Father and Son Days

Conor has bought a barbecue and David is readying himself for the ceremonial passing of the tongs to crown him the new Barbecue King. We then discuss exotic meats, American breakfasts, Cracker Barrel gift shops and whether bringing a VR headset onto a plane is clever, weird, or both. Ben Shephard also returns to the podcast in a conversation that begins with respect and ends, inevitably, with anal...

This week we continue our very serious and educational journey through the solar system with Uranus, which goes about as maturely as expected. Before reaching the planet itself, there’s talk of whether the podcast could survive without David, ghostly seances, UFOs, aliens learning Earth culture from British soap operas, and the worrying possibility that David might one day be asked to represent al...

Conor is back from Ohio after supporting Lucy at WGI 2026, which means tales of colour (or color) guard, American arenas, confusing scoring systems, blocked toilets and a flight so uncomfortable his stomach apparently inflated like an emergency life raft somewhere over the Atlantic. Meanwhile, David has been keeping busy with marathon training, eating several breakfasts, writing charity songs and...

This week we’re talking about work, which starts off with sniffer dogs, Ohio facts and whether this podcast technically counts as a job, before moving into office small talk, strange professions, jobs that probably shouldn’t exist, and the kind of workplace banter that definitely can’t be repeated in full. We have yet another debate, this time about whether mixologists are basically just people po...

This week we’re talking inventions, which starts off sensibly enough with underrated everyday masterpieces like mugs with handles, shorts, clippers and sat-navs, before drifting into unnecessary gadgets, a surprisingly fiery argument about e-scooters, and a quiz packed with inventions that sound too ridiculous to be real. There’s also a song, some very avoidable scrotum chat, heroic dogs on the ru...

This one starts with David failing to become a household name via The Wheel and Conor revisiting a childhood belief that he might one day have to change his name to Colin. We somehow end up discussing dog mayors, dog MPs, family decision-making otters, owl photo shoots, running while making butter, and a genuinely horrible image hidden in the CREMBAG. Add in a heartfelt ballad about dog poo on a s...

David renames himself Ray, fails to click his fingers properly, nearly starts a domestic over timing, and then somehow becomes the spokesperson for all rays offended by nicknames like “majestic sea pancake” and “flat flap.” Along the way we squeeze in running waves, seasonal depression, Southend vs Gateshead, mystical postman greetings, barbecue sauce grievances, ray anatomy, Steve Irwin, and a fu...

Two men. Two road rage incidents. One completely unnecessary argument about supermarket chicken logistics. There’s a very serious debate about why chicken breasts come in packs of three, and What’s in the CREMBAG? arrives in all its baffling glory alongside a blue Avatar-based medical misunderstanding. There’s also a song about the soul-destroying process of choosing dinner, some catalogue-modelli...

With the Winter Olympics wrapped up and the Paralympics underway, we take a trip onto the ice and snow to talk about some of the strangest and most impressive winter sports, from curling and bobsleigh to skeleton and cross-country skiing. Along the way we discuss why Team GB tends to struggle more in winter events, why the Paralympics might actually be even more inspiring, and whether curling real...

Conor returns slightly worse for wear after an engagement party while David reports back from a pediatric first aid course where he discovered the awkward realities of CPR practice and being the only man in the room. From there things drift, as they often do, into discussions about strange historical facts, including Henry VIII’s unexpected tennis skills and Mozart’s love of a good rude joke. Alon...

Conor is going to Turkey this summer. He doesn’t know where. He’s never done all-inclusive. This feels sensible. We start with BSL lessons, Danish pronunciation confidence, and first aid qualifications before somehow arriving at hazelnut production statistics, Santa Claus being Turkish, and the national sport involving oil. Dad shares practical (and slightly dramatic) tips on how not to get arrest...

This week we spiral from West Ham appearing in popular culture (again) to crying with laughter at Dad’s Jack the Ripper “paint the picture” moment. We consider launching a spin-off podcast reviewing this podcast… then a sub-sub-podcast reviewing that. There’s a surprisingly heated debate about AI art (including bananas, urinals and scrolls we wish we hadn’t mentioned), a heartfelt Colour Guard upd...

We promised a Talking Rubbish. We did not deliver a Talking Rubbish. Instead, we bring you a Pancake Day Special… because priorities. We dive into the history of pancakes (yes, actual facts), international versions from Blini to Swedish Raggmunk, and then descend into a full-blown debate about flat things after a clear misunderstanding of what this episode was supposed to be about. One of us resea...

