Talking Bollox Podcast

It’s just the two of us this week ahead of some big plans this weekend. Terence addresses the controversy his new runners have caused, while both of our opinions about carveries cause murder in the studio. With the live show coming up, we talk about what people can expect, plans for taking the show further afield, and we reminisce on times gone by where we barely made it onto the stage at all. And...

Terence whips himself into a frenzy of confusion between an obituary ad becoming priest, as a listener sends him proof he is not the world’s only Terence Power. Calvin wants figure out a way to keep score of every aspect of our lives, from cups of coffee and up. There’s a disturbing tale of a dead dog and a guilty conscience, an apology to Phil Collins, and tales of Dennis Rodman hanging around wi...

Ireland's favourite New Yorker, Des Bishop came back in for his second visit while on a trip back to Dublin, and told us all about his new special, Des Bishop Of All People and the difference between doing comedy in America & Ireland. Des drops a few names like Chris Rock, Robbie Keane, Tommy Tiernan and explains how he slid into his wife's DM's - All before Calvin derails the podcast when he...

The pressure of the public tap is at the forefront of Terence’s mind, and he’s struggling to get over some tap-related PTSD from a couple of very public shamings. Calvin’s in full understanding of how Pirates of The Caribbean has Texas Vibes, but less understanding of people thinking it’s a pirate film. And then there’s some aliens in recovery, and an unexpected  but absolutely full-blooded e...

It’s a crossover episode – Stall It's own Darren Conway and Joe McGucken came in to visit and amid the chaos there were also discussions of celebrity sightings, zombie attacks in Dublin, and robbed bikes. Joe's role in Barry Keoghan's rise to fame is revealed, and it all comes full circle when the lads reveal the part Barry had to play in their own success. The lads all join forces to try to convi...

What amount of cash makes a year of leftovers acceptable as your only food? Terry worries about his tiny (and possibly shrinking) ears, while Calvin remembers the cut throat world of street football fondly, and in particular the ruthless consequences of being caught hatching. Meanwhile, we come to the conclusion that life, for Terence Power, is just one big Wet Paint sign, waiting to be smudged. T...

Jackie Fox tragically lost her daughter Nicole to suicide after years of physical and online bullying and harassment. She came into us to share the heartbreaking story of that loss, and to tell us about Nicole and the torture she endured. Since her daughter's passing, Jackie has taken it upon herself to fight for a revolutionary new law, named after her daughter, Coco, that has made it possible to...

A grisly financial proposition is put before the lads this week, as they try to weigh up how much they are willing to sacrifice for massive riches. There are stories of protected parrots putting away crime bosses, Terence meets the Gregorian calendar, and some new rules for the Republic of Bollox. There are also some new words that might help us better describe a very particular type of person.

Former footballer turned pundit and psychotherapist Richie Sadlier joined us this week for a chat about his beginnings in football, his career at Millwall and how his early retirement turned his life upside down. Unsure of the way forward in a world without football, Richie turned to drugs and alcohol. He told us about his journey to sobriety and how different the path to recovery looks for us all...

What does a cloud weigh? Why should you avoid smiling before a scrap? Can Terence get off the smokes in 2024? Would you rather spend a life cart-wheeling or hand-standing after your meals? These questions and more come up this week, as we take on yet another batch of your questions. Send you questions and anything else to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

Where's Argos, bro? Terence suffers a life-reordering shock to his system this week, as the Dublin he knows and loves crumbles before his eyes. For the week that's in it we gift you a very special Christmas bonus episode, and in it we hear Calvin's case against daylight savings, Terence's musings on unlucky numbers, the pros and cons of a soft or crispy roll, and a crime fighting cactus in the Ila...

Terence's heart has been growing this Christmas, and he's considering throwing his doors open to his hipster neighbours. Calvin has a call to arms for your new year resolutions, and there's big decisions to be made on staying overnight in a haunted house or a frozen forest, and wrestling alligators or gorillas. We hear about world records for holding breath, but Terence doesn't believe them. Then...

