# Deserter Pubcast Shirk, rest & play. "7th Most Essential podcast in the world." (Esquire magazine) "Top 50 Podcasts to Listen to in Lockdown." (Sunday Times) "Genial babble... about nothing." (David Hepworth, The Guardian) "It'll never catch on." (Half-life) Living and loafing in South London with Dulwich Raider and Dirty South from leading slacker website, Deserter. It's only once a month, so don't get your hopes up. Page: Feed: --- ## [East Dulwich dillettantes; an afternoon in SE22 talking crisps, pubs and potatoes. (July 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/des-podcast-july-2026) _2026-07-29_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 World Cup memories Bus Party Robin Ince A new EP Blackheath Books & Bubbles Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug News Other News Pub Quiz 2 Desert Island Crispspsps Readers' Letters AI Balls Potato Corner Film Corner: The Last One for the Road, The Odyssey, Bill Oddiessey Bum Dosser Social Media Scene 10-year Gilt Yields The IPO by Andrew Grumbridge [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2370469112-deserterpodcast-des-podcast-july-2026.mp3) ## [Idle in Islington: an afternoon up north in fine pubs with beer, crisps and all the news (Jun 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/idle-in-islington-an-afternoon) _2026-06-23_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 World Cup Road Trip One Night in Madrid A Night at the Opera One Night in Thamesmead The Pleasures and Perils of Moving House Health update Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug News Other News Pub Quiz 2 Interview with Ade Clarke, Landlord Desert Island Crispspsps Readers' Letters AI Balls Poetry Corner Potato Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2344738520-deserterpodcast-idle-in-islington-an-afternoon.mp3) ## [Save the Traf! Plus pubs, crisps, AI, drugs and a nice glass of blouge (May 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/save-the-traf-plus-pubs-crisps) _2026-05-08_ In this episode: Pub Quiz SXSE Jack in the Green Avant garde theatre Venice Art in Bethnal Green Platform 3, Claygate Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug news Other News Artist Quiz Reader's Letters AI Balls Book Corner Potato Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2317002338-deserterpodcast-save-the-traf-plus-pubs-crisps.mp3) ## [Brewery pubs in Borough & Blackfriars, with theatre, poems, paintings & musicals 😳 (Apr 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/des-podcast-april-2026) _2026-04-16_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Cheltenham Festival at the Blythe and in Margate Yorkshire Gout Club Ruskin Park Gout Club Good Liver Skehans Theatre Soho Curry Night "There we are then" World Cup at Bar Italia vs the Blythe Dead Pub Crawl Pub & Beer news Crisp News Drug News Other News Pub Quiz 2 AI Balls Bum Dosser Have you seen the Social media Scene? [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2303683721-deserterpodcast-des-podcast-april-2026.mp3) ## [Lord Furzedown & St. Reatham: pubs, potatoes, poems, pints and procrastination (Mar 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/lord-furzedown-st-reatham) _2026-03-09_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 More bars in storms Tuesday booze spiral Tracey & Moge Thursday Beer Mile North London river walk Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug News Other news Pub Quiz 2 Readers' Letters Book Corner Desert Island Crispsps Potato Corner Bum Dosser Soocial Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2280223937-deserterpodcast-lord-furzedown-st-reatham.mp3) ## [Slacking home and away: South London vs South Spain, plus Germany, Goa, Ireland & Japan. (Feb 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/des-podcast-feb-2026) _2026-02-07_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Paris The Mayflower Costa del Sol Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug News Pub Quiz 2 Readers' Letters AI Balls Potato Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2261876228-deserterpodcast-des-podcast-feb-2026.mp3) ## [Wassailing on the Southbank: pubs, pixies, property & potatoes (Jan 26)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/jan-2026-podcast) _2026-01-05_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Post-pod pubbing Deserter Stories Would Tour wrap up A Night in Noho Dirty Christmas A chat with Micky Pub & Beer News Shirker's latest Crisp News Drug News Other news Pub Quiz 2 AI Balls Book Corner Potato Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2241851039-deserterpodcast-jan-2026-podcast.mp3) ## [Carousing in Catford & Lewisham, inc. dementia, disaster, dossers and Desert Island Crisps (Dec 25)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/carousing-in-catford-lewisham-inc-dementia-disaster-dossers-and-desert-island-crisps-dec-25) _2025-12-06_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Vinyl Resting Place Triumph & disaster The countryside Tales from the World Tour Pub & Beer News Crisp News Other News Pub Quiz 2 Readers' Letters AI Balls Desert Island Crisps with Ben McNamee Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2225127437-deserterpodcast-carousing-in-catford-lewisham-inc-dementia-disaster-dossers-and-desert-island-crisps-dec-25.mp3) ## [Boating in Greenwich & Deptford, with pubs, beer, crisps and health warnings.](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/boating-in-greenwich-deptford-with-pubs-beer-crisps-and-health-warnings) _2025-11-15_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Book shenanigans Gig nights In praise of Wednesdays Crisp Pairing Night Health updates Pub & Beer News Coming up at the Shirker's Crisp News Drug News Other News Pub Quiz 2 Readers' Letters Book Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Sea [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2213070647-deserterpodcast-boating-in-greenwich-deptford-with-pubs-beer-crisps-and-health-warnings.mp3) ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VurWrPAmM9OU) _2025-11-15 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Dungeons and flagons: beer, pubs, crisps and dossers in Boro & Bermo (Oct 25)](https://soundcloud.com/deserterpodcast/des-podcast-oct-2025) _2025-10-02_ In this episode: Pub Quiz 1 Latest book update - please order from deserter.store London Brewers Alliance Sheffield Japanese punk SXSE Pub & Beer News Crisp News Drug News Other news Pub Quiz 2 Readers' Letters Desert Island Crispsps Potato Corner Bum Dosser Social Media Scene [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2180705615-deserterpodcast-des-podcast-oct-2025.mp3)