Who Takes the Socks Off?

Send us Fan Mail Grab a brew and mind the flying pottery!  Ross and Simon are joined this month by James from Super A-Z to tackle the ultimate gaming nerd debate: Which gaming icon would make the best friend?  It sounds lovely in theory. Fancy a pint with Geralt of Rivia or a quiet road trip with Solid Snake? But once you strip away the nostalgia, the reality of living next door to video game roya...

Send us Fan Mail With the recent apprehension of the Tate boys and all the discussion over the last few years, we thought it was about time we handed the reigns over again to our three favourite ladies... ahem... women (just kidding ladies). What's the deal with toxic masculinity? Why is misogyny making such a come back? What do women actually make of it all? What with us not being women we&a...

Send us Fan Mail All rise for Judge Gertrude! This month our boys are joined by Matt and Richard (and Gertrude) from the A Pint of Cthulhu podcast as it's "The Law!" up for discussion. Cows in the street, armour in parliment and don't you dare forget your anniversary in Samoa! Weird and wonderful laws from here in the UK and around the law are brought into the harsh light of ju...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered why human beings willingly pay good money to sweat through their shirts or shit their pants? Why they would want to spike their blood pressure, and question every life choice they’ve ever made?  Well this month you can find out as we're diving headfirst into the twisted world of fear! To help us unpack why our brains love being absolutely terrified, we invited M...

Send us Fan Mail It's officially a Podlife Crisis!!! Welcome back to Who Takes the Socks Off and this month we are tackling something incredibly close to home and quite frankly, somewhat self-deprecating. Why do so many of us middle aged white men start podcasts? Yes Ross, you are middle aged. With the absolutely wonderful Kate Penfield and some other guy she dragged along called Geoff "...

Send us Fan Mail Frustration - what's the bloody point in all that then? This month Ross and Simon are joined by their friend Sam Parnell to talk through why us humans evolved frustration. This question kindly provided by Happy Toast proved to be a subject Sam could talk about for hours... then again any subject is something Sam can talk about for hours! Featuring stories of call centres, cup...

Send us Fan Mail Ohh suits you sir!  Ohh, Was she horny sir? Was she randy? Well, listen on and find out as Ross and Simon with guests Gemma and James from the Talking Codswallop Podcast get down and dirty in the name of science and find out which animals do, and which animals don't get the horn! We talk marathons. We talk life partners and we talk who or what is walking around with the most...

Send us Fan Mail Drop and give us 20! We're back for season 6 with a bang (no not like that) We're joined by the one and only Mr Louis Baker-Stroud online coach and all round dispeller of fitness horseshit, and returning favourite, the surely now infamous Bon Allen. This month's discussion is all about fitness and the mad and ridiculous things some people are willing to do to try an...

Send us Fan Mail Note: Audio only version - Video available on Youtube 2026 It's huge! (That's what she said) It's chaotic! (When isn't it?) It's not recorded remotely (Sorry what now?) Yes! It's the WTTSO Christmas Special with more cameos than an Austin Powers movie opening. Expect guests a plenty, alcohol even more a plenty, kazoos, games galore and Ross' Birt...

Send us Fan Mail Something smells fishy!! - Mermaid + Merman = Merbaby... but how!? We're talking physiology here and there's much to discuss. With guest comedian Paul McHugh, Ross and Simon take a deeply educational dive beneath the waves, and tackle the age-old mystery: how exactly do merfolk… make more merfolk?  Prepare for an ocean of uncomfortable ideas, wildly unhelpful answers, an...

Send us Fan Mail Foot fetishists ahoy! This episode is for you! Ross and Simon have been joined by Ross' mate Olly (yes really, he has some) to discuss glass slippers, pumpkins, fairy tales and Disney plot holes. Was the Fairy Godmother a dodgy cobbler with a glitter problem? Did Cinderella fake the fall for dramatic effect? And more importantly, what does this say about female gender roles t...

Send us Fan Mail Have you herd the latest episode from Who Takes the Socks Off? People are flocking to listen to it, and so they ought as the boys take great pride in their work. There's a murmuration of conspiracy in parliment about this pod and it's business of answering questions but fear not, no need to brood on the subject, because for once they are actually going to answer the ques...

