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Listen and Often Free

A weekly free taster of the Listen & Often podcast, with one full episode every month

  1. 59

    James Pond Was Getting Married!

    Mike Westcott is back with news from the RLWU (Robot Lego Wars Universe). David Mitchell, Tamsin Greig, Rosie Holt and Clare Foster have licence to krill in James Pond. Also, opportunities for diverse divers in aquaria and crypts! Also, more!This is the taster for our weekly show. To hear the whole thing - we would love that - sign up here.

  2. 58

    By Timothy! That Runner's in the Nip!

    Anna Savory has seen the light, and the light says, 'Don't wear clothes'. Also, inter-continental custody battles, hot opera, sad songs and the longest chorus line on Broadway.This is our monthly free episode - do join us for the rest by clicking here.

  3. 57

    Two Steps Forward, Dig an Imaginary Grave...

    We have Anna in Ballet! Matthew Parker Goes on the Run with Some Bankrobbing Nuns! And we all know that the truth lies in between, but in between what?!This is a taster for our podcast - join us for the whole thing by clicking here.

  4. 56

    The Devil Incarnates as a Camel, Then...

    Ghosts in love! Devils in love! The Difference between us and the US, and it's not politics! Also, a Fight Song!Also, crucially, some BAD INFORMATION. As trailed last week, we accidentally say that Tall Tales is on Tuesday 26th May. It is not. It is on MONDAY 25TH MAY. Email us at [email protected](Sorry if duplicate posting. Some people got this on on Friday as per usual, some people did not.)

  5. 55

    What Are You Going to Do Differently This Time?

    Gareth Edwards plans his dream restaurant; the first series of Mike Westcott's Young Worker's Quickstart Scheme comes to a bloody end; Unlikely Puns; AND MORE...This is our free taster - for full episodes, please join us here!

  6. 54

    The Man Who Mooned the Pope

    Anna Savory is a labrador truther; terrible news for Agatha Maud; Belly of the Year; and an artichoke game that will one day be taught in schools...This is our free feed - we'd love to have you for full episodes and you can sign up here.

  7. 53

    Happy Birthday, Listen & Often! Stephen Brown Has Come Bearing Gifts...

    Among this week's animals are nematodes, tardigrades and an ageing badger that is NOTHING LIKE Gareth Edwards. Also, Susannah Pearse leads us boldly into a future in which, finally, all our problems have been solved...This is our monthly free full episode. For full access to the rest and the archive, sign up and get our FIRST MONTH FREE OFFER by clicking here!

  8. 52

    The £400,000 Keyring and Other Lessons from Economic History

    Small business adventures with Anna Savory. Further economic insights from the nightclubs of the footballer belt. Aristocratic nature notes. The last potatoes on earth.This is the free taster for Listen & Often. If you'd like to hear the full thing, we'd love that too, and this is the link.

  9. 51

    Don't Buy the ToastMax 3000!

    Mike Westcott is eating through the world, Anna Savory is moving out of Kent and we explore the legendary longest tunnel in Dorset, as well as giving valuable advice if you are in the market for a toaster.This is our free feed. If you want to hear the whole thing, that would be great, and you can find it here.

  10. 50

    James Pond Had Been Crying for Six Minutes

    It's time for James Pond, Episode 2: Patagonia, with David Mitchell, Tamsin Greig, Claire Foster and Rosie Holt. But more than that, it's horses week on Listen and Often, with Anna Savory and a sinister but strangely attractive villain...This is just a taster. We'd love you to join us for the whole thing, and you can do that by clicking here.

  11. 49

    Wine Trebuchet

    Gareth Edwards joins us for the Series One Finale of Mike Westcott's Young Workfinders' Quickstart Scheme, and then tries to imagine his way into the minds of Midsomer's funniest appalling murderers. He finds it hard.This is our monthly free episode. We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love you to join us every week.

