Your practical guide to life's mishaps and possibilities. Food, fun, and frantic musings. Presented by your favourite maverick and writer, Dave Thackeray. Sponsorship enquiries and content creation requests to dave@wordandmouth.com
I worked in education for ages. I think I have a pretty solid grasp of what's not working.
And I also have a pretty clear steer on what we do next. Starting with project passports, and a totally new focus on the experts and practitioners who can change the lives of our learners from their earliest years...
10 Feb 2026
Pfandtastisch!
kids.fm or Inter-for-you? Dave ponders which to build. Won't you help him?
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1 Feb 2026
The Existential Horror of the Lego Croc and the Zen of the Twice-Baked Spud
Right, so here’s the thing. We as a species have survived the Ice Age, the plague, and the invention of the nuclear bomb, only to voluntarily wear shoes made of Lego bricks. In this episode of All Mouth, our host Dave Thackaray starts off by having a proper go at the new Lego x Crocs partnership. He reckons—and he’s right, by the way—that stepping on a Lego is the closest you can get to death without actually dying, so why turn it into footwear? It’s mental. It’s like wearing a bear trap for fashion.
But then, just as you’re nodding along about the foot-pain, he pivots. He’s in the kitchen. It’s Sunday in Oranienburg. He’s roasting garlic and onions for a ragu—a "Fallow Ragu," if you want to be fancy about it. And then he describes a potato preparation method that is frankly surgical. He’s scooping the flesh out of jacket potatoes to mix with cheese and put it back in. It sounds fiddly, doesn’t it? But he’s committed. He’s roasting empty potato skins like a madman. I respect that. I’d just eat the cheese, but Dave has standards.
The real meat of the thing, though—pun intended—is when he starts talking about writing. He’s been reading McNae’s (a law book for journalists, which sounds like a laugh a minute) and following a bloke called Packy McCormick. Dave’s theory is this: now that AI can spit out facts faster than a librarian on speed, the only thing left for us humans is "personality." Facts are cheap. The "vibe" is expensive. You have to add "dimensionality" to the work. You have to be you.
It’s a brilliant point, actually. A machine can write a recipe for mashed potatoes, but can it feel the sorrow of a burnt sausage? Can it feel the visceral hatred of a Lego shoe? No. Only Dave can do that. Listen to this. It’s better than working.
31 Jan 2026
The Great Sprout Manifesto: Pastry, Parenting and The Art of Getting Fired by Your Dad
Forget January 1st. The real new year begins now. Join host Dave Thackeray for a special "Part 2" of January 31st, 2026, recorded live from the culinary trenches of Oranienburg, Germany. In this stream-of-consciousness spectacular, Dave attempts to redeem the world’s most derided vegetable—the Brussels sprout—by wrestling it into a vegetarian Sprout Quiche.
Listen in for a masterclass in domestic multitasking as Dave navigates the perils of "bone-dry" dough, the scarcity of lard in Germany, and the precarious balancing act of recording audio while weighing flour. Between aggressive chopping and pastry blending with a tool that resembles a "knuckleduster", Dave serves up a rich slice of life update. He reflects on the joys and terrors of new fatherhood, introducing the concept of "going dark"—that bewitching hour when a baby simply loses the plot.
But this isn't just a cooking show. It’s a journey through Dave's checkered employment history, from getting paid £1 a word as a commissioning editor to getting fired from his own father's seafood stall for refusing to shell crabs. With nods to culinary icons like Delia Smith and his mother Carol, and bizarre pivots to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, this episode is a recipe for pure audio entertainment.
Will the pastry survive the "chili pinky" temperatures? Will the quiche taste like "green consortia" or culinary gold? Tune in to celebrate the "New New Year's Eve" with the only podcast that mixes butter, babies, and existential dread.
Would you like me to extract the step-by-step recipe for the Sprout Quiche (and the pastry) based on Dave's chaotic commentary?
31 Jan 2026
Burned Bread, Boy Band Betrayals, and the Art of Growing Up
Welcome back to a frigid Saturday in Oranienburg! In this eclectic installment of All Mouth, Dave nurses a deceptive "Stein" of tea while recounting a domestic disaster: the tragic incineration of a gourmet apple-cranberry-white-chocolate loaf, a casualty of "dad duties" and a sleepless night courtesy of his daughter Emmy’s newfound talent for stamping her feet.
But from the ashes of burned toast rises a deep dive into the psychology of pop culture. Dave explores the "Maverick Mindset," touching on the polarized reputation of Katie Hopkins before shifting gears to the cutthroat world of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars, comparing its "white spoon vs. black spoon" caste system to the brutal hierarchies of the music industry.
The heart of the episode is a fascinating deconstruction of the Robbie Williams and Take That documentaries. Dave analyzes the friction between Gary Barlow’s ambition and Robbie’s mental health battles, ultimately suggesting that the true "take that" is the realization that growing up means becoming your own coach rather than seeking validation from others. It is a candid look at how the icons of the 90s have navigated their demons to find peace in their 40s.
Finally, Dave teases his upcoming "BeLeaf" project—a coffee shop for AI agents—and winds down with a cozy segment of "Freed Reads." Sit back for a nostalgic narration from Nancy Drew’s The Secret of the Old Clock, serving as a reminder to keep your wheels out of the mud, both literally and metaphorically.
29 Jan 2026
I Bought A Submarine On eBay
In this high-octane episode, Dave records live from the claustrophobic hull of a decommissioned Soviet sub currently sinking rapidly into the Mariana Trench. Forget bread baking and career advice—this week is strictly about survival. Listen in as I fend off a highly aggressive giant squid using only a spatula, uncover the lost city of Atlantis (turns out it’s mostly just a Starbucks now), and explain in detail why the government is trying to silence me about the true shape of the Earth. You won't believe the cliffhanger ending involving a live torpedo and a bag of frozen peas.
5 Mar 2025
How to make imposter syndrome a myth
This episode explores how individuals can reframe their understanding of energy to overcome feelings of worry and imposter syndrome.
13 Feb 2025
Why we do the hardest job in the world
Intrapreneurs discuss strategies for driving innovation within established organizations, highlighting the challenges of navigating internal resistance and the importance of perseverance.
4 Feb 2025
How to Build Your Own Mad Science Lab (Without Burning Down the Office)
Dave Thackeray discusses the importance of experimentation in business to identify growth opportunities and avoid stagnation.
28 Apr 2024
Thack FM
This episode of Thack FM explores new music discoveries alongside engaging conversation.
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