#45 Goosebumps
Issue #45 Goosebumps 18th January 2023 Hey gang! It's your host Chris Mead here, with another datablast of improv-adjacent fun. This week marked my return to...
#44 Satirically provocative
Issue #44 Satirically provocative 11th January 2023 And we're back in the room! 2023 is really a thing now, huh? Thanks to everyone that read my 2022 report...
#43 Chris Mead's 2022
Issue #43 Chris Mead's 2022 4th January 2023 Happy new year! I hope this missive finds you in good health and happiness. This is the first issue of the year...
#42 The denouement
Issue #42 The denouement 28th December 2022 Hiya! I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. This too will be a slightly briefer issue as I am full of chocolate...
#41 La la la la la la la la la la
Issue #41 La la la la la la la la la la 21st December 2022 Season's greetings, friends. This will be an extremely streamlined issue as I have presents to...
#40 Cool, eclectic & joyous
Issue #40 Cool, eclectic & joyous 14th December 2022 Seasonal greetings, pals! I am back at my desk, huddled next to the steady drone of a portable heater,...
#39 The curtain of the stars
Featuring BeReal, Neanderthals and Kevin O'Neill
#38 Massively & gleefully inappropriate
Issue #38 Massively & gleefully inappropriate
#37 The definitive article
Issue #37 The definitive article 23rd November 2022 Hey everyone! I'm back from Ireland after a beautiful festival. Thrilling to see so many of you there,...
#36 Oh my heart
Issue #36 Oh my heart 16th November 2022 Happy Wednesday! Through the miracle of scheduled posts, this will reach you as I'm travelling to Improv Fest...
#35 Neverfolk
Issue #35 Neverfolk 9th November 2022 Hey everyone! I feel wonderful today. Outside the sky is liquid blue, it’s cold and bright and the air smells of...
#34 Alive & humming
Issue #33 Luxurious 26th October 2022 Home again, home again, jiggety jig. Chris Mead here, freshly home from Canada and wrestling with jet lag. Radio was so...
#33 Luxurious
Issue #33 Luxurious 26th October 2022 Home again, home again, jiggety jig. Chris Mead here, freshly home from Canada and wrestling with jet lag. Radio was so...
#32 Goose sunset
Issue #32 Goose sunset 19th October 2022 Greeting from Toronto Pearson Airport! I am writing this whilst waiting for my plane to Winnipeg and the wonderful...
#31 Shoot the sandwiches
Issue #31 Shoot the sandwiches 12th October 2022 Hello everyone! It's been an exciting week for me. I've been working on a new VR project with FANDCO and...
#30 Punch a planet in half
Issue #30 Punch a planet in half 5th October 2022 Hi everyone. I appreciate you all very much. Thanks for being here. So I've not had the greatest of weeks...
#29 Each finely crafted element
Issue #29 Each finely crafted element 28th September 2022 Holy moly! Last week, when I asked if anyone was willing to sponsor me to sit down and actually...
#28 The big announcement
Issue #28 The big announcement The 21st night of September 2022 Hi everyone. So the big announcement. I'm writing a book. And I need your help. Seth Godin...
#27 Exocentric verb-noun compound agent nouns
Issue #27 Exocentric verb-noun compound agent nouns 14th September 2022 Hey everyone! Chris Mead here, coming down from another week of wonderful shows and...
#26 Improv Pokémon
Issue #26 Improv Pokémon 7th September 2022 Hi everyone. Chris Mead here. So this is issue #26 of the newsletter. That means I've been putting this out every...
#25 A bit fancy
Issue #25 A bit fancy 1st September 2022 (Sorry I'm a day late) Greetings from Norway! First things first, Radio is doing really well and has recovered...
#24 Cosmically or gastrically
Issue #24 Cosmically or gastrically 24th August 2022 Greetings, beings made of stardust. And a big welcome to everyone who joined the newsletter via The...
#23 Immortality & breakfast cereals
Issue #23 Immortality & breakfast cereals 17th August 2022 Greetings, wonderfolk. So it's been an odd week. I'm still testing positive for COVID although I...
#22 A tiny robot dancing to Beyoncé
Issue #22 A tiny robot dancing to Beyoncé 10th August 2022 Well, it finally happened. COVID came a-calling. I'm a little lacking in focus and energy at...
