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Chatabix

Keep It Light Media / Big Oval Plate
Comedians Joe Wilkinson & David Earl chat utter drivel to each other 3 - 5 days a week. They natter to celebrities and deep dive into guests with interesting lives (as theirs is so boring). Occasionally they plan a surprise for each other to pep it up a bit. David loves hearing about behind the scenes stuff from TV shows and writing jingles. Joe likes adventuring and is obsessed with the podcast charts. Sometimes they'll embark on a day out podding together just so they can get out of the house. It's a brilliantly chaotic podcast which occasionally covers regular topics like TV Reviews, Snooker, Canal boating and Music.
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Episodes

S12 Ep 588 Vault Mondays: The Weatherperson Auditions

Monday means it's Vault time! And in this one, we audition a few Chatabiscuits for the role of a Weatherperson. First posted on 30 April 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Apr 07, 202544 min

S12 Ep 587 Listener’s Mailbag: The Beach Dildo and Breath Coaching

After a slightly embarrassing chat about calling into radio shows and writing letters to podcasts, David and Joe read messages about a dildo on a beach, a load more lovely quips, an idea for a TV show, an offer of some free breathe coaching (whatever the heck that is?) and a nasty bone break in Bristol. Thank you for your emails. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagra...

Apr 04, 202541 min

S12 Ep 586: Volunteering and Mother's Day Balloons

In further ‘just turned 50’ revelations, Joe’s decided he wants to start volunteering to help out in the community and give little more back. So this time, he’s less of the vigilante and much more about charity. Then in other news, David tried to surprise his wife on Mothering Sunday with a car full of balloons - but got a load of grief from a grumpy old-timer about his bad parking. Charming! Plus, Joe’s been up to more high-quality quipping at a recent Park Run. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW...

Apr 03, 202539 min

S12 Ep 585: Vigilante Joe and A Pottery Visit

In this episode, Joe reveals to David his new-found attitude to fighting crime and tackling antisocial behaviour. Since turning 50, he’s decided enough is enough and is full of a new confidence to put the louts in their place. There’s a new vigilante in town - and he’s called Super J! Then, in a swift left turn, David tells Joe about his recent visit to the Pottery Throw Down set in Stoke-on-Trent. And then gives us an update on his progress with ditching his smart phone. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX...

Apr 02, 202548 min

S12 Ep 584: Being 50 and Speaking French

It’s the first time that the guys have spoken since Joe’s 50th Birthday. So David’s keen to hear how Joe’s feeling about reaching his first century and also find out what he did to celebrate. It turns out that he and Petra went to Paris for a few days, which they both loved and Joe even tried speaking some French. As luck would have it, David’s wife Naomi is a fluent French speaker, so she joins them to check out how well that all went. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube...

Apr 01, 202558 min

S12 Ep 583 Vault Mondays: Incredibly Tired and Rusty Lee

In this old episode, we chat about not wanting to do the podcast, audio issues, Cilla Black, when the podcast grows, recording in a hotel and Rusty Lee. First posted on 1st June 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about you...

Mar 31, 202531 min

S12 Ep 582 Listener’s Mailbag: Litter Blogs & Haunted Beds

Delving into the Mailbag one again, David and Joe read messages about celebrity neighbours, an lockdown anti-littering blog, David’s Zoom song, more Andy Parsons impressions, a Joe Wilkinson look-a-like, a haunted bed ghost story, more quips and a visit to a nudist beach. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cha...

Mar 28, 202530 min

S12 Ep 581: Joe’s 50th Birthday - Part 2

It’s time for Part 2 of Joe’s 50th Birthday celebrations. So you can expect plenty more wonderful treats from David and TV Joe’s ‘Audio Bags’ of delights. And they finished off the show with some extra special surprises for him, which he’s totally blown away by. Happy Birthday Joe! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patre...

Mar 27, 20251 hr 10 min

S12 Ep 580: Joe’s 50th Birthday - Part 1

It’s been a long old run up, but it’s finally Joe’s 50th Birthday and to celebrate, David and TV Joe have something very special planned for him. This is all a complete surprise to Joe though, as he thinks he’s just playing a little quiz with David. So stay tuned to find out what it’s all about and what on earth an ‘Audio Bag’ is. David and TV Joe have three of them to go through - so it’s definitely gonna have to be a 2-part episode. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: ...

