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Mildly Informed

Mildly Informed

Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive headfirst into the art of decision-making—whether it’s rating the latest TV shows, dissecting bizarre life choices, or tackling the dilemmas their listeners throw their way. No topic is too big, too small, or too ridiculous. Armed with personal experiences, the news of the week, and an inbox full of questionable queries, Richie and Chris promise to leave you ever-so-slightly wiser… or at least Mildly InformedHelp the show to continue to rewrite

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All Episodes

38:15

White Gladys & Glory Days

Mildly Informed ·

2026/01/17

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t get you into a lido, identify an orca, or bring back proper football… but will happily reminisce about all three.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they wade through another week of nostalgia, niche wildlife knowledge and the creeping sense that things were somehow better “back then”. Mild insight only, as ever.This week’s episode features:🏊Lidos– bracing, brilliant, or completely unhinged?🐋White Gladys the Orca– internet icon or misunderstood

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37:16

The Puppy Episode

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2026/01/10

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t train your puppy, shut down dodgy pranks, or rename a storm… but will absolutely have opinions on all three.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they tackle another week of modern nonsense, canine temptation and meteorological branding. Expect mild insights, strong feelings, and no practical advice.This week’s episode features:🐶 New Puppies – unbearably cute, wildly disruptive🏪 Pet Shops – helpful or hellscape?😈 Pranks – poor Thomas

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36:17

The Complete, very sensible review of 2025

Mildly Informed ·

2025/12/20

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that can’t predict the future, fix modern technology, or improve the sporting calendar… but will happily review the year anyway.In this episode,Richie FirthandChris Skinnertake stock of2025 so far, casting their mildly informed eye over the things that have defined the year — from what we’re eating at lunchtime to the gadgets we’re apparently meant to care about.This week’s episode features:🥪Lunch in 2025– what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what we’re

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37:52

The Loft Discovery

Mildly Informed ·

2025/12/13

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t fix your loft, improve your tram network, or hit the right note at karaoke… but will absolutely overanalyse all of them.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they tumble through another week of questionable decisions, domestic chaos and surprisingly strong feelings about dried fruit. Mild insight only. Let’s not pretend otherwise.This week’s episode features:🥭Top 5 Dried Fruits– raisins? apricots? a place for a prune?🪜Richie’s Loft Discovery–

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38:01

Pluribus, Peepholes & Period Drama

Mildly Informed ·

2025/12/06

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t secure your home, restore Victorian Christmas traditions, or finish your loft conversion… but will absolutely talk about all of them.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinnerfor another week of vague investigations into modern life, festive nostalgia and one man’s ongoing battle with his roof space. Expect mild confusion, gentle opinions and no real answers.This week’s episode features:📱Pluribus– the best new TV show?🔔Ring Doorbells– surveillance for

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35:52

Our Official, detailed review of Quality Street

Mildly Informed ·

2025/11/29

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t cure a hangover, shorten an inset day or tell you which Quality Street is best… but will absolutely debate it at length.This week, Chris Skinner arrives noticeably hungover and Richie Firth does what any good co-host would do — prods him with questions and refuses to let him off the hook. From school schedules to seasonal chocolate, it’s a week of highs, lows and mild regret.This week’s episode features:📅 School Inset Days – educational for

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35:20

Weapons Experts

Mildly Informed ·

2025/11/22

You want a double entrendre? We'll give you one! JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they wander through another week of niche observations, life admin dilemmas and wildly unnecessary analysis. Mild insight: guaranteed. Expertise: not so much.This week’s episode features:🗡️Weapons– why are we talking about them? good question🏏Cricket– sport is happening 🧀Cheeseballs– elite snack or Christmas novelty?🧍Queues– the British art form no one asked for🌭Vegan Hotdogs– progress? punishment? who can

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37:28

A Shoe Box of Chow Mein (and Other Signs Britain Is...

Mildly Informed ·

2025/11/15

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that can’t bring back train tickets, fix the football schedule or tidy up your driveway… but will absolutely moan about all three.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they dissect another week of questionable decisions, crumbling institutions and overly crunchy pavements. Mild insights guaranteed. Solutions very much not included.This week’s episode features:🎟️The Death of Physical Tickets– trains, football, flights… everything’s on your phone now⚽The

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37:24

Football Manager Ruined My Life

Mildly Informed ·

2025/11/08

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t win you a football trophy, make your sandwiches, or help you serve in padel… but will definitely have a go at analysing all of it.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they once again pick apart life’s obsessions, awkward moments and unnecessary new hobbies. From computer screens to court surfaces, nothing is too small to overthink. And WHO DID CHRIS MEET??This week’s episode features:⚽The New Football Manager– addictive, life-consuming, and somehow

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38:18

Halloween V Guy Fawkes: The Official Showdown

Mildly Informed ·

2025/11/01

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t carve your pumpkin, light your bonfire, or manage your payday spending… but will absolutely have a chat about all three.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive into another week of overthinking seasonal chaos and confectionery greatness. From spooky nights to spark-filled skies, it’s all up for debate — with only mild insight guaranteed.This week’s episode features:🎃 Halloween vs. Guy Fawkes – sweets or sparks? masks or matches? the

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35:05

We Review Heists, Hearing & Hand Washes

Mildly Informed ·

2025/10/25

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t recover stolen masterpieces, clean your ears, or find your lost keys… but will definitely talk about all three.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner for another week of unnecessary analysis and deeply average insight. From fine art to fine foam, nothing escapes their mildly curious minds.This week’s episode features:🎨 The Louvre Heist – daring theft or just a very French misunderstanding?👂 Microsuction of the Ear – oddly satisfying or

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34:09

Richie’s Travel App, Chris’s Dad Joke AND some ASMR!

