#524 - The Purple Pill, Hits & Mems and John Robins In The Manosphere
3/20/20261 hr
It’s all Hits and Mems today as we imagine two media worlds that John Robins could have inhabited. These being: Bristol local radio (1-4pm) and the manosphere.
Traffic, travel and the afternoon countdown to the pub, or grifting? Two forks in the road he could have gone down, but thankfully hasn’t. Safe to say his imagination is in fervent overdrive as we also hear of a world where he has $10 million… and won an Oscar.
But what of Elis? Well he may have a heart attack.
We also receive a right of reply from a disgraced Global Radio employee trying to clear his name, and there’s an all time great Mad Dad story of a father in a cultural vacuum.
Do you possess anything mildly amusing which could pique our interest? Well elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk is the place to send it. And do get on the blooming Bureau on a Saturday why don’t you?
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First 90 secondsJohn Robins· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello everyone, and welcome to the Ellis James and John Robins show. Um, Ellis is very angry, and he's gonna have a heart attack. [laughing] So from then on, depending on how well our CPR goes, Dave, it could just be Dave and John.
Dave0:36
Well, I did defib training about three months ago.
John Robins· Host0:39
Did you?
Dave0:39
Yes.
Elis James· Host0:40
So did I.
Dave0:41
Did you?
Elis James· Host0:42
I was the face- Why? ... of the British Heart Foundation- You were ... defib campaign.
Dave0:46
Oh, yeah, yeah. We talked about this.
Elis James· Host0:47
So thanks.
Dave0:48
No, no, you did a great job.
Elis James· Host0:48
Obviously it's cut through.
John Robins· Host0:49
[laughing] You went on Sunday brunch, didn't you, to talk about that?
Elis James· Host0:52
I went on Saturday. I, I did so much local radio.
John Robins· Host0:55
Did you?
Elis James· Host0:55
I did lots of it.
John Robins· Host0:56
And I tell you what, one thing you and I know from our experience of promoting tours, local radio works.
Dave1:03
Yeah, [laughing] absolutely.
John Robins· Host1:04
Local radio is thriving- Yeah ... and it works.
Dave1:06
Uh, it isn't, and it's a shame.
John Robins· Host1:10
Uh, Dave- 'Cause I started out in local radio. I don't know if you ever met a real person, Dave- Yes ... but they all listen to local radio.
Elis James· Host1:17
What did you start out on?
Dave1:18
Hits and Memories, Durn FM. Uh- [laughing] Hits and Memories. Hits and Memories, Durn FM.
John Robins· Host1:26
Oh, that's nice.
Dave1:27
Barnsley's local station.
John Robins· Host1:28
What memories did you play?