Synopsis
Radio X is the ONLY station that can put up with their weirdness. Elis: Welsh, Swansea City fan. John: Bristolian, Queen fan. Who will triumph in this battle of wits? Place your bets and tune in to Radio X at 1pm on Saturdays to hear the outcome. Radio X is available across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on your mobile or via www.radiox.co.uk.
Episodes
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Episode 196 – Ronnie’s Feet, John’s Table of Things & Cosy Catastrophes
02/12/2017 Duration: 01h16minRobins discovers he’s got something in common with UK Snooker Champion and former pig farmer, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Elis lets his daughter decorate the Christmas tree and please remember, nothing good ever happens after 2am. In amongst all the usual goodness, Elis recommends an incredibly quiet train station as part of this week’s Light-hearted Paper Review and Humblebrag of The Week features a “forgetful” homeowner. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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Episode 195 - We Live In A God-less Chaos, Quintessentially British & Who Taught You How to Walk?
25/11/2017 Duration: 01h19minWelcome to this Quintessentially British podcast where nobody, and we mean nobody out-pounds Robins. A hum-dinger of a show this week, we’ve got a great made up game, Elis peruses the papers, light heatedly of course and we ask the eternal question “Fancy a Curry?” Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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Episode 194 – The Thing I Like, Menstrual Synchrony & John Parrott’s Birthday BBQ
18/11/2017 Duration: 01h07minYou shouldn’t keep nostalgic memories in a bin bag. Elis James is full of these wisdoms. Considering the long stint on drive this week, the lads put in a quallo shift – leaving nothing unsaid: Including “I love you.” Twice. There was a brilliant Made Up Game, a lovely couple of emails and an unfortunate festival-based shame. There was a paper review too, but John was right to question whether or not it was strictly light-hearted. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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BONUS PODCAST – Pizza Not Booze
17/11/2017 Duration: 01h19minElis & John were reunited once more and debriefed John’s Mastermind appearance, whilst Elis revealed exactly where Johnny Vaughan has been, and how to interact with football fans from Panama. There’s was the usual Light-Hearted Paper Review, Humble Brag Of The Day, Shame Wells and Made Up Games, plus John Googled The Travel – LIVE! – and the boys witnessed some phenomenal Queen-based lyrical knowledge. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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BONUS PODCAST – 100mg of Pure Liquid Chat
15/11/2017 Duration: 01h17minYour favourite Drive Time substitutes belted up, checked their respective blind spots and unleashed TOP CHAT once again this week. Elis was off after gracing the studio with top drawer anecdotes on Monday, but the vibe continued as Robins was Unleashed, ably assisted by newshound Dr Sunta Templeton. Expect the Light-Hearted Paper Review, Humble Brags, Made Up Games and a return of John Googling The Travel – LIVE! Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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Episode 193 - Bowling, Bike Locks & Peppery Cress
11/11/2017 Duration: 01h12minJohn’s confidence is sky high following a heavy night on the lanes, and one listener’s stuck in a bike lock, as part of a Shame Well that’s sure to go down in history. It turns out neither Elis or John know Taylor Swift exists, although both agree her music would be good for selling a certain cleaning product. Of course, Humblebrags and The Light-Hearted Paper Review both make an appearance too! Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour! Click https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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Episode 192 – The Statistical Middle Point, Band Summariser & Total Turgidity
04/11/2017 Duration: 01h09minDo you know somebody who doesn’t like beans? Poor wretches. A lovely time was had on this weeks show with a serious stack of emails. In traditional Elis James style, he let his birthday pass with almost no fuss whatsoever, but Robins was on hand with a BIG gift to mark the occasion. As well as all this there were the customary Humblebrags, a top shelf Shame Well, a lovely light-hearted paper review and a made up game. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/ You can see John on tour!! Go to https://www.johnrobins.com/gigs for details!
