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A Retro Video Arcade Games podcast, and a continuation of the original Ten Pence Arcade Podcast which ran from January 2013 - June 2024. Every month Shaun and Alex cover a single old-school game in depth, discussing graphics, sound, game play etc. We also run the Ten Pence High Score League, a monthly contest where listeners submit their scores on the games we review. Apart from this there’s arcade banter, news, and biscuits. OMG so many biscuits. Links---> https://linktr.ee/shaunholley
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Eavesdroppin'

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Funny, a little foul-mouthed and full of heart, this is Eavesdroppin‘ - a comedy-chat podcast hosted by Geordie & Michelle focussing on real life, true crime, the supernatural and anything else worth chatting about. Have you ever overheard someone else‘s conversation and wanted to join in? Happens all the time to Geordie & Michelle - they even had a woman walk out of a shop without paying for her groceries because she was eavesdroppin‘ so hard! Now you don‘t have to stalk the pair in superma ...
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This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle discuss muses... Despite having an anti-feminist spasm about the whole concept of muses, this week Michelle dives in to look at the life of Marianne Ihlen, a Norwegian woman who was the muse to three different men! When Marianne met a guy called Axel Jensen, it set her on a path to Hydra, which led her…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS SHOW I got a portable cloud Hitting a few birds with one stone Dave’s dodgy breeze blocks Does Pac-Man Scoot? NEXT SHOW’S GAME Hopper Robo Sega 1983 Joystick & One Button: Jump and Climb ROM: hopprobo ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS LIVES: 3 BONUS LIFE: 20,000 & 50,000 SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (…
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This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle look at more cults! Because why not! How many doomsday cults have you heard of? This week, Geordie rattles off a load of them including Heavens Gate, the Branch Davidians, The People’s temple… Plus she discusses the Doomsday Clock and takes a look at a new cult based on an old idea – the Ahmadi Religio…
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This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle look at celebrities who had a brush with the grim reaper… How would you expect the wild man of rock, Keith Richards, to meet his maker? This week, Michelle looks at the silly stunt that was nearly his undoing... Plus, she also looks at the time Leonardo DiCaprio decided to treat himself to a sky-diving…
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This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle look at creepy cases of phrogging… What’s phrogging? It’s when people live in your house without you knowing about it… Think Bad Ronald – or the time James and Britney Campbell went on holiday only to return to find someone living in their house. Thing is – he’d been living there BEFORE THEY WENT AWAY.…
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This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle look at vampires - and clowns - and murder… When Rockhampton teenager Tracey Wigginton became interested in the occult and witchcraft, no one could have predicted what would come next. Obsessed with idea of 'feeding on blood', over the next years Tracey began to explore drinking the blood of animals be…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Dangling baked beans from your eye brows. Being born a Mekon. GET TO THE FISH MISSION! Easy on the eye, easier on both eyes. Keep playing until the Universe stops expanding... NEXT SHOW’S GAME Jr. Pac-man (1983 Bally Midway / a GCC game) CONTROLS: 4-way stick ROM: jrpacman (11/9/83) LIVES: 3 BONUS LIFE: 10,000 (If you're r…
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This week on Eavesdroppin', Geordie & Michelle look at a hottie conspiracy theorist and the suave hijacker DB Cooper... What happened to UFO hunter and world-renowned British conspiracy theorist Maxwell Bates Spiers? Handsome, high energy and full of wacky theories, Max was and in-demand speaker and panelist all over the world on subjects as divers…
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This week on Eavesdroppin', Geordie & Michelle look at a sexy AI app gone rogue and an experiment that took a spooky turn ... Do you think you could fall in love with a chatbot? In 2017, an AI companion app called Replika was created and it was way more successful than anyone could have imagined. It started off as a way for its creator to deal with…
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This week on Eavesdroppin', Geordie & Michelle look at some really bad habits... Would you eat a live cat? Tarrare did. And if you don't know who Tarrare is, he was only the grossest man alive in France in the 1700s. With an insatiable appetite and a stench that lingered, Tarrare was an unpleasant anomaly whose legend lives on. More than that, he h…
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It's another rough ride on Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, as Geordie and Michelle look at two Australian hometown murders… When two dirt-bike riders found human bones in the Belanglo State Forest in Australia, 2010, police were stumped. Who was this woman? Had anyone reported this Jane Doe as missing? Five years later, an unsuspecting moto…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE CREATION OF DONKEY KONG As covered by the Research Gurus at They Create Worlds Podcast https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/donkey-kong/ Listen to that podcast for detailed information regarding: THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER on the naming of Donkey Kong. It was Shigeru Miyamoto's first game - but just h…
