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Cheerful Despair

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by David F. Porteous and David Candy

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26 episodes

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Podcast Overview

Join two men on the right side of middle age and the wrong side of clinical obesity as they talk about basically nothing. Be disturbed by their absurd views and alarmed by how much you agree with them. For thirty minutes anything goes - this is cheerful despair. Scottish author David F Porteous is approximately one half of Cheerful Despair, find out more about him at his website http://www.dfpiii.com David Candy is approximately the other half of Cheerful Despair, learn nothing about him at his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/friendlyals

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12/29/2015

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July 14, 2024

Episode 26 – A Sky-Blue Shirt with Mauve Cufflinks

“Hello tech support. Uh-huh, uh-huh. In your podcast app? OK. Does the thumbnail have two skeletons on it? Uh-huh. Yeah, I’m afraid you’re going to have to listen to it. Yeah, yeah. The whole thing I'm afraid. It’s only an hour. OK. I understand.” Wow! This time on Cheerful Despair: <ul> <li>David F. Porteous didn’t want to shoot lightning from his fingertips anyway!</li> <li>Minced beef rocket ship!</li> <li>We love the smell of Hersey’s in the morning!</li> </ul>

December 6, 2020

Episode 25 - Beyond Stupid and Not Even A Little Bit Funny

"I tried top [sic] watch [sic] this. It was beyond stupid and not even a little bit funny. Sounded like extreme left wing nonsense and trying to make it sound funny." This time on Cheerful Despair: <ul> <li>Extreme left wing nonsense! Wow!</li> <li>Beyond stupid! Yay!</li> <li>Not even a little bit funny! <ul> <li>Plus!</li> </ul> </li> <li>Trying to make it sound funny!</li> </ul>

May 28, 2020

Episode 24 - Cause and Effect

<p style= "color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont," segoe ui",roboto,oxygen,ubuntu,cantarell,"open sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Recorded in early 2019 and aged in an oak MacBook previously used to produce a fine Scottish audiobook. This episode has exquisite bouquets of: <ul style= "color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont," segoe ui",roboto,oxygen,ubuntu,cantarell,"open sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li>Time passes, possibly on the way to taking four consecutive rights and coming back to where it was</li> <li>The Apple Store that used to be a Wimpy</li> <li>"There was never 'the' terminator, it was always 'a' terminator"</li> <li>The hospitalisation of Scottish Author David F Porteous</li> <li>The Cheerful Despair Discriminatory Gymnasium and Subscription Sex Prison ft. Tom Hanks</li> <li>"Nobody is gonna go to that pub"</li> </ul> <p style= "color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont," segoe ui",roboto,oxygen,ubuntu,cantarell,"open sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> As well as delicate hints of our favourite segments Debate Bag and a Christmas Cross Quiz written for a Christmas Special we never recorded (or did we?!? (we didn't)). <p style= "color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont," segoe ui",roboto,oxygen,ubuntu,cantarell,"open sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Remember, if you don't share our podcast on social media, the terrorists win. Their podcast is very popular. <p style= "color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont," segoe ui",roboto,oxygen,ubuntu,cantarell,"open sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Now eat an orange.

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What is Cheerful Despair?: Join two men on the right side of middle age and the wrong side of clinical obesity as they talk about basically nothing. Be disturbed by their absurd views and alarmed by how much you agree with them. For thirty minutes anything goes - this is cheerful despair.

Scottish author David F Porteous is approximately one half of Cheerful Despair, find out more about him at his website http://www.dfpiii.com

David Candy is approximately the other half of Cheerful Despair, learn nothing about him at his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/friendlyals
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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