Therapy For Me
223 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIf you think getting a bloke in his late 40's to talk about the stuff going on in his head is difficult...you should try getting him to stop.
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Chocolate.
April 16, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBW/C 11th April 2022 What we think of as an Easter egg is not in point of fact that old a tradition. The first examples can be traced back to the early parts of the nineteenth century, predominantly in France & Germany. Although Cadbury's were producing chocolate for the European market from the mid 1840's, they didn't in fact produce an egg until 1875, building the range at a modest pace until they had about twenty on offer at the turn of the twentieth century. It was the launch of the Da...
Take me back.
April 09, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBW/C 4th April 2022 I didn't expect to be mentioning so many things about my hometown this week, but nevertheless they are in there and so this song seemed appropriate. Of course, what makes it perfect is that the decision to reference it is both self-fulfilling & circular. I was a Bryan Adams fan before Reckless, so before Run To You, It's Only Love & Summer of 69. I got into BA because of the Cuts Like A Knife album and by default this song. That was 1983, and it evokes memories of liste...
We haven't turned around.
April 02, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBW/C 28th March 2022 The notes will be short and to the point this week, because time is marching on and I am running late. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened, but Saturday mornings tend to shake out this way in my world, especially when the U9s have a 10:00 KO. Of course if I had written these last night I wouldn't be in quite the panic. But I didn't and know I have to finish my tea and then pop out for a run...which if everything goes to plan will give me about 30 minutes before I n...
The one and only
March 26, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBW/C 21st March 2022 London felt like it was almost back to normal. Of course the weather helped, people ad poured into the parks & squares and were enjoying impromptu al fresco and the chance to have a good natter. There are of course plenty of pandemic scars; one way directional instructions, an abundance of hand sanitiser dispensers (literally everywhere) and protective screens a plenty. But there was something else, and to quote Darth Vader it was something I hadn't felt in a long time....
Angry
March 19, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBW/C 14th March 2022 The day I had been dreading for a while actually arrived yesterday. And it was a bit like the voiceover at the beginning of Hong Kong Phooey...(you will have to imagine the voice) Why was this a day you weren't looking forward to? Was it the Dentist? Imagine Henry the mild mannered janitor shaking his head. Was it the first day back at work after a week off? Henry shaking his head again. Was it filling the car with diesel? Henry: "could be" At the point when the n...
Love will tear us apart.
March 12, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBW/C 7th March 2022 It's a minor miracle that this is not only out on time, but actually finished earlier than I have managed in weeks. To get to this point, I have had to mark out the U9s football pitch for the morning (I must have mentioned how therapeutic I find using the line marker? No? Are you sure...) read the 49 page overview document for the Government consultation on an Online Sales Tax and re-write a ton of web-copy. No wonder I am feeling a little spent. Anyway now that TFM is...
Out of this World.
March 05, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBW/C 28th February 2022 This Saturday morning recording lark is becoming established as a thing, this week it was because of Friday Night football and a very eventful game vs Nottingham Forest at Bramall Lane. I actually quite like getting up and recording this way around, so it may end up being a thing. Certainly as the we head into more daylight I tend to rise a wee bit earlier anyway, so it might work out well. Mmm. A proper mix of a week this week, and a classic example of what TFM has...
Unwell.
February 26, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBW/C 21st February 2022 It's almost worth the two red lines just to listen to a bit of Matchbox Twenty. I read a review of the first Matchbox Twenty album in Mojo magazine (I believe) and bought it in a little independent record store in Durham, near the high bridge that spans the river. The album was 'Yourself or Someone Like You' and it very quickly became a go-to listen, remaining in that category ever since. I kept track on them through subsequent albums, particularly enjoying 'Someth...
Stormy Weather
February 19, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBW/C 14th February 2022 Very last minute this week, but only because I have a bit of a cold and I am feeling quite sorry for myself. I am a shocking invalid - in fact if you have ever seen that episode of Frasier when he has the Flu then you will get some sort of idea. I just go all pathetic, and everything is a gargantuan effort. What also doesn't help is that over the last couple of years, Lemsip seems to exacerbate the problem and give me a real dry tickle. Now I am not somebody that tak...
Storm Front.
February 12, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBW/C 7th February 2022 Back to normal this week, which I have to say was a bit of a relief. The 'planned' episodes take quite a bit more time in terms of prep & recording and before you say 'pull your finger out and make a bit of effort' let me explain my rationale. TFM was always supposed to be a one shot kind of affair, no editing, raw and in the moment. At least that was the plan. Don't get me wrong I like the episodes where I try and be a bit clever, but they do in truth drag me away f...
