Catharsis – Détails, épisodes et analyse

John explains the hundreds of grudges he has against one person in particular - himself - and how he's working through them to become a happier person. 

He then goes to town on the LIV Golf sportswashing from the Saudi Arabian state, who settled a legal dispute with the PGA with a big bag of cash and a merger.

Then reveals a little guilty pleasure of his that he actually gets a lot of pleasure out of something that most other people hate.

Before all this though, Tiff and John discuss becoming acutely aware of your anus when you reach middle age. 

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner. 

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Thanyia on how she'd get revenge on the teacher that goaded her into getting suspended, and her controversial disliking of chocolate (and smoked salmon) leads into an in-depth intelligent conversation about mermaid breasts. 

Then Tiff drops a fragrance-free bombshell in angry aunt, as she and Thanyia respond to a listener problem. 

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Pre-algorithm comedian and activist Mark Thomas explains his old grudge against Gibraltar, its tax breaks and the taxi driver that ripped him off on his journey to see the monkeys, then unleashes on the nastiness and racism of the Conservative government, before making his case for climate protest group Just Stop Oil as a force for good, drawing comparisons with the Suffragettes. 

Mark and Tiff then take a look at the historic beef between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads, looking at Oliver Cromwell specifically. 

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Rhys on why he holds a grudge against Jake Gyllenhaal of all people, on how Arsenal's likely league title win is making him lose his mind, and why getting married is ridiculous. 

Rhys and Tiff then discuss the historic beef between the Dassler brothers, which led to the creation of the Adidas and Puma sports brands. 

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Rachel tells us about getting a little revenge on a former colleague who made sarcastic comments when she left her job to pursue comedy, explains why the childcare crisis in the UK is making things hard for working parents, and argues that 'don't feed the trolls' isn't always the correct response online. 

Tiff and Rachel then discuss political and ideological differences of opinion within families, with a look at the Mitford sisters. 

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Darren tells us about the motivation to get payback on his former boss from when he worked as security in a music venue, explains why he thinks Elon Musk actually gets a bit of a hard time, and why croissants should be banned before midday. 

Tiff and Darren then get irate at an Angry Aunt letter, but this time they're angry at the listener. 

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Rachel on the old boss that took a dislike to her for no particular reason, on the way the cost of living crisis is reported to everyone suffering from the effects of it, and why she's got no interest in any new films. 

Then she and Tiff discuss one of the all-time great feuds, Blur vs Oasis in the 'battle of Britpop' in 1995, and shares the reason she can no longer listen to Damon Albarn. 

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Paul reveals the Star Wars casting call that could have changed the very course of his life, then calls for revolution to address the growing wealth inequality in the country, and explains why fruit machines should be banned from every pub that Tiff goes in. 

Then the happy couple address the historic beef between the two of them regarding Tiff's chronically tardy time-keeping. 

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Sara on the ongoing neediness of corporations, companies and shops emailing her wanting her time and feedback, on the response to Chelsea Handler's silly satire on being child-free and the wider societal pressure on women to reproduce, and why she hates it when people ask her on Instagram where she got her clothes. 

Then a look at the historic beef over the origins of the sawing-a-girl-in-half magic trick evolves into a chat about the intellectual property of jokes in comedy. 

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Lottie opens up to Tiff about her secret Valentine's admirer throughout her childhood, on being absolutely fed up with literally all of the news and, more importantly, the crime of putting sweet food in savoury food.

Tiff and Lottie then discuss television chef Fanny Craddock and her historic beef with Devonshire housewife Gwen Troake, before helping out a listener with their Angry Aunt problem. 

Produced by Laura Turner, Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.

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