Stall It with Darren and Joe

Did you know before The 'Coldplay Incident' there was similar scandal to be had in Lough Derg? Joe has the skinny on the scandal that rocked the holy retreat to its foundations. Darren has his own celebrity scoop about his encounter with his new bestie Robert Sheehan by way of PJ Gannagher's gaff and thibngs end on a sour note, literally, as we are 'treated' to the boys' new improvised pod theme s...

Things get off to a rocky start as Darren's voice seems to break 'live' in studio but he recovers quickly before getting into a philosophical discussion with Joe about the negativity of news and Joe throws out a trademark theory on whether happiness even EXISTS!! They also get to choose a new Olympic sport and things get tense as Darren reveals he doesn't know what Subbuteo is. IMAGINE! Send all o...

Darren finds himself lavished in praise following his stand up set before a sold out theatre. Joe tells us of being struck by a car on his scooter, and the ensuing nightmares he had getting medical help, but it won't stop him concocting some money making schemes to turn a quick buck from All Ireland final day. All that plus the science of how music makes you but more. Send all of your questions an...

In the absence of 'Hollywood' Joe, this week Darren is joined by Ger who takes the throne only to be pummeled by questions and theories about lead poisoned serial killers, extreme ironing and getting de-pantsed by a border terrier. Poor Ger. Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com

Joe is infuriated by people taking offense on behalf of sharks, and he (really) flies a plane. Darren remembers the scourge of pocket money jealousy and his many fleeting careers, from work experience in Dunnes to holding signs for furniture shops. Joe exploits a bat encounter for online kudos and somehow that leads us to learn of an ant apocalypse, while Darren stands up for trees and tree s...

Joe is all vibrating atoms and he is delighted to be so, One listener attempts to turn AI against Joe and one of his big claims, but does Joe looks like he cares? Darren doesn't think so and giddiness soon takes over. We consider the legacy of our time on stall it and how our children and generations of the future will view us. And, in a surprise to nobody, it turns out Darren’s brain is nothing b...

The entire Irish music scene is a target for Darren, as he airs some grievances at 4am, and contacts Fontaines DC to ask (maybe begging?) for a favour. But that’s not where the celeb name dropping ends, oh no. Darren has also been attracting new superstar followers, and is now considering bring a little glamour and star power to his newest ad (it’s for wheelbarrows). Joe has word of a fledgling th...

Joe gets in a few tricky spots this week, and that’s before he ends up in a chokehold in the pub. He was up to his old tricks and got spotted by an eagle eyed Stall It listener, who was good enough to pass that information on to us. Let this become the start of a trend. We have more surreal examples of people being caught watching porn in public, and it’s changed the way Joe thinks about the oldes...

Is Mr Tayto in fact the alter ego of one of Ireland’s most famous broadcasters? James Joyce’s letters to his wife, which are not on TikTok and therefore brand new to Darren Conway. A content warning here, in case you needed one, but (thanks to James Joyce) there is some stuff in this episode that is absolutely not suitable for younger ears. Please, please don’t play this around the kids. A listene...

Is it better to have a perfect memory, or the ability to forget any moment we choose? Somehow this ends up with a reminiscence of rotisserie chickens and half pounds of brawn. We get an offer of an archaeological escapade that seems too good to turn down – but will probably be turned down. There’s word of a petition to bring classic ice creams back to the their former glory, and we have to be pull...

Would it make the news if Darren was assassinated in the studio? How big would his funeral be? Would al of Finglas weep for their loss? Would influencers take over the ceremony? Would Joe climbing Mount Everest make the news? Is oxygen while climbing the world’s tallest peak little more than modern day softness? The comments section on the podcast has taken off in popularity, and to reward that ne...

As usual, we get some questions that leave us exasperated and confused – thank you for them. Darren admits he’d love nothing more than lasers in his eyes and it emerges he has a strange fixation with punching walls – or having the ability to do it anyway. We field a question about a sunburned bullock and a flimsy excuse, and display a general ignorance of the farming life. Darren tries to use the...