Roddy was back in with us for his hattrick. As we lead up to Christmas, we talk about everything from Roddy’s favourite Christmas traditions and his most memorable present as a child to his chance encounter with Shane McGowan. He challenged Calvin to his title as the best at bunking in, shared some stories about getting caught out in a lie by his missus and he even joined in with answering your li...

Mysterious sightings of mysterious strangers are leaving Terence feeling deeply unsettled this week. Calvin has some intel for us on dangers lurking in the deep off the Dublin coast. Terry has been touching more animal eyes, in Dunnes this time, and Calvin has a lesson for us on one of history's most consequential coincidences.

It's just the two lads for this week's episode and there are a few juicy confessions to kick off with, including Terence's new favourite drink and Calvin's unusual diet, not to mention his 38 hour fast. There's also chat about Terry’s hair line and the whole new look and haircut he'll be sporting in 2024. There's talk of politics and the importance of voting and having your area be represented, as...

The facts and "facts" are flying around this week, with many claims and counter-claims. We sift through your questions and they lead us to discuss sneaky bath bombs, own brand crisps, the world's loudest animal, and Calvin ageing gracelessly as he struggles to come to grips with life in his 30s. Terence has a hard time arguing Calvin has gone middle class when he lets slip about his own coconut la...

Football legend, and one of Ireland's top international goal scorers, second only to Robbie Keane, Olivia O'Toole joined us this week. She told us about growing up in Sheriff Street during a heroin epidemic that impacted her family directly and how her love of football helped to keep her on the right path. She also spoke about the changing attitudes towards women's football since her days being se...

A listener's question leads to a historic moment, and the founding of a nation created by and for Talking Bollox. The fledgling nation will be located off the coast of Dublin and to start will have just a handful of laws - mostly related to footwear, and some related to getting fresh. Terence has hired the bodyguard John Lennon should have had, while Calvin wants to raise an issue with Terencea wa...

Dec joins us to talk about everything form growing up being bullied in school to becoming a huge DJ & radio presenter in Ireland. He also tells us how he set up Block Rockin Beats, which is a huge success and is getting bigger and bigger! Dec gets into detail about his health scare at the start of the year. He talks about the trauma that has come with that, how he tries to deal with it now &am...

The best insults, tales of spoiled dogs and planning holidays to Antarctica (without your appendix) - it's a meandering episode this week Your questions have Terence and Calvin considering if they'd sacrifice the internet to save the chipper (while questioning what became of Dublin's best chippers), and wondering why some people are producing gourmet meals for dogs. Terry is on Sky Scanner pricing...

Ahead of Friday's live show, comedian Danny O'Brien joined us to offer some of his own disaster stories from the stage and his tips for putting it all into perspective, like reminding yourself no matter how bad it went 'nobody died'. He told us about performing in the Ringsend flats and the community spirit he felt there, even after the event got broken up by the Guards. He also spoke about his wo...

Would Terence make a good cult leader? Is Calvin on the juice, or has he just been eating a lot of whole cakes? Terence decides he might skip the cult circuit and go straight for the Aras, if he can turn down his invite to the 27 club and makes it to 35. The lads give their best shot at inventing a conspiracy theory, Calvin is trying to explain Squirrel Stamps to Terence, and there’s a detailed de...

MMA fighter Nathan Kelly joined us this week to tell us how fighting helped him both during his childhood in Finglas and later when he went down the wrong path with drugs and alcohol. He explained how he turned things around, even going on to fight at Madison Square Garden with a headline show in the 3arena coming up on the 8th of December.

From panicking in the shower to swearing by LL Cool J’s “iconic” Deep Blue Sea, Terence is thriving in the water this week. A film recommendation from Calvin sees Terence insisting he can be a world beating free-diver, but not without warning of the dangers of panicking in the shower. And some education on record breaking films leads to him swearing off all fish cinema – except one. There’s a deba...

PJ Gallagher has been one of Ireland's most famous faces for the past two decades, and has lived his life in the public eye in that time - but he is only now telling the full story. He spoke to us about growing up in a house with alcoholic parents and 5 men with schizophrenia; how he got into comedy; the birth of Naked Camera and the inspiration behind Jake Stevens; how he found out he was adopted...