As we settle into a 3 week cadence between episodes to increase our planning time and to decrease the competitive pressures on your listening choices, we take time to celebrate activities enjoyed on and off the island. After all, we qwight like the Isle of Wight and we quite like lots of places off-island, especially, as it makes coming home a further bonus.

From the Duver by Bembridge, to the whiff of fete at Riverfest in Newport. From the pirate shantys and cannon volleys off Ventnor and Bonchurch to the Higher Grounds of a new immobile coffee destination in Ryde. From the Needles to the Nab Tower, we serve up a smorgasbord of things to do on the island.

Meanwhile, plans for a French sojourn in Brittany and reports of Wembley winners, wrap up another episode of topical chat and stories to entertain and inform. Galleons of tea and coffee were consumed in the making of this podcast in tribute to those that have gone before us.

Wrapping up with a sprinkle of political drama with dead heats, casting votes, and friends of the podcast playing all the major roles, we slip this episode into Spotify’s loading tray with a sense of accomplishment, and with pressing deadlines, a hint of relief.

Thanks for listening

Tim and Rory

A cheeky title for this episode, the motive for which you will have to listen in to understand. Sharp-witted humour and spicy chat is served up as a condiment to complement your diet of speech podcasting.

We weave between rivers of nostalgic reminiscences and the pleasure of mapping out future plans, in our very own conclave as we ruminate on potential exciting outside broadcast scenarios from buses to cycle paths.

We chant our way through gardening stories as we are surrounded by friendly weather leading us and our other halves into the great outdoors to do battle with bindweed and horse tail. Listen in to find out how a gardening festival will be battling with an island sporting event.

We wrap up an eclectic mix from your chatty men with tributes to musical heroes and advocate for campaigns to keep vital local services alive and kicking.

Whatever the weather, we hope you enjoy your gardens, and make the most of opportunities to engage in cultural experiences. After all, this is what fuels our podcast.

When you are reading this, the English partial local election night will be over, votes will have been counted and we’ll analyse those results next time out.

Thanks for listening.

Rory and Tim

Another hour of topical chat starts off with a nostalgic foray into the world of the trade fair. Recollections of times gone by, when sales were made, hangovers earned and swag gathered, are brought right up to date as Tim inventorises his plunder from an event at Birmingham's NEC. Stationery stocked up for the year ahead, we discuss how trade fairs have evolved, and evaluate if the Isle of Wight could be turned into a floating offshore exhibition venue.

How to spend our downtime fills the middle portion of our ponderous ponderings, and we wax polemically, on the choices we have to read, to listen, to watch, or to experience. We choose the podcasts we consider to be the fount of all human communications and share some embryonic ideas about nostalgic tech and gadgets with a promise of a future special.

Political lunches and Bob’s Bread Circle wrap up our fortnightly ramble as we flesh out plans for future podcast specials and assess the island ferries as being the equivalent of a rocket ship launch when leaving the island, and a safe, gentle re-entry with splashdown upon returning.

Stick with us as summer vibes start to take hold in the joyous life-affirming discourse captured in our hour of inspirational outpourings. If not you, then whom.

Thanks for listening

Tim and Rory