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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...

David and Joe are gobsmacked by what they have seen in ep 7 and it takes them a while to be able to speak. They decide Paul Gorton is a magician like no other they have other seen. Joe get's distracted by some fireworks that appear on his zoom background. After composing themselves they get on with dissecting the ep and come up with their own theories about what they think is going to happen ! SPO...

It's the grand final in the Battle of The Chatabands series. David and Joe are joined by music producer Steve Baker and guest judge, music journalist Simon Price as they decide who will be crowned the Chataband of the year. Steve kicks off the ep by playing the guitar and Simon is wearing a Simon Cowell mask. They listen to songs from Lisa Osborne, Seadog and Mezz Coleman before casting their vote...

Comedy actor Jon Pointing, best known for his roles in Plebs and Big Boys, takes a break from his trip of a lifetime to come on the pod. Unbeknown to Joe and David he is in a villa in Thailand. The episode starts with the usual wifi issues and then they settle in for a chat about being actors, the longest distance they've ever walked in the nude and how young Jon looks. At the end of the pod David...

David has a heavy cold and is not sure he'll make it to the end of the pod. He's too tired to talk about his new Peloton and is not finding anything funny. They discuss laughter and analyse how they giggle. Joe says he uses his laugh to cover embarrassment and give himself thinking time. The pod hits an all time low when David see's if he can drift off for a nap while Joe watches. David tells Joe...

David and Joe discuss the latest episode of the Traitors. David has noticed a contestant in a black vest that he's never seen before. He wonders what the chances of getting Claudia Winkleman on the pod are and tells Joe he loves it when she shrieks 'run' at the constestants when they are doing a task. They list all the contestants that have left and can't wait to get Paul Gorton on the pod when th...

David and Joe delve in to last nights episode of The Traitors UK. They are joined by Maddy Smedley a contestant on the show last year. They ask Maddy how Paul Gorton might be feeling based on her experience and what the pressure is like sitting around the round table. Maddy tells them loads of insider information which they lap up before making a prediction on when Paul may be out. SPOILER ALERT:...

David and Joe discuss whether Paul Gorton needs to keep his head down a little bit and whether he can slither himself out of the hole he’s dug for himself. They wonder if the turret set is real and talk about how they will feel when Tall Paul is eventually out, which they worry will be soon. David receives an unexpected surprise which leaves a nasty tasty in his mouth. SPOILER ALERT: If you've not...

Now it's Joe's turn to run while David watches him. Joe's decided he wants to try and break his record time for running 1k. David has taken on the role of run coach telling Joe 'lets get fast'. It's really cold out and starting to rain so Joe's not that keen to get out of the car. After a bit of moaning from Joe, David starts the stopwatch and shouts motivational comments over zoom. After a false...

David is in heaven when he meets Tony Guyan who was the floor manager of Fawlty Towers from many years ago. When Joe and David find out it was Tony's job to rearrange the letters on the Fawlty Towers sign at the start of each ep to ‘Flowery Twats’ they freak out. Tony tells them about one of the shows most iconic scenes and how it was his job to give John Cleese a choice of branches to whack the b...

David's going for a run. After a bit of procrastination, some rain and a couple of tech issues he's not made it out of the front door. Thirteen minutes in and David still hasn't left. After some gentle persuasion from Joe he's off, but set's off too fast. Unfortunately he's too puffed out to talk and they end up giggling when David passes a neighbour in his dressing gown. Joe watches David puff hi...

This ep is from the Chatavaults and was originally released in Feb 2023. This is the one where David and Joe suggest Paul Gorton should go on Traitors saying he'd be really good on it. And so the seed is planted ! Paul is well up for it, even though he's not seen any of series 1 and knows nothing about the show. It turns out Joe didn't know anyone who worked on it so that was a waste of time. They...

This ep is from the Chatavaults and was originally released in Nov 2022. Paul Gorton is back for the third time to talk about his Deal or No Deal experience. He's eighteen shows down and tells us that Daddy has now left. Paul is asked to be the new Daddy of the team which he's thrilled about. He tells them about the holding pen for the contestants. David wants to know details about the set. Noel E...

This ep is from the Chatavaults. It first went out in August 2022 long before Paul Gorton applied to go on The Traitors. He originally got in touch with Chatabix as David and Joe wanted to talk to someone who had been on a game show. As a past contestant on Deal or No Deal with Noel Edmunds, Paul had lots of great stories to tell. They all got on like a house on fire and the rest, as they say, is...

This ep is from the Chatavaults and was originally released in Sept 2022. Paul Gorton is back with loads more anecdotes from his 'Deal or No Deal' days. He tells us tales of backstage camaraderie and gives a glimpse into the mind games going on with Noel Edmunds. It's the first time Paul met Noel so he was a bit nervous. David asks what Noel was wearing and they have a long conversation about his...

We're three episodes in and this just got even better. Joe and David get to the meat of the latest episode of BBC show The Traitors UK. They can't believe what they have just seen. One of the eyebrow raising contestants, Paul Gorton is a regular guest on Chatabix so they have a vested interest. SPOILER ALERT: If you've not watched Ep 3 Traitors then watch it before listening to this ! Merch: https...