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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In these shoes.
May 01, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBW/C 26th April 2021 There is still a great big musical gap left behind by Kirsty MacColl, we lost her far too young. I had always been aware of her, but it was only when the album Tropical Brainstorm was released in 2000 that I really began to 'get it'. Blessed with a gift for songwriting and a take on the world that seemed quirky at first glance, but on closer inspection resonated with openness and candour. Bizarrely it's a story about Crocs that brought me here, I was looking for a son...
Breakdown
April 24, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBW/C 19th April 2021 It all happens for a reason. If I hadn't been been trying to think of a suitable song to reference this weeks episode, then I wouldn't have riffed around the idea of breakaway - in reference to this weeks football story. Of course as the idea of the European Super League has been put on ice (at least for the moment) meant that I found myself thinking of the word breakdown - and that led me to this amazing clip of the equally amazing Tom Petty. We miss you Tom. Stay s...
Manic Monday
April 17, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBW/C 12th April 2021 Manic Monday seemed a little bit of a cop-out title for this week, but it fairly accurately describes that particular day this week - so what the hell... Other than that its the dawning realisation of a couple of bits of behaviour that I need to do better with, an involuntary smirk at the BBC News app and a bit of fanboy-fanzine moment. Stay safe. P.S Just attached the Manic Monday and realised it has been watched over 50 million times. Who knew. Manic Monday - The B...
I walk the earth.
April 10, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBW/C 5th April 2021 From the sublime to the ridiculous this week, and I will leave it to you to determine which you think is which. The inspiration for the title comes from the things that have caught my eye whilst out on my covid-constitutionals, and its a great excuse to include a track from an album I have always really enjoyed. Life really does carry on when we are not looking, so I guess that falling tree does make a sound after all. Stay safe. I Walk the Earth - Voice of the Beehi...
Easter
April 03, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBThe title doesn't directly refer to anything in the episode this week, but it gives me the chance to share one of my favourite songs. I remember being very taken with the video at the time, and it prompted a pilgrimage years later to the Giants Causeway on the Antrim coast. The place is as breathtaking as you would expect and I was blessed with a beautiful evening to sit back and take in the surroundings. A special song & a special place. Happy Easter. Easter - Marillion The Giants Caus...
One hit to the body.
March 27, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBW/C 22nd March 2021 I always liked this video. I first saw it as part of a Stones documentary, as the single hadn’t really registered when it was originally released. I started thinking about it again today in the context of my Covid jab. Partly because it was my first shot of the vaccine, and partly because over the course of the first evening it does feel like you have taken a bit of hit. Stay safe. One Hit to the Body - Rolling Stones Dav Pilkey Veep Instagram Twitter Facebook
Sold me down the river.
March 20, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBW/C 15th March 2021 For whatever reason when we recorded The Corona Diaries podcast this week we ended up talking about the City Hall in Sheffield. As such (and at various points through the week) I have been reflecting on some of the gigs I have seen there over the years. One of the ones that always comes to mind is The Alarm, in fact I have just been looking at the ticket stub from that night - the 21st of January 1990. Man, they were good, and it was one of those ear-ringing-for-days ki...
Comeback Kid.
March 13, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBFor quite a lot of people this song is inextricably linked with the the video game FIFA 17. For me it's all about the inextricable link between Sheffield United & Manager Chris Wilder. The song blasting out from the PA, moments before Chris and his team would take to the pitch. In over forty years watching, this is the best I have known. Bold. Confident. Proud. And yet, as it stands, I am expecting his departure from Bramall Lane to be confirmed by the morning. Will we never learn... St...
Angry.
March 06, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBW/C 1st March 2021 It starts with me mowing the lawn and it ends with me ranting. (at which point I guess I should apologise for the rather truncated nature of the notes for this weeks episode, but I think that one sentence about nails it - at least you get a great MB20 track....) Matchbox Twenty - Angry Instagram Twitter Facebook
One step closer to home.
