Chat Hits The Fan

Episode 136 (07/10/26) – Greg talks about going for a drink with his brother and cousin in London, and then going for even more drinks at a friend’s 50th birthday party in Northampton, whilst also trying to be the official “party photographer”. Then there’s: Anthony’s Antiques, fatal abuse of the elderly, the student riots in France, impressions of Randy Newman and Louis Armstrong, how to celebrat...

Episode 135 (24/09/26) – Barry’s MRI scan, the second episode of 70 up, the origins of Barry’s and Greg’s surnames, Trump News, unenforced fines, older people spending their kids’ inheritance, the Lizzie Borden show on Netflix (part of the “Monster” series), smelling different as you get older, Anthony’s Antiques, British tribalism, the last ever Battle Tracks (until someone other than Greg learns...

Episode 134 (17/09/26) – The death of John Pickles from Jive Bunny, Barry’s acapella tribute to Jive Bunny, 40 years of Casualty, Greg’s new low budget music video, the early 90’s cartoon Bucky O’Hare, the suicide of the “jogging bus push guy”, Ed Sheeran losing his support acts, the GTA 6 soundtrack, Anthony’s Antiques, driving gloves, 25 of the best documentaries ever made, Battle Tracks (with B...

Episode 133 (10/09/26) – AI song lyrics, Greg’s birthday Nando’s, a letter from Sarah Robinson, the best way to deal with food waste, the National Television Awards, being able to tell what year a TV show is by the film grain or pixels, Anthony’s Antiques, the joy of making music, Battle Tracks (with Sarah Robinson as the theme), the story of a Royal Mail employee that made a million pounds from s...

Episode 132 (03/09/26) – Barry’s check up at the doctors, the GTA 6 Netflix preview, Greg’s off road adventure on his electric skateboard (after taking a wrong turn), the end of Mcdonald’s Monopoly prize give away, a new improv called Anthony’s Antiques, Battle Tracks (with out of date food as the theme), recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 131 (27/07/26) – A letter from Sarah Robinson detailing her latest addiction troubles, the reduction of alcohol content in lager, exploding shoes, Reggie Watts, Henry the Eighth’s rotten leg, small family bakeries versus the big chain ones, favourite breads, the realities of working as a bin man, Battle Tracks (with Emergency Government Alerts as the theme), Russell Brand’s Sunday Service,...

Episode 130 (20/07/26) – Some feedback from Sarah Robinson about last week’s show, Greg’s attempts to coach tennis, Taylor Sheridan and his many TV shows, the long-awaited return of our “top improv” Craggy, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s TV ad, the top 25 movies to see before you’re 25, the leaked GTA 6 game footage, non-alcoholic alcohol, the strange and rare medical condition pros...

Episode 129 (14/07/26) – There’s a full house again this week with the return of Barry and Johnny. They join Greg to talk about Greg’s solo efforts hosting the show, Barry’s mystery illness diagnosis, the eclipse, more about Greg’s night out the other week, this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “School Days” as the theme), the difference in weight between a Ma...

Episode 128 (10/07/26) – With Barry still being ill, Greg is on his own again to keep the podcast rolling, and he’s talking about: Ricky Gervais’s Alleycats (having now watched the actual show), the top 25 action movies (as compiled by The Telegraph), this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “First Love” as the theme), going out drinking at the weekend and possib...

Episode 127 (30/07/26) – This week Greg does his best to chat to himself (and the listeners of course) because he’s on his own. He talks about being too pedantic about mistakes made on the podcast, some underrated and possibly unheard of HBO shows, the latest trailer for Ricky Gervais’s new animated comedy Alleycats and the subsequent YouTube comments about it. Then there’s this week’s Battle Trac...

Episode 126 (23/07/26) – Final thoughts on the World Cup, the insistence of the press to share the gory details of people’s murders, sports spectating withdrawl, Greg’s bad back, jacket potato shops, Arsenal legends coming to the theatre in Aylesbury, round 2 of (of what we’re now calling) “Battle Tracks” (this week Greg and Johnny have made songs about bin day), Johnny’s mum’s accidental fly tipp...

Episode 125 (18/07/26) – A run down of all the “Yuppie Nightmare” movies of the early 90’s, Greg’s issues with writing a song about Ann Widdecombe, Colin The Concierge, John & Tommy Fury’s new podcast, Simon Pegg putting away childish things? The return of Ali G, 25 years of The Office, the mystery of a women killed by a car in a car park, the dog that ate weed on Ben Nevis, Craggy, the very c...

