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The Big Slurp
by Dave Lee
Random audio musings on a random basis.With coffee.Probably.About The Big Slurp
Episodes
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Ambience
Something different today as I present a soundscape from Saturday evening, when the sky was filled with the light and smoke from a thousand fireworks.
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How
The Big Slurp has been going for a few years now, and - given that I've been podcasting for over 15 years now - I thought that some of you might appreciate a bit of a nerdy explanation of how I produce these episodes.
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QTX
Just under two years ago, I did an episode about my first six months as an Amateur Radio operator. So now seems like a good time to bring you up to date on my journey so far.
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Bully
Yesterday, the UK government announced that it has added the American Bully XL to the list of banned dogs in England and Wales, following a number of attacks - sometimes fatal - involving this particular breed. In this episode, I ask: is this the right decision?
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Hot Topic
It’s Halloween! 🎃 So it’s the right time to ask that seasonal hot topic question… am I going to do NaPodPoMo this year?
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Profanity
In this episode The success of society depends strongly on how we conduct ourselves in public, and how we interact with other people we meet
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Decorate
In this episode In the last few decades, it has seemed like the Christmas period starts earlier and earlier as each year goes by. In
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Exodus
In this, the sixty-sixth episode of The Big Slurp, I talk about recent controversies in Big Tech, and ask what would have to happen to make people actually consider moving to another platform.
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Decisions
In this, the sixty-fifth episode of The Big Slurp, I think about whether I'm going to participate in NaPodPoMo this year or not.
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Red Line
In this, the sixty-fourth episode of The Big Slurp, I describe my experiences of Covid-19, having tested positive for the disease yesterday.
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Stats
In this, the sixty-third episode of The Big Slurp, I reel off a few facts and figures about the NaPodPoMo audio challenge for 2021..
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Festivities
In this, the thirtieth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I close off the official part of the November audio project by talking about our Christmas plans for December.
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Beer Jug
In this, the twenty-ninth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I poke a little bit of fun at a three day pub lock-in, and talk about beer.
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Snow
In this, the twenty-eighth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, you join us on our way to record some videos for church, whilst partaking in a snowball fight of sorts.
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Topics
In this, the twenty-seventh episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I look at some of the current news stories currently prominent in the UK.
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Retrospective
In this, the twenty-sixth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I retro my involvement in NaPodPoMo over the last 12 years or so.
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QSO
In this, the twenty-fifth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I go into a bit of detail on my journey (so far) into the world of amateur radio.
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Hypocrite
In this, the twenty-fourth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I go a bit deep into the question of whether we look after ourselves in the same way we look after others.
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Catch-up
In this, the twenty-third episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, Alex and I are on the school-run once more, and this episode is two days late.
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Filler
In this, the twenty-second episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I talk very briefly about my plans for the rest of the week.
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Reboot
In this, the twenty-first episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I talk about remakes of movies and whether they're a good idea.
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Tribute
In this, the twentieth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I talk about today's trip to the cinema, and why I'm such a sap.
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Game
In this, the nineteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I risk the wrath of my entire listenership by talking about The Game and other games.
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Jubilee
In this, the eighteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, and fiftieth episode of The Big Slurp, I talk a bit about my podcasting.
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Discovery
In this, the seventeenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I'm driven by anger at the announcement by Paramount to withdraw Star Trek: Discovery from Netflix.
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Pragmatist
In this, the sixteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I take the side of pragmatism on the question of proprietary vs Free software.
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Automaton
In this, the fifteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I give my opinion on the morality of self-driving cars.
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Warming
In this, the fourteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I weigh in on the question of climate change, and whether we're doing enough to combat it
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Walled Garden
In this, the thirteenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I ask whether the definition-creep of the word "podcast" is acceptable, or should it not include closed walled-garden content providers.
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Moist
In this, the twelfth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, you can barely hear Alex or I as we walk to school on a damp and dismal morning.
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Vodka Martini
In this, the eleventh episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I answer a question from Steve from The Grumps Blog, asking whether we've had too much Bond.
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Flexibility
In this, the tenth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I answer a question from Jonathan from the Agile Engineering Podcast, about commuting to work in work time.
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Warrior
In this, the ninth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I flippantly answer two listener questions, and then move on to another question that no-one asked about using social media in anger.
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Firework
In this, the eighth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I ask whether people actually think about what they're doing when they set off fireworks.
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Band
In this, the seventh episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I give you a whistle-stop tour of my musical history from around 1977 to the current day.
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Boxset
In this, the sixth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I ask which is better: media drip fed to you, or a mass injection of audio/visual goodness in one hit..
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Chill
n this, the fifth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I walk with Alex as he tells us about the things he does at school, and the things he steps in on the way.
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Reply
In this, the fourth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I read out the comments and posts you have send me since Monday, whilst I nurse the remnants of a phantom hangover.
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Commute
In this, the third episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, you join me as I journey down to London for work. Audio snippets from the bus stop, two railway stations, and home.
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Normal
In this, the second episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I ask are the changes and adjustments we've made over the last 18 months going to stick, or are we heading back to how things were before the pandemic?
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Bum
In this, the first episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2021, I explain what NaPodPoMo is, and how easy it is for you to do it as well!
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Overhaul
Following the UK's embarrassing defeat at last weekend's Eurovision Song Contest, does the competition need to be overhauled?
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Lowdown
In the thirtieth, and final, episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I share with you some facts and figures from the last month, plus my learnings from the challenge.
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Forgotten
In the twenty-ninth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I talk about my propensity to forgetfulness, and explore a condition relating to it.
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Scrub up
In the twenty-eighth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I give a potted history of TV soaps in the UK, and how they've changed since the 1960s.
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Resurrection
In the twenty-seventh episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I talk about the work I currently do in the podcasting sphere, and the reasons why I'm working to bring yet another podcast out of hiatus.
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Unroadworthy
In the twenty-sixth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I talk about some of my pet peeves: licence plates and light bulbs.
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Phenomenon
In the twenty-fifth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020 (recorded on day 26), Alex and I take our last school run for this series, and explain why we're running late.
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Stormkeeper
In the twenty-fourth episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020, I talk my journey into music, and the impact of the music industry on musical creativity.
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Timekeeper
In the twenty-third episode of my NaPodPoMo series for 2020 (recorded on day twenty-four), I talk about Donald Trump accepting his losses, and enjoying that one moment when I had no podcasting work to do.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Random audio musings on a random basis.With coffee.Probably.About The Big Slurp
HOSTED BY
Dave Lee
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Random audio musings on a random basis.With coffee.Probably.About The Big Slurp
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