Today’s questioneers face ruin: browser history ruining a surprise; other people ruining the choice of baby names; and ruining your own chances of shagging a houseguest. Don’t ruin your own life by failing to listen to Answer Me This! Episode 325, in which we also discuss:
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baby names
the Stocks app
Apple Maps vs Google Maps
James Cameron vs bladder control
Martin’s eggy Instagram
deep sea submersibles
Greenpeace up the Shard
sleeping arrangements
and
Tom from MySpace.
Plus: Olly would like you to listen to him present the Guardian’s Tech Weekly and The Media Podcast; Helen is currently releasing new doses of The Allusionist EVERY WEEK; and Tom Waits fans should sprint to hear Martin the Sound Man’s Song By Song podcast (and there’s a Heart Of Saturday Night listening party in the heart of this coming Saturday night, or at least evening, so do join).
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November 9, 2015 at 7:04 pm |
Hey Helen and Olly, Just got around to listening to this pod cast and wanted to mention that “Leaving Parties” do happen! My uncle (in Edmonton Canada) had terminal cancer and decided to have a “going away party” in advance of his death so that he could see all the family members and say goodbye himself. He booked a hall, invited everyone he knew and made it a potluck! It was a lovely event, and was great for his kids and grandkids to get to say goodbye to him and feel the support of their extended family during a very challenging time. When he passed 6 weeks later I was unable to travel for the funeral and was so glad I had been at his “going away party” instead.