Beste Hitchhikers Podcast podcasts (2025)

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Friendship 1:02:29

1y ago1:02:29

1:02:29

Mark, Danny and the Jons round out the second and final full season of Beware of the Leopard with a discussion on friendship, the spaceships it powers, and the capitalist hellscapes it smashes. Find us all on the Internet: Jon Bounds Jon Hickman Danny Smith Mark Steadman Consume our things: Buy Danny's book Buy Birmingham: It's Not Shit, the book L…

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Books 48:24

2+ y ago48:24

48:24

Children's books, Vogon poetry, dictionaries, ghost-writing, and choose-your-own adventures. All this, plus Jack the Ripper, sitcom reimaginings, David Williams, some news of our own, and the derivation of the term "Dirty Bristow". Links Subscribe to our newsletter Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Jon Hickman on Twitter F…

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Holidays 50:38

2+ y ago50:38

50:38

Summer flings on Bethselamin, camping holidays in pissing Southport, the Holiday Theory of Relativity, and the inevitable books that followed on from Veet Voojagig's classic about Biros. All of this, plus the question: Zaphod Beeblebrox – sexist bully or scoundrel of his time? Listener Gemma's podcasts What’s in the tea? A Dollhouse re-watch Sleep …

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Christmas in the Shack 20:34

3y ago20:34

20:34

One of the many major problems with producing podcasts is that of who you get to do it, or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarise: it is a well-known and much limited fact that those people who most want to produce podcasts are ipso facto those lists duty to do it. To summarise the summary: anyone who is capable…

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Productivity 1:04:45

3+ y ago1:04:45

1:04:45

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting it all done. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover. Our thanks to Emma Wright (@editorialgirl) for being the voice of the Guide. Follow Dan…

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Sleep 1:02:02

3+ y ago1:02:02

1:02:02

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting a good night's rest. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover. Our thanks to Emma Wright (@editorialgirl) for being the voice of the Guide. Fo…

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Towel Day 2021 43:10

4y ago43:10

43:10

To commemorate Towel Day 2021, Mark, Danny, and the Jons present the worst bits of Beware of the Leopard. These are all the bits that are normally cut from the main body of the episode and shoved to the back, to sit in shame and think about what they did. Now we're bringing them out into the light for you to judge, share, and hopefully on some leve…

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Birthdays and ageing 1:02:50

4y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting on in years. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover. Our thanks to Emma Wright (@ editorialgirl ) for being the voice of the Guide. Follow D…

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Don't Panic! It's Christmas! 48:52

4y ago48:52

48:52

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas and the new year. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover. Our thanks to Emma Wright (@ editorialgirl ) for being the voice of the Guide. A…

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The Don't Panic guide to music 1:05:07

4y ago1:05:07

1:05:07

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to music. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover. Our thanks to Emma Wright (@ editorialgirl ) for being the voice of the Guide. Follow Danny on Twitte…

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Don't Panic! goes back to school 1:02:12

4+ y ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Mark, Danny, and the Jons present their Hitchhiker’s Guide entries on a return to school, including the long dark teatime of the soul, robot school, so-called non-subjects, and homework. Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Jon Hickman on Twitter Follow Mark on Twitter Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Find more shows from …

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The Don't Panic guide to sport 52:34

4+ y ago52:34

52:34

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to sport, with contributions on politics and PE, and a host of alien sporting activities sure to become major hits on Earth. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters …

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Towel Day 2020 1:23:24

5y ago1:23:24

1:23:24

Join Mark, Jon, Jon and Danny as they play Podcast Day, the text adventure game written by Mark. Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Jon Hickman on Twitter Follow Mark on Twitter Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Find more shows from the Outpost Play Podcast Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Dont Panic Guide to the COVID-19 pandemic 1:03:39

5y ago1:03:39

1:03:39

Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they tackle the fiddly social issues that arise from living through a global pandemic. Each panelist – including Mark – was tasked with writing an entry for an updated version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide. Jon Hickman wrote his on virtual meetings, Bounder went Marxist, Danny tackled isolation and Mark wrote about pani…

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42nd anniversary special 46:03

5y ago46:03

46:03

Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they recap what they’ve been up to since our last full episode, say goodbye to a fellow Hitchhiker and Adamsify a piece of existing pop culture. How we picked up Hitchhikers We Apologise for the Inconvenience, by Mark Griffiths Stephen Moore on IMDb Marvin the Paranoid Android Podcast Day: the text adventure game Ma…

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The question to the ultimate answer 1:21:28

6y ago1:21:28

1:21:28

Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they attempt to solve the world’s problems and make it a good and happy place. Jon Hickman turns to pop culture, Danny says it’s all about kindness, Jon Bounds has a 19th century German philosopher to thank, and Mark’s solution, unsurprisingly, involves a lot of talking. Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on …

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From Zaphod Beeblebrox to Zentalquabula 40:53

6y ago40:53

40:53

Join Mark and the Jons as they finish up the last of the Zs in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Zaphod Beeblebrox Zaphod Beeblebrox is – or was – President of the Imperial Galactic Government. His favourite mother is Alice Beeblebrox, of 108 Astral Cresent, Zoofroozelchester, Betelgeuse V. Zaphod’s great grandfather is Zaphod Beeblebrox the Fo…