Words.
February 05, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIt's all about other peoples words this week. I haven't strayed far from my desk for a large part of the week, and so I have been keeping up with events largely in real-time, and in most cases just by listening to the words different people had chosen to deliver at a particular time. So I thought it would be interesting to select some of these as a bit of an sonic collage this week, in a hope they reflect the current state of discourse in our community. Stay Safe. Words - Doves Therapy ...
Shame on you.
January 29, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBW/C 24th January 2022 I first remember seeing Gun on The Chart Show in 1989, and was absolutely knocked out by the first single Better Days. For those with long memories The Chart Show was broadcast on ITV at 11:30 on Saturday mornings, and was uniques for having sections dedicated to Rock & Indie. I toddled off to Woolworths and bought the cassette, probably from my friend Louise who was woking there at the time. Very quickly I was knocked out by the whole album. Shame on you has a bass...
Objects in the Rear View Mirror.
January 22, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBW/C 17th January 2022 I am listening to the track in question as I write the notes for this weeks instalment. I have always love it, but I have to confess I hadn't spent too much time contemplating the title until today. Maybe you can't escape your past, maybe it is always there, just behind your shoulder, catching your eye when you glance in the rear view. I am sure that the current occupant of 10 Downing Street must be wondering what he can do to leave the contents of his mirror far be...
Toxic.
January 15, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBW/C 10th January 2022 From: Anthony Short Subject: Boris Johnson Date: 12 January 2022 at 12:43:51 GMT To: [email protected] Hi xxxxx, I have been considering writing to you over the last few days, but wanted to wait until I had heard from the current Prime Minister at questions this lunchtime. Now he has confirmed what I think we all knew that he did attend the much discussed party in Downing Street on the 20th May I wanted to register my utter disgust at his behaviour,...
New Sensation.
January 08, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBW/C 3rd January 2022 Chooooonnnnn.......! The inspiration (as you will find out) may stem from heaven on a plate, but my, oh my, this is a song and a half. It's actually quite hard to believe that it was made as long ago as 1987, such is the energy it still possesses. Anyway back to the business in hand and welcome one & all to the new year. And just look at that for a week one achievement, bringing the whole shebang in at under the twenty minute mark. Still ranty, still quirky, still dow...
Old December.
January 01, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBW/C 27th December 2021 Here we go then, the last TFM of 2021 and there are a few things you need to know before you dive in. (a) There is an opportunity for a bit of listener participation, but you are going to need a pen & paper. (b) There is a James Bond spoiler so if you haven’t seen No Time To Die yet you might want to swerve TFM this week. (c) I have shoe-horned another track from Strange Communion in, just because I can. And that is it from me for the year. Thanks for listening, ...
Must be Santa
December 25, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBW/C 20th December 2021 As it turns out there isn't a shortage of Turkeys. If anything it's a buyers market as far as turkeys this Christmas, judging by the fact that pretty much all of the fresh turkeys in the supermarket were already reduced at 07:15 when I popped along for my bread, milk & veg. It's amazing the impact the stories about shortages a couple of months ago have had. Because we have either (collectively) embraced frozen turkeys this year, or we have decided to give something e...
Bad Moon Rising.
December 18, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBW/C 13th December 2021 I see the bad moon a-rising I see trouble on the way I see earthquakes and lightnin' I see bad times today Don't go around tonight Well it's bound to take your life There's a bad moon on the rise I hear hurricanes a-blowing I know the end is coming soon I fear rivers over flowing I hear the voice of rage and ruin Well don't go around tonight Well it's bound to take your life There's a bad moon on the rise, all right Hope you got your things together Hop...
She's right on time.
December 11, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBW/C 6th December 2021 Three reasons for the choice of episode title this week. It's a song that popped up on my running mix on Thursday, which by coincidence was also the day I pushed past by running target for the year. It speaks to something I learned about Trains on my journey back from London on Friday. I am writing these notes with moments in hand before I need to press 'go' on this weeks episode and as such I am employing a 'just-in-time' supply model for TFM this week. As an asid...
Look Away.
December 04, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBW/C 29th November 2021 OMICROM /ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪkrɒn/ noun noun: omicron; plural noun: omicrons the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Ο, ο ), transliterated as ‘o’. Astronomy the fifteenth star in a constellation. Stay Safe. Look Away - Big Country Paul Lesinski - Spotify Instagram Twitter Facebook
Lost.
