Millenniyule is shaping up to be as good as the last ten years of broadcasting. Well done! Woes’s interview style has really improved in subtle ways, still informal and natural but also extremely polished in nuance, knowing when to pull the thread back to the focus of the topic and instinctively knowing when to let the conversation flow into new directions.
In a functional society, Woes would have the 9pm slot on the eminent television channel on Friday evening. But we are where we are, perhaps it’s better this way.
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a blessed Yule
I think your output has been consistently high calibre this year Colin but didn't know it was coming from a place of such stress and pain, grief and loss.
Clearly you are more resilient now than in your youthful days.
You have certainly earned a break, and my gratitude to you for the list above- in addition to Millenniyule there are a few pieces and essays I will have time over Xmas to catch up on.
Tough times; you have my sympathies. As it happens a v chaotic couple of years have led me to get 'involved'. Create a life I guess. It's hard not to resort to cliché, but we do have to find a way to keep going. We do what we can!
It was great to meet you back in May, but you were certainly going through it. Your work on Substack has been sterling this year however, and I have no doubt it will continue.
It's a cliche, but what goes up must come down and vice versa. Therefore bad events will likely be followed by good ones.
Wishing you a great Millenniyule and a more positive 2026. I'm currently rewatching Twin Peaks (including the last series) and can't wait for those essays!
Well done for you fantastic work this year, and sorry for your loss. Get some well earned rest. The written word is an invaluable resource. Written pieces are more memorable and easier to refer to than content in streams.
I'm sorry you've had so much loss recently. You've had personal loss, and cultural heritage loss, freedom too. America was following the model of deconstruction your country has been going through. But, IMO, Trump threw a wrench in the gears of that, and is fighting back. (I know that some, maybe you, will disagree with that, but it is my opinion and my hope.)
I'm an Anglophile. My father might have been English, or perhaps Scottish. We're not certain as he was an orphan, raised in a home called, The Orange House (a clue there.)
I've been to England about six times, the first around 1977. It was still England then and I loved it. Not so sure I'd go now. What I think England needs--and I'm surprised I haven't seen it yet--is massive weekly or monthly demonstrations with, literally, millions of Englanders (not the invaders) filling the streets around police stations, denying them access, around your houses of government, denying them access. English people will have to, I believe, essentially bring their country to a standstill. Demand the exit of 'they tyrants,' and if they do not go, assault the lair of the enemy, that would be the UK government, whatever and whoever that is.
After that you could have mass expulsions of invaders (and English traitors) on ships, delivered back to Pakistan, or anywhere.
Until then, England is an invalid, slowly dying.
I'm sad to have to say all this.
God bless the English people. May they wake from their nightmare.
Writing sabbatical to a cheap country? I flew to Asia to avoid a Canadian Deep Winter, twice. It was cheaper to live there, spend weeks diving and doing whatever I wanted than living at home by a long shot. Smoked the whole time, too which was a nice treat.
Are you doing a podcast with morgoth new years eve? X
Like most of us here, I had no idea what you've had to deal with this year. Wishing you all the best.
All that first photo needs is a bottle of gamerfuel.
Millenniyule is shaping up to be as good as the last ten years of broadcasting. Well done! Woes’s interview style has really improved in subtle ways, still informal and natural but also extremely polished in nuance, knowing when to pull the thread back to the focus of the topic and instinctively knowing when to let the conversation flow into new directions.
In a functional society, Woes would have the 9pm slot on the eminent television channel on Friday evening. But we are where we are, perhaps it’s better this way.
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a blessed Yule
Any chance the Franklin makes an appearance? Miss that guy.
Unfortunately not. I invited him but he seems to be taking a break from social media.
I think your output has been consistently high calibre this year Colin but didn't know it was coming from a place of such stress and pain, grief and loss.
Clearly you are more resilient now than in your youthful days.
You have certainly earned a break, and my gratitude to you for the list above- in addition to Millenniyule there are a few pieces and essays I will have time over Xmas to catch up on.
Happy Christmas and Hogmanay
Tough times; you have my sympathies. As it happens a v chaotic couple of years have led me to get 'involved'. Create a life I guess. It's hard not to resort to cliché, but we do have to find a way to keep going. We do what we can!
It was great to meet you back in May, but you were certainly going through it. Your work on Substack has been sterling this year however, and I have no doubt it will continue.
Yes, I think of our meeting quite regularly. Thank you for your encouraging words, and I hope we meet again, John.
It's a cliche, but what goes up must come down and vice versa. Therefore bad events will likely be followed by good ones.
Wishing you a great Millenniyule and a more positive 2026. I'm currently rewatching Twin Peaks (including the last series) and can't wait for those essays!
Well done for you fantastic work this year, and sorry for your loss. Get some well earned rest. The written word is an invaluable resource. Written pieces are more memorable and easier to refer to than content in streams.
Good Luck with all your endeavours Colin.
Do you have a merch page? Link?
https://viralstyle.com/store/millennialwoes/millenniyule2025/
I'm sorry you've had so much loss recently. You've had personal loss, and cultural heritage loss, freedom too. America was following the model of deconstruction your country has been going through. But, IMO, Trump threw a wrench in the gears of that, and is fighting back. (I know that some, maybe you, will disagree with that, but it is my opinion and my hope.)
I'm an Anglophile. My father might have been English, or perhaps Scottish. We're not certain as he was an orphan, raised in a home called, The Orange House (a clue there.)
I've been to England about six times, the first around 1977. It was still England then and I loved it. Not so sure I'd go now. What I think England needs--and I'm surprised I haven't seen it yet--is massive weekly or monthly demonstrations with, literally, millions of Englanders (not the invaders) filling the streets around police stations, denying them access, around your houses of government, denying them access. English people will have to, I believe, essentially bring their country to a standstill. Demand the exit of 'they tyrants,' and if they do not go, assault the lair of the enemy, that would be the UK government, whatever and whoever that is.
After that you could have mass expulsions of invaders (and English traitors) on ships, delivered back to Pakistan, or anywhere.
Until then, England is an invalid, slowly dying.
I'm sad to have to say all this.
God bless the English people. May they wake from their nightmare.
This song always cheers me up! Though I could also see tying a noose to it... Its also got a bit of a Christmas chime to it, I think! https://youtu.be/fEwy-2ohf_4?si=5sa9DfqLlB6e0MG6
Writing sabbatical to a cheap country? I flew to Asia to avoid a Canadian Deep Winter, twice. It was cheaper to live there, spend weeks diving and doing whatever I wanted than living at home by a long shot. Smoked the whole time, too which was a nice treat.
Thank you, Colin. Looking forward to more essays when they arrive, and especially to Millenniyule right around the corner!