“When is an octopus not an octopus?”
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Alternative titles this week could have been ‘Massive Nuts’ or ‘Now imagine you’re on twitter, 16 and a bit thick.’ Anyway, how are you? Yes, you? All set for Christmas? I don’t know where the time goes, only seems two minutes since it was January. Care for a biscuit...? Giles and Esther are discussing small talk. It seems that some Gen Z's might need a helping hand with face-to-face communication. Sad face emoji.
They cover big talk as well with the autumn statement, eating disorders and anti-Semitic octopuses. Finally, they perform a graceful pirouette to discuss a trip to the ballet.
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:20.0 | Imagine you. You in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head taking in the views instead of taking on the road, maybe even a nap. |
| 0:33.0 | That's the bliss of getting where you need to go without worrying about driving. |
| 0:38.0 | Book your train journey via avantuouscoast.co. o'coast, |
| 0:43.0 | and we'll take you there. |
| 0:45.0 | Avanti west coast, feel good travel. |
| 0:48.0 | If you start again with all that crap about my health? That was just the throat clear. |
| 0:56.5 | I was going to start with something different. We'll start with something different then. |
| 0:59.4 | I was just going to start with morning Esther. Morning are you oh right that's all very good |
| 1:07.4 | no how are you Esther fine thank you very of weather we've been having? |
| 1:13.2 | Yes. |
| 1:14.2 | Haven't we? |
| 1:15.2 | Yes? |
| 1:16.2 | Weather? |
| 1:17.2 | Yeah that's a nice jumper. |
| 1:19.2 | Thank you very much. |
| 1:20.2 | Oh I know what you're doing. |
| 1:21.2 | Yeah, you're making fun Yeah you're making small. You are making small talk. Universities teach art of idle chit chat. I mean we talked about how that was going to be the first thing we did on the podcast. Yeah, but it just went in one ear and out the other. |
| 1:33.4 | Because you're shit at it? |
| 1:35.0 | Shit at small talk. |
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