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Bliss of the Abyss

Bliss of the Abyss

By Robert Neumark Jones

Hosted by Robert Neumark Jones (aka Ruskin Denmark), TBOTA is unique, hilarious, off-the-wall and off the planet. It's your dose of ludicrous insanity you never knew you needed until now..

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Bliss of the AbyssDec 29, 2020

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01:24:16
117 one point five inches is three point eight one centimetres (Is Kate Middleton?)
Mar 18, 202451:29
116 (D-Listers of History) In Which Antisemitism is Solved By Repeatedly Slapping it In the Face Feat: Robert Neumark Jones

116 (D-Listers of History) In Which Antisemitism is Solved By Repeatedly Slapping it In the Face Feat: Robert Neumark Jones

Original Episode: ⁠D Listers of History: 25 In Which Antisemitism is Solved By Repeatedly Slapping it In the Face Feat: Robert Neumark Jones (libsyn.com)⁠ There are a lot of ways to approach bigotry. Some call it out loudly, others encourage conversation, and then there is Uriah Levy. Levy tackled antisemitism in the US Navy head on through law, public opinion and of course, a good slap across the face. Fayge and actor Robert Neumark Jones discuss Levy's life and what we can learn from his legacy.

Check out Robert's work on his website: https://robertnj.com/ including his podcast Bliss of the Abyss.

Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp. D-Listers Website: D Listers of History Their Patreon: D Listers Of History | Interesting people you probably didn't learn about in school | Patreon

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Feb 27, 202401:31:32
115 (ft. Robert NJ) Nils in the driving seat
Feb 06, 202401:05:39
114 (Carpet Martin) Christmas Special

114 (Carpet Martin) Christmas Special

Here it is, just before you thought it wouldn't appear - It. Is. Here. Enjoy with friends, family, eggnog and vegan turkey. Merry FESTIVUS! Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show Bonus episodes every week: >> ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/theblissoftheabyss⁠⁠ Send some coffee money my way! ⁠⁠https://paypal.me/robertneumark?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB⁠⁠ Or support me through other ways: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbota⁠ Give us a rating & review ⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/tbota⁠⁠ Like and follow us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy ⁠⁠https://vimeo.com/ondemand/onejewishboy⁠⁠ My Webpage ⁠⁠https://robertnj.com⁠⁠ © Robert Neumark Jones
Dec 22, 202301:04:13
113 A Very British Thanksgiven Snowclone
Nov 29, 202349:27
The Kebab Story
Nov 15, 202303:13
112 On the events in the Middle East

112 On the events in the Middle East

Some thoughts
Oct 11, 202313:41
111 Extreme Measures with Trevor Eve
Sep 15, 202359:03
110 (Jeremy Neumark Jones) Patreon Bonus Episode 70 - Brother Jeremy
Aug 30, 202301:01:10
109 (Alex Morgan) The Japlan
Aug 15, 202301:32:22
108

108

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 25, 202319:14
107 (ft Sarah Sigal) - The Socialite Spy
Jul 07, 202301:10:26
106 (ft Carpet Martin) Car-Pet Chaos
Jun 21, 202354:58
105 (ft Tommy Wiseau & The Abyssinian) Big SHARK (2023)
May 29, 202301:06:13
104 (ft Carpet Martin) Push The Button
May 12, 202301:06:20
103 Triangle of Toad Venom Birthdays
Apr 26, 202335:14
102 Milo is drunk
Apr 13, 202301:07:56
101
Apr 04, 202354:04
100! (ft. Chris, Rob, Tom, Carpet, Caitlin, Alex, Dave, Nils, P8R, Sarah, Johnny B & The Abyss)
Feb 23, 202301:21:19
The downstairs bathroom

The downstairs bathroom

Because….
Feb 20, 202304:34
97 (ft. Joshua Shea) Pornography Addiction
Feb 01, 202348:37
99.999999 - Bonus Laughs
Jan 20, 202306:01
99 (ft Paul Tonkin, Sarita Plowman, Lucy Betts, Adam Forde) Backstage Between Shows
Jan 12, 202301:14:42
98 & 1/2 - Bonus Festive Insomniac Wafflinh

98 & 1/2 - Bonus Festive Insomniac Wafflinh

Hello you lot. Couldn’t sleep could so, so shared a few thoughts and funny stories for your ears, including - Eating Noodles wile fast asleep, rescuing dogs from an oncoming train, and more: Love you!
Dec 24, 202225:28
98 - Poole
Dec 06, 202225:12
96 The Abyss of Bliss

96 The Abyss of Bliss

What if The Abyss exists?
It does.
Dear Listener/Listener Dear: A debonair cloud turgid with rain, corrections, The Abyssinian debacle, why Mrs. Browns Boys is to blame for Covid-19, How Dominic Raab is/is not the next James Bond, The Frankfurt School, Martin Jol came too soon, donkey dust, Blue Jam, Sean Hughes RIP.
Shall we start again?
Or finish.
Nov 18, 202234:54
95 (ft Nils) They Call Me The Wasp

95 (ft Nils) They Call Me The Wasp

Welcome back to TBOTA! 

