New Year, Same Us: The Answerphone Was a Mistake

Paul from Minecake Tower wishes everyone a happy New Year

>> Lee Crontpon: Hey.

>> Lee Crompton: Hello, mate.

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, hell.

>> Lee Crompton: Hello, man.

>> Lee Crontpon: Late as normal, Paul.

>> Lee Crompton: Happy New Year. Give me a hug.

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, it's a squeezy one. Have you been, Good. Should we get inside before we have the formalities? Should we get inside Minecake Tower, open up the office for a new year, do all that? I don't really want to be. I mean, it's a lovely coat you're wearing.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, it's a new one. It's my Christmas present.

>> Lee Crontpon: Christmas present, yeah. Yeah. Well, let's go inside and get the kettle on and, and we can have a. We can have a catch up.

>> Lee Crontpon: Let's start a podcast about our mental health for no good reason why. Let's call it B Cake.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, well, that's better. It's nice and cosy in here.

>> Lee Crontpon: Lovely. Yeah.

Scottish people insist on shaking your hand at the New Year

>> Lee Crompton: So how's your new year been, Lee?

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, are we doing all this, are we?

>> Lee Crompton: No, you got to. It's a back to work formality in January.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, I know, I know, but I was thinking about this, right, and I don't know whether it's a Scottish thing, I don't remember doing it when I was in England, but Scottish people insist on shaking your hand, at the New Year, but Happy New Year. And you have to get up out of your seat and shake hands with people. Is that. Could you email in if you're in England or anywhere else in the world? Do, do they. Do, do they do that? Or is it just. I think it's just Scotland.

>> Lee Crompton: It's because everybody in England's a miserable.

>> Lee Crontpon: That's a broad generalisation. Apart from Tim Spencer, apart from Tim Spencer. He's a happy chappie.

>> Lee Crompton: He's the life and soul.

>> Lee Crontpon: He is. But also the other thing that really annoys me, right, And I know this isn't going to paint me in a good light, but in answer your question, how was mine? I'm. I'm. You can probably tell I'm done in, right? I'm physically and mentally done in to the extent that, as we discussed earlier, I do look like Rick Stein.

>> Lee Crompton: You do. You've got very styny vibe to the.

>> Lee Crontpon: Very stony, puffy, baldy vibes. And then you have to come to work and answer the same question 20 odd times. Oh, how was your new Year? And then you've got 80% of people who just go, oh, just. We just had a quiet one with family and my brother came down from. From face Fraser Br. And we had just a quiet one. The kids loved it and whatever. And you got to have all those niceties, right? And then you've got like a small percentage of people who, who spent New Year in Vancouver with the balloons coming down in some light. Oh, well, there's always some prick who's gone somewhere posh for New Year, right? And then you've also got somebody who's old elderly relative was hospitalised or worse, died and you. Oh, oh, that's terrible. And I'm not saying I don't care, but I care about your New Year. And there are certain people who, I have a vested interest or have a. Not even a vested interest. I have an interest in how their Christmas and New Year went. But most of the people, I couldn't, really care less. Now, if any of our listeners have had an elderly relative fall ill or worse during the Christmas period, then I am truly sorry.

>> Lee Crompton: Are you?

>> Lee Crontpon: No, not really. No, I am. no, I mean it should be. It's a mental health podcast. I'm just. All I'm saying is, look, I'm trying dig myself out of this hole now. All I'm saying is you have to go through the formalities about 20 times about where did you do how much good Christmas in your year? And it's just like ask. It's like an extended version of asking people, how are you? And they go, yeah, I'm fine. When that's not really the real answer, is it? I mean, in some cases commend the people who tell you that they've got an elderly relative who's carked over because at least they're being honest and not giving you the fluff. Little Jimmy had a new coat. Couldn't care less. Couldn't care less.

>> Lee Crompton: New Year seemly.

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, yeah, baby. Now I should say to listeners, the pre us meeting at mine, Cake Towers, we did actually ask each other genuinely how our Christmas and New Year's were and we've had that conversation. So don't think listeners, that I'm being perfectly dismissive of Paul and I'm that much of a prick. I can see Paul jumping to my defence there.

>> Lee Crompton: I was just about to say you've broken the fourth wall, Lee, but that's okay, you know, and it wasn't the.

>> Lee Crontpon: First time I'd done it, to be honest. Right.

Back in the office for New Year, same old us

So anyway, here we are back in the office. Back in the office. New Year, same old us.