November 27, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBW/C 22nd November 2021 You probably won't have heard this track before, tbh I wouldn't expect you to have unless you are a fan of the music of Jimmy Nail. Its the last track from an album called Tadpoles in A Jar, and whilst many have been dismissive I have always had a great deal of time for his voice and his take on the world. And of course I have a soft spot for the North East. It seemed like a good choice, an ironic and somewhat flippant take on our PM, and the car crash of a week he h...
The Release.
November 20, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBW/C 15th November 2021 I have seen Marillion many, many times. And of those gigs I would say the majority have (now) been in Manchester - it was Leeds for a long while, but since they stopped playing at the Old Poly it has moved to the dark side of the pennines The last couple of occasions have been at The Bridgewater Hall, which as well as being a beautiful venue also means one huge development - seating. Both at gigs & the football I have turned into that person that likes to sit down. ...
Ghostbusters.
November 13, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBW/C 8th November 2021 Almost no need to apologise for re-living this 80s-tastic theme tune. The fact I am getting a little bit giddy about the new movie (only seven more sleeps) is enough of an excuse to enjoy this slight guilty pleasure. Don't worry there is still space for a good ol' fashioned Ant-Rant, but as I couldn't think of a song with Protocol in the title then Ray won the day. Stay safe. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr Ghostbusters Afterlife Trailers Parliamentary Standards Em...
All you good good people.
November 06, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBW/C 1st November 2021 Sometimes I have the episode title in mind all week, most times it is the very last thing that arrives but this week I had made my mind up before I finished recording. The advantage in this scenario that is you can weave it in as part of the dialogue, which of course I have done. Now I knew the song by Embrace very well, but I have to admit as to not having seen the video - which in this instance is important because it is a little dark. So please enjoy the song, an...
Crocodile Rock
October 30, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBW/C 25th October 2021 1. I have spent most of the week wandering around Spain in my Crocs. 2. That got me to Crocodile Rock as the episode title & tune of the week, as my Crocs do in fact really rock. 3. That took to my favourite version of the song, as it appears in the Bob the Builder Christmas Special episode - A Christmas to Remember 4. Which brings me to the admission that I have been watching this episode for years after the kids lost interest, it's one of the go-to Christmas mome...
Take it to the limit.
October 23, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBW/C 18th October 2021 There is a good chance that this weeks TFM has landed a moment to two later than usual. I know that because it's 2 minutes to show time and I am still composing these notes. The whole week has been a bit like that, culminating in a fairly fraught day yesterday but we will get to that in good time. We start the week with a reminder of Christmas's past and the culmination of an arc. Stay safe. Take it to the Limit (Live)- The Eagles Instagram Twitter Facebook
One Tonight.
October 16, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBW/C 11th October 2021 With all the shenanigans of the week, it would probably have been more apt to have picked a track with a more dramatic title for TFM. Disease by Matchbox Twenty springs to mind, or maybe Infected by The The or at a pinch Wrecking Ball by Neil Young. But amongst all the conflicting emotions of welcoming COVID into the family home, this week was also the anniversary of a unique event. So instead I am decided to take a moment to reflect on a special night, with some sp...
Waiting to Happen.
October 09, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBW/C 4th October 2021 It does appear that the prevalence of Covid in secondary schools is somewhat alarming. Figures released by the ONS yesterday suggested that 1 in 14 children of secondary school age were infected with Covid last week. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/08/covid-rates-rising-in-secondary-schools-in-england-ons-data-shows Across the country the infection rate has risen to 1 in 70 people, clearly placing schools as the driver behind the rises. The one slight posit...
Heavy Fuel.
October 02, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBW/C 27th September 2021 On Every Street was the final Dire Straits album, and the follow up to the über hit Brothers In Arms. Heavy Fuel was supposed to be the bedfellow to Money For Nothing in terms of sound & structure. Neither the single or album captured the moment in the way that BiA had and when I finally got to see them on tour I was left a wee bit cold by the show, which was overplayed and a little self-indulgent. You can imagine how disappointing this was for a lad that had grown...
Come Together.
September 25, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBW/C 20th September 2021 This week actually felt like work used to feel. The clock watching desperation of last minute prep for an event whilst simultaneously trying to pack a suitcase and embark on a journey to get to the place I need to be, even though I haven't quite finished what I told myself had to be finished before I could set off. The resumption of the self-invented hotel rooms routines, that don't make an enormous amount of sense but have to be followed if I am going to be able ...
