Shonky Lab is a topic based talk show where you, the listener, get to join in and have your say. If you wish to join in there are a few ways…

1) You can email shonkylab@gmail.com and recommend a topic. Do this and KABLAMO! you’re on a whole episode.

2) The shows are now LIVE on Mixlr, you know like Saturday morning TV used to be. During the show Skype is open and you’re free to call in at any point, whether it’s about the topic at hand or something completely different. It’s up to you. Skype – eltonmcmanus

3) With the shows being broadcast LIVE at Mixlr you can join in with the chat room that is available. Anyway, hope to see you there.


All Episodes

Dinosaurs

Somewhere in between talk of Zombie Beavers, being ill, going to football matches and Minecraft videos there is a bit of talk about Dinosaurs. Pete has been ill after a wedding, his son has started recording Minecraft videos and posting them to YouTube. Being late to the party as normal Pete has become hooked on…

Time Travel

Welcome to this weeks episode of Shonky Lab where Pete and Elton are joined by our in house Shonky Scientist Guest Producer™ Herc. But why is the Herc here? well,it’s to try and assemble some sort of order as the guys take a shot at Time Travel.  To start off, we enjoy the joys of…

Pilot Episodes

Pete and Elton have guests this week in the form of the wonderful Jim Moon from Hypnobobs and the equaly wonderful Karl & Odile Thomas, Odile is one half of Sending a wave. But why are we all gathered together? Well, to talk about pilot episodes. Now, we all have out favourite pilot episodes but we haven’t seen…

RUSH

This week Pete and Elton cover the 2013 film RUSH Rush is a British-German biographical sports drama film centered on the rivalry between race car drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season. It is honestly a fantastic film so please do check it out. Shonky Lab is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO PODCAST NETWORK Please drop by roguetwo.com and check out other…

Shonky Lab 08.03 – LOST

Pete and Elton are hitting the LOST pilot this week and what better way to celebrate this than making this the first (of many) LIVE episode of Shonky Lab. Not happy with broadcasting the show Live, the guys also let you lovely lot call into the Lab. Bonkers right? Many thanks to the listeners in…

Shonky Lab 08.02 – Favourite Aliens

Pete and Elton, with a little help from the wonderful emailers, discuss their favourite Aliens from Sci-Fi. Hopefully they cover one of yours including the obvious ones, Alien, Star Wars Aliens and a few from Doctor Who. Before that there is the usual chit chat and news section, most of the stories have been posted…

Shonky Lab 08.01 – Films of 2014

It’s that time of year again where your two favorite lab technitions talk about the upcoming movies of 2014. But before that, Pete and Elton talk about how their Christmases went, what they got and how. Elton finally got around to playing his first game of Risk, bought a PS3 game that everyone hated for…

Shonky Lab 07.09 – Christmas Memories

With Christmas just around the corner, Elton and Pete talk about their own memories of past years. Everything* from getting the Christmas decorations down to the meal itself is covered, so sit back, open that tin of chocolates and enjoy Shonky Lab. *not everything   Thanks for sticking with us, Merry Christmas and enjoy a…

Shonky Lab 07.08.5 – The X-Files (Part 2)

Hello you lovely lot, this is Part 2 of The X-Files pilot rewatch. This time you’ll find agent Pete Kelk, agent Elton McManus and special agent Emma Hyam mulling over the awesome feedback that has been sent in. Enjoy. Very soon you’ll be able to find Emma hosting a brand new Dr Who podcast over at simplysyndicated.com ”The…

Shonky Lab 07.08 – The X-Files

The X-Files (tv show) is 20 years old this September…. I know, it makes you feel older than you want. Well to celebrate feeling old and of course, one of the greatest tele-box sci-fi shows ever, the guys from the Shonky Lab will be ditching their lab coats and stepping into some sharp ’90s suits…

Shonky Lab 07.07 – Favourite Childhood Movies

Welcome to Shonky Lab, this week you find Pete with a mashed up foot after a lady danced on it and he has also signed up to a 24hr bike ride from London to the Paris. Elton has run a ring main for his kitchen and ended up 50cm too short, got cross with his…

Shonky Lab 07.06 – Facts

We are back after four weeks off. We’d like to say sorry……. but thats just the way it goes sometimes. Anyway, thanks for sticking with us.   So whats been going on with Pete and Elton during this time?   Well, Pete has been to see the Princess Bride at an outdoor showing, went to…