Best Aunty Monkey Podcasts (2025)

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S03 E06 - Me Ward 36:39

1M ago36:39

36:39

On the last episode of series 3, Karl learns of a new fan in the form of short actor Warwick Davis. Karl reveals the mystery of the one face man, whilst Ricky teaches Karl about determinism. The boys listen to Karl whine about his horrific kidney experience, and the diary reveals a deep dive into the UK's national health service. A new poem emerges…

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S03 E05 - Busy Countin' 33:35

1M ago33:35

33:35

The time has come for Karl as his first book, 'The World of Karl Pilkington', is officially published. Karl explains how Shakespeare invented a lot of swear words, Steve explains the difference between Karl's diary and that of Samuel Pepys, Karl describes the man who's skull has fell off. The boys also chat twaddle about toenails, scrotum relocatio…

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S03 E04 - Clippable Mat 31:51

2M ago31:51

31:51

Ricky and Steve have had it with Karl and his laziness. This week, Karl goes to a museum, some flies have a fight, Karl pitches his new idea, and the diary speaks of absolute drivel again. Oh, and Karl makes up yet another word.

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S03 E03 - His Lips Fell Off 29:50

2M ago29:50

29:50

Karl has had a kidney stone, not sure if you've heard. This week, the boys talk about survival and evolution. God help us all. And Karl treats us to a whopping 3 poems! The boys talk about what a story is, and Karl has a go at an octopus again.

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S03 E02 - Webbage 33:48

2M ago33:48

33:48

This week, Karl has had a kidney stone, the boys talk about animals going up against each other, Karl makes up a word, and he writes another poem about his day.

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S03 E01 - If Moths Had Eyes… 27:37

2M ago27:37

27:37

The boys are back in town, but the twaddle has not gone anywhere! This week, the boys discuss what Karl has been looking at in his weeks off from podcasting, depressing moths, fat families, heavy eyelids, and body swaps. Karl's diary is back, and ladies and gentlemen prepare yourselves, because Karl has written… a poem.…

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S02 E06 - ONION 31:14

3M ago31:14

31:14

It's the last episode of the season! But that won't stop the lads talking complete and utter rubbish about topics such as flashbacks through time, old tortoises, Karl's brain duality, and the moon landing. Steve asks Karl a series of questions from Inside The Actor's Studio, Karl kicks an octopus, and the boys discuss famous philosophical quotes. I…

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S02 E05 - Suzanne's Trip To The Cotswolds 31:13

3M ago31:13

31:13

This week, the boys talk about Sigmund Freud, the world getting old, more saying and phrases, animal facts, Noah's ark, and we hear of Karl and Suzanne's magical trip to the Cotswolds. Yes there is also Rockbusters, but I usually tune out at that point.

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S02 E04 - Public Information for Chameleons 33:54

3M ago33:54

33:54

On todays episode, the boys talk angry frogs, whistling turkeys, multiple dimensions, Steve and the art of motorcycle maintenance, mimes, and more! And the worst reviewed gameshow on podcast is back, it's Rockbusters!

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S02 E03 - The Pig Headed Woman 33:34

4M ago33:34

33:34

On this week's installment of The Ricky Gervais Show, the boys are back to talking rubbish about topics such as the universe, saving endangered animals, weird medical procedures, living cancers, pig headed women, and we get some more craptic clues for this week's Rockbusters.

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S02 E02 - Give Us Another Book 29:31

4M ago29:31

29:31

This week, the lads discuss Karl breaking America, analogies for life, Steve's stressful carnival experience in Brazil, Ricky's pets, kicking one's height, and you're in for a treat this week as Rockbusters returns!

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S02 E01 - ROCKBUSTERS! 30:51

4M ago30:51

30:51

On the first episode of series two of the all new Ricky Gervais show, the boys discuss moving to another planet, light speed time travel, doppelgangers (AGAIN!), and riddles from hell. We also hear a new extract from the diary of the K-man, and Karl introduces his classic (s)hit game, ROCKBUSTERS!!!

