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Joe Marler's Things People Do

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Joe Marler used to hate people, but then he met Tom Fordyce, and a load of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and a podcast was born that changed his mind forever. It might just change your life too.   Because everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do.   Together, Joe and Tom meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, they’ve learned things that have blown their minds, heard stories that have made them laugh until it hurts, and – well, felt a whole lot better about the world around them and the people that fill it.   To be on the show, fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform?ts=62602129&edit_requested=true Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here.   Hit follow, and tell a friend to #growtheshow.
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Episodes

Classic: About Weather

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand on September 10th, with special guests Tom Davis and Sindhu Vee! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners. Joe and Tom meet a real life weather person to ask mainly about clouds, cows and rude place names, but they also learn a lot about the weather too! To get in touch with us, email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click h...

Aug 23, 202445 minSeason 11Ep. 10

About Singers: Rag'n'Bone Man talks touring nightmares and crazy fan stories

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand on September 10th, with special guests Tom Davis and Sindhu Vee! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler Rag'n'Bone Man takes a break from his constant tours to visit Joe and Tom. We find out why he chose his stage name and where his love of music came from. We also ask about his biggest touring disasters and hear some of his craziest fan stories. Plus, Joe's lost his voice... so he gets some advice to soothe his thro...

Aug 21, 202457 minSeason 11Ep. 9

Emergency Show Growing Committee: Joe's wrestler heartbreak and red raw chest

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand on September 10th, with special guest Tom Davis! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler Fresh from his chest waxing trauma, Chairman Joe has called an emergency Show Growing Committee, because we had a big name wrestler lined up who had to cancel. So, Joe has brought in a load of costumes, including a chicken, E.T and 'Death Maul', and we create our own wrestler instead... which is much more fun. There is also yet an...

Aug 16, 202432 minSeason 11Ep. 8

About Waxing: Goodbye Joe's chest hair...

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand on September 10th, with special guest Tom Davis! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler We'll cut to the chase. Joe gets his whole chest waxed in this episode, and it might be the funniest thing you've ever heard. Our guest is Vikki, who waxes people's intimate parts for a living, and takes no prisoners. They talk about Brazilians, Hollywoods and how much you should charge if someone is ridiculously hairy. Brace your...

Aug 14, 202450 minSeason 11Ep. 7

Classic: About Black Holes

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler This episode is an undisputed TPD classic. One of the very best, featuring Dr. Becky Smethurst, who will blow your mind with incredible facts about the universe. There is also a very funny reference to hairy black holes. Brace yourselves. Íse has a podcast called Safety Sistas! To have a listen, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/safety-sistas/id1690757054 To get...

Aug 09, 202454 minSeason 11Ep. 6

About Crowd Control: Operation London Bridge, the Olympics, and the attack on Wembley

Our guest today is Íse, who is a Crowd Safety Consultant, and has worked on some of the UK's biggest events in recent times. The London 2012 Olympics, Rugby World Cup 2015, The Kings Coronation, and 2021 Euros Final, where Wembley was stormed by thousands of football fans. She is here to talk about the measures put in place to keep massive crowds safe, how you close roads and how to evacuate a whole stadium in 8 minutes. Plus, she helps us design our own TPD Festival, at Heathfield Rec. Come and...

Aug 07, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 11Ep. 5

About Dinosaurs (Bonus): How much is an 80million year old T-Rex tooth worth?

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler We loved the dinosaur chat so much, we wanted to give you some more. Dr Dave Hone is still with us in the studio, and he has brought some ACTUAL dinosaur relics for us to have a look at. One of them is a T-Rex tooth, and it is massive. To buy a copy of David's book, click here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-future-of-dinosaurs/david-hone/9781473692282 To get in touch wit...

Aug 02, 202417 minSeason 11Ep. 4

About Dinosaurs: Would Velociraptors make good pets?

Our guest this week is Dr. David Hone, a palaeontologist (yes, like Ross from Friends), and he is here to blow our minds with amazing facts about Dinosaurs. Could you have a pet Velociraptor? How did they become extinct? How do we know they actually existed in the first place? Plus, there is a very bizarre and hilarious comparison between a Dinosaurs penis and a duck's... no, we're not joking. To buy a copy of David's book, click here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-future-of-dinosaurs/dav...

Jul 31, 202449 minSeason 11Ep. 3

Classic: About Submariners

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler In this episode, Joe and Tom meet a submariner called John. He regularly spends three months in a very small space under the sea, living without sunlight and sleeping in bunk beds, but is it anything like Vigil? What are they actually doing down there? And what are the masturbation protocols when you share a room with eight other people? To get in touch with us, email joe@crowd...