Mildly Informed ·

2025/10/18

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t book your flights, whisper soothingly in your ear, or expose any celebrity traitors… but will certainly try.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dig into another week of mild revelations and questionable logic. From tech reviews to tan lines, it’s chaos as usual – all in the name of being Mildly Informed.This week’s episode features:📱 Richie’s New Travel App – will it actually make life easier, and should we sponsor them?🕵️ Celebrity

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32:11

We review the worst ever Kit Kat AND Party Conferences

Mildly Informed ·

2025/10/11

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t fix your finances, finish your bike ride, or redesign your Kit Kat… but will happily have a go at all of them.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they yet again turn everyday chaos into light analysis. From politics to confectionery (and the disasters in between), it’s another week of strong opinions, weak evidence, and mild insight.This week’s episode features:🍫The Latest Kit Kat Version– innovation or unnecessary tampering with

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40:38

Oven Cleaning!? Our Saddest Domestic Flexes Yet

Mildly Informed ·

2025/10/04

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t scrub your oven, mix your salad, or pedal your bike… but will gladly waffle on about them.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they continue their mission to overanalyse life’s everyday highs, lows, and baked-on stains. From TV tourism to new condiments, they’ll leave you with just enough insight to be Mildly Informed.This week’s episode features:🧽 Cleaning the Oven – Richie’s surprisingly joyful domestic obsession🥗 Chris’s New Favourite

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35:35

Trapped Trump, Tuna and Tunes

Mildly Informed ·

2025/09/27

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t mow your pitch, fix your tuna tins, or run your supermarket radio… but will absolutely chat nonsense about them.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again trawl through the week’s curiosities, from the serious to the seriously trivial. Whether it’s turf, tinned fish, or Trump, they’ll leave you with just enough to feel Mildly Informed.This week’s episode features:⚽ Richie the Football Groundsman – Stripes aplenty!🐟 Tuna Tins –

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40:23

We review King Charles hosting Donald Trump

Mildly Informed ·

2025/09/20

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t host your state visit, train a monkey, or bake you a flapjack… but will definitely have opinions on all of it.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they take their trademark sideways look at the important, the trivial, and the downright chewy. From political pomp to primates, if it can be overthought, it’s going in.This week’s episode features:👑The State Visit– ceremony, tradition, and slightly awkward handshakes🐒Monkeys– drunk absolute chaos

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40:11

We Experience The Maillard Reaction

Mildly Informed ·

2025/09/12

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t cook for your parents, end the tube strikes, or ink Richie’s arm… but will happily chat about all of it.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again dive headfirst into the everyday, the random, and the slightly overcooked. From browned meat to broadcast TV, no topic is safe from a mildly informed review.This week’s episode features:👨‍👩‍👦 Having Your Parents Over – stress, snacks, and what counts as tidy enough🥩 The Maillard

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39:58

Finally: We review Richie's breakfast

Mildly Informed ·

2025/09/05

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t make your breakfast, slow your walk, or stop that stranger yelling in public… but might just help you laugh about all of it.JoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they dig into life’s everyday rituals and occasional absurdities. Whether it’s the first meal of the day or the sound of someone bellowing across the street, no topic is too normal to get unnecessarily dissected.This week’s episode features:🥣Breakfast– the most important meal, or the most

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36:55

Another Episode, Another Password Reset

Mildly Informed ·

2025/08/29

🎙️Welcome to Mildly Informed– the podcast that won’t rescue you from a fire, fix your password, or dig up your old time capsule… but will at least chat about it for you.👉 Support Richie & Chris here:patreon.com/mildlyinformedJoinRichie FirthandChris Skinneras they once again overthink the things most people barely notice. From school runs to forgotten safewords (literally), if it can be reviewed, they’ll get mildly stuck into it.This week’s episode features:🚒Fire Stations– heroic hubs or just

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37:33

We Review Toblerone, Lawns and New Words

Mildly Informed ·

2025/08/22

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t get your word in the dictionary, weigh your pets accurately, or stop your kids from making up rules… but it will make you laugh about all of it.Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they take another deep dive into life’s oddities — the everyday, the unnecessary, and the unexpectedly funny. From chocolate geometry to chaotic car games, they’ll review it all so you don’t have to.This week’s episode features:📖 New Words in the Dictionary – how

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