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The Nick Abbot Habit

In the age of the 24 hour-a-day multiple news-gasms, let The Nick Abbot Habit be your guide. It's fast and funny and sometimes furious. All opinions are correct, apart from those that aren't. Plus Nick's favourite calls from his cult weekend talk show. Guaranteed no baking or dancing.
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Episodes

An Explosive Stunt

This week's clips are from Winter 2020, when the weather bore a striking similarity to Summer 2024. We hear of the departure of a "genius" and what Boris Johnson's other half gets called behind her back.

Jun 17, 202433 minSeason 2Ep. 279

A Smash and Grab Raid

In this week's clips from 2020, we find out something about a famous railway line and hear of the dangers of a certain type of meat.

Jun 10, 202426 minSeason 2Ep. 278

All aboard!

This week, a podcast of two halves. There's clips from just after the last U.S. elections and a bang-up-to-date rant about Fishi's battlebus.

Jun 03, 202429 minSeason 2Ep. 277

The problem with wazzocks

In a flashback to 2020, in clips recorded before and after the last U>S> election, we rail against a kettle ban, there's an issue with driving in the rain and a genius departs.

May 27, 202433 minSeason 2Ep. 276

The sandwich issue

No intro or outro this week, I've lost my voice but the clips include a furious reaction about the cheese sandwich issue raised in last week's podcast and the leaf blower controversy howls on.

May 20, 202429 minSeason 2Ep. 275

Thumbs up

This week, the reviews are in for my leaf blower impression from last week, a nice lady fights back against a kettle ban and there's a cheese sandwich controversy.

May 13, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 274

The leaf-blower incident

This week's clips from October 2020 include me doing my nut in park, a man comes up with the idea of a minister for common sense years before the Tories and there's some crazy rules about kettles.

May 06, 202432 minSeason 2Ep. 273

Fury at the Moon

This week, there's grown-ups shouting at a schoolgirl, a Top Trumps game that goes wrong, I have an issue with electricians and there's some confusion about Boris Johnson's media room

Apr 29, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 272

A big bit of Polish meat

This week's episode is a total hoot. There's the suspicious amount of money that Boris Johnson spent on getting Russians to furnish a room in Number 10, some outrageous spending by the Home Office and a bang-up-to-date call from last weekend.

Apr 22, 202428 minSeason 2Ep. 271

A set of steak knives and a fondue set

This week, a child takes a crooked maths test and we find out what the government spends on itself when we're not looking.

Apr 15, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 270

Nailing the phone to the wall

This week's clips include a man calling on an old phone, there's a problem with fish and we find a replacement for Prime Minister Boris Johnson but he might need lots of naps.

Apr 08, 202427 minSeason 2Ep. 269

A holiday invasion

This weeks clips include some wet news from a loch, a reminder of who is responsible for a controversial traffic measure and I pick a place for us all to escape to.

Apr 02, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 268

Who's Batman?

It was autumn 2020 and I made a prediction about Donald Trump that Donald Trump tried to make come true and we were laughing in the face of what the world had sent us. Think of it as an historical document with giggles.

Mar 26, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 267

Some Like It Not

This week's clips are from October 2020 when a famous American flew in, a woman was freaked out by her phone and there's some controversy about a classic film.

Mar 18, 202433 minSeason 2Ep. 266

The Silly Mini

This week, we were talking cars, there were some rules about eating that we had to get our heads around, Titchi Suitsize had a plan in his old job and some undeserving types got a massive pay rise

Mar 11, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 265

Fun with oven mitts

This week, there's a bang-up-to-date call from last weekend featuring a disgruntled man in Blackpool, some clips from October 2022, which include the 'C' word (not that one) and a rant about bus lanes.

Mar 04, 202434 minSeason 2Ep. 264

Lights out at 20pm

This week's clips feature a no-fun Tory conference, we were in the midst of The Thing while getting the B word done and Donald Trump takes a test.

Feb 26, 202435 minSeason 2Ep. 263

A very expensive pooch

This week's clips include a four legged film star, we pull a rat out of the ground to see what the weather will do and a man finds a sexy Brexit benefit

Feb 19, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 262

There There is

This week's clips are from the day after we got our sovereignty back and feature me ordering things a restaurant had run out of, Nigel Farage unveils a picture and we got some bad news from China

Feb 12, 202434 minSeason 2Ep. 261

A celebrity crank call?

This week's clips are from the day after we got our freedom back, we go over the Brexit festival playlist and I get what I suspect is a joke call from a radio star.

Feb 05, 202431 minSeason 2Ep. 260

A pinch of snuff

This week, I was struggling to sneeze, there was news of exploding meat and fun with a very small camera.

Jan 29, 202431 minSeason 2Ep. 259

Insects on the brain

This week's clips from four years ago feature an uninvited guest in my head, an apocalyptic call from Australia and a dyspeptic Boris Johnson fan.

Jan 22, 202434 minSeason 2Ep. 258

The one where I get locked out

Rummaging round some old tapes, I found the one where I tried to break in to my own house. I think you'll like it more that I did!

Jan 15, 202430 minSeason 2Ep. 257

The dog bowl and the a*** beads

This week, it's a hilarious mash-up of the start of the A-Z of 2019, with a highlight of the A-Z that we just compiled, of 2023. Enjoy!

Jan 08, 202434 minSeason 2Ep. 256

ET calling

This week's clips from 2019 feature President Trump being himself, I get a call from a spaced man, there's fun with glue, a woman goes off-grid and an alien pays a visit.

Dec 18, 202332 minSeason 2Ep. 255

The War On Sanity

Carrying on from last week, there's reaction to an electrical expert's electrical problem, a hairy conundrum, a problem with the weight of time and political sense goes up in smoke.

Dec 11, 202328 minSeason 2Ep. 254

Giving ourselves a clap

This week, we find what Britain is number one at, which war has gone up in a puff of smoke, I have a brief chat with a man who wants to spread the word and an electrical expert calls.

Dec 04, 202330 minSeason 2Ep. 253

The lights go out

This week is a special all-Donny episode in celebration of the time his plans for a state visit to these shores were turned upside down.

Nov 27, 202339 minSeason 2Ep. 252

The Moon-faced Numpty

This week's clips from Spring 2019 feature Theresa May as Prime Minister, some Tories were alarmed at the thought of Boris Johnson replacing her, as though that would ever happen, and there's some instructions from high up. Very high up.

Nov 20, 202331 minSeason 2Ep. 251

The milk criminal

This week, an old adversary calls, I duck out of imitating Ann Widdecombe for health reasons and there's an incident in the kitchenette.

Nov 13, 202331 minSeason 2Ep. 250
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