EPISODE 7: DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +0000

We are back! Did you miss us? Do you even know who we are because we certainly don't?! If you do know, would you mind telling us? Shout it at your laptop or mobile device followed by a short, guttural scream and we are bound to get the message. 

If you have been hotly anticipating an update to the IF YOU ARE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT story we're sure you have been staring at a damp patch of your wall for the past year, slowly realising with dread that we might never return and you will be trapped forever in a state of narrative paralysis for which the only cure is several poorly written TV adaptations of beloved books series - well fear no more.  

Listen in to find out just where the hell we have been all this time, just where the hell the Salesman has been all this time and where the hell those pair of tweezers you keep losing have gone, have you checked behind the sofa? 

We've got kelp, we've got murder, we've got a potnetially kelp related murder.

This is our MOST recent episode yet (until we maybe do another one (who knows)).

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EPISODE 6: LILITH'S DAMP SQUIBB

Mon, 31 May 2021 19:00:00 +0100

You are in for a treat. We do our very first deep dive into the life of one of the key actors in IF YOU ARE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT the consummate enigma: Lilith Squibb. We tell you all about her life after the show, interview a special guest who knew her during her infamous 'party years' and finish off her befuddling three-episode story arch that sees her character in seriously hot water for the first time.

As a bonus we also have rare archival audio of a late naughties interview Lilith did post-IF YOU ARE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT discussing her unusual art career and we reveal our improbable stories of how we met Martin for the first time.

See you on the other side.
 
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Thank you so much to our talented friends Sydney Radcliffe and Bill Urquhart for voicing Lilith Squibb and Paul Lanyard respectively.  

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EPISODE 5: FIVE CARD TRICK

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0100

We are back in Volgaville to peel back the skin of Episode 5. Strange things happen when a traveling casino rolls into town: Lee finally puts his croupier skills to use, Darcy risks it all on the slot machines and Simon goes all-in when he can't afford to lose.

We'll be exploring duplicitous alter-egos, following government money wherever it takes us and trying to get to grips with the show's most malevolent character, the frightening and fascinating MC.

Join us as we discuss the potential religious subtext of your favourite characters, Abraham's disconcerting home footage, and whether music really can tell a story.

This is the darkest episode yet...

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EPISODE 4: STEPS FOR WIVES

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Join us as we yet again follow the Squibbs through the trials and tribulations of life in Volgaville. 

Darcy might have bitten off more than she can chew after getting involved in a  sinister multi-level marketing scheme, Simon goes hunting for something a little too human in the woods outside of town, and Lilith discovers her school principal is playing puppet-master in more ways than one.

We'll be discussing whether art can imitate life,  the finer points of Zoomusicology and giving you a whistlestop tour of Italo Calvino's metafictional masterpiece 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller.'

This time there's no going back...

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Music credits: CO.AG, KL Productions 

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EPISODE 3: ELECTION DAY

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000

A classic misunderstanding means that one of our beloved characters is thrown in at the deep end of the piranha pool that is politics. Join us as we watch and dissect their bitter and hard-fought rise to the top, and try and figure out what role PanAm had in this bizarre sequence of events.

We’ll be taking a look at the world’s largest dollhouse, diving a little deeper into the mysteries and monuments of Tunnel Theory, and keeping our eye on Lilith as she unleashes a new revolutionary side to herself.

Join us as we take you through Episode 3 of IF YOU'RE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT. We’ve got shadowy special interest groups, dewey decimal extremists, and a turbulent campaign that may end in disaster. We hope you’re ready.

It’s our most explosive episode yet.

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Music credits: CO.AG, KL Productions 

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EPISODE 2: CHANELLE MINCE

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Join us for Episode 2 where we meet a fan favourite character, the shabby secretary herself: Chanelle Mince. We’ll be taking a look at Simon’s new job at The Factory, the sinister fake houses of Gettier Street, and we have an exclusive look at an excerpt from this episode’s script.

We'll also be exploring Tunnel Theory—an influential and disturbing hypothesis amongst fans of the show—and joining Darcy Squibb as she gets up close and personal with her green thumb. 

Stay tuned for a special announcement at the end of the podcast!

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Music credits: CO.AG, KL Productions 

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EPISODE 1: AUTOPILOT

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Join us as we take a deep-dive into the world of the most subversive, most heartfelt, and most bizarre sitcom of all time. 

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