17/4 - My Deepfake Nightmare

 “I just felt numb. It's false, but how can one person scream ‘it’s not true’ to 200,000 people that don't know me?”

Cheryl Bennett doesn’t follow politics.

But when her colleague said he was standing in local elections, she agreed to help deliver leaflets.

Within days, doorbell video footage was circulating online, in which Cheryl could be seen calling prospective voters “f***ing P*kis”. 

Cheryl had never said such words, but wasn’t sure anyone believed her. 

After being posted by an independent candidate for West Midlands mayor - ‘TikTok lawyer’ Akhmed Yakoob - the deepfake went viral, receiving over two million views across TikTok, Facebook and X.

Cheryl was sent death threats. Police were sent to her house to arrest her. She was forced into hiding. Her career as a PE teacher was put on hold. And, even after the video was proven to be an AI distortion, she is still feeling the consequences years later.

In her first podcast interview, Cheryl tells Olly how her world turned upside down - all because she did a favour for a friend…

Content warning: racist language, suicidal ideation.

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Cheryl Bennett and Olly Mann, March 2026

Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart  investigates the trend for prediction betting - in which users buy and sell "Yes/No" shares on a variety of weird and wonderful real-world outcomes.

How much money can a Mannfan make with a $100 trade? How do services like Kalshi and Polymarket differ from conventional trading markets? And why aren’t they legal in the UK?

Got a trend you’d like to challenge Ollie to test out on a future edition of the show? Fill out our Feedback form, or join our Discord.   

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Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox assists a Mannfan whose libido has RISEN following the death of his wife. 

It may seem counter-intuitive that an intense and devastating bereavement would leave you feeling horny - but it’s a well-established phenomenon, known to counsellors as ‘Widow’s Fire’!

With the help of Nicky Wake, founder of Chapter 2 (a dating and community app designed specifically for widows and widowers), Alix discovers the world of post-grief sex…

•⁠ WAY Widowed and Young support network for bereaved partners under 51: https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

•⁠ ⁠⁠Widow’s Fire app - no-strings erotic intimacy for widowers: https://www.WidowsFire.dating

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Finally, our record of the month is James Blake’s new one: aptly enough, called Trying Times…

Thanks for listening - and we’ll see you on May 10th.

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17/3 - I Want My Kids Back

 “When a child is removed from a parent, things don’t get better. They escalate. There were times in my life that my children got in the way of my using.”

When Karina Graham’s children were removed from her care, social services did not step in with support. 

Instead, she was left to recover from her alcohol addiction alone.

To form functional relationships with her sons’ foster parents.

And to heal from this intensely traumatic moment. But that still wasn’t enough to get her boys back…

In this frank, raw conversation with Olly, Karina recounts how her life’s been affected by domestic abuse; why she found herself turning to drink and drugs; and what happens when a reformed mum fights the system to reunite with her family…

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Karina is an advocate for Pause, a national charity that works to improve the lives of women who have had – or are at risk of having – more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them. To find out more, visit https://pause.org.uk.

Thanks: Sounddelivery Media.

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Karina Graham and Olly Mann, March 2026

Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart freeloads his way to consumer nirvana. 

With the help of services like Olio, Freecycle, the Library of Things and Magic Freebies, how many free products can he add to his bag of swag? 

And is the trend for using and abusing multiple free trials now OVER?

Got a trend you’d like to challenge Ollie to test out on a future edition of the show? Fill out our Feedback form, or join our Discord.   

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Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox - fresh from discovering some staggering stats about prolactin production - provides a brief history of ‘pegging’. 

A term coined by advice columnist Dan Savage, the activity of strap-on play itself likely goes way back to ancient times, with references appearing in Greek theatre and even the Kama Sutra. 

But what was a ‘peg boy’? How did a well-circulated 1980s VHS add to the practice? And is it still called pegging when it’s between two men or two women? Alix, as ever, has the answers…

If you have a question of sex and relationships for Alix to answer in a future edition, head to our Feedback form - you can remain anonymous if you wish.

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Finally, our hand-picked record of the month is ‘Generation Left On Read’, from Murkage Dave (ft Konopinsky). Enjoy!