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S01 E12 - Just Try And Sleep 32:04

4M ago32:04

32:04

In the final episode of the first series, Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss Valentine’s Day, talking lions, fish rights, giant human beetles, new lungs, and the final monkey news!? Congratulations for reaching the end of series one. Commiserations for the next four series. 20th February 2006

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S01 E11 - Cheap Doctors 33:22

4M ago33:22

33:22

This week, conversations about school education, dishwashers on spacecraft, Karl’s fight with a seven year old, moving planets, doppelgängers, and monkey opticians. Warning: prolonged exposure to Karl’s “thoughts” may result in severe loss of IQ points. 13th February 2006

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S01 E10 - Mr. Dilkington’s Freeze Pop 27:54

5M ago27:54

27:54

In this episode, time travel, adult diapers, cat mops, body popping, ugly ghosts, and horse racing gangsters. By this point, you’re either addicted or too numb to notice how terrible this really is. 6th February 2006

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S01 E09 - I Nearly Killed A Man 31:08

5M ago31:08

31:08

On this weeks instalment, Karl chooses between Ricky and Steve, more extracts from Karl’s diary, and chats about chucking rocks off cliffs, Karl meeting Suzanne, and a mile high monkey news. If you’ve stuck around this long, we can only assume you’ve got nothing better to do. 30th January 2006

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S01 E08 - Karl's Diary 35:08

5M ago35:08

35:08

This week The Ricky Gervais Show sees a new feature, Karl’s Diary. Ricky almost bursts as Steve reads extracts from Karl’s experience of his holiday in Gran Canaria, and the lads chat about Guinness World Records, nicknames, and CB radios. Since this episode, Karl’s diary has reportedly been taken to a secure hospital to be reviewed by specialists.…

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S01 E07 - Cogito, Ergo Sum 30:52

5M ago30:52

30:52

On this episode, the boys chat about opposable thumbs, washing up, more famous quotes, paper rounds, and Karl’s concerns about prostate exams. If anyone knows a psychiatrist, please point them in the direction of Mr. Pilkington. Cheers. 16th January 2006

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S01 E06 - People In Glass Houses 32:30

6M ago32:30

32:30

This week, Steve ridicules Karl, Ricky ridicules Karl and Karl ridicules Steve. The boys then discuss the definition of analogy and metaphor, chicken rearing, and a star studded monkey news. Halfway through series 1 now everyone. Don’t give up now you’ve come this far. 9th January 2006

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S01 E05 - The Papa People 40:42

6M ago40:42

40:42

In this episode, Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss bum tubes, and Papa New Guinea’s unexplored regions. Paul Parker survives the new year, Ricky and Karl go antique shopping, and Karl warns of dolphins with weapons. I am once again sorry to the entire internet. 2nd January 2006

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S01 E04 - The Loneliest Man Ever 36:20

6M ago36:20

36:20

In this weeks instalment of The Ricky Gervais Show, the boys discuss Christmas goats, Virgin Galactic space flights, Karl getting a superpower, famous quotes from history, homeless Chinese fellas, and Karl hosts another offering of monkey news. If you feel like you’ve lost brain cells listening to this episode, do feel free to get in touch. 26th De…

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S01 E03 - Monkey Feels A Right Tit 31:28

6M ago31:28

31:28

On this weeks episode, chimp sanctuaries, I’m a Celebrity: Get Me out of Here, monkey retirement homes, wasps chatting with spiders, and humans ageing backwards. If you’re still with us, don’t worry, the worst is yet to come… 19th December 2005

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S01 E02 - Plonkticus 32:40

7M ago32:40

32:40

This week, Ricky, Steve and Karl talk Cambodian midget fighting, avoiding deceptive charities, Serbian sex machines, Johnathan Ross’s penis, and chimps going to the shops. It’s all like this by the way so get out now while you still can! 12th December 2005

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S01 E01 - The Little Banana Machine 31:36

7M ago31:36

31:36

In their first podcast ever, Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss the world’s population problem, little monkeys going to space, and Karl’s experiences with the paranormal. 5th December 2005

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The Ricky Gervais Show - Trailer 1:43

