DBAD (Don't be a dickhead)
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDBAD is a social movement to help make the world a better place through reduced dickheadery.
Season 2 has new shows released every Tuesday as we and the DBAD community shine a light on behaviours that have a negative effect on the world around us to increase self-awareness, tools and motivation to be the best version of ourselves.
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Episodes
Halloween Special
October 28, 2020 22:04 - 30 minutes - 26.3 MBThe team talks trick or treating and inappropriate costume choices with Graham Williams, proprietor of the World Famous Dinsdale's Joke & Trick Shop. Check out how Dinsdale's has been creating laughter since the 1930s here > http://www.dinsdalesjokeshop.co.uk/ Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram https://www.instagram.c...
S2 E14 - Endings
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBDoes the DBAD Season 2 finale have a happy ending or do we jump the shark? Firings, break ups and how all of the popes feel about found footage movies are amongst the dickheadery debated as things to an end. Plus, John shares a special lowlight reel from DBAD episodes of past. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram https:/...
S2 E13 – Performances
October 06, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MBWrapping a baseball bat around a child’s head, peeing yourself, blagging and exposing yourself are amongst the acts of dickheadery shared as DBAD takes to the stage to shine a spotlight on behaviours during live performance. Plus, we find out why Iain attended a business networking event dressed as a Native American wearing a strap-on.
S2 E12 – Music
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBHow amazing would it be to have your own entrance music for life? The team debate behaviours that might hit the wrong notes when it comes to musical snobbery, national anthems, funerals, free-styling and enjoying music created by terrible people. Plus, we discuss how music might be influencing our whole sense of morality! Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://ww...
S2 E11 - Social Media
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBOversharers, attention-seekers, perfect life portrayers and fake news spreaders… whilst this could just be a description of the DBAD presenters, it’s also a menu of topics as we talk social media dickheadery. Plus, John makes a shocking confession of how he posed as a rodent fanatic to catfish someone close to him. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook...
S2 E10 - Habits
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBHaving been recently anointed King of the Dickheads, Iain defiantly fends off a list of annoying habits prepared by his partner. Apparently, it is all fake news. Plus, pissing in bottles, twitching, worrying and alcoholism. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dbad_uk Website www.dbad.uk ...
S2 E9 – Fears
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MBHeights, lifts, failure, balls to the face, screaming spiders and a city FULL of snakes are amongst the fears under the scrutiny of the DBAD team. Plus, is there anything more terrifying than a knife wielding crab?! Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dbad_uk Website www.dbad.uk
S2 E8 - Pranking
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBScaring shoppers, barricading lovers, dashing an actor’s TV dreams and impounding shit cars are amongst the pranking dickheadery analysed by the DBAD team. Plus, we find out how pranks going too far mean a call to the police and how napping post-prank can causes unnecessary distress. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram https://...
S2 E7 - Anger
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 20.4 MBWhat angers Britain? Iain, Alex and John delve into pizza punching, Ketchup hating, customer service slating, queue jumping, anger baiting and garrotting cyclists with a dog lead. Plus, which fruit or vegetable is it best to pummel to simulate the sound of caving in a human skull? Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Instagram htt...
S2 E6 - Dating
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBCat washing, mail opening, snogging your cousin and attempted murder are amongst the first date dickheadery Alex and John explore from around the world. Iain shares his dating disasters with ouzo and bowel evacuations, plus how getting personal with an ironing board put an end to a relationship. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ ...
S2 E5 - Summer
August 11, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 21.3 MBSummer is here and we all spend more time outside, together, which spells danger in the DBAD community. Award-winning comedian and friend of the show Jack Gleadow joins us as we discuss mosquitos, hot cars, loud music and going topless. Plus, we analyse the shocking attitudes of Mungo Jerry. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DBADpodcast/ Ins...
S2 E4 - Crime
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBWhat crimes would you commit during in the Purge? What does it mean to handle a salmon suspiciously? The team are joined by Alfie Moore of BBC Radio 4’s It’s a Fair Cop to debate attitudes to policing and find fault in John’s schemes to reduce national crime statistics. Plus, Iain gets trigger happy and Alex shares her plans to liberate zoos. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk ...
