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Fried Chicken Fries

Fried Chicken Fries Productionspodcasters.spotify.com
Matt and Rick discuss topics suggested by listeners and friends, where the direction of each episode is decided by a simple spin of the wheel.
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Episodes

33. McDonald's

We're back! Apologies for the unintentional hiatus, but we are back now. We explain why in this episode, hence us only having time for one spin. But what a spin! We discuss our coast to coast effort, including an EXCLUSIVE admission by Richard, while there's lots of chat about the best of all the fast food outlets. Enjoy!

Jun 09, 202534 min

32. Five-a-Side, The MetroCentre Train, Babysitting or Being Babysat

Matt and Rick are on location as they fit an episode of Your Favourite Podcast around a trip to see the great band Pit Pony in Sunderland. There's time to spin the wheel before and after the gig but sadly not during, then Rick buys a McDonald's for Matt, where we make an Anonymous Celebrity Sighting (redacted for legal purposes)

Apr 11, 202529 min

31. BSE/Mad Cow Disease, Crisps, Michael Barrymore

Rick and Matt have been asking for jeopardy, and boy, do they regret it now. An early veto set our heroes up for a big fall, having to discuss the fairly meaty subject - sorry - of Mad Cow Disease. There's light relief in the form of everyone's favourite snacks but then there's an important conversation about just why Michael Barrymore's career dried up in 2001.

Apr 04, 202540 min

30. Diana's Funeral, Athlete's Foot, Bungee Jumping, Sunburn

Is this the week the wheel started to bite back? A couple of tricky subjects for our heroes to skilfully navigate, but we open the show with a howitzer of a subject - our farewell to the People's Princess herself. Remember us for this, and not the athlete's foot chat which, in hindsight, we should have vetoed.

Mar 28, 202537 min

29. Hiccups, Lap Belts on Planes, Going to Work, Lies

A rich seam of subjects spewed forth by the wheel today - Matt and Rick discuss if they should be worried about painful hiccups, become aviation experts (again), talk about work (again) and discuss the art of fibbing.

Mar 21, 202554 min

28. Crisps With Sachets Of Salt, Anne Robinson, KFC

Life has got in the way of putting a podcast out in recent weeks and this is explained in this episode, before your hosts get back to the business of spinning the wheel, throwing up a novelty snack, a surly quiz show host and a much-loved fast food chain.

Feb 26, 202538 min

26. Be Here Now, Your First Job, Flooring, Fish Fingers

We are back in the studio for the first time in 2025 as we let the wheel decide our subject matter once more. Up first, it's a much-maligned masterpiece, our first steps in employment, boring adult stuff, and a God-tier meal. If this doesn't get you yearning for the past and for a delicious beige foodstuff, then we don't know what will.

Jan 24, 202548 min

25. Bubbles, Sand, Annual Leave

We are back for 2025 with a brand new episode filled with subjects decided by our random topic selector. In true Fried Chicken Fries tradition, it's a mixed bag, there's tangents, and flat whites...

Jan 11, 202532 min

24. The Christmas Special

Rick and Matt present a very special festive episode, with a one-off wheel to discuss some Christmas topics. As always, there's tangents. There has to be tangents. Enjoy!

Dec 24, 202433 min

21. Top Gear Vietnam Special, Sycamore Gap, Pasta

After last week's disastrous outing, Rick and Matt were left hoping for a better deal from The Wheel today. And they were rewarded. Kind of. There's chat about Clarkson in his better days, a tree that's seen better days, and, erm, pasta. And another veto.

Nov 22, 202450 min

20. People With Food Allergies, The A66, Finland

The random topic selector sometimes reminds us who is boss, which is the best way to describe today's episode. There's a knowledgeable chat about allergies, a sensible veto, trunk road chat and dreaming of pickled herring. Something for everybody. We did our best.

Nov 15, 202436 min

19. Biscuits, Climbing Mount Everest, The Pub

In this audio-only episode, Rick and Matt spend 20 minutes talking about their favourite biscuits then misuse a veto, which gives them just ten minutes to discuss a topic that, on any other given day, would make an entire episode. Don't hate the players, hate the game.

