A miscellany of inspiration, tools, tips, prompts and talks with experts, for writers, community leaders and others working in the spiritual field. Brought to you by Lucía Moreno-Velo and Gwyneth Box of the Grounded Spirit Project.Join us each week as we choose a text to read – as writers – and discuss it, paying attention not just to the content, but to the techniques and tools the author has used. Every fourth week, we’ll invite a guest writer to talk to us about their experience, successe ...
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Fortnightly magazine show, full of showbiz gossip, sports chat, nostalgia, special guests and fun. Email the show [email protected]
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S3 Ep3: Who fancies putting Gwyneth’s head in a box?
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1:02:13Your favourite podcast people whittle away for another hour or so talking golf, Chanel jackets, pick n mix, and the return of our favourite puppets to the big screen. Oh and we’re reminded of the fact that no one puts baby in the corner. Simmo The talent Dustin’s Mate Sheen ahh Email: [email protected]…
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S3 Ep2: We’re going to need a bigger boat
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1:10:52With one of our own deciding to become a student again and go inter railing around Europe, we find a fabulous replacement whilst still managing to talk to same amount of old guff. And Wondergirl proves us all wrong with a bonza of a quiz. Enjoy good people. Stuie Loni Mart Sheenagh [email protected]…
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We're back after a summer of holidays, gigs, festivals, cat sitting. Our previous guest proved mildly popular so we've brought him back to discuss what's been happening, what on Earth's going on with a quiz suggestion, who's dead and who was kept alive [email protected] Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Martin Macarthur…
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S2 Ep17: Would you like some water biscuits or a gallon of unleaded sir?
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1:12:06Its a bumper edition for the last episode of the current series. We've a special guest you've never heard of, another episode of the ever popular who's snuffed it?, two quizzes and what's been going on in Mrs Wake's chaotic life...... Subscribe, share, save, all that stuff Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Martin Macarthur…
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S2 Ep16: "It's 12 noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia"
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1:11:03In our penultimate edition of the current series we eves drop on Ilona's privileged lifestyle, involving someone famous called Two Chains (no, me neither) before settling on that glorious Saturday in 1985. We even get time to discuss bin day! For that and even more excitement, you're in the right place...... Stuart Simmonds Ilona Wake Adrian Velasc…
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We're back in your earbuds! We know it's been a while but Ilona has to go on holiday at some point... In this episode we talk about how the King's old man developed a great idea for 14 year olds to be able to get lost, moan, lose things and moan a bit more and we wonder what happened to Tony Hart (at least I think it was him, could have been Simon …
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S2 Ep14: You aren't listening to Loose Women!
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1:04:53In this quality sounding, testosterone filled edition of HPHH with no recording cock ups, we discuss all manner of things in a manly fashion much to the relief of Ilona, There's a bit of sport, a bit of TV, no mention of community choirs and a trawl through the British Invasion. Get your thinking hats on Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake in…
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We're back......sort of. It took us six weeks to manage to get back in the same room (mostly) and then technical hitches held us up by another week and a half as you'll soon discover! Anyhow, what have we been up to? What has Ilona been wasting her time watching? Is David Beckham washed up? How special is a guest? Tune in to find out...…
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S2 Ep12: You'll need sticky backed plastic and rubber solution glue.........
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1:04:44In the final episode before an Easter break, we welcome back the Older Gentleman, mourn the tragic loss of a TV institution and go out with a veritable rifferama or classic songs. you definitely won't want to miss this! Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Andrew Stokes email: [email protected]…
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S2 Ep11: They must have a combined age of about 300.....
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1:04:42People have died this week - not the "older gentleman" we just don't know where he is. Where did the hour go? We talk about all sorts of nonsense from Stu's office, including a list of attractive people from Hollywood's golden age, plus we let Ilona loose on this week's quiz...Hmmm Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake [email protected]…
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S2 Ep10: I was expecting Esther Rantzen to be in there
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1:06:20A return to HQ sees us covering Eastenders.......forty years ago, what's going on in the land of TV and film and who's been concentrating on the dental habits of the rich and famous! It's basically four well informed people (it says here) keeping you entertained for an hour or so... Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Andy Stokes infohomerpot…
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S2 Ep9: I suppose Doddy would be a bit bleedin' obvious
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1:17:12Another trip into the unknown as our main man thinks it's preferable to spend the winter in Cape Town. What's on telly? What's at the cinema? Why is Kanye's missus in the nuddy? What make of fridge freezer is Ilona having delivered halfway during the show? The answer to all these questions and more is in the latest exciting episode...…
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S2 Ep8: To paraphrase Zager and Evans, "in the year twenty twenty five."