Jul 26, 202444 minSeason 11Ep. 2

About Dominatrixes: Wild fetishes, spanking parties and a squirming Joe Marler

Content warning: This episode contains explicit sexual themes! Joe and Tom are back in the studio, and could there be a better topic for us to return with? Our guest is Melissa (aka Miss Matthews), who is a dominatrix and who quite frankly gets Joe flustered in a way we've never seen before. This one needs no explanation, so strap in and get ready for some pretty wild fetish chat... Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-m...

Jul 24, 202453 minSeason 11Ep. 1

Things Joe Is Doing: Back with a bang (and a broken foot)

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets only £15: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler Joe is home! Which means that as of next week, normal service will resume, and we will be back talking to fascinating people about the weird and wonderful things they do. In the meantime though, Joe is here to tell us what he's been up to, including a blow by blow account of how he broke his foot. There is also some serious 'Fings People Drink' conundrums to solve... we've crea...

Jul 19, 202447 minSeason 10Ep. 10

Classic: About Zookeepers

Joe is on his way back from his travels, which means normal service will be resuming very soon. In the meantime, here is another Things People Do classic. One of our very first episodes, and what a belter it is... get ready to find out everything you've ever wanted to find out about Zoos, and enjoy! Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets here: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler To get in touch with us, email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a gue...

Jul 17, 202443 minSeason 10Ep. 9

Classic: About Detectives

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets here: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler This is a classic episode, back from when we had no listeners. It's a belter this week, with Neil, who is a former detective. They discuss bent coppers, manhunts, and stakeouts, amongst many other things. And there is a lot of chat about the phrase 'no comment' To get in touch with us, email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://doc...

Jul 12, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 10Ep. 8

Things People Did, with Seann Walsh: A very angry rant about touchscreens and McDonalds carrots

Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand! Tickets here: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler We're live at The Clapham Grand, and our guest today is a fantastic podcaster and comedian... it's Seann Walsh! He tells us about what it was like being in the jungle with Matt Hancock, how he got sacked from TK Max for falling asleep in the coats, and about why he hates cinema touch screens. We can also guarantee that you have never heard someone get so angry about McDonalds carro...

Jul 10, 20241 hrSeason 10Ep. 7

Things Joe Is Doing: A 'Fings People Drink' extravaganza ft. The England Rugby Team

We are doing more live shows at The Clapham Grand! To come see Things People Did Live, click here: https://claphamgrand.com/whats-on/?listing-type=joe-marler Joe is in New Zealand, and he's here to tell us all about what he's been up to, including spear fishing and drinking every flat white that Auckland has to offer. This episode pretty much turns into a giant feature of our new favourite game 'Fings People Drink'. There are some phenomenal shouts from our listeners (as well as some very rogue ...

Jul 05, 202457 minSeason 10Ep. 6

Classic: About Drainage Engineers

Joe and Tom will be back on Friday for an episode of Things Joe Is Doing, but in the meantime, here is a classic episode with one of our favourite ever guests! You know when the Royals go to the toilet? Where does it go? That’s one of the questions Joe and Tom ask listener Warren who knows everything there is to know about drains. They also cover fatbergs, baby wipes and The Great Stink. Send us an email to joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://d...

Jul 03, 202448 minSeason 10Ep. 5

Introducing... The Positive News Podcast

Happy Monday everyone! A new week... time for a new podcast? We all need a bit of positivity at the moment, and we have the perfect new show we think you'll enjoy. It's called The Positive News Podcast, and we wanted to share one of their episodes with you. More info on the pod below, you know the drill, check them out and give them a follow wherever you get your podcasts! The Positive News Podcast brings you the good news that matters. In our opening six-part series, Developing Mental Wealth, w...

Jul 01, 202431 min

Things Joe Is Doing: Ninja training, Japanese Valencia ice lollies and a baby owl staring contest

Meet José Mala, Ninja warrior... we're not joking, he's actually been doing some legit training. Throwing stars and everything. He's also here to tell us about the best coffee he found in Japan, taking on a baby owl in a staring contest and all the of the shenanigans he and the team have been up to. Plus, we get an in depth review of the Japanese Valencia lolly, and the 'Fings People Drink' World Cup is born... What beverages do you want to enter into the 'Fings People Drink' World Cup? Email jo...

Jun 28, 202446 minSeason 10Ep. 4

Things People Did, with Karl Porter: You'll never eat Travelodge eggs again

We're back at the Clapham Grand with another live episode of Things People Did. Our guest today is comedian Karl Porter, who you will undoubtedly recognise after he shot to fame with a viral slo-mo goal celebration stand up, which pretty much broke the internet. He's here to tell us all about his days working in a Travelodge, The Warehouse Project, and as a binman, before he made it in comedy. And, we obviously got him to do a slo-mo Joe Marler, which was excellent. To buy tickets to Karl's tour...