Thanks for listening - and we’ll see you on April 10th.

In the meantime, thanks for your help supporting the show with your beer money and/or reviews. Mwah!

17/2 - Trapped in the Rubble

 “The floor beneath me just crumbled in. I heard smashing, cracking, and everything turned to black. And I just braced for it.”

 An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude rocked Morocco’s Atlas Mountains in September 2023, causing around 3,000 fatalities.

For six hours, British tourist Robbie Greatrex was trapped in the rubble; unable to feel his legs, unsure he would emerge alive.

Locals clubbed together in the rescue effort, improvising tools from what came to hand. The prognosis was not  good.

In this compelling conversation with Olly, Robbie recounts his agonising rescue, his complex surgeries and his long road to recovery.

He explains why his experience  left him shaken but not angry; how he got himself through the hardest moments in the disaster’s aftermath; and why you should *always* buy travel insurance…

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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart tries his hand at ‘vibe coding’.

With a carefully-crafted series of AI prompts, can he create a functional web app from scratch?

And, if he can, what does that say for the future of web design and computer coding? Ollie has a warning for the currently complacent…

Got a trend you’d like to challenge Ollie to test out on a future edition of the show? Fill out the Feedback form on our website, or join our Discord.   

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Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox fresh from discovering exciting news about her future prospects, is on-hand for a listener whose sex life is troubled by his wife's UTI.

How can you get back to bedroom fun when a urinary tract infection is interfering between the sheets?

Can UTIs be passed on to your partner? And what new tests and techniques are there to diagnose and treat this common, yet sometimes devastating, complaint?

Resources:

• Chronic Urinary Tract Infection Campaign

• LiveUTIFree.com

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Finally, our record of the month is comes from Japanese singer-songwriter Joji, and his melancholic new single, ‘Love You Less’. Yum!

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We’ll be back with something new on 10th March. 

In the meantime, thanks for your help supporting the show into 2026 with your beer money and/or reviews. Mwah!

Robbie’s hotel in the Atlas Mountains, before and after the earthquake struck

The rescue operation

Robbie recovering in Morocco

Robbie Greatrex and Olly Mann, Winter 2025

17/1 - The Banker, The Billionaire, and the Big Lie

 “They had photographs of my wife, and my daughter, and my dog, stepping out of my home.”

 Alok Sama was a high-flying CFO who fraternized with the world’s richest men. 

But he wasn’t immune from intimidation.

Anonymous letters sent to his boss, Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, accused him of corruption.

Suddenly, shadowy “shareholders” emerged from nowhere, and a smear campaign quietly derailed his career.

Then - as he recounts to Olly in this compelling conversation - Alok discovered his family was under surveillance.

Desperate, he met men claiming ties to Mossad. And ultimately walked away, with first-hand experience of the corporate espionage that lurks in the shadows of Britain’s biggest companies.

Alok’s book, The Money Trap, is out now.

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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart - fresh from veritably leaping into his forties - tests out the viral wellness trend for ‘sleepmaxxing’. 

Can grounding sheets, a bone-conducting pillow-speaker, or light therapy help him get his forty winks?

With the aid of the National Sleep Helpline, he delivers hacks and tips for anyone looking to improve their sleep in 2026.

… Got a trend you’d like to challenge Ollie to test out on a future edition of the show? Fill out the Feedback form on our website, or join our Discord.   

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Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox is contemplating the surprising side-effects of ketamine, and discovering the demand for ‘creature cock’ sex toys such as Lovehoney’s ‘Swamp Monster’. 

How did this kink for fantasy dildos - kickstarted by niche brands like Bad Dragon and Gang Bankster - evolve into a mainstream, sold-out product category? 

Is it linked to zoophilia, ‘romatasy’ books on TikTok, liberation from masturbatory stigma… or all of the above? As always, Alix has some (eye-opening) answers...

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Alok Sama and Olly Mann

August 2025

Alix and Olly model a ‘Swamp Monster’ toy

Finally, our record of the month is Sailboat (feat. chloe moriondo), the new single from Cavetown

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We’ll be back with something new on 10th February. 

In the meantime, thanks for your help supporting the show into 2026 with your beer money and/or reviews. Mwah!