Angstcast

Y - "You Can't Understand What They're Saying" (w/ Callum Price, Jack Kendrick, Mikey Stockdale & Tom Phillips)

You want an idea of where all this pent-up aggression of mine came from? My cynical nature, or my pessimistic views? Well a lot of it stems from my love of heavy music. Not so much the music itself (although some of it definitely didn't help), but more other people's reaction to it. Being a fan of alternative music - whether that means you're into emo, punk, deathcore, black metal, shoegaze, doom, avant-garde - means that you will inevitably be thrown some ludicrous comments just based on what you listen to. "Emo", "Satanist", "grebo", "the singer sounds like he wants to kill himself", "it's just noise", "that's not music", oh secondary school was so much fun. Joining me are Callum Price, Jack Kendrick, Mikey Stockdale and Tom Phillips, chums who all suffered as I did (which now just sounds kinda hilarious) as we dissect various heavy metal stereotypes including vocals, links to Satanism, hipster metal, what is and isn't emo (which, in 2020, I concede my arguments were pretty weak and have a much different opinion now), female inclusion in metal, and more! Recorded 19th February 2018.

X - "xxx" (Couples) (w/ Kate Jackson)

Sitting comparable with Valentine's Day is the core concepts of couples themselves. Now before you start throwing "incel" my way, I'm not advocating celibacy at all. It's just the very image of people happy with other people makes me sick. Totally different. Kate Jackson joins me as we lament all the parts of couples and outward displays of affection, including snogging in queues, the use of social media, texts that end with SO MANY 'xxx's, third-wheeling, and more! Recorded 17th May 2017.

V - Valentine's Day (w/ Chantal Pallot & Michael Kirby)

Start feeling the pressure lads (both male and female lads), it's Valentine's Day! Have you got your sweetheart something special? Have they got you something better? Should you believe them when they say "I don't want anything babe"? Are they gonna do that special thing with their mouth that you like so much? Probably not. Sweat not because it isn't actually Valentine's Day, it's May for a start, this was recorded in a different May, and odds are you are currently apart from your loved one because of the Lockdown anyway. What fun! Of course I am cynical about Valentine's Day and what it represents, but much like celebrating the day itself, discussing it is hard to do on my own so joining me is Chantal Pallot and Michael Kirby as we talk about the 14th February as well as its connections with social media, finances, what it means to be single, Ann Summers, Pornhub, before moving on to other commercial holidays, such as Easter, Halloween and Christmas. Recorded 22nd May 2017.

P - Pineapple on Pizza (Unpopular Food Opinions) (w/ Callum Price, Jack Kendrick, Jess Taylor & Tom Phillips)

Has anything split this world more than pineapple on pizza? The battle between those who like the sweet, juicy fruit proudly adorning the world's greatest food item and children has been fought for years with neither side willing to submit. Joining me in hopes of quelling the war are Callum Price, Jack Kendrick, Jess Taylor and Tom Phillips, as we also talk about our own food quirks, including Marmite, gherkins, milkshake and chips, and other controversial pizza toppings such as tuna and banana. Recorded 19th February 2018.

O - Old People (w/ Rose Wilkinson & Selma Ari De Rossi)

Ah the previous generations, what a laugh they are. It is absolute pot-luck whether the older person you talk to is going to be a sane, normal human being, capable of conversation and holding interest in what you have to say without asking you why you haven't had kids yet, or whether they are going to be the absolute opposite of that and they flaunt their broken economy in front of us. Some of us are more forgiving of the older generation than others, so in an effort to find some middle ground, I am joined by Rose Wilkinson and Selma Ari De Rossi to discuss Karens, grandparents, older people in the modern world, and more! Recorded 9th January 2018.