The Luke and Pete Show
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The Luke and Pete Show
Join Luke Moore and Pete Donaldson for an unplanned half hour every Monday and Thursday as they pull on the threads of the universe, seeing where each fascinating one takes them. From ancient history and modern phenomena to the week's events and everything in between, The Luke and Pete Show is your...
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Air Force Pete
We open proceedings with Mr Pete Donaldson telling his good friend Luke E. Moore about his trip to Poland, during which a woman was rude to him. Did h...
A Heartwarming Phone Booth Story
We kick off today’s show with a question of vital importance. What would be the most embarrassing song to be found listening to when you died? Luke an...
Banished from All Bar One
It’s been a while since Luke and Pete chewed the fat, so naturally a run-down on Pete’s health is in order. How are the lungs? Is he off the caffeine?...
An Act of Radio Sabotage
We’re going big on broadcasting on today’s episode, as Luke permits himself a bit of own-horn tooting vis-à-vis his versatility as a broadcaster and P...
Heading to the Wasteland for a Hard Drive
Football’s back, baby. Luke’s focus right now, though, is less on the games themselves and more on his anthropological fascination with the group dyna...
Ricky Gervais Does It Again
Being a parent to a small child is fraught with challenges, whether it be an unexpected early morning height-mogging by a tall dad or having to endure...
Get Your Shackets and Shotguns Here
Pete’s feeling the siren call of a tiny pressure cooker and Luke’s wondering why John Terry would bother ringing in to TalkSport to defend his footbal...
Whale Stench on the Machinery
Pete recently spent half a monkey on a hotel and went to see some atrocious stand-up. Luke’s reminded of the time he saw Van Morrison completely phone...
The Impressive Chest of a Guatemalan Man
The UK is experiencing its millionth heatwave of the summer and the world is on fire but at least a lot of shareholder value is being generated.
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Eating Rollmops in a Public Toilet
A hankering for fish on a stick can take you to strange places, as Pete recently discovered. It’s a bleak tale, but at least he’s not turning blue lik...
The Toyota Century and 3D Printing Enthusiasts' Club
Pete’s got a vest on and isn’t sure he’s a large enough man to carry it off. The ever-supportive Luke disagrees.
Today we’re reflecting on the g...
Unofficial Chinese Police Stations
Bizarre stories abound on today’s show as Luke recollects when a load of covert overseas Chinese “police stations” were found in the UK and Pete detai...
Bad Knees and a Hosepipe Ban
Buckle up, everyone, it’s learning time and we’re getting to the bottom of some mysteries. Why don’t animals have green fur? Why does Luke respect Pet...
Don’t have a whinge, Poindexter
It’s a tech-heavy one today. Luke’s suckling on the teet of Apple’s Tim Cook, Pete’s bought yet another esoteric Chinese phone and together the guys h...
Look at My Diseases
Luke reckons Jude Bellingham’s handsomeness is going underreported, Pete’s got iTunes on the brain and Mitch McConnell is having to prove he’s still a...
The Pubsman Litmus Test
Top five Daves: go.
Once that’s squared away, Luke and Pete get down to the business of boozer etiquette and methodologies for sorting the true...
Doggerland and Diggerland
Prompted by the subject of air fryers, Luke reflects on the tension between his working-class and middle-class self and encourages Pete to do the same...
The Asthma Hour
Pete’s use of an elliptical to ease his asthma has got Luke considering a treadmill purchase. Staying on the health train, Luke confesses that while h...
The Unkillable Soldier
On another sweltering day in the UK, Luke and Pete’s weather and air conditioning chat prompts a wider discussion about two-tier systems for the have...
An Aristocratic George Bush
After a quick Mick Jagger impression, Pete struggles to remember the name of 2026’s 'it girl' and Luke is forced to come to terms with the fact that c...
Two Hours Late for the War
Pete finds himself outnumbered in his fight against the accusation that he’s a point-scorer and Luke takes the opportunity to explain his lateness to...
Claude's Awful Drawing
Luke recently enlisted Anthropic’s Claude to draw him a picture and the result was truly awful. He freely admits he’s a man out of time and doesn’t kn...
An Inedible Melon
Luke’s advising Pete to proceed with caution vis à vis chlorinating his own paddling pool, but Mr Donaldson insists it’s all under control. It’s the r...
Richard Keys: The Musical
Pete’s been working on a number for a musical about the life and times of Richard Keys, probably not coming to a theatre near you any time soon.
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Knob Out All Day
At the onsen, it is customary to walk around with your old lad out. Pete, on his recent trip to Japan, followed said custom.
On an entirely dif...
You Believe in the Moon?
Pete’s come down with a wicked case of World Cup Fever, exacerbated by the rediscovery of his ceremonial Kevin Keegan rug that will surely have a part...
Wall-to-Wall Muck
Normal people are being price-gouged for paddling pools while conspiracy theorists insist that sun cream is population control. Summer is well and tru...
The S.O.B. Show
Ok you sonuvab***h, it’s time for half an hour of nonsense. Pete’s bringing tripe, Panera Bread and salty butter to the table.
And, in exciting...
Big Screens and Good Beer
The Football Ramble World Cup Watch Parties rapidly approach and there’s a lot to be excited about, not least access to toilets and cold pints of My F...
Not an AI-generated Podcast
Luke’s been to a conference and has discovered that there are companies producing thousands of 100% AI-generated podcast episodes each and every week....
Dreadful Far-right Music
On today’s episode, Luke and Pete get into the weeds of the British far-right and discuss the bizarrely disparate causes being represented at Tommy Ro...
Too Stinky for Press-Ganging
Luke’s been on the health supplements and Pete’s feeling gassy on account of his mānuka honey and apple cider vinegar consumption. Maybe that’s why he...
Hot Guys Reading Books
Last episode’s discussion about performative art consumption continues. Now it’s time to analyse blokes in their 20s walking around with a Penguin cla...
I’ll Be Your Clown
Luke and Pete check in on the state of the nation to find Starmer being deeply unserious while the King’s having to suck up to Trump.
On a cheer...
The One-Armed Green Grocer
Sometimes wrestlers hang out with Welsh nans and sometimes (quite often) American rockstars become really right-wing.
In other news, Sabastian S...
MDMA on a Desert Island
GB News continues to evade toothless regulatory bodies and Pete’s dad continues to tune in. It turns out Luke’s met plenty of the presenters, many of...
One Question for the Boss
Pete’s DIY mission continues and it’s all getting a bit treacherous. He’s discovered some mould and keeps getting electric shocks off his drill. And,...
The Christianity Escape Pod
Luke’s off to the BFI (Boxing Face Institute) and Pete might have recently participated in the worst conversation to have ever happened. At least Samm...
My Name Isn't James
The Imperial War Museum’s got a WWI-era puppet and it’s brought up some terrifying memories for Luke. Maybe ARC Raiders would take his mind off it if...
Yes, Captain Kidney
It’s nearly Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday but Pete isn’t especially looking forward to the celebrations. He is, however, excited for a certa...