>> Lee Crompton: yeah, it's good to be back though, isn't it?

>> Lee Crontpon: It's good to be back.

>> Lee Crompton: The old place looks the same.

>> Lee Crontpon: Especially you. I told you to take that poster down, by the way.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, but he's so.

>> Lee Crontpon: I can't have calendars like that up anymore.

>> Lee Crompton: Well, it's last year's as well in it.

>> Lee Crontpon: Exactly. Oh, just put one up like birds or something. Not those sort of birds.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Shall I put the kettle on?

>> Lee Crontpon: You put the kettle on and I'll. I'll play the answer machine, see if we've had any messages over the. Over the festive period.

>> Lee Crompton: Right, I'm just. Just take these cups over here. Yeah, you were supposed to chuck that middle coat. It's disgusting. like, play a message while I clean this milk out.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, okay, I'll play a message.

>> Swales: Oh, my God. Is this an answer phone? Is this still a thing?

Lee Cake and Paul Bethome wish you happy New Year on Bell Witch podcast

Now then, Lee Cake and Paul Bethome, AKA the funnel guy. Happy New Year to you and Paul's hair and your lovely listeners. This year is going to be very positive as it's the year of the Horse of Fire, meaning there'll be a lot of passion and movement and flourishing in limelight and opportunities galore, if you are open to such a thing. I know 50% of the team is. They like a bit of woo woo. But anyway, life is magic and boo to capitalism and the patriarchy. Just saying. Alrighty then. Lots of witchy love and magic. Swales, the friendly green witch of the Bell Witch podcast.

>> Lee Crontpon: Where are you going now?

>> Lee Crompton: I'm just bringing your cup of tea to you. There you go.

>> Lee Crontpon: Thank you.

>> Lee Crompton: it was the first one from then.

>> Lee Crontpon: Well, you mean you didn't hear it?

>> Lee Crompton: Well, no, because the kettle was boiling.

>> Lee Crontpon: Huh? It was Swales.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, Swales Wales. I love. I love swales. What would you say?

>> Lee Crontpon: She was just wishing your hair a happy New year.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, my hair wishes you a happy New Year back. Sweet.

>> Lee Crontpon: Now you've broken the fourth wall.

>> Lee Crompton: Have, I. Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, yeah, yeah.

>> Lee Crompton: This is difficult.

>> Lee Crontpon: Just don't bother. It was just. It's a. It's, you know, we're only going to get 25 listeners anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

>> Lee Crompton: Okay. You can just edit that. It's fine.

>> Lee Crontpon: So there was like a, watery noise at the end of her message.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: And I don't know whether she was drowning at the end there, or somebody had, like, stepped on her head or she was doing. Doing the message under duress, maybe, or.

>> Lee Crompton: Huffing on a bong.

>> Lee Crontpon: Beg your pardon?

>> Lee Crompton: What?

>> Lee Crontpon: Swales doesn't do that sort of thing. I was gonna say apple, bobbing, but I didn't know whether that was too stereotypical witchy.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Or maybe her cauldron was bubbling On a fire.

>> Lee Crontpon: That's what it was.

>> Lee Crontpon: That's what it was. Right.

Let's see if anyone else has left a message for New Year

Anyway, shall I play the next message? Thank you, Swales, for getting in.

>> Lee Crompton: Thank you, Will.

>> Lee Crontpon: It was a lovely message to start with. Let's. Let's see if anyone else has left a message.

>> Cousin Kaza: Hey, my favourite, my cake duo. just want to wish you a happy New Year and may all your wishes come true for 2026. That's a bit cheesy, wasn't it? All right, love you, bye.

>> Lee Crontpon: Ah, cousin Kaza. Cousin Kaza again. She says she loves us lots. I think she means she love loves you. She loves you lots. But, thank you for the message and thank you. Here's, here's a little.

Thank you for inviting all your friends to follow Mind Cake Facebook page

What's it for all our listeners, thank you for inviting all your friends to follow the Mind Cake Facebook page.

>> Lee Crompton: Is this a, thanks in advance kind of thing?

>> Lee Crontpon: Thanks in advance to all the rest of our listeners for doing that. It's dead easy to do. You just click on Invite Friends on our page, select all. Have you done it, Paul? Have you balls?

>> Lee Crompton: I. I did a long time ago. Though there would have been when we first started.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, well, maybe do it again.

