#StroongeCast E78: Can I Touch Your Legs? https://youtu.be/ICDpmROkQ0g

This week we discuss the joys of visiting the UK job centre, which is the place responsible for getting people into work.
We talk about the inaccessible form that Kirsten had to fill out on Andre's behalf because it was on many sheets of paper, and the two not so great experiences they had when attending an in-person meeting to prove that yes, Andre is indeed still blind and that it will never change.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/78_-_Can_I_Touch_Your_Legs.mp3

#StroongeCast E77: What Did You Eat? https://youtu.be/Wu3P4TXPN2U

This week we discuss foods of the passed. Things we ate as children (and honestly probably shouldn't have) but we enjoyed them at the time.
From plastic straws with almost raw sugar inside, to sweets in the shape of bugs containing liquid that burst when you bit into them, these are the memories of foods gone by.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/77_-_What_Did_You_Eat.mp3

#StroongeCast E76: Are You An Old Wife? https://youtu.be/5TgdjRv0IUw

This week we discuss 'Old wives' tales, sayings of popular wisdom (usually incorrect) passed down from generation to generation. From wearing high heels causing your baby to be cross-eyed, to wet hair being responsible for making you sick and more.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/76_-_Are_You_An_Old_Wife.mp3

If you have a spare 15 minutes, I'd encourage you to check out a fantastic interview at the end of last week's podcast I had with my son Jake (16) who's been doing his bit to keep old electronics alive.

He builds and sells PC's with old parts for people that may not need the most high-spec gaming rig on the planet, he recently purchased an iPhone 13 mini with cracked screen and dead battery and successfully replaced it on his own, he's fixed laptops for his school-friend and also me which were running hot because the fans were caked with dust and much more.

Listen to this young, articulate man express himself in ways that many of his age simply don't. You can jump to the last chapter in the video.

I must also give thanks to my daughter Alice for drawing the artwork for the episode as well.

https://youtu.be/dT3WRE0JjOs?t=3124&si=jnoIC5ceS_mE0Dqx Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/75_-_Don%27t_Just_Throw_It_Away.mp3
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#StroongeCast E75: Don't Just Throw It Away https://youtu.be/dT3WRE0JjOs

This week we discuss the idea behind overconsumption and what we can do as a society to combat it, even in small ways.
From donating food and clothing to friends and family or charity, to reselling old electronics or paying someone to fix them if needed, there's at least one thing to try and better this planet we call home.

Stay to the very end for a post-podcast chat about EWaste, electronics, fixing things and saving old products from just being dumped.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/75_-_Don%27t_Just_Throw_It_Away.mp3

#StroongeCast E74: Why 13? https://youtu.be/7uW-AbRC8dg

This week we discuss 'Triskaidekaphobia' or the fear of the number 13. As this episode lands on Friday The Thirteenth it felt like a good time to break down some of the superstitions around the number, the day, how it's had a cultural impact on society, and the fact that other places around the world have superstitions about different numbers that are not thirteen at all.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/74_-_Why_13.mp3

#StroongeCast E73: I've Got Questions... https://youtu.be/2bItrjItlmk

This week Kirsten found a series of questions that you ask your partner. Andre had no idea about them in advance, so reacts to them directly. He chose not to find out before-hand so the answers felt more real.
Perhaps try posing them to your significant other (or maybe best friend) to see what they have to say about you.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/73_-_I%27ve_Got_Questions.mp3

#StroongeCast E72: You've Changed https://youtu.be/1LisvaFbVTA

This week we're discussing how we've changed both as a couple and individually. It's hard to see change when you've been together for a long time, but when we actually sat down and talked about it, we did notice some things that we were surprised to realise.
Change is so gradual when you live with someone else, that it may not always be glaringly obvious that it's even occurring at all.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/72_-_You%27ve_Changed.mp3

#StroongeCast E71: Do You Fancy A Drink? https://youtu.be/Mxa0W_z6Ls8

This week we're discussing whether having a drink when out with friends is necessary and expected, or safe to skip. For those who don't drink, are you considered 'the boring one?'
Kirsten doesn't drink very much at all, and Andre may have a drink when out with friends or at a gig, but not always.

Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/71_-_Do_You_Fancy_A_Drink.mp3

This is a podcast.
no no, just wait a minute.
This is not just *any* podcast, this is #StroongeCast.

Strange name, great cohost in the form of my lovely wife Kirsten.

Come for the name, stay for her dulcet tones, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Here's a 5-minute highlight reel from a handful of episodes over the last year.
Time for the blurb.

Why does F4 feel like a boob?
Why do Jake's friends think his dad is a lazy sod?
Why does being guided around all day make you want to go sit in a quiet hotel room and jump on dating sites?
Why did my wife faint at a bus stop at 5 in the morning, mere moments before we were supposed to catch a plane?
Why did an angry mum smack her child and say 'WE don't smack?'

Time to find out.
https://youtu.be/_0elPYMFTn4
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