43 – A late Christmas
Just after Christmas and New Year the crew sit down for a very informal chat. Excuse the audio quality as we only had one microphone in the middle of the room. Still, it turned out rather well.
The closing song is obviously Tim Minchin’s “White Wine in the Sun”. Go buy a copy – all proceeds are donated to charity.
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Ollie and Andrew contend with abusive and threatening Christians, absolute morality, fine scotch, and a soaking pussy. All in a day’s work.
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