Matters of the Heart, and other Failures
Episodes
S02E02: The 5:28am Train, The Wrong Day & The Dietician Who Read Me to Filth
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of Season Two, Nathan and Scott are back in full ramble mode - covering dietician trauma, disastrous travel planning, and the slow, painf...
S2:E01 - We Took a Week Off… and Accidentally Disappeared
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
But we're BACK! After what was meant to be a short festive break, Nathan Sparling and Scott Agnew return for Season Two of Matters of the Heart (a...
E:10 - Illness, Improvements & Impetigo: Heart Progress, Hormone Highs & Glasgow’s Potato Wars
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 is pure, unfiltered chaos - even by Matters of the Heart (and Other Failures) standards. Fresh from an unexpected week off, Nathan and Scot...
E:09 - The Tesco Ban, The MRI Penny & Scotland’s Near-Death Football Drama
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8, Nathan and Scott deliver peak chaos - a full hour of derailments, medical mishaps, supermarket scandals and Scottish football-induced ca...
E:08 - Snowballs, Stovies & Scotland Stress: A Birthday, A Ball Game & A Big Ramble
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8, Nathan and Scott arrive late but fully chaotic - recording just one hour before Scotland v Denmark kicks off, sending them into a spiral...
E:07 - NHS Chaos & Netflix Elbows: Chest Pains & CPAPs
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 finds Nathan and Scott in full festive denial and medical mayhem. Between debates about when it’s acceptable to mention Christmas, turning...
E:06 - Testosterone, Tenterhooks & The Twilight Wedding: Injections, MRIs and Misplaced Fish & Chips
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6, Nathan and Scott spiral delightfully from medical updates to utter madness - covering everything from testosterone jabs that take two mi...
E:05 - The Great Mince & Hypnosis Debate: Teeth, Triggers & Tobacco Patches
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, Nathan Sparling and Scott Agnew go completely off-script - from dental trauma and dodgy crowns to the generational mystery of why Scott’...
E:04 - The Great Tea Incident of October: Choking, Cardiac Rehab & Cup-of-Tea Trauma
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this chaotic and hilarious third episode of Matters of the Heart, and Other Failures, Nathan Sparling and Scott Agnew unravel the “Great Tea Inci...
E:03 - Discharge Notes & Dosette Boxes: Life After the Heart Drama
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt (and frequently ridiculous) third episode, Nathan Sparling and Scott Agnew pick up where the drama left off - exploring life after d...
E:02 - Three Cardiac Arrests and a Council Dessert: Scott’s Heart Attack Story
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this even bumpier second episode, Scott Agnew takes centre stage with the full, jaw-dropping account of his heart attack during the pandemic - from...
E:01 - A Beached Whale in Vauxhall: Heart Failure, Hospital Stays & Lemon Daiquiris
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bumper first episode, Nathan Sparling and Scott Agnew kick things off with the full story of how Nathan found out he had severe heart failure ...
The Trailer
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 35-year-old Nathan found out he had heart failure in the most random way possible, he did what any millennial with a malfunctioning organ would d...