Richard Foreman's Dodgy Reg Encounters

Stories

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:42:57 GMT

In this, the final episode of the Encounters with Dodgy Reg podcast (at least for now), Richard is finding that Reg has become a bit too pushy with some of his notions. Things come to a head when Reg becomes suspicious that Richard is writing stories about him. Of course, as regular listeners to this podcast know, Richard wouldn't dream of doing such a thing.

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The Fungal Entity Theory

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:23:10 GMT

When Richard thinks he has a theory of his own, Reg is quick to instruct how certain formulaic elements must be added to the basics, before there is any chance for mass consumption. So watch out BP, Shell, Exxon et al, your days are numbered... just as soon as Richard gets it right!

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Of Secrets and Status

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:49:58 GMT

Once again, Richard presents a challenge as he attempts to penetrate some of the secret knowledge that Reg alludes to but is not 'prepared to divulge'. He's left wondering where exactly he stands in the conspiracy theorists' pecking order.

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That's How They Get you

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:30:54 GMT

In this episode we meet Slack Jack who does a very good line in Dodgy Reg impersonations and also in needling Rich regarding Reg's influence. This sets our ever-bewildered writer off, thinking about a recent encounter with Reg's former paramour, Cass, and wondering what motivates Reg's continuing connection with her.

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The Scanty Man

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:46:49 GMT

Reg summons Richard to an isolated country location to review evidence for the existence of faceless bogeyman. Richard is dubious, but shares an unsettling experience that leaves him wondering.

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Tentacles

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:12:32 GMT

In this story, set in the period just after the first UK Covid Lockdown, Richard is surprised to learn that Reg takes a dim view of QAnon and the manipulative right-wing influencers behind it. "If you want to know what's really going on, you 'ave to look into it a bit deeper," says Reg, and proceeds to reveal that beneath it all there is a deeper and far more scary 'meta-conspiracy' .

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The Royal Wave

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:12:47 GMT

In a story written before the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an incredulous Richard listens to Reg's take on her waving technique. We learn of the possibility that she may use machinery installed in her vehicles to do the waving for her, and - when it's clearly her own hand - how small shifts of her gloved fingers might convey certain messages to certain people. Conspiracy theorists, eh? What will they think of next?

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Unearthing Me

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:38:30 GMT

Richard ponders the mysterious novels of Oliver Tremayne, hoping to find a new angle on them & write a piece for Unearthing magazine. But it's Dodgy Reg's take on them that might just be the one that blows open their secret.

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Street Furniture

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:13:55 GMT

We go back in time to the first occasion when writer Richard encounters the man he comes to know as Dodgy Reg. Curious as to why Reg takes such an interest in a particular pole amongst the street lights, Richard finds out that it is one of many items of 'smart' street furniture that might well be keeping the populace under firm surveillance.

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Fake Coffee

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:00:11 GMT

Startled to discover that Reg has found himself a partner, Richard is invited to Reg's flat to meet her. Cass, short for Cassiopeia, seems entirely simpatico, but after a cup of Reg's bitter black expresso, Richard finds himself wondering - how long can it last?

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Charcoal

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:55:33 GMT

"It's not just the fluoride. Oh no." There are some secrets that Reg will not reveal, and that - it turns out - includes where he'd disappeared to, last episode. But when challenged by Richard to reveal at least one of them, Reg reveals what else he reckons 'they' put in your tap-water. And what to do about it.

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Abducted

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:04:19 GMT

When you call on a friend, find their front door open and no one inside, you might wonder what is going on. When that friend happens to be Dodgy Reg, the range of possible explanations tends to be both mind-boggling and bizarre

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Roses

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:56:09 GMT

Having pointed out the pointlessness of keeping indoor flowers, Reg lets it be known that he is a 'natural philosopher'. Richard, as ever, is incredulous.

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Introducing Dodgy Reg

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:11:56 GMT

On this first episode of the Dodgy Reg Podcast, Reg attempts to convince Richard that there could well be listening device somewhere in his living room, installed either by BT engineers or a drone that has flown in through an open window.

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