#21 The nearest salad bar
Issue #21 The nearest salad bar 3rd August 2022 Hello, it's Chris Mead (no relation). This week has marked the start of a life overhaul for me. I'm in the...
#20 Say Day
Issue #20 Say Day 27th July 2022 So... I'm 42 now. I wasn't last week and now I am. It certainly sounds old from a mathematical perspective. I won't lie. In...
#19 Alive & relevant
Issue #19 Alive & relevant 20th July 2022 Hello you! Too hot. Can't make words good. 🫠 Rule of three [Podcast] Origin StoryI love this podcast that breaks...
#18 A telekinetic badger made entirely of lasers
Issue #18 A telekinetic badger made entirely of lasers 13th July 2022 Greetings, artists and dreamers! Well, it got a little COVIDy in the Mead household...
#17 Ninja Repunzel
The Princess, folk musicals & getting things done
#16 The machinery beneath the skin of the world
Issue #16 The machinery beneath the skin of the world 29th June 2022 Hello, it's Chris Mead here. Thanks for reading. I'm typing this on the morning after...
#15 Little lights
Issue #15 Little lights 22nd June 2022 Chris Mead, reporting for newsletter-writing duty. And hello to all my new subscribers. Where did you come from? I am...
#14 How good my water pressure is
Issue #14 How good my water pressure is 15th June 2022 Well hello there, fellow travellers! It's been a genuinely lovely week for me. We've moved back into...
#13 Absolutely unaware of what's about to happen to your brain
Issue #13 Absolutely unaware of what's about to happen to your brain 8th June 2022 Dearest wonders, Hope you've had a lovely week? Nothing much to report...
#12 Decorated with thousands of human skulls
Issue #12 Decorated with thousands of human skulls 1st June 2022 Chris Mead, reporting for duty. So I'm back from the Czech Republic with a head full of...
#11 The sad fact that most of us are not Liza Minnelli
Issue #11 The sad fact that most of us are not Liza Minnelli 25th May 2022 From the desk of Christopher A. Mead, Esq. Off to the Czech Republic today for...
#10 Clarity and brevity
Issue #10 Clarity and brevity 18th May 2022 Hi everyone. Your friend Chris Mead here. I'm just back from Rome and the Welcome Festival. It was absolutely...
#9 Precision engineered to make you smile
Issue #9 Precision engineered to make you smile 11th May 2022 Knock, knock. Who is there? Me. Me Who? Chris Mead What a week! I've had an amazing time...
#8 Like a sudoku and a crossword had a baby
Issue #8 Like a sudoku and a crossword had a baby May the 4th Be With You 2022 Greetings from the Surrey Hills! I am still Chris Mead. It's been a very...
#7 Norwegian Recycling
Issue #7 Norwegian Recycling 27th April 2022 Hello. It's me, your friend, Chris Mead. And hey, thanks to everyone who reached out to ask how my Dad and Radio...
#6 Blink 182 x Earth, Wind & Fire
Issue #6 Blink 182 x Earth, Wind & Fire 20th April 2022 Hello. It's me. Chris Mead. So, I've had a bit of a week. The headline is that Radio unfortunately...
#5 What if guinea pigs were also cars?
Issue #5 What if guinea pigs were also cars? 13th April 2022 Good day to you, excellent humans. This is Chris (Mead). This week I took everything I own out...
#4 Knitwear icon
Issue #4 Knitwear icon 6th April 2022 Greetings, Wonderfolk! I remain, Chris Mead. And wow! Thanks for all the replies to last week's Improv Fables. I really...
#3 A tiny seal in a sou'wester
Issue #3 A tiny seal in a sou'wester 30th March 2022 Hello. My name is Chris Mead. Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has responded so positively...
#2 Hope as an active political choice
Issue #2 Hope as an active political choice 23rd March 2022 Hello. This is still Chris Mead. Through the magic of email scheduling, I'll be on a plane to...
#1 Introduction & orientation
Issue #1 Introduction & orientation 16th March 2022 Hello. This is Chris Mead. If you're reading this then you'll fall broadly into one of two camps: You...