S2 E3 – Parenting
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.4 MBJudging parenting styles, children’s musical protests and modelling mum’s drinking habits are all up for discussion in this bumper edition of DBAD. Parents share ingenious methods for managing Fortnite time and the team have a few suggestions for David Walliams when it comes to the world’s worst parents. Plus, John shares video proof of how he tried to blame his bad parenting on a slug. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: ...
S2 E2 - Resentment
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBWhat can a nudist and pitbull teach us about dealing with resentment? The team talk through the wisdom of Razorlight, the perils of not inviting a friend for a meal and an ill judged attempt to quash perceived resentment between the Minogue sisters. Plus, John becomes resentful of God Almighty and Iain metaphorically grows whilst getting intimate with Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter...
S2 E1 - Diets
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBTapeworms, cotton wool and eggs are amongst the options as we discuss faddy and down right dangerous diets. But is the dickheadery the fault of the profiteers? Can our intolerance of intolerance be more harmful than we realised? Plus, Alex introduces us the swamp diet, Iain share his experiences of meat on feet, and John has a very strange call out for our community to help him with a very specific experiment. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. ...
32 - Dickheadery
July 10, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBWhen does dickheadery become arseholery? As season one of DBAD draws to a close, Alex, Ian and John reflect on what we’ve learned about dickheadery since the DBAD Movement launched. New to DBAD? Don’t start with this one! Plus, learn about how John’s initiative for his children to show gratitude to refuge workers backfired. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://w...
31 - School
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBSadistic teachers, fashion faux pas, after school scraps, and the futile pursuit of cool are amongst the schoolyard dickheadery that the team discuss in a trip down the educational memory lane. Plus, we uncover that Iain might be a supervillain, Alex finds headbutting a child hilarious and John was associated with a terror attack on a popstar. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk...
30 - Friends
July 03, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MBRead all about it! Thompson’s Tittle Tattle exposes sordid details of his closest friends. In one the most WTF examples of dickheadery we hear about the clandestine tactics one DBAD presenter used to run a Myspace gossip column. Other friendly debate includes, waistcoat-gate, drunkenness, and accepting that people change. Plus, Iain recalls how he has been coerced into befriending young children at a soft play centre. Don’t worry, it’s all OK. Like what you hear? Please subscribe,...
29 - Cats
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBWhy do cats get such a bad rap for being dickheads? Do they bully dogs? Is playing with live food really as sadistic as it seems? Are they actually trying to save us? Why are people such dickheads when it comes to big cats? Bigger dickhead: Tom or Jerry? Plus, John recalls an act of apparent dickheadery involving a dead cat leaving Iain and Alex trying to work out what the right thing to do should have been. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. ...
28 - Birthdays
June 26, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBSocial media posting your massive piles of presents, joint Christmas / birthday giving and strange earlobe pulling traditions are amongst the issues analysed as the team talk through birthday dickheadery nominated by the DBAD community. Plus, in a world exclusive, John belts out his alternative birthday anthem to the polite bemusement of Iain and Alex. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitt...
27 - Supernatural
June 22, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWoooh! The team are sharing thoughts and stories from the DBAD on things that cannot be explained by science. We talk Ouiji boards, a ghost saving a baby from choking, how more people believe in ghosts than God, the lack of ghostly animals, the range and rankles of mediums, and how the afterlife is a perfect time to indulgent in dickheadery. Plus, Iain shares a story from a member of the DBAD community about a pesky and potentially murderous spirit that is so alarming that it ma...
26 - Shopping
June 19, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MBCan you dump unwanted shopping wherever you feel? Is it right for people to treat supermarkets as social clubs? Is checkout banter healthy? And should our hearts bleed for a 24-year old getting ID-ed? Plus, Alex and John learn about Iain’s dressing room adventures with women’s clothes and discover another thing that is very good at! Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk F...
25 - Lying
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIs there such a thing as a good lie? Can dickheadery come from telling the truth? Is your grandma dying on six separate occasions too much? Why has Shaggy got so much to answer for? Iain and Alex learn about John’s adolescent reputational damage caused by lies, we hear about how a girl faked pregnancy to get out of trouble for cannabis use and why strangers in the street accost Iain for swinging his genitals in their wives’ faces. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and ...
