BetterBreeders106

BetterBreeders

The sound and fury: the mighty rumbles of both the Rolls Royce Merlin and the Holden 173 cubic inch straight-6 represent victories in the 1941 Battle of Britain and 1974 Australian family suburban mobility, respectively. And just as the farty growl of a Kingswood was the sound of childhood for us here at Better Breeders, so too was the highly toxic stench of Airfix poly cement the noxious odour of our cherished childhood. To the amazement of Benlife and Theblackdouglas, Airfix kits are still very much around and popular. Better Breeders discuss in #106 the enduring aesthetics of Airfix kits and wonder whether today's children still re-enact the Battle of Britain up at the oval on Saturday afternoons with the aid of a 'borrowed' Bic lighter and a jar of metho, as did we? Or has the age-of-screens ameliorated the urge to engage in pyrotechnics for the serotonin rush? Is this a good thing? Better Breeders have always thought the broadcast radio AM band to be a good thing. "GO! YOU GOOD THING!" is an oft heard phrase on the average Australian back porch on Saturday afternoon, accompanying the dish-licker race call on 2KY. Better Breeders do like dogs but do not condone gambling; not that we are wowsers - Benlife and Theblackdouglas have indeed been known to enjoy a Reschs DA shandy on occasion. But we prefer 2SM and 2WS over any station on the FM band. Indeed, it is Better Breeders' ambition not only to comprise programming on an AM station but also to dominate Australian radio...from the obscurity of the AM band. Hear the Better Breeders controversial and curious AM band manifesto in episode #106. Benlife has just turned 50 and Theblackdouglas is also just about to 'raise the bat' for his half-century. The existential question - to party or not to party for a 50th? - is examined at length. Who should - and should not - be on the guestlist? Exciting & inappropriate guests v obligated dullards? To have a costume party v 'smart casual' - i.e. dressing like an off duty policeman. Our two master podcasters this week also debate whether or not to revive their previously unfulfilled Australian Kraftwerk Show project as entertainment at the 50th parties. Better Breeders believe the name of their Brechtian/ bank manager-esque style band should be 'Macrame'. We invite listeners to email in if they have a better suggestion for the name. Whist such an artistic venture is a no-brainer, Better Breeders believe the perennially popular flashmob is never a good idea at a 50th birthday party. Provocative? Sure. Listeners will have to tune in to #106 to hear the reasons! As we all reach 50, do we get any younger? Clearly, no. Many of us refuse, quite rightly, to go gentle into that good night. 'Boys' weekends proliferate at our tender age as a result. In #106, Benlife and Theblackdouglas decode and elucidate the sometimes complex and confusing playground laws of the jungle for these midlife rump-sniffing symposiums. Boys toys and the evolution of former Alpha males in to Beta and even Gamma males. We told you it was tricky. We have diagrams and Excel spreadsheets. No wuckers, mate.