Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/series/default-podcast/ A podcast about... nothing! Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:55:13 +0000 en-US 2022 PeachColonel Productions A podcast about... nothing! PeachColonel Productions episodic A podcast about... nothing! PeachColonel Productions christopherjblain@gmail.com true http://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/patc-logo-square.jpg Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/series/default-podcast/ 5fb357cc-f33e-57b5-8922-de0eacc7f708 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Episode 87: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/peach-and-the-colonel-episode-87/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:50:08 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=641 Twice? In the same year?!

That's right... we're cracking along at a pace you'd expect from far more focussed and driven individuals!

Chris talked about his: https://pca.st/episode/bad2d9b8-d3d7-434a-b324-772a074e193f

And this: https://share.google/7OTS7DQrb4Pbzhe4m

I'm sure we talked about other stuff too, but who knows!?

]]> full 87 3 Twice? In the same year?!

That's right... we're cracking along at a pace you'd expect from far more focussed and driven individuals!

Chris talked about his: https://pca.st/episode/bad2d9b8-d3d7-434a-b324-772a074e193f

And this: https://share.google/7OTS7DQrb4Pbzhe4m

I'm sure we talked about other stuff too, but who knows!?

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/patc-logo-square.jpg Episode 87: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:44:22 Yes no Episode 86: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-86-peach-and-the-colonel/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:28:23 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=633 A return to glory? A circular jerk? A serious discussion of wipe direction?

Perhaps all, perhaps none. The important thing is we talked and recorded it. So enjoy!

]]> full 86 3 A return to glory? A circular jerk? A serious discussion of wipe direction?

Perhaps all, perhaps none. The important thing is we talked and recorded it. So enjoy!

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-9.26.29-pm.png Episode 86: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:22:58 Yes no Episode 85: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-85-peach-and-the-colonel/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:01:44 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=627 After a year-long break between the launch of Season 3 and the second episode, we bring you more sporadic episodes whenever we can squeeze them in and direct from a new and improved home studio! This episode considers authenticity in friendships and is finished with a sincere apology to the Joseph and Joseph Toilet brush!

The Colonel reflects on his new yoga routine and we discuss the continued and growing polarisation in politics and everywhere else- is it real or simply manufactured by a media who has become reliant on manifested controversy fuelled by bots on social media?

Perhaps this episode will offend some bots- we certainly hope so!

Links for this episode:

The Interview podcast- Serena Williams

How music can change our mood

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/why-music-can-make-us-feel-good-classic-100/103810148

The growth of division on social media

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-media-fuels-division-and-angst-but-solving-the-underlying-issues-a/616881

Yoga

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-benefits-of-yoga

Yoga with Adrienne

Beginner’s stretching

The toilet brush

]]> full 85 3 After a year-long break between the launch of Season 3 and the second episode, we bring you more sporadic episodes whenever we can squeeze them in and direct from a new and improved home studio! This episode considers authenticity in friendships and is finished with a sincere apology to the Joseph and Joseph Toilet brush!

The Colonel reflects on his new yoga routine and we discuss the continued and growing polarisation in politics and everywhere else- is it real or simply manufactured by a media who has become reliant on manifested controversy fuelled by bots on social media?

Perhaps this episode will offend some bots- we certainly hope so!

Links for this episode:

The Interview podcast- Serena Williams

How music can change our mood

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/why-music-can-make-us-feel-good-classic-100/103810148

The growth of division on social media

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-media-fuels-division-and-angst-but-solving-the-underlying-issues-a/616881

Yoga

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-benefits-of-yoga

Yoga with Adrienne

Beginner’s stretching

The toilet brush

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/14124563496_11a5b02a33_o.jpg Episode 85: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:49:09 Yes no Episode 84: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-94-peach-and-the-colonel/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:25:12 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=621 After a longer than expected hiatus, we guess we call this episode the launch of Season 3, where Peach & The Colonel find themselves more confounded by the world around them than ever- short of time, patience but never short of prattle- come listen to us rabbit on about the over-correction to the right, the capacity for us to ignore the pandemic and whether or not you need to be an expert or have lived experience to be an effective critic…also, back to the old chestnut- do you take the red pill or the blue pill? It turns out, the Colonel prefers to take both… and see how it plays out. 😉

Critics and race article discussed on this episode:

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/should-white-critics-be-allowed-to-review-this-play-its-producers-don-t-think-so-20230126-p5cfrb.html

Acting and physical intimacy

https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/download/2878/2984

“How to do the work” book the Peach refers to:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-do-the-work-nicole-lepera/book/9781409197744.html