Episode 124 (11/07/26) – After we clear up a few things from last week’s show, special guest Johnny Ribena talks about how he died for 4 minutes (He died for 4 minutes. He talks about it for longer) Then there’s a special Battle Of The Bands featuring Johnny (kind of) and Greg, who have both written a country song. Johnny’s song is performed by AI and Greg has performed his himself, some notable p...

Episode 123 (04/07/26) – Unwanted feedback for Greg’s music, Colin the Concierge, Steve O Hawking, YouTubers checking out Bruce Forsyth’s old house, the return of the documentary 7 Up, the story of a great-grandmother who has been banned from all Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, the director of 47 Ronin ripping off Netflix, Armie Hammer, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), someone who spent £40,000 to...

Episode 122 (25/06/26) – The ongoing shit show of Trump and his administration, some additional information and corrections for last week’s show, the work of Ricky Gervais and the trailer for his new animated comedy Alley Cats, Colin The Concierge, young, intelligent and capable people struggling to find work, Cake Sheds? feeling guilty about things you stole as a kid, Masters Of Comedy, neighbour...

Episode 121 (18/06/26) – We start with some additional information and corrections for last week’s show with “Past Greg”, Jermaine Jenas attempting to get back on TV, splitting the bill with friends at a restaurant, Greg gets into a dispute with Chat GPT after accusing it of being racist, Colin The Concierge, some new movie news, Masters Of Magic, Delboy falling through the bar vs the chandelier d...

Episode 120 (11/06/26) – It’s the first of our World Cup specials and we kick off with Barry testing Greg on his World Cup knowledge. Then there’s: Greg talking about his idea for a new England song and finally starting work on a screenplay, The Concierge, actively trying to get banned from TikTok, the life and death of Youtube vlogger, Adam The Woo, Craggy, the best TV of 2026 so far, David Sulli...

Episode 119 (28/05/26) – Robbie Williams at Soccer Aid and other sports news, the Chloe Vs The World podcast, trying to advertise our podcast, the dark origin of the Nike slogan “Just Do It”, a letter from a “fan” of the podcast about our weekly improv The Concierge, followed by this week’s unmissable episode of said improv, some more sports and entertainment news, another new improv (Brian Gawkin...

Episode 118 (28/05/26) – On this week’s show: Chris Packham’s excitement over wildlife, all the people dying in water in an attempt to stay cool, Ricky Gervais shilling for some crappy drink, a live investigation into who is cutting grass at this time of night? The Concierge, the man who got his groin burnt by hot coffee on a plane flight, rubbish 70’s cops, Duncan Ballantyne comes out as a Restor...

Episode 117 (21/05/26) – On this week’s show: Greg finally gets the right size drive belts for his electric skateboard, moderating time playing video games, new presenters on Strictly and House of Games, Katie Price and her scamming husband, is Billie Eilish a little bit overrated? The Married At First Sight controversy, how to play Cine2Nerdle, Torture Dogs, the dark origin or the term “sweet Fan...

Episode 116 (14/05/26) – On this week’s show, Greg talks about being a “white knight” in social media comment sections, the prospect of speed dating, Jared Leto as Skeletor, the new Mandalorian film, fun but morally dubious and exploitative experiences for rich people to pay for, The Concierge, the Vernon Kay and Tess Daly breakup rumours, the one thing you would change from your past, existing we...

*Episode 115* (07/05/26) – On this week’s show: What crime would you do if it meant that no one else in the world would ever be a victim of that crime ever again? Would you rather meet your past self or future self? Pluribus wanking? _The Concierge_, VE Day memories with the oldest World War 2 veteran, the new “rat virus” and the prospect of another lockdown, Richard Dawkins falling in love with A...

Episode 114 (30/04/26) – On this week’s show: Bad improv characters, Russel Grant visiting Russel Brand in prison, good gameshows for the Royals to take part in, The Concierge, pop songs that could replace the national anthem, is the music of Michael Jackson not only tainted but a little bit overrated too? the London Marathon, our new improv Craggy, the stories of a person that likes to collect pe...

Episode 113 (23/04/26) – On this week’s show: Walking through town with long bits of wood, some listener emails, The Concierge, who could play Sindy in a live action movie, some dating app advice from the female perspective, another new improv called ‘Craggy’, an advertising slogan quiz, a middle aged dad that fell in with the wrong crowd, Old G, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

*Episode 112* (16/04/26) – On this week’s show: Greg makes attempts to message a few more girls on Hinge, a surprise “blast from the past”, Barry and Greg take it in turn to play video store clerks recommending films to eachother from specific years and genres, Roman concrete, The Concierge, a news story about local old men being sexually assaulted by young women, Jack Whitehall on UK SNL, the lif...