Here we are - the Christmas Special edition and (maybe) final episode of The Virtual Pub.

It's been a while since you've heard from us! We've been busy with life in this sh*tshow we call 2020, and rather than be overwhelmed by overcommitting ourselves to too much, we're calling it a day and going out with a bang - an episode with no pricks, just good times and a bumper quiz.

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for listening to this show - something that started as a way to distract ourselves from the world on fire.

Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Love,

The Virtual Pub team xo

Well butter my balls! It feels good to be back (that is a reference to something we say in the show - I'm not just being deliberately gross). Welcome back to The Virtual Pub. It's been a while, hasn't it!

Got a lot to catch up on, both in our own lives and in the news - here's what we've got coming up.

• Since this is the first time we've all spoken in a while, we spend the first half hour catching up - going over the highs and lows of life throughout October, including Jason turning into a single Mum and the pub staff returning to the podcast after the tier 3 closures in Nottingham!
• After this, it's time to pick a prick - Jason's choice of Mansfield MP Ben Bradley evolves into a wider discussion about the whole Free School Meals debacle. Primarily, why is it even a debate to begin with? And what needs to happen? We go long, but it's really important we go into this!
• Now for some good news, including water on the moon and Scooter with their Christmas Number One attempt!
• And finally, the pub quiz and final thoughts.

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Listen to Scooter's F*ck 2020: https://youtu.be/zu3k2PJumfI

Welcome back to The Virtual Pub, where we ask the hard-hitting questions like should our quizmaster Dan setup his own Only Fans page and call it "Only Dans"?

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On this week's episode, we're not falling for the Chinese Ambassador's obvious cover-up for looking at porn when he blames twitter and asks for an urgent investigation after liking a sexually graphic tweet, we catch up with Dan after his long break from the show, where he gives us an exclusive inside scoop on the whole Robin Hood Energy fiasco, we explain why Mark Dolan is an anti-mask prick, Moody pulls out a triple of good news and we round things off with a movie quote pub quiz.

Show Links

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/02/diner-spikes-his-own-food-with-pubic-hair-to-try-and-get-free-meal-13213743/?fbclid=IwAR0_OohG4NZaJ42Q7wR602ZAqrfyT_9_wTrT-l50hwnVTwj--kyViE63HTo

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/how-robin-hood-energy-went-4491806

https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9325/mark-dolan-mask

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/11/south-australias-ban-on-single-use-plastic-cutlery-and-straws-hailed-as-historic

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/science/burmese-roofed-turtle-myanmar-extinction.html

https://beertoday.co.uk/world-atlas-beer-0920/

Welcome back to The Virtual Pub, where we ask the hard-hitting questions like just how committed are you to getting your own back on someone for parking in your assigned space?

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On this week's episode:

1. We catch up after what has been a busy fortnight, featuring staycations across the UK, COVID drive through tests and working in supermarkets.
2. Picking pricks - featuring changes to Soccer Saturday and a hilarious personal story about the lengths one man must go to to exact revenge on someone who parked in their space.
3. Good news - a special singalong of 99 bottles of beer and the amazing International work to eradicate a virus (no, not THAT one)

Time for something different. Welcome to a more chilled out episode of The Virtual Pub - recreating the pub as you remember it before this pandemic in podcast form. 

With three of us on this show, the episode is a little quicker and more socialist than our usual programming, so let us know what you think! 

On today's episode:

• We pick some pricks: including the Portland police department, Boris Johnson and Craig Whittaker
• Some good news for the environment and someone's adorable cuddly toy
• And we wrap things up with a pub quiz

SHOW LINKS

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/number-10-wants-to-smash-the-lobby-in-hunt-for-pms-new-100k-a-year-spokesperson-12038741

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/ian-payne/muslim-bame-communities-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-reunites-lost-teddy-bear/

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/07/30/single-use-plastic-bag-sales-down-95-since-5p-charge-brought-in/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20single%2Duse,introduced%20in%202015%2C%20figures%20show.&text=An%20estimated%207.6%20billion%20bags,charge%20was%20introduced%20in%202015.

We're back (and on top form)! Grab a few drinks, as we take on anti-maskers in The Virtual Pub - recreating the pub as you remember it before this pandemic in podcast form.

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On this week's episode...

