Chatabix

Joe is off an adventure and zoom's David to show him where he is. It takes David a while to cotton on to where Joe is and what he is doing there. He's in the west country and near what looks like a big mass of water that isn't the sea. David thinks he can see canoe's in the background but Joe points out some waves and a wave making machine. After revealing where he is, Joe changes into what can on...

Joe and David chat with Tommie Trelawny (who they've nicknamed Puzzle man) about his new bonkers podcast The Worlds Hardest Puzzle which follows his year long investigation into the complex and mysterious Cicada 3301 puzzles . He tells the lads all about the mad adventures he went on trying to find out who was behind the cryptic post that appeared online seeking 'highly intelligent individuals'. T...

David tells Joe about his flirty window cleaning client that he had to deal with in the 90s who kept stroking his hands. They discuss whether this was appropriate behaviour for a client and what they would do if their wives held hands with the window cleaner. Then they introduce a new section called 'Leg Up' where they help promote a new venture or anyone that needs a leg up. Joe's friend has just...

In the 2nd episode of our Rising Star mini series Joe and David catch up with The Traitors Paul Gorton about what he’s been up to since they last spoke. It's insane how much he’s been up to and Joe and David really start to believe Paul has a future in telly. Paul has chosen his agent and this guy sounds like he has a plan for Pauls career. He’s having loads of meetings and there are a multiple ir...

David takes Joe out for a supposedly scary trip along the remote roads of Dartmoor looking for the spirits and ghosts that are said to inhabit the county of Devon. Annoyingly it's not very dark but David still hopes they will come across the legendary 'Hairy Hands' on the B3212. Joe and David discuss that Josh Widdicombe has spoken about the tale of 'Hairy Hands' on quite a few different tv shows...

Joe and David meet Rock'n Rolls favourite magician Ben Taylor, a brilliant and funny magician who is also a mod hence his name 'The Magic Mod'. The wonder of magic never fails to enthrall and it's not long before they've regressed back to being excited children delighted to see Ben's magic tricks up close. Joe tries to narrate the tricks so listeners can enjoy them too, however this is harder than...

David and Joe start worrying about their interviewing technique so David has the idea to listen back to some snippets of old interviews and see how they are behaving and its not good. They start opening up about how they feel while they are interviewing and all their insecurities pour out. David worries he says 'yeah' too much and Joe worries he giggles unnecessarily. After much squirming they com...

David does some impressions for Andy who then does his best woody woodpecker impression. They talk about their first crushes, age gap love and fancying their mates mum. Joe discloses his first crush was Helen Mirren which they are confused about as figure if Joe was 8, Helen would have been about 30. Talk turns to toilet habits and they time how long it takes Joe to go for a wee. Other topics in t...

David are Joe are very excited to talk to the well known Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay and pick her brains about her amazing career. They want to know how she dealt with being in the centre of the worlds longest running television soap opera, what it was like to walk on to the Royle Family set and how she wrote herself her dream job with The Madame Blanc Mysteries. They also share some f...

David & Joe try to do a Peloton based pod (which David's been dying to do for ages as he's bought one) but David’s feeling poorly and it falls flat. Despite feeling ill David manages to talk through the features of his Peloton bike but as he's not very close to the mic it becomes frustrating for Joe. They agree this isn't making the most of the Peloton ep and decide to try again another time....

David and Joe have an even cosier chat than normal with regular guest, Eastenders actor Natalie Cassidy. Nat talks about her recent juicing experience before revealing she has two kitchens. This blows David's mind who thinks having multiple kitchens should be celebrated. Nat analyses some previous pod episodes saying that TV Joe didn't offend her at the Chatabix Christmas party when he was hungove...

Joe and David have planned a lovely surprise for their wives for Valentines Day. Naomi and Petra are very surprised at the surprise. David's written a song for them but is too embarrassed to play it so he reads out some of the lyrics. While waiting for Naomi to get home, Joe asks about David's Peleton. David wants to keep this for another episode so the conversation becomes quite frustrating. You...

