Latest Socks Podcast Episodes
Episode 42 - How on earth did the author of The Human Centipede successfully pitch their idea to Hollywood?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - June 28, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. It's infamous and yet somehow it made it past the Hollywood executives. The Human Centipede is without doubt one of the more messed up films to get to the masses but how did it come about? Why did it come about? And, has anyone actually watched all 3? An extended versio...
Episode 41 - Why does your brain remember you've forgotten something but not what you've forgotten?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - May 31, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. "Memeories, all alone in the moonlight, has the... something... de dum dum, la da dee dum da da" ... or something like that. Yes! In this episode our socks are wondering why it is our memories can be amazing at recall and yet also so completely unreliable. Socks soc...
Episode 40 - Has a hamster ever actually died of natural causes?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - April 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Hamsters! Those cute, shy little creatures that adorn houses and classrooms throughout the western world. They don't live that long, but it seems most of them are in a hurry to meet their maker way sooner than they should. Everyone seems to know at least 1 horror st...
Episode 39 - Why did Bungle put on pyjamas to go to bed but wandered about naked all day?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - March 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. "Up above the streets and houses, rainbow's flying high, everyone can see it smiling, over the sky. Paint the whole world with a rainbow!" Yes, this episode our intrepid socks have donned their rose tinted specs (or in Simon's case black and white tinted) and delved int...
Episode 38 - Has anyone ever actually taught Grandma how to suck eggs?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - February 26, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. "Come on Granny, show us how to suck eggs again" they all cried! Yes, sucking eggs is an obvious pastime for octogenarians. So much so in fact they made a saying about it. The question is, how did all this imbibing of unfertilised chicken ovulation begin? Join us, alon...
Episode 37 - Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Just a Massive Prick Tease?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - February 05, 2024 13:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. How has extra virgin olive oil managed to stay so untouched for so long? Is it just that no one wan't to go all the way with it, or that there's more to it? While we're on the subject what other food myths are there? (Yes, we know olives being virgin isn't exactly a my...
Episode 36 - What are the strangest Christmas traditions?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - December 24, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. It's the Socks 2023 Christmas special! We all know about the big fat man in his red suit with his elves and magical flying reindeer etc but have you heard about spiders, witches, yule-time turds, beatings and more!? All this plus new games and a special guest opening f...
Episode 35 - What did we not cover the last time we spoke about fake sports we want to see in the Olympics, that could be sports we see in the Olympics, but they're made up, so would we ever see them in the Olympics?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - October 20, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. We're back for a one-off special... maybe... maybe we'll do more... who knows!? Certainly not us, but in this very special episode we delve deeper into a topic we covered previously and give our thoughts on which fake (and not so fake) sports should be included in the Ol...
Episode 34 - Why did they take all the dicks and fannys out of books?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - December 16, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Whatever happened to Dick and Fanny? Why has Enid Blyton's masterpiece trilogy about the magic faraway tree been edited to feature character names never intended to be there? Can we make this episode without somehow getting onto the subject of porn? Join your usual sock...
Episode 33 - Why is it so hard to ask for posh sausage?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - November 28, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. There are just some things that are difficult.... Climbing Everest, Swimming the channel, getting a straight answer out of a politician! However there's something which is more cringe inducing than that! Asking for Posh Sausage! In this episode our socks break down ...
Episode 32 - Why is the English language so f***ed up?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - November 14, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. English... what the f*** is that all about? Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Phonetics... it's all just a massive ball-ache right? This episode our socks talk about everything English and why it's so damn difficult to learn along with un-translatable...
The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 19 "Where one heart ends and another begins"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 18 "The City Of Constant night Academia"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 17 "Valentine"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 16 "Esteem meet Esteem"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 15 "Rise Of The blood moon night part 2"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 15 "Rise Of The blood moon night Part 1"
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Episode 31 - Who would play you in a film of your life?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - October 31, 2022 02:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Our socks, along with special guest Dan, have turned inward this episode & searched their soul for who they feel would best play them in a film of their life. Based on the results they're all clearly deluded! The question is though... who did they pick for each other? ...
Episode 30 - Do criminals really return to the scene of the crime?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - October 17, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Excluding our socks need to continuously pollute the airwaves with this podcast, is it true that criminals return to the scene of their crimes or is this just a Hollywood myth? Repeat offenders and serial tangential wafflers our socks brush off their my home forensics ki...
Episode 29 - Is "Because" ever a good enough response?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - September 30, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. All together now!... Because, because, because, because becaaaauuuse, (to the tune of we're off to see the wizard) ... because I bloody well said so! Yes that's right our socks are talking about that old parental trick "just because"; Is there really a time where it's a ...
Episode 28 - What's the freakiest creature in nature?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - September 16, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. There are so many creatures out there in the world of nature that just make us all go... "Nope!", but which is the freakiest of all? This week out intrepid socks search out the most bizarre animals to walk, swim or fly their way around this globe we call home. Who Tak...
Episode 27 - Will we still be twerking at 65?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - September 02, 2022 14:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Will you still need us will you still feed us when we're 65? Ok, so that's not quite how it goes but the fact is none of us are getting any younger and we're wondering will twerking still be possible by the time we hit retirement age? Join our regular socks and our spec...
Episode 26 - Can you handcuff a one-armed man?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - August 19, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. A genuine interest was sparked in the sock drawer around this question. What do you do with a one-armed criminal to control them should the need arise? You won't be surprised to know we came up with some interesting suggestions. With guest sock Neale (novelty musical soc...
Episode 25 - Why do social groups rely on piss-taking?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - August 05, 2022 01:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Friends! Aren't they great? So why is it they insist on taking the piss? I mean you'd never find our socks doing that... oh wait... no, sorry they totally would. So is this sarcastic banter for everyone? Is it something exclusively for our socks idiots? Who has the best ...
Episode 24 - Why are swear words so f***ing offensive?
Who Takes the Socks Off? - July 22, 2022 06:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Swearing... cursing... naughty words!! From dropping a casual C word to the flexible F word and all your other favourites. Why are swear words offensive, how did they come about and is swearing the same the world over? Our intrepid socks do what they do best and tangent...
The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 14 "Red Wine Nightmares"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 13 "The Lost Wolf"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 12 "Calamity Dad"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 11 "Rise Of The First"
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The Timeless Wanderers Season 2 Episode 10 "Darkside Of The Moon"
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