Nov 08, 202448 min

17. Road Rage, Takeaway Food, Andrew Ferguson's Uber Rating

Now available in both audio and video forms, your New Favourite Podcast moves into a new era. To mark the occasion, Rick and Matt discuss the futility of road rage, East Durham's dearth of food options, and a cautionary tale of ordering an uber for your mates when they are all steaming.

Oct 17, 202445 min

16. Guinness, Swimming, Cycling, School

A zero-jeopardy week from a random topic selector either atoning for previous weeks, or lulling both Matt and Rick into a false sense of security. Either way, the lads talk about a famous Irish stout, chlorinated fun, saddling up and their days at school. There's also room for a cheeky veto.

Oct 10, 202453 min

14. Concorde, Humberside Airport / Regional Airports, Stag Dos, Mike Neville, Cricket

Matt and Rick are at the behest of a worryingly sentient random topic selector today, with three of the subjects today having aviation links. Four, if you include Stag Dos. There's also a little time to pay tribute to a doyen of North-East broadcasting, while the lads get their whites and pads on and chat about cricket.

Sep 26, 20241 hr 3 min

13. Cornwall, White Goods, Learning A Musical Instrument, The Olympics

13 is unlucky for some, and it proved to be very unlucky for Matt and Rick as the random topic selector generated a very, very mixed bag this week. We begrudgingly talk about Cornwall, discuss washing machines, how to play Three Blind Mice while once again, regrettably, the conversation comes back to land mines. Oh, there's also a veto.

Sep 19, 202452 min

12. Your First CD/Record, Cooking Lager, DIY, All Inclusive Holidays

The random topic generator has produced a broad church of subjects for Matt and Rick to discuss in this week's episode, where there's memories of the first records we owned (one is pathetic, one is quite cool), cooking in the kitchen with your favourite lager, DIY mishaps and discussing the merits and drawbacks of the humble all-inclusive holiday.

Sep 11, 202444 min

11. The Beatles, Keith Chegwin's Naked Jungle, The Midlands

An episode of contrasts here. Matt is in Menorca, Richard is not; Richard likes The Beatles, Matt has no real opinion; Richard tuned into Keith Chegwin's Naked Jungle in 2000, Matt did not (as he was only eight at the time). Enjoy!

Sep 05, 202451 min

10. Electric Eels, Costa Coffee, Nicknames, Blur

Matt waxes lyrical about electric eels, Richard shares his mobile phone woe, there's a veto in the midst, Richard reveals the multiple nicknames he had growing up and there's very little love for Blur. All jam-packed into 45 minutes of fun and laughter.

Aug 29, 202445 min

9. Pet Shop Boys, Manchester, Mobile Phones

Some nice things for us to discuss this week, after the Random Topic Selector took a huff with us last week. We deftly tackle three subjects with a swift veto thrown in for good measure…

Aug 22, 202451 min

8. Blisters, Jeremy Clarkson, Smoked Haddock

The random topic generator is a cruel mistress and it has hit us hard for this episode with some difficult subjects to tackle. But, do you know what, dear listener? We did it. And we did this for you. TW: We try not to get too far into the weeds of talking about blisters, but if you're having your tea while listening, please be warned.

Aug 15, 202435 min

6. The A1, Tim Henman, Sausages, Gigs

The boys are back in their barracks after the disastrous outdoor episodes to discuss The A1, Tim Henman, Sausages and Gigs. There's also a cheeky veto for good measure.

Aug 01, 202452 min

5. Christopher Reeve, Alan Partridge, Books

Richard and Matthew are on the road again for this week's episode, this time they're in The Pub with the random topic generator at their side. This week, we talk about Christopher Reeve (real), Alan Partridge (fictional) and books. There's a shocking confession from Matthew and Richard live commentates on someone tuning a guitar. Enjoy! NOTE: Because we've recorded this in the pub, and because Richard bought perhaps the wrong microphones off Amazon, the sound quality isn't great for this episode...

Jul 25, 202432 min
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