World on fire.
September 18, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBW/C 13th September 2021 Friday Night. Just after nine o'clock and I am sat in a McDonalds car park talking about Nadine Dorries. Such is the podcasting experience. Glamour, pure glamour. Stay safe. World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan Instagram Twitter Facebook
In your care.
September 11, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBW/C 6th September 2021 Something new this week. I have had a go at interpreting one event from the week in five different ways. Not necessarily from unique vantage points, more five takes on a single story. I am not sure if I pulled it off - but it was worth a try. And it was a big story... Stay safe. In Your Care - Tasmin Archer Instagram Twitter Facebook
Blind Willie McTell.
September 04, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBW/C 30th August 2021 Bank Holiday weeks are always a bit odd, and I think the one in August is the oddest. I can't really explain why other than it just feels like a jumbled week, with every day feeling like a different one (you know what I mean, Tuesday feeling like the Monday and the fact that you seem to slam into the weekend without the reassuring phumph of an airbag). Add into that heady mix the sound of a Dylan song on repeat, the distinct lack of face coverings and Dominic Rabb and ...
Miss you.
August 28, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBW/C 23rd August 2021 Back home, back at my desk and back to something like a routine. Don't get me wrong I have pushed back against it more than a little but over the course of the week things have started to slot back into place, back into order. The weird thing is that I think I need routine to make sense of the day-to-day, so I don't understand why the post holiday moment is such a thing for me. I could have picked plenty of tracks for Charlie, but I went with the obvious one because i...
End of the Line.
August 21, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBW/C 16th August 2021 I have to admit that it's a somewhat dramatic episode title for what is a 'holiday special' of TFM. If I have done my job adequately it should all become clear by the end, and if not well just enjoy a cracking three and a half minutes of possibly the ultimate super-group. Lots of location recording this week, hopefully you can get some sense of the scenery from the soundscapes. Stay safe. End of the Line - The Travelling Wilburys The Political Party Podcast - Peter...
Train in the Distance
August 14, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBW/C 9th August 2021 This isn't my first time in Cornwall, and it isn't my first time running on the Camel Trail. I have been a frequent visitor to Padstow, way before it became Padstein and long before the inevitable gentrification that followed Mr Stein's rise to culinary celebrity. Not that I have anything against Rick I must add, but I think I preferred Padstow before they had to make provision for coach loads of sightseers. Anyway, I digress, the fact is I have run/walked/rode along...
Open Road.
August 07, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBW/C 2nd August 2021 I rediscovered an album I listened to a lot in the early 90's by an artist called Jude Cole. It's fairly straight ahead AOR, with more than a nod toward Bryan Adams & Tom Petty - but it's very well put together and the songs stand the test of time. So as I was contemplating a bit of a road trip this week, I thought that this track would be a nice way of joining some dots. So you can imagine my bemusement when I found that Keifer Sutherland had recorded a version a coupl...
Shades of Grey.
July 31, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBW/C 26th July 2021 BJ was one of those sounds of my childhood, starting with the 52nd Street album and then the Greatest Hits Volume I & II gatefold vinyl that must have been issued on the NHS as virtually everybody had a copy. I first saw him in Birmingham in the late 80s, and then again a couple of years later on the Stormfront Tour and he remains one of the greatest Arena (if not the greatest) performers I have ever seen. The lyric for Shades of Grey slots perfectly into my Monday mome...
The Last Song.
July 24, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBW/C 19th July 2021 It's (nearly) all about Covid this week, and I can only apologise for that but in my defence I haven't had a proper good rant for a while. I think it all stems from recording in my office. I seem to have a different take on the world in my converted garage, with no natural light and the door shut making it a little too warm. Mmm. Not to self - get back to recording in the garden before you start to lose the room. Safe travels Danny Boy. The Last Song - McFly (Live) ...
There goes the Neighbourhood
July 17, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBW/C 12th July 2021 TFM this week is a stroll around the neighbourhood, I would like to say it was a considered attempt at something new but tbh I was just trying to walk & talk. It's pretty much football & face masks this week. It should be more nuanced, it should be more original, but it is (as my friend Marco W used to say) what it is. Anyway I am off to investigate method feeders & bite alarms. Stay safe. There goes the Neighbourhood - Sheryl Crow Instagram Twitter Facebook
Complicated
July 10, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBW/C 5th July 2021 OK, it's a bit ranty this week. Clearly there is something buzzing away in my bonnet, but honestly there are times when I just don't think we have the ability to take a step back from the edge and try and have a sensible conversation at at a sensible volume. I will be glad when we get back to 'normal' governance, I can't be doing with this constant campaigning, turmoil, prodding and division. Thank god for the England football team. Stay safe. Complicated - Avril Lav...
