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Deserter Pubcast

Shirk, rest & play. "7th Most Essential podcast in the world." (Esquire magazine) "Top 50 Podcasts to Listen to in Lockdown." (Sunday Times) "Genial babble... about nothing." (David Hepworth, The Guardian) "It'll never catch on." (Half-life) Living and loafing in South London with Dulwich Raider and Dirty South from leading slacker website, Deserter. It's only once a month, so don't get your hopes up.
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Episodes

Deserter World Cup of Pubs 2018

A companion podcast to the Deserter World Cup of Pubs 2018. Including: What makes a good pub? George Orwell vs Deserter What is the World Cup of Pubs? A look back at the 2016 competition 2018 so far: Our pick of the prelims Action and reaction A preview of the 2018 Round of 16 And a festive treat for all For the tournament page visit deserter.co.uk

Dec 18, 201741 min

How to survive at work. Plus wine, health & Heather-in-Marketing (S2, Ep4)

S2, Ep 4. In this episode: Beaujolais Nouveau Day The Ludoquist, Croydon Units of alcohol Where is London? Arts Holes The Raider's time in jail How to survive work Dulwich Hamlet FC Driverless cars Charles Manson Beer and pub news: Peckham, Crystal Palace, Lewisham, Lee, Deptford Heather makes an announcement Streatham Rovers Centenary Kit The cost of football Russian troll army Heartwarming Taylor Swift story

Dec 02, 201748 min

Live like a king on nearly nowt. Plus beer, conversation & urology (S2, Ep3)

S2, Ep 3. In this episode: A visit to the urologist Beer & crisp pairing Back to the Blythe Hill Tavern The art of conversation Spider's web Mystery shopping Freecycling Park at my gaff Matched betting Cheap eats Cheap boozes Becoming a student Becoming a lord The pubs and bars of Lee, Deptford, Brixton, Lewisham, Borough, Camberwell and Rotherhithe Peckham multi-storey car park Dulwich Literary Festival Neville Southall Princess Margaret Pub fights Twitter jokeman

Oct 31, 201749 min

Sleep: Nature's balm. Plus pubs, messing about and diabetes (S2, Ep2)

S2, Ep 2. In this episode: Withnail & I and Deserter at Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival New micropub for Greenwich: River Ale House Kicking a ball for absolutely ages Kate Tempest, Seaford Mods, Joss Cope and Skehans pub, Nunhead Diabetes Sleep - why is it good for us? Napping at work An apology Pub & beer news: waterintobeer, Brockley; the White Hart, Tulse Hill Pop-up Museum of Drug Policy The end of the world is nigh The thing about Uber A new podcast from Ed Miliband Mountai...

Oct 03, 201746 min

Free money for all and other brilliant ideas (S2, Ep1)

S2, Ep 1. In this episode: Crete Ramsgate & the biggest Spoons in the world Hackney Mead festival Universal Basic Income The Rake & Cloudwater DIPA 'scandal' Lagunitas weed-infused IPA Heather in marketing, Vadim in sales Anti-microbial kitchen counters Pussy Riot at Goldsmith's Iain Sinclair The Quietus North Korea nuclear threat The best things about Armageddon Universal Beer Income Beercoin Jobseeker (Sleaford Mods) petition Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre Dating is hard Aliens ...

Sep 11, 201748 min

Stress and how to avoid it, plus all the usual balls (S1, Ep10)

S1, Ep 10. In this episode: An apology A day out in Deptford Club: When men meet The Raider gets fit A day at the cricket Stress - what it is and how to cope with it Yoga and wild love When Dirty South went sick Samuel Smiths pubs ban swearing Wetherspoon dress code An update on the biggest pub in the world New bars for Peckham and Vauxhall Coffee is good for you Ejaculation is good for you Peckham Coal Line Mike Ashley: Power Drinker Dating is hard Love Island Floyd leaves Facebook Harry's razo...

Jul 18, 201749 min

Things to do in London when you're hot (S1, Ep9)

S1, Ep 9. In this episode: Kidbrooke Beer Festival Spider Ramsgate London as a tourist Lonely Planet beer collaboration: Northern Monk Meltdown Festival: Afrikan Boy Southey Brewing & Deserter IPA Summer Booze: Cider I Up BYOB - where to drink in public Best summer boozers Summer sports in the pub Borough reopens The Alex, Penge, The Crown & Greyhound, Dulwich The White Hart, New Cross Thomas A Becket The Gowlett Dulwich Gallery Pavilion Between Dog and Wolf: A South London Twilight at t...

