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Staying Relevant

21 Oct 2026 · 30m · 19 chapters

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Pete's in Big Trouble...

In short

A bonus Q&A-style episode where the hosts read an “anonymous” dilemma about whether it’s acceptable to cancel dinner with a best friend due to being socially drained, then go to a nearby house party for a crush; they also do “would you rather” questions, discuss “no worries”/X texting etiquette, and play light games (boo basket ideas, kitchen utensil identity).

Guest backgrounds

No named guests; the episode is hosted by Sam Thompson and Peter (plus co-hosts referenced as James, Jonathan, Joseph, Wicks). They act as the panel responding to listener emails.

Key claims

Prioritizing your own happiness/energy is acceptable; friends may require different energy levels; “no worries” (especially “xx”) can signal different levels of annoyance; small relationship choices reflect personal peace.

Notable examples

The anonymous friend cancels with “no worries, XX,” then posts party stories; Pete proposes “boo basket” contents (slippers, candles, GTA 6 pre-order receipt); Sam answers “would you rather” (mum reading WhatsApps vs phone removal) and sets a price for giving up his phone ($5k).

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Chapters

2:25

Listener Engagement Announcement

The hosts encourage listeners to engage and connect via email.

“That could be the last Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday you're here, guys.”
2:54

Dilemma Discussion Begins

The hosts dissect a listener's dilemma about canceling plans for a party.

“That's because no one wants advice from us.”
4:04

Pete's Perspective on Relationships

Pete shares insights on prioritizing personal happiness in relationships.

“I'm going to stop you right there before Pete says a word.”
4:59

Pippa's Take on Canceling Plans

Pippa discusses her feelings about friends canceling plans for personal reasons.

6:08

Energy Levels and Socializing

The hosts talk about differences in energy levels when socializing with friends.

7:00

Texting Etiquette and Interpretation

They analyze the meaning behind text responses in social situations.

“Because quite often people don't understand.”
8:00

The Impact of Canceling Plans

Discussion on how canceling plans affects friendships and expectations.

“if we could reschedule, like there's this dude that I really fancy, or there's this girl that I really fancy.”
9:30

Listener Emails and Opinions

The hosts read and respond to more listener dilemmas and questions.

“But do you accept that different people require different amounts of energy?”
14:00

Discussing Triple X

The hosts explore the nuances of a playful topic involving 'triple X'.

“that i would be like oh fine she's just giving me a kiss if it's xx it's just it's hell on earth God, does that even get me started on the triple X?”
14:40

Money for Ridiculous Tasks

The hosts challenge each other with outrageous hypothetical scenarios involving money.

“Oh, fucking don't beat yourself out, Molly.”
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16:10

Family Dinner Dilemmas

The conversation shifts to family dinners and the embarrassment of revealing search histories.

“Would you let me choose your outfits for a year or let me post whatever I want on your Instagram?”
17:45

Letting Exes Decide Haircuts

Discussion about the implications of allowing ex-partners to choose haircuts.

“So as of tomorrow, no phone for a month.”
21:33

Choosing Outfits and Instagram Posts

The hosts weigh the costs of letting each other choose outfits and control Instagram posts.

“I think if it was Tiff, and if it was any of my exes, I would hope that they wouldn't just like give me something really, really stupid.”
22:50

Discussing Personal Posts

The hosts reflect on the implications of personal posts on social media.

“You do a good enough job of that on your own.”
23:46

The Boo Basket Concept

The hosts introduce the idea of a 'boo basket' for Halloween and autumn celebrations.

“Don't do anything really, really ropey for the love of God.”
25:56

Creating Boo Baskets for Each Other

The hosts brainstorm items to include in each other's boo baskets, revealing personal preferences.

“It's all wrapped up in like a wicker basket, preferably.”
28:00

Gift Basket Ideas for 'Boo' Season

The hosts discuss humorous and thoughtful gift ideas for a seasonal occasion.

“Nothing like them novelty fuck off most.”
30:03

Choosing Kitchen Utensils as Personal Metaphors

A playful conversation about which kitchen utensils the hosts would be.

“If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be?”
31:14

Animated Series Concept: The Egg Cup and the Meat Hammer

The hosts brainstorm a comedic animated series featuring kitchen utensils as characters.

