Elis James and John Robins
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Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday.
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Episodes (54)
#471 - John’s Critical Path, Elis’s 0.0% Curry and Dave’s Not So Silent Alarm
What starts off as a huge day for John (book deadline day) turns into a massive (massive it is) day for poor old Dave.As the saying goes: ‘The best laid plans of podcast producers often go awry’, and...
#470 - Old Man Bum, A Dream A Dream of Beef and Lust: 12 Bodies That Changed My Life
The boys have been busy bees recently and the show’s in danger of turning into a Michael Palin travelogue. Elis has returned from France and regales us with stories of visits to ex-military factories,...
#469 - The New Beans, In John’s Time and Eating Margaret Mountford’s Hair
The boys are fresh from driving around the country for charity with Ian Botham, which of course means Elis is exhausted and tour newbie Dave is absolutely fine.And there’s more bad news for Mr James...
#468 - Noble John, Sugar Me Twice and Good Old Gent
The ripples of last week’s Elis James mega-rant are still being felt right across the BBC, and despite vowing to ignore the call to pen John’s obituary, Elis has rowed back and done just that. Brace...
#467 - Chiles Miltree, Toddler Watson and King of the Nerds
There’s a surprise in the offing for John. Not that that’s a surprise to him. Nothing gets past old Sherlock Robins. Especially Producer Dave positioning a phone on a table at a very slight angle.But...
#466 - The UK’s Dumb Plums, The McFlurry Route and The Menutality Monster
Today’s episode is filled with the big questions of our age. These are the things that government top brass are pouring over day in, day out: Is Martin Lewis up there with Galileo and Mozart? Can you...
#465 - Mr Headinhands, Kirsty’s USP and The Stomach Microbiome of My Instagram
Elis made a bad decision the other day. And if you had a million guesses as to what that decision was then you won’t even get close, even when given the clue "Welsh culture". He's insistent it isn’t...
#464 - Aloof Disinterest, Raised By Rats and A Sixth Form State of Mind
Memory lane is today's destination of choice, as John dons his rose-tinted glasses to reminisce about the time 'an arrangement was made' for him to return to his secondary school to assist in its...
#463 - The Trifecta of Value, Celya AB and A Bin Bag of Marmite
There’s huge news in the rural Bucks area as the Trifecta of Value begins to take shape - pending planning application rulings. It’s one of many wins for John, but the spectre of the biggest loss in...
#462 - Burger, Sell Me Your Suitcase and Topless Dave In Front of An Olive
John’s been chained to a typewriter diarising his life experiences, and he's so confident about his memoir that he’s written “this is a good book” in Bic on its cover. Something all the great authors...
#461 - Elis, Man City’s Back Four and Will The Drummer From Coldplay
We start in the anecdote Wild West. Specifically it was wild [north] west London for Elis as he’s been to Oasis in credibility damaging seats. The best seats in the house, surrounded by some of the...
#460 - John’s 50 Kids, Nish Kumar and The Cobbles Sing Their Plaintive Lament
It’s a lament time of year. It’s an Edinburgh time of year. A time when John yearns for the crippling comedic examination which is the Edinburgh Festival. For he cannot experience that emotional...
#459 - Josie Long , Verge Christ and Mammary Glands In The Runner Beans
Elis has secured a last minute Oasis ticket, but the big question is… what *does* he wear??? Will Liam stop during Champagne Supernova and pick him out specifically?Meanwhile, John has had two prawn...
#458 - Simon Davies’ Uncle, #CigsNotPigs and The Protective Wall of Human Community
It’s a big show for Elis’s confidence. After failing to clinch the first quint-connection last week, he was already on the ropes. But throw in a Made Up Game question harking back to school maths, and...
#457 - Becoming Compost, Squire Dave and #SenseTheSoil
Elis and John vibes in the areoh! Producer Dave has been to see Oasis and talks the boys through the various ‘ingredients’ that made it a night to remember. He also recounts a living nightmare he’s...
#456 - Mad Foxes, Papa Podium and 40 Rhodris
Elis is on the precipice of glory. Just two things stand between him and immortality. First up is the chance to be crowned the fastest dad in all of key stage 1 at his son’s sports day. We know he...
#455 - Badly Well, Warm Panic and A Defence of Yodelling
It's a very smell heavy show today but the aromas aren't good as listeners inform Elis and John of a quite literal VW barrel of eggs and a queasy French exchange tale. Meanwhile Maisie Adam is very...
#454 - Swiss Arrogance, All Cars are the Same and One of the UK’s SUVs
Elis needs a new car. But how can John advise him on his next whip when shackled by the understandable constraints of undue product prominence? Well John has been on a special course, the Balance BBc...
