David, do you think they're mince? Are you having minstrels? Or minstrels? Beef minstrels? Yeah, yeah.
Jan 25, 2026
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29:18 - 29:24
S4 EP4: Vittorio Angelone
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Interview
I've been done again. Cause the colors are wrong. Similar to these colors. Yeah. The best salt vinegar here are Smith's Crinkle.
Feb 25, 2026
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39:07 - 39:15
WDWDY #60: Yesterday waits for no man
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Midweek Mayhem
And then you add some heavy cream in. Oh my goodness. I think that's everything.
Mar 22, 2026
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49:47 - 49:52
S4 EP12: Bilal Zafar
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Interview
And they're called brain rot. Yes. And they're called things like cappuccino, assassino and things like that.
Dec 14, 2025
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14:20 - 14:25
S3 EP26: Jessica Fostekew
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Interview
Okay. And how do you feel about those condiments already being there? I was unsure.
Dec 21, 2025
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25:56 - 25:59
S3 EP27: Rob Auton
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Interview
I was somewhat taken aback by in the last episode. There was a segment from they're just normal countries from the live show played. Yeah. Yeah.
Mar 18, 2026
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5:37 - 5:47
WDWDY #63: Faulty Bike Seats
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Midweek Mayhem
Hey, David, do you want to play They're Just Normal Countries? Play, I think, is the wrong verb there.
Jul 23, 2025
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16:57 - 17:03
WDWDY #30: Welcome Home Max
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Midweek Mayhem
And I had cream cheese on it and ate it. And it was so good.
May 30, 2026
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36:28 - 36:32
S4 EP22: Briony May Williams
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Interview
Congratulations. Should we play they're Just Normal Countries? If we're able to play that, I'm in favour of it.
Sep 9, 2025
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16:27 - 16:32
WDWDY #37: A differently but equally exciting yesterday...
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Midweek Mayhem
No, they haven't had much sugar, just a cake, a brownie. You know, we ate pancakes for lunch.
May 18, 2025
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41:21 - 41:27
S2 EP20: Matthew Crosby
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Interview
It was all okay. He was happy enough. I got milk in him. He likes a croissant.
Dec 15, 2024
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15:51 - 15:56
EP17: Marcus Brigstocke
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Interview
Here we go. Could this be it? Could this be it? Gorgonzola. Oh, we're still alive for one more week.
Apr 15, 2025
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19:31 - 19:42
WDWDY #16: They might not actually be normal cheeses...
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Midweek Mayhem
So it's possible they're stuck effectively in the larder, just eating their way through it.
May 6, 2025
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28:13 - 28:21
WDWDY #19: The Puppet Master Revealed
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Midweek Mayhem
How many chipolatas? Because it's quite easy to go up to 20. Yeah. Because they're so small.
Dec 21, 2025
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55:05 - 55:10
S3 EP27: Rob Auton
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Interview
Eggy yogurt. There was a few hidden nuts in there, though. I quite enjoyed that.
Aug 2, 2025
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44:48 - 44:52
S3 EP7: Emma Doran
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Interview
They've defrosted now. So we end up just wrapping this chaotic meat slash chips dish, making it sort of like a burrito or something.
Oct 7, 2025
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55:25 - 55:34
WDWDY #41: Five Finger Messages
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Midweek Mayhem
Okay, sure. Sounds a bit too panto, doesn't it? You're just another normal Joe. We wanted to find out what a knight of the realm, if their day was the same as just normal people like us.
Aug 24, 2025
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3:09 - 3:21
S3 EP10: Dame Mary Beard
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Interview
Cause I bought big sausages. Cause I couldn't find little ones at one butcher. Then I've got little ones.
Jan 28, 2026
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39:50 - 39:54
WDWDY #56: All my troubles seemed so far away...
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Midweek Mayhem
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You just handed them over there. Just a bunch of ingredients. Better eggs at my house than the caf.
Nov 3, 2024
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27:27 - 27:33
EP11: Jamali Maddix
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Interview
The quality control where a message that simply says I have normal bins gets through.
Mar 19, 2025
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16:09 - 16:14
WDWDY #12: Not your average Monday...
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Midweek Mayhem
But I also get these kind of 30 second recipes from chefs which are like I'm going to show you the most banging noodles you can have and tortilla mince onion cheese grill done delicious slow down mate I just haven't got this one yes and they don't put
Feb 4, 2026
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32:56 - 33:18
WDWDY #57: Sandwich and soup combo
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Midweek Mayhem
No, they're watching their cartoons, their weird cartoons. Because that's the thing as well, right?
Feb 9, 2025
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53:47 - 53:54
S2 EP6: James Buckley
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Interview
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like butter, yogurt, and then other. And the milkman would just come in then.
Feb 18, 2026
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12:15 - 12:22
WDWDY #59: Fun Facts and Days Before
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Midweek Mayhem
Are we having good butter on it as well? Yeah, which is another, I used to be margarine and light, all the sort of light stuff.
Dec 7, 2025
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15:49 - 15:58
S3 EP25: Hal Cruttenden
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Interview
We're on a bagel with some fried tomatoes, salt and pepper, chili flakes. It's really good.
Mar 5, 2025
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30:12 - 30:19
WDWDY #10: Worm Feet
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Midweek Mayhem
They do the little Christmas snack tins. So we've got the peanut butter and jelly flavored ones.