Mar 26, 20251 hr 12 min

S12 Ep 579: Barney The Dog and The Pod Date Game

Joe’s looking after his friend’s dog Barney, so kicks off today’s show by introducing him to David - and they all get on wonderfully. Then, after some chat about broken Americana session cassettes, David buying a shed and sharing office space with a pottery wheel, it’s onto the main topic of the show. David’s invented a quiz where he and Joe will try to guess the dates of old Chatabix episodes - which sounds considerably duller than it turns out to be. Game on! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/S...

Mar 25, 202548 min

S12 Ep 578 Vault Mondays: Our Female Versions and Boxing

For this week's vault show, it’s right back to episode four of the pod. We chat about realising that we're bantering, middle names, our female versions and the sport of boxing. First posted on 1st April 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo...

Mar 24, 202529 min

S12 Ep 577 Listener’s Mailbag: Quips Quips Quips

Today’s Mailbag (now with added sound effects) has messages about after-pod debriefs, some Judy Dench and Noel Edmonds trivia, a very experienced gameshow contestant, Ground Force, a Film & TV location manager and then a whole load of very impressive stories about quipping. What better way to kick off your weekend! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chata...

Mar 21, 202533 min

S12 Ep 576: Ideas Cards and The Americana Sessions

Picking up from yesterday’s cliffhanger, David and Joe are now gonna play their ‘Idea Cards Game’ - where they randomly pick a conversation topic from the writing prompt boards they both have on their walls. So, amongst other subjects, you can expect some high calibre chat about old flats, very strange neighbours, broken bones and finally hoarding - which leads onto a very deep dive into David’s Americana Sessions. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube....

Mar 20, 20251 hr 2 min

S12 Ep 575: The Podmasters Quiz

Joe’s come up with a game called Podmasters, where the contestant is played up to 10 seconds from a top 50 iTunes Comedy Chart show and has to guess which one it is. There are various other rules and point scoring possibilities, but we won't go into all those now as they get quite convoluted. More importantly, guess who the first contestant is going to be? Buckle up David, this is going to be one fun-packed quiz! Or is it… FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www....

Mar 19, 202540 min

S12 Ep 574: Joe’s Baking Course

David’s got a snotty cold so doesn’t have much to offer today. But thankfully, Joe went on a baking course over the weekend, which Petra had bought him as a Christmas present. So he’s happy to take the reins for the episode and tell David everything about it. But they also stumble across a few bad reviews of the pod - so we’ll have to wait and see if that knocks Joe’s confidence with his story telling… FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabix...

Mar 18, 202547 min

S12 Ep 573 Vault Mondays: Learning The Game Of Cricket and Personal Trainers

In this 2022 episode from our archives, we talk about personal trainers, clever lightbulbs and cricket. Plus, the very moment that Canal Thursdays was created, no less. First posted on 10th January 2022 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Mar 17, 202555 min

S12 Ep 572: Listener's Mailbag - Top 50 Eps & Pyramind

In today’s selection of emails from our lovely listeners, there messages about someone’s top 50 episodes of Chatabix, a joke about a dog, a reminder about House Snoopers, a shy show-off, a lot of arthritis, meeting Bella Emberg, David getting a dog and the long awaited return of Pyramind. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://ww...

Mar 14, 202535 min

S12 Ep 571: Joe’s MMU Report Card

As talked about recently on the pod, Joe has organised the latest activity for his Mystery Meet Up mates - which is indoor rock climbing at their local leisure centre. With that now completed, today he gives David the full run down of how it all went and also gets some live feedback from one the other attendees on what they thought of it. So, was it the huge success that he’d hoped for - or just a bit of a let down? FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube...

Mar 13, 202557 min

S12 Ep 570: More Pottery Throw Down

After putting off watching it for a while, Joe has just discover the joys of The Great Pottery Throw Down. So, re-invigorated by this news, David tries once again to work out if he’d be any good at presenting the show. And as luck would have it, he’s also been contacted recently by one of the executive produces of the show after they heard him and Joe discussing it on the pod. Could David be one step closer to his dream presenting job - or nightmare, depending on his confidence levels. FOR ALL T...

Mar 12, 202551 min

S12 Ep 569: Walking vs Rock Climbing

To kick things off, David starts to recount a walk he went on recently from Bolt Head to South Sands. But try as he might to be enthusiastic with his story-telling, it’s not long before he loses interest and they decide to roll the dice on some other conversation topics. First up from Joe is that he’s organising his next Mystery Meet Up event and has chosen rock climbing. It just so happens that David took his boys to a climbing wall quite recently and really didn’t like what he saw. So his and ...

