Steev and Nick discuss their experiences with the cinema and ask whether the magic of the place has been diminished by the way the industry has treated itself, or whether your hosts are just too jaded to take it on its own, rejigged terms. In a

Unanswered 25: Money

Aug 7th, 2014

In our twenty-fifth show we expand our horizons beyond amateur philosophy by also trying our hands at amateur history and amateur economics, to really drive home how little we know about the stuff we try to talk about.Gasp you will as we wond

Unanswered 24: A conversation that should’ve been about Loneliness and Solitude

Jul 11th, 2014

Communication breakdown on several fronts lead to this episode of Unanswered. The show was intended to be a discussion on the differences between loneliness and solitude, and the upsides to be found in the latter. Somehow the conversation stuck

Unanswered 23: Euro Vision Throng Context

Jun 4th, 2014

Recorded in a month all about Europe, Steev and Nick freewheel into a conversation about the UK’s political climate, and in particular the debate around immigration.Captured before the European Parliament elections and released after the dust

Unanswered 22: When Is It OK To Be Naked?

May 8th, 2014

Naked as the day you were born is the only true day you were naked as the day you were born. Before long, however, it’s clear we’ve got to cover up: first for warmth and to stop our untrained selves from defecating where we stand; and later, be

Unanswered 21: Empathy v. Sympathy

Apr 2nd, 2014

Empathy in a world of sympathy must feel like an apologist in a room full of outrage, whilst sympathy in a world of empathy must feel like a narcissist in a room without a reflective surface. It’s just as well the world is much larger than a fo

Unanswered 20: Procrastination

Mar 5th, 2014

It took Steev and Nick thirteen months to record their first podcast after deciding they would make one together. Twenty episodes of Unanswered later they get around to tackling procrastination as a topic. They are well suited to discuss it.I

Unanswered 19: Home

Feb 6th, 2014

Returning from a month's hiatus turns out to be a tricky thing, thanks to the disruptive power of moving home. Steev’s moving moving experience is the starting point for a discussion on what home means to us.We look at the various places we c

Unanswered 18: Happiness

Dec 4th, 2013

We are all prone to bouts of wondering what it is we’re supposed to do with our lives, and it seems one of the most popular answers is to be happy. Our governments and corporations wish for us to be happy as much as our nearest and dearest do.

Unanswered 17: Spoilers

Nov 6th, 2013

“You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression” so the infamous phrase goes, and whilst you often have it told to you before a job interview or going on a date, it also applies to a good book or this year’s must-watch box-set TV show

Unanswered 16: Jobsworth!

Oct 2nd, 2013

Despite themselves and their often inflated sense of self-importance, humans do a relatively good job of all getting along. That is, unless one of their contemporaries is proving to be an obstacle purely by performing the duties their employer

Unanswered 15: Privacy

Sep 4th, 2013

Everybody’s business is their own until it becomes somebody else’s. The question is: who gets to decide to make it somebody else’s business?Steev and Nick address privacy: where it exists in real life, and how online life has eroded our bound

Unanswered 14: Changes

Aug 7th, 2013

With only days to go before the birth of his first child, Nick is in the mood to talk about some of the big changes in life and how we come to make them. Specifically, we discuss the milestones we pass in our relationships, why the decision to

Unanswered 13: Luck

Jul 3rd, 2013

The neighbourhood, let alone the world or the universe, is a pretty large place compared to a single solitary human being who would struggle to put a dent in anything most days. If we are so powerless to affect change wouldn’t it be more comfor

Unanswered 12: Offence

Jun 5th, 2013

When a person finds themselves offended it is described as them ‘taking offence’. We should be thankful for this grammatical distinction for offence, like beauty, lies in the eye of the beholder.This episode explores the modern malaise of mil

Unanswered 11: Being a Fan

May 1st, 2013

When a like turns into a devotion and becomes a part of your emotional well-being, it’s possible you have become a fan.You enjoy, support and loyally follow an individual or group making something entertaining, or succeeding or failing in a s

Unanswered 10: Notebooks and Romance

Apr 3rd, 2013

Nick has taken a look through his many swanky notebooks full of ideas, thoughts and observations. Starting along the path of youthful exuberance, and whilst the tenth episode started with the intention to be a bit of a round robin, we ended up

Unanswered 9: Cities

Mar 6th, 2013

Cities: Hulking great machines keeping its populace in sportswear and takeaway coffees, hiring people to sell sportswear and takeaway coffees. With our attention so divided between threats, opportunities and more bus stop ads than you could sha

Unanswered 8: Trolling

Feb 21st, 2013

Once only residing in Nordic legend, trolls have rampantly multiplied and found new, fertile ground along the Information Superhighway. As the world started to connect, and as technologies and services grew to house it, the human race re-encoun

Unanswered 7: Llamas and Storytelling

Feb 6th, 2013

Nick takes us back to his formative years to share a story about a llama, and relates it to the type of true stories told on The Moth podcast. This leads us to examine whether his tale could cut the mustard on the stage.We also ponder whether

Unanswered 6: I Don’t Think That Means What You Think It Means

Jan 23rd, 2013

Sometimes we can be wrong without even knowing we’re wrong, because the meaning we thought we knew turns out not the be the meaning at all. Whilst this could lead to potentially disastrous effects, Nick and Steev instead prefer to focus mainly

Unanswered 5: Perception of Time

Jan 9th, 2013

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, Nick and Steev are back; and this time it’s time to talk about time.Predictable chunks of time such as minutes, evenings and weeks can find a way of either running away from us or conversely w

Unanswered 4: Versions of Self

Dec 31st, 2012

Who we are as a person can depend on where we are, both in time and location. While we are busy adapting to our ever-changing environment is it possible to ever really be our true self?We look at the times and places that influence us and try

Unanswered 3: Christmas obligations

Dec 12th, 2012

Christmas is coming and for those who choose to observe the seasonal celebrations, there’s a lot to do. There are lists to write, gifts to buy, cards to send, people to please and white lies to tell—so it’s just as well it happens but once a ye

Unanswered 2: Fear of Flying

Nov 28th, 2012

Nick recalls his first experience flying on a small aeroplane, noting it can be quite different from long-haul journeys on much larger jets. This kicks off a conversation about the fear of flying or, more to the point, the myriad fears and issu