Fox Force Five Podcast

The Emmy Awards have taken place and besides the winners news we bring you some noteworthy highlights. Nicola has some great tips for new documentaries including Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos and Chimp Crazy (think Tiger King but with chimps). Our Fox of the Week is Agatha Christie, Queen of the crime novel genre. Our follow this week is a nice one @meetcutesnyc on Tik Tok and Instagram....

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day we're talking about starting difficult conversations with male friends or family around mental healthy. Nicola has some more new TV recommendations including the new season of Selling Sunset and if you're into your thrillers The Perfect Couple - Kelly recommends Pieces of Her with Toni Colette. Our Fox of the Week is Miriam Margolyes who is still being herself...

We're back! And delighted to be so...on this episode we'll catch up a little and talking about thieving Ticketmaster a lot :) First up is the only show in town bar ours - the Oasis reunion. Nicola has some great summer TV hits to share with you and we celebrate the life of the inimitable Nell McCafferty. Nicola also gives a podcast recommendation for a Very British Cult and finally we catch up on...

We are catching up on all the craic of the past ten days for quite a while at the start of the pod but the first items is news - mainly news of the general election in the UK but also a few other bits. Nicola has been watching Netflix, three-part drama Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal and Bridgerton - be prepared. In an unplanned segue Nicola Coughlan is our Fox this week! Hear about her grea...

After a week off to celebrate the nuptials of our brother Paudie to his lovely bride Siobhan - we are back, happily in once piece. We start with a chat about the rise of the dumb phone aka a phone that doesnt' have the internet or a million apps etc. Nicola's tip this week is for Godzilla Minus One - hear why she recommends it. Our Fox of the Week is in fact Foxes of the Week - the W65 4X800m rela...

Ever catch your own image on a zoom call and think - uh, tired? Well, it's true, being on camera in meetings causes fatigue, find out about research done by the University of Galway to prove it. Nicola has been watching Baby Reindeer which has proven to be a big hit for Netflix and is challenging perceptions on stalking and abusive relationships. Our Fox this week is Lillian Bland - the first woma...

Looking to bag yourself a cheap summer holiday - we've got all the tips for you. Nicola's TV tip this week is for Fallout, video game-based post apocalyptic goodness. Out Fox of the Week this week is civil rights campaigner Viola Liuzzo. Our follow this week is 100% wholesome - it's for @Peggyandmolly on a variety of social media. Finally, out music news is about Knee Caps new single. These guys a...

This week we're talking about how watching true crime documentaries or listening to this type of content could be a red flag! On TV we're watching Shogun on Disney+. Big recommend. Our Fox of the Week is the inimitable Marian Keyes - she's a tonic. Our follow is for good wholesome animal content with @wildlifewithcookie think animals who have smuggled themselves into the country - not always...

This week our first item is about the quality of clothes - new research shows the price of clothes doesn't necessarily indicate their durability or quality. We talk about how we can make them last longer. Nicola has some TV recommendations including 3 Body Problem on Disney+ and Homicide: New York. Kelly watched The Long Good Friday and muses over it's place in the canon of British film. Our...

First up with hear from the legend that is Olivia Coleman on the gender pay gap in Hollywood as well as her love of swearing. Nicola has a couple of reviews for the telly this week, Madame Web and the challenging Quiet on Set: the dark side of kids TV. Our fox this week is Jasmin Paris who just became the first female finisher of the Berkeley Marathons - an epic feet to run 100miles in less than 6...

We're trying to keep it light first thing this week with some top style trends - we're not on board with all of them but that's no reason why you shouldn't be! Our TV chat this week revolves around two very different items - Lindsay Lohan's Netflix film, An Irish Wish and a new documentary on their You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolf Pack - a story of sexual assault. Our fox this week is Irish po...

We are delighted to bring you episode 100 of Fox Force Five - we've come a long way baby - thanks for being there with us. Here's to 100 more! This week Kelly starts with the news of assisted dying and euthanasia being recommended to be legislated around in Ireland. This will be a huge step for those who support the right to die for people with terminal illnesses. Ireland proving itself a progress...