Send us Fan Mail Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's two twats and an international comedy person! Yes, this month Ross and Simon are once again joined by Michael Frankland and we're talking superpowers. More to the point, shit superpowers. Would you like to be able to fly but only 6 inches off the ground? Be able to speak to animals but only when they're asleep? The boys have a w...

Send us Fan Mail Thou shalt not pass by this episode! Yes we're getting all biblical on your asses. The 10 commandments. Stone tablets containing the word of God, or in our case, of Jebus & Glenn Brayley. While Glenn goes down a road of semi-serious advice for non-sinners, Simon gives us the 10 commandments of the podcast itself. There are games galore & laughs a plenty, so strap in (...

Send us Fan Mail This is not an episode You should not listen to this unless you want to know what will be happening over the next couple of months, or you just like the sound of our voices or something.  Bit odd if you ask me. Anyway, has anyone seen Ross?  I got this weird message from Valencio saying something about bondage? Better go and try to find him I guess. See you all soon! Who Takes the...

Send us Fan Mail This week our Socks; Ross and Simon, are joined by Tyler the social media creator (see what we did there?) and they're posing another of our randomly selected would you rather questions to him. Which would be more awkward, to have to skip everywhere or sing everything? Either way, funerals will never be the same again! So which would you chose, and after listening did we chan...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Ross and Simon are joined by the beautifully unfiltered Mike Batho from The Reclining Pair Podcast   to wrestle with a hypothetical that could ruin friendships, family dinners, and job interviews alike. The choice is simple: Total Silence or Total Transparency. No filters. No secrets. Just raw, unedited brain nonsense 24/7. Or total silence forever—where your only way t...

Send us Fan Mail Bees! Bringers of life and pollination. Fuzzy cousin of the hateful-sting-bastard and all-round busy little Apis ! But do they actually possess the idiomatic knees that are so often bandied about to convey brilliance? Are these “bee’s knees” a real anatomical feature, or just another bizarre phrase humans have cooked up during a sugar crash? Join Ross, Simon, and returning guest S...

Send us Fan Mail ITS UNPRECEDENTED!! 1 Episode - 2 QUESTIONS! Yes, you read that right. This week our friend.... well, colleague.... this guy from work, Tom AKA T-Willy, has joined us to answer not one but two questions! Will he pick the Mega Ex over Hatred filled strangers? Will he pick Unicycle over Pogostick? Either way, recording live from his in-house cuck chair, with keys firmly in the bowl...

Send us Fan Mail Eyebrows, what the fuck are they all about then? I mean what do they even really do? Well, whatever the answer may be, without them you, I, and everyone else, would look bloody weird!  Then again, no one wants to be walking about with a giant caterpillar on their forehead right? Well, International man of comedy Michael Frankland has to make this exact decision! So what will he ch...

Send us Fan Mail Knockers are great aren't they?  Unfortunately, Ross has never seen Labyrinth, so is unaware of just how contradictory they can be! Sunjai Arif however understands all to well, and that's why this week's question is perfect for him.  So which door will you choose, and which knocker will you be? Will you be the bringer of truth or the liar, liar pants on fire? To fin...

Send us Fan Mail Yikes! Self-indulgent bullshit alert!  Like anyone cares about three, yes three, new games, or that one fact you throw in the middle Simon!? Yes, we're all very impressed with Ross' new theme tunes and his love of the Channel 84 crew, yadda, yadda, yadda. God, this episode is just two blokes self-fellating over their own podcast and talking about the future of it.  Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail Well, by now you all know the socks like to talk shit, but this time they really are "talking shit". Ross, Simon and guest Matt Roseblade are talking excrement, and lots of it. With a question of scatalogical proportions, the debate rages and eventually a decision must be made as to who's toilet will be getting blocked, your mate's or your date's? Surely t...

Send us Fan Mail This is easliy the grossest question yet, but *checks notes* Glenn Braley handles it with all the professionalism you'd expect from one of the south coast comedy scene's top hosts! The wheel of misfortune has delivered a doozy, and the boys aren't one to shy away from the nitty gritty of it. (Simon would like to apologise to everybody now) So join the discussion, ha...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks question is saucier than Babs Windsor Camping and not only did our guest answer the question he ran with it. Join your usual Socks: Ross & Simon as they pose a conundrum to the dead-pan legend that is Simon from the A Pit of Chimps Podcast, who goes full steam ahead and plans an entire business model around his answer. Will it be surreal? I'd put money on it. P...