“you'd be an egg cup I can see that I can see an egg cup just a dainty little egg cup that just holds...”
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2:04This is the bonus episode, which comes out Thursday audibly, which you can watch on Josh and Kira's YouTube channel from 5pm on Sunday. And then Monday's main episode, which came out audibly on Monday. You can now watch on Josh and Kira's YouTube channel from 5pm as of last night, which was Wednesday. So you can catch us on all. Catch us on a Monday, a Wednesday, a Thursday, and also a Sunday. I'm going to be honest with you, at 200 odd episodes, it's actually starting to annoy me now. Mate, look, if you want... I think I might... You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to think it through. I might mix it up.

2:36Good. Lovely. That could be the last Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday you're here, guys. So it's had a good ending, you know? And I feel like it's done the job. I think you all know roughly now, sort of when you can kind of see us. So we might leave it there. This is the bonus episode, which means it is supposed to be all about you. so if you want to get in touch then email the worst email address in the world which is hello srproductions.co.uk lovely rate review follow subscribe to the youtube channel please thank you oh this first email is a long one bloody that's from anonymous i love an anonymous anonymous one well it's good that you know that it's not just someone called a non oh yeah yeah i've had that problem before hi sam p and pippa maybe a girl will get this one more I'm throwing it back with an old school dilemma.

3:25We haven't had a dilemma in ages. That's because no one wants advice from us. Yeah, it's so true. My friend of I have had plans to go out this Saturday for about a month. I've had the most exhausting week of my life. The thought of putting on an outfit, getting a train into town, and making conversations enough to wipe me out in itself. I messaged her yesterday saying I was feeling really run down and asked if we could rearrange. She only replied with no worries, XX, which obviously means she's absolutely fucking livid. Now, here's where I might be a bit terrible person. I've just found out that another friend is having a house party on Saturday night, about five minutes from my flat, and a guy I really fancy is going to be there.

4:05Would I be a horrible person if I cancelled dinner with my best friend because I couldn't face the effort, but then went to the party because it's convenient, or is it perfectly acceptable to prioritise your own happiness and energy levels to protect my peace? I'm going to stop you right there before Pete says a word. now you might be a new listener what you're going to get back from pete isn't going to be nice so i want you to brace yourself prepare for what you're going to get we appreciate the email nonetheless no it's not it's not going to be nice because i think it's a great dilemma um i i wish you'd protected my energy levels um listening to the fucking war and peace email that you just sent so anyway I would I be a horrible person where do you stand on this Pete where are you planting your flag I absolutely think it's acceptable to prioritise your own happiness and energy levels and I completely get it because there are points where it's not about I get socially drained a lot but there are some people you can be around and some people you can't so it depends on the relationship of if you have different relationships with different people some people are just naturally more drained you have to be in the right mood for it and some people you can just be around because it's it's kind of if you feel drained and don't have the energy levels being around someone you know they pick up on that they ask too many questions it's a lot having the kind of non-descript kind of light-hearted break from reality of someone you don't know and someone you fancy and that excitement I think is perfectly acceptable because it's not affecting your peace it's giving you something different to what you normally have and normally what affects your energy and your peace is something that is monotonous and routine like being friends with people so the takeaway there is having friends is monotonous and routine no on occasion it can be because I thought we said on occasion it's fine no no no on occasion it can be because like you have friends that you you kind of have the same thing and then it always gets really deep or it's like that kind of catch up and that kind of fucking thing where it's like it kind of follows the same pattern and sometimes you want something a bit different because you don't have to put the same amount of effort into it it's kind of a break from your reality you will always have that closer circle of people that kind of know you and whatever else but sometimes that's a lot whereas actually being around people you don't know that well being around a different environment can actually be better you actually said it this morning like yesterday we worked in a job lots of different people it's the perfect environment because if you've got things going on being around loads of people you get something different you don't you don't have to put out much because there's a lot happening being at a party there's a lot happening you don't have to put out sometimes if you're in that frame of mind where you just want that bit of fun a one-on-one is can sometimes be quite intense yeah and if you don't have the energy for that Don't fucking do it.