  12. 48

    The Whirligig of Time

    A new joke gets a passing grade, but it needs work. We face up to the fact that some people in our social circles are just horrible. And we look at how history shows that everything changes for for the better.This is a shortened episode. For the full thing, please join us on https://www.patreon.com/listenandoften - we'd love that.

  13. 47

    A Snootle is Born!

    Mike Westcott brings the latest from the front lines of the lego robot wars. Matt Parker's eerie tale of the Victorian era's unluckiest husband. And we explore the strange history of Yang the Nauseating...If you would like the full episode, and the whole of James Pond, starring David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig, please join us!

  14. 46

    Dog Wars

    Anna Savory is ready to bite all-comers. Also, advice on greyhounds, hares and where you should buy your next mysterious cloak.To get the full episode, please join us via the website.

  15. 45

    Is it a Fox? Is it a Terrapin? No, it's James Pond!

    The arrival, thrillingly, of James Pond, with David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig. He's running away from his girlfriend! Also, we have Stephen Brown but don't worry, he hasn't brought a joke. This is your monthly free episode of Listen & Often. To get this much goodness every week, please join us via https://www.patreon.com/listenandoften - we'd love to have you!

  16. 44

    Werewolves of Balmoral

    Anna Savory is too intimidated by Stephen Brown's joke to risk telling one of her own; a rare heron has been seen in London (assuming it is still 2013); and the truth about taxidermy sitcom episodes is stranger than the fiction...If you want to hear the full episode, we would love that too, and you can subscribe via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  17. 43

    Horrifying Cows

    Gareth Edwards joins us TWICE. Anna Savory expands on scary movies and the Kent Education system at terrifying length. We investigate the Swiss cheese industry, cow doping and world of Tasmanian gothic...That's what you get in the full version, available via www.patreon.com/listenandoftenThis is the curtailed version for free members. We hope you're having a lovely day.

  18. 42

    Dan Brown's Dating Tips for 90s Ladies

    Or do we mean Annie Proulx's invention of the ice hockey romance? Maybe we do. Also, further analysis of Stephen's joke and Tom decision about whether or not to move past writing about sexy werewolves dining on Jeremy Clarkson.This is our free feed. To hear full shows, please join us via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  19. 41

    Stephen's Joke

    We asked for it, we got it. Also, Mike Westcott's Young Workfinder learns London Rules and we talk Vikings. And there are terrapins.This is the monthly full episode on this, our free feed. To get full episodes every week, sign up on www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  20. 40

    There's Life in the Old Dog Yet

    Controversial rock legends; Agatha Maud cuts through a Gordian Knot; I was at school with a boy called Gordon Knot; admitting you are wrong; refusing to admit you are wrong and making an unwise bet with your dentist. All these and more!To hear the whole episode, join us via www.patreon.com/listenandoften. It would be great to have you!

  21. 39

    Foreign Squirrels, Stealing Our Nuts

    Gareth Edwards on Graham the badger's adventures in the woodland health service; Matthew Parker on ill-fated Matthew Perry vehicles; Noble Postmen of Norway; AND MOREThis is just a taster. The full episode is available if you go to www.patreon.com/listenandoften and click 'subscribe'. It would be great to have you.

  22. 38

    Please Send Horse Poo

    Anna Savory is having a great new year because her goose didn't give anyone rabies; Agatha Maud is having the best miracle ever; Andrew Lincoln's murder ballads...The full episode is available via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  23. 37

    Happy New Dogcatcher

    The impractical gifts of Stephen Brown; Anna Savory on stray dogs and children; and some bitter arguments with Netflix's legal team...This is part of an episode - to get the whole thing, subscribe via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  24. 36

    Full Episode: Sharkest Hour

    Mad Nazi scientists have bombed London with hybrid super sharks, along with Anna Savory, other new year treats including songs in which nice people dream of being unflashy birds...This is your monthly free episode. If you want to get one every week, we'd love that, and it would help us make more shows. You can subscribe via apple podcasts or https://www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  25. 35