February 27, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBW/C 22nd February 2021 Maybe, just maybe we are getting closer. Certainly I must be thinking that way, because I am starting to plan, and schedule and look forward to the kind of things that has been off the table for quite a while. So this week we talk about booking flights, planning trips to BDBL (beautiful downtown Bramall Lane) and one other return that I am not so keen on. Stay safe. One Step Closer to Home - The Alarm Not The Guitar Show Instagram Twitter Facebook
Houses on the hill
February 20, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBW/C 15th February 2021 I am starting to wonder whether weeks like this one are in some way a product of the pandemic. And that maybe when life is less, well lockdown-y I suppose, that these bits of quirk will stop. I am hoping not, and that all that has happened over the eleven months is that we have become notice some of the wonderful stuff that we oft to for granted. Like walking (though not necessarily whilst talking), public footpaths, role-playing over Zoom & Whiskeytown Stay Safe. ...
Answer the question.
February 13, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBW/C 8th February 2021 You know how sometimes you watch a film, or finish a book and you just can't escape its grasp. You keep coming back to it, days after it should have faded from the forefront of your conscious. Tenet is one of those films. It's got that thing going on that The Usual Suspects had, whereupon every time you reflect on what you have seen, your understanding of the story changes, as another piece of what you perceived to be true is unpicked. #breathtaking Oh, and the tit...
Map of the world.
February 06, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBW/C 1st February 2021 Who knew the O/S website would be such fun, certainly not me, in fact I was a little surprised to even find myself there. Alison has long since had a fascination with Maps, and to be honest I used to like a road atlas as much as the next person, but I was never taken with O/S - until now. But we will get to that in due course. In the meantime I will have a stab (see what I did there) at the whole vaccine situation, be-moan the weather from the perspective of the stre...
Woke up
January 30, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBW/C 25th January 2021 What links Tea with no sugar, Buck Rogers & Danny Dyer advising on midwifery. Clearly you know the answer to that, but it does worry me at times what I scrawl in my notebook over the course of the week. But then TFM is what helps me process the endless bombardment of the senses, and put it into some kind of order. So in addition to the topics listed above I try and make sense of why being labelled as 'Woke' isn't something you should be concerned over, re-live a famo...
On a day like today.
January 23, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBW/C 18th January 2021 The sentiment behind the title song this week, captured perfectly what I was watching, and how I was feeling on Wednesday. After the chaos of the images that has emanated from Washington DC just two weeks earlier, it really did feel like a page had been turned as I watched the footage of the Inauguration ceremony. Clearly it would be beyond naive to think a change in leadership could heal the divide in US society that has become so evident over the last few years. Bu...
Seasons End
January 16, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBW/C 11th January 2020 All change then. Well no, not really. But I do like circles, and it feels like TFM has just completed it's first one. It's a year since the first episode proper and so I decided (mid-take actually) to mark the end of that volume and start on the next. Technically last week was the 'seasons end', but the fact I have been walking through the snow covered fields today is pertinent to the song in question so it all seemed to work out rather well. And as I have been mess...
For what its worth
January 09, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBW/C 4th January 2021 A lot of week happened this week, sometimes that's just the way it shakes down. The thing is, it seems to be happening more & more. So buried amongst the Cripto, the Cottage Pie and the Cobra Kai there is, what I am hoping, is the beginning of the end of something dangerous & unpleasant. I talked a little about the lessons we can (and should) learn from history, and whilst I was listening back I started to hear the lyrics of the Buffalo Springfield classic bounce aro...
It was a very good year.
January 02, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBW/C 28th December 2020 You might as well end the year with one of Frank's finest. I am not trying to be clever or provocative, rather trying to apply a little perspective. But I am hoping that will become a little clearer as you work your way through the last TFM of 2020. Thanks for being there. By getting this far you have made a real commitment, and it makes a difference knowing I am not just shouting into the void. Stay safe & I wish you well... Instagram Twitter Facebook
When tomorrow comes.
December 26, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBW/C 21st December 2020 Welcome to the Christmas Special of Therapy For Me. And I think we have made real progress, and that's because I would say this is one of the most upbeat episodes of the year and it falls on a red week?! So maybe, just maybe, I have worked through that little pattern and this is the last time it will ever me mentioned. Then again. This week I find myself reflecting on a very special evening in Oxford, my inability to juggle multi-platform conversations and why Panto...
Baubles, Bangles & Beads
December 19, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBW/C 14th December 2020 The hardest thing about this weeks TFM has been deciding on the title. As you know I try and pick a song reference that is relevant to the episode, or at least one of the things I bang on about. And this week I've got zip. It's not down to the content. I would say this week is quite a varied mix, with a running-based-first (which I don't think you will guess), a sprinkle of festiveness and an eclectic #fiveforfriday So whatever I decide on, I can't guarantee it will...
