Swinging the Lamp

Thor and Rory are joined by former British Diplomat and Middle East consultant, Alex Parsons to discuss the recent Palestine / Israel debate between Douglas Murray and Dave Smith on the Joe Rogan podcast. Plus Rory tells a few stories about an obsessive stickler for rules and diesel engine maintenance at sea.

Thor and Rory discuss the lack of children out and about in suburbia, Rory tells Thor about the sailing trip to Belfast and they end up in a discussion about doing the right thing at work.

Rory and Thor start this weeks Pod with a discussion about modern parenting before Thor finds out some unwelcome news for boat owners.

Thor and Rory consider the effects of Thatcher's legacy on the fabric of society after Rory's hotel stay cast his mind back to the 80s. Thor is feeling positive after his visit to Dubrovnik and continues to try and persuade Rory that not all politicians are incompetent buffoons.

Thor dials in from the outer reaches of Shetland using Starlink to hear about Rory's misgivings about changing the clocks and offers some comedy material as an antidote to government intervention. Rory swings the lamp about his favourite sea captain and his attitude to authority.

Thor and Rory discuss what makes an influencer and their impact on contemporary society + Thor reveals that he's been trying to influence the Edinburgh comedy circuit with some pacifist influence.

Rory and Thor discuss living to work and working to live and then we swing the lamp with Portsmouth Harbour Master and Ship's Pilot Ben McInnes.

Thor returns from Romania where he enjoyed the wine, while Rory was a bit concerned about the Tesla backlash but took a trip to Eyemouth and was excited about how the boat is progressing at the yard and where the lamp will swing from.

Rory stops by Thor's boat on his way to sail a supertanker and Rory has some good news about Thomas the Tank Engine books.

Thor contemplates a negative Trustpilot review after he discovers all is not well with his boat engine and Rory thinks the North Sea collision might actually be a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.