Holding the Quill
By Holding the Quill
Holding the QuillJan 18, 2021
Quill Britannia! It's Season 2, Episode 6 (with special guest Dom Joly)
Holding the Quill - Season 2, Episode 6: It's the Season 2 finale & WHAT an episode the Quill-LADS have got for you!
Dom Joly is our very special guest for "Quill-Legacy"; a showdown that will see if Grodes can rescue the series with some random questions about all things British whilst Drinks pens a "Quill-Literature" about a dystopian Britain in 2062. Grodes shares a personal "Quill-Fail" from his personal wedding drama archives and there is an old North London friend that calls up to share a new exciting musical collaboration with another familiar voice. Behold and enjoy the last show in the series!
Episode recorded: 16/01/2021
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Music: www.bendsound.com
Guest: The legendary Dom Joly
Twitter: @domjoly
Instagram: @realdomjoly
Website: https://domjoly.tv/
We wish you a Merry Quill-mas! It's Season 2, Episode 5 (with special guest Greg Falla from CKP)
Holding the Quill - Season 2 Episode 5 "Christmas with the Carpets!" (with special guest Greg Falla from Cereal Killers Podcast)
Drinks and Grodes are here with a very special Christmas themed episode 5 of the second season of HTQ!
Christmas is almost here and Drinks and Grodes are full of festive cheer discussing Drinks' stubby bush, a 90s Christmas film starring Danny DeVito and saviour Nuns. There's three fantastic call-ins from our favourite listeners including one caller who has recently taken up poetry since being let go from work and Drinks delivers a Quill-literature which reflects on the heroes of 2020 and how we should strive to behave in 2021. One half of the Cereal Killers Podcast, Greg Falla, kindly joins and entertains us in Quill-Legacy where his cereal knowledge is truly put to the test in the hope of putting the Guests 3-2 up in the series. Wishing all of our Quill-LADS and Quillettes a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Episode recorded: 10/12/20
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Music: www.bendsound.com
Guest: Greg Falla from the Cereal Killers Podcast
Follow the Cereal Killers Podcast:
Twitter: @WeAreCKP
Instagram: @cereal_killers_podcast
Website: www.cerealkillerspodcast.com
"Like Phil Tufnell... you can't silence me!" It's Season 2, Episode 4 (with special guest Kat Kasisopa)
Holding the Quill - Season 2 Episode 4 - "Like Phil Tufnell... you can't silence me!" (with special guest Kat Kasisopa)
Drinks and Grodes are back with another delightful episode of HTQ where an unplanned recent Quill-Fail is announced involving one of the Quill-LADS, a regular caller contacts the show challenging Grodes about him delivering "FAKE NEWS" on the show, and a long time emailer also calls in to update us on his thoughts about Lockdown 2.0 in the UK. Elsewhere there is a feline-based Quill-Literacy from Drinks and comedian Kat Kasisopa joins us for Quill-Legacy which leaves Grodes with a mild form of PTSD.
Episode recorded: 12/11/2020
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Music: www.bensound.com
Guest: Kat Kasisopa aka Cookie Love - Instagram: @kat.comedian
Twist and Shout! It's Season 2, Episode 3 (with special guest Jordana Lilly)
Episode 3 is here and there is the biggest twist since the show began... the HTQ phone lines have finally been fixed and for one episode only Drinks is answering the phone lines to three new callers! In addition to the change up with the calls - it’s the complete Quilly-feature-switch-swap-a-rooney with Drinks doing a very personal ‘Quill-Fail’ and Grodes having the chance to showcase his writing skills in ‘Quill-Literature’, and he dedicates the whole segment to one of his biggest heroes. The Quill-LADs are also joined by the ever so lovely Jordana Lilly in this episodes very floral (and super niche) ‘Quill-Legacy’.
Socials:
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Music:
www.bensound.com
Guest:
Jordana Lilly
@iamjordanalilly
Mary had a little lamb! It's Season 2, Episode 2 (with special guest Matthew Harrison)
Holding the Quill - Season 2 - Episode 2: ‘Mary had a little lamb!’
The lads are back after a few weeks off for Episode 2 - a new zoom based “Quill-Fail” is revealed alongside another celebrity caller who unexpectedly is rating crisps. “Quill-Literature" brings up some McFlurry confusion whilst Grodes goes head to head with comedian Matthew Harrison (@MatTheComedian) in “Quill-Legacy” where the quiz focuses on 90s retro video games.
Socials:
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Music: www.bensound.com
Guest: Matthew Harrison, check out Matt on his Instagram page @MatTheComedian
You've gotta be kitten me! It's Season 2, Episode 1 (with special guest Tom Thakkar)
Holding the Quill - Season 2, Episode 1: The Quill-LADs are back for another magical Podcast season. Out with Egg-Chat and in with "Quill-Fails" - we read out the first of many embarrassing stories that will be revealed on each episode during season 2. Everyone's favourite "Quill-Literature" returns but Drinks v Grodes is no more... we get Comedy Central's Tom Thakkar on the show in the first ever "Quill-Legacy" to challenge us instead! Intertwined with these features we of course open up the Quill Hotline to our wondrous listeners and have three new callers on the show! The wait for Season 2 is finally over!