8M ago1:43

1:43

FIRST EPISODE OUT 5TH DECEMBER! FOLLOW FOR NOTIFICATIONS! Whether you’ve been a fan for years or you’re just discovering the madness, you’ll be in stitches listening to the pure, unfiltered nonsense these three spout. It’s a masterclass in utter boswellox that’ll leave you wondering how they come up with this stuff. The first series will be broadca…

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EP #29 - Bruce Comstock - World Champion and Record Holder 1:22:51

5y ago1:22:51

1:22:51

In this episode Andrew chats to ballooning Hall of Fame legend, Bruce Comstock. Having started ballooning 50 years ago, he has achieved a huge amount in ballooning and has an incredible resume. The below is taken from Bruce's website - A Life in the Air. Bruce Comstock’s extraordinary accomplishments in ballooning eventually landed him in both the …

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EP #28 - Matthew Scaife - Competition and Professional Pilot 59:34

5y ago59:34

59:34

In this episode Andrew chats to professional balloonist and competition pilot, Matthew Scaife. Matt is a second generation pilot that began ballooning as a kid in the UK. Having flown for many years commercially in England, he then migrated out to Australia to fly commercially and now runs Balloon Aloft. Matt, along with his wife Nicola, took up co…

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EP #27 - Brad Temeyer - The Weather Guy 1:07:45

5y ago1:07:45

1:07:45

In this episode, Andrew chats to Brad Temeyer. Brad is an internationally renowned ballooning meteorologist. He has been the meteorologist for many record attempts, ballooning events (including the Albuquerque Fiesta), ballooning competitions and for the US team. Brad was born in Rockford, IL on July 31, 1979. He graduated on the Dean’s List from I…

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EP #26 - Video: Ballooning Video Tips 2:48

5y ago2:48

2:48

This is the first ever Aunty Monkey video episode. Go to http://www.auntymonkey.com to watch the episode. During this episode, Andrew walks through an array of helpful hints and tips about how to produce better ballooning videos. The topics he runs through include: Filming with phones Cameras Mounts Camera Movement Speeding up shots People Storytel…

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EP #25 - Kim Magee - World Record Holder 48:39

5y ago48:39

48:39

Kim Magee is a second generation pilot from Iowa in the US. Having got her license at the age 19, she has achieved a huge amount in the ballooning world in a relatively short period of time. Kim has represented USA at the Women's World Championship, she has won the US BFA Long Jump and last year she did 2 World Record flights. So she is now the hol…

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EP #24 - Deano Pegg - Ground Crew Legend 52:46

5y ago52:46

52:46

Deano Pegg has been involved in ballooning since the mid 1990s. In the years since, he has worked extensively as a professional crew person and has been very active in crewing for balloon teams at international events. He is a much loved character in international ballooning and is friends with everyone. In this episode Deano shares his background …

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EP #23 - Leandro Corradini - Light Weight Ballooning 46:06

6+ y ago46:06

46:06

Leandro Corradini is a multi-discipline pilot and has been intimately involved with the paragliding and paramotoring world. His love of light weight, portable, personal aircraft led him to identify a gap in the ballooning market for this type of aircraft, so he decided to do something about it. After two years of planning and design, he launched hi…

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EP #22 - Dom Bareford - World Champion 36:42

6+ y ago36:42

36:42

In this episode, Andrew chats to the newly crowned World Champion, Dominic Bareford. Dom is a young UK pilot that has been dominating competition ballooning this year. You just need to look at some of his results in the last 6 months to see how well his is flying. 1st - 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships 1st - 2018 British Nationals 1st -…

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EP #21 - Tim Wilkinson - Experimental Balloonist 35:45

7y ago35:45

35:45

Tim is the lead protagonist in the birth of the modern Annex 2 ballooning scene in the UK, more commonly known as experimental ballooning to the rest of the World. Tim is a force of nature when it comes to his passion for life and encouraging and training other people to get involved in building their own balloons. Tim comes from a family of fixed …

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EP #20 - The Champions 16:15

7y ago16:15

16:15

In this episode, Adam talks to some of the World's best pilots about the upcoming 2018 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships in Großsiegharts, Austria. The guests include: Rhett Heartsill - 2016 Open World Champion Nicola Scaife - 2016 Women's World Champion Rokas Kostiuskevicius - 2016 Junior World Champion Daniel Kusternigg - 6 time Austrian Ch…

