{"podcast":{"title":"ill-advised by Bill Nighy","slug":"ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001","podcast_index_feed_id":7509001,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68d57603099369ce427aef49","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68d57603099369ce427aef49/1759741270936-10d03e5a-e916-4863-a406-5277fa05011c.jpeg","author":"EYEPOD Studios","episode_count":26,"summary":"A podcast for people who don’t get out much and can’t handle it when they do. A refuge for the clumsy and the awkward. Join Bill Nighy to squander some time as he attempts to answer your questions and dilemmas without actually making things worse. If you have questions about anything – from choosing the right shirt to how to hide at parties, please send us a voice-note via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy or you can email us contactus@ill-advisedbybillnighy.com There will also be a recommended book and a ‘playlist of the week’ and given that Bill is making this up as he goes along, who knows what other features might develop. He would further like to add that he knows you have busy lives and wants you to feel free to ignore this podcast Stay loose Produced by Alice Williams & Ciara Gregory with assistant production by Angelique Somers. Cover image by Charlie Gray. Artwork by Anna Davie. If you like to hear more of Bill, you can join him in The Back Room on Patreon ( www.patreon.com/illadvisedbybillnighy ) for bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, events and merchandise and more - see you there. If you would like to join it's important to sign up onlin…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T10:23:29.129791+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001"},"episode":{"title":"The Cult Of My Inadequacy","slug":"the-cult-of-my-inadequacy","published_at":"2026-05-13T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001/the-cult-of-my-inadequacy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy/episodes/the-cult-of-my-inadequacy","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d57603099369ce427aef49/e/6a03984dece5b71f1f9ed4d6/media.mp3","summary":"In this penultimate episode of Season 2 Bill answers questions about manicures, worrying about what you've said, left-handed air guitar playing and what to do on a rainy day. This episode's playlist is called ‘I Used To Be Philosophically Opposed To Bob Dylan Covers, But I’m Not Like That Now’ and includes: ‘Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues’ by Bryan Ferry,  ‘Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight’ by Bettye LaVette  ‘If You Gotta Go, Go Now’ by Cowboy Junkies  ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ by Them  ‘Going Going Gone’ by Gregg Allman  ‘Not Dark Yet’ by Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer  ‘Most of the Time’ by Sophie Zelmani  ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ by The Rolling Stones  Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by Beck, War Child Records You'll find a link to the playlist on Spotify HERE And on Apple Music HERE The book of the episode is Neon Rain by James Lee Burke Over the summer you'll still be able to squander time with Bill and hear him reading some of his favourite books week by week, in The Back Room on Patreon. If you want to join, just search Patreon.com/illadvisedbybillnighy It's important to sign up online first to avoid the Apple fees on the app, then download it later. We'd love to hear from you! Send us any comments & questions HERE Or you can send us messages on Instagram HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this penultimate episode of Season 2 Bill answers questions about manicures, worrying about what you've said, left-handed air guitar playing and what t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1747,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001/episodes/the-cult-of-my-inadequacy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ill-advised-by-bill-nighy-7509001/the-cult-of-my-inadequacy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}