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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Cindy D’Andrea (Cat Shit Crazy)

August 24, 2023

Season 19

Episode 19

00:21:46

Cat Shit Crazy, with either an exclamation mark replacing the eye or a censored graphic over the title, caught a lot of attention as the Fringe started, in part due to the aforementioned ‘we can’t have that sort of thing on display at the Fringe’. Sometimes the best publicity comes as a surprise. But the show is about much more than that.

Hollywood-based Cindy D’Andrea’s autobiographical show is much more than that. At one of the darkest moments in her life, her best friend suggested she should get a cat. Moving from I hate cats, to countless feline friends over the last fourteen years, this is a story about a woman, a cat, and unconditional love.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Mario The Maker Magician

August 23, 2023

Season 19

Episode 18

00:19:33

What happens when you decide to make your own magic from whatever you can find around you? What happens when you add a dash of robotics to the magic? And then an old tomato soup can from the bin to be your next robot assistant.

That’s the world of Mario The Maker Magician. It’s a family show packed with slapstick humour, handmade robots, and a lot of skill. THere’s a mix of science, creativity, showmanship, and laughter that is incredibly hard to balance. Mario makes it look easy.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Tom Mayhew (This Time Next Year, We’ll Be Millionaires!)

August 22, 2023

Season 19

Episode 17

00:17:19

When you do comedy, there’s always a message – the old adage of only punching up is born from many a hard-earned lesson on the stage. You can do that powerfully with force and aggression, but if you prefer a milder comedian, then why not ask Tom Mayhew.

Tom’s show for 2023 is ‘This Time Next Year, We’ll Be Millionaires!’ and beyond the well-timed nod to something the audience may be more familiar with to catch their attention, Mayhew has much to say on capitalism, on hopes, and dreams, in a whimsically sweet hour that delivers some sharp satire on the United Kingdom when you least expect it.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Benjamin Alborough (Absolute Monopoly!)

August 21, 2023

Season 19

Episode 16

00:18:11

The Fringe is not static. Neither are board games, and the classic Monopoly is a perfect example. It’s not a great game, it’s poorly designed, and it ruins friendships and families. Benjamin Alborough not only has the arguments on the dangers of Monopoly, but is also going to reinvent the game with the help of the audience.

Absolute Monopoly is an interactive yet rather chaotic gameshow; from going through the rules through becoming the board to play the game, to deciding the winner. If there’s going to be one.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Emily Carding (Let The Bodies Pile)

August 7, 2023

Season 19

Episode 6

00:23:02

The Edinburgh Fringe is a mix of every genre and emotion; from stand-up and dance, through music, to cabaret and theatre, and beyond, the Fringe swings from light and fluffy to hard-hitting and heavy themes and emotions. It’s the latter that we’re going to talk about in this episode.

Emily Carding is one of the performers in Let The Bodies Pile, the other performer, Henry Naylor, is also the writer. This is an intensely political piece that looks at the reaction to Covid here in the United Kingdom, primarily in nursing homes and how society comes to terms with the decisions made by politicians.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2023 – Anu Vaidyanathan (Blimp)

July 17, 2023

Season 19

Episode 3

00:32:04

The Edinburgh Fringe is drawing closer, so let’s continue our previews, talking to some of the artists who will be arriving in August.

In our second preview ahead of Fringe 2023, Ewan chats with Anu Vaidyanathan about her show ‘Blimp’, and her busy creative life. She is a comedian, filmmaker, director, and triathlete; Anu brings her show to the Fringe, exploring her nomadic and creative life with the audience.

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My Cat’s Tale – A Warning From Kekoa

April 19, 2023

Season 1

Episode 39

00:40:12

Kekoa is an inquisitive cat, a cat who knows when they want affection and when they want left alone… and a cat who was incredibly lucky to survive playing with some toxic stargazer lilies.

Ewan listens to Alyssa as she takes us through the emotional and powerful story of Kekoa, the horror of discovering his body drenched in pollen, the anxious nights waiting for news from the vets, and the joy of welcoming him home and helping him recover.

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My Cat’s Tale – Milo The Babysitting Cat

April 12, 2023

Season 1

Episode 38

00:28:20

Milo decided that he would move in with Izzy, and he definitely chose his new owners. He settled quickly into his new home, but this Scottish Cat would soon have to contend with a new arrival.

Ewan listens to Izzy talk about finding Milo, how this sympathetic cat found out she was pregnant, how Milo first reacted when their baby came home, and how the whole family came together.

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My Cat’s Tale – Morgan And His Wardrobe

March 29, 2023

Season 1

Episode 37

00:24:40

Morgan has a wardrobe, and a rather extensive one at that. Because of his allergies, Rhea has to protect his skin from his scratches. Thankfully, Morgan loves wearing all his clothes, and this dapper chap has been catching the eye of many online cat lovers.

Morgan’s story is also the story of the other cats in his life including his brother Morris; and Scritch, the rescue cat from Cyprus.

Ewan chats with Rhea about Morgan’s first wardrobe of clothes, the reaction to his fashionable looks online, and raising money for charity withathe catwalk cat’s calendar.

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My Cat’s Tale: Tabby and Tuxedo

March 15, 2023

Season 1

Episode 36

0:31:03

When Willa arrived, Allison discovered a love for cats that has changed her life. Willa would soon be joined by Nala and Bella, and brought Allison and her partner closer together as they all cared for each other.

Ewan and Allison share their passion for talking about cats online, how her cats have made a difference at home, and why none of the cats are called Tabby or Tuxedo.

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