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From the Wormhole Disco to the Zansellquasure Flamarion Bridge Club 47:27

6y ago47:27

47:27

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they saunter into the Z section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Wormhole Disco The place Zaphod and Roosta transport themselves to is the Wormhole Disco, which might as well have been called the Placeholder Club. In this disco there are nozels on the wall that spray the smell of hot sweat over everything, and th…

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From wave harmonic theory to the Wise Old Bird 52:45

6y ago52:45

52:45

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the W section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Wave harmonic theory of historical perception Reason not withstanding, the universe continues unabated. Its history is terribly long and awfully difficult to understand, even in its simpler moments which are, roughly speaking, the beginning and the end.…

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From Vogons to Walkmans 52:30

6y ago52:30

52:30

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the V section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Vogon constructor fleets Here is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon: forget it. They are one of the most unpleasant races in the Galaxy – not actually evil, but bad tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous. They wouldn’t even lift a …

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From the Uncertain Areas to Vod 39:14

6y ago39:14

39:14

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the V section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with a quick final stop-off at U. Uncertain Areas “Wild horses thundered through the sky taking fresh supplies of reinforced railings to the Uncertain Areas”. That’s a line from the popular book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to teh Galaxy, and it describes a thi…

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From Tri-D to Turlingdrome 41:18

6y ago41:18

41:18

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they clear the T section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Tri-D Tri-D is Adams’ allusion to some sort of 3D TV, and is distinct from Five-D, the sub-etha, the Sense-o-Tape, the Hall of Informational Illusions and whatever other technology he created to show things to characters. Triganic Pu The Triganic Pu is a f…

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From Thor to Transtellar Cruise Lines 43:53

6y ago43:53

43:53

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the T section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Tea and Douglas What JB said about kettles isn’t entirely inaccurate, according to an American friend of Mark’s, who also has a lovely story to tell about Douglas Adams. Thor Thor is a thunder god. Arthur picks a fight with him over Trillian at an airbo…

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From sun diving to Terry Jones 40:22

6y ago40:22

40:22

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the [letter] section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Sun dive Hotblack Deseato’s band has a completely black stunt ship that dives into the sun on Kakrafoon, as part of the climax of a gig. Susan Sheridan Susan Sheridan played Trillian in the radio series. She died in 2015, but had a good career as a…

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Time For Facts 12:51

6y ago12:51

12:51

Listen to me ramble on about my Bullsh#t

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From Strags to the Sub-Etha Sens-o-Matic 35:59

6y ago35:59

35:59

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Strag A strag is a non-hitchhiker. Given that we’ve discussed the idea of the hitchhiker as a class of person, Strangulous Stilettans of Jajazikstak The Strangulous Stilettans of Jajazikstak are mortal enemies of the Silastic Armourfiends of Striterax. …

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From SrDt 3454 to Stephen Moore 42:42

6y ago42:42

42:42

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. We dedicate this episode to Jeremy Hardy, who died last week. The Great Ventilation and Telephone Riots of SrDt 3454 These riots led to three important events, which we’ll go through in turn, but it’s basically all the fault of a ventilation system call…

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From Slim’s Throat Emporium to Sqornshellous 37:56

6y ago37:56

37:56

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they continue with the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Slim’s Throat Emporium Slim’s Throat Emporium is a bar Ford and Hotblack Desiato used to crash, pretending to be health inspectors. Slo-Time The planet of Krikkit was to be enclosed for perpetuity in an envelope of Slo-Time, inside which life would…

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From Striterax to Slartibartfast 49:36

6y ago49:36

49:36

Mark and the Jons are back off their Christmas break and ready to continue through the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Silastic Armorfiends of Striterax The best way to pick a fight with a Silastic Armorfiends of Striterax was just to be born. They didn’t like it, they got resentful. And when an Armorfiend got resentful, someone …

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2018 Christmas special 1:07:00

6y ago1:07:00

1:07:00

Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they ring in 2019 with a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy pub quiz, in which every single round – every single one – is completely and 100% to do with the Douglas Adams sci-fi universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From Sens-o-Tape to the Siderial Daily Mentioner 35:27

6y ago35:27

35:27

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they continue traversing the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Sens-o-Tape Sens-o-Tape is another piece of VR equipment. In the first book, Arthur gets strapped into a machine that shows him how the Magratheans discovered the Ultimate Answer. Sesefras Magna Sesefras Magna is a planet around which Ford is…

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Dab Convos 2 35:49

6y ago35:49

35:49

Listen to me have a dabbing conversation and understand the real meaning behind crazy with Co Host Cody Ballard and Guest Clifford Johnston

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Dab Convos 1 19:56

6y ago19:56

19:56

Listen to us fucking die on this Episode Of Dab Convos

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Frydai Night 50:40

6y ago50:40

50:40

Listen to Whyte Frydai and his guest host Cody Ballard talk about absolutely “NOTHING”

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What The Heck 7:46

6y ago7:46

7:46

Listen to me rant on about my sad encounter in horrible choices

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From Saquo-Pilia Hensha to Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha 33:55

6y ago33:55

33:55

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the S section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Saquo-Pilia Hensha King Antwelm made a famous assumption that what everybody wanted, all other things being equal, was to be happy and enjoy themselves and have the best possible time together. On his death he had willed his entire personal fortune to f…

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Wrong Hood For Beethoven Out Now 0:14

6y ago0:14

0:14

Go to Spotify, or maybe even Apple Music and Cop that WHFB!