7:03Do you know what? Will your friend be pissed off? Yes. Yes, because they won't understand. Will they get over it? Yes. Because quite often people don't understand. Do you know what? I would fully agree with Pete there, Anon. You know, I'm not as well versed in this kind of stuff as Pete may be, but I would say this. I think that if you fancy somebody as well, quite exciting, quite fun. You know, go and get it. That kind of energy, is there anything better? Oh, than a spark. Than. oh we just love it yes love a spark but is there anything better than fancy summer being in that kind of situation it just adds that it gives it it's not it's a different type of energy Pippa where do you stand on this kind of different because you're coming from a girl's point of view here if this happened to you are you because I actually agree with people what's your opinion well my opinion is genuinely if someone said to me I would like the honesty personally actually if someone went look mate I'd really appreciate if we could reschedule, like there's this dude that I really fancy, or there's this girl that I really fancy.

8:04But I don't think that's why she's cancelled. She didn't have the thing and then she's just found out. So she didn't cancel for the fancy. First of all, I get wiped really, really easily in the day anyway. I spend a lot of energy in my day. I get home and some would actually say that I'm mute when I get home. And so like, I get when you're wiped. I understand when you're, I mean, me and Pete, I think they're probably similar on this one. We get home, we're like, oh my God, I just want to lie down. So if someone said that to me, look, I'm a bit burnt out. Can we just reschedule? Absolutely. No, I wouldn't say no wives XX.

8:36That is absolutely a fuming message. I don't get what anyone says. That's a, I'm disappointed in you, but I've accepted it. They have accepted it. Um, then if I saw you out living life, I would be a bit annoyed for sure. But if you then explained, look, I really fancy this dude and I just needed to get out there. That's where I stand. I'd be like, okay, I get it. Still a bit annoyed. I'll probably make them buy me a drink next time we're out together that's where i'm at pippa i think if you've already cancelled and then i saw my friend like if she cancelled on me and then i saw her at a house party that night that i wasn't at i'd be fuming what would you say absolutely livid i am i no worries xx i don't think i would say anything i don't think i would but i'd be pissed off would you apply to her if she then mess you like the week after being like hey, I hope you don't mind that we didn't see each other.

9:27No, I would hope she wouldn't have the audacity to be posting stories online of where she is that I would never find out. But she had. But do you accept that different people require different amounts of energy? For sure. But I'd still be. If she cancels on me and then... But does that then become a you problem? No. Because I completely agree with protecting your own peace and understanding what your limits are. I thought you would hate the protect your own peace thing. No, because... Like, I'm sorry, I can't do that. I hate the phrase. I have to protect my peace. I hate the phrase, but sometimes we look at being selfish as a fucking terrible fucking word.

10:02All selfish is awful. Yes. You can't help anyone unless you help yourself. Yeah, but what if? What if? Yeah. I haven't thought of what I'm going to say. What if what? What if? What? Yeah, what if my aunt had balls? She'd be my uncle. Hey. if I really needed to see my friend that week for dinner because I had a sad week and then she cancelled on me. Okay. And then I see her living it up on Instagram with some guy that's going to ditch her in a couple of weeks anyway. Absolutely. I get that. We haven't got the context of that. I have embellished. Let's say her friend, right? Her friend's been in a car crash and that's why she wants to go and then you cancel and go to a party.

10:49yes you're a c*** but if it's just you're catching up with someone and it requires it do what makes you happy at some point I feel like Pippa's the kind of person you wouldn't even reply if she did I would I'd be too scared to not reply but if she was posting stories audacity posting stories if she's posting stories at the party then you'd be she'd be sending it straight or she'd be going Jack look at this yeah yeah oh yeah 100 % we would both be getting them I think we'd I genuinely I wouldn't be getting she knows better than to message me on a Saturday night she knows better than to message me on a Saturday night to tell me her friend's at a party.