Socials:
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Email: holdingthequill@gmail.com
Twitter: @holdingthequill
Music:
www.bensound.com
Special Thanks:
The amazing Tom Thakkar! Please check out the Stand-Up w/ Tom Thakkar (Comedy Central) and Stand By Your Band Podcasts!
Stand-Up with Tom Thakkar: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HVCmSgQEcrSPM2zkgbkpn?si=A-6tlRvRTCGmnPa1FEGFIw
Stand By Your Band: https://open.spotify.com/show/1at3iWhFC5DeNz366SRRqg?si=WIn4B-ImTim9k2FYdn3oBw
It's the Season 1 'Bonus' Episode!
Holding the Quill - with Drinks and Grodes - Season 1 - Bonus Episode!
Season 1 may have finished but we’ve put together a small bonus episode from all the recordings that didn’t quite make it into Episodes 1-6. A caller from the North who claims his daughter went to school with Grodes rings in to provide some feedback, Drinks and Grodes reminisce about the glory days of X-factor and Stormz-Lee provides a couple of exclusive acoustic tracks for your listening pleasure.
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Music:
www.bensound.com
Wagner / X-Factor UK / SYCOtv / ITV - no copyright infringement intended.
Glory is Forever! It’s Season 1, Episode 6 (Season 1 Finale)
Holding the Quill - with Drinks and Grodes - Season 1 Episode 6:
It’s the end of the season show and to celebrate we’ve brought you an extra special (and extra long) edition of Holding the Quill. It’s all to play for in Drinks v Grodes; where there can only be one rightful keeper of the 'Golden Quill', Egg chat is resurrected from the vegan land of the Oggs and Drinks & Grodes finally get in touch with Stormz-Lee, who has some incredible news to share with the world... Listen now to discover all!
Episode recorded: 13/5/20
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Music:
H.A.L & Stormz-Lee ‘Glory is Forever’ @haldnb (2020)
www.bensound.com
Cover art:
Special thanks to Sara Brett @saralbrett
Gareth Malone’s Vegan Choir. It's Season 1, Episode 5
You’ve Got a Friend in Me? It's Season 1, Episode 4
Holding the Quill - with Drinks and Grodes - Season 1 Episode 4:
A cricket rom-com to rival the script of the film ‘Wimbledon’ is revealed by Drinks in Quil-literature, Grodes has it all to do to avoid going further behind in the Hunt for the Golden Quill and a needy Stormz-Lee rings in again appearing to anger a normally calm and measured Grodes...
Episode recorded: 29/4/20
Socials:
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Email: holdingthequill@gmail.com
Music: www.bensound.com
Egg Chat Story: https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/18406421.weird-uk-news-cunning-fox-steals-egg-delivery-doorstep/
Hit me with your Limerick! It's Season 1, Episode 3
Holding the Quill - with Drinks and Grodes - Season 1 Episode 3:
Now that Colonel Drinks and Sergeant Grodes are finding their podcasting feet, some intriguing companies have chosen to advertise their products within the HTQ world. Grodes gives light to some compelling news about the plight of Peregrine Falcons in Rochdale. And, as usual, there are some gripping call-ins from some new and old favourites!
Episode recorded: 15/4/20
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Music: www.bensound.com
Egg Chat Story: http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/features/Pages/peregrine-falcons-in-rochdale.aspx
You're right to be egg-cited. It’s Season 1, Episode 2 (Easter Special)
Holding the Quill - with Drinks and Grodes - Season 1 Episode 2:
Drinks and Grodes discuss how they'd like to cut loose post-corona. There are some insightful call ins from Stormz-Lee, a West Virginian HTQ super-fan and a frisky Master Mick! Now that Grodes is fighting fit again he's been hitting the egg chat research books hard for this egg-stra special Easter egg-chat! So... why is there an Easter bunny? Listen in to find out...
Episode recorded: 8/4/20
Socials:
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Email: holdingthequill@gmail.com
Music: www.bensound.com
Egg Chat Stories:
3) https://www.thelocal.de/20170410/made-in-germany-the-very-deutsch-origins-of-the-easter-bunny
The Quill Lads have arrived! It’s Season 1, Episode 1
Egg chat uncovers what's been going on behind closed doors in Barrow. Drinks and Grodes discuss potential career changes. There's also some call-ins from three people giving their insight into how they're adjusting to coping with shopping in Lockdown London.
Episode recorded: 26/3/20
Socials:
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Email: holdingthequill@gmail.com
Music: www.bensound.com
Egg Chat Story: www.nwemail.co.uk/news/18170588.barrow-pensioner-accused-harassing-neighbour-leaving-fat-balls/