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- Aug 23, 202341 min
The Year Is 2055 - We Time Travel Into the Future To Discover Our Destinies
The Time Machine has been fitted with the ability to go forward in time for our final episode, after we catch up with how everyone has been for the past 5 weeks, we travel ahead 30 years and Red reveals what the future has in store for Bobby, Red and Jody, and assess what we have all learnt and taken from our experience of doing the podcast.Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodWhat have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 9, 202351 min
2020 with Sean McLoughlin - January to March
Red is still in a Dubai Prison at the time of recording so our much anticipated guest Sean McLoughlin makes a 40 minute walk to chat with Bobby about the first few months of 2020. Flash floods struck Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 66 people in a worst flooding in over a decade, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot down by Iranian forces shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people on board, a rare Universal Palindrome Date (02/02/2020) occurs in the Gregorian calendar. Such events usually only transpire around once every 1000 years, with the last such event occurring in 1111, Eleven people are killed and five injured in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting shisha bars in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany, NATO expresses solidarity with Turkey after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by pro-Syrian government forces, During a demonstration, pro-government colectivos shoot at disputed President and Speaker of the National AssemblyJuan Guaidó and his supporters in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, leaving five injured and then something is happening in Wuhan.Watch Sean's new comedy special "So Be It", it's very very funny - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CNyTFvDGgYGet a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodWhat have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Please send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 2, 202345 min
1877 with Radu Isac - Romania Declares Independence from the Ottoman Empire, Sioux Chief Crazy Horse, Alexander Graham Bell installs the 1st telephone service
Red is imprisoned in a Dubai prison so the brilliant Radu Isac steps in to guest host and joins Bobby to break down an important year for Radu's home country. By a speech in the Parliament of Romania by Mihail Kogălniceanu, the country declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire (recognized in 1878 after the end of the Romanian independence war). American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier, after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska. Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodWhat have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Please send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 26, 20231h 6m
2015 with Micky Overman - Bruno Mars Uptown Funk, Facebook reaches a Billion Users, Jeremy Clarkson leaves BBC Top Gear
This is a very funny episode with the very funny and patient Micky Overman who is left alone with Red whilst Bobby is still away to make sense of a better world, before the world descended, the last year when everything was great, 2015.Musicians Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars recruit 11 writers to pen the sound of the summer "Uptown Funk", 100 people rush to the rescue of a unicyclist trapped under a bus, several people are catastrophically injured and left with life changing injuries in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash, Jeremy Clarkson quits the BBC's number one car show Top Gear, and Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached one billion users. Also we learn about Micky's painful 2015 breakup, how Red and Micky first met at the Cavendish Arms open mic where Micky won, and the benefits of the Pizza Express Gold and Silver Rewards Club.Get tickets to Micky's Edinburgh Fringe stand up comedy show all August - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/micky-overman-the-precipiceListen to Micky and Sarah Keyworth's brilliant podcast - Thank F** For That available everywhere you get your pods.Enjoy Sarah Keyworth's appearance on The Year Is - https://youtu.be/JN4XDIjIFBQWhat have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodPlease send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 19, 20231h 0m
1981 with Phil Ellis - Phil Ellis is born, First London Marathon, Mozart's Undiscovered Symphony
Bobby is still on the run from Interpol, somewhere in the world, so Red sits down with the brilliant Phil Ellis for a deep dive of the most important things that happened in 1981 starting with the birth of very funny Edinburgh Award winning comedian, Phil Ellis, also the very first London Marathon happens and Mozart's Undiscovered Symphony is discovered, also in London.Get tickets to Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 2nd-27th at 12.30pm at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Hive 2) - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/phil-ellis-s-excellent-comedy-showBuy tickets to Red's Camden Show "Bugatti Live" and watch his comedy special "The Red Richardson Special" on YouTube.What have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodPlease send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 12, 20231h 8m
1998 with Sunil Patel - Titanic Grosses $1 Billion, Posh Spice and David Beckham, California Bans Smoking, Clinton Lewinsky Scandal, Andrew Wakefield MMR Vaccine
Red is back and Bobby's gone away so our close friend, Sunil Patel, namesake of Bobby and Harriet's dog steps in to host with Red. The Time Machine is still out of action after we loaned it to OceanGate so we had to walk to 1998, when James Cameron's blockbuster film of the Titanic became the first film to gross $1 billion, California bans smoking in public places, Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham and footballing legend David Beckham get engaged, online conservative newspaper Drudge Report breaks the story of Bill Clinton scandal with Monica Lewinsky, and Doctor Andrew Wakefield stirs up the craze for Anti Vaxxers, over the MMR vaccine. Also Red has become a viral superstar, and Sunil and Red get deep into geopolitics.Listen to Sunil's podcast with Ed Night and Huge Davies "Slime Country" everywhere you get your podcasts.Get Tickets to his Edinburgh Show from 14th-16th August and watch his upcoming Sky Short - DipeshBuy tickets to Red's Camden Show "Bugatti Live" and watch his comedy special "The Red Richardson Special" on YoutTube.What have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodPlease send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 5, 202358 min
1817 with Luke Chilton - General José de San Martín crosses the Andes, the Dandy Horse, Florida Seminole Wars, English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker
Our very funny friend and honorary Super Genius, Luke Chilton joins Bobby for a deep historical dive of the year 1817 whilst Red is on holiday. An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the Andes from Argentina, to liberate Chile and then Peru. German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim. The first Seminole War begins in Florida. The first cholera pandemicoriginates in Bengal, reaching Calcutta by September. Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist and Alexander Wood (physician), Scottish inventor of the first true hypodermic syringe are both born. Also Luke is recovering from a sensitive and sore neck after a martial arts fight. What have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodPlease send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 28, 202353 min
1935 - Titanic Submersible, Shark Arm Case, Driving Tests, Sonny Bono, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lindbergh Baby, Robert Downey Senior, Hitler Reorganises the Luftwaffe
Explorer Red Richardson takes us to the depths of 1935 but not before some chat about the Titanic Titan Submersible that captured everyone's attention and imaginations this week. Of course the first thing that catches his attention is shark that vomited a murder victim's arm, driving tests become compulsory, Sonny Bono, Jerry Lee Lewis and Robert Downey Senior were all born, the Lindbergh Baby is kidnapped, and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler reorganises the Luftwaffe.Also it's very hot, Val Kilmer, shooting cows with a bazooka, and we argue the difference between titan and titanic.P.S. There's a mistake in this episode. Can you find it before Red does?What have you learnt by listening to our history podcast? How has our podcast helped you in real life?Get a free 7 day trial to our Patreon subscription and join our community for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, deleted scenes, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodPlease send us your suggestions for years to devote an episode of the history podcast to and/or a story of your own for us to feature on our exclusive subscriber Patreon episodes - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yYq_k5DMjVnyDYKjjDJMHRSU3mB9KIcltJBIsAcsY0I/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The Year Is
A new comedy podcast from comedians Bobby Mair and Red RichardsonEvery episode we travel back to a different year in history and talk about the weirdest, most interesting and sometimes horrifying events that year.New Eps every Wednesday. If you enjoy then hit SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! If you want to watch The Year is full eps are on Youtube.Sign up to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/theyearispod for exclusive episodes, early access, as well as live stream episodes and discounts to live shows.Thanks!Bobby and Red Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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