#453 - Decking or Necking, Dad of the Year and Too Handsome to Focus
Elis is back from Euros Trip No. 1 and he’s Dad of the Year. A far more prestigious award than the 2008 accolade of the same name won by Peter Andre and sponsored by “Daddies Sauce”. Yes, his daughter...
#452 - Here Lies The Volkswagen Barrel of Eggs
After many moons of service the mobile terrarium / paint dump / dodgem, the VW Barrel of Eggs, is no more. And today’s show is in tribute to that trusty steed.Currently lying in state, when it makes...
#451 - OG Guffer, Rodders (A) and The Man Is Your Husband
John’s annoyed because Elis and Dave have used all their material before the mics came on. Chin wagging like old ladies at the salon. But as is often the case we are saved by delving into the depths...
#450 - Backing Framed Content, Backing the Compliance Form and Backing the Riff
The time has come to pick a side: are you pro-riff or anti-riff? Do you think that caution kills the riff? Would you wilfully step into the riff matrix and do your damnedest to see it through to the...
#449 - Rodmas Day, Magnificent Lions and Every. Journey. Counts.
It’s a strange old time for Elis James. On the one hand he’s being called a thirst trap on the carra (the Instagram carousel, for those not in the know); people can’t seem to get enough of his floppy...
#448 - Doob Monsters, Access To Washers and I Don’t Know Hague
There’s something drifting in on the air today. A funk. Criminality. Yes it seems to be bifta o’clock as John spots a doob roller on the tube. That, and it being the relaxfest which is Glastonbury,...
#447 - Davie vs Horse, Bin Gear and The Gulag of Truth
There’s some good upstanding British gear flying around today. Bin chat. Which bins? What goes in what? What blooming colours have you got? Show us your bins on elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on...
#446 - Bowie Crocs, Knee Length Utility Socks and Courteeners of Comedy
Elis James has become the story, and not for the right reasons. No matter how much he talks about ‘Zoe on the train’, there’s no doubt that our Cymru Connecting prodigy has lost his way. He’s in the...
#445 - Colin, Carras and A Big Frozen Bag of Mince
You can tell John’s been on holiday because he starts the show by giving a promotion to someone who doesn’t even work on the show. The mood is high.And he’s come back a new man. He’s Colin now. An...
#444 - Tim Key, He Needs A Cup Run and Bit Early For A Pint So I Have An Easter Egg
William Wordsworth, Carol Ann Duffy… Tim Key. Just a few of the great poets this fair nation has produced. But there are two more names to add to the pantheon, two new kids on the block: Elis James...
#443 - Mockproof Robins, Medium Cod +1 and Good Black Eps
After a week when John offered apology texts to Elis, Dave and the production team for being in a bad mood, he’s back to his Billy best. There’s a bright ray of sunshine in his heart and nethers which...
#442 - Tara Me Sue, More Pear Puddings and Dark Days in Denbigh
Wagon wheels, mushy pea hummus and baked bean daal. Move over Rick Stein, there’s new gastronomic broadcasters in town. Yes, food is the order of the day as the delectable George Egg rides into the...
#441 - Full Fibre Content, Ladies Lashathon and Taking a Mini Retirement
It’s the TFI Late Review on the show as a night-time recording has Elis at his energetic peak. He's ready to throw a chair at a wall and also discuss the latest avant-garde Spanish melodrama. It’s a...
#440 - Beefcake Alert, The Lust King and Producer Dave’s Handsome Surprise
Every week on this show you think that the last vestige of John’s weird past is revealed. You think there cannot be any more layers peeled back. And then bam(!), another one, as yet another aspect of...
#439 - Inverting The Pilaumid, Winning 18 Apples and The Mayor of Thornbury
There’ve been contrasting weeks for our two heroes. It’s a non-stop all anecdote premiere for Elis. For he has as follows… met Hugh Grant, attended Ken Clarke’s curry house, been to film screenings...
#438 - The Human Clock, Threads Be Cloves and Thanks For Jumping on That Call
It’s official. Elis and John are the most listened to on demand radio programme amongst the Under 35s on BBC Sounds. This is huge. Finally the boys are appealing to a demographic that extends upwards...
#437 - The Great Geordification, Cloud Storage Afterlife and Narrative! Narrative! Narrative!
He’s only gone and done it again. The serial winner himself, John Robins, the narrative bender, has won yet again. Despite not even really liking football, John just can’t help being John, and he's...
#436 - I Attract The Mums, 200,000 Items and John Robins Ltd.