• (0:00) We welcome you all back to The Virtual Pub, re-introduce you all to the team including new full-time cast member Leo Lanzoni and catch you up on how the last month has been for us
• (30:10) It's time to pick some pricks - this week, Lindsey and Ben go long with a rant about inconsiderate arseholes ignoring the rules in pubs, and Jason gets angry at anti-maskers.
• (62:23) Now for some good news - Leo drops us some surprising news about Nintendo and Moody talks about the incredible work of tattoo artists, covering up what are considered to be racist ink and helping people who are learning about their own biases.
• (74:05) Finally, time for the pub quiz. Jason fills in while Dalby is away, and we all go round the twist!

SHOW LINKS

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxq48w/people-are-getting-their-racist-and-confederate-tattoos-removed-today-im-not-that-guy

https://youtu.be/o1_WmodlUgY

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/53108405

After 15 weeks, it's come to this - the series finale - probably the most hilarious episode we've recorded. Grab a few drinks, as we go long this week in The Virtual Pub - the perfect podcast for those who miss going to the pub in this particular pandemic.

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On this week's episode...

• (0:00) We welcome you all back to The Virtual Pub, and re-introduce you all to returning guest, Leo! Also, we ask Moody about how he's feeling at the moment in North Leicester, and find out what you guys think of the show...
• (23:30) It's time to pick some pricks - this week, Leo talks through how he got scammed, Moody shares a story with us about a family of Brexit voters who didn't realise what they voted for (and tried to fix it by talking to the mayor of a small French town), Jason goes fishing for one of the biggest pricks in Britain, and Ben talks about America selfishly buying up all the supply of a drug that helps with COVID-19.
• (72:56) Now for some good news - we transition smoothly from picking pricks with some new Nay Yays (good news involving pricks, or pricks that turn into good news, the middle ground). Then we share some amazing news including the positive development of a vaccine and a Morrisons security guard holding an umbrella up, so a golden retriever stays dry.
• (93:26) BONUS - while recording, we stumbled upon some hilarious Daily Mash articles, relevant to what we've been talking about.
• (97:20) And finally, an extra jiggy pub quiz and our final goodbyes.
  

SHOW LINKS

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/jack-leslie-campaign

http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-us-buys-up-almost-entire-world-supply-of-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-12018430

https://mobile.twitter.com/archer_rs/status/1277505330885386240

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/woman-who-shamed-starbucks-barista-for-refusing-to-serve-her-without-mask-speaks-out-as-baristas-gofundme-grows/2354016/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/morrisons-security-guard-praised-protecting-22269047

https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/01/pub-named-slave-trader-edward-colston-changes-pubby-mcdrunkface-12926500/

Is it too soon to re-open the pubs? And 75 years after World War Two, why are we still being hassled by Nazis? Grab a drink, as we talk about the biggest stories of the week in The Virtual Pub - the perfect podcast for those who miss going to the pub in this particular pandemic.

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On this week's episode...

• (0:00) We welcome you all back to The Virtual Pub 
• (8:00) The pubs are re-opening! The Virtual Pub is not so "virtual" anymore, as the Government announces pubs can re-open on Saturday 4th July. With two of us who love the pub and two who work at bars, we're in a unique position to answer one simple question - is it too soon?
• (39:00) It's time to pick a prick - this week, we talk about the prick who flew the "white lives matter, burnley" flag from the plane (he got sacked - good riddance), and Norman Tebbitt (who CORRECTION: wrote for The Telegraph) saying that Nazis were left wing?
• (52:13) Now for some good news - Chicken Run is getting a sequel and two amazingly wholesome stories that I won't ruin for you here...
• (58:23) And finally, the pub quiz and housekeeping.

PODCAST NEWS: Next week's episode will be the last of series 1. With a couple of us returning to work at pubs, we've got to rethink how we record the show and want to take a couple weeks reviewing & improving what we do on the show. Look forward to us returning later in July. We will announce a specific date soon.

SHOW LINKS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53161280

https://twitter.com/IndependentSage/status/1274727763786809344

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-53132933

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-norman-tebbit-says-nazis-13397241

https://turnto10.com/news/coronavirus/show-us-something-good/pawtucket-woman-86-creates-stuffed-animal-zoo-on-front-lawn

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/memphis-uber-driver-tammy-smith-rewarded-with-new-car-by-jada-pinkett-smith/

https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/1275323166018211840