>> Lee Crompton: I will, I will.

>> Lee Crontpon: So, always nice to hear from Carrie. Hopefully we'll have some ghost hunting adventures in 2026.

>> Lee Crompton: I was just about to say I'm looking forward to a paranormal expedition.

Paul calls Sarah from the Nest with questions about small penis clinics

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, let's have another message, Paul. Okay.

>> Ian McNabb: Hi, is that Dr. John at the Small Penis Clinic? I think I've got the right number. It's just I need a follow up consultation because that ointment that you've asked me to put on actually seems to be getting worse, not better. Ah, could, make a, an appointment for next week, please?

>> Lee Crompton: Thank you. Yeah. What was that about?

>> Lee Crontpon: Do you recognise the voice? I don't know. What that. Just the wrong number, I think. Right, let's play another one. Hey, mind cakers, it's Sarah from the Nest here. Just popping on to wish you a really merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2026. Bye.

>> Lee Crompton: Sarah from the Nest.

>> Lee Crontpon: Sarah from the Nest. Sitting on her eggs, keeping them warm for winter. That's what she does.

>> Lee Crompton: Do the eggs ever hatch?

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah.

>> Lee Crompton: All right.

>> Lee Crontpon: The people that she mentors and does yoga for, they are her eggs, her brood.

>> Lee Crompton: I see.

>> Lee Crontpon: And, actually, Sarah, don't put this on the poster. I'm just, I'm just. If you hadn't noticed, freestyling. But then they hatch into new beginnings and new starts and. And, what have you.

>> Lee Crompton: And into Little yogis. Yoghurts.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah, and she mentors the out of them.

>> Lee Crompton: Wow. Maybe we should get in those eggs.

>> Lee Crontpon: Get in an egg, what, and then hatch back out of the egg. How's that look?

>> Lee Crompton: What came first, Lee or the egg?

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, I think eggs were long. Were around long before I was.

>> Cara Crompton: Oh.

>> Lee Crontpon: so that's easy.

>> Lee Crompton: That is a really straightforward question.

>> Lee Crontpon: If you have any other questions then please feel free to. Let's have another. Move on.

Tim Spencer leaves message wishing Mancake listeners happy New Year

Let's have another message.

>> Tim Spencer: Hello, Liam, Paul, Merry New Year. It's Tim Spencer that apparently you're superfan Al. Prefer to think of it as a more discerning listener. have a fabulous 2026. I hope it brings you lots of love, prosperity and peace and I very much look forward to hearing lots more mind cake into the new year. Bye.

>> Lee Crontpon: It's the old favourite, Tim Spencer. Rooney.

>> Lee Crompton: Timar Rooney. It's always nice to hear from Tim.

>> Lee Crontpon: I mean, it would be rude if he hadn't left a message, really, wouldn't it?

>> Lee Crompton: It would be really out of character if he hadn't sent us a message. Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: Did we name him a super fan or did he name himself a super fan?

>> Lee Crompton: I think we named him, did we not?

>> Lee Crontpon: I think so. Thank you, Tim. Happy New Year to you and yours.

>> Lee Crompton: Yes, super fan.

>> Ian McNabb: Merry Christmas. Your pair of podcast chances. At least Lee turns up for the podcast now. So just to wish you all the best and hopefully, you get the message. I think the, the phone number's mixed up with Dr. Jan's, so all the best. I'll see you in the new year. cheers.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah, this is starting to make a bit of sense now because that sounds very much like the same voice that left a message for Dr. Jan earlier.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: And I know for a fact that Ian does have a very small penis. Right, okay, that makes sense.

>> Lee Crompton: It does that. Yeah. Totally tracks. So, but anyway, Ian, I hope m. I hope you managed to get through to Dr. Jan.

>> Lee Crontpon: I don't think she does that sort of thing though. Well, I mean, she's a doctor, but she doesn't. I don't think she does penises.

>> Lee Crompton: Could there be another Dr. Jan who's a small penis specialist?

>> Lee Crontpon: possibly, yeah. I'm putting two together and assuming he means.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: So, there's probably, there is probably a doctor somewhere in the UK called Jan who looks at penises. And, if that's the case, Ian, best of luck with getting hold of her because boy, do you need it. Okay, moving swiftly on, let's have another one.

>> Cara Crompton: Morning, Lee, Paul and all the listeners at Mancake. Just a quick message to wish season's greetings and all the very best for the New Year.

