Talking Bollox Podcast

There’s a whole lot going on in today’s episode, and the lads don't know if they're coming or going after the big 3Arena announcemnet. Planning is already well underway, with Calvin and Eoin getting carried away with guests and zip lines, and you get an insight into the big secret operation that has been going on for weeks. It's the most wonderful time of the year - collecting time, and we're taken on a full historical tour of gathering pallets and tyres, and the fuel it added to the flats rivalries for 2 months of the year. Terence falls victim to another crazy (but believable?) accusation involving a secret cricket career, there's a question on who would survive longest abandoned on safari and another awful card-declining story. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]

There's a whole lot going on in today's episode and it starts with the most important issue of the week: the TBX listener beef has now produced an actual diss track, and Eoin is brought in to judge whether this is art, or war.Terence is on edge after not getting the perfect level of froth in his coffee, but it's not all bad news as desperation for a lift means he's gotten one step closer to finding out where Eoin lives. Calvin's wound up over tipping culture and tutting taxi drivers, and has the not so bad suggestion that you should be able to buy a VIP pass for the bus lane.The lads also get into group Halloween costumes, eating chicken nuggets as an adult, and dreams of griddy celebrations. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]

We have praise for the Ireland international footballers who are listeners of the podcast - but Terence quickly turns that praise into confrontation. We try to pick a Talking Bollox five-a-side team and have to accept our chances of getting a game aren’t great.We got a big response from listeners to last week’s attempt to get Terence back on the stage for a live show, and this week we offer every bribe we can think of, from goal celebrations on his behalf at the Aviva Stadium, to the release of top-secret information he’s long demanded to know.Terence shows his disgust for a very normal word that he finds disgustingly posh and he shows a surprisingly relaxed attitude to walking around in public with toothpaste on his face.Your questions also have us weighing up if it’s better to be too scared or too embarrassed, and the prospect of getting inside the mind of someone from your phonebook. That brings Calvin to the thought of being caught inside the mind of one particular former guest – a fate he’d consider worse than time in prison.Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]

The accusations are flying straight off the bat on this weeks Talking More Bollox. Calvin brings “evidence” of Terry’s car leaving tyre marks up the footpath… and Eoin tries to dig himself out of the missing Hot Ones episode hole.Terence discovers the joys of the ferry (planes are dead to him), dog passports and a couple of filthy childhood food confessions—plus a brain-melter ship riddle to finish.And will there be another live show? Terence finally answers the question you all want to know, and Eoin isn't wasting time bribing him to get up there on stage.This episode was sponsored by Kearns Sausages. Kearns are looking for your “Top Dog” – for the chance to win a year's worth of Kearns Sausages plus €1,000 cash. Visit https://kearnssausages.com/ for more info

On this weeks Talking More Bollox it’s straight into conspiracy territory (again): what really happened to the lost “Hot Ones” episode, and did it really get wiped from existence after the lads nearly died from spicy wings?There are crumbs-in-the-bed nightmares, fake tracksuits vs tacky runners, belly-button speakers, and the most toxic suncream holiday trait you’ve ever heard.Send anything and everything you'd like to hear on the pod to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Kearns Sausages. Kearns are looking for your “Top Dog” – for the chance to win a year's worth of Kearns Sausages plus €1,000 cash. Visit https://kearnssausages.com/ for more info

West Belfast comedian Paddy “The Dagger” McDonnell joined the lads this week, and it didn’t take long to find out where the nickname came from. Let’s just say it involves a stag do, a tattoo convention, and a decision his wife definitely didn’t sign off on.Paddy told us about growing up in West Belfast, how getting part of his finger bitten off while working as a doorman somehow led him into comedy, and why that first unexpected seven minute set changed everything. He spoke about going from building sites and taxi driving to selling out arenas, touring the world, and still feeling like there is plenty more to do.And because it’s Paddy, there was no shortage of madness either. We got stories about accidental mushroom soup causing absolute chaos, Belfast names making no sense, taxi passengers asking questions no driver should have to answer and gout ruining Disneyland. Paddy also spoke about his culture and identity, what it was like growing up in a place where there were times he felt he could not fully be himself in certain parts of the north and how much that has changed for the better. This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]

Usually he’s behind the cameras making the lads look good, or at least doing his best, but this week GoLoud’s Video Creative Andrew Hart sits down to tell his own story.The lads know Andrew from working with him every week, so they were shocked to hear what he has been carrying behind the scenes. Growing up in rural Offaly, Andrew had a very close bond with his parents, but after years of health struggles in the family, things took a heartbreaking turn when he lost his dad to cancer in 2020. Just a few years later, he also lost his mam after her struggles with grief, addiction and mental health ended in suicide.Andrew spoke with honesty and compassion about losing both parents so close together, and the impact it has had on him as a young man. He also told us how therapy helped him begin to process his grief, and why he wanted to share his family’s story in the hope it might help someone else keep going.This episode contains discussions about grief, addiction, suicide and mental health. If you have been impacted by any of the topics discussed in this week’s episode, support is available:Samaritans: 116 123Email: [email protected]: 1800 247 247Text HELP to 51444HSE Drug and Alcohol Helpline: 1800 459 459This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]

Ryan “Chaos” Curtis returns to the podcast this week, and the progress he has made since his last appearance is unbelievable.Ryan talked to the lads about the work he has been putting in every day since his spinal injury, why he refuses to accept limits, and how the boring, unsexy work is usually the thing that gets you where you want to go. He spoke about learning to move again, training twice a day, wanting to run with his dog again, and why he still has no bad feelings towards MMA despite everything that happened.There was plenty of laughs too, from hospital flashbacks with Terry, childhood performances in the pub, getting abuse online for his Dublin accent, and why nobody from Dublin should ever have to say the word “beige” in public.This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]