11:22I'd be getting a phone call. Probably Pete's bloody party. Yeah. But bloody, because I'm known for fighting all the parties. No, he'd be at the pictures. No, if she sneaks up to the party and I'm none the wise. Yeah, we'd have to be sneaking. You'd have to sneak. What? Because if I found out about it. Oh, what, like the pink panda? Yes, she'd have to sneak. So what if she didn't sneak? In a fucking disguise. She's got glasses, a big nose and moustache on so no one knows. So I don't know about it, that's fine. What if there was no sneaking and she was blase. If my friend cancels on dinner on me on Wednesday and then on Saturday, and we're meant to be going for dinner on Saturday.

11:55Well, take a breath, darling. No, I'm fuming now. And then on Saturday is out at a party. You're fuming at the hypothetical of your friend. Yeah, I feel super, like a non, you'd be ditched if you were my friend. And then it's like, you're there on Saturday posting stories at this party. A, you haven't asked me if I want to come, you know I'm free because we were going to dinner together. You know I'm free. I like that. You know I'm free. Yeah, but she's too scared. to obviously say that because you just bailed out of that dinner. What I'd like to point out here is that a non, you've left yourself anonymous.

12:28If you're that good friends, maybe your friend listens to the pod. If you were recently supposed to go for dinner and it cancelled, read between the lines. I think you can work out who it is. Anyway. Also, get in touch because we want to hear your view. Yeah. Were you fuming? Is that what no worries means? Yeah. Oh my God. For sure. Last question. From a girl's point of view, a no worries, but it is a double X, not a single X. I feel like a no worries, single X, very pass ag. No worries too, no. It's double bad. Yeah, double's worse. How is double worse than one? Well, I just put a full stop. No, that's a worse.

13:03No, but that would mean from Pete, no, from Pete, that doesn't mean anything. I put a full stop when I'm happy. No, if Pete full stopped me after I just bounced from a plan that we had and he went, no worries, full stop, I'm genuinely turning up at his house. I full stop every message. Every message has a full stop. Oh, I don't know about that. The full stop's quite free. It took me some getting used to. Yes, grammar. No, no, no, no. Let me tell you something right now. If Pete full stop me, if I full stop someone else. But he does all the time. But if I full stop someone, I'm annoyed. I want to let you all know that now.

13:35I think you're being sarcastic. What? Really? Yeah, I think that was. No, let me just tell you. I'm going out of my way to go into the sort of like hashtag area bit on the WhatsApp thing. press that then press full stop i'm annoyed no the x is worse and double x god forbid why is double x worse and then we can move on because i think a single x is is so unusual for me that i would be like oh fine she's just giving me a kiss if it's xx it's just it's hell on earth God, does that even get me started on the triple X? Yeah. No, then you're fine. Oh, okay, good. Oh, you're fine on triple X? Yeah. Because she's actually, on triple X, it's like, I hope you're okay.

14:20Yeah. My God, I love this. I didn't know any of this shit. Bloody hell. So much to learn. I'm going to kiss, I'm going to double X you all the time just so you know I'm not annoyed. You'll continue to... That means you are annoyed. Oh, I'm going to triple X you every time, Pete, so you know I'm not annoyed at you. Well, I'll continue with a full stop. Next one. All right, so we've got Molly. Oh, I'll do this one. I've only just seen the end. She's gone at the end. Love you both so much it hurts. Oh, fucking don't beat yourself out, Molly. Hi, guys. Hey, boys. Oh, no, no, say it properly. Hey, boys.

14:59Seeing as Sam's been asking people how much money it would take for them to do ridiculous things, I thought we'd turn the tables and give him a few of his own. Oh, yes. So, Sam, would you rather give up your phone for a month or let your mum read every WhatsApp you've sent in the last year? Are we going one by one on this? Yeah, I think. Okay, cool. Okay. Well, I didn't know we were going to read the whole email. Which one would you rather out of these six? It's just easier to do one or the other. All right, fine. I'd let my mum read it. That doesn't bother me at all because I don't really say anything that weird.