This week we celebrate growth by receiving our first negative TikTok comment and immediately over-analysing it. There’s talk of new merch, Dad’s charity song commissions, and why Saturn might float if you had a big enough bath. We cover Saturn’s rings, moons, habitability (or lack of), radiation problems, future missions, and then completely derail everything with pistachios, a song about being ig...

Conor wires his car like a man who’s watched three videos and gained full confidence. David pitches cars that won’t let you drive if you’re angry, bored, or “being a knob”. We talk Artemis, the backside of the Moon, insults that aren’t insults, and endure a surprisingly catchy song about a bathroom. Dex Blinko returns, Bucket of Mum wakes up, and things somehow get more complicated. Hosted on Acas...

We start with Dad’s ears, anniversary flowers, and the bleak realisation that most men only receive flowers at their funerals, before hearing a genuinely horrific Christmas story involving crushed tablets, squash, and accidental laxatives. Then it’s on to hippos — whether they really count as predators, why they kill so many people, how they ended up roaming Colombia, and the time they lived in wh...

Talking Rubbish returns with Dad proudly revealing his 9th-place ranking in the East of England for red pesto purchases, immediately redefining what success looks like. Along the way we cover Storm Goretti, anniversary dinners, dashcams bought out of mild panic, concerns about Dad’s ears getting bigger, and a brand-new chapter of the Dex Blinko story written by Conor — featuring space toilets, str...

We sit down to discuss one of history’s most infamous unsolved murderers and somehow end up arguing about mic stands, paint on furniture, Nick Knowles’ suspicious longevity, and whether serial killers should just start podcasts instead. There’s an accidental art installation, a fully committed musical performance, a quiz that tests patience more than knowledge, and some surprisingly thoughtful mom...

We sit down for our annual look back at the year that was, starting with Christmas, New Year confusion, and the strange limbo between them, before getting surprisingly serious about podcast statistics, listener numbers, and international reach. Using our entirely legitimate CREMBAG™ Framework, we conduct a full end-of-year performance review of ourselves, generously scoring almost everything as “e...

This week’s Talking Rubbish opens with Dad being caught red-handed breaking his promise not to buy anything online, before spiralling into missing socks, McDonald’s Grinch merch, and the revelation that Lucy’s dog may actually be a full-time sock goblin. From there, we somehow end up discussing Christmas traditions in Japan (KFC), a baffling shop display involving a crucified Father Christmas, how...

We kick things off with a calm and sensible Christmas chat about work stress, office parties, tuxedos in toilets, sick buses, and catastrophic hangovers, before completely losing control and performing a full Christmas musical. Podcast Hard is a legally distinct festive action spectacular featuring broken Wi-Fi, office hostages, air ducts, motivational villains, jammy dodgers, questionable singing...

In this week’s Talking Rubbish, we lean into the festive season in the only way we know how — with irritation, oversharing, and mild concern. We talk Christmas stress, work frustrations, questionable decorations, and a genuinely chilling story about a woman who was almost cremated while still alive. David shares a festive musical complaint about “door thongs”, and Conor reads Chapter 3 of the ongo...

Welcome back to our Biomes series: today’s theme is beaches , otherwise known as The Episode That Nearly Put Conor to Sleep. David excitedly explains sand composition (twice), announces that beaches take “thousands of years” to form, gives us a lesson on "globsters", and reveals other “fascinating” nuggets, while Conor slowly drifts into a state of mild existential crisis. Along the way we somehow...

In this week’s Talking Rubbish extravaganza, we dive head-first into the world of animal fashion — because apparently monk seals are accessorising with eels, and chimpanzees are shoving grass… well… where grass probably shouldn’t go. Meanwhile, Conor reviews Nightmare Before Christmas (late), Dad writes a heartfelt ballad about his disappearing hairline, we gasp at a £195 Beef Wellington, and Dex...

After last week’s triumphant return, we slide straight back into classic Father and Son Days territory with a topic episode — this time all about Vikings. We dive into our possible Viking ancestry, discover what the word actually means (spoiler: not flattering), marvel at longboats, goats on boats, painted teeth, skiing gods and onion-based medical practices. There’s a brand-new Viking song, a cha...