There is no Idle Talk on the evening of Sunday 2nd of December as Rhodders is on holiday. Never fear as Rhodders will be back with a recharged brain and a brand new mind-boggling edition of Idle Talk the following week. In the mean while Read More …
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Rhodders does Simon Bates’ “Our Tune” feature (22/11/12)
Rhodders does Simon Bates’ Our Tune feature There are some moments in radio that are just so brilliant, so innovative, so creative that time slows down and humanity as one turns it’s head toward the radio. This is not one of those moments. A listener Read More …
Idle Talk 18 11 12 “I believe in miracles…”
This week’s topic is religious experience. We attempt to answer questions such as What is a religious experience? Are religious experience is genuine? Can they be used to prove the existence of God? The discussion then looks more closely at miracles and David Hume’s argument against Read More …
Idle Talk 11 11 12- “Fame! I want to live forever…”
This week’s topic is fame and the cult of celebrity. Illustrator Nicola is in the co host corner. We try to answer the questions: “why do we care about celebrities? What is a celebrity? Why do people want to be famous? And is there sociological Read More …
The SRA Awards (08/11/12)
Rhodders will be attending the 2012 student radio awards at the O2 in London. The radio industry will be out in force to celebrate the achievements of student radio stations around the UK. Expect Rhodders to return with many a silly anecdote. If you’re going Read More …
A few more standup dates added for Nov and Dec
Rhodders has added a few more standup gigs. Particularly notable is the gig in his home town of Reading for The laughing Coyote comedy night. For more info on where you can see Rhodders standing up and attempting to say funny things go to the Read More …
Rhodders performs at the Reading comedy Festival
Last week Rhodders took the stage on home ground at the Reading Comedy Festival new acts competition. It was a fantastic night of laughs. Unfortunately Rhodders did not quite make it to the final, but not matter, as all he craves is an audience! For Read More …
Idle Talk 14 10 12 “Call me a sceptic…”
Our topic this week is, ” does the external world exist?”. How do you know that you are really situated in a physical world? We start by discussing the early sceptics such as Phyrrho (they don’t believe in nothing!), and then attempt to tackle Descarts Read More …
Rhodders given Saturday Evenings on Reading107FM
Rhodders, or be it Rhodri, is now presenting a music show on, commercial FM station, Reading107. The show airs between 6pm and 9pm Saturdays. Tune in to hear Lots of great music, local events and fun. Reading107 is on of the last remaining independent commercial Read More …
Idle Talk 20 10 12 “What’s your favourite colour? And does it exist?”
This week we are talking about colours. Is the world coloured or not? Are objects such as green hedges, red roses and yellow bananas really coloured? Or is the colour we experience only in our mind? Nicola is cohost. On the show: in “the philosophy Read More …