2026 is the start of change for many people, says astrologer

Well, it's almost here, 2026. Time flies by so quickly this year. If you follow astrology, some planets are moving and changing, some for the first time in hundreds of years. It mirrors lots of events which many people are feeling with unease. I feel 2026 is about the public waking up and seeing the reality of what has been happening and hidden by many people in authority. So many are, feeling uneasy. As this change is almost tangible. More politicians will be exposed for wrongdoing. Another royal scandal will be uncovered and, will lead to further investigations. The royal finances will be scrutinised and lead to major upheaval. King Charles himself will be affected, so much so that his health leads to concern and he will consider stepping down. People in high places will be held to account and, no longer able to avoid questioning behind a play on words. As I said, 2026 is the start of change. Happy New Year, everyone.

>> Cara Crompton: Oh.

Spirit guide Cara thinks there's going to be upheaval this year

>> Lee Crontpon: It'S our, annual update from spirit guide Cara. Now, if you remember last year, before we get into this year's message, if you remember last year we tried to keep it light at the Christmas party and she predicted that someone was going to assassinate Donald Trump. So Cara thinks there's going to be upheaval. But good upheaval.

>> Lee Crontpon: What's your thoughts on that, mate?

>> Lee Crompton: I mean, anything that destroys the capitalism.

>> Lee Crontpon: and put the patriarchy as well.

>> Lee Crompton: Would say, yeah, yeah, but we're living in a time where, you know, I don't want to get too. Debbie Downer.

>> Lee Crontpon: I'm all right. So I should just say as well, as we've been talking, I have realised that there is absolutely no mental health content in this episode whatsoever. So I do apologise. But anyway, if you're still with us, you're halfway through now, so just crack on anyway. Debbie Downer. Paul, let's go.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, but, you know, there's, there's a lot of stuff where people in power seem to be getting away with certain things, so it would be nice for people like that to get their comeuppance. M quite frankly. So doesn't matter who they are or what they stand for necessarily. If they've done something wrong, they need to be held accountable.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah, sorry about that.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, I'll see you on the other side, my friend.

>> Lee Crontpon: Reminds me of a Genesis song. So showing. All right. But our Demographics should get it. I think it's called Land of Confusion. I'll do the. Do the chorus. So that. And you're probably a bit like Church of the Poison Mind. You're going, I've never heard that song in my life. Yeah, this is the world we live in. Oh, these are the hands we're given that one. Do you know that one? We're living in the did.

>> Lee Crompton: Okay, yes, that rings a bell.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, well, he's basically, talking about men of steel or men of power who are basically corrupt. And there's a line in the song that says, I won't be coming home tonight. My generation will put it right. We're not just making promises that we know that we can't compete because there's too many men, too many people making too many problems and not much love to go around. All I'm saying is, Phil, you didn't do all, did you? Because your generation putting it right. I mean, I don't know when Land of Confusion came out. I'll tell you, Tell me. Oh, Guru 1.

>> Lee Crompton: 1986.

>> Lee Crontpon: 1986. Is it called Land of Confusion?

>> Lee Crompton: Land of Confusion, yeah, yeah. It's on the. It's on their 13th album, Invisible Touch. So that's the case.

>> Lee Crontpon: Of course it was, yeah. Okay, so land of Confusion, 1986. I put it to you, Phil Collins, you're talking shite because your generation didn't not come home that night and put it right. I would say we're in the worst now than we were in 1986. Just my personal opinion.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: Any thoughts on that, Debbie?

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, me? yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I. I concur completely.

>> Lee Crontpon: Okay, well, let's hope we've got another uplifting message after all that, but thank you, Cara. Let's hope things do change for the better.

Joe Mitchell from Liverpool sends a quick message wishing everyone happy New Year

>> Joe Mitchell: Hi, guys. Just a quick message to say Happy New Year and thanks for all the hours of entertainment and belly laughs you've given. Plenty more waffle in 2026, please. And also while I'm here, I just wanted to ask, has anyone been checking up on Elmo Pickles? Only because we haven't heard from them for a while, so I was getting a bit worried about them. Anyway, just let me know. All right, see you guys soon. Bye.

>> Lee Crontpon: That's. That sounded like our old friend. She's not old.

>> Lee Crompton: No.

>> Lee Crontpon: Long standing friend. Joe Mitchell from Liverpool.

>> Lee Crompton: That's right. Hello, Joe Mitchell from Liverpool.

