Extra Beans - September 2026
Summary
The hosts banter about a neighbor’s illegal Japanese toilet, joking about its massive energy consumption and the resulting social psychopathy. They reminisce about the early days of blogging, sharing a story about a mysterious comment on a post about the Masonic headquarters. The conversation shifts to musicals, comparing them to infrastructure projects and discussing the economics of long-running shows. Finally, they recount a disastrous train journey involving a loud, performative mother and son, linking it back to the earlier theme of hygiene.
Topics discussed
VIP suite toilets and Japanese toilet plumbing
Microbiome, Welsh power stations, and environmental impact
Psychopathy of cleanliness and trombone performance
Mirror behavior, opera singers, and VR trombone
Castrati, forbidden notes, and family history
Conspiracy theories on the dollar bill and UK notes
Library travel logs and Abe's Odyssey
The golden age of blogging and Guido Fawkes
Masonic headquarters library and decoy theories
Biblical phrases in comments and Professor Tabitha Hargreaves
Password-protected blogs and flat sharing in Nelson's Column
The all-seeing eye, internet speed, and Virgin Media fights
Musicals as infrastructure and Anecdote the Musical
Modern musicals, The Monkey's Paw, and Shakespeare
Guys and Dolls, true crime musicals, and NHS pamphlets
Stage production design, shelves, and the Tunnel to Shanghai
Master classes, Brian Eno, and the Big Bono Spider
Unpleasant train rides and performative couples in Doncaster
The Knowledge, AI, and the morality of driving
Droids vs robots and Daniel from Hastings
Crackerjack, Josie's hangover, and the gratitude paradox
Ukrainian guests, the concept of gravy, and hygiene ratings
Dance floors, self-consciousness, and 90s rave culture
Stevie Wonder live, crab hands, and crowd dynamics
The soup guessing game: Abula, ant eggs, and potage
Lasagna soup, Paul Hollywood, and the final goodbye
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