The Pick 3 Show

If you are a fan of cringe comedy, then today's episode is for you. The PickMaster General has challenged his/her panel to relive some of their most embarrassing moments and it is fair to say that there is no shortage of embarrassment on display. To be fair our loyal listeners also chipped in a few embarrassing stories to ensure that it was not just Martin, Gareth & Andy that had egg on t...

Having just about survived being stranded on a desert island (see EP 5), our intrepid panerl of 'experts' is going back but this time they will each select three celebrities to join them as they try to survive and ultimately escape. Martin takes on the task in a strategically logical manner, Gareth makes a potentially fundamental error, whilst Andy sets off for the craic and to cause som...

It seems obvious that the PickMaster General was in somewhat of a maudlin mood this week and, therefore, challenged his/her panel to reveal the top 3 movies that made them cry. Gareth is a confirmed movie weeper, Andy tears up to animated movies, whilst Martin rarely admits to feeling emotion let alone crying. However, today's podcast may well show our listeners a different side to the panel,...

We all like to believe that we are smart enough to avoid fads/trends that in hindsight look pretty stupid, but the sad reality is that nearly all of us fall for some of them. The PMG challenged the panel, plus special guest Ashley, to dig into their archives and own up to the times that they simply followed the crowd into some dubious fad. Let us have your own memories of fads you briefly followed...

All of us watch TV, so popular shows compete for ways to retain viewers from season to season. The "cliffhanger" principle is regularly employed to ensure that viewers 'need to know' curiosity draws big numbers when a new season launches. Join Martin, Gareth & Andy as they debate the best tv cliffhangers from their own viewing experiences. Interact with the podcast via our...

The PickMaster general threw the panel a home fixture this week by asking for their top three choices of Premier League players (past and present) To counteract an obvious Liverpool bias on the panel (Gareth & Andy) and a limited football knowledge (Martin), the PMG drafted in an old friend of the show, Ashley Parks, to bring some balance. In an animated discussion the most surprising digressi...

A little bonus episode focusing on listener feedback to the topic, top 3 times you were truly scared. A selection of stories from some of the Pick 3 listeners, and it is fair to say that there are a few belters in here. Let us have your opinions via our social portals on X, Instagram, BlueSky or via our dedicated e mail thepick3show@gmail.com We love hearing from our listeners.

Everybody experiences fear differently and almost all of us have stories about times we were pretty unnerved. When the PMG sent down this topic the panel looked back at the times when we had experienced fear and today's episode relives some of those memories. Join Martin, Gareth & Andy as they face their fears. Interact with the podcast via our social portals on X, Instagram, BlueSky or s...

This week things get a little more personal as the PickMaster General decided to quiz the panel on "Ambitions" that they still wanted to try and achieve. This caught Gareth in a more emotional and vulnerable mood than normal but, luckily for him, the Pick 3 panel is a close knit and supportive team who picked him up off the floor and wiped his tears away. Plenty of diversity in today&apo...

After a pretty intense stretch of topics and debates, the PMG decided to give Andy's brain a break and suggest a discussion more in line with his skillset. Martin & Gareth enjoyed watching their "colleague" Andy, with less of a frown than normal, as he settled into one of his favourite entertainment genres. Let us have your comments and choices via our dedicated e mail account (...

Most of our listeners would be lost with access to the internet but not everything has improved because of the worldwide web. The PickMaster general challenged his/her panel with debating 'what was better before the internet was easily accessible'. Anyone under 30 will struggle to imagine such a world, but those of us who have lived through this technological revolution have memories of...

The PMG has returned from his/her holiday and was obviously disappointed by some of it's elements, because the Pick 3 panel were immediatley ordered to debate the most underwhelming attractions they had ever visited. Join Martin, Gareth & Andy as they debate, disagree and dismiss each others choices, albeit there are no wrong answers on the Pick 3 Show, but as you will see there are some...