Mar 11, 20251 hr

S12 Ep 568 Vault Mondays: Performance Nerves and Nana Pud Pud

It’s vault time again! And in this one, we talk about the same old bollocks again. Apologies. First posted on 23rd November 2021 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 202536 min

S12 Ep 567 Listener’s Mailbag: The Chanctonbury Ring & Celebrity Stories

This week, we’ve a couple of emails from gameshow winners, a suggestion of a haunted place for Joe to visit, tales of serving fish and chips to a rock legend and a whole host of other local celebrity stories. Plus, a message from our old friend the Heart Attack man, a quip report, a public telling off and an impression of Andy Parsons. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.in...

Mar 07, 202535 min

S12 Ep 566: Well Done Me

On today’s show, David has two ideas that he hopes will make for a great episode. Firstly he reads an email from a listener who, off the back of some medical problems, made a very risky quip to his doctor. Joe is suitably impressed and reckons it's one of the best quips he’s ever heard. Then secondly, David wants to know if Joe is pleased and thankful for his career - and asks him to congratulate himself about it too. So as you’d expect, that doesn’t go down quite so well. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABI...

Mar 06, 202544 min

S12 Ep 565: Surprise Guest Time

It’s time to wheel out the spiny chair again and for one of our hosts to get all nervous with anticipation. This time it’s David in the hot seat, as Joe’s lined up brilliant surprise guest for him. And here’s a little clue - they’re very handy and we’ve mentioned them on the pod many times before. Who could it be???? FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabi...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 11 min

S12 Ep 564: Calling The Police and A Pod Story Game

Today’s episode is a bit of a Crimewatch special. Joe explains why he recently had to call the Police, David researches some tourist scams and pickpocketing techniques and they then both recount the times that they’ve been mugged, both in the UK and whilst away on holiday. So after all that, they decide it’s time to lighten the mood with an ad hoc gameshow - and this one’s all about remembering the details of stories they’ve previously told on the pod. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/...

Mar 04, 202555 min

S12 Ep 563 Vault Mondays: Happy Happy Girl - The Complete Works

Another episode straight from the Chatabix vaults and in this one, a listener sends us a quite remarkable email. First posted on 7th October 2022 FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Mar 03, 202536 min

S12 Ep 562 Listener’s Mailbag - iPhones & Footballers

On today’s very random selection of emails from our listeners, there’s some advice about using your phone less (plus an update from David about how his plans with that are going), some more offers to help out on the pod, a bit of praise, a pitch to supply Chatabix with some footballer guests and meeting Hale and Pace at the school gates. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www....

Feb 28, 202529 min

S12 Ep 561: Joe’s Birthday Lunch Video

David and Joe kick off today’s show with some Traitors chat, as a load of secret Paul Gorton Chatabix episodes have just been posted on our Patreon. So if you're a Traitors fan, do make sure to check them out. Then it’s onto the main topic of the show - a video that Joe’s been sent of a very pleasant birthday lunch he went to recently. But he’s really not happy with his behaviour in it as he reckons he does far too much talking. So he sends the video to David to get his take on it and a full dis...

Feb 27, 202547 min

S12 Ep 560: TV Joe’s Weakest Link

TV Joe is back with another of his now legendary quizzes. And this time, he’s going all Anne Robinson and treating us to a very special Chatabix version of The Weakest Link. But who are all the contestants going to be, we hear you ask? Well, David and Joe have invited along some friends of the pod to battle it out with them. There’s Rosie, Vyvyan, Eyes On Legs, Mezz Coleman, Canal Boat Georgie, Editor James and our Patreon competition winner Alex. So who will be the weakest of the links, who wil...

Feb 26, 20251 hr 20 min

S12 Ep 559: Roller Coaster Re-bookings

It’s a very positive start to today’s show as Joe is determined not to let his negativity take over the conversation. And in that spirit, he and David decide to re-book a ticket for the roller coaster ride that Joe failed to go on last year. Full of enthusiasm, he dives straight in and books one for Chessington - before realising he actually needs to go to the bigger ride at Thorpe Park. So he books one for there too. Much to David’s delight, Joe now has a two roller coaster day in store for him...

Feb 25, 202544 min
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