Faking Lit

In which the Idiots discuss Jack Kerouac's semi-autobiographical cult novel - Chin has a meltdown - Alice tells us her fear of gunge - we are told to keep the noise down - we drink possibly too much wine. Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill, Sasha Ellen, MMA Fighter Michael "Fuck 'em up" O'Reilly, and the Lodger.

In which the Idiots discuss Richard Adams's "Watership Down" - get distracted by the ingenuity of the writing team on "Dawson's Creek" - explore the expanded universe of "The Wire" - derail on possibly the most childish and most staggeringly stupid tangent ever while discovering that, yes, there was apparently a "sequel" to "Through the Keyhole". Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill and returning wellness guru Siddartha Bookerjee.

In which the Idiots get to the heart of Michael Bond's beloved ursine children's character - uncover the infanticidal subtext of Paddington - get schooled on what proper Chinese food really is - try to protect the Queen from danger. Featuring Special Guest Experts Anne Klein, everyone's favourite Beefeater Lenny London and The Chinese Restaurateur.

In which the Idiots discuss Jonathan Swift's much bowdlerised satirical travelogue "Gulliver's Travels" - struggle over who will be the Mark Zuckerberg and who will be the Winkelvoss Twins of the next Big Idea: "Cat Hands" - stay away from www.AskJeeves.ru - reveal that Japan was actually a prank concocted by the Chinese - race to trademark various ideas through hasty freestyle rap. Featuring Special Guest Experts Elena Gabets and UK Garage UK Garage Sauce impressario Lee Branches and his publicist Sheila Hat.

The Idiots discuss the beloved anti-authoritarian novel by Ken Kesey, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - propose an ingenious system for working out who's supposed to be speaking in a book - put forward the theory that all Jack Nicholson's films are actually just sequels to each other - discover that naming books is hard. Featuring Special Guest Experts Michael Hill, Andy Onions, Grime DJ Bookcase Fillah and author Phillip Potassium Koch.

The Idiots get all spooky in this special Halloween episode in which we pit Bram Stoker's "Dracula" against Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to decide who will be King of Halloween - we also receive our first factual corrections email, which is surely a sign that we are a proper podcast. Featuring Special Guest Experts Gustav Lund, an actual vampire, and Juergen von Schufschvich, a Transylvanian vegetarian.

In which the Idiots continue to spook it up with Stephenie Meyer's stealth Mormon pamphlet "Twilight" - Steve Koenig reveals hitherto undiscovered podcasts and personas - we try to be more conscientious in our language - Alice says something she regrets. Featuring Special Guest Experts one-man podcast empire, Steve Koenig and sociall conscious YouTube personality, MDubz (Martin Willis).

This week the Idiots kick off the Halloween season with a very special guest - waste no time discussing the racism of H.P. Lovecraft - read excerpts from their favourite Lovecraft stories - Josh becomes a gushy fanboy and shares his Lovecraft fanfic with us - we have an exclusive NEW POEM from the man himself. With Special Guest Expert Jonny Gillam and extremely super special guest expert H.P. Lovecraft himself.

This week the Idiots discuss Lionel Shriver's bleak tale of motherhood and psychopathy "We Need To Talk About Kevin" - delve deep into the lore of Donkey Kong - give advice on how to raise your kids right - find out what Neil Patrick Harris is up to these days. Featuring Special Guest Experts, father and son petrol barons Bryce Starnbarn and Bryce Starnbarn Jr... or are they?

This week the Idiots discuss Philip K Dick's dystopian tale of robots that fuck - Chin apologizes for last week's missing episode - robo-cuckoldry is revealed - we have the first ever sexual harassment tribunal on the show. Featuring Special Guest Experts the Man About Town and the Man on the Street.

In which the Idiots discuss Stephen King's classic tale of sewer clowns, childhood and 50s nostalgia - learn about sperm counts - examine the influence of the Gaulier Clown School on the novel. Featuring a very Special Guest Expert, retired footballer and film buff Michael Owen.

In which the Idiots discuss Charles Dickens's epic tale of love and sacrifice in the French Revolution "A Tale of Two Cities" - reveal the mystical secrets of the Beefeaters - take sides in the upcoming class war -and we DO NOT take a trip to Opposite Land. With returning guest philanthropist and Subway sandwich artist Serge Pistache and Special Guest Expert Lenny London, one of the Her Majesty's Beefeaters.

The Idiots discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting and moving tale of clones and the human condition - debate the existence of free will - what ARE you going to do with all that bum-fluff anyway? - what to do if you're ever in a room with TWO Johnny Depps - Apps for organ donations. Featuring Special Guest Expert Tom Redman and Siddartha Bookherjee, a well-being guru.

In which the Idiots conclude their discussion of The Hunger Games Trilogy with the last book in the series "Mockingjay" - discuss what makes for a dramatically satisfying death in real life and wonder why the book is so obsessed with bread. Featuring Special Guest Experts Tom Redman and committed Atheist and Brain Guy, Ham Sarris.

In which the Idiots discuss the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy, "Catching Fire" - sing songs which consist of only one chord - explore the power dynamics within the room based upon race and gender - talk about the time Lenny Kravitz's penis burst forth upon an unsuspecting public. Featuring Special Guest Expert Cookie Kavanagh, a girl who Chin found sleeping on his couch.

In which The Idiots discuss "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins - Dan deconstructs the formula for every joke on Have I Got News For You in order to get a job on the show - Chin professes his love for the band Death Grips - lay out various strategies for winning The Hunger Games - list various recipes involving cheese on toast and mashed potatoes. Featuring Special Guest Expert Malcolm Rapeseed, celebrity chef and restaurateur.

In which the Idiots discuss a bygone era and much country life in "Cider With Rosie" by Laurie Lee - debate how reliable Laurie Lee's memory is - make enemies of all people who live in the country - solve a murder - wonder whether offering to sand a table with your tongue is an effective seduction technique . Featuring Special Guest Experts Jonny Gillam and Lucy Roper, plus returning to the show once more Donnie Bagels and a surprise cameo from Steve Koenig.

We seriously over-ran during the Jane Austen episode and so a vitally important Wee Man update had to be cut out of the episode. But we felt we owed it to those who are committed to the search for Wee Man (there are dozens of us! Dozens!) to release this bonus special episode.

In which the Idiots discuss Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story - examine the complex psychodrama that is the relationship between Jim Hawkins and the multiple adult men who want his friendship - look deeper into Long John Silver's much glossed over qualities as a cook - debate what makes a good father figure. Featuring Special Guest Experts Jonny Gillam, Lucy Roper and Brian McKellen, Hollywood's premier Wallpaper Consultant.

As part of the recent Jane Austen Bicentenary, the Idiots discuss Jane Austen's final uncompleted novel and try to figure out how she would have ended it - discover that Timeline humour may be the key to saving the Future - learn how they will all eventually die - get bogged down in the particulars of Georgian Architecture - figure out the precise cyclical lifespan of jokes across millennia. Featuring Special Guest Experts Ben Lund-Conlon, Spruce Bruce, a robot sent from the future and Candida F. Buckets, a lady spy that has been accidentally sent from the past.