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I Can Laugh About It Now

50 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago -

Some things are terrible in the moment, but time can offer a new perspective. In this podcast series, Matthew Onuki Luke recounts various incidents from his life, and finds that, no matter how terrible they might have been, there's always something to laugh at.

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Episodes

Ep 50 - I Hadn't Pooed For a Few Days

July 02, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

Possibly the worst thing that has ever happened to Matthew.

Ep 49 - I Told Them It Was My Erection

July 02, 2017 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Matthew has an encounter with some yobs.

Ep 48 - They Left Me In a Wheelchair

July 02, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Matthew was forced to go to hospital against his will.

Ep 47 - Italy Trip Part 3

June 08, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

The third and finally part of Matthew's Italy travel diary.

Ep 46 - Italy Trip Part 2

June 01, 2017 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Second part of Matthew's Italian travel diary.

Ep 45 - Italy Trip Part 1

May 25, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

Matthew reads from his Italian travel diary.

Ep 44 - I Did What Teenagers Do

May 18, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MB

Always check before... pleasing yourself!

Ep 43 - He Was Killed By a Crazy Horse

May 11, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MB

American history could have been so much more interesting...

Ep 42 - Bluh Bluh Bluh Baguette

April 26, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Learning a new language is difficult.

Ep 41 - I Realised I Liked Girly Men

April 20, 2017 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

On their 14th anniversary, Matthew and his wife Erica discuss how they first met.

Ep 40 - Moroccan Trip Part 2

April 13, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Second and final part of Matthew's Moroccan travel diary.

Ep 39 - Moroccan Trip Part 1

April 06, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

Matthew reads from his Moroccan travel diary.

Ep 38 - I Can't Laugh About It Now

March 30, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Matthew attends a sad and awkward birthday party.

Ep 37 - Sounds Like You Gave Her a Nervous Breakdown

March 23, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Living with other people is never easy.

Ep 36 - She Wanted to Look in My Underwear

March 09, 2017 00:00 - 5 minutes - 10.9 MB

An exploration of personal space.

Ep 35 - Explain the Relation

March 02, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB

Family tree branches can sometimes get a little...tangled.

Ep 34 - I Gave Him the Thumbs Up

February 23, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 20.5 MB

Matthew serves up some divorce papers.

Ep 33 - Sowing the Seeds of Fear and Hate

February 16, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 44.5 MB

Matthew reads some terrible lyrics from his teen years.

Ep 32 - I Was Literally Being Tortured

February 09, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 24.2 MB

Matthew gets shaved by a Chilean Sweeney Todd.

Ep 31 - I Love the Way You Dangle

February 02, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 16.6 MB

Matthew tells of the first love letter he ever sent.

Ep 30 - Thanks For the Sausage, But I'm Still Going to Punch You

January 26, 2017 00:00 - 12 minutes - 23 MB

Matthew tells of violent times.

Ep 29 - I Got So Angry with the Girl in the White Bikini

January 19, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 14.6 MB

A story of why you shouldn't lend your stuff to other people.

Ep 28 - He Didn't Even Look at His CV

January 12, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 7.53 MB

Matthew's friend asked him to get him a job at his work...

Ep 27 - He Ate a Peri-Peri Chicken Burger

January 05, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 39.5 MB

Matthew recalls his favourite New Year's Eve.

Ep 26 - I Wore a Feather Boa, and He Didn't Like It

December 29, 2016 00:00 - 15 minutes - 28.1 MB

Millennium Eve. Cardiff. The Manics and feather boa.

Ep 25 - I Crashed Into a Parked Car

December 23, 2016 00:00 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MB

Matthew remembers his most awkward Christmas present.

Ep 24 - I really Thought That Was the End

December 22, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 19 MB

Matthew recalls the time he almost died a few days before Christmas.

Ep 23 - Christmas in Japan

December 20, 2016 00:00 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MB

Matthew shares his best Christmas ever.

Ep 22 - It Was Probably the First Time I Was Drunk

December 15, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MB

Matthew shares several stories of festive drunkenness.

Ep 21 - There Was Gasp From the Audience

December 13, 2016 00:00 - 9 minutes - 16.8 MB

Matthew's first time playing live didn't go quite as planned...

Ep 20 - She Said I Put a Turkey in My Bag

December 08, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MB

A tale of Christmas theft.

Ep 19 - Receiver's Guilt

December 01, 2016 00:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MB

That feeling when you get a present that you don't really like...

Ep 18 - I Had a Thing For Barbara Windsor

November 29, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MB

Matthew recalls the time he met his idol.

Ep 17 - It Ended Our Relationship

November 24, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MB

Matthew recalls an awkward experience on his 20th birthday.

Ep 16 - She Threw Every Gift Back in My Face

November 17, 2016 00:00 - 14 minutes - 26 MB

Matthew doesn't buy gifts for his mother anymore. With good reason.

Ep 15 - I Was Literally Forced Fed

November 10, 2016 00:00 - 13 minutes - 25 MB

Matthew hates tuna. Here's why.

Ep14 - He Hit Me Around the Head With a Hammer

November 03, 2016 00:00 - 3 minutes - 6.3 MB

Matthew shares his earliest memory.

Ep01 - I Walked In On Six Naked Men

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 15 minutes - 36.5 MB

Matthew had an awkward time in a Japanese bath house.

Ep02 - My Stomach Suddenly Cramped

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 7 minutes - 17.2 MB

Matthew recalls some of his worst...stomach situations.

Ep13 - I Just Said Goodbye

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 16 minutes - 37.2 MB

Matthew tells of when his father became seriously ill.

Ep12 - It Was Never My Fault

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 14 minutes - 32.8 MB

Matthew recounts the various trouble he seemed to get into at school.

Ep11 - I Took a Beating

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 16 minutes - 37.7 MB

Growing up on the streets of London was rather dangerous.

Ep10 - The Woman In Black

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 24 MB

Matthew's family tried to convince him they had seen a ghost. He didn't believe. Until...

Ep09 - He Was Just an Awkward Guy

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 9 minutes - 21.8 MB

Matthew remembers an old friend.

Ep08 - I Fell Down a Pit in the Forest

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 14 minutes - 32.1 MB

August and September, 1997. Bad times.

Ep07 - I Love Planet of the Apes

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 3 minutes - 7.03 MB

Matthew's office colleagues have a different take on Planet of the Apes.

Ep06 - I Lost the Key to My Safe

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 15.5 MB

Matthew tells of when he got his first key-lock money box.

Ep05 - My Accidental Girlfriend

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 7 minutes - 16.4 MB

Matthew has only ever had one girlfriend. Unless you count his "girlfriend-by-mistake".

Ep04 - So I Brought a Knife to School

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MB

Matthew recalls his experience of taking a knife to school.

Ep03 - He Was Just Too Lazy To Go To The Bathroom

October 09, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 10.6 MB

Matthew tells of the time his brother was just too damn lazy to go to the bathroom.

Books

Planet of the Apes
1 Episode
The Woman in Black
1 Episode