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1:09:21It's a new year, Simmo has got himself up off the patio and whisked Mrs Simmonds off to somewhere or other in the Indian Ocean, we've all eaten too much cheese, and we thought we'd get together in one room until one of us is forced to spend a month in Cape Town to look back at a year when more than 50% of Americans thought despite everything, Donal…
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It's our first Christmas together and what a bumper edition we have for you. Forget the Doctor Who Christmas special, if you want to know what Christmas songs we love and what we think are crappy, then look no further than your favourite podcast (it says here). We're besides ourselves with Christmas joy. so pour yourself a Baileys, plug in the ol' …
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S2 Ep6: Bugger, I forgot about Gina G.......
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1:01:28Back in the dining room in West Sussex with Ilona's flapjack to keep us happy, we talk about all things showbiz, decide that on balance it's better in Cape Town and The Algarve in late November and get our Pogo Pattisons mixed up with our Alan Balls Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Andy Stokes [email protected]…
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S2 Ep5: Can I have extra Peppercorn Sauce with that?
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1:13:08After a quick turnaround for us, we have another effort at producing a podcast on Zoom and find out who we'd love to have round for dinner and what we'd feed them, the fact that the weather is better in Cape Town than it is here and realise that nobody has a clue who Tailgunner are Email: [email protected] Stuart Simmo Simmonds Adrian Spag V…
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S2 Ep4: Off we go with a Trumpety Trump, Trump, Trump.........Shit!
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1:03:53From all corners of the world - well... two, we look at the recent US election, recall films from our youth, wonder if it's cool to be bald and somehow fill up an hour of our lives with banality!By Stuart Simmonds
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S2 Ep3: What's got a Hazelnut in every Bite?
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1:02:02The potty mouthed posh boy returns from laying the garden path to add his two penneth to the latest exciting load of old tosh from your favourite (it says here) podcast hosts. What have we been watching, following, hating, loving? Tune in to find out and don't forget to share! Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Andrew Stokes contact us: info…
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S2 Ep2: I thought that was by Plastic Bertrand...
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1:03:56Here we go again, trying to regulate Ilona's bad language, whilst having a sensible discussion about the occupants of Starbase. The weather's not been great so settle down, have a laugh with us and see if you can separate your Jilted Johns from your John Otways...... Stuart Simmonds Ilona Wake Adrian Velasco Contact the show: [email protected]…
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After a summer of gathering material, honing our recording technique, squeezing into a 14 year old wetsuit, enjoying the summer holidays and being disappointed by our favourite celebrities and politicians, we return to kick of series two of this ground breaking (it says here) podcast. with a look at what's happened since we've been away Stuart Simm…
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S1 Ep12: Ladies and Gentlemen, it's the main event of the evening..........
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1:12:16In a bumper final episode of the first season, we welcome back the older gentleman to take a leading roll in a Reform UK inspired quiz (ooer!) We have a sift through some of your emails before an unmissable musical interlude which we suspect doesn't break copyright laws. It's all here so settle back and enjoy. Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona W…
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S1 Ep11: There are fewer people living in Beijing for God's sake!!