Joe finds himself in yet another curious situation, as a local priest makes good on a  seven-year promise to call over to play the PlayStation. And Joe, somehow, manages to make it utterly underwhelming for the visiting Father living out his lifelong dream. Darren’s tale of eight frozen chickens in his ma’s freezer leads us into the peculiar world of cryogenic freezing and bizarre mountain to...

After his controversy and shame of aligning himself with Margaret Thatcher last week, Darren has been riding the bus in an attempt to re-establish his credentials as a man of the people. We have questions about an Irish Stonecutters secret society, from the fringe benefits to a weekly song of worship to the leader. One listener strikes back at Joe’s criticism, and proposes a new nickname for McGuc...

We start off with a reminiscence on Joe’s favourite Peugeot hatchback and quickly find ourselves in a spiral of illuminati accusations against one another. Joe goes schmoozing at the very top of the celebrity pile, and in the process discovers Darren has a famous fan of his vlogs. But even with all of that schmoozing Joe can’t track down his greatest target, as Barry eludes him suspiciously well i...

In a hugely unfortunate moment, Darren accidentally aligns himself with one of history’s most unpopular leaders – and he’s not happy about it, but also not backing down one bit. Meanwhile, Darren the Clown is working hen parties, while Joe is tugging boats across the port. Eoin is factchecked over his big, bold and wrong claims on geography, and in the same breath Joe dives head first into a glari...

Darren is drunk and looking for a lift to the Oscars, we’re canvassing comedians about height related air travel, and we’re subjecting everyone to some very dodgy Russian accents. We attempt to design the perfect blend of danger and comfort for Darren’s dream life as a travel vlogger, from death defying football tourism to potentially lethal hikes. Meanwhile Joe takes us on a strange trip through...

Your questions are as always challenging, illuminating and a bit confusing. While we begin to suspect some of you may be winding us up, we endeavour in good faith, and Darren crosses the line with the way he speaks to his producer. We find 100 ways to get out of minding an iguana, 100 ways to explain a head stuck in some railings, and 250 reasons to live in a tree house for a night.   And Joe...

At long last we are all reunited in the studio, and there’s a lot to get through. We hear about Darren’s wedding and his honeymoon, from his bombastic wedding entrance to a speech so over the line it had to be cut short, and how Joe was causing controversy at dinner. Darren fills us in on his strange time in Las Vegas, from luxury dinners to meeting famous cardboard cutouts. There’s also a strange...

After a lengthy wedding induced absence, the boys are back in pod town and for their glorious return they get into some red hot takes about there they would choose to be from outside Dublin. Darren declares his lack of love for The Simpsons and does Joe finally settle the Gorilla vs 100? You'll wish he hadn't. Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com

We have a yearning for a good pub quiz, while Darren is realigning himself with life back in his old chair in the studio. Joe wants to become a biker and Darren wants to become a wedding planner – but he’s worried about getting his spelling right. Joe unveils a controversial t-shirt and there’s a lot of talk about the passing of Pope Francis, with Darren fondly remembering the time the Pontiff me...

Joe makes his long awaited return to the studio, as his theatre odyssey comes to a close. He is greeted with unsettling ASMR routines form Darren, an update from one of our most devoted listeners, and the rare joy of a Stall It sing along. Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com

Terence power returns to once gain fill the gap left by Joe making his White House visit, and we are rapidly thrown into a confused delve into the theory of evolution, with big questions around the origins of Jack Russells and how evolution led humanity to walk upright, use tools and at long last to making podcasts. There’s an issue raised with someone blowing up the moon to make a statement, and...

With Joe making a last minute visit to the White House we draft in friend of the podcast, Terence Power, from Talking Bollox. It’s not long before Darren and Terence are plotting longer term plans and prison escapes. Terence breaks a cardinal rule of Stall It around birthdays, and gives us some information about birthday weeks that would enrage our absent co-host. Darren strikes back at some liste...

And so here we are, 200 episodes in and after over 10,000 minutes of podcasting, are we stuck searching the GoLoud offices for a tin whistle? Yes we are. Beyond the hunt for a wind instrument that fits the occasion, we enjoy a retrospective of the past two ton of shows, with everyone from Stadium the Stadium to the Joe’s mate Barry getting their mention. We hear a bleak update on the future of the...