Chat Hits The Fan

Episode 48 (24/12/24) - Not knowing when we would next get an opportunity to record, we decided to record an episode on Xmas eve after a couple of festive drinks and managed to wrangle Greg’s brother, Jacamo (visiting for Xmas) into the chat as well. On this episode - Imagining an evening with Shane Richie & Bradley Walsh, Jacamo talks about seeing Shane Richie at a party once, the new voice o...

Episode 47 (19/12/24) - Barry and Greg take an even deeper dive into this year’s Xmas Radio Times to compare the big 4 channels (BBC1,BBC2,ITV & Channel 4) programming over the big 3 days (Xmas Eve,Xmas Day & Boxing Day), then there’s more “Christmas Aylesbury Market”, some more alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies, recommendations and a whole lot more! 

Episode 46 (12/12/24) - Barry and Greg take a deep dive into this year’s Xmas Radio Times to discuss what’s on the box over the festive period. Then there’s Mariah Carey and Ryland Clark, Nigel Farage trying to get the young vote, the fall of Assad in Syria, the curse of Strictly Come Dancing? People who work at the tip, Barry reads out some alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies/book...

Episode 45 (05/12/24) - Greg talks about spending too much time arguing with Trump/Musk fans and religious people on social media app ‘Threads’, cheap housing in Blackpool, details of some celebrity spousal abuse (courtesy of the FBI), car park companies that take liberties, memories of Harold Bishop losing his memory, Band Aid at 40, radio stations in shops, a rubbish idea for a tattoo, the Welsh...

Episode 44 (28/11/24) - The dangers of methanol in alcohol, dodgy taxi drivers, can a Lenor bed get any fresher? A look at some more Xmas adverts, the return of boy band ‘The Wanted’, crappy banana art, Jason Statham’s issues with electrician’s working on his house, Greg tries another Baileys knock off liqueur, a Gen Z girl’s favourite album picks from her dad’s collection (that she’d never previo...

Episode 43 (21/11/24) - The danger of potholes to Rod Stewart’s sports cars and Greg’s electric bike, Barry & Greg try out new Twitter/X rival apps ‘Blue Sky’ & ‘Threads’ respectively, Heston Blumenthal getting triggered by ‘The Bear’, a smooth Mars bar that went viral, the mystery of Chocolate Baileys, Greg tries an exciting new Liqueur from Asda, David Lynch smoking at the age of 8, a da...

Episode 42 (14/11/24) -  A first look at some Xmas TV ads, some amusing feedback for Greg’s new music video and the podcast in general, dodgy talent agents, working for Better Help, the cancellation of Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior vs Gladiators, murderous DJ/lorry drivers, private jets destroying the environment, Barry’s new idea for a screenplay for a Xmas Hallmark movie, remembering Tony Todd an...

Episode 41 (07/10/24) - First we address the Republican elephant in the room with the American election result and the new reign of Trump. Then there’s Somali TikTok battles and prisoners doing TikTok live from prison, the return of Bojo and Farage, the danger of fireworks in letterboxes, a couple who kept their wedding cake for 60 years, an alternative version of Walk Like An Egyptian, a “short c...

Episode 40 (31/10/24) - Greg talks about making his new music video and the challenges of doing complicated green screen scenes, Barry’s “News story of the week”, juggling window cleaners, Tarantino’s dismissal of the new Dune movies, the connection between Helen Mirren and Kurt Cobain, Al Pacino’s new book, whether it’s better to work at one place for a long time or lots of different places for a...

Episode 39 (24/10/24) - This week is the Halloween Special and our friend Pru fills in for absent Johnny to talk about a quirky Polish news story, Pru’s recent climb of Ben Nevis, generation X cocaine fatalities, the joy of electric pushbikes, P Diddy “freak offs”, appropriate age gaps when dating, Johnny’s reaction to a Blade Runner inspired hip hop tune that Greg made, things with the same name...

Episode 38 (17/10/24) - Male victims of domestic abuse, Gregg Wallace talking dirty, the death of Liam Payne and why it should’ve been Harry, the man with 3 penises, TikTok addiction, an impression of Craig Charles laughing, the 3rd instalment of our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, Craig Charles’s 90’s TV show ‘Funky Bunker’, strange things to find on driveways, Johnny’s struggles to rid...

Episode 37 (12/10/24) - Alternative uses for Kinder egg toy capsules, having a normal handshake with Paul Hollywood, the local news story of a man being ID’d for heartburn liquid, the danger of getting a cone head from head spinning, prompts on dating apps, matter of fact murder confessions, Matthew Kelly’s return to TV, potential new presenters of Stars In Their Eyes (if it were to return to TV),...

Episode 36 (03/10/24) - Semi benevolent burglars, assisted death, Greg discusses the creative process behind 2 of his new tunes, Barry describes one of his dreams and Greg tries to analyse it, a gripping new improvised soap opera called “Aylesbury Market”, the dated pastime of naming things after women’s breasts, movies & TV shows that are older than you think, waiting for lifts home from scho...