More information on Holistic Psychology

Stutz film- Netflix- explore the key steps of therapy

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81387962

Mental Health and Young People

Trump’s Big Lie

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/donald-trump-big-lie-explainer/index.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-big-money-behind-the-big-lie

]]> full 84 3 After a longer than expected hiatus, we guess we call this episode the launch of Season 3, where Peach & The Colonel find themselves more confounded by the world around them than ever- short of time, patience but never short of prattle- come listen to us rabbit on about the over-correction to the right, the capacity for us to ignore the pandemic and whether or not you need to be an expert or have lived experience to be an effective critic…also, back to the old chestnut- do you take the red pill or the blue pill? It turns out, the Colonel prefers to take both… and see how it plays out. 😉

Critics and race article discussed on this episode:

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/should-white-critics-be-allowed-to-review-this-play-its-producers-don-t-think-so-20230126-p5cfrb.html

Acting and physical intimacy

https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/download/2878/2984

“How to do the work” book the Peach refers to:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-do-the-work-nicole-lepera/book/9781409197744.html

More information on Holistic Psychology

Stutz film- Netflix- explore the key steps of therapy

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81387962

Mental Health and Young People

Trump’s Big Lie

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/donald-trump-big-lie-explainer/index.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-big-money-behind-the-big-lie

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/redpill.webp Episode 84: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:46:16 Yes no Episode 83: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-83-peach-and-the-colonel/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:12:37 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=614 Fancy leaving a legacy? How are legacies even created? Maybe you’d prefer to cook a sweet potato or drink a Margherita- well today’s your bloody day! Come join us for a delightful wander through the linguistic confusion of the Escher sentence and other idiomatic stumbling blocks, all while dreaming of a time in the not too distant future when we will be mask-less. The joy of sitting in an audience again and feeling the rising tension of a well crafted plot…sigh. This really is the show about nothing. Enjoy!

Just in case you want to celebrate more food days…

Lemon Drop Martini

https://www.inspiredtaste.net/3970/lemon-drop-martini/

Classic Margherita

https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-margarita-recipe-tequila-cocktail

Creating a legacy

Death of a Salesman

Ozymandias

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias

Fun Home

https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/fun-home/

Touching the Void

https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/touching-the-void/

Turnip cake recipe

Escher sentences

At/ in a pinch- meaning

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-a-pinch

]]> full 83 3 Fancy leaving a legacy? How are legacies even created? Maybe you’d prefer to cook a sweet potato or drink a Margherita- well today’s your bloody day! Come join us for a delightful wander through the linguistic confusion of the Escher sentence and other idiomatic stumbling blocks, all while dreaming of a time in the not too distant future when we will be mask-less. The joy of sitting in an audience again and feeling the rising tension of a well crafted plot…sigh. This really is the show about nothing. Enjoy!

Just in case you want to celebrate more food days…

Lemon Drop Martini

https://www.inspiredtaste.net/3970/lemon-drop-martini/

Classic Margherita

https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-margarita-recipe-tequila-cocktail

Creating a legacy

Death of a Salesman

Ozymandias

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias

Fun Home

https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/fun-home/

Touching the Void

https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/touching-the-void/

Turnip cake recipe

Escher sentences

At/ in a pinch- meaning

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-a-pinch

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/statue.png Episode 83: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:29:28 Yes no Episode 82: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-82-peach-and-the-colonel/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:38:04 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=608 Please wear your mask indoors for this episode- make sure it covers your nose and mouth…it ain’t over yet! As the Colonel embarks on life as a father of two, we discuss the blatant politics behind the proposed religious discrimination laws, the continued disorientation of Covid and the importance of saying hello to the barista at a cafe…don’t miss it folks- it’s a short, sharp slap around the face of a chat- generally speaking, are women more interested in people and men in things? Is it that simple, was it ever? Also the Colonel uses the C word and talks about Joe Rogan- don’t listen if that offends you.

Recommended bad TV:

https://netflixlife.com/2022/02/09/what-is-love-is-blind-japan-about-netflix-dating-series/amp/

Recommended funny podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tony-martins-sizzletown/id1371444500

What makes a successful community:

]]> full 82 3 Please wear your mask indoors for this episode- make sure it covers your nose and mouth…it ain’t over yet! As the Colonel embarks on life as a father of two, we discuss the blatant politics behind the proposed religious discrimination laws, the continued disorientation of Covid and the importance of saying hello to the barista at a cafe…don’t miss it folks- it’s a short, sharp slap around the face of a chat- generally speaking, are women more interested in people and men in things? Is it that simple, was it ever? Also the Colonel uses the C word and talks about Joe Rogan- don’t listen if that offends you.

