Aid Thompsin & Other Disappointments

Updated: 23 Jun 2025 • 381 episodes
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My name is Aid. I used to do Standup. Then I had two kids. The End. Between parenthood and the pandemic, I'm finding pretty much the only way to have a social interaction with people is to literally *book in a conversation with them* (and market it as a podcast). Every guest is going to be real upset when they realise I'm not even recording them, i'm just incredibly lonely.

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Tonight we're looking at the much delayed, very over budget HS2 project which continues to creak on, albeit in a much different manner and form than we'd been promised. The graffiti EPIDEMIC on London's underground - AND the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if

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On tonight's mid-week show, we look at Douglas Carswell's journey in being frogboiled. Is Farage about to run to the defence of the Metropolitan Elite Software World? We look at the report that MOST Americans now get their news from the internet. AND: the startup company where the bosses tell you to f*ck each other. He

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16 Jun 2025 • EN

#381 // Ballymena Riots

Israel's gone mad(der), Trump has gone mad(der still). Ballymena's gone bally mental. And Darren Grimes is trying to persuade everyone he's getting suspended for not attending non-existent HR training modules. ALSO: beatboxing nuns obviously. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes

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HOORAY! The latest Right Wing conspiracy theory has just dropped, guys. And on this episode we follow it from Andrew Bridgen of "the vaccines don't work!" fame direct to Dan Wootton and out into the YouTube, Tiktok and Twitter-spheres. ALSO: Trump's Tourism Timebomb: would you honestly visit America now? AND: In a tumu

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Musk and Trump have fallen out. Some guy in Florida had the run of his life. And death. Laurence Fox is back in the news - AND: JP Morgan appear to be on a campaign to disrespect their staff as much as possible. Just another weird week in the run-up to the apocalypse. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreo

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A slightly briefer mid-week show this week as i gear up for SXSW festival tonight, the live show on Friday AND the Patreon meetup on Saturday (7/6/25) on East London. On tonight's show though: is the reason the world is getting crazier, that we are getting crazier - is that we're all becoming our very own entitled, amp

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