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episode
What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
51 min
2 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 3 months ago
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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? No.
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?
I am now recording. Hello and welcome to What Did You Do Yesterday?
Do you know what? Do you know what, David? I've been waiting for you to take over the hard chair. I could do with phoning it in.
What episode are we, Max? See, that's what you always ask me and I've never thought of a smart or interesting answer because obviously I don't know what number episode this is.
Well, you see, we've got series two running along, you know, the weekends with the guests. Yes. And this is for the ultras, and this is midweek mayhem episode. I'm going to say six, but it might be four, might be eight. Don't know. Can I give you some shocking news? Yeah. This is from James. Dear David and Max, greetings from Berlin. I'm here for the Berlinale Film Festival and catching up on your recent episodes. You wouldn't believe my horror when I saw the premiere of a new film starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall called Peter Huya's Day. The film tells the true story of Linda Rosenkranz, who in 1974 interviewed photographer Peter Huya and asked him the question, what did you do yesterday? Rosencrantz had a full series in mind to interview well-known celebrities and simply ask them what they did yesterday.
I'm not saying your podcast is a stolen idea, or am I? But I wanted you to make aware that the phrase, what did you do yesterday, has been deeply discussed by the highest level intellectuals in the arts industry around the world. You're rubbing shoulders with the best of the best. Love the mood. Keep up the great work. What does this mean, David?
I would like to just make it clear to lawyers who are listening on behalf of that film that this is entirely Max's idea, this podcast. Therefore, legally, I bear no responsibility for the fact that he stole Linda Rosenkranz's idea from the early 70s. Thank you.
Can we just say, can we just say that? Unless it's been an amazing ruse from me, the fact that I couldn't even name you a Samuel Beckett play would suggest that I had not heard of the interview series from Linda Rosencrantz in 1974. But the real question is, why are we not at the premiere? Surely we are the first two people that should be invited to the Berlinale. I think if I said to Mrs. Rushton, I know we had a second child three weeks ago, but I must to Berlin. LAUGHTER
for the premiere of peter huya's day it's true it's when people think of yesterday these days we are the first thing that comes to mind i think so yeah even yeah the beatles song yesterday now all the comments underneath it are they they rip this off david and max should we sue the beatles
So we'd give it a go. It'd be good publicity, wouldn't it? Graham in Bristol, on celebrities stealing coffees. Graham says, re-Midweek Madness, What Did You Do Yesterday, Episode 7. This must be Episode 8. And you speaking about Russell Howard stealing a coffee. It made me think of my own story of a celeb taking a warm beverage that wasn't there back in July 2022. There was a heat wave in London, reaching impressive heights of 38 degrees. It was awful. It was worse for my wife, however, as she was, at the time, 40 weeks pregnant. To help things move along, one morning, before the intense heat of the day, we walked to our local cafe and ordered a few lattes.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–6:45
2
What surprising film inspired the podcast's title?
6:45–13:22
3
What embarrassing coffee incident did Max share?
13:22–19:46
4
How did Max's friend criticize his cheese board choices?
19:46–24:51
5
What unique parenting challenges did Max face recently?
24:51–31:00
6
How does Max describe his experience with sleep deprivation?
31:00–37:22
7
What humorous observations did they make about parenting?
37:22–43:42
8
What are the rules for guessing cheese in their game?
43:42–51:21