24 - Camping
June 12, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe great outdoors or a load of shitty hard work? The DBAD community share their campfire stories and views on things such as the inevitable horrors of teenagers camping, building your own camping furniture and getting the right gear. Plus, we learn more about our hosts through Iain’s camp adventure with the famous Totem, Alex’s gale force cliff edge camping, and John’s weeing habits. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: ...
23 - Sports
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBOptimistic strikers, armchair fans, aggressive parents and players less useful than a piece of broken furniture are amongst the dickheadery in the team’s site for this sporting bonanza. John and Alex learn what happens when you badly heckle rugby players plus are informed that Iain didn’t play for the B-team; he played for the Boom-banga-bang-team: the world’s most extravagant pool team. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movemen...
22 - Quizzes
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBHow hard and long is ideal? In this episode we discuss dickheadery the COVID-19 lockdown cultural phenomena; quizzes. Alex, John and Iain delve into the view of the DBAD community when it comes to cryptic questions, cheating and blurting out answers. This show’s celebrity namedrop is limited only to the late great Keith Chegwin. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook ht...
21 - Holidays
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe team are joined by comedy magician Alan Hudson for a fun dive into the perils of group holidays and the incredible adventures of Iain and Alan in getting through airport security. Plus, a discussion about Brits abroad haggling with beach sellers takes a shocking turn for Alex and John as Alan divulges details of Iain’s poor conduct at the Edinburgh Fringe. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://t...
20 - Celebrity
May 29, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWhy do people act so weird around celebrities? When does tittery become dickheadery? With help from the DBAD community this episode includes experiences shared with celebs including: Hugh Lawrie, Paul Gascoigne, Lee Ryan, Bryan Robson, Helen Chamberlain, Richard Branson and one of the blokes from Liberty X. Iain, John and Alex work out that there are simple steps we can take to make celebrity encounters more enjoyable for everyone! Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and...
19 - Driving
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBAre the drivers of some car brand really worse than others? Iain, Alex and John talk through the scientific research as well sharing general nonsense about the perils of car sickness, fast drivers, slow drivers, and driving abroad. Plus, Iain shares how his parking choices almost got him shot and why Englishness might be the ultimate driving get out of jail card. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitt...
18 - Gigs
May 22, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBSocial distancing means we can’t go to gigs and therefore now is a great time to reflect on our acts of dickheadery. Videoing, secondary talls, vigilantism, mosh pit etiquette, throwing urine and singing along are all put under close inspection. Iain makes a starting revelation about evolution during a gig and if you listen carefully you’ll hear John’s poor choice of words on how he reckons he dealt with a pickpocket. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you...
17 - Dogs
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBIs Alex correct in her adamance that a dog can never be a dickhead? The team discuss the reckless adventures of wannabe stunt dogs and how Iain’s famous dog also stole from the homeless. John shares his scepticism on the motivation of our four-legged friends and postulates that maybe they domesticated humans? Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Join the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be...
16 - Sleep
May 15, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBThe DBAD community the team had plenty for Iain, Alex and John to get into on the topic of sleep dickheadery. Countering negative thoughts by imaging you are a duck, avoiding dormant farts, night terrors, talking in your sleep and dealing with earthquakes are amongst the issues tackled. Plus, we learn about how Iain is very good at regulating his body temperature and how kids are the ultimate sleep dickheads. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Fol...
15 – Siblings
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBIn a warm and cuddly episode, the team discuss how sibling rivalry is a rite of passage. Iain and Alex share tales of dickheadery that only brothers and sisters would be allowed to get away with, including games inspired by Titanic and Wrath of Khan. John shares how as a 2-year old his vendetta got out of hand, plus we hear about the role nicknames for genitalia has in naming a younger sibling. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Follow the DBAD Mo...
14 - Sexism
May 08, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBIs it sexist to call girls “guys”? Alex, Iain and John question just what the Oxford English dictionary are playing at with some of their synonyms, the acceptability of sexualising young men, and being such a mum vs dad dancing. Plus, Iain and John realise that they have unwittingly released potentially harmful sexism film material to over 3 million impressionable young males. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter ...
13 - Transport
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBAlex, Iain and John are talking planes, trains and tuk-tuks as they explore motion-based dickheadery. Taxi driver exchanges, pre-flight drinking and reclining seats are amongst the controversies supported as always by some surreal overshares and brave acts of sticking it to the man. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-1038336112...
