Ewan Spence

Blog: ewanspence.co.uk/blog Signal: tinyurl.com/exs-signal About Me: ewanspence.co.uk/blog/about-ewan-spence/

My latest podcast ep recreates the Angels @ Yankees radio broadcast from Sept. 1962; it's always fun to make my audio sound 'bad' for the full AM experience. Find all your baseball history / Americana / Sportsball / ASMR in one download from the usual sources (links at podnews.net/podcast/iaq9r ).

* Linked to a charity? * Overt branding? * Associated with a brand? * Has a slogan attached? * On an entertainment show? There you go, BBC, fixed it for you. #ProtectTheDolls

Sometimes Kelda goes to sleep, sometimes she find a nice spot, sometimes she just, err, pours herself over the back of a couch??

There's some great pun potential here, have at it, interwebs!

My first five RPGs played: Deathtrap Dungeon, Island of the Lizard King, Starship Traveller, Forest Of Doom.

"Hootenany!!!"#SNLUK

Oh #SNLUK, you had me at the sight of Emma Sidi playing Steve Rotheram, and nobody's said a word yet.

This looks delightful.

Well airbrush my Pride flags and call it policy, it's time for the sparkly dance show! #Strictly #SCD

Anyone going on BBC this month should order one of these beforehand and let them sweat www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/pri...

With all the talk of 'prep' in the UK today, I'll hand over to @oceanbound.bsky.social for the "what would be practical" beyond the 'some food and some water' that's across the mainstream media.

I'm sure that coverage over "Thomas" will be at the same level as "Andrew", yes?

literally this comic except he apparently lives in Czechia instead of Nebraska

Coming soon, a short lesson on Most Favoured Nation clauses used by Amazon... which are calculated on the gross not the net.

In a world of agentic AI and so-called highly tailored, curated feeds, why am I still on high alert, manually sifting subscriptions for spoilers? An old fashioned blog post on staying spoiler-free for five weeks before the UK release of "You Can See Everything" ewanspence.co.uk/blog/2026/10...

Protect The Dolls #sdd #strictly

(In the spirit of the phrase "resident alien for tax purposes" and me thinking Resident Alien sounds like a movie, add "for tax purposes" to the end of a movie title) Escape From New York For Tax Purposes

Imagine if Allo Allo *thought* it was a serious drama trying to recreate the power of Secret Army. Now consider #TheDiplomat, which thinks it is a serious drama trying to recreate the West Wing. Gotta say, The Cracked Russian Submarine With The Big Bazooka is no Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies.

Read this. This is the direct impact of the BBC's decision to censor "Protect The Dolls" on Strictly. @ariadnemaze.bsky.social is writing for tens of thousands, their families, their friends and society as a whole. It fucking hurts.

Yaay

"You Can See Everything," US release Oct 16, UK release Nov 20. That's a *loooooong* wait this side of the pond, and 34 days trying to avoid spoilers, etc, could be tough. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJS...

Imagine rock and roll without the Beatles. Imagine the web without the first 15 years of the web. Thank you Google! 😡

SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS: "Any time you wear Harry Potter clothing, or loudly proclaim your love for it in public, or go to the theme parks or watch the new tv show or buy the books… it signals you are a danger to trans people." This. All this. I heartily endorse & urge you to read Tilly's post

Trans people get called extremists for saying “hey don’t watch a wizard tv show.” Meanwhile people out here literally calling for legislative bans on our existence are propped up as feminist icons. Really just shows how those who make people uncomfortable or disrupt consumption are vilified.

I keep forgetting to share the monthly "Europe's Heartbeat" new music radio show. So... you can listen to October's show on Mixcloud, including a tribute to Tony Currie, The Temperance Movement, Rosa Linn, Chvrches, Gåte, Placebo, John Paul White, and more... www.mixcloud.com/europesheart...

“These Brewers keep scoring runs off the Dodger bullpen. And when *you’ve* got the runs, rely on North Shore Diapers.” - The Milwaukee radio broadcast just now. I love baseball.

A Bridge Not Quite As Far.

"For me, as a white male tech writer, X is a cheery and inclusive place!" "Oh. That's fine then. Quick! Let's all rush back!!" Give me strength.

Drop some PHONES

Did the #SNLUK writing team work hard on that Fouracres Weekend Update moment? Did they have a touch of fourth wall in with the cartographer? Has Fouracres just gone off script and turned it up to eleven because live is live? "It doesn't matter, Nicola Coughlan. None of this is real!"

I mean, the offered answer to this search on Google is technically correct, yet... No.

My latest #baseball #podcast is up; do enjoy the usual mix of history (baseball during WW2), drama (spinning authentic radio commentary from the play-by-play results), and #ASMR (with lots of AM radio artefacts and sound effects to chill you down). Podcast app links here: podnews.net/podcast/iaq9r

Loving the refreshed look on my PSP with the aftermarket keys for some contrast. Not sure I'm loving the need for high-contrast buttons at my age. Always good to fire up Gran Turismo, though.

The Mandalorian. What started off as a nice 'adventure of the week' SciFi version of Lone Wolf and Cub, became the usual sprawling mess of unwanted backstory, characters that need research, and everything having to be galaxy ending. All I wanted was a bounty hunter and a baby.

The cliffhanger to Destiny of the Daleks, pt 1. T'was my first Doctor Who episode .

I'm behind the commentator's microphone for this weekend's game twi of the three game Caledonia Classic Grand Final here at Baseball Scotland. Pop on the live stream and join me www.youtube.com/live/AHs2u-I...

Many years ago, at O'Reilly ETech conference, there was a game of Werewolf. I decided to play 'the crazy villager' and just disrupt everything with incorrect logic and statements. Can't think why it's come to mind this morning... (tagging @kevinmarks.com @suw.bsky.social who I think were there?)

OK, Ellie is already PERFECT for this #ItTakesTwo #ITT

For all that it's been barely reported in the UK press, it's still hard to understate the importance of the stance @labourunionsuk.bsky.social has taken on trans and non-binary rights this week. Every single trade union affiliated to the party of government has stood up and said we will not comply.

Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)

Game 1 of the Baseball Scotland Caledonia Classic was on Sunday, and it was a really tight game of baseball to commentate on. The full game is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfs8...

You could go and see some safe, predictable moves... or you could head for "You Can See Everything." The new trailer answers everything and nothing. youtu.be/HvW_N5p1q44?...

I do think the value of Italy taking the Sanremo winner to Eurovision is that it's a song Italy chose for Italy with no ESC consideration, not through a separate contest with international voters choosing Italy's song for them.

Strictly is back this weekend, so it's time for the team to gather around the glittery remote microphones to preview the new cast, new celebs, new hosts, and new shennanigans on the @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social

"There's a shortage of perfect Star Trek in this world. It would be a pity to damage this one."

What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? "You stay. I go. No following."

Surprise Vienetta? They're a keeper!

Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show