David is worried they have nothing to talk about until Joe reveals that an old ‘pathetic’ tweet he put out has come back to haunt him. Hearing this, David is in heaven. Joe opens up to David, admitting that he fancied going for a dance after hearing a remix of a song by Lionel Richie in a beach cafe-bar. They delve into why Joe can't show he is enjoying music and why they become such different peo...

This is the second part of David and Joe's chat with former Soccer AM presenter John Fendley 'Fenners'. The ep starts off more football heavy and Fenners tells them what it was like working on Soccer AM with Jimmy Bullard. David continues with his quick fire questions starting with 'the footballer that surprised you most at how good they were' ? Then they get derailed when John tries to sell them...

WW2 Historian and bunker expert Andrew Chatterton is back. David and Andrew go on a hunt for an undiscovered WW2 bunker while Joe watches via zoom. They have some clues to work from and try to peice together the intel as they search the countryside. They know the name of the woods and that the bunker is near a zig zag in a road. It's not much to go on but will they get lucky and find it? In his ea...

Joe and David chat to TV Presenter John Fendley (the artist formely known as Fenners) about all things Soccer AM and all the footballing legends he has met over the years. Joe can't believe that John has a signed shirt from Pele and has also met his hero Glenn Hoddle. Fenners tries to sell them a phone case and a pair of his shoes. David drops in a series of not so quick fire questions for John in...

Joe is opening up to David about how he gets annoyed with himself for getting annoyed when he is on holiday. Then unbeknown to Joe, their friend Lizzy pops up on the zoom to discuss how she saw Joe doing the park run two and half years ago. This is David's pay back for Joe arranging Adam to come on the pod a few weeks ago to discuss David’s body when he spotted him on the beach in Antigua. Lizzy a...

Rising Star is a new Chatabix segment, a monthly spin off that follows a contestant after they've been on a reality show like Traitors, The Apprentice or Love Island. David & Joe want to find the next Mark Wright or Alison Hammond and document their journey to (hopefully) fame and fortune, discussing what happens next and how they'll approach stardom. From getting their first TV agent, to deci...

Everyone's favourite, TV Joe is back on again after the spa episode fiasco. This time he get's to do the special January TV quiz he's prepared for Joe and David. They get cross if he doesn't have one so are very happy today. Joe gets over competitive again but David seems to know his stuff. Disapointingly TV Joe hasn’t been watching Traitors so they can't natter about it but they do wang on about...

While they are waiting for David to come on the zoom, Joe and TV Joe plan next years christmas party. TV Joe apologises for snapping at Natalie Cassidy when he was hungover at the last Chatabix christmas party. As they continue to wait, it becomes clear that David has forgotten they are podding. When David eventually appears he is outside a not so luxury spa that he has walked out of because he fe...

It's so good to have Paul Gorton back in the bosom of Chatabix once again after his appearance on BBC1 show The Traitors series 2. Joe and David try to think of some questions that Paul hasn’t already been asked in the hundreds of interviews he's done since leaving the show. David is overwhelmed by the weight of what to ask. Paul tells them how he’s coping with his new found fame. He's actually lo...

Joe is a guest on Off Menu Live at The Dome Brighton. In this ep Joe experiences what it's really like behind the scenes at a live pod event. Taking David on the journey, he leaves his house and walks to the venue. They have a look around backstage and eavesdrop on James Acaster and Ed Gamble smashing it on stage. Watch a clip of this ep on You Tube www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https:...

Joe and David chat to two elite American comedy writers, big wigs Kevin Bleyer and Doug Abeles. They ask Kev & Doug what its like to live in New York City cos they think it sounds great. This is a dream come true for Joe as he gets to ask them what its like to write on the Daily Show and Saturday Night Live. He desperately wants to know how stressful it is. Our American friends are happy to go...

David is late to the record and nearly misses the surprise guest which Joe has arranged. Joe has managed to track down Adam, the guy who spotted David on the beach in Antigua. Adam walks us through all the times he spotted David while he was on holiday including the beach, the airport and back at Heathrow. He also tells us what he was thinking when he saw David in the sea and the first time he too...

The lads are gutted. Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! Gutted! And it comes across in the ep. They admit they are waffling and they temporarily hater Harry for killing their Paul. It feels like being knocked out the world up. And they have already forgotten about Sonja. SPOILER ALERT: If you've not watche...