Episode 71: Xmas Special

Christmas comes around quickly in "Shift Run Stop years", and here we are again, just five episodes later, with holiday snackfood and 45 minutes of talking about, around and over an early episode of The X Files. Crackers! You won't believe your mince pies! It's time for films, games, festive chain cafes, and partially melted snowmen to a backdrop of murderous – yet strangely sympathetic – monsters.

Have a great Christmas, whatever you're doing, and we'll be back in the New Year for your liver.

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Posted: December 19th, 2013 | 2,002 Comments »

Episode 70: Halloween and Hack Circus

With All Hallows' Eve nearly upon us, it's time for the yearly testing of seasonal spooky snacks. We learned that there are a lot of them.

We also talk about Hack Circus, Iceland, Tom Cruise, costumes, listener correspondence and lots more besides.

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Posted: October 24th, 2013 | 6,904 Comments »

Episode 69: where do games come from?

It's back to school time, and as the summer draws to a close, chat turns to our memories of school days. How is it possible your hosts both know the same playground games and rhymes despite growing up in different parts of the country? Do you know them too? Did your school have a haunted tower?

Elsewhere, on a hot, noisy London roundabout, Roo and Leila are joined by snacklord Lee to try some of the most disappointing treats so far. Games, play, snacks, Bletchley Park, five finger fillet, deadly rollercoasters and more in this uncharacteristically on-message episode of Shift Run Stop.

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Posted: August 29th, 2013 | 14,836 Comments »

Episode 68: hot and sticky

Your hosts Roo and Leila are joined by treat-spert Lee for unusual snacks in Parliament Square. Chocolate melts and and baked goods become uncomfortably sticky under our scrutiny and the hot British sunshine.

Big news: Roo finally prepares to grow up.

Hark: is that the sound of wedding bells in Leila's future?

Plus: Big Ben, bum bags, hairdressers, Spar vs spa, sci-fi deadlines, and lots more.

Plan ahead: our next episode will include a Shift Run Stop commentary of X Files s01e03 ('Squeeze'), so acquire a copy soon if you want to watch along with us.

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Posted: July 25th, 2013 | 1,438 Comments »

Episode 67: Nat Buckley

natsmall The beards theme continues in #67, an acoustically-diverse episode mixing cafe atmos, Other Podcasts, and a section recorded in a stairwell on a telephone. We chat to professional hacker (it's even on their business card) Nat Buckley about everything from Happenstance to Alarum to their hair and amazing dad. Digital Willy Wonka Lee Maguire returns with the latest from the snackfood front line. And we were interviewed about the podcast for Resonance FM's 'Little Atoms' show recently, weren't we? If you didn't catch it, don't worry, we've pasted all the best bits into this episode. All this, and therapeutic sounds too. Stick with us, you know it makes sense.

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Posted: May 23rd, 2013 | 1,489 Comments »

Episode 66: Dogs and beards

What does a beard sound like? How do you pronounce 'Gif'? Which is the worst episode of the X Files? What's the political significance of Tab Clear? Which major US interactive festival do none of your hosts want to go to, ever? Find out in this brand new, hairier than average episode of Shift Run Stop. Warning: contains traces of puppy.

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