Recommended bad TV:

https://netflixlife.com/2022/02/09/what-is-love-is-blind-japan-about-netflix-dating-series/amp/

Recommended funny podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tony-martins-sizzletown/id1371444500

What makes a successful community:

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-12-at-11.36.30-am.png Episode 82: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:28:25 Yes no Episode 81: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-81-peach-and-the-colonel/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:47:02 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=603 Lovely listeners, come join us on this Summer afternoon for a chat about fishing, tv and Boris Johnson’s cat. And what the hell do influencers do anyway? We try and unpack this and many other mysteries such as how bitcoin is mined. We should also warn you that this episode contains spoilers for the film “Don’t Look Up!” on Netflix and “Cobra Kai”. Join us!

The benefits of fishing (if you can get over the killing part)

Don’t Look Up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Up_(2021_film)

https://theconversation.com/dont-look-up-hollywoods-primer-on-climate-denial-illustrates-5-myths-that-fuel-rejection-of-science-174266

Boris Johnson’s Cat, Larry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_(cat)

https://www.dw.com/en/can-a-new-pet-save-boris-johnson/a-50286616

Catch and Kill podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-catch-and-kill-podcast-with-ronan-farrow/id1487730212

Jimmy Carr- His Dark Material

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81478151

Hype House

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81341222

https://influencermarketinghub.com/what-is-an-influencer/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/08/21/are-social-media-influencers-worth-the-investment/?sh=38950a2df452

Cobra Kai Analysis

https://www.vulture.com/article/thomas-ian-griffith-cobra-kai-terry-silver-interview.html

Patrick Hughes

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/the-hitman-s-bodyguard-director-patrick-hughes-launches-australian-film-company-20220109-p59mto.html

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hitmans-bodyguard-patrick-hughes-war-machine-lionsgate-1235108165/

]]> full 81 3 Lovely listeners, come join us on this Summer afternoon for a chat about fishing, tv and Boris Johnson’s cat. And what the hell do influencers do anyway? We try and unpack this and many other mysteries such as how bitcoin is mined. We should also warn you that this episode contains spoilers for the film “Don’t Look Up!” on Netflix and “Cobra Kai”. Join us!

The benefits of fishing (if you can get over the killing part)

Don’t Look Up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Up_(2021_film)

https://theconversation.com/dont-look-up-hollywoods-primer-on-climate-denial-illustrates-5-myths-that-fuel-rejection-of-science-174266

Boris Johnson’s Cat, Larry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_(cat)

https://www.dw.com/en/can-a-new-pet-save-boris-johnson/a-50286616

Catch and Kill podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-catch-and-kill-podcast-with-ronan-farrow/id1487730212

Jimmy Carr- His Dark Material

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81478151

Hype House

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81341222

https://influencermarketinghub.com/what-is-an-influencer/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/08/21/are-social-media-influencers-worth-the-investment/?sh=38950a2df452

Cobra Kai Analysis

https://www.vulture.com/article/thomas-ian-griffith-cobra-kai-terry-silver-interview.html

Patrick Hughes

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/the-hitman-s-bodyguard-director-patrick-hughes-launches-australian-film-company-20220109-p59mto.html

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hitmans-bodyguard-patrick-hughes-war-machine-lionsgate-1235108165/

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/fishing.jpeg Episode 81: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:28:04 Yes no Episode 80: New Year, same ol’ Virus https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-80-new-year-same-ol-virus/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 02:50:18 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=594 Happy New Year lovely listeners! As the Omicron Variant takes hold we wonder about how our politicians have dealt with the flood. We search for optimism and wonder about why everyone is so angry about Novak playing tennis. We return to the influence of money and interest groups on our politics as the Federal election looms. Come and join us as we try to hold onto the things that matter and moan about the endless stuff we can’t control!