Nils-Hennes Stear is a professor of Philosophy specialising in Aesthetics and a Humboldt fellow at Universität Hamburg. He is currently writing a monograph under contract with Oxford University Press, In late 2023, he will be associate lecturer in the philosophy department at Uppsala Universitet.

In this bonus length bonanza, Nils returns for another round, and laugh our way through the following topics: New jobs, Sweden, The YouTube dislike button, brown noise, remembering memories, Stuart the piss dweller, Victorian Gentlemen collectors, The crossover between scat, jungle MCs and auctioneers, Davey’s Jars, Speed debating, Jiro’s poor son, The Minnesota starvation experiment, Medical ethics quandaries, Broken collarbones, Sobre Octobre, our favourite lockdown stories, and other capers!

For more Nils check out His website and previous episodes of this show.

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Nov 02, 202201:53:07
Bonus - a response to Konstantin Kisin (ft Dr. Nils-Hennes Stear)

Bonus - a response to Konstantin Kisin (ft Dr. Nils-Hennes Stear)

Nils takes on some of Konstantin's talking points from a different perspective. If you haven't already, listen to episode 93 first!
Oct 24, 202214:31
94 (ft Tanya Rich) The Mancunian Candidate

94 (ft Tanya Rich) The Mancunian Candidate

Welcome back to TBOTA!

Tanya Rich is a British voice over artist and coach with more than 30 years of experience in the voice-over industry.  Her coaching services can be found here and her Instagram here.

In this hilarious hour, we discuss: Building home studios, awful neighbours, spite hedges, stealth whistles, dealing with Freddie, the pitch for Twins (the movie), Harrods suing Arrods, Joe Lycett becomes Hugo Boss, plastic surgery mishaps, London Oli's pronouns, the sexiness of the name Ian, innate punniness, illegal names, the devil's mark, PUCE, TONK, Future Fantastic, Sigil Magic and more!!

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Oct 14, 202259:43
93 (ft. Konstantin Kisin) Joe Rogan Triggernometry, Gender & Activism

93 (ft. Konstantin Kisin) Joe Rogan Triggernometry, Gender & Activism

Welcome back to TBOTA!  

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator, who hosts the massive successful show Triggernometry

In this episode we discuss: Konstantin's oscar-worthy performance in my movie Hats, The Origin of Triggernometry, going on the Joe Rogan Experience, moving to the UK and being broke, the comedy industry, quitting stand-up, being called right wing, hyperbole in arguments, operating outside the confines of the mainstream, activists changing language, origin of the term gender, where political correctness comes from, imposing values on others, being an idealist but not a utopian, social media amplifying, mina's coffee shop -  the 'conservative' government, free speech absolutism, and more! 

For the wild read about Mina's coffee shop, click here 

To watch 'Hats' click here 

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Sep 27, 202257:47
92 (ft Elisa Di Napoli aka Elyssa Vulpes) Stage Fright and Hypnosis
Sep 07, 202258:44
91 (ft. Peter Bourke) Stop Me If I've Told You This Before

91 (ft. Peter Bourke) Stop Me If I've Told You This Before

Welcome back to TBOTA! 

Celebrating fifty years in the industry, actor, author and raconteur Peter Bourke joins the show and we talk....

Going to school with Salem Bin Laden, turning down the role (and fortune) of C3PO, running an antiques business with Roald Dahl as he was writing the BFG, The Wade-Dahl-Till valve, working all the hours god sent for £3 a week (plus overtime) , Peter's relationship to the origins of The Importance of Being Earnest, Meeting Margaret Thatcher, Kate Nicholls' extraordinary life (See episode 53), The Thatcher Effect, Gielgud, Olivier, O'Toole, the irreplaceable and legendary Nicky Henson, and much more!

For more things Peter:

Purchase his fantastic book 

See Peter live at the Globe: his next shows are The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing

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Aug 24, 202201:45:55
90 P8R's Farewell! (ft. Tom, Ash, P8R, Caitlin)

90 P8R's Farewell! (ft. Tom, Ash, P8R, Caitlin)

Welcome back to TBOTA! This week on the show sees the P8R arc come full circle as he leaves London for pastures new (Devon). It is the end of an era, so we threw a celebratory event as a goodbye podcast! Listen in to the end of an era as we celebrate: The History of Cheersing, Moving to Devon, The British invented Champagne, Lotus Births, Being an Ugly Child, Eating placenta and breast milk, 21:20 for a surprise, pegging, eating turtles, rats and brains, shooting sleeping horses, the birds and the bees, false beliefs, precocious medical conditions, 'apparrotly' vs Armageddon, XXL condoms, kids paying rent, NFFHC and more! Support the show: Give us a rating & review Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week>> https://www.patreon.com/theblissoftheabyss Like and follow us on Facebook or Instagram Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy My Webpage © Robert Neumark Jones
Aug 05, 202201:08:49
89 - Must Watch Changes Everything Finally Happened Nobody Would've Believed THIS!
Jul 21, 202242:25
88 - Currency in the a$$

88 - Currency in the a$$

Who even knows anymore?