12 - Environment
May 01, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe team answer the call from all the scientists to work out how we can change our behaviour to save the planet. Giant solar sunshades, putting a blanket over Greenland, floating cities and a horrific idea about stitching cows together are all considered, though maybe simply not being a dickhead is more powerful than first thought? Iain, John and Alex discuss why aging men are such dickheads when it comes to Greta Thunberg. In a special feature a disco makes a surprise appearance....
11 – Bystanders
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBJohn shares how he and his brother chased down a gunman as a lead into a discussion around the bystander effect and why it is important to reducing dickheardery. The team discuss feedback that perhaps the DBAD movement is already influence people’s behaviours through some cold, hard personal reflection. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-d...
10 – Neighbours
April 24, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe team debate dickheadery nominated from the community such as noisy song skippers and sunny day mowers. Alex questions everything she believed about windchimes, Iain evicts a surreal night visitor and John introduces us to his childhood nemesis: psycho spade man. Enjoy what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-103833611251169 Instagram h...
9 - Food
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBPoor manners, over seasoning, Brad Pitt imitators and stray pubes are all on the menu as Alex, Iain and John discuss how we all improve our behaviours when it comes to all things food. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-103833611251169 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dbad_uk
8 – Words & phrases
April 17, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIain, John and new co-presenter Alex delve into dickheadery surrounding malapropisms and other incorrect use of words and phrases. The discussion is packed with content of things that infuriate the DBAD community along with several surreal stories along the way. To cut a long story short, one of them has a happy ending. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-103833611251169 Instagram https://w...
7 - Illness
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIain shares a story of delirious public affection to strangers who nursed him back to health before spitting vile about the curse of the nit merry-go-round. John declares his perfect health before contradicting himself with several examples of his harrowing experiences will illness. Spoiler: getting ill doesn’t make you a dickhead, though hopefully in the future we’ll be more mindful of not spreading it! Take care everyone. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.co...
6 - Work
April 10, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBBad smells, drunken behaviour and evaluating weekends are amongst the workplace dickheadery that Iain and John explore in this episode. Plus, Iain uses mushroom preparation in defence of what John perceives to be teaspoon-related crimes. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-103833611251169 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dbad_uk
5 - Mistakes
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBWhen does a mistake become dickheadery? Iain poses a big question with his tale of broadcasting an 11-year old’s confinement to a child’s swing. What do you think? #dickhead or #dickheadiain? Plus, John shares his approach to self-therapy for his expensive and excruciatingly unprofessional mistakes! Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dont-be-a-dickhead-103833611251169 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dbad_...
4 - Drunk
April 03, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBWhat type of drunk are you? Iain and John overshare their misdemeanours with drunken dickheadery. We discuss the difference between Hemingway, Mary Poppins, The Nutty Professor and the dastardly Mr Hyde. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk
3 - Kids online
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode John and Iain get down with the kids as they discuss how parents and carers can reduce their dickheadery when it comes to let younger ones loose on the internet to wade through all of the unfiltered shit on YouTube. This is particularly pertinent during the Covid-19 lockdown as kids are left to their own devices where they are subjected to the risk of online grooming, yet we still find time to learn about Iain’s dog masseuse tips. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter ...
2 - Relationships
March 27, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBJohn and Iain are on dangerous ground as they consider crimes of dickheadery they’ve committed in their relationships as a basis for supporting everyone get through the Covid -19 lockdown happy and healthy. Warning: this episode contains discussion around coercive control and relationship abuse that some listeners might find distressing, whilst hopefully some could find it helpful. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk
1 - Covidickheads
March 24, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBAs the nation adapts to the Covid-19 pandemic, John and Iain reflect on the actions of Covidiots and what we can do to stop ourselves succumbing to our Covidickhead urges. Plus we discuss what makes for a superb example of dickheadery. Disclaimer: we’ve subsequently realised that Iain’s kitchen roll advice would be bad for your plumbing. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk
0 - What is a dickhead?
March 24, 2020 07:30 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBJohn and Iain explain the principles of the DBAD movement, swap stories and discuss what a dickhead and dickheadery mean to them. Recorded in the UK midst lockdown of the Covid-10 pandemic. Follow the DBAD Movement: Twitter https://twitter.com/dbad_uk