025
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13:02 - 13:14
WDWDY #20: Dancing in the Moonlight
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Midweek Mayhem
Which had some sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella balls in it. And the mozzarella balls are beloved of my nine-year-old, but he was at cricket camp, and he did not see me eat the last four of those.
Sep 7, 2025
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44:38 - 44:49
S3 EP12: Alan Davies
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Interview