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The Continuum Podcast

The Continuum Podcast

By: Adam Long & Kyle Stacey
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Summary

The Continuum Podcast is somehow the very definition of being able to continue an endless conversation from episode to episode, made up of multiple subjects and discussions that Adam (the English one) & Kyle (the South African one) know very little about.


The guys share their thoughts and opinions allowing the listeners to be the “fly on the wall” on what everyday conversations between somewhat "normal" people are actually like.


Enjoy the almost seamless splicing of the Continuum Podcast, which shares high points and low – but is a great conversation of discovery between two friends that don’t really know each other, but have a good laugh along the way.

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Adam Long
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 173 - Bidets to Barbers
    May 11 2026

    Adam returns from the continent with stories that absolutely did not need telling... but tells them anyway. What starts as an innocent curiosity about hotel bidets quickly derails into robot toilets, heated seats, accidental self‑irrigation, and the very real fear of walking around with a soggy arse and no instructions. From Japanese high‑tech toilets to British bidet confusion, the lads ask the big questions no one wants to Google: how are you actually meant to use one?


    Somehow, the conversation escalates into haemorrhoids. How they appear, why everyone panics it’s cancer, and the quiet shame of buying cream at the chemist while pretending it’s “for your gran.” It’s crude, honest, and uncomfortably relatable.


    From there, Adam shifts gears into travel tales from Spain: Google Translate diplomacy, Barcelona taxi drivers driving like it’s Mario Kart, pigeon near‑misses, and Catalonia’s week‑long Valentine’s tradition involving roses and books. Then, naturally, the episode swerves again, this time into the strange universe of barbers.


    Turkish barbers, Kurdish barbers, flaming ear hair, nostril waxing, hot towels that last forever, beard perfection, and the shocking moment Kyle accidentally got a spray‑on hairline and briefly became Action Man. Relaxing for some, psychological torture for others.


    It’s peak Continuum: filthy, funny, culturally confused, and packed with stories you can’t unhear, ending with a promise to go even deeper into barbers next time.

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    32 mins
  • 172 - Maple Syrup to Bidets
    May 4 2026

    Kyle and Adam somehow turn a harmless chat about maple syrup into a deep dive on global food monopolies, protected designations, and one of the weirdest crimes you’ll ever hear about: the Great Maple Syrup Heist. From Quebec cornering 70% of the world’s supply to debates about price‑fixing, reserves, and whether maple syrup could ever replace petrol (spoiler: absolutely not), the episode kicks off with classic, lightly informed chaos.


    The conversation then slides gracefully into questionable science. Burning coffee grounds for fuel, mouldy maple syrup etiquette, and the age‑old dilemma of whether you can just “cut the mould off” bread and pretend everything’s fine. From there, it’s a full-on fungal spiral: controlled mould, blue cheese, penicillin, and how humanity ever decided that injecting bacteria into milk was a good idea.


    As the food talk threatens to take over the entire podcast, Adam hints at European travels, Spanish cuisine, and finally tees up the real headline act for next time: bidets. Because after maple syrup, mould, and cheese, where else could this possibly go?


    Peak Continuum: curious, ridiculous, strangely educational, and absolutely unhinged.

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    30 mins
  • 171 - Tea to Maple Syrup
    Apr 20 2026

    Adam and Kyle stick the kettle on and commit, fully, to what might be their most aggressively British episode yet: over half an hour talking about tea… and somehow not running out of opinions.


    It starts innocently enough with oolong confusion, Yorkshire Tea loyalty, and a firm refusal to stray too far into “herbal nonsense.” But things quickly escalate into sugar vs no sugar, honey superiority claims, and the quiet horror of someone putting six teaspoons in a single mug. There’s strong anti–milk-substitute energy too, as coconut milk gets exposed for being more marketing than miracle, and curdling in tea is treated like a personal betrayal.


    From there, it’s a full-blown tasting tour. Rooibos debates, Earl Grey slander, and the age-old question of whether hot drinks actually warm you up or if it’s all just psychological mind games. There are detours into honey authenticity, loose-leaf tea shops, and the unspoken rules of when it’s acceptable to deviate from a standard brew.


    And just when you think they might actually stay on topic… the trees get involved.


    Out of nowhere, the conversation taps into maple syrup. Suddenly it’s funnels in trees, sap extraction, and the baffling reality that it takes 40–50 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup, with strict “no double tapping” rules depending on tree size. There’s genuine confusion about who first looked at a tree and thought, “yeah, I’ll drink that,” plus the alarming discovery that boiling it indoors basically turns your house into a sticky crime scene.


    It’s niche, it’s nerdy, and it’s wildly committed to beverages and condiments (is maple syrup a condiment). A cosy, chaotic deep dive that proves the Continuum can stretch an everyday topic to breaking point… and then casually pivot to tree sap without missing a beat.

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    32 mins
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