Over the years we have all had our favourite products and nothing is more annoying than the manufacturers discontinuing items we still want to be able to buy. The PMG challenged the Pick 3 Panel to select the their top three items they want to see brought back. Our listeners had a wide range of opinions on this subject. Interact with the podcast via e mail: thepick3show@gmail.com

Gareth was humming a fairly tuneless 80's minor pop hit in close proximity to the PMG's open window. Shortly thereafter he/she sent down this week's topic for panel debate, "hit songs we truly hate", so we can only assume that Gareth had triggered an adverse reaction with his musical rendition. Join Martin, Gareth & Andy as they discuss the songs that, despite hit stat...

The PickMaster General needed some panel input regarding overrated movies presumably as he/she anticipated some wet summer days with his/her little pickles. Setting such a challenge to Martin, Gareth and Andy was deemed a little too risky so PMG again drafted an authoritarian figure to keep the captive panel in line. A warm welcome back to 'Queen Victoria' as she is tasked with leading t...

The Pick 3 panel openly admit that there are three decades of separation between them, but will they agree on the signs that show them getting older? Andy still believes that he is youthful, Gareth wants to believe that he drinks from the fountain of youth whilst Martin is coming to terms with approaching life differently whilst collecting his State pension. Nobody knows what age the PickMaster Ge...

It appears that the PickMaster General was having an existential crisis when selecting this weeks topic for the Pick 3 panel. What would you do if you had the power to make time stand still? The panel all approached this one a little differently albeit it was Martin who seemed to struggle most with this abstract concept, to the point that it appeared to irritate him, much to the delight of Gareth...

It is hard to fathom that the PMG would select such a benign topic for this week's show. However, with Gareth 'loving a sandwich', Andy 'loving to eat' and Martin 'eating to survive', the Pick 3 panel made a meal out of this topic. Join the boys as they discuss what makes a perfect sandwich and, more importantly, what ruins one! Interact with the podcast via our...

The PickMaster General obviously felt that Martin, Gareth & Andy needed some help with this week's topic so invited an old friend of the pod, Victoria Denoon, back to join the panel. PMG then tasked the panel with choosing the animals that truly scared them which led to some fierce debate. Find out who is scared of what and why on this week's episode. Interact with the podcast via ou...

As everyone relaxes into the holiday period, the PMG set the panel an emotional subject to debate. List the top 3 "fictional deaths that broke you", and was then heard chuckling as they hung up the red phone that is the only link to the PMG's office. Gareth has already admitted to regularly enjoying a good cry at emotional tv/film storylines, Andy's jovial persona might well ma...

The PickMaster General is packing for his/her summer holiday and so was thinking about travel when selecting this week's topic for the Pick 3 panel. "Select the top 3 most extraordinary places that you have visited" was the instruction sent down from the PMG, so the panel convened to discuss their personal travel highlights. Let us know your choices via our social portals on X,Insta...

A staple of the tv schedules are the 'cop shows' with every generation having their favourites. Will the Pick 3 panel, with three decades of separation, have any crossover in their selections for the best tv cop shows that they have watched. Gareth showing up with bleached blonde hair, jacket with the sleeves rolled up and a pair of electric blue Espadrilles certainly gave a huge nod to...

This week the PickMaster General tested the panel's competitive instincts by setting an unusual challenge. Competition is a part of everyday life whether that be for selection to a sports team, interviewing for a new job or simply getting tickets to a popular gig. However, people also get weirdly competitive over a wide range of 'irrelevant' or 'unimportant' things. PMG ta...

The PickMaster General tested the panel by asking them to list their top 3 life changing decisions. Martin has the most choices to sift through, Gareth is a contingency planner so making big decisions is not an alien concept, whereas "laid back" Andy takes his time over even the smallest of decisions. Find out what the panel eventually chose as their biggest life decisions. Interact with...

Our panel are in trouble and find themselves on death row awaiting final dispatch. However, very pleasingly the PMG has granted each of them unfettered access to whichever culinary delights they would wish to enjoy in their final hours. Despite some reservations regarding how hungry they might be, Martin, Gareth and Andy made their choices and placed their orders. What would you choose in such cir...