Political Scandal of the Year by Simon Howard Product of the Year by Salim Fadhley Disease of the Year by Billy Abbott Social Media Mogul of the Year by Liz Lutgendorff Blogger of the Year by Crispian Jago Quote of the Year by Martyn Norris Comedian of the Year by Misty Gaming Twat of the Year by Jim Dixon Douchebag of the Year by Owen Duffy Most Missed 2009 by Jon Treadway Pod Delusion Listeners Award by James O’Malley
Next week, as it’s the end of the year and no one is allowed to broadcast anything unless it is a ’special’ of some sort (see below) – so next week we’re doing what every other journalist is doing, and putting out a ‘review of the year’ show (don’t worry, it’ll be 100% new material!)- and giving out awards in different categories. And we need your help!
We want you to nominate a person/organisation/thing that should receive the Pod Delusion 2009 Listeners’ Award – someone who best sums up what the whole show is about, and has done the most to further the values and ideas associated with the show (and perhaps who does it without sounding as amazingly pretentious as that description does). So if you’ve got someone in mind, nominate by clicking HERE. The winner will be announced on the next show, that will hopefully be online on either the 27th or 28th December!
This week: Winterval (0:00) by James O’Malley Johnny drops a Ball (3:33) by Salim Fadhley Debunking the Nativity (8:43) by Jack of Kent The modern day Nativity (14:16) by Liz Lutgendorff Ann Summers at Christmas (18:11) by Simon Howard Christmas Number One (22:11) by Martyn Norris RIP Frosty (26:31) by George Poles
Special Extended Episode! Libel Reform Campaign launch (1:13) by Jack of Kent Homeopathy Select Committees (9:26) by Martin Robbins The future of NATO (16:24) by James O’Malley Darwin’s Detractors (23:07) by Liz Lutgendorff In defence of Bob Crow (27:38) by Pete Hague Cult of the Phone Geek (34:00) by Gareth Buxton People with colds (41:21) by Martyn Norris The end of the World As We Know It (44:17) by George Poles
My Gay Straight Wedding (0:37) by Salim Fadhley 50 for 10: Support The Guardian (7:19) by Jon Treadway Drugs and Steroids (14:40) by Owen Duffy Simon Singh: The Movie (22:14) by Crispian Jago and the Pod Delusion Players
This week: Ariane Sherine Interview (0:57) by Dave Cole “Don’t Label Me!” (8:35) by Misty Climate Change E-Mails (16:50) by Martin Robbins Male Rape is Funny, right? (21:36) by Marsh An Open Letter to Boots (25:17) by Andy Wilson and the Merseyside Skeptics Society
This week: Three Strikes by Salim Fadhley Taking the Alpha Course by Neil Denny Reporting Numbers by Mark Thompson Taking on the Banks by Misty English Nationalism by Dave Cole
This week: EXCLUSIVE: Skeptical Voter Launch (0:49) by Richard Wilson Glenn Beck 1990 (3:45) by Salim Fadhley Hollywood Skepticism (9:54) by Jon Treadway Skepticism vs Denial (16:00) by Crispian Jago Downloading TV (20:57) by Mark Thompson Large Hadron Collider (25:49) by Professor Wilhelm Howells
In this week’s show: David Nutt’s Sacking and Government Policy by Simon Howard A.N Wilson’s Attitude to Science by Pete Hague Irrationality and Environmentalism by Graham Strouts Collective Worship in Schools by Owen Duffy
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