Thorn in Your Side

m* celebrates his TIYS episode milestone by bringing things back to where they started - a trip to interview his comrade, Peter Perkins. Lots of TIYS reflection, analysis of the world, and what is to be done. That is, what might be done to make this podcast even better! Oh yeah, and the whole revolution thing too... Link: ACTU Inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing practices

m* and John talk about hot topics surrounding WWE and pro-wrestling in general - watching "The Iron Claw" movie, the Vince McMahon scandal, and what makes pro-wrestling a sellable item (i.e. getting in the political discussion). Will this lead to a dedicated political pro-wrestling channel? Let us know! Link:The US legal complaint putting Vince McMahon under serious doubt as a huma

Something old and something new this episode - m* checks in with the latest news regarding his health status, and also dabbles in some world news. Namely, the catastrophe on the Gaza Strip and the rich white man catastrophe that is Vince McMahon. Hopefully this formula works moving ahead to future TIYS lone wolf episodes, feedback is welcome! Link: Guardian article discussing the p

m* reflects over what has amounted to be the toughest year of his life, and what is the state of play in the world. The usual light fare to see out the year. Music used in episode: "Slow Motion" - Benjamin Tissot "Winning Elevation" - Hot_Dope

m*'s first attempt at a news-of-the-day discussion panel, where things went not-so-much to plan logistics-wise, but he was still able to get out a recording of what was talked about. On the panel with m* is Kate, a community worker who returns to TIYS, and Josh, another community worker who makes his TIYS debut. So, a royal flush of community workers! Links:Recent Commonweath ADHD

John and m* get in on the cultural phenomenon known as the Barbenheimer viewing, the viewing of two concurrently released movies at the cinemas known separately as Barbie and Oppenheimer. John and m* analyse what all the fuss was about. Spoiler alert: m* is still left wondering about this.... Music used in episode: "Cyberabad" - AK Fru "Hope And A Future" - Edgar Hopp "What Are You

m* and regular contributor John take on the difficult assignment of comparing two X-Men films both attempting to adapt the infamous Dark Phoenix Saga comic book storyline. The first film, X-Men: The Last Stand, made the first attempt at adaptation in 2006 while the second attempt happened in 2019 with the screening of Dark Phoenix. While it was unsurprisingly found that both films

After a period of self-care, m* is back into the TIYS project with this lone wolf episode. m* discusses and reflects on his time off, and podcasting prospects moving forward. A fun nerdy fact is that m* has discovered how to do multilayering when editing episode recordings, so enjoy the music track backing the commentary! Also a trigger warning here: Themes raised in this episode r

An end of year review featuring m* and usual suspect John as both look back on key TIYS episodes such as Slapgate and Dackgate, topical events of the year, and what may arise in the year ahead. Or, if we are indeed still to remain stuck in 2020. m* also kicks off this episode by disclosing some lived experience regarding neurodiversity and complex mental illness, so a trigger warni

m* chats with his US guy, Jason, regarding recent political events in the US, and including some views on sports relations between Oz and the US. m* has been tardy getting this episode up within the window of topicality (probs wasn't a good idea to talk about World Cup matches at time of recording lol), but hopefully issues retain resonance. At least there's still pop culture refer