Sleigh Me
December 12, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBW/C 6th December 2020 I hadn't even twigged it was the 50th episode of TFM whilst I was recording it...how the hell did that happen. Fate must have been pulling a few strings in the background, because this weeks slice has an upbeat and festive kind of a vibe - perfect in fact for a bit of a milestone episode. So if you made it this far, thank you. That is some kind of commitment and I really, really appreciate you sticking around. Stay safe. Spotify Christmas Mix Sleigh Me Home Alone...
Runnin' down a dream
December 05, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBW/C 30th November 2020 This is the 51st time I have written the show notes for TFM (if you include the Introduction & the Coronavirus special) and it got me wondering whether anybody actually reds them. Each week I try and be insightful, or intriguing or pithy - and for all I know I could have been pasting a random page from Wikipedia or a recipe for Chocolate Brownies. In fact... Needle Nose Pliers Needle-n...
Fits ya good.
November 28, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBW/C 23rd November 2020 7:23am, Saturday 28th November Just having a mug of tea as I write these show notes, which is quite unusual as I would normally be out running at this point and I certainly wouldn't have squeezed a break in beforehand. I don't have an excuse, just a reason. Baby, it's cold outside. For the first time in a long time, there is an early morning frost and tbh I am just putting off my run for a few more precious minutes. (consequently these may be the longest set of TF...
Every picture tells a story.
November 21, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBW/C 16th November 2020 This week TFM is brought to you in association with the letter R. "What do you mean?" I hear you cry, well first up it's a Red week - so that particular 'R' has already had an influence. But over the course of the week I find myself offering a recommendation, discussing a realisation, telling you about a restoration and on a couple of occasions ranting a bit (one of which is due to a referendum). Stay safe. Anti-Bullying Week The Queens Gambit Trailer Instagram ...
Splendid isolation (pt.2).
November 14, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBW/C 9th November 2020 The week that COVID-19 got a little closer. The call that we were all expecting came about 16:00 on Monday afternoon, and after much head-scratching we settled on a plan. Of course the fact we had expected the call had already set of a chain of events that culminated in an underground car-park assignation, so I could score an office chair. And in other news, I have taken another step toward being able to call myself a content-creator. Stay safe, What a Carve Up P...
Low Life in High Places.
November 07, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBW/C 2nd November 2020 The week for me, has been dominated by events unfolding on the other side of the Atlantic. As a student of politics it’s been a quite extraordinary piece of drama, that that has unfolded slowly but with emotion running high. Whatever ends up happening, election 2020 has been very important for me, because it has got me hooked on the amazing coverage provided by CNN. But before you dip your toe, it’s not all politics this week. Twinkly lights will also play a part. ...
Runnin' With The Devil
October 31, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBW/C 26th October 2020 You can spin this weeks titles any number of ways... I wanted a song title that contained the word 'run' (or running) as that was one of the topics that I mused on this week I erred over 'Born To Run' but in my case that couldn't be further from the truth, 'Runnin' Down A Dream' could have worked but it somehow felt a bit negative and I probably should have gone with 'Running Up That Hill' - as it works both metaphorically and literally But in the end, and because o...
Hope for the Future
October 24, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBW/C 19th October 2020 Week 3 for October and it is a Red Week. If you haven't heard me talk about this, then I will explain. When I edit TFM I use one session to arrange all the episodes in a month. Each track is an individual week and I colour code the tracks, so week 1 is lime, week 2 is blue, week 3 is red and week 4 is pink. And for the last couple of months life has been imitating art, as I have been finding the podcasts on week 2 a little down & blue, and the ones in week 3 a little...
Driving with the brakes on.
October 17, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBW/C 12th October 2020 Another week, another Del Amitri song title that seems to sum up a couple of the things that have been floating around my head as the week has progressed. But before we get to the frustrations and the mis-truths, and the smoke and the mirrors, why don't we focus on the beavers and the cabbage and the tomatoes and the chutney. I whilst I never thought I would those words, in that order, in the notes for a TFM episode...I am already feeling better that I did. Stay saf...
