#148 Audiobooks & Podcasts (Part 1)
Oh What A Time...
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4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In our most meta episode ever, this week we’re discussing the history of audiobooks and podcasts! Firstly, what was the equivalent of podcasts in Ancient Rome? How Thomas Edison pioneered the podcast. And lastly.. what was the first podcast, proper?
Plus also, is Center Parcs the greatest place in earth? Will the marketing directors at Center Parcs reach out to us? And is everything better now? Do let us know: hello@ohwhatatime.com
And in huge news, Oh What A Time is now on Patreon! From content you’ve never heard before to the incredible Oh What A Time chat group, there’s so much more OWAT to be enjoyed!
On our Patreon you’ll now find:
•The full archive of bonus episodes
•Brand new bonus episodes each month
•OWAT subscriber group chats
•Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
•PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else
Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime
And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.
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Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, what a time is now on Patreon. You can get main feed episodes before everyone else, ad free, |
| 0:06.4 | plus access to our full archive of bonus content, two bonus episodes every month, early access |
| 0:11.9 | to live show tickets and access to the Oh Water Time group chat. Plus, if you become an Oh Water |
| 0:16.9 | Time All-Timer, myself, Tom and Ellis will riff on your name to postulate where else in history you might have popped up. |
| 0:23.5 | For all your options, you can go to patreon.com forward slash oh what a time. |
| 0:41.8 | Hello and welcome to Oh, what a time. |
| 0:42.9 | It's a history podcast. |
| 0:46.6 | Now, on this weekend just gone before we're recording this, |
| 0:49.0 | I went to Centre Parks as recommended by Tom. |
| 0:50.9 | And I was walking around... Oh, unbelievable. |
| 0:52.3 | I couldn't believe it, actually. |
| 0:53.6 | I grew up in Butlins's Bogner Regis, |
| 0:55.9 | and I just assumed that's what it was like. |
| 0:58.7 | But I had no appreciation of the scariness of the zip lines. |
| 1:04.1 | Or how good the tree climbing was. |
| 1:06.9 | The quality of the swimming pool is what you're missing out on there. |
| 1:09.7 | Oh, my gosh. |
| 1:10.1 | The lazy river. Unbelievable. Oh my God. |
| 1:12.5 | The lazy river, unbelievable. |
| 1:13.3 | Oh, God. |
| 1:17.3 | I was walking around Centre Parks and this thought hit me about the past. |
| 1:22.9 | I should say, by the way, this isn't a live read for the Centre Parks. |
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