{"podcast":{"title":"Oh What A Time...","slug":"oh-what-a-time-6462741","podcast_index_feed_id":6462741,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f23f70ace6eea8f89132b5","website_url":"http://www.ohwhatatime.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68f23f70ace6eea8f89132b5/1770129720279-8e639f84-2cb5-47a8-839b-78255a1e4bf8.jpeg","author":"Pop! Pop!","episode_count":284,"summary":"It’s time to embark on a journey through history with \"Oh What A Time…\" a comedy history podcast hosted by renowned comedians Elis James and Tom Craine along with award winning podcaster Chris Scull. Tackling a brand new subject each week, (from ‘childhood’ to ‘a life at sea’, ‘marriage’ to ‘holidays’) your hosts will dive into the very weirdest and worst that history has to offer, in an effort to answer the question… \"Was the past as awful as it sounds?\" For all the links, including our Patreon, head to\" ohwhatatime.com You can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T02:17:50.520322+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-what-a-time-6462741"},"episode":{"title":"#183 BIG Companies and ELIS RAN THE HACKNEY HALF (Part 1)","slug":"183-big-companies-and-elis-ran-the-hackney-half-part-1","published_at":"2026-05-31T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-what-a-time-6462741/183-big-companies-and-elis-ran-the-hackney-half-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-what-a-time-6462741","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ohwhatatime/episodes/183-big-companies-and-elis-ran-the-hackney-half-part-1","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68f23f70ace6eea8f89132b5/e/6a1a8b1b49418f56c469c751/media.mp3","summary":"This week we’re looking at commercial entities that went bigger than their wildest dreams. We’ve got for you: Japanese consumer electronics firm Casio, how did Cadbury make that chocolate money and lastly, how Andrew Carnegie acquired insane wealth and then, incredibly, went about giving it away! And isn’t the world a better place for mass sporting events? AND IS THE WORLD TALKING ENOUGH ABOUT ELIS RUNNING THE HACKNEY HALF? Do let us know: hello@ohwhatatime.com And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find: •The full archive of bonus episodes •Brand new bonus episodes each month •OWAT subscriber group chats •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month. You can also follow us on:  X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice? Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk). Chris, Elis and Tom x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week we’re looking at commercial entities that went bigger than their wildest dreams. We’ve got for you: Japanese consumer electronics firm Casio, ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/oh-what-a-time-6462741/episodes/183-big-companies-and-elis-ran-the-hackney-half-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-what-a-time-6462741/183-big-companies-and-elis-ran-the-hackney-half-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}