Nothing Ever Happens
October 10, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBW/C 5th October 2020 If you asked me for one word to describe this weeks Therapy For Me then I would probably say that it’s a little flat. And I suppose the title is a little misleading because stuff has definitely happened this week, just nothing that has really hit home (well perhaps until Friday) in a way as to feel significant. Anyway, I will leave you to make your mind up...in the meantime stay safe and have a good weekend. Out. Instagram Twitter Facebook
See the light.
October 03, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBW/C 28th September 2020 For the first few episodes of TFM I worked on pithy titles, so we had stuff like 'finding my inner shelf' , 'two out of three ain't good', and 'shaken and stirred' etc, etc. When it became obvious I wasn't much kop at pithy I moved on and started to use names of songs - and pretty much since then that is where I have been. The problem is that it often takes as long to match a song title to an episode, as it does to record & edit the pod. This week turned out to be...
A state of mind
September 26, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.1 MBW/C 21st September 2020 It could so easily have gone in a different direction. Over the weekend it became evident that I had picked up a cold from one (or both) of the kids and by Sunday afternoon all I had the energy or inclination to do, was to deposit myself on the sofa. So, I have to say I was somewhat surprised to wake up with a sense of optimism that transcended my health or the performance of my football team. And do you know what, that positivity has only gone and lasted all week....
Blue
September 19, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBW/C 14th September 2020 Is it life imitating art, or the other way around. Ever since I realised that second week of the month is a Blue week as far as TFM is concerned, then it seems to be a self-fulfilling prophecy that I gravitate toward stuff that annoys, irritates or upsets me. So apologies in advance, but at least it's not that long... Take care. Instagram Twitter Facebook
Someone to watch over me
September 12, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBW/C 7th September 2020 Back home, back behind my desk & back moaning about Boris. It's good to see that somethings are a constant. After last weeks 'on-location' special and the kind of spiritual-seaside vibe I was feeling, this week I have found myself thinking about the realities of life in 2020. So prepare yourself for Back to School, Back to Brexit, Back to Galactica and the strange phenomena of my 15 minutes of fame. Take care, Ant Instagram Twitter Facebook
Holidays Near Eden
September 05, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBW/C 31st August 2020 I promised you a week of on-location recordings and here I am delivering on my promise, with not a u-turn in sight, no calls for me to resign or any need to try and push the blame onto somebody else... I will apologise in advance for the random bits of wind noise, the odd pops & clanks, and the fact the levels are a bit all over the place - but that's recording outdoors on the East Coast folks. What I didn't expect was some of the things I stumbled across, and you wil...
Living a boys adventure tale.
August 29, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 9.71 MBW/C 24th August 2020 I could be opening up a while can of worms with the throwback moment that happened this week. It’s not that the logic isn’t valid, I think the experience stands up perfectly well, it’s more the foodstuff in question. By the end of the week I was thinking about soundscapes and preparing to collect the motor home for next weeks east coast adventure. Oh and kudos to Ivor, what a top fella... Take care. Instagram Twitter Facebook
(Get) Behind The Mask
August 22, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBW/C 17th August 2020 It's nice when something lives up to the expectation, because so often you are left a little underwhelmed when you have built something up and it fails to deliver. Fleabag lived up to all the hype, when I finally got around to it, as did The Force Awakens and so I am pleased to say did Test Match Cricket which arrived this week. The rest of the week was a mix of despair at the employment of face masks, the delight of Nesquick and the surprise of my first patron. Oh, ...
TFM Special: Introducing Documentally A.K.A Christian Payne
August 17, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBI have mentioned Christian & his work a few times over the course of the TFM episodes. We met about 5 years ago and bonded over a love of audio that bordered on (but just managed to stay the right side) of the geeky. Through the course of many easy conversations we became friends, and Christian has offered me a lot of sage & practical advice over the last year or so. Needless to say his content is top drawer, and I was over the moon when he said I could use a recent piece of audio that he ...
Reelin’ in the years.