Episode 35 (26/09/24) - Philip Schofield’s return to TV, Barry attempts to fact check Future Greg, Mohammed Al Fayed ripping off Michael Jackson, the Anthony Joshua fight, waterproof trousers, cheap outdoor brands, slap fighting, impressions of Keir Starmer? Explorers’ ghost companions, dining and dashing, gift card fraud, funny dating app messages, celebrity SAS, the best choice of 3 super powers...

Episode 34 (19/09/24) - Exploding pagers in Lebanon, forgettable soap opera characters, P Diddy’s house of dildos, the dark side of Jay Blades, drugs that cause time dilation and DMT monsters, “Back Rooms” on YouTube, Greg talks about the new tune he’s made and Barry tries to compare one of his previous tunes to a Buddy Holly song, things that disappear from the internet “Link Rot”, Pete Wicks and...

Episode 33 (11/09/24) - The chaps kick off with a tiny bit of admin from last week’s show. Then there’s “Wrongun of the Week”, Barry’s new segment “You’d think they were older than they were… when they died”, the David Brent lookalike, songs to do a first dance to if getting married, nosy waiting staff on First Dates, Greg’s minor birthday Nando’s fail, the 2 different Dennis the Menaces’, Hollyoa...

Episode 32 (05/09/24) - Jeremy Kyle, Barry’s new podcast intro, Neil Gaiman, separating art from the artist, how to eat Madeira cake, the new sub genre of movie called “Halogencore”, Edgar Wright’s appearances on kid’s TV show ‘Gimme 5’, Greg’s new music video about Mr Beast and his lack of social media presence, the death of actor Robert Shaw, Barry “channels” another dead celeb in ‘Dead Celebrit...

Episode 31 (28/08/24) - Eastenders past and present, punk AI, Jermaine Jenas’s lame sexting, using dogs to deflect attention, a new idea for a celebrity challenge show, finding money in public, Johnny’s Facebook earnings, dum AI videos on TikTok, hawk tuah girl’s 15 min of fame, the return of Oasis, favourite Carry On films, the origins of the words sadism and masochism, reviews of the movies ‘Odd...

Episode 30 (21/08/24) - Chat hitting the fan this week - Paralympian tattoos, Johnny has a scary run in with a rabbit, pink cocaine, Donald Trump on podcasts, a special guest appearance, Bobby Davro’s new standup show, mother and daughter cosmetic surgery trips, adults that go to kids classes, an exclusive backstage recording from Strictly Come Dancing, another special guest appearance, Claire fro...

Episode 29 (15/08/24) - Johnny’s back and he’s had a rubbish birthday to tell everyone about. Then the chat includes; Joe Rogan’s new stand up, Barry and Johnny try to gang up on Greg to accuse him of taking over the podcast, Marvel villains being bad in real life, the “art” of Banksy, an update on a job interview that Greg had, Tommy Fury & Molly May, a YouTube show that decodes pretentious o...

Episode 28 (08/08/24) - Jobs that sound fancy but actually pay peanuts, Greg’s new music, the racist idiot riots, evil billionaire morons, bringing your own snacks to the cinema, new popcorn ideas, the Olympics in the old days, the only film to be shown in every territory in the world, Banksy’s new animal stencils, impressions of racist rioters, Barry tells a tragic Hollywood story, an impression...

Episode 27 (31/07/24) - Johnny does a deep dive into the history of the prophylactic in “Johnny on Johnnys”, Huw Edwards, another celebrity anecdote from Greg’s old neighbour, sex toys in supermarkets, blackcurrant Fishermans Friends, Steph McGovern’s hatred for the working class, Raphael from the Ninja Turtles personality switch, Dermot O’Leary, some impressions of Winston Churchill, improv of a...

Episode 26 (24/07/24) - Johnny’s back and Barry’s in charge of the proceedings again (kind of) after Greg sort of hijacked his show last week. The chat includes; outrageous news, some more hilariously earnest messages sent by Greg on the dating app ‘Hinge’ and strange messages  received on Facebook, the new democratic candidate in America, TV show ‘Make me a Dealer’, Jay Blade’s marital troubles,...

Episode 25 (17/07/24) - Barry’s in charge this week and the chat kicks off with the Trump assassination attempt. Then he takes a look back at Fanny Cradock (one of the first celebrity chefs) and Greg shares a first hand account of what she was really like, told to him by someone that used to work for her. After that, there’s Gareth Southgate’s wages and resignation, celebrities encouraging people...

Episode 24 (11/07/24) - It’s Greg’s week this week and he’s mostly talking about his attempts to be more proactive on Social Media (particularly TikTok) and his experiences of using the dating app ‘Hinge’. There’s also some election result stuff, some footie chat, Barry spotting former “IT Girl” Alicia Duval, some bits about Glastonbury 2024, past experiences of breaking into Glastos 1999 & 20...