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Carl Vs Reality

Carl Vs Reality

By: Carl Guyton
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Welcome to Carl Vs Reality, a British comedy podcast that’s basically just some bloke in a room talking about stuff — life, the internet, and all the weird little things that make being human equal parts brilliant and baffling.


I’m Carl — professional overthinker, caffeine enthusiast, and full-time resident of East Anglia. Each week I sit down with a cup of coffee (sometimes tea if I’m feeling fancy) and ramble my way through life’s strange corners. It’s not politics, it’s not self-help — it’s the bits in between. The everyday nonsense, the random stories you’d tell your mates down the pub, and the sort of things you only notice when you’ve had too much time to think.


Expect odd news from around the UK (and occasionally beyond), ridiculous observations, and the occasional heartfelt moment that sneaks in when I’m not paying attention. It’s low-key, funny, and a bit daft — the kind of podcast you stick on when you’re washing up, stuck in traffic, or just need to hear another human being talk about something other than how miserable everything is.

There’s no big agenda here. I’m not trying to change the world — I’m just trying to make sense of it. One story, one tangent, one badly-timed joke at a time. Some episodes are about the strange stuff people do online, others are about real life things that happened to me (usually when I should’ve just stayed at home). It’s part diary, part social commentary, part “what the hell did I just listen to?” — all served with a splash of British sarcasm.


If you like your comedy podcasts relaxed, personal, and a bit unpredictable, you’ll probably get along here. Think of it like chatting with a mate who’s had one too many coffees and keeps going off on tangents — but somehow it all sort of makes sense by the end.


So if you’re tired of doomscrolling, serious faces, and “important takes”, give Carl Vs Reality a go. It’s free therapy, minus the therapy part.


New episodes drop whenever life allows (let’s be honest), and every one’s a new attempt at making sense of the nonsense.


Reality’s weird. I’m weirder. Let’s get into it.

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Carl Guyton 2025
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • A Pub Dog, Some Farts, and Absolute AI Chaos
    Nov 23 2025

    This week on Carl vs Reality, I end up in a perfectly nice pub… except for the small matter of a dog repeatedly treating the place like its own personal gas chamber. Very British evening out, really — everyone pretending nothing’s happening while quietly dying inside.

    After that, I fall down yet another AI rabbit hole. Not by choice, honestly — the world keeps chucking this stuff at me. This time it’s an “AI-enabled teddy bear” that managed to get itself pulled off the shelves for… well… reasons. The sort of reasons that make you stare at the wall for a second and wonder what planet we’re on.

    So I talk pubs, dogs, dodgy tech, and how we’ve somehow reached a point where a stuffed toy needs a safety audit. Just the usual light nonsense.

    If you fancy it, I’m chucking clips up on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — same name, Carl vs Reality. Always appreciated.

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    11 mins
  • The Tale of Sam the Silent Man (Sort Of)
    Nov 16 2025
    Right, so this week I somehow end up drunk on halves-that-became-pints at a 90th birthday party, give myself the hiccups in the car, fall asleep under the duvet like a confused mole, and wake up next to the coldest, most perfect McPlant known to man. And then, because life likes a twist, we go down a rabbit hole about a viral Facebook post claiming a Missouri museum spent fifty years accidentally displaying a dead bloke as a wax figure. Spoiler: it’s bollocks. But the real story it’s based on? That one's even stranger. Anyway, it’s Carl vs Reality again — me vs the nonsense of daily life, the internet, and my own decision-making after three pints.

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    13 mins
  • My Cat Stole My Chair (and a Bloke Stole a Skull)
    Nov 9 2025

    This week on Carl vs Reality, it’s me, the cat, and a bloke who kept a human skull for sixty years.


    I’ve just moved in with my girlfriend, so I’m adjusting to life as a co-habiting man with a furry little shadow who insists on nicking my chair. There’s domestic bliss, feline diplomacy, and the art of having an argument with a cat who clearly thinks he owns the place.


    Then we head to Vienna, where a tourist finally posts back a skull he stole from St Stephen’s Cathedral in the 1960s — because apparently that’s something you can do. It’s one of those stories that’s equal parts eerie and oddly touching, depending on how you look at it.


    So it’s cats, confessions, and questionable souvenirs — all the usual nonsense from Carl vs Reality.


    If you like your podcasts funny, honest, and a bit left-field, hit follow, share it with a mate, and let’s get weird together.


    Topics: living with pets, cat behaviour, moving in with your partner, weird news, stolen skull, St Stephen’s Cathedral Vienna, Franz Zehetner, morality, guilt, Austria, true-ish stories, comedy monologue podcast.

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    12 mins
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