Discontent Provider

Episode 141: A Man Down - But Still In The Game

Due to an injury, Discontent Provider is only about half the podcast it normally is - but one presses on, do one not? No use crying over ... Well; no use crying altogether, really - at least not in some circles. Anyway; all that aside, the Happy Place is the place to be if you're looking for a scholarly appraisal of Labour's First Year in Government.

Episode 140: Foxy's Strange Love - Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fancy the Arse off of the Bomb

Summer time, and the living is easy - or so we are reliably informed. Certainly it's not too gruesome a business for anyone choosing to wallow in filth in a shanty-town or tent city for a lark. For those that have no choice in the matter, however, it's all a lot less of an "experience". Small wonder then, that the chaps in the Happy Place are taking a more than usually jaundiced view of things - there simply aren't enough megatons in the world, cats and kittens...

Episode 139: Fool Me Nonce, Shame On You

This week presents something of a challenge for you, Podcast Pals - to wit, can you ignore the apparent irony of a strangely-garbed man with a sweet-looking dog who regularly invites people to join them in a secluded sylvan oasis discussing degenerate sexual practices? In fairness, the chaps are discussing more public attitudes to paedophile enormities - but even so, on some level, they have to know what they look like, surely?

Episode 138: But What's In It For US, eh?

Unnerved and unsettled by their unwonted translation from Friday to Monday (even though they have nobody to blame but themselves - and to some extent, the world), the chaps nevertheless manage to - by dint of sheer professionalism and inner strength - remain as soigné and debonair as you'd expect. This week is all about reactions to worsening vibes overseas, and some tentative plans for the future (should there be one).

Episode 137: Seeing The Light - and sometimes, doing one's level best NOT to

In a week where all sorts of people seem to be suddenly and unwontedly realising all sorts of things, The Silver Fox has his own moment of stunning clarity - but refuses to talk about it. NB: Podcast historians and music scholars alike should note that this is the first episode of "Discontent Provider" to feature the Gm chord - so there's that...

Episode 136: Tasers, Crazies, and Lazy, Lazy Comedy

Was there something in the air this week? Even before the appalling incident in Liverpool on Monday, Foxy and Arkham were already giving thought to the nation's Mental Health Crisis (although to be fair; it's a global malady is what it is). Perhaps that's why they haven't come up with any tasteless and crass jokes about it? Fortunately, a true Hero of Comedy has them covered - has us all covered, if you think about it...

Episode 135: He Wendt That-Away

Tears and beers are the order of the day in the Happy Place as the chaps bid a fond farewell to a true slacker icon. Norm's passing - along with an unpleasant spot of street theatre - provoked some thoughts about the persistence of memory and how it can be a bit of a bugger, all in all.

Episode 134: And We're Off To The Racists From Here...

When things get to the point that living in a radiation-soaked nightmare where every instant is a struggle for survival seems preferable to our current state of affairs, things must be tending toward the grim. The past couple of days, however, have left the Happy Place's two Vault Boys positively wistful about the prospect. Say what you will about drug-addled post-apocalyptic Raiders - they NEVER pretend to be Labour Prime Ministers...

Episode 133: Diarrhoea of a Sad Man

Following a pharmaceutically-enforced hiatus (the sordid details of which are evident from the episode's title, one would hope), Foxy and Arkham return to the Happy Place full of... Well; you're doubtless well aware of the phrase - but two references to bodily functions would be a bit much, don't you think? Anyway; the chaps are back in business - and are ready to tackle Conclaves, codes of honour, and cuntery with their customary charm and equanimity. 

Episode 132: Soft Power, Hard Facts - or at least some strongly-expressed opinions...

Time almost seems to be standing still in the Happy Place for the chaps this week as the futility of attempting to remain fresh and topical in a world that remains relentlessly gruesome in exactly the same way begins to dawn upon them. Fortunately (for them, at least) reflecting upon ugly malicious pointlessness can't help but remind them of the Royal Family - and if they can't squeeze a podcast out of that shower, they're not the Silver Fox and the Black And White Dog we all thought they were...