Mash-up: After Hours Podcast

This week on Mash-up After Hours, John Steemson, Clare Pal and Claire Stephen are joined by broadcaster and journalist Tamsin Eames for a fascinating conversation about her career, celebrity interviews and the moments that have shaped her journey in the media industry. Tamsin shares stories from interviewing some of the biggest names in entertainment, reveals who left her feeling truly starstruck,...

In Season 2 Episode 2 of Mash-up: After Hours Podcast, titled “Changing Your Ways”, the gang are joined by Matt from Klatch Co — a clothing brand inspired by coffee, conversation, fashion, and opening up about mental health. Matt shares the story behind the brand, his personal journey, and how difficult times in life led him to create something built around connection and community. Elsewhere in t...

Season 2 of Mash-up: After Hours kicks off in true chaotic fashion with Episode 1: “Smelly Fingers” — and trust us… absolutely nothing has changed… except somehow everything has become even more unhinged. John, Clare Pal and Claire Stephens are back for a brand new season packed with bigger laughs, wilder conversations, brand new features and for the first time ever… special guests! Joining the ga...

It’s the Season 1 finale, and things go gloriously off the rails… especially because for the first time ever, the gang are recording the episode together in-person — which, as you can imagine, only adds fuel to the chaos. In this episode we discuss the strange joy of playing dead for absolutely no good reason, Clare gets completely taken over by a serious case of the giggles, and the conversation...

In this episode, the conversation drifts from light-hearted curiosity to surprisingly big questions as John and the two Cla(i)res ponder how close the world might actually be to the brink. The trio also discuss a creative local artist’s inventive approach to highlighting potholes, celebrate what is claimed to be the cleanest public toilet in the UK, and reflect on just how dangerous humans can be...

This week the chaos levels are high and the patience levels are… questionable 😅 We kick things off by dreaming big and revealing which Olympic sports we’d compete in — before the conversation takes a turn that proves not everyone is built for sporting glory. We also dive into the bizarre rise of “fur leaders” running for mayor across parts of the US, debate the everyday things that test our patie...

This week… we might genuinely be scraping the barrel 😅 We chat about a bold new school uniform change coming to one lucky school and whether teenage us would’ve loved it or rebelled immediately. Then we spiral into the genius world of councils letting residents name their bin lorries (and snow ploughs!) — proving British creativity is alive and well 🗑️❄️ There’s a nostalgic throwback to our own s...

If there was ever an episode that truly lived up to its title, this is the one. Episode 6 of Mash-up: After Hours throws the rulebook out of the window as the conversations drift firmly into territory that definitely wouldn’t survive daytime radio. Clare brings yet another collection of jaw-dropping laws being introduced around the world — thankfully none of them here in the UK — before John opens...

Episode 5 is packed with weird, wonderful, and downright hilarious stories from across the globe. We dive into the rise of AI musician Xania Monet and why AI music hitting the charts is both fascinating and slightly terrifying. We’ve got some genuinely good news as pandas are officially no longer endangered, and we share some of the daftest safety signs you’ll ever hear. Plus, we explore how your...

In this episode of Mash-up: After Hours, the team takes a brutally honest (and often hilarious) look at the strange, frustrating and downright confusing state of modern Britain. From heated debates over where certain foods should be stored, to the ever-growing rage around parking fines, the conversation quickly spirals into the bigger picture — the state of the prison system, the bizarre ease of a...

What starts as a sensible conversation about growing up and becoming more safety-conscious quickly unravels into pure Mash-up chaos. In Episode 3, John, Clare and Claire (aka Bob) attempt to discuss adulthood, responsibility, and whether any of us actually know what we’re doing — before being completely derailed by ball pits, fake Joe Lycett news stories, deepfakes, billionaire “musicians”, and a...

Episode two of Mash-up: After Hours descends into glorious chaos as John finds himself trapped in a full-blown Cla(i)re sandwich, with regular co-host Clare Pal on one side and brand-new team member Claire Stephen making her debut on the other. What follows is an hour of laughter, unpredictability, and completely unnecessary competitiveness as the trio are collectively outsmarted by Joe Lycett, di...

The chaos is officially unleashed. In our first full episode, Clare drops the ultimate British bombshell: she doesn’t like gravy — and yes, we needed a moment to recover. We also dive into the shocking stats about how many workers aren’t taking their breaks, crown the UK’s most-rated condiment (prepare yourself for controversy), and read out our very first anonymous listener confession… which defi...

Before we officially launch, we hit record on a little test run… and it turned into absolute chaos (in the best way). In this unofficial first episode, we dive straight into Clare’s full-blown obsession with Christmas, reminisce about the glory days of old-school puddings, and uncover the shocking truth that Clare doesn’t drink tea or coffee. Simon’s unexpectedly posh accent also gets a well-deser...