<p>Writer Ian Martin (Avenue 5, The Death of Stalin, Veep) on podcasts, his loathing of amateur compound swearing, the ‘death of satire’, The Skeletons from Jason And The Argonauts, a half-remembered PIF from the 60s, and nothing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ian on twitter: @ianmartin&nbsp;</p><br><p>Ian’s Guardian article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/05/diagnosed-cancer-dead-by-christmas-karmic-voodoo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/05/diagnosed-cancer-dead-by-christmas-karmic-voodoo</a></p><br><p>The Fear is a podcast where funny people talk about the things that scare us. In each episode, comedy writer Sarah Morgan asks her guests to bring in three fears - a scary moment from film or tv; a fear from their childhood, and a fear or phobia they live with now. It's spooktacular...</p><br><p>The theme music is by Tim Bazell. Find us online @Thefearpodcast, and if you like it,&nbsp;rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, not that you will, 'cause you're a bunch of ungrateful goth hipsters who think they're too cool to live. (prove me wrong, kids!)&nbsp;</p><br><p>This programme is a member of the Great Big Owl Network. (insert spooky owl noise here)</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>