Mildly Informed

👓 Meta AI SunglassesThe future is here. Apparently it involves talking to your glasses and hoping nobody notices. Can you do it without being creepy?🎥 Ref CamFootball from the referee’s perspective. Revolutionary broadcasting innovation or a guaranteed route to motion sickness?🚗 SunroofsA luxury feature, a forgotten relic, or the quickest way to create unexpected wind noise?🫐 BoysenberriesWhat are they? Where did they come from? And why do they sound like they were invented in a children’s book?🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again investigating technology, sport, motoring and fruit with equal levels of expertise.This week’s episode is a journey through modern innovation and old-fashioned curiosity, as the lads debate AI-powered eyewear, football broadcasting, car design and one of the lesser-known berries.It’s exactly the sort of conversation that starts with wearable tech and somehow ends in a discussion about fruit.PLUS — over on Patreon, Richie and Chris discuss their World Cup Sweepstakes. Who gets the favourites? Who gets the no-hopers? And who immediately regrets the draw?👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed

🚽 The Life of Thomas CrapperInventor of the toilet? Not quite. Legend of British plumbing? Absolutely. Richie and Chris separate fact from flushable fiction.🗣️ Words Unique to Your FamilyEvery family has them — strange phrases, made-up words and expressions that make perfect sense until you say them in public.🚗 People Who Park BadlyA topic guaranteed to generate strong opinions. Crooked bays, abandoned trolleys and the quiet fury of a badly positioned car.🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again taking everyday observations far more seriously than they deserve.This week’s episode covers Victorian plumbing history, family linguistics and one of Britain's favourite hobbies: judging strangers in car parks.It's part social anthropology, part public service announcement and part excuse for Richie and Chris to get mildly annoyed.PLUS — over on Patreon, the lads embark on a local council rant. How many emails can we send them in a week?👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed

🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again moving effortlessly between childhood trauma, emotional hardship and chocolate-based analysis.This week’s episode is oddly nostalgic — covering everything from lost possessions to caravan holidays — before descending into a very serious debate about elite-tier chocolate bars.It’s emotional growth, holiday memories and snack rankings… all held together with mild confusion.👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed🧸 Lost ToysThe emotional devastation of losing your favourite toy as a child… and why some people genuinely never recover from it.💔 Being DumpedA light-hearted stroll through rejection, awkward conversations and the increasingly bleak world of modern breakups.🚐 Caravan HolidaysRain on the roof, suspicious heating systems and the unique magic of a holiday park bar.🍫 The Biggest, Baddest Chocolate BarThe lads attempt to crown the heavyweight champion of confectionery. Big claims. Bigger sugar content.

🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again diving headfirst into the topics that matter most — overpriced football merch, questionable holiday etiquette and increasingly absurd band names.This week’s episode is part game show, part political analysis and part travel rant, which is a fairly accurate description of the podcast at this point.⚽ Expensive Football KitsWhen did buying a shirt start costing as much as a season ticket? Nostalgia, polyester and financial pain.🏖️ Sunbed HoggingThe unofficial sport of every holiday. Towels down before breakfast and dignity left behind.🎸 Mad Band NamesRichie and Chris play a high-stakes game of Real or Fake? Some of these groups cannot possibly exist. And yet…🏛️ The British Battle to Be Prime MinisterA leadership contest, a media circus, and a job nobody sensible should want.PLUS — over on Patreon, the lads tackle the modern obsession with self-care… and conclude that they’re not entirely convinced.👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed

🎙️ It’s Episode 50 of Mildly Informed — somehow.To celebrate the milestone, Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner bring together everything the podcast does best: strange observations, everyday frustrations, TV chat and conversations that spiral almost immediately.From futuristic drones to old-school civic duty, this episode covers an alarming amount of ground while remaining only mildly informative throughout.Fifty episodes in, and remarkably little personal growth.🚁 Drone DeliveriesConvenient future technology or deeply unsettling flying takeaway system? The lads investigate.🍻 Expensive Pub HireWhen did booking a room above a pub start requiring a small business loan?📺 LegendsA new TV obsession enters the chat — reviewed with the usual level of highly questionable authority.🕵️ Richie’s Secret MissionDetails are limited. Speculation is not.🗳️ The Honour of VotingA surprisingly sincere discussion arrives… briefly… before things drift off course again.

🚫 Richie’s Broken iPhoneA modern crisis. Panic, denial, and a new iOS🛒 Supermarket Delivery EtiquetteWhere do you stand? What do you do? And how loud can someone knock?🧱 Tiling CompaniesAre they all doomed?🏫 Parents’ EveningShort slots, big stakes, and have they got better?🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again navigating everyday chaos with confidence and very little expertise.This week’s episode leans into modern inconveniences, awkward social interactions and the strange systems we all just accept.It’s relatable, mildly stressful, and exactly the kind of chat you didn’t know you needed.PLUS — over on Patreon, Chris unveils a major summer life hack. Potentially life-changing. Potentially nonsense.👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed

🍺 Why is Lidl Building a Pub?A sentence that raises more questions than it answers. Is this genius or has everyone lost the plot?👓 Why Do New Glasses Take So Long?You’ve already chosen them. You’ve paid. What’s actually happening behind the scenes?😂 The Best Kids’ JokesSimple, terrible, and somehow impossible not to laugh at.⛳ The Green Jacket at The MastersGolf tradition, quiet prestige, and a garment doing a lot of heavy lifting.🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again tackling life’s most important questions… and answering almost none of them.This week’s episode is a proper mixed bag — retail confusion, everyday frustrations and a surprising amount of golf knowledge.It’s one of those episodes that jumps from topic to topic with zero warning — exactly how it should be.👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed

🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again throwing around ideas, observations and inventions that probably shouldn’t exist.This week feels particularly experimental — both in terms of food and general life philosophy.Here’s where the chat goes:🍽️ British Tapas (Invented Live)What if tapas… but British? Small plates, big confusion, and at least one terrible idea.📊 Football NerdsA man has visited every football ground. Respect? Concern? A bit of both.📍 TractiveTracking your pet sounds sensible… until you actually think about it.💷 Tip WorkersWho deserves a tip, who doesn’t, and why does it always feel slightly awkward?It’s inventive, loosely structured and full of the kind of ideas that sound better the longer you talk about them.PLUS — over on Patreon, it’s a full-on Easter Egg review special. Rankings, revelations and at least one controversial take.👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed