Fake Band Names and Towels on the Loungers

Fake Band Names and Towels on the Loungers

May 18, 2026 · 38 min · Season 1 · Episode 51

About this episode

Richie Firth and Chris Skinner discuss overpriced football merch, holiday etiquette, and absurd band names in a mix of game show and political analysis.

🎙️  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 Kits When did buying a shirt start costing as much as a season ticket? Nostalgia, polyester and financial pain. 🏖️  Sunbed Hogging The unofficial sport of every holiday. Towels down before breakfast and dignity left behind. 🎸  Mad Band Names Richie 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 Minister A 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 Hosted on Acast. See…

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