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EP #19 - Paul Stumpf - Ballooning Classic 52:00

7y ago52:00

52:00

In this episode, Adam sits down and chats with Paul Stumpf. Paul Stumpf has been building, flying and maintaining balloons for over 40 years. He is one of the best known repairmen in the US and is based out of the North East USA in the state of Vermont. Paul's business Stumpf Balloons is best known to the wider ballooning community for its revoluti…

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EP #18 - Phil Kavanagh - Balloon Manufacturer 54:00

7y ago54:00

54:00

In this episode, Andrew sits down and chats with ballooning manufacturer and pioneer, Phil Kavanagh. Phil has been building and flying hot air balloons for 50 years. In this interview, Phil talks about the early days of ballooning and some of his adventures including attempting to fly over Mt Everest in the 1980s and trying to fly across Australia …

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EP #17 - The Flying Lemmings 37:15

7y ago37:15

37:15

In this episode, Andrew sits down and chats with The Flying Lemmings. They are a self proclaimed bunch of self-indulgent millennials flying balloons and mucking around. The Lemmings are all about promoting the fun of the sport of ballooning and have created an exciting young culture in the the sport that has started attracting more and more like mi…

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EP #16 - Dr John Grubbstrum - FAI President of Honour 1:01:00

7+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

In this episode, Adam chats to FAI President of Honour, Dr John Grubbström. John is one of a kind. Intelligent, respectful, committed, fun, and completely addicted to all forms of aviation. John’s ballooning career started in the early 1970’s and in 1974 he acquired his hot air balloon pilot license. John is not the sort of guy who can just be invo…

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EP #15 - Petr Kubicek - Balloon Manufacturer 54:00

7+ y ago54:00

54:00

In this episode, Adam chats to Petr Kubicek. From humble and quite recent beginnings Kubicek balloons has grown into one of the powerhouse balloon manufacturers in the World. The Kubicek story is fascinating with the beginnings of the business directly linked to the end of communism in the then Czechoslovakia. Petr’s father Ales founded Kubicek bal…

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EP #14 - Nicola Scaife - Women's World Champion 1:15:00

7+ y ago1:15:00

1:15:00

In this episode, Andrew talks to Nicola Scaife about competition ballooning. Nicola is an Australian balloon pilot with a passion for competition. She lives and flies in the beautiful Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, with her husband Matthew and their son Hugo. She works as a commercial hot air balloon pilot for Balloon Aloft, flying up to 20 people …

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EP #13 - Andrew Parker - Flying High For Kids 1:02:00

7+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

In this episode Andrew chats to inspirational New Zealand pilot Andrew Parker. Andrew is daring to live his dream and use his passion for flying to change the lives of children around the world. The Flying High for Kids World Balloon Project was launched in 2013 and aims to reach communities in over 100 countries by 2018.…

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Ep #12 - Welcome to 2018! 39:51

7+ y ago39:51

39:51

To welcome in the new year, Andrew and Adam chat to each other about some of the Aunty Monkey highlights of 2017 and what is planned for 2018. They also share some stories about some interesting moments in ballooning history that they never knew about. As podcasting is new to many of the Aunty Monkey subscribers, the boys also share details about s…

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Ep #11 - Bert Padelt - Balloon Building Specialist 1:26:00

7+ y ago1:26:00

1:26:00

In this episode Adam chats to one of the most gifted balloon makers in the World, Bert Padelt. Bert’s is best known for custom building record setting balloons. As testament to his enormous talent and skill, Bert’s balloons hold FAI World records in the hot air, gas and Rozier categories. Along with his wife Joanie, Bert runs a full time repair sta…

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EP #10 - Troy Bradley - Record Breaker 1:32:00

7+ y ago1:32:00

1:32:00

Troy is a full-time balloonist with over 7,109 balloon piloting hours (296 days aloft). As one of the most prolific record-setters the sport has ever seen, he has set 64 World Records in Hot Air, Gas and Rozier (hybrid) balloons. Troy has flown 223 different balloons ranging in size from 8,000 to 500,000 cubic feet. He has flown balloons on 5 conti…

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