Bite Size Buck

Not quite ready to move into season 2 of the podcast, Buck takes some time to reflect on recent weeks and how it's not only affected him, but also observe how the general public interact with each other.

We also hear the origin story of Filius the dog and a desperate plea from a woman looking for a good heart.

This is it, the long awaited finale of season one, and the end of the supermarket saga...for now. Buck touches on events and highlights from the past 10 months, as well as recapping his last day in the bakery. One more shift, what could go wrong?

We enter deep personal waters in this episode as Buck lifts the mask and talks about what has made him the man he is and what realities of life he's currently dealing with. It is a true life horror story.

If anyone is affected by the themes featured within this episode, please reach out to a family member or friend for support or reach out to professionals, like those at the Samaritans on 116 123 (samaritans.org), NHS on 111, Mind on 0300 102 1234 (mind.org.uk), Change Grow Live (changegrowlive.org). Don't suffer in silence, you're not alone.

In the penultimate episode to the epic Supermarket saga finale, Buck's 40th birthday is welcomed in with a splash in the face and a tale of teabags. A decisive day looms at the the police station, but don't mention litter or flies or you'll lose him for hours.

Even as Buck’s time at the supermarket draws to an end we continue to experience new incompetencies by management and further horrors by Bum Scratcher. Also, Buck’s feelings about social media bubble to the surface.

Drip drip drop goes the roof as we find out what other horrific liquids are mixing with our food. And a valuable lesson from Clark, tie your shoes tight or you could be losing it.

What sounds like dodgy superhero juice from "The Boys" turns out to be far worse. Meanwhile Jackie Buck Chan falls short and pays the price.

So much, too much, in fact maybe legally too much to share?!

There’s rumours and trouble in not so nice paradise as people walk and others stay.

Day 6 of 10. A weary Buck in the midst of a long stretch is struggling with the repetitive and tedious tasks of the job, whilst trying to live up to the high standards of a moronic colleague.

Today is a real ramble chat covering tensions in the bakery to friction with the management, as well as introducing new characters and a legend from days gone past.

A return to Narnia turns into a full blown arctic expedition and Buck is caught in the act of making his own fun by Steve Bruce, which leads to an honest response.

The title says it all. Enjoy the smorgasbord of eclectic characters that feature in todays episode, I'm sure God loves them...well, some of them at least...if God exists.

A neat new trick is shared by a colleague, Buck undertakes an E-learning marathon and best intentions end in an injury that makes the commute to work all that much more difficult.

After a relatively slow and peaceful start to the day, with only the usual socially awkward moments, things take a turn and a childhood spent watching Jackie Chan movies pays dividends.

Patience is tested with more faulty equipment, tall tales are told by Foggy and a new hero comes out of the shadows.

We Catch up with some of our regulars and get some unexpected insights, not only into their lives but also the global headlines from a reliable source. The best news however, is reserved for the customers.

A nibble sized episode reflecting on the swift round trip to London and a song that captures the essence of each cast member in my real life soap opera.

A colourful character returns from their holibobs, pride in hygiene suffers another blow, as does a resident in the local town and a new opportunity looms in the big smoke for Buck.

With the oven still broken and Tracy doing her best to keep the department afloat, a member of the public breaks into song to show her distain for the lack of bread in the bakery. Also, while Rome is burning Buck does some elearning.

New nicknames are given to management while catastrophe strikes the bakery, with a bread famine looming, someone's head...and body is going to roll and roll and roll.

While the bakery suffers a biblical flood, a newly working feature exposes a grim fact about the doughnuts.

The team’s patience also starts to waver, but will a new manager lead the team to better days.

This episodes rambling introduces us to new characters, locations and forgotten features of long broken equipment.

We also hear about the black sand beach lurking beneath the ocean of oil.

The first solo addition of the podcast. When the bakers go on holiday will the world fall apart, of will a cameo turn into a leading lady? And a peaceful brunch gets disturbed by the local wildlife.

The third and final instalment in origin story. Saying yes leads to an invasive haircut and new characters are born in the doomed bakery.

The second instalment of the origin story behind the podcast. We get up close with the flu and start to learn more about the bakers and start assigning nicknames.

The is a brand new wonderful podcast about, well anything and anything, but mostly an embrace of rambling nonsense.

This is the first part of three audio compilations that shows how the foundations were laid for how the idea for a podcast began and what the podcast would become.