Political donations in Australia

https://theconversation.com/amp/more-than-half-of-funding-for-the-major-parties-remains-secret-and-this-is-how-they-want-it-154364

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/big-deal

Omicron Response

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100734564

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/30/to-safely-live-with-covid-australian-leaders-must-actually-work-cooperatively

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/tim-soutphommasane-and-marc-stears-covid-why-are-progressives-s/13521952

Novak

https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/05/appalling-message-outrage-over-novak-djokovics-medical-exemption-to-play-australian-open

https://www.theage.com.au/national/visa-bungle-delays-novak-djokovic-s-entry-into-australia-20220105-p59m75.html

Clive Palmer’s influence

https://theconversation.com/amp/craig-kellys-move-to-palmers-united-australia-party-shows-the-need-for-urgent-electoral-law-reform-166663

Vikings

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/

]]> full 80 3 Happy New Year lovely listeners! As the Omicron Variant takes hold we wonder about how our politicians have dealt with the flood. We search for optimism and wonder about why everyone is so angry about Novak playing tennis. We return to the influence of money and interest groups on our politics as the Federal election looms. Come and join us as we try to hold onto the things that matter and moan about the endless stuff we can’t control!

Political donations in Australia

https://theconversation.com/amp/more-than-half-of-funding-for-the-major-parties-remains-secret-and-this-is-how-they-want-it-154364

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/big-deal

Omicron Response

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100734564

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/30/to-safely-live-with-covid-australian-leaders-must-actually-work-cooperatively

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/tim-soutphommasane-and-marc-stears-covid-why-are-progressives-s/13521952

Novak

https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/05/appalling-message-outrage-over-novak-djokovics-medical-exemption-to-play-australian-open

https://www.theage.com.au/national/visa-bungle-delays-novak-djokovic-s-entry-into-australia-20220105-p59m75.html

Clive Palmer’s influence

https://theconversation.com/amp/craig-kellys-move-to-palmers-united-australia-party-shows-the-need-for-urgent-electoral-law-reform-166663

Vikings

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/pexels-olia-danilevich-6149104-scaled.jpg Episode 80: New Year, same ol’ Virus true no 1:47:04 Yes no Episode 79: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-79-peach-and-the-colonel/ Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:55:29 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=584 We invite you to join us in a Christmas Special, a chat so wide ranging we cover everything from solar panels to what we should leave Santa out on Christmas Eve. Join us!

Think with Pinker

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011lt1

Biden’s Presidency

https://theconversation.com/au/topics/joe-biden-4046

]]> full 79 3 We invite you to join us in a Christmas Special, a chat so wide ranging we cover everything from solar panels to what we should leave Santa out on Christmas Eve. Join us!

Think with Pinker

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011lt1

Biden’s Presidency

https://theconversation.com/au/topics/joe-biden-4046

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/patc-logo-square.png Episode 79: Peach and The Colonel true no 2:04:39 Yes no Episode 78: Peach and The Colonel https://peachandthecolonel.com/episode-78-peach-and-the-colonel/ Sun, 19 Dec 2021 10:49:05 +0000 https://peachandthecolonel.com/?p=578 Illness Policy - When to Send a Sick Child to School - Montessori Community School of Salt Lake City

Coming to you from the depths of his pandemic sick-bed where peppermint toothpaste now tastes like coconut, the Colonel is spending time gardening, debating with anti-vaxxers and feeling like it’s all been a bit much emerging at warp speed into Christmas chaos out of lockdown. Meanwhile, the Peach has escaped joyfully into the Summer break and collapsed into the joys of narrative consuming movies, podcasts and books with an appetite that’s been missing. Come chat with us about the confusion of cancel culture, the polarisation of our world and the latest bloody variant threatening to ruin Christmas…and the rest! Get well soon, Colonel!

Song exploder podcast

www.songexploder.net

One Guitar podcast

Shandee’s story podcast

No Time to Die article (SPOILER ALERT)

Intentional Endings- why do we resist endings?

The impacts of cancel culture on the arts

]]> full 78 3 Illness Policy - When to Send a Sick Child to School - Montessori Community School of Salt Lake City

Coming to you from the depths of his pandemic sick-bed where peppermint toothpaste now tastes like coconut, the Colonel is spending time gardening, debating with anti-vaxxers and feeling like it’s all been a bit much emerging at warp speed into Christmas chaos out of lockdown. Meanwhile, the Peach has escaped joyfully into the Summer break and collapsed into the joys of narrative consuming movies, podcasts and books with an appetite that’s been missing. Come chat with us about the confusion of cancel culture, the polarisation of our world and the latest bloody variant threatening to ruin Christmas…and the rest! Get well soon, Colonel!

Song exploder podcast

www.songexploder.net

One Guitar podcast

Shandee’s story podcast

No Time to Die article (SPOILER ALERT)

Intentional Endings- why do we resist endings?

The impacts of cancel culture on the arts

]]> https://peachandthecolonel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/westside.jpeg Episode 78: Peach and The Colonel true no 1:41:45 Yes no