>> Lee Crontpon: How are you?

>> Lee Crompton: Great.

>> Lee Crontpon: She won't ring in again if we've just. We've just basically bastardised her, accent. I do love the Liverpool accent.

>> Lee Crompton: Me too, man. I do m. My favourite band are from Liverpool.

>> Lee Crontpon: I thought your favourite band were Glass Vegas, who are clearly not from Liverpool.

>> Lee Crompton: No, but, like, my favourite band of all time are the Beatles.

>> Lee Crontpon: No, your favourite band of all time, I thought was Bewitched, who are not from Liverpool.

>> Lee Crompton: They're Irish, aren't they?

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, you're pretending you didn't know. Okay, well, let's. Let's go on. On the pretence that the Beatles are your favourite band.

>> Lee Crompton: Sure.

>> Lee Crontpon: you'll be interested to know then that part of the New Year's Christmas, and New Year entertainment to keep the kids entertained. I dusted off Revolver, the album by the Beat. No, I didn't. I dusted off, Good. Good Beatles knowledge, though. It revolved, isn't it? It's not one of the better known.

>> Lee Crompton: That's. That's that one there. Revolver right there.

>> Lee Crontpon: Maybe there's a thingy.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Subconsciously.

>> Lee Crontpon: Beatles rock band for the Wii.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, nice.

>> Lee Crontpon: And we took it in turns to play the guitar, the drums, and sing.

>> Lee Crompton: Wow.

>> Lee Crontpon: And it was thoroughly, thoroughly good entertainment.

>> Lee Crompton: Did the kids enjoy it?

>> Lee Crontpon: The kids did enjoy it. The kids did enjoy it. Yeah. Izzy was pretty. Was pretty good. I had to do most of the singing, because obviously the kids don't know the songs. They don't know the words. But it's amazing how many Beatles songs when you're not. I wouldn't say I'm a. Well, no, I am a Beatles fan, but, you know, I mean, even if you're not a Beatles fan, how many. How many Beatles songs you like, subconsciously know. And I would say, other than going to Joe's house, the Beatles Museum is the second best thing to do in Liverpool.

>> Lee Crompton: I did the Magical Mystery Tour when I was last there.

>> Lee Crontpon: Not the yellow submarine that goes in the water?

>> Lee Crompton: No, it's like, it's a bus tour, but the bus looks like the coach in the movie Magical Mystery. And it takes you around where they grew up and takes you at Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane and all that sort of stuff. It's really cool.

>> Lee Crontpon: What was the pub that John Lennon was in which has got the really posh toilets? Anyway, it doesn't matter.

This is a message for the rug magician. My wife's rug needs a complete overhaul

Moving on. Thank you, Joanne, for your hearing your dulcet tones and wishing you a happy New Year as well.

>> Lee Crompton: Nice, to hear from you, Joe.

>> Lee Crontpon: I think that pretty much. Oh, hang on. No, there is. There is another one.

>> Lee Crompton: Was there one more?

>> Lee Crontpon: There's one more.

>> Ian McNabb: Hi, this is a message for the rug magician. I've been having trouble with my phone this morning, but hopefully, you get the message. My wife's rug is in a terrible state. It's seen better days and it needs a complete overhaul. could you send someone out, please, to maybe try and do something with it? as I say, it's seen better days, but. Thread bare, but dirty. It's been well used, lately. So if someone. Oh, please don't send out the guy with a hair. The last time he came out, he made a terrible mess of my wife's rug. So, yes, if you can give me a call back, that'd be appreciated. Bye.

>> Lee Crontpon: Does he mean you? The rug doctor again, Isn't it.

>> Lee Crompton: It, is. It sounds like him. I don't remember picking up a rug for Mrs. McNabb.

>> Lee Crontpon: Was it his wife's rug?

>> Lee Crompton: That's what he said. That's what he alluded to in this message. I made a right mess of a rug.

>> Lee Crontpon: It does sound like you.

>> Lee Crompton: It does sound like something I would do.

>> Lee Crontpon: He's probably squashed it up in the back of your car, folded it up and.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, I wonder if it's still there.

>> Lee Crontpon: M might be. M. Maybe Cheque or again, he's got the wrong. He's got the wrong rug number. I don't know.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, I mean, that's. That would be a pretty big coincidence, wouldn't it?

>> Lee Crontpon: It would be. It would be.