    Behind the Curtain

    This is an update on the L&O project for anyone who wants such a thing. Never fear, normal shows will be resumed at the normal time. This is an and, not an or.Subscribe for full shows via Apple podcasts or https://www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  26. 34

    Xmas Carol 3: Boxing Day II: What Came Next

    A festive Dickensian spooktacle from Matt Parker, a Detective-based Battle Royale with John Finnemore and Susannah Pearse tries valiantly to cheer up her hero...This is a surprise extra Christmas freebie. We hope you like it. If you want this kind of thing every week, then we'd love that, and it will help us make more shows, and we're at https://www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  27. 33

    Britain's 10 Most Overlooked Hot Tubs

    Ziggy's origin story. Anna's adventures in decorating. On the people in wall and their funeral traditions. What really happens when you steal a loaf of bread?

  28. 32

    Chaos Elf vs Dreamcatcher

    Mike Westcott's adventures in lego robot battle; Matthew Parker buys presents for his gran; a jolly musical German warship; and what rhymes with mousetrap?This is a fraction of the goodness. For the whole thing, and all our episodes, go to www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  29. 31

    FULL EPISODE: A Turtle and a Giant Hand

    Anna Savory is no fun for romance scammers; there are only six slow worms left, learns Agatha-Maud, and one of them is dead; and we ask if Christopher Nolan really got his first break playing a teen furry in love...This is L&O's monthly free episode. If you are not a subscriber, we hope you like it. And if you want to join us weekly, we'd love to have you.

  30. 30

    The Cake is a Lie

    Is Stephen Brown really a comedian? Mike Westcott's top-security-cleared No-10 temp faces his most deadly challenge yet. Also: is everyone weird and is that swan, really, worth half a billion dollars?This is a taster. To get full episodes subscribe on Apple podcasts or via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  31. 29

    'in One Case a face on the Back of a Head...'

    Anna Savory's backstory gets longer and more complicated, we learn more about the early years of Britain's worst-named twins and it's Lessons in Economics with Mr Scrooge...If you want the full episode, that would be magic and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts or, slightly cheaper, via www.patreon.com

  32. 28

    Taking Ben Stiller by the Horns

    Benet Brandreth joins us for an in-depth discussion of cats, crows, mice, bulls and other animals. Anna Savory discusses the legendary Savory Aviary. Also she's Irish, amazingly.If you want to be part of building a new comedy channel, the full episode is available via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  33. 27

    Spiky David Est Mort, Vive Spiky David

    Anna Savory joins us in a harrowing mood for what future historians are already calling part one of the Pets Trilogy. We get songs about economics and self-knowledge from Xmas Carol II, and we go on a Fantastic Geographical Journey.This is your monthly free episode. If you want one every week, that would be great and you can get them at www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  34. 26

    Nathaniel Spaniel's Announcement and John Finnemore's Pun Fun

    We have the Brandreth Papers, we have an amazing announcement, we have John Finnemore playing Extreme Extreme Libris, and is that all we have? There's only one way to find out...Yes, it's subscribe to www.patreon.com/listenandoften for the full feed. It would be great to have you and we can't make the show without you.

  35. 25

    L&O Taster: Revealed! The World's Most Valuable Ruby!

    Anna Savory says she has had no wacky adventures but she did walk on someone's back. We reveal how the financial crisis happened and sing about the end the world in a good way. Also: Boltonian Poets, True or False?

  36. 24

    It's Terminator But With Plants

    Mike Westcott joins us for Hamster News, Owl News, Whale News and Stories of Death Defying Ants. Also, songs of yearning and Matthew Parker buries a valuable cheese.This is a part episode. For the full thing, please join at www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  37. 23

    How to Make a Homunculus

    Mike Westcott's Young Worker's Quickstart Scheme takes him to Ruislip Gardens, the Mighty Fin says There's Always Something You Can Do and Anna Savory Isn't Usually That Kind of Person.If you'd like to hear the full show, that would be smashing. This is the link: wwww.patreon.com/listenandoften

  38. 22

    Full Episode - What They Don't Want You to Know About Groundhog Day!