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1:01:55In another week where the older gentleman skipped town and Ilona forgot the flapjacks, we test her concentration by talking about sport for 20 seconds, find ten things that the Mail online think we'll find interesting and wonder if Stuart bothered turning up to Geography lessons at school. Eyes down for another load of irreverent shite from your 6t…
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S1 Ep10: The return of the prodigal daughter
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1:00:41Fuelled by home-made rocky road, we take a look a what on earth is happening in the world (disclaimer: some of the information came from Jeremy Vine and the Mail Online), we test our musical knowledge and have a bit of a nostalgic trip back to 1976. Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Andrew Stokes Arthur Send your emails to: infohomerpotts@g…
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S1 Ep9: Chrissy Clarke and the Funky Bunch
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52:31After an enforced break due to the only member of team who knows how to use editing software buggering off to Canada for three weeks, we return triumphantly with a guest presenter (she was very inexpensive and even brought along mini rolls) More irreverent nonsense to help you get to sleep at night.By Stuart Simmonds
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In this episode the older gentleman returns to lower the tone in his sherry soaked voice, Netflix's latest offering goes over the top of Adrian's head and we find out that The Boss may have actually been born in Stepney General Hospital.By Stuart Simmonds
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S1 Ep7: You can't put that in a film these days
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59:38After a month long hiatus, we make a triumphant return, albeit the 'Older Gentleman' is sheltering from the rain in a pavilion somewhere, contemplating Lesley's jam pot. fifty five minutes of low octane drivel from Stuart's dining tableBy Stuart Simmonds
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S1 Ep6: And right on their tail is The Red Max
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57:38More irreverent nonsense to waste 57 minutes of your day. One of us likes to spend our time listening to heavy metal, whilst another enjoys making jam.....All of us like to reminisce about our childhood staring at a rented black and white TV. All of life's important things are here Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Ilona Wake Mrs Beaton…
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S1 Ep5: Wot? No Champion the Wonder Horse?
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55:56In episode five we reminisce like the old farts we are, about childhood TV, wonder what on Earth we were doing queueing up at out local fleapit in a false beard (three of us anyway) and bugger up the quiz format by letting Stokoe and his mates loose on it! Stuart Simmonds Adrian Velasco Stokoe The Fragrant Mrs Wake…
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Episode four sees the triumphant return of the "older gentleman" from moonlighting up north, in St Albans, and we blunder our way through the recording process blind, as 4 people with very little technical ability and a combined age of more than 220 self-produce for the first time. We also find out that Norris McWhirter's tape measure didn't work p…
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S1 Ep3: What's happened to the "older" gentleman?
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53:33In episode three of Homer Potts Happy Hour, we wonder what the Hell has happened to Stoko, we discuss the eye watering price of Pick n Mix at the O2 Arena in 2024 and take a nostalgic trip down memory lane to 1987By Stuart Simmonds
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S1 Ep2: How on Earth can we cut that out?
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57:21In episode two, we settle in to how we draw the line between acceptable filth and the sort of things no one wants to hear from four people with a combined age of 236. We have another stonking quiz and Andrew leads us up the garden pathBy Stuart Simmonds
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S1 Ep1: So who the Hell is Homer Potts anyway?
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52:24At last; the long-awaited first episode of our regular magazine programme. In this week's show we discuss, or stumble our way through, in shallow detail, what happened in 2023, our hopes for 2024 and how four complete amateurs can possibly hope to knock out an entertaining listen to more than 17 listeners each week. To coin the famous phrase, Thing…
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As most writers realise, words have enormous power. Lucía and Gwyneth take a look at “A Witch’s Litany” from their book “A Wound in Time”, written during the Pandemic, and discuss how we can use language to take control during times of uncertainty and create our own reality rather than just letting things happen to us.…
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Gwyneth chats with transformational women’s coach Helen Leathers, a prolific content creator in the spiritual space. Through her books, workbooks, coaching, courses and workshops, Helen helps women overcome the overwhelm, manage their energies and find the magical space where they are in sync with the universe. Helen has also recently created a cer…
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While myths are not expected to be taken literally, they are often more effective at conveying the truth than true stories are. Lucía and Gwyneth discuss this idea in light of Susun Weed’s myth of creation from “Healing Wise”.By Gwyneth Box and Lucia Moreno-Velo
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In this episode, Lucía and Gwyneth discuss the writer’s notebook - a fundamental tool for writers of all genres - and how it can serve both to fuel your own writing and as a source of comfort, solace and (spiritual) inspiration.By Gwyneth Box and Lucia Moreno-Velo
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Lucía and Gwyneth take a close look at the piece “Morning Dedication” from their book “A Wound in Time”. They discuss how it came to be written, writing as a declaration of intent, and how even simple everyday things can convey big meanings.By Gwyneth
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In this episode, Lucía and Gwyneth introduce themselves, with some background about their writing, both individually and collaboratively. They also talk about the Writing Spirituality podcast itself and how it fits into the bigger picture of the Grounded Spirit Project.By Gwyneth
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