Old Mates New Laughs Podcast

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we're back in the world of Fighting Fantasy! This time, we're tackling book number 13, Freeway Fighter , where civilisation has collapsed, the roads are dangerous and survival depends on keeping your wits about you — and your heavily armed car in one piece! We're swapping swords and sorcery for a post-apocalyptic wasteland, taking the wheel of the mig...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we're heading to Haddonfield to revisit one of horror's most iconic franchises: Halloween ! From John Carpenter's original 1978 classic to the sequels, the Rob Zombie remakes and the recent trilogy, we're looking at how Michael Myers became one of the biggest names in horror — and whether the franchise has managed to keep the fear alive. We're...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs it's time for the final instalment of our Fighting Fantasy - Space Assassin adventure! We've made it through the first parts of the Vandervekken, survived a donut planet, faced a number of challenges along the way and now we're heading into the final stretch. With the adventure reaching its conclusion, every decision counts. Will our experience and que...

This week on OMNL we're back aboard our Fighting Fantasy adventure as Space Assassin continues! In Part One, we set off on our mission, and now it's time to discover what lies ahead as we venture further into this sci-fi world. The dice are ready, the decisions are ours to make, and the consequences are entirely our own fault. Will we make clever choices now that we have already died once...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we're back with another Fighting Fantasy adventure! This time we're tackling Space Assassin , Book 12 in the legendary Fighting Fantasy gamebook series. We're leaving the dungeons and fantasy worlds behind and heading into a science-fiction adventure packed with danger, mystery and some very questionable decisions. In the first instalment of this adve...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we're looking back at our adventures through the first five Fighting Fantasy books! From The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Citadel of Chaos to Forest of Doom, Starship Traveller and City of Thieves, we're revisiting the adventures we've tackled together. We're talking about our favourite moments, biggest disasters, dodgy decisions, memorable enc...

It's time for the final instalment of our Fighting Fantasy adventure! After two episodes of dice rolls, dangerous encounters, questionable decisions and somehow managing to stay alive, we're finally reaching the conclusion of Talisman of Death . Everything has been building towards this moment, and now there's only one question left to answer: can we actually make it to the end? With the adventure...

We're back with the second instalment of our Fighting Fantasy adventure through Talisman of Death . After everything that happened in Part One, there's no turning back now — we're deeper into the adventure, the danger is increasing and every decision could have serious consequences. Once again, we'll be rolling the dice, facing strange encounters and trying to work out which choices are going to k...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we're picking up the dice and heading back into the world of Fighting Fantasy with Talisman of Death , the eleventh book in the legendary series. This time, we're stepping into a dangerous new adventure where a mysterious talisman, deadly enemies and some seriously questionable decisions are waiting for us. As always, we'll be making our way through the adventure...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs , we're heading back to the 1980s to celebrate the movie soundtracks that became just as memorable as the films themselves. From Eye of the Tiger and Danger Zone to The Power of Love , Footloose and Don't You (Forget About Me) , we're taking a trip down memory lane and remembering the songs that defined our childhood. We're discussing our favourite '80s soundtrack...

Thunder... Thunder... ThunderCats... Ho! This week on Old Mates New Laughs , we're taking a trip back to Third Earth as we celebrate one of the defining cartoons of the 1980s. We chat about our first memories of watching ThunderCats , our favourite heroes, villains and episodes, the unforgettable weapons and gadgets, and why the series has remained so popular more than forty years after it first a...

The Premier League is back... and so are our annual predictions! In this week's episode of Old Mates New Laughs , we're putting our football knowledge—and our reputations—on the line as we predict how the 2026/27 Premier League season will finish. We'll be working our way through all 20 clubs, discussing the biggest summer transfers, new managers, title contenders, European hopefuls, relegation ca...

Everything has led to this! In the final chapter of our Fighting Fantasy House of Hell adventure, the secrets of the mansion begin to reveal themselves and every decision carries real consequences. Will we finally escape the nightmare we've stumbled into? Or will the house claim yet another victim? Join Brendan, Andy and Mike as they face the final challenges of one of Fighting Fantasy's most icon...

