Good friends Pooj and Gaia discuss life in London, general mishaps and funny news, with a healthy dose of cynicism. Got a question? E-mail us at thecheerfulcynics@gmail.com
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
This week, the Cheerful Cynics are keen for a holiday. Pooj shares a popular trip of the 50's called Atomic Tourism. They also discuss strange laws around the world, such as Winnie the Pooh being banned in Poland, handling of salmon in suspicious circumstances in the UK, swearing in the UAE (sorry Gaia) and much more!
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
With Prince Harry and Meghan all up in the news, it's time the Cheerful Cynics did a Royal podcast!
Pooj shares stories about a tribe that considers Prince Phillip a divine being and the time Buckingham Palace got broken into TWICE by a cheese tasting, wine drinking burglar. The ultimate heist.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
In this week's episode, Pooj and Gaia share stories of ridiculous lawsuits. Including the guy who sued his bad date, having too much ice in cold drinks, unexpected divorces, revenge barbecues and much more!
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Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
This week, the Cheerful Cynics are sharing stories about failing successfully, including a lawyer who won a case by shooting himself in court, the doctor who managed to kill three people by amputating someone's leg in three minutes, a 6-month-old mayor in Texas, and more!
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Happy New Year from the Cheerful Cynics! In this episode, Pooj and Gaia share new year traditions around the world, including colourful underwear, drinking too much in London, fist fights, intense grape eating, and more!
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Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Merry Christmas from the Cheerful Cynics! This week, Pooj and Gaia talk about their Christmas, interesting Christmas traditions across the world plus discussing hilarious Christmas stories sent in from the listeners!
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
This week, the Cheerful Cynics are talking about technology potentially going too far. They talk about strange phone apps like the baby cry translator, cow virtual reality, smart underwear that can be used to control your Spotify playlist, an automatically adjusting belt, and more!
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
As the year comes to a close, 'tis the season for cheeky office pranks! Join Pooj and Gaia this week as they talk about office pranks, the pranks they have pulled in the past and good ideas for the future. Whatever happens, always have a pack of cress seeds spare!
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Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
It's Black Friday weekend! Join Pooj and Gaia as they talk about the difference in Black Friday around the world, plus Gaia tests Pooj on supermarket algorithms when it comes to substituting groceries. Sometimes it goes horribly wrong.
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
This week, the Cheerful Cynics talk about gambling gone wrong. After Pooj won some money at Ascot, he seems to have the bug! Join the duo in sharing stories about bets and gambles, some of which have regrettable consequences such as losing their wife, body parts or life!
If you have any comments or questions you can email us at thecheerfulcynics@gmail.com.