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‘This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong’ (the MAP MEN BOOK) is available now:
https://lnk.to/mapmen
🗺️ 📕
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NEW EPISODE OF MAP MEN! Forget the North-South divide. Is this the REAL way to split England in two? Share and enjoy!
youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
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EAST vs WEST: England's REAL divide?
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
https://youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
2 months ago
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Podcast alert!! 🔊 Me and
@markcooperjones.bsky.social
off of Map Men just went on David Bennett’s ‘How Do You Do Podcast’, in which we talk about how we make our videos, how a map mistake nearly got in very big trouble, and we finally disclose how we REALLY met.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvo...
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How Map Men conquered YouTube with silly geography • How Do You Do ep.1
YouTube video by How Do You Do? with David Bennett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvowUhP-f4
about 7 hours ago
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Two years later and Disney probably would have asked Jim Carrey to be the genie. Discuss.
about 12 hours ago
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Ehh, close enough.
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Mark
13 days ago
How much is that doggie in the bargain bin? The one...
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This is driving me nuts. What song has lyrics that sound like (but apparently aren’t) “with the yellow-y eye”?
13 days ago
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Just letting you know that instead of doomscrolling, you could be watching Rik Mayall reading George’s Marvellous Medicine.
16 days ago
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OK, it’s not 2016, by 7 days, but I’ve gone through my camera roll and I thought this was the most shareable thing - proof that I was among the first 1,000 people to discover the Beatles.
21 days ago
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Dreamt a joke last night… Why is Pingu’s house so much bigger on the inside? None of your fucking business!
26 days ago
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Gordo
29 days ago
Listening to this hour or so of pure joy on the way home from work yesterday was the highlight of my week.
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@jackbern.bsky.social
Taskmaster question… If you’re a TM fan, you know full well that while Greg is the presenter, the show is Alex’s baby. It’s a huge part of what makes Taskmaster Taskmaster that as fans we take for granted. BUT…
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What happens if New Year’s Eve doesn’t work and tomorrow it’s still 2025?
about 1 month ago
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❌ No New Zealand ❌ Middle East (sort of?) gets an outline but no label ❌ Massive fictional island between Scotland and Norway ❌ Greenland too close to Europe ❌ No Sri Lanka. ✅ Britain looks great!
about 1 month ago
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Alasdair Beckett-King
about 1 month ago
The last few days did not move the main story forward AT ALL. It's just a guy eating little treats and doing nothing. And so many plot holes. He says, "no more little treats," and then he's eating another little treat in literally the next scene.
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Huge thanks to everyone who bought a copy of the Map Men book for Christmas, and huge also thanks to everyone who received one and sent us lovely photos!
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It’s NOT TOO LATE to get a copy of the Map Men Book for Christmas for your Uncle Richard! As long as A. You’re happy to tell Uncle Richard in front of everybody that his present hasn’t come yet, but you’ll give it to him next time you see him. or B. You buy it from a real bookshop.
lnk.to/mapmen
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THIS WAY UP
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https://lnk.to/mapmen
about 2 months ago
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Just wanted to remind you that Kate Bush.
youtu.be/qfNtPbHkp0U
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Kate Bush - Them Heavy People - Official Music Video
YouTube video by KateBushMusic
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about 2 months ago
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@jonnelledge.bsky.social
Turns out there’s an even BIGGER plug for your book in part 2 of the podcast we shared part 1 of last week. (Skip to 53:15)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 2
Podcast Episode · Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB · 19/12/2025 · 58m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/read-on-the-audiobook-show-from-rnib/id1361040493?i=1000741989578
about 2 months ago
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🎵 one times two is two 🎵 two times two is four 🎵 three times two is… something something…
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about 2 months ago
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@edmorrish.bsky.social
This’ll be up your street today, this will.
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about 2 months ago
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My brilliant idea… Stations should have the displays for when the next train’s coming outside on the street, to better advertise the service and coax people in. It’s arguably a more practical place to put it than on the platform.
about 2 months ago
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Don’t go to bed until you’ve made another satisfying dent in your Christmas shopping by ordering a copy of the Map Men book for your Uncle Barry for the temporary low price of £8.33.
lnk.to/mapmen
about 2 months ago
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Hi [NAME]. Thanks so much for your email. Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, it's been a really hectic few..... (checks date sent) Yikes!!! (Delete email. Close browser. Go and do something else)
about 2 months ago
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URGENT NEWS!!!! You've only got until Thursday to buy the Map Men Book for the very discounted price of £8.33. Do it right now, and you'll tick off Uncle Colin from your Christmas shopping list. That's one less thing to worry about.
lnk.to/mapmen
about 2 months ago
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URGENT NEWS!!!! You've only got until Thursday to buy the Map Men Book for the very discounted price of £8.33. Do it right now, and you'll tick off Uncle Colin from your Christmas shopping list. That's one less thing to worry about.
lnk.to/mapmen
about 2 months ago
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This. ⬇️
about 2 months ago
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Wish we'd known about this tool from
@conradgodfrey.com
when we made our last episode of Map Men. Instantly visualise where place names are across Britain. Excellent stuff! (See if you can make it show where the Danelaw is.)
conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/
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Grep Britain
https://conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/
about 2 months ago
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Christmas shopping tip…. Buy twelve copies of the Map Men book to give to every single member of your family.