Welcome back to another episode of Old Mates New Laughs!, and to Part two of our Fighting Fantasy adventure... House of Hell . After seeking shelter from the storm, we've quickly realised that this house is hiding far more than dusty furniture and creaky floorboards. Every room raises new questions, every corridor seems more unsettling than the last, and escaping is proving much harder than gettin...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs , we're dusting off another classic Fighting Fantasy adventure, and this time we're taking on one of the most infamous books in the series— House of Hell . Caught in the middle of a violent storm, we seek refuge in a lonely old mansion. It looks abandoned, it feels unsettling, and every instinct tells us to keep walking... but with nowhere else to go, we step insi...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs , we're heading back to Elm Street to take a deep dive into one of the most influential horror franchises of all time. From the groundbreaking original in 1984 through its many sequels, the controversial second film, the dream-powered Dream Warriors , the ambitious New Nightmare , and even the divisive 2010 remake, we're discussing everything that made Freddy Krue...

Remember when a sleepover wasn't just a night at your mate's house—it was an event? This week, the lads take a trip back to the days of staying up until the early hours, surviving on crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks, and making the all-important pilgrimage to the local video shop. The hardest decision of the night? Picking the perfect films. From horror classics that tried to terrify us to films th...

It all comes down to this. In the final part of our Caverns of the Snow Witch adventure, we face whatever lies at the heart of the caverns—and deal with the consequences of every decision we’ve made along the way. Will we survive? Will we completely mess it up? Will Andy do an accent that sounds the same as every other accent he's done on other episodes? (Yes) Expect tension, chaos, and a very Old...

We’re back with Part 2 of our Fighting Fantasy Adventure play through of book number 9 - C averns of the Snow Witch —and things are already spiralling. After making our way into the caverns (against all better judgement), we now find ourselves deeper underground, facing tougher choices, stranger encounters, and increasing danger at every turn. The stakes are rising, the path forward is unclear, an...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs , we’re diving back into another classic Fighting Fantasy adventure— Caverns of the Snow Witch . Three mates, one story, and a series of decisions that will almost certainly come back to haunt us. In Part 1, we begin our journey into the frozen north, tracking a dangerous enemy and finding ourselves at the mercy of a massive snow beast, and it already feels like a...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs, we raise our swords and shout “BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!” as we dive headfirst into the world of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. We kick things off with the classic cartoon — our memories of it, whether it was actually any good, and how much of it is just pure nostalgia doing the heavy lifting. From iconic villains (yes, Skeletor is the GOAT, but who els...

It all comes down to this!! In the final part of our Scorpion Swamp adventure, we attempt to survive the last stretch of one of the strangest Fighting Fantasy books ever made. Between deadly encounters, confusing pathways, and our increasingly desperate attempts to remember where we’ve already been, the swamp has officially broken our brains. The tension is high. The dice, at times have been cruel...

We’re back in Scorpion Swamp … and somehow still alive. After choosing our spells and quest in part one, we continue our journey through the swamp’s tangled paths, mysterious encounters, and increasingly suspicious characters. The map is becoming a mess, the dice are rarely turning against us, and we’re starting to realise this swamp might actually be trying to kill us... with kindness. This week...

This week on the Old Mates New Laughs Podcast, we kick off our latest Fighting Fantasy adventure with one of the most unique gamebooks in the series — Scorpion Swamp. Known for its open-world style exploration, magical gems, and multiple quest paths, this swamp is packed with danger, confusion, and absolutely no clear sense of direction whatsoever. Armed with questionable instincts and a magic rin...

This week on Old Mates New Laughs , it’s time for another Ask Us Anything — and as always, things get a little... chaotic. We’ve got a fresh batch of questions covering everything from the hilarious and nostalgic to the slightly spicy and brutally honest. Nothing is off-limits… which might have been a mistake. Expect: Questionable opinions A few confessions Some mild roasting And at least one answ...