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S14 Ep 741: Bumping into David Olusoga and Behind the Scenes at Cats Does Countdown
26 Nov 2025
Chapter 1: What nostalgic moment does Joe share about meeting David Olusoga?
Hey. Hey. How are you? I'm all right. I couldn't get my headphones to connect, so I'm just talking into the laptop.
That's all right.
Sounds pretty true. Anyway, all right. Two in a hotel? Yeah, something weird just happened.
Chapter 2: How does Joe feel about his emotional encounter with Colin Jackson?
What? I just bumped into David and the Traitors in the canteen. Well, at the same canteen, I spoke to Colin Jackson.
Ah, the Colin Jackson.
The awful Colin Jackson interaction.
How was that, meeting him again?
I got a bit emotional, actually. Like a weird sort of stronger reaction than I ever thought. I had such a nice chat with him.
Like you shared an experience.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Joe provide about the production of Cats Does Countdown?
Yeah, but also, I said to Pedro a couple of days ago, I might have said to you, what's weird? Because when you get kicked out, you then just get whisked off. You don't say goodbye. It's not like, you know, like if you're leaving anything else, you go, bye.
Bye.
He was just like, shoot, gone. So I realised the last time I'd sort of seen David was like... I was giving him it with full barrels, yeah. He was so nice about it. He said, you had such a good theory there. I was like, oh.
Chapter 4: What challenges does Joe face when recording a live audience?
A couple of people I knew in the cafe went, ooh. Like, basically, didn't you try and murder David? I was like, yeah. God, how weird. What a weird... I know. ...odd meeting up with him. It was. But anyway, yeah, so I had a good chat with David. And I was like, he's such a nice bloke. And I was like, I realised I didn't spend enough time.
Chapter 5: How do Joe and his co-host reflect on past episodes of the podcast?
You know, you go, God, it's like... Because there's so many people. David was one of the first people I chatted with, and I really liked him. But then you get, there's a bit of like, oh, I know Nick, and I know Joe, and I know Lucy, and I feel safe with them. So you spend a bit more time with them. And I was like, oh, I don't know, just a little. It's a little bit melancholic.
Oh.
I just wasn't expecting it. I put it on the group.
Chapter 6: What humorous gossip do Joe and his co-host discuss?
And I said, I said, I felt quite emotional seeing David.
And what was that sadness again?
Melancholy.
Yeah, why?
Oh, just because, I don't know, you say shared experience, and I was like, not sad that I'd seen him sad, I was just like, not even sad, just like, oh, just it was a shared, oh, Christ. Do you not get frustrated when you can't explain yourself?
You can't. Yeah, I do. Well, he's got a cracking podcast.
Yeah, oh yeah.
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Chapter 7: How does Joe describe his feelings about the podcast's direction?
I had a chance to ask him what it felt like to be sat next to us in the charts. We were talking about it the other day. And you didn't. No, but I could have done it.
I suddenly thought I could have gone, David, your podcast is... You wouldn't have said that in the canteen, having just bumped into him again. I wasn't thinking about you or the pod.
I was thinking about how nice it was to see David. How old is he? I didn't ask him that either. Did you eat breakfast together?
Chapter 8: What final thoughts do Joe and his co-host share before wrapping up?
No, I was on my way out and I can't believe I'm looking up his age. 47? Did I say 47?
Yeah.
55. That's good, isn't it?
He looks fucking brilliant. I bet he's done the gym this morning.
Another thing I didn't ask him. But yeah, so I just felt, I don't know, I gave him a big hug and I loved it.
yeah and that must be weird for you yeah i'm trying to think if i've done anything where i've been in a group of people at this crazy i've done anything the closest thing is just making a show and then not seeing them again yeah that's something about i think suddenly it's something about being whisked away and not having the opportunity that's what i mean yeah say goodbye i think yeah was um yeah but you know it's just a lovely moment
I wonder if he talks about it on his next episode in between Guy Fawkes and James I. I fucking hope so, because I'm listening to it at the moment.
I bet halfway through he doesn't get the hump because he can't articulate himself well enough. Because the one thing he can do is articulate himself.
His co-presenter will go, Oh, David, you know, what's that? I don't think she's American or something. I don't know. I don't know. I just don't know. Anyway.
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