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Oct 6
1h 35m

Thompson Originals ? (A Chat with My Bro...

Luke Thompson
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My brother James joins me again on the podcast for a rambling chat about diverse topics such as: trousers ? sandwiches ? gangster films ? the work of Edgar Allan Poe ? vinyl and cassettes ? memories of living together ? annoying behaviour ? and English words and grammar that irritate people ? plus James has a new vinyl EP out now on Ooz records. Transcript available ?.

? Get OOZ004 - James' new vinyl EP ? https://oozrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ooz004

? Get the PDF transcript ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thompson-Originals-A-Chat-with-My-Brother-956-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

? Episode page on my website ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/10/06/thompson-originals-a-chat-with-my-brother-956/

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