Faking Lit

HAPPY EASTER 420 It's been a long weekend so all I'll say about this one is that we have guests that come in the form of the purest rastafarian Gideon Ponyboy and C.S Lewis drops in to critique his own work and share deeply personal stories about his sex life with a familiar secret agent.

The Dystopia season continues with our discussion of David Mitchell's genre colliding work of literary ventriloquism "Cloud Atlas" and we reveal the secrets of Chin's hot bod, Josh's past life, reveal that Freddie Mercury was an ant and create a haunting work of art. #AllMenAreCool Featuring Special Guest Experts returning edgelord DeviantArtist Terry Sauce and super hacker supreme B.L.U.E.S.T.E.E.L.T.H.U.N.D.E.R.M.A.C.A.B.R.E.

Sorry this one is so late. We continue our Unofficial Dystopia Season with a chat about about Philip K Dick's nightmare alternate universe in which the Nazis won the Second World War, taking in diverse topics such as the "Bildenberg" Group, how to adopt a cunning pseudonym and why Nazis are bad. With Special Guest Experts Adam Riley, Jonny Gillam and The Captain. You can buy "Tomorrow's World" by Guy Portman here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JMKVWD1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The Idiots talk about PD James's vision of a childless future, "The Children of Men" and also discuss related matters such as sperm counts, Fortnite and various substances that are stored in the balls. Featuring Special Guest Experts Emily McQuade and Fortnite champion T3st1cul4r C4nc3r.

The Idiots grapple with Aldous Huxley's vision of a world where humanity has been pacified and controlled by sex and drugs and we ask whether it is more relevant now than it has ever been. Along the way we discuss artificial insemination, who in the room is an Alpha and who is a Gamma and play a couple of games of "3,2,1 Break!" Featuring Special Guest Experts... you know what, it's late and this is my third attempt to upload this and type out a description because Soundcloud was having a meltdown, and I can't even spell one of the names, so I'll leave it with you.

MWAH I KISS YOU Remember that guy with that website? This week the Idiots get all sentimental and romantic with George Orwell's terrifying vision of an inescapable, totalitarian future, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", arguably the most romantic of all the Dystopian works we are covering in our unofficial Dystopia series, and not something that I've forced into shape in response to the caprices of the marketplace - we chart the enduring legacy of Nineteen Eighty-Four and its influence of middle-of-the-road television programming - find out how Eric Arthur Blair became George Orwell - examine how height is intrinsically linked to power structures - confront our own fears as we each describe our own personal Room 101. Featuring Special Guest Expert Policeman Montague, a Camden Borough Police Officer.

In which the Idiots discuss H.G. Wells genre defining fourth dimensional adventure "The Time Traveller" - Fitz drops by to lay out his latest business venture and tell us incredible tales of the Future (both the place in time and the trap rapper) - Chin tries out the latest food craze Huel and reports back on his findings - we hear strange and bizarre Future Music (both the place in time and the trap rapper). Featuring Special Guest Experts Fitzgerald Honger and Engelbert Humbledick, COO of Huel. This episode was sponsored by Huel. It's Fuel for Humans.

In which the Idiots discuss Anthony Burgess's real horroshow novel of ultraviolence and the old in-and-out - become gradually more and more lost in a world of shared hallucinations and abrupt, unexpected advertorial fugues - learn how engage and disengage Cuck Mode - uncover a real life case of disturbing psychological conditioning. Featuring Special Guest Experts Soyman Mayo and Mark Cuckmode, radio personalities, film critics and aspiring pop stars.

In which the Idiots crash into 2019 with Cormac McCarthy's bleak, brutal and beautiful post-apocalyptic masterpiece - dig deep into the sordid and terrifying world of Army Seals and their trainers - uncover the dangerous world of Malaysian weddings - learn to appreciate the finer points of Daddy Culture. Featuring Special Guest Experts Jonny Gillam and Thaddeus Bullits, US Army Seal Trainer Trainer.

It's a Christmas miracle.

In which the slow Bataan Death March that has been our Harry Potter season comes to a grateful end with "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows" - Chin expounds upon the music of Freddie Mercury - we try to out Jordan Bellfort each other and sell each other various objects - pitch the ultimate "get rich slow" scheme. Featuring Special Guest Experts Michaell Hill, Sam Dodson and Richard Sounds, CEO of Richer Sounds, a reference that everyone will get and appreciate.

In which the Idiots continue the descent into the world of Harry Potter and discuss the darkest entry in the series "Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince" - Dan puts on his big boy pants to host the episode and deploys his tried and tested methodology of listing things and asking what the best thing is - debate the question of Dumbledore's sexuality and the use of subtext - discover what constitutes a "classic scenario". Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill and Stephen King's brother, Bergah.

In which the Idiots continue their journey through the Potterverse with the fifth book in the series "Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix" - we learn of a scandal at Hogwarts that was cut out of the books - learn what Joaquin Phoenix's favourite caramels are - discover the massive secret conspiracy embedded at the heart of the novel - have a little father-son role-playing. With Special Guest Experts Billiam Chilitree, heir to the throne of Denmark and Head Town Planner, and Quillius Crimbletree, Magic teacher at Hogwarts.

This week Chin's brother, Cheek Coffee, takes over Faking Lit as chin is mysteriously absent. He's joined by a litenay of characters, including Lenny London, Steve Koenig, Donnie Bagels, Daniel Offen, Michael Owen and Josh Bellman. They talk about The Godfather by Mario Puzo

BOO In which the Idiots look to the authoritative M.R. James to inspire them to write the spookiest, scariest, creepiest ghost story of all time for Halloween - Chin reveals he doesn't know how buses work - we try to spread awareness of Simlish. Featuring Special Guest Experts Ian Lane and Mortimer Goth, noted Sim about town.

In which the Idiots continue to tumble down the Harryhole with the fourth book in the series, "Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire" - we recast the Harry Potter stories with Michael Caine in every role - examine what makes the Death Eater's so evil - work out what snakes symbolise in the series - try to talk about a female character for a minute without mentioning any men. Featuring Special Guest Experts Martin Willis and Jacob, a male feminist man person guy.

In the third part of our Harry Potter series, the Idiots dig into "Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban" - discover the connections between carrier bag costs, PC Gone Mad and MacDonalds - an artist shows us their watercolours - Chin gets into trouble with HR. Featuring Special Guest Expert Terry Sauce, DeviantArt Artist.

In which the Idiots continue their Potterquest with the second book in the series: "Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets" - a holy celestial being makes their podcast debut - stay away from snakes - get anagrammatical. Featuring Special Guest Expert, God.

In which the Idiots kick off their series run-through of the Harry Potter books with "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" - learn the true story behind the inspiration of everyone's favourite boy wizard - discover the difference between a hairdresser and a barber - bask in the magic of Blackpool. Featuring Special Guest Experts William Stone, Orson Welles and Mansoir Fillapuso, a man with a haircut.

In which the Idiots discuss Ray Bradbury's cautionary sci-fi tale of censorship and conformity - Beefeater Lenny London returns to reveal hitherto unrevealed magical powers and discuss his recent promotion - Josh expounds on the profound influence that Jordan Peterson has had on his life - Haran has another meltdown - Chin advocates for the primacy of literature over all other mediums, especially podcasts like this one. Featuring Special Guest Expert Lenny London, Premier Beefeater.