A Kilo of String
10-minute weekly podcasts about the often bizarre experiences of a British expat in Greece
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2018
The Audiobook of the Book of the Podcast – Episode 17 of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Yes, it’s back! Nearly four years since my last ‘A Kilo of String’ podcast episode, I’ve finally got round to recording a new one. What have I been doing for the past three years and nine months? Aud…
Wed 18 Apr 2018
Unjust Causes and Non-Impediments – Episode Sixteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Who’s wrong to be right? What was the Great Envelope Controversy? Was this a marriage made in Milton Keynes? What’s this in my yoghourt? Is this the end? Listen to the podcast to find the answers to …
Fri 25 Jul 2014
Cold Off the Press – Episode Fifteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Who’s been roasting chestnuts on an open fire? Who’s had their electricity cut off? Can deep-fried Mars bars be good for you? What do people do with all that olive oil? Listen to the podcast to find …
Wed 08 Jan 2014
Taxing Times on Terra Firma – Episode Fourteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Anyone for a coup? Can it pay not to get married? Why is giving blood good for your holiday entitlement? Who’s not leaving on a jet plane? What exactly are they imputing? Listen to the podcast to fin…
Fri 08 Nov 2013
Unlucky for Some – Episode Thirteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Why is spitting sometimes good for you? How do you get rid of unwelcome guests? How many lives does a Greek cat have? Who put something unpleasant in the Dowager Duchess’s corset? Listen to the podca…
Tue 27 Aug 2013
Play It Again, Samaras – Episode Twelve of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Who was ‘European Politician of the Year’ in 2012? Who got their sums seriously wrong? Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humour? What have you done with my leest? What’s a fiscal multiplier got …
Mon 28 Jan 2013
Ebenezer Merkel And The End Of The World – Episode Eleven of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
So this is Christmas, and what have they done? What happened to all the flying saucers? Is anyone listening in Greenland? Does Santa Claus really eat all those mince pies? Listen to the podcast to fi…
Sun 30 Dec 2012
I’d Rather Eat My Own Face – Episode Ten of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Anyone for olive harvesting? Is there such a thing as a free lunch? Should olive harvesting be classified as a dangerous sport? Was Vasillis right about farmers? Listen to the podcast to find the ans…
Sat 08 Dec 2012
The Dog Ate My Microphone – Episode Nine of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Angela Merkel’s jacket – bad taste or deliberate provocation? Greece – still listless after all these years? Are undocumented cheese pies the real cause of Greece’s financial woes? What did Merkel re…
Wed 07 Nov 2012
No Greeks Please, We’re British – Episode Eight of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
What’s Cameron got against Greek people? If ‘No’ is the answer, what was the question? Who shall not pass? What’s Holst got to do with it? How many quarks are there in a Higgs boson? Listen to the po…
Mon 23 Jul 2012
Sinking Ships and Chicken Livers – Episode Seven of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Who’s over the moon and who’s sick as a parrot? Why are chicken livers useful (and not just to chickens)? Can you slap someone on live TV and get away with it? Is football a game of two Alans? Listen…
Fri 29 Jun 2012
Houston, We Have a Problem – Episode Six of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
How hard can it be to type three digits into a computer? Can sitting down regularly in a comfortable chair really rest your legs? Whose gas is it anyway? WTF? Listen to the podcast to find the answer…
Tue 12 Jun 2012
You Don’t Wanna Do It Like That – Episode Five of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
How many Greeks does it take to tell you how to prune an olive tree? Why is grass a potentially dangerous word? What exactly is a Grexit? Have you got a light? Listen to the podcast to find the answe…
Sat 26 May 2012
Do You Wanna Be In My Gang? – Episode Four of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Are elections a waste of paper? Who ate the Acropolis (with chips)? How do you choose when there’s only one candidate? What can you get for two euros in Greece? Listen to the podcast to find the answ…
Sun 13 May 2012
Smelly Thursday and Spy Wednesday – Episode Three of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
What happens at Easter in Greece? Why is the Thursday before Lent smelly? What did the priest say to the vegetarian? How do you make kokoretzi? Would you really want to? Listen to the podcast to find…
Fri 04 May 2012
Snow Going Back – Episode Two of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Why are there so many blind people on the Greek island of Zakynthos? What’s all this white stuff? Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight? Listen to the podcast to find the an…
Sat 14 Apr 2012
The Greek Escape – Episode One of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
What's it really like in Greece? Hague the Vague to the rescue? How do you buy string in Greece? What happened to Greek logic? Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other import…
Sat 24 Mar 2012
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