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  • 87. Darren Shan Nostalgia with Hamish Mabon-Ross

    87. Darren Shan Nostalgia with Hamish Mabon-Ross
    2024/09/29
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HERE

    In this episode, I brought back my regular compadre, Hamish Mabon-Ross to discuss the Young Adult horror vampire novel series that we both enjoyed in our youth - The Saga of Darren Shan! I had been feeling really nostalgic for this series as of late and when Hame mentioned that he was also familiar with it, I thought that's it! We need to do an episode of the pod talking about it. We mostly talk about his Cirque Du Freak / Vampire's Assistant / Tunnels of Blood books, but we also do talk about his later work, The Demonata and Zom-B towards the end. It's a bit of a mess in terms of continuity, we jump all over the place as random bits and pieces spark memories about other bits of the books, but I think you'll enjoy it all the same.

    I know Darren includes podcasts and videos about his work occasionally in his newsletter the Shanville Monthly so if you're reading this Darren, thanks for the incredible books, I enjoyed them immensely as a kid and I'm sure they must have a part in shaping my personality as I grew up. Keep up the great work!

    Cover art featuring my actual books.

    The books, in case you're interested in checking them out are: The Saga of Darren Shan (also known as the Cirque Du Freak series
    Vampire Blood Trilogy: Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant, Tunnels of Blood.
    Vampire Rites Trilogy: Vampire Mountain, Trials of Death, The Vampire Prince.
    Vampire War Trilogy: Hunters of the Dusk, Allies of the Night, Killers of the Dawn.
    Vampire Destiny Trilogy: The Lake of Souls, Lord of the Shadows, Sons of Destiny.

    The Demonata: Lord Loss, Demon Thief, Slawter, Bec, Blood Beast, Demon Apocalypse, Death's Shadow, Wolf Island, Dark Calling, Hell's Heroes.


    And then there's the Zom-B series but I'm too lazy to grab all the individual titles, give it a read, it's cool stuff! The Thin Executioner is awesome too.

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    Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

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    41 分
  • 86. The Phantom Files Vol. IV - The Hunter, The Dark Entity & Cape Reinga

    86. The Phantom Files Vol. IV - The Hunter, The Dark Entity & Cape Reinga
    2024/09/22
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HEREBack from the grave! It's another edition of The Phantom Files, just over a year later than Volume III. As usual I've got some fantastic tales to share, in this episode Rebecca from Volume I makes a return telling us about an entity she created called The Hunter. I play an old radio recording called Bongo In The Pilliga from an Australian radio show called Overnights about the area of Australia called The Pilliga where ghosts and cryptids are rumoured to have been sighted. I retell a story of one of the only instances where Christchurch had a ghost - The Victoria Street Ghost. Tracey Royce of The Quantum Foundation returns to tell us about an entity she saw that we have no way of describing but the story sent chills down my spine to hear it! We close off with a short story about the mythical Cape Reigna here in New Zealand, thought to be the entrance to the underworld in Māori mythology. It's a great episode, hope you like it!This image shows how Tracey saw the entity that she did.If you'd like to preorder a copy of Tracey's book, flick her an email to traceyroyce1965@gmail.com and say hello, no payment needed until the book is published!Listen to The Phantom Files Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. IV here, and check out my Interview with a Paranormal Investigator here.Intro/Outro Music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVRA6XnvYcHorror Ambience:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAspF0nxC0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nD3Sp_saz4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrRNj9gJezA--Join the Ruddle Me This! subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!I'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods. You can also suscribe to our new YouTube Channel if you like!Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOffical website is www.ruddlemethis.com--The Phantom Files, a subseries of the Ruddle Me This! podcast featuring paranormal stories from all over New Zealand; Cryptids, Ghosts, UFOs and everything else from beyond the veil. All of the stories have been submitted by real people, and often recorded and told in their own voices. It's not a show about ridiculing, debunking or discrediting paranormal experiences, more about sharing cosy spooky stories. If you like M.R. James, Spooked, Shadows At The Door, Monsters Among Us or The NoSleep Podcast, you'll love The Phantom Files!
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    57 分
  • 85. Edinburgh Fringe Tips with Dan Boerman

    85. Edinburgh Fringe Tips with Dan Boerman
    2024/09/18
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HEREIn this episode I'm joined by Wellington based stand-up comedian, Dan Boerman who just returned from a hell of a run at the Edinburgh Fringe and so wanted to spread some of the wisdom he acquired while over there doing everything solo and yet still having massive crowds with many sold out nights. Some of the things Dan suggested discussing were:How I marketed my show without PR/an agentStuff that I wish I knewBenefits of Edinburgh / opportunitiesHow to not lose lots of money*How to not have a mental breakdown**these apply to Edinburgh Fringe. Can’t help outside of this lolWe also chatted about how to find a venue as well as source some accommodation which I had heard were the two hardest things about doing the EdFringe. It was my first time speaking to Dan face to face and he was a lovely fella. I hope you enjoy it!You'll be able to watch the video of this conversation on YouTube at @RuddleMeThis if you'd like to see our faces, as well as a few other clips going forward.More of Dan Boerman:https://www.instagram.com/danboermancomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/danboermancomedyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@danboermancomedy--Join the Ruddle Me This! subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!I'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods. You can also suscribe to our new YouTube Channel if you like!Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOffical website is www.ruddlemethis.com--Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!Did you mean to search for the phrase Riddle Me This? Well too bad! You're here now, so why not have a listen?
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    43 分
  • 84. Therapy & Mental Health with Therapist Logan Robinson

    84. Therapy & Mental Health with Therapist Logan Robinson
    2024/09/15
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HERE

    In this episode I'm joined by a Christchurch based Therapist, Logan Robinson! Hot dog, he's a proper therapist and everything. We met very randomly as I saw a post he made on Reddit about offering cheap therapy, $60 every 2 weeks so just $30 a week. I felt that that was very generous of him to try and do his bit to help the mental health crisis we've got going on in NZ.