Jun 20, 20171 hr

Drugs: When all is said and done, which are the best? (S1, Ep8)

S1, Ep 8. In this episode: Venice Battersea Deserter Stories, True Crime and sponsorship Deserters in literature What are drugs? Which ones are best? The dangers of drug use Deserter Election Manifesto Beer and pub news: Lewisham, Penge, Streatham, Borough, Peckham, East Dulwich and Kidbrooke London's dirty secret Twitter 'World Cup of Drugs': The results Video: A Leaning Tour of London How to use WannaCrypt virus to your advantage Dylan Thomas day A pig in a see-through top?

May 22, 201757 min

History of South London & That Election (S1, Ep7)

S1, Ep 7. In this episode: Philadelphia Best Places to Live Deserter Songs April Fool's gag What is history? History of South London Bear baiting Beer and pub news: The Glad, The Dog, The Alex & The Gowlett General Election Bed volunteers required Garden Bridge report Camberwell station Mayor's pub audit Esquire's essential podcasts The Tim Burrows Challenge Kerala maze bar Tops and shandys

Apr 25, 201743 min

How To Not Die & What Brexit Means To Us (S1, Ep6)

S1, Ep6. In this episode: Tooting Brighton St. Patrick's Day: Maggies Cafe & Blythe Hill Tavern waterintobeer How to not die Gout Overwork Exercise Diet The Roxy fitness method Brexit: What it means to us Pub and beer news Charlton & Woolwich Free Film Festival Deserter on YouTube Celebrities in South London Camra & Wetherspoon pub quests

Mar 28, 201748 min

Beer, chips, Tenerife and Croydon. Delicious!(S1, Ep5)

S1, Ep5. In this episode: Tenerife Croydon Deserter Winter Social Interview with Sam Barber, head brewer at Southey Brewing Potatoes Chips and where to get 'em. Beer: Is it medicine? A concept vegetarian restaurant Pub and beer news Bakerloo Line extension The Old Kent Road Dulwich Hamlet FC's cup run in the FA Trophy The Chizza Drink, Cheltenham and Lloyd's of London Dulwich Hamlet FC Beer Festival Fake News: Wikipedia and Facebook Donaeld the Unready Streatham Rovers Deserter superpowers

Feb 21, 201749 min

Psychogeography: Is it just looking for pubs? And the rest (S1, Ep4)

S1, Ep4. In this episode: Brewing in Penge with Southey Brewery Micropubs on the 51 bus route Eternal damnation A train to Glasgow Basic Income Bowie: ‘My closeness to David’ Psychogeography - what is it and what do you need to do it? Gravesend, Isle of Sheppey and Shunt Pub and beer news Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre Kempton Park Hollyweed Dryanuary Tryanuary Tube strike tactics Deserter video Truther storm Deserter website search terms from 2016 For links to some of the above visit our...

Jan 18, 201746 min

Help! Our Bishop is missing! And other seasonal tales (S1, Ep3)

S1, Ep3. A Christmas-tinged beer-fuelled hour in a South London pub. In this episode: One Horse Towns: Bellingham, Honor Oak, Grove Park, Hither Green West Dulwich Ned Boulting and Tim Moore The future of work South London Autonomy Group (SLAG) Pig’s Ear Beer Festival Deserting at Christmas - tips and tricks Bishop of Southwark - the night of the bashed bish French books and Christmas presents we’d like Pub, beer shop & brewery news: Hither Green, Herne Hill, Brockley, Ladywell, Forest Hill,...

Dec 14, 201656 min

Pubcast Extra: Beaujolais Nouveau Day 'Vinicast'

Two tired hacks go the extra mile to bring you a report on Beaujolais Nouveau Day, 2016, live from Gordon's, London's oldest wine bar. Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deserterblog Thanks to Matt Hall for producing (and for the photo).

Nov 17, 20167 min

How to fail a job interview and other less important stuff (S1, Ep2)

S1, Ep2. In this episode: North Woolwich Brixton 3-sided football A South London derby: Greenwich Borough vs Dulwich Hamlet The nature of work How to fail an interview Heathrow expansion The Norwich Hummm Greggs' in Croydon Why the price of a pint is on the up Pub news: Lewisham, Newington, Brockley A special new beer at Dulwich Hamlet FC The Barnes Rabbit Responses to our first podcast Wetherspoon Watch Spot the Pint You Thanks to Matt Hall for producing and The Sheaf, Borough, for having us....

Nov 16, 201633 min

Micropubs and other vital matters (S1, Ep1)

S1, Ep1. Join the Dulwich Raider and Dirty South, in a pub. In this episode they blather about: Deserter animals South Norwood Battersea Park Brockley/Crofton Park Micropubs in London and Kent Hop Burns & Black Laurie Marsh, the "UK's Bill Gates" and the Kennington Cinema Museum The Gladstone Arms Wetherspoons real ale festival Late Knights, Southey Brewery and the return of Deserter IPA, the all-day breakfast ale Rough-house pubs Low-alcohol beer from Brewdog Thanks to Matt Hall for produci...

Oct 27, 201641 min
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