Jun 26, 202446 minSeason 10Ep. 3

Classic: About Prisons

This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners! Joe and Tom meet a prison governor and ask him everything they've ever wanted to know about prisons. What do you want Joe to get up to in Japan and New Zealand this summer? Email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https:/...

Jun 21, 202449 minSeason 10Ep. 2

Things Joe Is Doing: Sumo wrestling, real life Mario Kart and the world's steepest street

Joe has landed in Tokyo, after enjoying an unexpected flight in first class. He tells us what he's been up to so far, who he's rooming with, and we start to put together his to do list for the summer. Mario Kart racing, Sumo wrestling and visiting the world's steepest street are some of the excellent suggestions so far. There is also another round of 'Fings People Drink', which is rapidly becoming out favourite game... What do you want Joe to get up to in Japan and New Zealand this summer? Email...

Jun 19, 202453 minSeason 10Ep. 1

The Show Growing Committee: The one you've all been waiting for... it's Daisy's Mum!

That's right. The time has come. Today, Daisy's mum joins the Show Growing Committee in a creative consultant role. You asked, we delivered... and we've never seen Joe more nervous. The team go through all of her amazing ideas (anyone remember 'Lovely Jobly'?) and she tells us about her first impression of Joe when she met him all those years ago. What do you want Joe to get up to in Japan and New Zealand this summer? Email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, clic...

Jun 14, 202436 minSeason 9Ep. 49

About Joe's Summer: An important message from your Chairman (and some very silly listener questions)

Joe has an update for all of you listeners about what he is going to be up to this summer! Plus, in this episode we answer some of your questions, including what Joe would change if he ran the country for a week, if he has all ten toes, and what liquids he would like to be able to squirt out of his fingers. What do you want Joe to get up to in Japan? Email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2E...

Jun 12, 202451 minSeason 9Ep. 48

Classic: About Groundspeople

This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners. Today, meet groundskeeper Terry - a listener who knows when to pour water onto grass that’s too dry. He also knows about seeds, how to make golf greens faster, and he has a story about someone taking a dump in one of his holes. If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show...

Jun 07, 202451 minSeason 9Ep. 47

About Pharmacists: Fake Prescriptions, addiction and why you shouldn't buy branded pain killers

This week our guest is Ben, who is a pharmacist. Joe and Tom ask him everything they've ever wanted to know about the drug industry, including can you fake a prescription? Should some drugs be legal? And how can you manage patients who become addicted to medication. There is also a very funny story about a man who tied a Sainsbury's bag to the end of his penis... If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/...

Jun 05, 202458 minSeason 9Ep. 45

Classic: About Artificial Intelligence

This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners, and today it's about AI. Will robots take over the world? What’s the point in humans? Do insects have ears? And is a toaster just a toaster? Joe and Tom speak to Lydia, a research data scientist at the Alan Turing Institute, and she is way more intelligent than them. If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer e...

May 31, 202456 minSeason 9Ep. 44

About Cinema Managers: The real reason why the snacks are so expensive...

Today, Joe and Tom meet Ellen, who is a cinema manager at the Campbeltown Picture House in Scotland... if you are ever near by, you should go, it sounds wonderful. They ask her everything you'd ever want to know about cinemas, such as why are the snacks so expensive? What is the weirdest item that has ever been left? And what are the films that have caused most people to walk out? Plus, Joe tells us about his experiences watching possibly the most random and disturbing film of all time. And turn...

May 29, 20241 hrSeason 9Ep. 43

Classic: About Police Dogs

This is a classic episode from back when we had no listeners, and when Joe used to record the show from his car. Today's is a whole episode about police dogs and how great they are. Joe and Tom meet Will Vye who works with police dogs every day and has some incredible stories. If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or ...

May 24, 202448 minSeason 9Ep. 42

About Freedivers: How to hold your breath under water for over six minutes

Our guest this week is Daan, who is a free diver and a man with possibly the most calming voice in the world. He can also hold his breath underwater for over 6 minutes, which is unbelievable. Daan is here to tell us about his life as a freediver. He tells us all about the beauty of the oceans, the feeling you get from diving 100 meters under water, and why sharks are misunderstood. This episode will make you want to go to the sea immediately. To listen to another podcast Daan features in, 'Ocean...

May 22, 202457 minSeason 9Ep. 41

The Show Growing Committee: Joe Marler costumes, recycle bin drama and a neon sign betrayal

Joe, Tom and Producer Ryan are back together to discuss how we grow this shambles of a podcast. There is some pressing bin chat on the agenda, as the emails have been flooding regarding the various recycling colours... but is there a show growing solution? The team also discuss the idea of young people dressing up as Joe for world book day, an uncomfortable urinal encounter at Chatham Services, and producer Ryan gets himself in trouble with the neon sign situation. If you would like to be a gues...

May 17, 202436 minSeason 9Ep. 40
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