Nov 30, 2025
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39:07 - 39:11
S3 EP24: Kelly Cates
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Interview
But the flip side is the ham and cheese croissant is so nice. It's so expensive.
Mar 1, 2026
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18:25 - 18:31
S4 EP9: Marjolein Robertson
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Interview
Yeah. Wine is, it's all grapes, right? Like, is it all grape juice or do they like mix it with water?
May 2, 2026
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26:01 - 26:07
S4 EP18: Paul Williams
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Interview
Just really, there's no pink at all, all the fat's fully rendered. It's not quite crisp to the point of shattering like glass, but it's halfway to that.
Apr 26, 2025
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27:20 - 27:29
S2 EP17: Pierre Novellie
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Interview
Yeah. Admin-wise, a couple of things for the tape. Producer Mars Bart was literally eating mini cheddars when I said mini cheddars.
Jul 30, 2025
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54:59 - 55:07
WDWDY #31: Lowering The Tone
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Midweek Mayhem
So you're not just eating a cushion. Whereas with the tortilla, and I apologize to our Mexican listeners for Chloe being so disrespectful to your national bread.
Jan 12, 2025
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29:09 - 29:20
S2 EP2: Chloe Petts
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Interview
and that is a caprese salad. That's what these are called. I'll tell you what did happen to me on Sunday.
Jun 29, 2025
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1:12:07 - 1:12:17
S3 EP2: Tom Basden
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Interview
People really know that's what this podcast is about. A little halftime quiz. They're just normal countries.
May 28, 2025
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20:39 - 20:45
WDWDY #22: Cascade of Negligence
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Midweek Mayhem
And those are my usuals. Today I go for the fourth. Sometimes what undermines my enjoyment of juices is juvenile names they've given to them.
May 2, 2026
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43:57 - 44:07
S4 EP18: Paul Williams
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Interview
I think what it is, is you're looking at just like incredibly rendered fat bacon and sort of very clearly, very buttery eggs and thinking this is going to need help traveling through me.
Apr 26, 2025
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32:56 - 33:06
S2 EP17: Pierre Novellie
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Interview
Okay. So if you remember, we started They're Just Normal Countries again.
Apr 28, 2026
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20:57 - 21:04
WDWDY #69: Caught with a Kumquat
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Midweek Mayhem
Is that the sort of evening of relaxation you're having? I thought you were talking about how to cook macaroni and cheese.
Sep 14, 2025
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53:40 - 53:45
S3 EP13: Helen Bauer
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Interview
Yeah, I think it might have been a white pizza because the other one was Ndouja.
Jun 4, 2025
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44:57 - 45:01
WDWDY #23: Room Temperature Yoghurt
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Midweek Mayhem
Yeah. Just because I was disappointed in you for not entering the rebel cheese quiz. Maybe it's a bit like you know the rebel tour of South Africa. Once you guess the rebel cheese you are banned from original Curdle. But I'm even more disappointed in the listeners now
Feb 18, 2026
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51:34 - 51:49
WDWDY #59: Fun Facts and Days Before
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Midweek Mayhem
Three countries down, and we've got a month to go, almost exactly until the cheese board returns.
Dec 3, 2025
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25:02 - 25:07
WDWDY #49: USB Tongue
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Midweek Mayhem
The bonnet of the car. And they crackle away. I have it in like a souvlaki wrap with halloumi.
Jan 14, 2026
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39:18 - 39:23
WDWDY #54: A Yesterday Like Any Other
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Midweek Mayhem
There's a high pressure zone coming in from the Azores. C'est la vie. Iso bars. They're really good.
Nov 26, 2025
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18:12 - 18:21
WDWDY #48: End Teddington Now
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Midweek Mayhem
You know, like that's a different. These are, you know, this is real. Just staring through each other type.
Nov 12, 2025
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25:32 - 25:36
WDWDY #46: Everyone's a Hypocrite
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Midweek Mayhem
Who were they? They're outside eating a, I don't know, you can fill that in in your head.
Jan 11, 2026
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26:12 - 26:17
S4 EP2: John Kearns
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Interview
i think your safe order is a gazpacho isn't it because and then it's a very niche restaurant
Apr 18, 2026
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34:58 - 35:06
S4 EP16: Lloyd Langford
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Interview
Just crudités. Just raw. Slightly cooked veg, and I thought, you're driving to Leeds later, Louie.
May 9, 2026
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57:36 - 57:41
S4 EP19: Amy Annette
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Interview
A neighbour coming and asking if I would like Parmesan. Exactly. But last night I've got a little table in the living room and I just used that and I was like, oh, this is great.
Feb 8, 2026
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48:55 - 49:06
S4 EP6: Susie McCabe
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Interview
You must have the right texture. They were beans, but they were in a ramekin.
Nov 17, 2024
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21:46 - 21:50
EP13: Amy Gledhill
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Interview
We always have mints on the go. PS never from a box. I just like to clarify that the Bolognese I have is not from a box.
Jul 16, 2025
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14:15 - 14:22
WDWDY #29: A Day Of Relentless Accomplishment
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Midweek Mayhem
I know it's going to sound like I'm some kind of monk. I'm really not. I'll have had a few rice cakes. Maybe I might've put a bit of honey on one of them, but yeah,
May 23, 2026
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47:04 - 47:12
S4 EP21: Ben Elton
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Interview