Nobody Cares What You Think

A first for Nobody Cares What You Think: a listener hill, sent in by voice note, people who build pubs in their back gardens are weird. Jamie and Richard take it apart, defend it, and decide whether a shed with optics is a midlife crisis in timber form. Keep the voice notes coming. The worse the hill, the better. Richard has discovered Marquee TV and gone deep on Shakespeare, specifically Richard II and Richard III and everything around them. A man called Richard, watching plays called Richard, explaining them to Jamie. Jamie took the Shakespeare lesson in good spirit. Mostly. Also this week: The Celebrity Traitors is back and Richard E Grant was picked as a Traitor and then just told everyone, which must have been a real headache for the producers. Jamie took Bella to the Derby Computer Museum and found the PlayStation 1 behind glass, which means he is now officially a museum exhibit. He’s started the new season of Slow Horses, is reading Robert Harris’s Imperium and failed to get Oasis tickets. And Jamie experienced the Watford Gap drink. That’s all we’ll say. Plus: new photos, a new thumbnail on the way, and a video special coming to Instagram. They have faces for podcasts. They’re doing it anyway.

Jamie arrived. Richard carried him. That's the episode. In fairness, Jamie rallied. They tried Richard's green tea — Jamie was not a fan. They talked about the Invention festival in Derby, Richard's ongoing library decoration project, his discovery of a waygo, and his decision to do his own electrics which absolutely nobody asked him to do. Jamie recounts his Odysseus-style journey from the Netherlands back home. Richard shares his newfound joy of terrible rosé wine. Richard's hill: people with oversized cars should not be parking in standard supermarket spaces. Jamie feels personally victimised and does not agree. The hill stands. Also this week: Jamie describes his funeral dress code in some detail — there will be a door person. Richard has been reading The Chrysalids. Jamie loved the Grand Tour. They have a strange conversation about whether people can think in images. Richard bought Jamie a Tayto crisps tote bag and a Skyrim pillowcase as gifts, which says everything you need to know about Richard. Finally: Jamie and Richard announce new shorts and discuss a potential video episode special. They have faces for podcasts. They know this.

Jamie and Richard are back after the summer and they have things to say. Richard travelled the length and breadth of the UK for various reasons and has the motorway service station opinions to prove it. Jamie went to AEW All In and lived his best life. Then Jamie watched the new Oasis film and has a review, how did it land, does it do justice to the mythology, and what does it say about our relationship with nostalgia and bands we grew up with? Jamie's hill this week: the utterly abysmal process of buying anything from Currys. The experience is broken from start to finish and there is no excuse for it. Richard pushes back big time. Jamie is not moved. Then they turn to gaming. Where is it right now, where is it going, and what does the subscription model actually mean for the future of how we play and what gets made? A proper conversation about something both of them care about. Good to have them back.

Richard went to Download with his mate. He enjoyed it so much he invited said mate to contribute via voice note — a special guest addition that Jamie was not consulted on and is not happy about. There is a new podcast friend. Jamie is hurt. The friendship is being evaluated. On the music: Limp Bizkit were genuinely great. Guns N Roses were comically bad. Linkin Park were frustratingly bad. Richard has thoughts on all of it and his mate has thoughts via voice note whether Jamie likes it or not. Richard's hill: camping chairs should be allowed at festivals. Jamie mocks him instantly. Richard doesn't care — he turns it into a broader and entirely justified rant about Live Nation, their festival rules, and the case for better disabled access at live events. The chair is fine. The system is the problem. Jamie went to a wedding in France in 40 degree heat, made a mad dash to pick his child up after landing back in the UK, and has been watching Clarkson's Farm — which comes with the complication of having complicated feelings about Jeremy Clarkson. Ride or Die on Amazon also gets a mention. Then there's a bolt on — Richard talks about Bloodstock, a total contrast to Download in every conceivable way. Richard also advertises Invention, a new Derby festival worth knowing about. The advert goes so well that Jamie and Richard formally invite VPN companies and mattress brands to get in touch. They will not be getting in touch.

Jamie went to Matlock Bath and tried to buy an ice cream. They said cash only. Jamie was not having it. This week's hill to die on: there is no excuse for a business not taking card in 2025. None. The technology exists, it is affordable, and choosing to be cash only is either laziness, bloody-mindedness, or something else entirely. Richard has a counter argument. Jamie is not interested. Also this week: the new Prime Minister visited Derby. Jamie's partner was there. Jamie seized the moment and asked her to invite him on the podcast. She did not pass the message on. The dream lives on regardless. The World Cup is coming. FIFA continues to be FIFA. Odyssey — the film — gets a brief review. MCR at Wembley happened and it was incredible, anniversary tour hill or not. Jamie also tells Richard off for saying less when he means fewer. Richard is not sorry. And then there is the Nerds Den. One big, definitive Temu camping report. Richard went into the wilderness with £60 of questionable gear and came back with stories, field recordings, and an Aztec death whistle. Yes, really.