Jul 04, 202251:18
87 (ft. Rob Feldman) Ukraine UPDATE: Orks, Propaganda, Artillery & Bravery

87 (ft. Rob Feldman) Ukraine UPDATE: Orks, Propaganda, Artillery & Bravery

Welcome back to TBOTA This week actor and fixer Rob Feldman returns and we talk the ongoing Russian invasion and Rob's increasing involvement and experience of the frontline. 

Apps:

1. https://liveuamap.com/en

War photographers to follow:

1. Evgeniy Maloletka - https://www.instagram.com/evgenymaloletka/ (There is a great interview how he and videographer Chernov escaped from Mariupol https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-edf7240a9d990e7e3e32f82ca351dede)

Charities. Only putting the ones I've been donating to:

1. https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/ - Come Back Alive became the biggest organization providing support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

2. https://dogcat.com.ua/en/ - Sirius takes care of over 3,000 pets every day. The best way to help us and our precious tails is to donate.

3. https://www.instagram.com/awdieiev/ - This is a friend of mine, a film director and his charity was doing a lot of great work.

4. https://starlife1.com/charity/ - They have been doing amazing work for Ukrainian defenders, especially close to the frontline.

Ukrainian Films:

1. Bad Road - https://takflix.com/en/films/bad-roads

2. The Earth is Blue as an Orange - https://takflix.com/en/films/earth-blue-orange (documentary, winner of Sundance)

3. Cyborgs - https://takflix.com/en/films/cyborgs

4. My thoughts are silent - https://takflix.com/en/films/my-thoughts-are-silent (one of the funniest Ukrainian comedies)

Ukrainian Music:

1. DakhaBrakha - https://youtu.be/Hxg1dL_x0gw

2. Zhadan and the Dogs - https://youtu.be/ha1FX-fPqGk (This song the dedicated to the children of war. Zhadan is one of the best Ukrainian poets and writers, This year he was nominated for the nobel prize.

3. Alina Pash - https://youtu.be/PjhlBRuG4Go

Ukrainian Artists:

1. Maria Primachenko - https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-primachenko

2. Ivan Marchuk - https://www.wikiart.org/en/ivan-marchuk

3. Sesry_Feldman - https://www.instagram.com/sestry_feldman/


Jun 13, 202201:49:16
Covid and Ukraine update

Covid and Ukraine update

I finally actually got the damn thing. Anyway, Next episode (feat Rob Feldman) will be up as soon as I can, and it’s a fascinating one about all things Ukraine from the very front lines.
Jun 07, 202201:15
86 (ft. Caitlin) Raucous Radio Anniversary - Patreon Exclusive!!

86 (ft. Caitlin) Raucous Radio Anniversary - Patreon Exclusive!!

Welcome back to TBOTA!

Special bonus episode release! Recorded for the one year anniversary of TBOTA on Riverside Radio and released for the Patreon listeners, but  we're making it public to you, just coz it felt too fun to keep hidden from you lovely loyal listeners! 

For as little as £2.50 a month you get access to bonus episodes every week: >> https://www.patreon.com/theblissoftheabyss plus you can delve into the back catalogue of now 35 episodes!

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May 23, 202257:25
85 (ft The Neumarx Brothers) The Airing of Grievances
May 09, 202201:40:33
84 (ft. Sarah Crowden) Suspicious Salmon & Polari
Apr 22, 202201:39:23
83 (ft. 'Vera') Life in Russia amidst war, disinformation, propaganda and tyranny
Mar 29, 202201:32:34
82 (ft. Chris Birks) Geopolitics, Ukraine and "steroid addict" Putin's war. Sorting the signal from the noise. TBOTA!
Mar 21, 202201:18:48
81 (ft. Rob Feldman) War and Resistance in Ukraine
Mar 08, 202201:01:10
79 (ft. Jake Pickford) Speculative Bubbles
Feb 07, 202201:48:40
78 (ft. Thomas Neumark) Ripped Jesus
Jan 25, 202236:26
77 (ft. Tom Leo) Chewtorials
Jan 13, 202245:59
76 - Corporate Fortune Cookie

76 - Corporate Fortune Cookie

But where was I..?
Jan 05, 202212:09
75 (ft. Rob Feldman/Роб Фельдман) - Bleedin' Eyeballs
Dec 22, 202154:23
74 - Abyss, The (ft. The Abyss/feat. The Abyss/featuring The Abyss)

74 - Abyss, The (ft. The Abyss/feat. The Abyss/featuring The Abyss)

Little soul little stray

little drifter

now where will you stay

all pale and all alone

after the way

you used to make fun of things.

Dec 10, 202130:54
73 (ft. Caitlin & Dave) - Baconeggncheese and a samurai sword
Nov 26, 202153:07