15:36but read the messages between you and me where you've slagged your mum off so don't say that because she listens to this I'm joking Karen I would never allow anyone to slag you off no never she's dating someone what yeah my mum's dating yeah she I said to her I was like I'm gonna say this on the podcast I'm sure she's over the moon that you've announced it no she wasn't really happy with me but I'm I told her I was gonna do it and I'm doing it mum's dating someone and he's a little bit younger as well wee go on the cougar Cougs yeah I hope it carries on is it weird if I say cougar yeah you're pulling a face maybe it is no it was cougs oh right okay it wasn't the calling your own mother a cougar yeah okay fair we'll leave it there go mum yeah next one what a lucky man so okay next one have your search history read out loud at a family dinner or let your ex choose your next haircut

16:40I mean I I listen I'm going to throw my point of view in I'd go with letting Annex choose your next haircut based on the fact that there aren't that many options for your hair I'd go for family dinner I thought you might here's your family dinner I'd go for history at family dinner. To be honest with you, yeah. Okay, good. All right, we'll leave that one there. Would you let me choose your outfits for a year or let me post whatever I want on your Instagram? Choose my outfits for a year because Pete would take care in what I wore. He would actually try and he would actually act like a stylist. So he'd be like, okay, I think you're looking at it.

17:24Actually, I would quite like that, to be honest with you. That would be nice. I just think he'd charge too much. So now it's how much money would it take? So how much money would it take for you to give up your phone for a month? How much money would it take for you to give up your phone for a month? It depends. Am I losing work on this? Or is it just like whatever? Are we on holiday? There's no phone. Standard. So as of tomorrow, no phone for a month. So I take your phone for a month. Now. Right now. How much? I would say... So you can carry on the rest of your life, but you'll have no phone.

18:01You can't get another phone. You have no phone for a month. I have no phone for a month. I probably quite like it. As long as I'm not losing work, that's the thing. People worked before phones as well. Yeah, I know, but a lot of my work is through my phone. How much money? Five grand. Five grand. Right, I've got five. I've got it tucked in the back, down the back of the sofa. Get a money clip out. All right, fine. How much money would it take for you to let your ex choose your next haircut?

18:38Or let's say an ex, you know, anyone like Tiff. Okay, Tiff. I think she'd be gentle. I can't think of any others. I think she'd be gentle.

18:49You need to shave it off anyway, don't you? Why would they be shaving it off? No, but like whatever they do, you need to shave it off. Or, you know, it doesn't have to be like, obviously, you know, someone that you've dated an ex and a haircut it depends which ex but I would say alright so you don't know which ex so then you don't know which ex so it's a random generator we're going to spin the wheel alright you don't know who it will land on but how much five grand for no phone how much for haircut picked by an ex spin the wheel

19:26Where is it landed on?

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21:25Well, I can't tell you because you have to pick. Okay, fine. Three grand. Less than taking the phone away? Yeah, three grand. So, okay. No, no, less. Do you know what? Less. Less. I think if it was Tiff, and if it was any of my exes, I would hope that they wouldn't just like give me something really, really stupid. So like I would say actually like 500 quid. So it would be harder for you to give up your phone for a month and let an ex pick your hair cut despite the fact that you are quite obsessive about your hair. Yeah, but as Pippa said, there's not much of it left and it will be coming off soon.

22:02Okay, all right. The next one. I'm not hated. Let Pete choose your outfit for a year. Well, that you would pay me. I'd pay you to do that. So I'd use the money to pay you. So how much would it take for you to let me post whatever I want on your Instagram? Again, you're not a wanker at heart. You try so hard to be, but you're not. You wouldn't do me in that badly. That's the funny thing. You would actually be quite gentle with it. So 100 quid, it wouldn't bother me that much because I know that you wouldn't. I know. No, no, no. Two grand, two grand, two grand. I saw him get his phone out. Roll the tapes.

22:40You don't have my bank details. You don't have my bank details. Yes, I do. Fuck! No. Do you know how I... Two grand. I'd do it for more than 100 quid. You said 100 quid. Just a story. Oh, no, no. You could do... Oh, I thought you meant like an actual Instagram post. No. Okay, so it's a story for free. Go for it. Get it out. I don't know you do it. Well, don't get me cancelled. Like, don't do anything really... You do a good enough job of that on your own. Yeah. I can't imagine he's going to do anything that road. Why, he didn't even let me pose for that. That was the ickiest thing I've seen in ages.

23:19I was literally like me like that. Camera gets pulled down, sun puts up double P's. He's gone with double P's. Is that not cool anymore? As the camera goes away. It'll be a blurry... Blurry one of them.