    Here's a bit about Logan's specialities: "I'm a professional therapist with specialisation in ADHD/ADD, anxiety, depression, stress and burnout. I have a professional background in Mental Health, Social Work, Coaching and Vocational Rehabilitation alongside experience working with across the spectrum of disability, including neurodiversity."

    I thought it would be cool to bring Logan on the pod and have a chat about mental health and he turned out to be a really nice, empathetic guy who seems like he offers practical and realistic solutions to helping your mental health. I reckon I'll bring him back on the pod at some point to yarn some more.

    If you'd like to contact Logan and see if he's the right fit for you, visit https://robinsonwellness.org/ and tell him Big Queasy sent ya!

    He's also on Insta https://www.instagram.com/robinsonwellness_/

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    Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

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    49 分
  • 83. Moka Pots & Being Organized with Comedian Kieran Carr

    83. Moka Pots & Being Organized with Comedian Kieran Carr
    2024/09/11
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HERE

    In this episode I'm joined by probably the sweetest man in comedy - it's Kieran Carr! We met in November 2023 ish in New Zealand and even though he's back in the UK now we've stayed loosely in touch and he was keen to join me for an episode where we discussed his Tiny Joys. Kieran was also at the time in Edinburgh preparing to do a short run of his Solo Show "I'm Trying My Best" so we chatted a bit about the economical implications on the city of Edinburgh every year due to the festival as well as what we like in a festival show.

    Kieran Carr's Tiny Joys
    1. Coffee from a Moka pot
    2. Being up early
    3. Meeting friends for dinner you've not seen for ages
    4. Zahínos, village in Spain
    5. Organisation
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    Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

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    45 分
  • 82. Improvising with Comedian Jarrod Cook

    82. Improvising with Comedian Jarrod Cook
    2024/09/08
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HERE

    This week I'm joined by improviser, comedian and all round funny fella, Jarrod Cook! We thought it might be fun to do some improv comedy live on the podcast and so independently came up with 5 characters to do small audio-only sketches as and then the other person would be "Yes, and"ing them in order to find the funny. Disclaimer - I'm not an improviser so your results may vary! I had a lot of fun riffing with Jarrod and we ended on some rapid fire questions to get to know him better. Hope you enjoy!

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    You can also watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!

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    Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

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    1 時間 10 分
  • 81. Spite, Superbowl & Sexy Guitar Licks with Comedian Matt Threadwell

    81. Spite, Superbowl & Sexy Guitar Licks with Comedian Matt Threadwell
    2024/09/05
    Get your tickets to my Panic! At The Buffet comedy taping on the 26th of October 2024 HERE

    This time I'm joined by my Can Do Comedy Compatriate, Matt Threadwell! I've known Matt for several years and this is surprisingly one of the first outside of stand up projects we have done together, sorry it took so long Matt, but it was a great episode!

    Matt's Tiny Joys
    1. Playback of sexy guitar licks
    2. Being very correct and watching someone google it in front of you
    3. The gawd damned Superbowl
    4. Pitching a joke for someone and then watching that joke KILL
    5. Being "trapped in a warm bed by the partner and the cat
    Aside from his joys we also yapped about names for bands that we've been in or thought would be good, stand up comedy, South Park, the ahead-of-its-time professional wrestling character Muhammad Hassan, sports in general, being proud cat daddies, the Roman Empire of course made an appearance and we even have a new jingle for it every time it comes up on the show! We ended with some quick fire questions that led into a discussion about Anime. Listening back I could hear myself laughing and tee-heeing, so I hope you enjoy it too.


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    You can also watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!

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    Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!

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    1 時間 16 分
  • Fails, Fumbles & F*ckups | Hoss Town Podcast Ep. 5

    Fails, Fumbles & F*ckups | Hoss Town Podcast Ep. 5
    2024/09/01
    In this episode, the Dons of Hoss Town yap up a storm about the potential lockdown 2: electric boogaloo that we might have to go through, before moving on to something a bit lighter in the closing of Big Gary's Takeaways here in Christchurch as well as their favourite fish & chip establishments. Matt bares his soul and talks about the incredibly tough night he had in the finals of the Christchurch Raw Comedy Competition and Taylor vows to stage an insurrection in order to defend Matt's honour. The lads then talk about times they've failed in showbiz, most lately Taylor's trip to Twizel where he sold 11 tickets to a show in a theatre that seated 200 people! The big fullas wrap things up with some talk of Fringe Festivals and then take a jaunt down Harry Potter avenue to close things out.

    Watch the full video on YouTube here.

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    Hoss Town is a monthly podcast by two big boys respectfully making some noise, stand up comedians Taylor Ruddle & Matt Lilley. The aforementioned Mayors of Hoss Town take a lighthearted look at masculinity in modern times - it's a journey of trying to find a balance between being Cavemen and Scholars with plenty of belly laughs along the way.
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    59 分