Best Joseph Higgens Podcasts (2025)

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Getting it in the air 1:44:33

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And just like that its all over. After a year on the island, our beloved Castaways are leaving and we get another sort of highlights package of the time they spent together as well as some new stuff about the lovely Christmas they had (minus the ham) and some other bits and pieces. We also get to see them leave the island for the last time and hone…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Some of this lot think they're are in Bucklins! 44:33

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The end is in sight for our castaways as they prepare to leave Taransay for the last time and we get some greatest moments, some behind the scenes bonus footage and Ray pops up to do some... Ray things. We also find out about teabags, kebab talk and the mysterious Taransay 5 is revealed!By Joseph Higgens

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Thirty Thousand Dead English 50:31

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Were still hovering about the clips sadly, because Lion TV are terrible at their job. but we manage to wangle a few laughs out of a dire situation. We get old faces returning, Plantys hatred of old people and sheep transplants.By Joseph Higgens

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Pod-Castaway 2000: The Cuck Hammock 46:46

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Our time on the island is coming to an end and the production team have got NOTHING to put in these shows so its a lot of old clips spliced in with some new stuff. The TV show that is, not this. We find out all about the dirty dirty love loves of some of the younger castaways as well as some behind the scenes footage of caffeine related assaults. T…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: ¿Que Restaurante? 40:41

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Things are winding down on the island now and everyone just seems to be mucking about and having a laugh. We get two episodes of Through the Pod-Hole with Toby from Leeds and Trev and Ben takes us on a tour of the Posh house. There is also great sadness as Lady the cow leaves the island with her baby cow (or calf if you will) but on the other side,…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Kombucha of the Sea 46:22

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The day we have all been waiting for has finally arrived! Yes, that's right, the first annual Castaway Booze Tournament is in full effect. Who will win, who will lose and who will get very drunk and make an idiot of themselves. We also get a good bit of info on island life, how they all keep clean and a great bit of toilet fun.…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: She's got Milk Fever! 44:55

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There is no homebrew contest this week because the usual amount of chaos has once again descended onto the island. Its Bens birthday and Col and the lads try to explode him, there's deer based moral conundrums and the islanders welcome another among them. On a full moon. Also, be sure to eat your calcium kids!…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Smokin' all the Pork for Christmas 44:43

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A sense of calm has descended on our castaways this week as the most exciting thing that's happening is a homebrew contest. That's it. There's also talk of illicit trysts, job descriptions, kitchen related hijinks, a weird Through the Keyhole game and the Children in Need song what they done.By Joseph Higgens

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Death Row Hounds 1:01:05

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Its visitors week on Taransay and everyone has visitors come to stay a while. There's talk of toilet etiquette, Poly Tunnel Tours and actual pig murder. There's some bittersweet moments too as we have more people leaving the island, some of them more well known to us then others.By Joseph Higgens

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Primal Chair Throwing 45:03

3M ago45:03

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Another week on the lovely island of Taransay sees yet more Castaways leaving as well as horse and her wobbly child. Yes, despite all his previous tantrums and that, Ron finally agrees to leave much to the delight of everyone else on the island. There's unpaid vets bills, vets cutting of bits and other stuff that doesn't even have a vet in it! Plan…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: The Slaughter Boyz 1:00:05

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Trigger Warning: This Episode deals with issues of homophobia, racism and domestic violence. If this may be in anyway upsetting to you, please skip and we will see you down the road. Things are coming to a head on the island with everybody annoyed at everyone else for reasons both real and imagined. We get dog death, kitchen yelling and Peter getti…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: A Load of Washed Up Boys 53:57

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Ahoy there! Yes we are still doing Castaway 2000 and yes, it is getting better. While Ray may have left the island in disgrace, his tarnished legacy lives in in the burning of a wicker man that causes concern. There is also exciting horse news, a trip to the mainland and a lot of door slamming. Also Uncle Planty reads us a horrific story about pipe…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: It's a shame about Ray 39:08