23:40do we not put out double p it'll be a half it'll be like uh is that not what we do um what kind of time frame are you measuring that in double p's just no like when you say anymore do you mean like as of today or as of this year i feel like at some point we did a double piece back in the day yeah maybe back in the day i wouldn't say it's i wouldn't say double fucking hell mate what are you writing this is like an essay. Don't do anything really, really ropey for the love of God. He wouldn't. He's too gentle. He wouldn't because also everyone's going to know it's him. He's too gentle. I've changed it to something silly but it was going to be Andy Burnham, not for me.

24:20Knew it. Mate. But instead I've gone for looking forward to a bit of me time, maybe a wank during lunch at the office. I don't know if you can put that out there. I don't know if you can put that out there Well it's a bit late for that I don't know if you can do that Oh no He's actually done it Does it say why? Does it say why? Looking forward to a bit of me time Nate that's fucking wrong And the photo What's the photo? What's the photo? It's the photo What are they? The photo is just so Maybe a wank in the office The photo It's crazy. Oh no, I look so creepy. I asked someone to take it off you and then got it back.

25:16And then written. Did you screenshot it quick enough? Can you grab a quick shot of me? Sam, I knew it was literally up for two seconds. Imagine. Hey Pete, do you mind just taking a quick photo? Feeling a bit, I have a quick wait.

25:37Oh Pete That's actually Really good banter Thanks Well done Alright good Question time Question time Have either of you Heard of a boo basket I'd love to hear What each of you Would put in one For each other I don't want a boo basket What's a boo basket I don't know what it is But I already know I'm going to hate it Is it Halloween I imagine it's supposed to be Halloween A boo basket is A basket you give To your significant other To celebrate the autumnal season and around Halloween and stuff, it's normally got like a blanket, a mug, some slippers, some pumpkin spice, a bath bomb. Why would you give a blanket and a mug?

26:12How old is your partner? It's like a little boo basket. It's like nice and autumnal. The hands don't make it better. It's all wrapped up in like a wicker basket, preferably. So it's a Halloween hamper? Can I just ask you a genuine question now? If your fella, if Jack gave you a boo basket. Oh, sorry. So the boo, it's not a Halloween because it's not boo, like boo scary. It's boo as in like, it's boo like, Oh, she's my boo. I think it's a double entendre. Oh, clever. Well, no, bow would be... No, people say... My boo. My boo. Oh, I was going to say, well, no, she's bow. Sorry. If Jack gave you a boo basket...

26:48Yes. I think it's a boo basket, not a boo basket. Can I just say, you've just said there was so much pizzazz. I know that that's giving you the egg. He's given you a wicker basket... It's not my question, it's your question. All right. This is about our opinions. Sorry, it's just because of the way people explained it.

27:09If my girlfriend gave me a boo basket, that's actually quite... No, it's what are you putting in it for your girlfriend? Well, it's actually what we put in for each other. Oh, sorry. Fuck me. So many baskets. Pete hates it when there's that. This is Pete's biggest pet peeve, is when we get away with the question and it's not the actual question. Okay, you do, Pete. Ready? Go. Okay, three, two, one. I would give you some essential oils. A couple of crystals. I'd give you, no, not great. I'd give you some bath salts maybe because you love a bath. Essential oils, maybe some nose tape. I would give you.

27:47What's that for? Well, no, just opens your airways. I would give you.

27:54I'd give you a mug of like something like funny that you'd say, like fuck off or something like that on the mug. It's like something funny. Yeah, something funny. Nothing like them novelty fuck off most. They always crack me up. Whenever I see one of them, I go, fuck, that's a... Would you believe it? And then I'd get you like a fun-smelling candle. Nice. Yeah, yeah. And then some slippers. Nice. You like slippers. That'd be my little basket for you. Okay, all right. I would get you a toweling hoodie. for so specific yeah with because I know you've got one previously but I feel like this is a good time for it with a little cat pouch like a little joey pouch nice for the cats because I know you had one previously but we're getting to that season where I think keeping you and the cats warm I think that would be nice I would get you pyjamas but I would get you two sets for you and Tally so you could have a cosy night in nice I would also get you a couple of ready meals for your romantic night.