This show isn’t often one for big announcements. But today we park the trivialities. There’s not a mention of word games or credit scores in sight. For another obsession is about to take over the life...
#435 - Orcs & All, Cannellini Alley and ‘Wisdom, Bit of Sadness, Go Home’
Young John Robins goes under the microscope as we learn some revealing things about his burgeoning adulthood; whilst other holidaymakers were making art around turtles and sunsets, what was a youthful...
#434 - TwistMcGist, Spikey Mike and Oh You’re A Catholic
It’s been a fallow period for Mr Elis James. The one time leading light of Cymru Connecting has faltered. Boy wonder no more. With 5 failures in his past 6 outings, everyone is asking "has his star...
#433 - Pasta Disaster, Child Of The FTSE and The BACS Is Safe
Who built John? We find out that it takes more than just a village/borough/nation to raise such a superhunk. He has an entire team behind him, like all of the top athletes of his generation. And not...
#432 - Roast Goose, Intro Sequels and The Volkswagen Barrel of Paint
“This question will have enormous ramifications for my mental health for the rest of my life.” It’s that sort of episode. Today is MASSIVE for Robins, as Producer Dave surprises him with a humdinger...
#431 - Corner Energy, Non-Playable John and Tubing The Room
John and Producer Dave are back from a high after John turned 2,000 revellers up to eleven with his problematic walk in music. Elis has questions but Robins simply adds so much value to live events....
#430 - Grief Granola, Psephologist Wildfowl and How is Scratching Free?
You’ve probably heard it whispered on the train on your way into work. You’ve likely heard mutterings about it on the concourse at the football. And you’ve almost certainly heard your grandma claim it...
#429 - Czecholate, 11 Years of Silence, and No One Else is Doing This
We join our heroes during a telling off session, because someone is being a naughty boy. Has John eaten too much chocolate on the way in and he’s about to experience the mother of all choco crashes?...
#428 - Hunting Aled, Gen Sea and Harriet Kemsley
Acceptance is the word on everybody’s lips today, but it has different meanings for Elis and John. For John it’s a meaningful form of accepting things as they are in life. For Elis it’s about...
#427 - OALPs, Scared To Stand and Career Progression In Feudal Britain
Elis and Producer Dave are fresh from taking breaths of the night DJ’ing. The only two people on planet Earth to become hipper as they age. But Mixmag has it that Elis spent most of it seated. Because...
#426 - Writing Sid, UNESCO Accents and Condemned to a Life of Seeing Clearly
John’s managed to pick himself up after last Friday’s show. Well to a certain degree at least - thank the lord. But the collective vibe scale is nudged handsomely towards ‘winning’ as Elis has had one...
#425 - The Credit Score Special
We’ve hit a low ebb. The show which won Best Entertainment Podcast at the British Podcast Awards just a few years ago is dredging the bottom of the barrel. That new low being production staff...
#424 - Zanecdotes, Fab Pensions and Mallett’s Depths
Huge news in Elis and John towers today, for Producer Dave bumped into the man, the myth, the Solero supper himself, Mr Tim Davie. Could he use this opportunity to pitch a brand new true crime podcast...
#423 - Gareth Guffer, Dune July and Planet Credit Score
The sun is shining, blossom is blooming and death and divorce are on the lips. Oh the joys of spring. For how is John going to bid farewell when he and his wheels go off to the great scrapheap in the...
#422 - Jimmy Bond, £35.17 and Tudur Owen’s Dad’s Monkey
Palin, Chalmers, Livingstone… Robins(?!). Yes, gliding into the show today is one of Britain’s greatest travellers. An adventurer unequalled in the 21st century. Because John has been on his once per...
#421 - Yakat, Clentin Coins and Is It A Long Forest?!
Tech problems aplenty behind the scenes, but none of you will notice until the boys bring immediate attention to it. No matter though because the mood is high, for John has not yet had his two squares...
#420 - Cheek Not Filth, World Beaker People Day and Apple Crumble Designed For Three
You join today’s show mid-crash. Mid-comedown. John Robins is 30 minutes post-butterscotch. How is he meant to broadcast at the top of his game on such a slippery downhill blood sugar slide? Do Elis...
#419 - BQWND, The Bailiff of Content and Watching Mince Defrost in Real Time
If content were a wrist, chat were the blood flowing through the veins of that wrist, and today’s episode of Elis and John were the finger, then all 3 would be in perfect harmony. For this is an...
#418 - Pasta Joke, Quarry Stuff and Black as Sackcloth
The Cymru Connection is officially newsworthy: we said it could be significant, and boy was it.Sadly we didn’t get a 2000 word thinkpiece on whether opening with the question ‘where did you go to...
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