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It is with a sad heart and a damaged liver we say goodbye to the first castaway to leave the island of their own volition. But do not be too downhearted dear listener because the rest of them now have pigs, paint and a mirror called Jolene. We get more Tales from Grandpa Planty, Lofty facts are still very water based and there's a lovely poem to se…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Also, I were legless 39:30

4M ago39:30

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Patience is running thin on the island, with Ray abandoning his meatballs, the school being to moist for humans and Ben lying about his beard growing abilities. Yes we are back with episode 7 of Castaway 2000, the only show that has weather as a featured guest. We also get introduced to Storytime with Planty Planty & John are walking 25 miles in on…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: There's a Medusa on the Island 56:45

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Castaway 2000 continues with the aftermath of Rays drunken outburst, Peter gets on everyone's nerves with aggressive minute keeping and animals arrive on the island. Cows, sheep and a pony to be exact and lets see how long they last. The housing pods are nearly finished, the doctors are inbound and Ron is threatening children with a fun time. Its g…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: The Pact of Windermere 45:48

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We're still on our Castaway 2000 jaunt and now near enough everyone is on the island, ready to go. Except the Doctors family, Ron and some others who are stuck in a haunted Toby Carvery for some reason. Ray continues to slide into drunken madness, we get the first of the Video Diaries and tensions are running high over minor squabbles. The islander…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Paperwork & Packing 54:03

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Thank you for joining us once again as we struggle on through Castaway 2000 with Episode 4 where both groups of chosen get together for the first time and immediately fall out over contracts and beard assignment. But they're all on the island now. Right? Right?! Planty & John are walking 25 miles in one day for Teesside Hospice in the memory of lis…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Git it in the Water! 42:38

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We plod ever onwards with our misguided attempt at doing something new with episode 3 of Castaway. We are introduced to "The Other Group" of miscreants and ne'er do wells who are competing for a space on the Scottish island of Taransay with the rest of them. You'll get Lofty wisdom (and Lofty Facts!), the worst assault course ever, mans conquest of…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: Survival of the Lofty-est 37:09

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Things are heating up this week as our intrepid would-be wilderness survivors must learn to operate tarpaulin, kill a chicken and fight each other (not to the death sadly) King Lofty spins his unique wisdom while contemplating becoming a king of the frontier and badger causes mild chaos. We also find out who has been successful in their application…

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Pod-Castaway 2000: The Fogle-ing 38:12

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This week and over the coming weeks we are going to take you through the rightfully forgotten BBC reality survival show Castaway 2000 for no other reason then we really love it apparently. That's right, for the next few weeks/months/until we get tired and forget you're going to hear all about a show that is a quarter of a century old. But don't let…

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Airline 1:04:35

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Come fly with me, lets fly, lets fly away. But please do remember to bring an in date passport yeah? We're back to maximum strength this week as we take you through the "best" of the late '90s fly on the wall shows, the mighty Airline. While most of the show is people angry that they aren't allowed onto actual planes without legitimate documents th…

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Shafted! 35:30

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James is away this week so Planty and Joe are left to their own devices and choose to take you through the short lived and incredibly confusing "quiz" show Shafted! hosted by everyone's favourite whammer Robert Kilroy-Silk. Its a bewildering game where nobody seems to know what's going on and cant really be bothered to make an effort. No wonder it …

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Don't Tell the Bride 1:02:39

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Happy New Year! We are back on our reality TV nonsense this week with a delightful episode of Don't Tell the Bride where idiot men are given money to plan horrible weddings for the supposed love of their lives. In this episode a man who's whole personality is Army and Carling plans a WW2 themed wedding for his fiancé who is a.....beautician? Yes us…

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The Merry Gentlemen aka The Dull Monty 1:09:26

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We got into the sweet sherry a bit early this year so here's our slightly tipsy review of the new Netflix nonsense The Merry Gentlemen, the classic Christmas story of taking your top off to save a witches music venue. You'll hear all about improbable career roles, impractical short term goals to raise money and Joe gets weirdly obsessed with nobs. …

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Hot Frosty 1:24:15

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Yeah, we know everyone else is reviewing it but in the words of the late, great Dolores O'Riordan "everyone else is doing it, so why cant we"?By Joseph Higgens