Talking Bollox Podcast

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 findi...

This week on Talking Bollox, Terence and Calvin are joined by psychologist and relational life therapy practitioner Louise Carroll for a proper deep dive into relationships - from red flags, gaslighting and “kitchen sinking”, to why most couples end up stuck in the same loops. Louise chats about growing up in Navan, working in Jigsaw for years, leaving it all to chase music with the Blizzards, and...

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...

Irish rapper Casey Walsh joined the lads this week, four years on from his last appearance and in a very different place in life. The last time Casey was here he was part of Versatile, but this time he returns as a solo artist with new music, a tour on the way, and a whole new outlook on life. He talked about the madness that came with the band’s rise, from selling out the 3Arena to touring with S...

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 fini...

Mike Rice finally makes it into the studio and the lads waste absolutely no time settling old scores about cancellations, no-shows and who’s been acting the maggot for the last year. From Westlife being national treasures (with stats to prove it) to Katie Taylor bringing Mike back to Jesus, the chat goes everywhere fast — including cracked statues, big flash extensions, and buying cars without a l...

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...

Kiefer Crosbie is back in the studio this week for his annual visit with the lads… and of course he’s causing trouble on the way in again! Kiefer breaks down what it’s really like trying to get fights sorted after the UFC, why bare knuckle money talks are never as simple as people think, and the harsh reality of getting paid peanuts while covering camps, corners and travel. He also opens up on con...

In this very special branded episode of Talking Bollox, Terence and Calvin hit the road and head into the heart of Dublin’s north inner city to visit the legendary Sheriff Youth Club. For over fifty years, this remarkable institution has operated as a true beacon of hope, keeping local kids engaged, active, and on the right track through football teams for all ages and genders. Throughout the epis...

Terry and Calvin are back with another round of your listener questions on this weeks Talking More Bollox, kicking off with how to actually get out of bed in the morning (and why multiple alarms should be illegal) Then onto mad Irish holiday behavior, and a plane story involving duty free drink that nearly had one of the lads in cuffs. They also debate crisp dust vs a pebble in your shoe, booking...

In this weeks episode Calvin and Terence head out to the Helix for a sit down with UFC legend turned boxer Molly “Meatball” McCann, right in the middle of fight week for the Croke Park card. Security was intense, the schedule was tight, and the chat is short and sweet, but it’s pure quality. Molly talks changing lanes from MMA to boxing, the pressure of fighting on a historic night, and how she’s...

The lads are back with some classic listener would-you-rathers. There are debates on skipping coffee vs skipping haircuts, running a marathon in steel-toe boots vs sliders, and whether you’d rather dance everywhere or sing every sentence. Plus: blind rankings, eating penguin or hippo rashers, shark bite stories, a toothbrush-toothpaste relationship red flag, and an all-time missed connection in a...

Hannah Ennis spent years battling anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts before finding the tools that helped her rebuild her life, and eventually turning that experience into her work as a Self Image Coach. This week, Hannah joins the lads to speak openly about struggling with her mental health from a young age, how things deteriorated through her teens and early twenties, and the moment her f...

This week on Talking More Bollox, it’s time for pure chaos as the lads and Eoin run a full-on Cereal World Cup, complete with a tactics board. Frosties, Coco Pops, Cornflakes, Crunchy Nut… all put under the microscope, with plenty of arguments about sugar, seeding and “shrinkflation” The bracket is chaos, the football comparisons are flying, and the most controversial final you’ll hear all week. T...

Financial advisor Paul Merriman, better known as Ask Paul, joined the lads this week, and if you have ever heard the word pension and immediately stopped listening, this might be the episode for you. Paul broke down money in a way that actually makes sense, from why winning or earning a fortune does not mean you will keep it, to the small weekly changes that could make a massive difference later i...

In this week’s episode the lads get stuck into a classic one of Terry’s irrational fears and he's passed it onto Calvin: the card decline. There’s nothing worse than it happening in public… especially when the person behind you might actually listen to the podcast. Things somehow spiral into the most important debate of our time: can Terry actually eat six weetabix and still go training after? The...

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 come...

The Weetabix chat is still haunting the pod, and the emails are coming in hot – from people toasting them with butter and into an absolute horror story after one too many. Then it’s listeners’ questions: swapping lives for a week, warning labels for each other, and would you rather fight one gorilla a month or seven chickens a day. To top it off: getting chased down Christchurch Hill on the weirde...

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...

The lads are back with another chaotic one, starting off with moving to Japan tomorrow and how long you’d last in a place where everything actually works. It doesn't take long for a full-blown, studio-shaking argument about how many Weetabix [or is it Weetabick?] a grown man can really eat. Listener emails take over too: there's love all the way from Munich, birthday messages, confusion about who'...

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...

Willa and Eric stuck around for the bonus episode and it goes exactly where you’d expect. The lads get hit with would-you-rathers that turn into full debates, like always wearing gloves vs always being on roller skates (including rollerblading into the bedroom backwards), and the appropriate response to seeing someone wearing two different runners. There’s also peak second-hand embarrassment with...

Good friends and now neighbours Eric Lalor and Willa White joined the lads this week, fresh from launching their new GoLoud podcast House Of Fun. With this amount of energy in one room the conversation quickly went from holy pilgrimages to spice bags, and Eric and Willa talked about getting back behind the mic together. Naturally, this led to chats about what age you are in heaven, kebabs worth tr...

Siobhán is back in the studio and the lads immediately kick off with the real hard-hitting debate: are you too old to be eating a petit filou at 29 years of age? From there it’s the hard hitting questions, would you rather have a squirrel rob an important item every week or a pigeon follow you around screaming every time you lie? The lads get into search histories vs last 20 photos, “Irish ma’s kn...

This week the lads sit down with Megan O’Reilly, who has been making people laugh online with her hilarious rants and stories about everyday life. Megan told us about herself and her four sisters being raised by her dad, who deserves a medal by the sounds of it, and the craic they had growing up in the estates in Blanch. Don’t be fooled though, the neighbours are being thrown under the bus when a...