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PODCAST

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast

Aidan and Sharkey

Welcome to Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast! Join us weekly as five teenagers navigate through life, aiming to bring a touch of joy to people"s lives. Each episode is a rollercoaster of emotions and is full of laughter-filled moments, so sit back, relax, and enjoy a good old laugh. We try to share our love with everyone! Episodes are released weekly on a Friday at 8 am. We have alternating hosts- Aidan, Sharkey, Elliot, Sky and Rook. You can find us wherever you listen to your podcasts AND

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45: Reconnecting, Book Worms and Opposites Attracting

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2025/01/17

Elliot is back on the pod for the first time in ages and through a long raw conversation with Aidan, they both begin to realise the magic of the podcast. Their bond thrives despite not talking in a while due to college and secondary school. They discuss a plethora of topics including Christmas plans (this was filmed at the beginning of December), how Elliot is copying with GCSE year as well as their shared love of books/reading.

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43: Past, Present and Future! Happy New Year!

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2024/12/31

Happy New Year! Here's to 2025! Our co-creators Aidan and Sharkey look back on the last year and discuss BTS and podcast life over the previous year. They are not afraid to look back at darker times while celebrating brighter moments. They begin to look forward to the plans yet to come.

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42: Christmas Plans, Present Problems and Strong...

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2024/12/25

Merry Christmas From Everyone Here At Enlightenment and Laughter!Aidan and Sharkey sit down to discuss their favourite day of the year! They'll discuss Christmas movies, and songs alongside their own Christmas day plans. However, it is not only the present they look into, as they reminisce on past Christmases, their traditions and memories.

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Ep 11- Rook, Elliot and Sky's Journey Through Year 11

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2024/11/29

In this episode, Aidan and Sharkey help catch you up on how Elliot, Rook and Sky are dealing with GCSE year! And you'll quickly find out that there are more negatives than positives

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Ep 10- Aidan's Journey Into College Life

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2024/11/22

In this episode, Aidan takes the hot seat, which turns into a hilarious moment when Sharkey becomes our solo host. Aidan opens up about the intensity of MT College, his body issues, and dealing with his ASD during the change. But in true Aidan and Sharkey style, we get lost in multiple hilarious tangents!

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Ep 9- Sharkey's Journey Into College Life

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/11/15

In this episode, Sharkey is in the hot seat when it comes to how their life has changed since starting college. They discuss new teachers, making new friends and how college differs from high school. But Aidan and Sharkey are involved so... YES! Of course, there will be tangents!!

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Ep 8- The Pride Of Britain Episode

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2024/11/08

In this episode, Aidan is flying solo in our first attempt at a solo podcast. He gets to talk about the inspiring winners of the 'The Pride Of Britain Awards' 2024 and what they have been recognised for. The awards stand for the same values as E&L and the incredible winners showcase the pure joy people need in their lives. Aidan also has the opportunity to discuss the inspiring work of the 'Remember Rufus' charity run by Ceri Amphlett and Billy Key who lost their son tragically but were lucky

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Ep 7- The 'Rose' Duologue

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2024/08/09

In the newest episode, it's an episode from the archives in the form of the duologue that Aidan and Sharkey performed on Zoom back at the beginning of the podcast. It's a scene from the 2005 revival of Doctor Who with The Doctor (Christopher Eccleson) and Rose (Billie Piper) but Aidan was able to re-edit the audio clip and remove the zoom delay! So now the scene flows better! This is the beginning of a new idea being brought to the podcast through the use of the acting passion shared by a

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01:19:02

Rook's Story: The Truth Of Paganism

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2024/07/26

The return of the specialist episodes leads to the reveal of the final member to complete the E&L team... Rook!Rook loves producing music (he actually created the newest variant of the intro music) and he is passionate about his faith which is Norse Paganism. He is also related to Elliot and has a close relationship with Sky so he has connections to half of the podcast team already. He leads us through his religion and shows the lessons of this faith that are relevant to anyone (regardless of

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00:08:58

"Rose" Duologue

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/07/24

Bringing back an old clip from the archive to announce the start of a new series of acting pieces in a series. But worry they will get better!

