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 …
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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 …
Idle Talk 23 09 12 free will and determinism
The central topic this weeks show was free will and determinism. Do we have free will? Are we truly in control of our actions or is everything we do is simply a result of something which happened before? Illustrator and all round loon Nicola Patten Read More …
Idle Talk 09 09 12 “From Michael Mcintyre to medical ethics”
A wide ranging and strange assortment of topics this week including: Is Rhodders’s philosophy degree worthless? Doing stand up in Brighton, why comedians hate Michael McIntyre, Frankie Boyle, comedians publicly supporting political parties, political discussion is impossible, debunking stupid Facebook health scare-cold water and leading Read More …
Idle Talk 29 07 12 “The Olympics and Olympism”
The main theme this week is the philosophy of Olympism. This seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort a new sports as a vehicle for positive social change. This week we ask whether Olympics still follows its original founding Read More …
Idle Talk 22-07-12 “what is success?”
Idle talk “a sideways look at pop culture and life with a philosophical slant. In the co-host corner is illustrator Nicola Patten. The main themes on this weeks show where: success, status anxiety and graduate employment. This week we discuss: The Dark Knight shooting and Read More …
Idle Talk 15-07-12 “A meaningful life?”
Rhodders launches his brand-new show “Idle talk” a sideways look at pop culture and life with a philosophical slant. In the co-host corner is illustrious illustrator Nicola Patten (nicolapatten.com). This week’s theme is “how to live a meaningful life”. This week we discuss: the point Read More …
Junction11 FINAL Show 25-06-12
So this is it, Rhodders swansong, the final countdown, so long and thanks for all the fish, etc. After three years on Junction11 Radio Rhodders has reached his last show. Relive all the mayhem with this extra long edition of the podcast. On the final Read More …