>> Lee Crompton: Stranger things have happened.

>> Lee Crontpon: But if you've been cleaning Mrs. McNab's rug, then give it back.

>> Lee Crompton: I just like to caveat that with a statement, which is that, ah, I always go above and beyond when I'm cleaning. R. Here we go.

>> Lee Crontpon: He's got a nine inch tongue of bre. Breathe through his ears. Can we keep that in?

>> Lee Crompton: Probably not. Oh, dear.

>> Lee Crontpon: Well, he started. All I'm saying is if we keep that in. He started it. Right, because he's just. He's clearly being smutty.

>> Lee Crompton: Ian McNabb. He's dragged us down to his level, hasn't he? That's what he's done.

>> Ian McNabb: Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: Bastard.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, all right.

Okay. What should we do now? I think that's all the messages done

>> Lee Crontpon: Okay. Well, should we. What should we do now? I think that's all the messages done.

>> Lee Crompton: well, that's. That's a big tick on the to do list. Cheque messages.

>> Lee Crontpon: Cheque messages. Tick.

I don't know whether we want to talk about potential guests for 2026

I don't know whether we want to talk about potential guests for 2026, because, as we know with the artist formerly known as Terence Trent Darby, trails do go cold.

>> Lee Crompton: They do, they do. But maybe we could have a brainstorm. We still have to do an aic. Honestly.

>> Lee Crontpon: We do.

>> Lee Crompton: We're meant to do that for Halloween and then it was meant to be Christmas and Now we're in 2026 and it's, still not materialised.

>> Lee Crontpon: Can I. Can I drop a. I don't know whether this would be. It's of interest to me. which is what most of the guests are. I just go, oh, they'd be interested to talk to. And then if the listeners find it interesting, also very interesting mental leaps that have taken place.

Swales mentioned the word heathens. What did you think a heathen was

Swales mentioned. She mentioned the word heathens. M. And I thought heathens were like ne' er do wells. But if you look. Look up the. Look up the definition of a heathen. What did you think a heathen was?

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, like a sort of savage.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah. Look at the definition of a heathen.

>> Lee Crompton: Heathen meaning a person who does not belong to a widely held religion, especially one who's not a Christian, Jew or Muslim, as regarded by those who do.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right. So it's a religious connotation according to.

>> Lee Crompton: the Oxford Dictionary. Yes.

>> Lee Crontpon: Okay.

>> Lee Crompton: A pagan. Someone who doesn't acknowledge God or the Bible.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right, okay. Right. It's interesting because I, as you know, grew up watching speedway.

>> Lee Crompton: Yes.

>> Lee Crontpon: And now take Izzy to watch Glasgow Tigers, particularly when they're running against poor pirates. But when I grew up watching poor pirates as a kid, one of the teams they used to ride against, who I don't think are any longer in existence, was the Crayley Heathens.

>> Lee Crompton: Okay.

>> Lee Crontpon: From the West Midlands.

>> Lee Crompton: Uh-huh.

>> Lee Crontpon: And they had. They were top team and they had a rider called Bruce Penhall, who I always pronounce Bruce Pennell. I think it's Bruce Penhall.

>> Lee Crompton: Okay.

>> Lee Crontpon: Now I'm trying to get him on the pod because I think he'd be an interesting character for reasons that I won't go into at the moment. But you might know him. You might know Brit. Not personally, but you not might know of him.

>> Lee Crompton: Okay.

>> Lee Crontpon: He was like the three times world speedway champion. He was also. Do you remember the programme? Would it be in the 70s or the 80s? Chips with the two American.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, yeah. Eric Estrada.

>> Lee Crontpon: Who's, Eric Strada.

>> Lee Crompton: Eric Estrada was the one of the cops with a big bright smile, sort of Hispanic looking guy. He was one of the two cops in chips.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right. Well, the other one was Bruce Pennell.

>> Lee Crompton: Oh, okay. So I do know him. Yeah. Because I used to watch chips when I was.

>> Lee Crontpon: We still watch a bit of chips. So he was in Chips.

>> Cousin Kaza: Ah. Ah.

>> Lee Crontpon: But anyway, he Might not come on the podcast, but that would be like, for me. He was like. Even though he rode for the Heathens, he was like a childhood. He was. He was awesome. But, yes, we have a hit list for 2026.

>> Lee Crompton: Bostrom's the top of that for me.