A good heart, hell yeah.
July 03, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBW/C 28th June 2021 No spoilers or notes this week, but if you get chance just listen to the Neil Diamond track and reflect on the lyrics before you listen I would appreciate it. Stay safe, Ant Hell Yeah - Neil Diamond A Good Heart - Fearful Sharkey Instagram Twitter Facebook
Lies.
June 26, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBW/C 21st June 2021 What a song, what a band. Dismiss McFly at your peril, a seriously talented bunch of musicians and the album Radio:Active is an absolute belter. Lies is the album opener and its a ever-present on my running mix. Of course its a theme that also runs through this instalment of TFM, as I reflect on JFK, five years of Brexit and the behaviour of our Health Secretary. The bonus for me this week was discovering the official video to this song, with its nod to the eighties a...
Left of the middle.
June 19, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBW/C 14th June 2021 As you will hear I recorded this weeks TFM sat in my car, watching a sheep graze away at the grass, near the boundary as a cricket match was in progress. The thing is, that having watched cricket at that pitch a number of times in the past, I wasn't in the least bit surprised by it - in fact it is one of the joys of travelling to Marsden Cricket Club The other joy is the scenery, perched upon the hillside, looking out toward the Peak District. It's easy to take this kin...
London calling.
June 12, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBW/C 6th June 2021 Something a bit different this week, as I embark on the closest thing I can call a 'work trip' since February of last year. Anyway I captured a few thoughts, from a few different places, and cobbled it together. I also lost my pop filter, which explains why some of the audio is a bit, kind of 'poppy'. I was clearly having problems with my plosives - sorry about that... Stay safe. London Calling - the Clash Eccleston Square Garden Artist Residence London Instagram ...
Free Fallin'
June 05, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBW/C 31st May 2021 The number of times you will have walked past them, and paid them no heed will be in the hundreds, maybe the thousands. To be fair I could probably point them out to you and you could claim never to have seen them. I first encountered them in a Sainburys Savacentre store in Washington, Tyne & Wear the best part of thirty years ago. And this week was the first time I fully appreciated their value. Stay safe. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty Documentally explains #audiomo Ins...
Tear it down.
May 29, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBW/C 24th May 2021 I organised myself a new running mix this week, for the record I now have three such mixes on my watch. I decided I wanted some straight ahead rock'n'roll to run along to and so I trawled the iTunes library for 35 slices of four on the floor heaven. Fast forward to 6:47 this morning and just as I was approaching the 6 mile point, this little gem of a B-Side from the Leps kicked in. And that was the moment when Dom & Def collided. Stay safe. Tear It Down - Def Leppa...
Green Light.
May 22, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBW/C 17th May 2021 OK, so the song choice this week is very relevant to the topic of foreign travel, and to ongoing confusion around that particular topic and what you can & (more importantly) can't do. So far so good you might be thinking, but the fact is it literally leads us to a Cliff edge... The fact is there are 5 Cliff albums from the late 70s/early 80s that I grew up with, and that I really like. Starting with I'm Nearly Famous (that included Miss You Nights & Devil Woman), through...
Homeward Bound
May 15, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBW/C 10th May 2021 Is it just me, or do we all have those places, those buildings that are reassuring whenever we see them. They seem to anchor us in the places we call home, the places we feel comfortable, the places we feel safe. So this week I am taking comfort in one of those places, because I am struggling to take comfort in a lot of the other nonsense that is swirling around. Stay safe. Homeward Bound - Paul Simon Castle Hill Instagram Twitter Facebook
Fall Together.
May 08, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBW/C 3rd May 2021 Well I tried, I really did. I embraced Star Wars day, and managed to do it with a tenuous link to the legendary Bill Nighy. I introduced you all to the Fish Game. I brought you a touch of pre-COVID normality by taking you out for lunch. And I provided my own take on levelling up... But in spite of all of this, by the end of the week the depressing election results were the only game in town Stay Safe. Fall Together - Thea Gilmore Instagram Twitter Facebook