We start on a more serious note this week with talk of the referendum - we'll explain what it's all about and why you should vote. Nicola talks us through the list of celebrities taking to the Big Brother house next week - there's a few beauties in there. Our Fox of the Week this week is a fascinating character called Dr. Denmark - once the 5th oldest person in the world. Our follow this week is f...

This week we talk travel trends for 2024, see if you can guess what some of them are from there clever 'play on words' titles... Nicola is hotly anticipating One Day - and it sounds fab - hear why. Our Fox this week is Annie Lennox, for being awesome but also her great performance and protest against the war in Gaza on this week's Grammy's. Nicola takes us through the top Apps internationally and...

Have you ever thought about a hobby? Maybe you should - we discuss. Nicola has been watching Masters of the Air and the Boys in the Boat - she tells all. Our Fox this Week is maybe, unsurprisingly, St. Brigid - hear some stories about her you may not have heard before. Our follow this week is an app, Runpee and it is GENIUS. Find out why. Finally, we chat Bambi Thug and Eurovision for good and bad...

We've got a little experiment for you this week - so grab a cuppa and some salt and join in! Nicola's watch this week is Napoleon - she was quite dissapointed with it for a number of reasons - find out why. Our Fox of the Week is Rebecca Welch - the first female official to referee a Premier League football match in the UK. The follow this week is a morbid one but fascinating nonetheless - it's @m...

We are back - after an extended break - we have missed you and doing this podcast! So much to talk about and so little time! First up we're talking money - saving money and pensions. Yes, it's a painful chat but necessary. Nicola has been watching lots of TV (haven't we all?) so she has some recommendations including Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. Our Fox of the Week is the Irish lawyer who spoke at...

On our final podcast of 2024 we start with some advice about not beating yourself up about what you've not done but celebrating the wins, big or small. Nicola has some great TV recommendations for the festive season. Our Fox of the Week is in fact our Foxes of the Week - well more, the year - you guys - the wonderful Mammies and Carers out there. Kelly reads The Christmas Verbs for you. Nicola giv...

This week we spend quite a bit of time sharing stories of slightly inebriated Christmas parties - yes, I know. Shocking. Our first item this week is about what not to say to women - particularly in the areas of fertivityly, pregnancy, hormones, motherhood etc. We talk 'Leave the World Behind' again this week, but this time having watched it! Our Fox of the Week this week is Ada Lovelace, essential...

We're not sure if we're late for last week's episode or early for this week's - but hey, we're here. First up we talk new words and the word of the year 'rizz', what do you reckon that means? Apparently if you're not gen z you probably won't know. Nicola tells us about her ongoing love affair with old ER episodes but also about new disaster movie 'Leave the World Behind' with Julia Roberts, K...

We are in a solemn mood today when we start with the goings on in Dublin. We move to chat about how to protect yourself from scams when shopping online. Nicola tells us about the return of The Crown and we talk I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - and debate whether to ditch it due to Farage's presence. We have a first on the podcast this week as we have a Fox of the Week - for a second time. But,...

Our aim is to help prevent some upcoming stress with the impending Christmas period - we provide tips to help all the women out there shoulder this massive burden/project/fun. Nicola recommends Dumb Money and has been catching up on ER, such a comfort watch and we have a chat about Big Brother and this week's final. Our Fox of the Week is Jane Austen - strange she hasn't made the cut before now be...

On the chit chat Nicola tells us about her recent night out at Singalong Social in Cork for Britney vs. Beyonce - we debate! First up Kelly tells us about a new type of gym or class experience in Dublin which is challenging the status quo when it comes to body image, exercise and the space in which we are physically active. On our telly chat Nicola's been catching up on the most recent Scream film...

If you're thinking you need to get some furniture sorted out in the next while why not consider second hand - you're helping to save he planet and could end up with a unique piece that's better quality than most of what's available new. We give you some tips from Lisa Dawson via RTE on how to shop second hand furniture. For telly this week Nicola runs down Rotten Tomatoes top ten scary movies - so...

On the hunt for spooky things to bring you we stumbled across phobias - so learn where phobias come from and what we can do to combat them. Nicola takes us through The Fall of the House of Usher, new to Netflix and well worth a watch. We kinda can't believe it, that she hasn't made the cut before but our Fox of the Week is none other than the Queen of Pop herself - Madonna. We add her to our honor...