29:03A candle, I think, is always good. In any sort of hamper, I think there deserves to be a candle. 100%. I'd get you a fidget spinner. Yep, nice. Okay, cool. And I would also give you the receipt for the pre-order of GTA 6. Whoa! That's booey. Oh, my God. Because it's boo season. I believe it comes out in November. It does. Are you going to play it? Are you going to play it? No, I just know you're very excited about it. Oh, I can't wait. So I feel like for a boo basket, that's what I get for my boo. Wow. That is phenomenal. I was going to add something to yours, but there's no point even like, I was just going to get you some pyjamas with all those flaps on the butt.

29:42You know, you can go to the bathroom without having to take your thing off. You can undo the flap. And that would be useful because I always struggle getting my pyjamas down. You'd have it quite fun just to have a little butt flap. But not as good as GTA. So like, what the fuck? Who cares about what I would get you? That was great. If you want to do that for me, I'd genuinely appreciate that. No, it was a hypothetical. Oh, okay, fine. Anyway, let's go topical. If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be?

30:12I know exactly what it would be immediately. It'd be a meat hammer. Have you ever seen those hammers? It'd be a meat hammer with the spikes on the end of it. Just like, just you lying there on the side as a meat hammer. I could just see. No. what what if you get your tent so what would you be that's what it is I don't think he physically turns into it I think it's it's not it's not my face I just don't look ow why do you keep bashing the chicken with me this is the brick all over again it is sorry it is the brick I thought that's where we were going no it's just like you know alright let's rephrase it for you what what kitchen utensil do you think you're most like what would I be I've got two in mind you'd be a thermometer

31:05that's very specific or

31:11go on say it

31:17you'd be an egg cup I can see that I can see an egg cup just a dainty little egg cup that just holds... That holds the golden goodness. An egg. It has one use. Yeah. You can't use it for multiple things. But also, by the way, you can't really have a boiled egg and dippy soldiers without it. I've tried before. Well, that's what I mean. It doesn't work. The one thing that it does doesn't work without it. Exactly. But you can't really do much else with it. No, other than have shots of tequila sometimes. Out of an egg cup? You need to. If you need to. I suppose it does work. Yeah. See, and that's why you'd be a great egg cup, because you'd be the first and only ever egg cup in the world that was multi-purpose.

32:05There we go. And you'll just go, until someone takes Pete the Meat Hammer to the egg cup. And as you're coming down, you go, hey. Yeah, I'm not actually a meat hammer. Have you ever seen Sausage Party? I would love... Have you ever seen Sausage Party? Have you ever been to a Sausage Party? Have you ever seen Sausage Party? No, no, no, no. I don't know what the question is. Have you ever seen the movie Sausage Party? Have you ever seen the movie Sausage Party? Oh, no. Is that an actual film called Sausage Party? It's like an animated movie. I would love nothing more than for me and Pete to do our own animated series.

32:47And, like, Pete's, like, the meat hammer. Like, kits and utensils. So, yeah. So much like a sort of beloved sort of detective series, like Hell and Pace, you know what I mean? We've got the Meat Hammer and the Egg Cup. Well, I think that's all we've got time for on this amazing bonus episode of the Egg Cup and the Meat Hammer. Thank you so much for listening to myself and Peter, James, Jonathan, Joseph, Wicks. I feel like we're in a real flow at the moment. Let us know if you're enjoying the pods at the moment. Let us know if you're not. We adore you so much so that we actually have something special coming.

33:20I don't know. I just guessed. I just, I just, we have nothing. No, we do have lots. We do. We've got stuff coming for you. We're coming for you. Have a wonderful morning or evening. Maybe you're coming for us. Come for us. Goodbye. This has been a Staying Relevant production.

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On this week’s bonus, things get ROPEY when Pete steals Sam’s phone and posts something he probably shouldn’t…


The boys debate whether it’s okay to ditch your friend for a crush, face some questionable Would You Rather dilemmas, and put each other on the spot as q.q.q.q question time returns!


Plus... the boys give their take on Boo Baskets and tackle the BIGGEST question of all: what kitchen utensil would they be?


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