Joe Thomas Flips His Lid
Summary
Joe recounts a painful mishap where he stepped on broken Marmite jar glass, sparking a discussion about his mother’s habit of leaving jar lids loose. The hosts then address listener submissions, including a theory about Radio 2 plagiarizing their facts and the hallucinogenic effects of the Lanmao mushroom. Finally, they fact-check a historical claim that surgeons kept live sheep on standby for blood transfusions, concluding it is likely false.
Topics discussed
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Joe's foot injury: Glass, Marmite, and sepsis fears
Health insurance, age anxiety, and booking holidays early
Celebrity clubs, gatekeeping, and nanny services
Household taboos: Unlocked phones and loose jar lids
Ben Aitken's 'Shitty Breaks' and Chelmsford nightlife
Rebranding clubs and alcohol culture in France vs US
Yeast infections and listener messages about Marmite
Sponsors: ZocDoc, WeShareHealth, and Kohler
Fact Up: Giraffes, Venus, and the Wagatha Christie pun
Fact Up: Hallucinogenic mushrooms and Ted Danson
Annoying partners with wrong movie quotes
Fact Check intro: Sheep blood in medieval surgery
Sponsors: Ernesta, Olive and June, and ZocDoc
Blood donation rules and organ donor registration
Historical intelligence and wild sheep wool
Hippie crack, zombie knives, and animal attacks
Coconut water as plasma and ER blood type myths
Fact Check: Sheep in surgery and the Battle of Hastings
English Civil War, Cromwell, and Ship Money
The South Sea Bubble and NFTs
Fact Up: Visible vertebrates and Summer Heights High
Outro: European Euros and ovine mishaps
Sponsor: WeShareHealth
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