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Your Yank guide to everything Brit. Mike and Matt are two Americans stuck in London. Expect dodgy accents, transatlantic bantz and copious notes on queueing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYour Yank guide to everything Brit. Mike and Matt are two Americans stuck in London. Expect dodgy accents, transatlantic bantz and copious notes on queueing.
Recent episodes include "17: Pronunciation Bowl: US vs UK battle!!!" (24 July 2026, 56 minutes), "16: Five Star Fourth" (1 July 2026, 30 minutes), and "15: Football shirts and soccer jerseys ft. Joey D'Urso" (26 June 2026, 45 minutes).
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island's contact route on record: verified email.
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island is a comedy podcast with 17 episodes published.
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Episode #17
For our season finale we present a new fixture on the verbal sporting calendar. It's the first annual Pronunciation Bowl! Who says it better - Brits or Yanks? Representing the United States of America, our very own Matt...
Episode #16
Early July is a particularly poignant time for American expats, as it's when we celebrate kicking British ass by detonating explosives and eating copious amounts of whatever it is that ends up in a hot dog. So how can...
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
We're currently in the thick of the World Super Cup of Soccerball and wow, has the 2026 tournament been a doozy. This week we're joined by Joey D'Urso - dedicated footie fan, political journalist and author of More Than...
Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
<p>We're currently in the thick of the World Super Cup of Soccerball and wow, has the 2026 tournament been a doozy.</p><p>This week we're joined by Joey D'Urso - dedicated footie fan, political journalist and author of...
Episode #14
<p>Fresh off our half‑term adventures, what better moment to dive into the delightful strangeness that is the British education system.</p><p>Class might be out for summer back in the homeland, but here in London pupils...
Episode #13
<p>Brits fiercely gatekeep their language, which they haughtily named "English" after some of their people, and Americanization is hated almost as much as the invasive gray squirrel. Or grey squirrel?</p><p>Anyway, the...
Episode #12
<p>With the local elections coming up we're here to explain the UK's complicated political system, why it doesn't neatly map onto American politics and how to pronounce Plaid Cymru. </p><p>Plus all the hot and cold...
Episode #11
<p>What's more British than a proper British holiday resort with proper British people eating proper British food, somewhere far away from Britain?</p><p>This week the hosts are joined by Matt's neighbour Max Geller, a...
Episode #10
<p>Your hosts tackle the wide world of British sport, from football (soccer) to snooker (pool, but much, much more difficult). </p><p>Will we ever make a proper footie fan out of Matt. And what's the right way to...
Episode #9
<p>As the homeland goes to war once again, we pick over the state of the union and find it ... totally great, no problems, all good. Cheap eggs, too.</p><p>Really though, your hosts Matt and Mike play a quick game of...
Episode #8
<p>Today we're on a journey from Chicago to LA, via Indiana and New York, but as we know, all roads lead to ... Yorkshire.</p><p>Actor, Windy City native and improv scene veteran Derek Miller tells us about winning...
Episode #7
<p>Was our good friend Tom Cruise forced from London by a smash-and-grab robbery, the relentless rain, or anti-Scientology villagers?</p><p>Matt and Mike take on an impossible mission: decoding the sourcing in a story...
Episode #6
<p>Erich von Gehren survived the Beirut port explosion and after his dramatic brush with death decided to ... buy a pub in Hanwell. </p><p>He joins us this week to fill us in on all the details of a long, exciting...
Episode #5
<p>BAFTA-nominated film and TV editor Sacha Szwarc joins us in the studio to recall his first encounter with Matt, back when bowling in London was a bit of a thing. Even Prince Harry was into it!</p><p>Sacha's credits...
Episode #4
<p>The holidays are over and your hosts are picking over the leftovers. </p><p>Matt continues to make the case that pantomime is not really good for anybody involved, while somehow Mike managed to swerve the Boxing Day...
Episode #3
<p>Mike and Matt are back with a flaming festive cracker. </p><p>Yes, it's that time of the year again. The time when we ask questions like: What is bread sauce? When do you open your presents? What does cricket mean...
Episode #2
<p>Mike and Matt talk holidays, particularly the best and most American holiday, as long as you're not a turkey. How did you spend your Thanksgiving Black Friday, mate?</p><p>This week also includes two new features...
Episode #1
<p>Mike and Matt have found themselves stranded on this strange island after decades of bobbing about on the stormy seas of the North Atlantic. How did they get here from Ohio, via Chicago, Copenhagen, Toronto and...
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