    Stephen Brown's mind-blowing gym adventure; the truth about Anna Savory's problematic romance; and the hardest Artichoke Game so far!This is our monthly free show. If you'd like to hear a full episode every week, then please subscribe via www.patreon.com/listenandoften. We'd love that.

  39. 21

    L&O Taster: The Six Things You Must Know Know About Hens

    Anna Savory Worships a Kentish God of Squirrels, Benet Brandreth's Fourth Papers See Him Save Britain's Penultimate Monarch, And More!To hear the full episode, sign up at www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  40. 20

    L&O Taster - A Hat Full of Unsung Heroes

    Benet Brandreth remembers the days of his comparative youth, John Finnemore and Susannah Pearse's Unsung Heroes is the history you don't read in the books, there is Ye Olde Pandemic Music Tyme, and more Nature Notes.The full episode is available via www.patreon.com/listenandoften, and it would be lovely to have you!

  41. 19

    L&O Taster - Which Horse-faced Don Will Win the Game of Love?

    Anna Savory's Latest Wacky Adventures, a Kilburn Story about Who scorns Who (or Whom), Welcome to the Snowdome and Why Cheese?This is our weekly taster. If you'd like the full thing, we'd love that and you can subscribe via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  42. 18

    Full Episode - On the Habits of Birds

    This is your monthly full show, and we have Mike Westcott's Young Worker's Quickstart Scheme, great work from the Mighty Fin and Stephen Brown's Nature Notes

  43. 17

    L&O Taster - Welcome to the Big Time, Nathaniel Spaniel

    We introduce our latest employee, Tom Gander's mum tells Tom's wife about the circumstances of his conception and Matt Parker calls a stranger but somehow it is ok.If you'd like to hear the whole thing, that would be great, and you can by going to www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  44. 16

    L&O Taster - This Crazy and Delightful Account of the Adventures of the Daring Destroyer and Aunt Margot, a Charming Blue Whale

    Mike Westcott analyses Thomas the Tank Engine; old crimes explain how Anna Savory got that way; and more.If you would like more, we would love to have you, and the full episode is available at www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  45. 15

    L&O Taster - I Went Through the Door and There Was Henry VIII

    Anna Savory, Various Bears, Previous Lives and The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere...Subscribe for the full show at www.listenandoften.com

  46. 14

    Taster - But Saving Prince Charles Had Brought Him No Glory

    Matthew Parker on Brian Blessed's Adventures in Christian Radio, Clare Broughton sings one of the most requested of all the Susannah Pearses, an all-time classic from Mike Westcott and the Further Falls and Rises of Benet Brandreth.To hear the whole thing, go to www.listenandoften.com and hit subscribe.

  47. 13

    Free Episode - Vampires Knit a Troublemaking Witch

    Your monthly free full episode: Anna Savory baffles science, Matthew Parker's views on endangered birds, unwise spies and cosy goblins.If you like it and want more, we'd love that and all you need to do is go to www.listenandoften.com and hit subscribe.

  48. 12

    L&O Taster - Oysters? Starfish? It Sounds Like you want a refund!

    Anna Savory goes into the machine, Gareth Edwards hates the machine and Benet Brandreth fails to understand the machine.If you want the full episode, we'd love to have you - www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  49. 11

    L&O Taster - Why Does the Chinese Government Want a Garden Centre in Trondheim?

    Anna Savory answers this question and many others. Her answers are definitive but we will not be held legally responsible for them.Also some Mighty Fin archival material with particularly good trumpets in.Full episode available at www.patreon.com/listenandoften

  50. 10

    L&O Taster - The Last Posh Frog

    Stephen Brown, the Artichoke guy, and Mike Westcott, the teamwork meerkat, and Alex Franklin, the Mouseketeer, face their various real and imagined demons but don't fret too much about the jeopardy, you are in a safe space.If you'd like to hear the full episode, we'd love that too, and you can subscribe via www.patreon.com/listenandoften

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