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It's a rough ride on Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, as Geordie and Michelle look at bad cults… If you were a child with scholastic issues or behavioural problems in the early 1980s in the UK, you might have been sent to a Red House alternative education facility. The brochures told of an idyllic boarding school where children who had suffe…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at aliens, strange space debris and would-be martians… On the 1st of December, 1987, Philip Spencer (not his real name) went out into the fog on Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire, England, for an early-morning walk. Through the fog, he saw what he initially thought was a child with the lon…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at two unsatisfying cases where there's more questions than answers... In November, 2004, Peter Porco was found murdered in his home, attacked by with an axe. His wife, Joan Porco, was also brutally attacked with the same axe but somehow survived. After ruling out several suspects…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle ponder - do we have a guardian angel? Across cultures and religions, spirits, guides and guardian angels are constantly referenced. But do they exist? And do you believe in guardian angels? Have you ever had a sign from your guardian angel? or been saved from disaster by a voice from a…
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Discussed In This Episode. Black Belt Origami. Walking the plank. Old Vic. Eating All The Frogs. I look like Tony Blackburn. Woman gone shot my dog. Distopian Bullseye. NEXT SHOW'S GAME Jump Coaster Kaneko 1983 ROM: jumpcoas (World ) LIVES: 3 (no difficulty settings) DEADLINE FOR SCORE SUBMISSION: SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 5PM UK TIME. SUBMIT YOUR SCORE TW…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at different types of magic… Do you believe in magic? Geordie digs into some of the world's most famous magicians including Harry Houdini, his mentor Robert Houdin plus a look at the ousting of Sophie Lloyd from the Magic Circle in the 80s. Michelle follows with a mini dive into a…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle sharpen the scalpel on bad medicine… Are you the kind of person who would try to cure your cancer with a natural alternative? This week, Michelle looks at a “cancer curing” cream called black salve – and unearths a woman who used it with horrific results… She continues with a story abo…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, it's Eavesdroppin' with a twist as Geordie and Michelle join Fonz and Mez from The Midlifers podcast for a special collab! Starting with the Eavesdroppin' duo jumping into The Midlifers format... Who is your sexy hall pass? As we all know, our sexy hall passes change as we get older and on this episode you…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle re-run an episode from 2022 because they were so ON IT that they were ahead of the curve! Yes, we are revisiting the original episode of nullos, the eunuch maker and a catfish murder... When Denali Brehmer killed her best friend Cynthia Hoffman for cash, the shocking nature of the crim…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Water the plants, and then the motherboard. 11 Windows From Anglian. Alex has been in a car crash! For real! Oxford Gaming Market is in Oxford… Motley Crude Comedy Night. A whole row of Space Fevers. Lindford Christie’s Lunch Box… Rivers are OK, but streams, naah. Nibbler - it’s so bad it’s good. LINKS: Ten Pence Arcade E…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle delve into the supernatural with two stories of hauntings! In the mid 1600s, there was a tyrannical Scottish lawyer called Sir George ‘Bloody’ Mackenzie who had the charming nickname of The Edinburgh Executioner. After his death in 1691, his remains were buried in a mausoleum in Greyfr…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at two mysterious murders – listen with discretion! When Texas land leaser Greg Fleniken settled in for the evening at the Eleganté Hotel in Beaumont, Texas, with a ciggy and some snacks, he was expecting a quiet night in, just him and the telly. The next morning when Greg’s wife …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at the cult of JACKIE (no, not from MAFS Australia 🤣) and ask the question - is Candace Silvers REALLY running an acting cult? Have you ever heard of the cult of JACKIE? If you lived in London during the early 1980s, you might have come across it - but probably not, as it was a te…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at the confusing, confounding, reality-bending Jejune Institute… If you were in San Francisco in 2008, you might have seen intriguing posters and flyers for something called The Jejune Institute. After tearing off a small square of paper from the bottom of the poster and calling t…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS PODCAST Harrison Ford is frozen in Carbonite at Andrew’s place. Donkey Kong Kill Screen instructions found in a waste bin in Japan. It’s all in bits Chris FFS! Walking along the seafront VS playing pinball. Lino on the floor in front of Johnson’s Shoe Shop. Huge Arm Movements. There’s no problems if you don’t think... LINKS: Al’s …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at fraudsters and fakes… Have you watched Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix? It’s based on the real-life story of cancer con woman, Belle Gibson, who lied about having cancer in order to be a successful Instagram influencer. Yes, you read that right – she told her followers she was d…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at aliens, UFOs and more... On October 11 1973, Charlie Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River. They claim they were abducted by aliens and subjected to tests by creepy looking aliens with elephant skin. Since then, the pair’s story has been met with scepti…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at teenage girls and supernatural stuff... When Stephen King first began writing the book-turned-horror-film Carrie, he thought it was a load of garbage. Listen now to find out how Carrie made it out of the bin and onto the bestseller list, the backstory of the characters and his …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at two missing persons cases with a twist… In 1981, 13 year old Mary Louise Day disappeared without a trace. Her parents told her sisters that Mary had run away from home, but Mary was never reported missing by her parents and according to them, Mary never made contact again with …