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Episode 191 - #GriefIsLiving
28/10/2017 Duration: 01h16minRobins had a bit of a night of it last night. Classic Robins. That didn’t stop a complete Hammer show from taking shape though. Elis gave yet more tasty insight into the British film industry and the Queen questions came thick and fast in preparation for John’s appearance on Celebrity Mastermind. There were some quallo emails this week too, as well as the usual Humblebrags, Shame Well and a Mod or Rocker Made Up Game! Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/
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Episode 190 – Nude Elis, Award Vs. Flu & Lukewarm Lager
21/10/2017 Duration: 01h03minHow early is too early on a Saturday to demand that your neighbours get out of bed and furnish you with your post? Robins will be the judge of that. What’s the best reason for missing a train? Looking at an award or a getting your daughters flu-jab? A cracking show today with some of the WORST Humblebrags in Humblebrag history. Also, an absolute Robins bombshell! All this plus the usual Shame Well, Emails & a Made Up Game about Harry Potter! Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/
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Episode 189 – Sky News Robins, Mints/Mince & The Hubris Dome
14/10/2017 Duration: 01h15minLittle old Johnny Robins eh? You’ll never guess what he’s got coming up!? Well listen to the podcast and you won’t need to guess. You’ll just know. An absolute vintage James & Robins podcast today: There was plenty of shame, a bit of character assassination and all the usual fun too. Emails, a brilliant Made Up Game and so many Humblebrags that it had to be a two-parter! Disgusting. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X. saturday@radiox.co.uk http://www.elisandjohn.com/ https://elisandjohnmerch.com/
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Episode 188 – Please Sir, Min 3 & Never Steam In September
07/10/2017 Duration: 01h11minJohn’s had it up to here with the dairy industry. That’s just a fact, and he’ll tell you himself. A quallo show today with all the right ingredients: Shame, badinage, some emails, humblebrags but definitely no milk. Unless it’s some sort of nut milk. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 187 – Bum End, I’ll Take Bum & The Grumpiest Angel In Heaven
30/09/2017 Duration: 01h15minIf you’re going to have a replacement, you may as well have a replacement who's as easy on the eye as Ed Gamble. Have you seen that jaw!? Elis was away on Welsh stand up duties and Ed filled in brilliantly. It was a “bum” heavy show, but that’s just the way it goes sometimes. There was a Humblebrag update (thought to be a first for the medium), a reminiscent Made Up Game, a cracking (bum pun) Paper Review and plenty of quallo badinage. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 186 – I Want My Life Back, Renault Keith & The 10 Plagues
23/09/2017 Duration: 56minYou knew that John only had 6 moods right? It one of Elis’ favourite ones today in a cracking show. Is Nicole Kidman warmer than William Hague? Possibly. But Why? It’ll all become clear. Potentially. There’s the Humblebrags, a light-hearted paper review, some gale force shame and a load of cracking emails! Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 185 – Peter Freestone, GESTATION! & Van Morrison’s First Thing
16/09/2017 Duration: 01h12minAll needs are natural needs. Robins is tired and James is off to watch Swansea in a bit; it’s a story as old as time. This week’s podcast was an absolute stonker. Stinking shame (literally), ever-persistent Humblebrags, a trio of upbeat Emails and a CLASSIC Made Up Game. Should bananas have an apostrophe? Absolutely not. What do Wasabi Kit-Kats taste like? You’ll find out. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 184 – Chapter and Verse, Topless John & Bono On The beach
10/09/2017 Duration: 01h04minAnother top podcast from your sexy mates Elis & John – and it was a rather sexy show. Don’t worry though – it never got top shelf. Enjoy John at a merch stand, Elis away with Wales in Moldova, and a dive into the word of literature. All this plus Email Of The Species, Humble Brag Of The Week, The Light-Hearted Paper Review and another Made Up Game. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 183 – The Lightness Of Elis
03/09/2017 Duration: 01h04minThe returning Duke Of Punchlines John Robins was back from Edinburgh this week with massive news – well done Johnny Robs! And Elis has been keeping busy during the break too, with a visit to a palm reader and more exceptional online web development. The boys also caught up with Tony Blackburn’s venture, alongside the usual trip to the Shame Well and a wade through more Humble Brags. All this plus Tick Off A Taste and Email Of The Species. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 182 – Not The Lovely Pippa, Fiery Bin & John FM
12/08/2017 Duration: 01h05minWe all visit the toilet mate. Robins was down the line from Edinburgh once again and perched coquettishly under his duvet whilst Elis kept a firm grip on the studio tiller, it was an absolute corker of a show. There’s plenty of shame: It’s the name of the game don’t cha know? Elis thoroughly updated John with the Paper Review and there was a big surprise too! Good news if you like fruitcake. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 181 - Sherlock Robins, Leaking Vocal Emissions & Drawing John’s Regret
05/08/2017 Duration: 01h02minIn what must be a radio first, John broadcasts down the line from under his duvet whilst up at the Edinburgh Festival. His face beamed down on an in-studio Elis from multiple screens, but even this Big Brother-esque nightmare scenario was not enough to put such an experienced broadcaster off! The boys bravely wade through some horrendous Humblebrags, and triumphantly banish shame from two shame-afflicted listeners. Chuck in a Paper Review, some Made Up Games, and Email of the Species, and you’ve got yourself a belter of a show. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 180 – The Agenda, The Male Reproductive Organ & Do You Respect Yourself?
29/07/2017 Duration: 01h04minWill this be the last stop on the way to 5,000,000 D’s? That’s what’s on the agenda! In the final show before Robins takes to the Edinburgh Fringe, the badinage was right on point. Don’t you just hate people who misjudge the vibe? What are the three main constants of human nature? What did John ask his teacher? All are questions that may or may not have been answered in this weeks edition. Shame Wells, Humblebrags, a Paper Review and some Made Up Games. You know the rest. Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.
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Episode 179 – John Sit, The “Rossier” & 100 Dead Foxes
22/07/2017 Duration: 01h12minAfter Beta-Bet’s retirement last week, it fell to our resident stats guy, Ross, to come up with the number goods and my word – he knows his way around a pie chart. A cracking show with some of the most horrendous Humblebrags in history, a run out for another made up game and a review from a vibe symposium held by none other than John Robins & Prod V. All this plus a Shame Well that makes for one of the most difficult listens to date… Remember, you can get in touch on Saturday@radiox.co.uk (if you’re on e-mail. You’ve got to be on e-mail), and you can tune in across the UK every Saturday from 1pm til 4pm! Keep it session. Keep it Radio X.