>> Lee Crontpon: Oh, why you try him? I've. I have emailed him three or four times and heard nothing.

>> Lee Crompton: Maybe I need to send him a picture of me with my costume on where I look like him.

>> Lee Crontpon: Do that. I'll send you the thumbnail that I mocked up when you were doing the Polar Express. But you email him.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: And it will have a two pronged tack on Bostrom.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Start the email with good mooning. Do you think he. Do you think he'd find that funny or just be like, oh, for sake, not another one.

>> Lee Crontpon: Well, have a look at the website and judge, because I think if you go on the website, there is a. There's an Officer Crabtree section which is written all in that language. Yeah. But he must get that all the time. Good morning. Oh, here's another comedian.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Passing, by the bunk, etc.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yes, yes, all of that. All that stuff. Yeah.

Lee Swales went on a kindness podcast as a guest yesterday

So I suppose it should leave it for us to wish our, listeners a happy New Year.

>> Lee Crompton: Happy New Year, everyone.

>> Lee Crontpon: Thank you for listening and putting up with us for. Over the. Over the course of three years now.

>> Lee Crompton: Jesus. Yeah. Do you know, actually, I was, yesterday morning, I went on a, friend's podcast as a guest.

>> Lee Crontpon: It's all about another one.

>> Lee Crompton: Another one? Yeah.

>> Lee Crontpon: Is that why you've never got time to do this podcast?

>> Lee Crompton: Because I'm on everybody else's.

>> Lee Crontpon: Everybody else's podcast. That's good to know. Right.

>> Lee Crompton: No, but I went. I went on her podcast as a guest. and it's all about kindness.

>> Lee Crontpon: Well, they wanted you on that.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah, I supposed to, you know, the other side of the coin.

>> Lee Crontpon: Right. Okay.

>> Lee Crompton: You know, for. For balance and I've forgotten the point of the storey now.

>> Lee Crontpon: The irony that you're on a kindness podcast.

>> Lee Crompton: No, it wasn't that. Ah. Oh, that was it. Yeah. Because she's only just started. She's only got one episode out currently.

>> Lee Crontpon: Already got more listeners than us.

>> Lee Crompton: I actually don't know, but I did say, I was saying yes, because we must be on close to 60 episodes more.

>> Lee Crontpon: Than that, I think.

>> Lee Crompton: Are we? Geez, that just shows you.

>> Lee Crontpon: Which we had an email from Swales to say that she'd finally. And I know Tim Spencer has as well have recently binged all of Them.

>> Ian McNabb: Wow.

>> Lee Crontpon: They deserve, mind cake Pen like.

>> Lee Crompton: A medal is what they deserve.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yeah, they do. They do deserve that. And I sort of thought. What could we mind kick you? Thank you for listening for to best part of 60 Hours of Us wittering on about atabolics. You're welcome.

>> Lee Crompton: Yeah. Juicy, spicy content only when Ian McNabb's on. Yeah, M. But, yeah, so I will, maybe in the. When that episode comes out. The podcast is called have a Kind Word with Yourself.

>> Lee Crontpon: Okay.

>> Lee Crompton: And it's hosted by the amazing Rose Condo, who's an old friend of mine and she is a Canadian poet.

>> Lee Crontpon: She didn't want me to come on.

>> Lee Crompton: well, no, she doesn't know you, Lee.

>> Lee Crontpon: Plus, she knows I'm not very. As we've established earlier in this episode.

>> Lee Crompton: Not kind in the slightest.

>> Lee Crontpon: Not necessarily kind.

>> Lee Crompton: She has a mind cake listener, so she's very aware of you and your storey, so she might have you on the future.

>> Lee Crontpon: Yes, please. I am available for her, podcast or any other podcast, because Paul seems to be flaunting his wares. Oh, I can't. I can't record tonight, says Paul. I'm too busy. You think? Oh, poor guy. He's got all these shows. He's got a funnel. Somebody's wedged a funnel on his head. Poor guy. Give him. Cut him some slack. And he realised he's just gone on every other podcast. Where you going? Oh, don't be like that. Come on.

>> Ian McNabb: Hi, is that the Peking Palace? I'd like to place an order for pickup, please. Could I have Crunchy Balls?

>> Lee Crontpon: for the love of God, not now. Here, for sake.

>> Lee Crontpon: Let's start a podcast about our mental health for no good reason.

>> Lee Crompton: Why?

>> Lee Crontpon: That's called a pancake.