S3 EP27: Rob Auton
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What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
1h 33m
3 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 3 months ago
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What unique perspective does Rob Auton bring to the podcast?
podcasts there are millions of them some might say too many i have one already i don't have any because there are enough politics business sport you name it there's a podcast about it and they all ask the big questions and cover the hot topics of the day but nobody is covering the most important topic of all why is that are they scared too afraid of being censored by the man
Possibly, but not us. We're here to ask the only question that matters. We try and say it at the same time, Max. What did you do yesterday? What did you do yesterday? What did you do yesterday? That's it. All we're interested in is what the guests got up to yesterday. Nothing more.
Day before yesterday, Max? Nope. The greatest and most interesting day of your life?
Unless it was yesterday, we don't want to know about it. I'm Max Rushton.
And I'm David O'Doherty.
Welcome to What Did You Do Yesterday? What Did You Do Yesterday? Hello and welcome to today's episode of What Did You Do Yesterday? My name is Max Rushton. Alongside me, David O'Doherty. Welcome, David.
Do you know Rob Orton? I do now. I was asking the listeners.
Oh, right. I see. Seems strange. I mean, for the tape, we're recording this maybe a week after the episode. But, you know, I remember the conversation.
How does Rob Auton start his day and what time does he wake up?
I'd known his work. I'd followed him already and I'd enjoyed his pathos. And like you think he's like the perfect fit for this podcast.
So what Rob does is like squeezes the essence out of the most mundane things that happen. Like that's his stand-up comedy. He could sue us. I mean, he could sue us. He did end up like in a way I was hoping for one of those. Oh, I can't believe you picked yesterday as my yesterday because nothing happened. Whereas his was actually pretty exciting by any standards.
Yeah, totally. Yeah. Lots happening. He's actually doing some work without giving too many spoilers. It's probably our first dipping our toe into movies, isn't it?
Yes, dipping not that far. We haven't dunked into movies. No, we haven't. Please be, if you don't know him, check out Rob Orton. He's at Rob Orton on the Instagram application, which is what app is probably short for. He's on tour, I think in the new year, with his show called Can, the story of a man called Can. And He just does it a little different to everyone else. When he's feeling like it, he does daily podcasts, the robot and daily as well.
Can I just say also for the tape, the episode begins with one of my favorite things of David Googling the synopsis of Speed 2 for reasons I don't know. I can't quite work out. But I would suggest get past that bit.
Complete us. Watch all of Speed 2 before you listen to the episode. This is what Rob Orton did yesterday.
What interesting events did Rob experience during his day?
Rob Orton, welcome to What Did You Do Yesterday?
Hello, thank you for having me. It's great to be here. I don't want to big this up before we've started, but it's almost like you were bred in a lab for this podcast, I feel. Just the correct amount of introspection, but also relentless moving forward through life, like a train that's out of control. Like speed, but with a train. That might have been speed too.
Well, that's a great compliment. Let's see. What were they on a train in Speed 2? Speed 1 was a bus.
Speed 1's a bus. The Father Tad one, he's on a milk float. Yeah, that wasn't an official part of the franchise. Hang on. Let me just check what happens in Speed 2.
Speed 2, yeah.
What's the first thing that's come up when I put the word speed into my computer? Speed test. Where to get speed for middle-aged Irishmen? Why did Speed 2 flop? Speed 2 is 1997. It's called Cruise Control. It's a romantic cruise to the Caribbean, but cruises famously go quite slowly. Once at sea, however, a disgruntled passenger has other plans. John Geiger... The designer of the ship's computer system was fired and cast aside by the computer company, and now he wants revenge. He set the ship on a collision course with an oil tanker.
Uh-oh! So, David, what part of the... Is Rob in the Speed 2 analogy?
What insights does Rob share about his creative process?
Is he the oil tanker or the...
oh interesting yeah he is william defoe playing the disgruntled ex-computer company worker and he is going to crash and burn this podcast such that this is the last episode ever yeah so with that in mind robert what time did you get up at yesterday
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What unique perspective does Rob Auton bring to the podcast?
0:06–1:24
2
How does Rob Auton start his day and what time does he wake up?
1:24–3:24
3
What interesting events did Rob experience during his day?
3:24–5:09
4
What insights does Rob share about his creative process?
5:09–6:47
5
How does Rob Auton reflect on his experiences in acting?
6:47–9:00
6
What are Rob's thoughts on the role of humor in everyday life?
9:00–10:32
7
How does Rob Auton describe his recent short film experience?
10:32–12:33
8
What does Rob Auton conclude about his day and the importance of reflection?
12:33–1:33:33