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Ep 6- Doctor Who 'The Legend Of Ruby Sunday' Aidan's...

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2024/07/19

In this episode, Doctor Who lover Aidan records his live and real reactions to his first time watching the 1st half of the Two-Part finale "The Legend Of Ruby Sunday". Due to copyright reasons, we are unable to show the visuals from the episode but the audio can be heard throughout the episode to keep you all up to date where in the episode we are. This is only the beginning of the Doctor Who content on the podcast.

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Ep 5- AITA? Pt 3 (Rude Friends, Internet...

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/07/12

Sharkey and Aidan are more delusional than ever in the third part of AITA. "Am I The Asshole?" is a trend on Reddit where people write in their stories where they want to know if they were in the wrong, and this gives a perfect moment for Aidan and Sharkey to give their unwanted opinions on each unique situation! In this episode of AITA, they discuss foster kid bullies, a mother who changed her mind on baby names which her child now hates and sharing sanitary products.

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Ep 4- AITA Pt 2 (Cleaning Schedules, Thank You's and...

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/07/05

Aidan and Sharkey are back with part two of the AITA series. This is a trend on Reddit where people write in their stories where they want to know if they were in the wrong, and this gives a perfect moment for Aidan and Sharkey to give their unwanted opinions on each unique situation! In this episode of AITA, Sharkey and Aidan discuss spoiled brat siblings, arguments between friends about a partner joining a Minecraft server as well as mental health conditions.

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00:31:28

Ep- 3 AITA Pt 1 (Tinder Relationships, Disappointed...

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/06/28

Aidan and Sharkey have begun a new series for the podcast- Am I The Asshole?This is a trend on Reddit where people write in their stories where they want to know if they were in the wrong, and this gives a perfect moment for Aidan and Sharkey to give their unwanted opinions on each unique situation! In this edition of AITA, they give their opinions on a controlled marriage, roommate wars and a person with disappointed parents.

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00:36:23

Ep 2: Sherlock, Fictional Ships and AITA

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/06/21

Aidan and Sharkey are back together causing chaos! Part 2 of the introduction episode continues the theme of many, many tangents giving an insight to what they want the podcast to look like in the future. They also open up about a situation (an anonymous person) that almost tore their friendship apart forever!

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Ep 1: New Beginnings, Fan-Fiction and The Future

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2024/06/14

Aidan and Sharkey are back together causing chaos! They reveal some of the changes happening during the new era of the podcast as well as catching you back up on what's been happening in their lives. All while both embracing the tangents they end up on including AI, Fan-Fiction and even Harry Potter!

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00:00:58

Good Luck It's Exam Time!

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2024/05/08

A huge good luck to all students taking their GCSE's and A-Levels! You'll all do great! Our account will fall silent over the next month or so as almost half of our staff are participating in their own exams! So good luck! You'll smash it <3

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00:32:15

Covid 19- Fears of Lockdown

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/04/18

*VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED* In this episode, Aidan, Elliot and Sky have come together to talk about one of the biggest events to occur during their lives... The Covid-19 Pandemic. They discuss many of the hardships from home learning, the spike in mental health conditions, The NHS, and the non-believers. They also react to a clip of the medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy' of a patient who refuses the idea of Covid and eventually dies.

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00:22:21

Season Two: Finale

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/02/07

Hi there, it's finally the finale of Season Two of "Enlightenment and Laughter". We've come a long way since the start of Season Two; we've gained six more members, we've started uploading YouTube videos and so much more. So we sit down and discuss what we've achieved this Season and the whole podcast.

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Season Two: Episode Eleven- Topic Debate (Doctor Who...

Enlightenment and Laughter: The Podcast ·

2024/01/27

In this episode, Aidan and Sky sit down to discuss their shared love of Doctor Who and discuss the 60th Anniversary Event that happened last November. They discuss everything from favourite Doctor, favourite companion, favourite season and their theories for the future!

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