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DISCUSSED IN THIS SHOW: Staring face-to-face with the devil 10 mile an hour barn owl Sheep with four horns Game Room Lies Trying to kiss Morten Harket Bus stop kids boppin’ to ‘Biscuit Review’ Computer Complications LINKS: Al's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@AlsArcade Shaun's Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcade All The Old Ten Pence Arc…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at two cults with very different agendas… Can you slap yourself to health? When Hongchi Xiao quit his life as a successful banker to instead spread the word as a guru of alternative therapy, Paida Lajin, people flocked to his workshops. Essentially, you slap yourself hard which re…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at a fake psychic and music-industry scandals and conspiracies… If you wanted to speak to a loved one who had passed to the other side in 1970s America, you might have sought the services of Reverend Lamar Keene. He and his partner ‘Raoul’ had a devoted following of spiritualists …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie looks at a serial killer who loved writing creepy Amazon product reviews... For years, no one had a clue that there was something not right with South Carolina real-estate mogul Todd Kohlhepp. Yes, he watched porn at work; yes, he wrote creepy product reviews on Amazon, but no one could have predic…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at an under-the-radar British serial killer... When John Sweeney asked Delia Balmer if he could buy her a drink in a Camden pub back in London, 1991, Delia accepted the drink then moved on with her life. A chance meeting between the pair a few months later led to romance, with John …
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This month we review Vapor Trail, a late 80s vertical shooter with some useful powerups and a banging hard rock sound track. It looks a like a Raiden game when you first coin-up, but there's a bit more to it as you play through. Oh yes. SEND US YOUR GAME ROOM PICS! Tag @shaunholley on X or email .jpg or .png files to [email protected] LIN…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at ESP and The Telepathy Tapes... Do you believe in ESP? There's a new podcast and documentary series called The Telepathy Tapes that is blowing up around the world, which aims to prove that some nonverbal autistic children have supernatural abilities. Journalist Ky Dickens looks at…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at family secrets... When doctors and neighbours hadn’t seen John and Lois McCullough for quite some time, they raised the alarm with social services. Daughter Virginia told them her parents had moved to the seaside, but the truth was much more sinister. This week, Geordie dives int…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at a rips in the matrix, drones and crop circles... Are aliens time travellers from the future coming back to our present? Are doppelgängers proof of a rip in the matrix? What's going on with all those drones in New Jersey? This week, Michelle looks at all this and more, with some c…
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Happy New Year! On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at a Bad Girls - specifically the black-widow would-be-murderer Dalia Dippolito, plus murderer Shirley Turner who revenge-killed her ex-boyfriend Andrew Bagby... When Dalia Dippolito contacted her ex boyfriend to enlist his help in finding a hitman to kill her new hu…
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What is an arcade 'RAID'? Well just listen on to find out about Raids and much more in this fascinating interview about the Arcade Life And Times of Mr. Olly Alpha 1 and his obsession with chasing down Arcade Machines and Pinballs ALL OVER THE WORLD! Discussed In This Episode: The Duke of Lancaster (From Arcade Blogger). https://bit.ly/41TH8cs The …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at a celebrity Christmas death while celebrating the life of George Michael... On the 25th of December, 2016, the world woke up to Christmas presents under the tree, Elf on the Shelf and the news that music icon George Michael had died. So this week, Michelle lovingly pays tribute t…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE. Simple and Tasty - Just like me. The glue of friendship No one wants a Tehkan World Cup Getting lost on epic walks LINKS: Al's Arcade https://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Shaun's Links: https://linktr.ee/shaunholley @Retro_Russ_ on X for creating our AWESOME podcast picture. Mr. Berserkers 1942 1CC at Blackpool Arcade Club …
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at a Christmas natural disaster... On the 26th of December, 2004, holiday makers in South East Asia woke up to another day in paradise. Sunshine. Blue skies. White-sand beaches. Boxing-Day bliss. And then, disaster struck. An underground earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2, caused by…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at supernatural stuff... Do you know what a timeslip is? It's where you're minding your own business, then all of a sudden you're in the same place but it's a different century! It happens and this week Geordie looks at a load of timeslips that have happened in Bold Street in Liverp…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle have a Christmas pot luck party! Have you ever had a strange encounter at Christmas? Michelle looks at 3 different real-life Christmas tales this week: a mysterious black cat appears at the door; a family gets Christmas letters from the grave, and a ghostly apparition waves from the gutt…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at two very different cults... In 1958, Chuck Dederich founded a self-help group called Synanon, where addicts could help other addicts get clean. It was massively successful and the key to its success lay in a form of therapy called The Game. But as Synanon gained more and more att…
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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle talk aliens... In 1989, a woman called Linda Napolitano claimed aliens levitated her out of the window of her Manhattan apartment, beamed her up into their spaceship and experimented on her. What happened next? Appearances on Oprah. Men in Black. Further abductions. Her kid being abducte…
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DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Scientifically proved - a Jaffa Cake is a CAKE! Space + Cowboys = win/win Van Life with PCBs A Tramp's Den Soul Sonic Force Yo Yo Get Funky A head full of tumbleweed NEXT SHOW'S GAME: Spelunker (Irem / Broderbund 1985) ROM: spelunkr LIVES: 3 (default) ENERGY DECREASE: Slow (default) GET YOUR SCORES IN BY SATURDAY 14th DEC…
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