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Wrong Hood For Beethoven Mixtape! Track 8 Doin’ Drugs With Me 5:36

6y ago5:36

5:36

Listen to the whole song with me! Experience the feeling I had when writing! Bang to it, kill to it, smoke to it, dance to it, hate to it, Ect. And also have another segment of my review on the track and Mixtape!

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52: From Rula Lenska to Santraginus V 44:47

6y ago44:47

44:47

Join Mark and the Jons as they finish up the R section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and make a move on the Ss. Rula Lenska Rula Lenska plays Lintilla and her clones, and the Guide in bird form in the radio series. Russell Russell is Fenchurch’s brother. To Arthur’s mind, the name Russell always suggested burly men with blond moustaches …

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51: From reverse temporal engineering to Roosta 37:59

6+ y ago37:59

37:59

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the R section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Reverse temporal engineering Reverse temporal engineering is a new technology of “unfiltered perception”, which is a marvellous way of making anything you want to have happen, happen, without all that tedious mucking about with probability drives or Ita…

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50: Loose tiles vol 1 36:33

6+ y ago36:33

36:33

Mark and Jon Hickman welcome Danny back to the Leopard with an episode in which we pull out random letters from the Scrabble bag. Warning: your mother would not approve of you listening to this episode. We discuss feedback from Twitter and email, educate Danny on the Baby Shark phenomenon, learn more about the Mandela effect, and Jon continues to m…

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49: From the Radiophonic Workshop to Reg Nullify 37:09

6+ y ago37:09

37:09

Join Mark and the Jons as they continue through the R section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Radiophonic Workshop The Radiopohinc Workshop was a BBC department that mae music and noises for BBC programmes, originally for radio and then for TV too. Arguably their most famous contribution is the Doctor Who theme. They were formed in 1958 an…

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48: From President Vranx to radiation swamps 40:57

6+ y ago40:57

40:57

Join Mark and the Jons as they finish up the P section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and get into some Rs. President Yooden Vranx President Yooden Vranx was Zaphod’s predecessor. It was his idea to steal the Heart of Gold. but… was it? Probability The guide says that if you hold a lungful of air you can survive in the total vacuum of spa…

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47: From politics to Pralite monks 44:02

6+ y ago44:02

44:02

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the P section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Politics The Jons explain why David Icke is like a British Rail sandwich, and that lizards eat babies. Pondermatic The Pondermatic is another computer not as smart as Deep Thought, who in fact called it a “cybernetic simpleton”. Poodoo Poodoo is an execut…

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Live at the Birmingham Podcast Festival 52:20

6+ y ago52:20

52:20

Jon Bounds, Jon Hickman, Danny Smith and Mark Steadman meetup in real life to discuss their favourite characters, put the Guide on shuffle mode and drink a homemade pangalactic gargleblaster. Huge thanks to everyone who came to see us record, to Elle for holding the mic for Danny, and to the Mockingbird Cinema for having us. Hosted on Acast. See ac…

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45: From Philip Pope to Poghril 39:08

6+ y ago39:08

39:08

Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they continue traversing the P section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Philip Pope Philip Pope recorded a character voice in the Starship Titanic video game, wrote the Krikkit song and voiced one of the masters of Krikkit in the radio series. He’s also partly-responsible - along with Richard Curtis - for a pitch…

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Towel Day special - Part 2 51:39

6+ y ago51:39

51:39

Join Mark, Danny and Jon Bounds as they play through as much of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy text adventure game as they could. Spoiler: it’s still not much. This was recorded live on Friday 25th May 2018, for Towel Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43: From Paul McCartney to the Phargilor Kangaroo 37:44

6+ y ago37:44

37:44

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the P section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Paul McCartney In Life, the Universe and Everything, we’re treated to Adams’ thoughts on Paul McCartney. One of his little one-liners, in reference to a tune being sung on Krikkit is “Arthur could almost imagine Paul McCartney sitting with his feet up by …

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41: From Oolon Colluphid to parties 37:44

6+ y ago37:44

37:44

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the P section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and take a sneaky pitstop at O. Oolon Colluphid Oolon Colluphid is the author of heretical works of non-fiction. We’ve covered many of his books already, but titles include Where God Went Wrong, Some More of God’s Greatest Mistakes and Who is this God Per…

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Towel Day special - Part 1 1:08:19

7y ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Join Mark, Danny and Jon Bounds as they play through as much of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text adventure game as they could. Spoiler: it's not much. This was recorded live on Friday 25th May 2018, for Towel DAy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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