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THIS WAY UP
Go to THIS WAY UP.
https://lnk.to/mapmen
about 2 months ago
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Here’s me and
@markcooperjones.bsky.social
on RNIB’s book podcast talking about how we made our book about maps work in audiobook form.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 1
Podcast Episode · Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB · 12/12/2025 · 58m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/read-on-the-audiobook-show-from-rnib/id1361040493?i=1000740999803
about 2 months ago
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Great (and long overdue) news that the Moorgate line - the one that could never make up its mind whether it was or wasn’t the Tube - is finally going to join the London Overground network. BUT!!! What should we call it? Bad suggestions only please.
about 2 months ago
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If you enjoyed the map of English accents we used on the new episode of
#MapMen
, I highly recommend checking out the original by
@starkeycomics.bsky.social
which includes bits of Scotland/Wales/NI that we had to chop off. Brilliant article to go with the map too!
starkeycomics.com/2023/11/07/m...
about 2 months ago
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Did Axl Rose ever find out where we go now?
2 months ago
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Fancy a video for your morning commute? New episode of Map Men!
youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
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The English divide nobody talks about
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
https://youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0?si=RVb0-MdLCusxs82L
2 months ago
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Genuinely didn’t know when I sent this daft post last month that it would turn into a fully fledged episode of Map Men. Thanks so much to everyone who replied! Watch today’s new episode here ⬇️
youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
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2 months ago
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Mike Hall
2 months ago
Super chuffed to have made my first contribution to a Map Men video - look out for two little cartographic cameos by yours truly at 2:26 and 3:02! ✍🏻 ⬇️ And while we’re on the subject… East of England FTW ✊🏻
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NEW EPISODE OF MAP MEN! Forget the North-South divide. Is this the REAL way to split England in two? Share and enjoy!
youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
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EAST vs WEST: England's REAL divide?
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
https://youtu.be/DQzqmV7t6_0
2 months ago
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Due to computer problems, today’s new episode of Map Men has been delayed by an hour or so. Meanwhile, if you’d like a Map Men product that’s fully immune to computer problems, why not buy a copy of the MAP MEN BOOK? 🎁
lnk.to/mapmen
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THIS WAY UP
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2 months ago
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New episode of Map Men coming to YouTube this afternoon at tea time.....
2 months ago
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Joel Morris
2 months ago
COMFORT BLANKET KLAXON! Map Man
jayforeman.bsky.social
talks about his love for Cosgrove Hall’s vegetarian vampire… COUNT DUCKULA and takes time to praise the whole delightful world of teatime ITV…
pod.link/1614879928/e...
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I feel like this is going to be your jam.
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2 months ago
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Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Me on
@gralefrit.bsky.social
’s Comfort Blanket, talking about Count Duckula. (Warning: contains cosy nostalgia and geeky analysis of British animation.)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Count Duckula - with Jay Foreman
Podcast Episode · Comfort Blanket · 04/12/2025 · 1h 12m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/count-duckula-with-jay-foreman/id1614879928?i=1000739601247
2 months ago
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Mark Cooper-Jones
2 months ago
Big thanks to Audible for naming 'This Way Up' one of their audio books of 2025! Sound on for a little preview... And you can click below to buy in audio / print form in UK, US, CA, AU, NZ, DE, FR, NL, IT... What a good gift.
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The Map Men Book Book Tour has started again! 🗺️ 📕 🚌 Still some tickets for Liverpool tonight and Nottingham tomorrow! Come and say hello!
mapmen.lnk.to/BOOKTOUR
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THIS WAY UP BOOK TOUR
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2 months ago
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What's the IPA symbol for the very specific geordie sound in the middle of "better"? It's not just a glottal stop, there's a slight alveolar tap in there.
2 months ago
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Lateral with Tom Scott
2 months ago
EPISODE 164: The unplayable record. Featuring 'Map Men'
@jayforeman.bsky.social
&
@markcooperjones.bsky.social
and Mithuna Yoganathan. Listen via any podcast provider or
lateralcast.com/episodes/164
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Scenario 1: It's the end of November, and you haven't done ANY of your Christmas shopping. Scenario 2: It's the end of November and you've bought AT LEAST ONE thing for your Christmas shopping. If you prefer the sound of scenario 2, then click this link to buy the Map Men Book!
lnk.to/mapmen
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THIS WAY UP
Go to THIS WAY UP.
https://lnk.to/mapmen
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Ooh!! This is out! This was loads of fun. Thanks
@gralefrit.bsky.social
for having me on again to talk about one of my favourite cartoons. (Warning: contains cosy nostalgia and geeky analysis of comedy and animation)
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2 months ago
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Do you live in…. A. Nottingham B. Liverpool C. Neither of those places but you fancy a trip to either Nottingham or Liverpool? Then come on down and say hi to me and/or
@markcooperjones.bsky.social
in Nottingham/Liverpool.
#mapmenbookbooktour
mapmen.lnk.to/BOOKTOUR
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THIS WAY UP BOOK TOUR
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2 months ago
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If you ever find yourself writing a book, I highly recommend including the sentence “Britain has an unparalleled variety of crisp flavours” so that, at a signing event, a French person can meet you and say “oh no you don’t.” and give you a big bag of pesto and mozzarella flavour crisps.
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