August 15, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBW/C 10th August 2020 I promised myself that I would try for an upbeat episode this week, and even as the week progressed - and my reasons to be cheerful were being challenged - I managed to stay positive. So if there is such a thing as a wistful & frothy Therapy For Me, then this Is that episode. Oh, and it also contains news of an exciting special episode of TFM coming your way early next week... Stay safe. Instagram Twitter Facebook
Heat of the Night
August 08, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBW/C 3rd August 2020 After a lot to-ing & fro-ing the Short family holiday was resolved this week, and the solution was very much a 'back to the future' type of affair. That left me with... a) one recommendation b) one question c) one quandary d) and one appeal for help And that folks is TFM in a nutshell. Take care, Ant Instagram Twitter Facebook
Locked Out
August 01, 2020 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBW/C 27th July 2020 I am not sure if re-locking is a thing, but if it is then this was the week when it started to happen. As with a lot of things over the last few months the decision to re-lock loosely made sense, but brought with it more questions than answers...but I’ll get onto that. Oh, and listen out for my new favourite thing - the entire bibliography of ‘the book of dreams’ Stay safe, Ant Argos Catalogue Instagram Twitter Facebook
Walk This Way
July 25, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBW/C 20th July 2020 An outdoor retail outlet. A one-way pedestrian system to help maintain social distancing. Clear signage and arrow-style markers on the floor. I mean, how hard can it actually be... Stay safe. Instagram Twitter Facebook
Dazed & Confused
July 18, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBW/C 13th July 2020 It's been one of those kind of weeks. It's not that I disagree with the whole face mask thing, quite the opposite, but yet again it was another change to daily life that was muddled in both it's delivery and it's timing. The middle of the week was a bit tough, as you will hear, but it got better toward the end - in no small part down to a chance hour and thirty five minutes in front of the television. Stay safe. Instagram Twitter Facebook
A Voice From The Past
July 11, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBW/C 6th July 2020 Where to start... Well I guess the whole week was centred around the appointment to get my hair cut. For so many people, this has been the biggest single most anticipated 'return to normality' moment of the last few weeks...and so it proved for me. And yet it wasn't the moment I remembered most about Wednesday, that belonged to a certain Sheffield United Centre Half who headed in an injury-time winner for the Blades. Elsewhere my devices have been spying on me, and one ...
Speaking in Tongues
July 04, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBW/C 29th June 2020 I make little notes through the week as I contemplate the content of the podcast. It's normally just a word or two, enough to be a prompt, just memory joggers, obvs. I realised on Wednesday that the first three topics I had settled on, all began with the letter ‘T’. So being both a fan of symmetry, and also just a teeny bit OCD, I had the idea that this week TFM could be brought to you in association with the letter 'T' (very Sesame Street). Fast forward to the end of ...
Teenage Kicks
June 27, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBW/C 22nd June 2020 It turns out that Harry Enfield got it just about spot-on. We officially welcomed Kevin (and/or Perry) into the house this week, though he's been popping in and out for quite a while...if truth be told. I spent a good deal of time considering what you can do in an hour and fifty minutes, mainly because I had an hour and fifty minutes to consider it. Oh, and Rachel came through (as I always knew she would) with the most eagerly anticipated message since lockdown began. ...
If My Heart Were A Ball
June 20, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBW/C 15th June 2020 Not only is it coming home, but it came home. And of course, as is its want, it brought with it the heady mix of inspiration and frustration that make it such a unique sport. And of course, if you are a long-suffering Blade, it was probably the first thing in a long time that felt like normal. Stay safe. Instagram Twitter Facebook
The Other Half.
June 13, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBW/C 8th June 2020 Once we got used to the changes that CoVid had brought to day-to-day living, and we found our lockdown rhythm quite a few weeks passed as he nation held it's collective breath and quietly waited for updates. Over the last couple of weeks, the updates have come thick and fast as we try and figure out the best way forward. This week has been a blur of possibility and instruction, some carrot and some stick, broadly aligned but not quite, absolute whilst subject to change. ...
Cover My Eyes
June 06, 2020 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBW/C 1st June 2020 It's been a difficult week to watch unfold. At the time of writing we passed the sad milestone of 40,000 deaths related to the CoVid-19 pandemic. And even as we try and regroup, and unlock, it is hard not to dwell on the human cost - more lives lost than during the Blitz. But then to look elsewhere for some relief, and be faced with the images streaming from the U.S, has just compounded the sense of sadness. It's bad enough that a virus can cause so much disruption and s...
Deserve
May 30, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBW/C 25th May 2020 On the surface it's been a fairly productive but also fairly relaxing week. I have managed to get ahead of schedule in terms of podcast recording & editing, with some good ol'fashioned sitting in the sunshine sandwiched in between. But bubbling under the surface I have been raging... Deserve - Marillion Instagram Twitter Facebook