Talking Bollox Podcast

Terence is considering a calling from God, but early signs are the priesthood might not be for him. The coffee and strawberry debates (and listener backlash) continue, while Terence has some "facts" about beverage temperatures - and Calvin wants a fact check on those "facts". Terence worries his potted memory of the Rocky films is a sign of a serious and concerning memory issue, while the lads wei...

After our shows at the National Stadium we decided to go back to the archives and bring you some of our favourite bits from our live shows, going right back to the start. We've put together a mix of moments from when we were joined on stage by Roddy Collins, John Connors, Marc O'Neill, Senator Lynn Ruane, Hughie Maughan, Aoife Moore, James Kavanagh, Ciaran Moran and Enya Martin.

Terence is in a rage against a local festival that has ruined his week, and Calvin has some issues with the gentrification of place names in the inner city. Calvin is left baffled by Terence's bizarrely in depth knowledge of animals who have worked as spies, and a story of a pigeon that is too good to be true. There's some discussion of the recent controversy at RTE - and Terence makes the case fo...

Ahead of two of our biggest ever live shows at the National Stadium we sit down to answer your important questions, like would we rather go on Love Island or Big Brother and which is harder a hole in one, a 147, or a nine darter? And is now the right time to reveal the secret meaning behind the 'R' words?

The true worth of iced coffee threatens to ignite all out war, with CAlvin and Terence firmly at odds. Calvin gives Terence has a revelation about coat hooks in his home, and this leads to him making an admission about a very sentimental bottle of cooking oil. Live show nerves are in the background, but Terence has a new diet of around the clock porridge that is going to see him through.

Friend of the podcast, Roddy Collins joins us once again to entertain with stories of singing down the phone to his book publisher, a holiday home that was once a caravan and awards ceremonies gone wrong. We also suggest a few other career opportunities for him now that his book has been released, including his own podcast or a return to management and he tells us why he has never been happier tha...

Terence claims to be the world's greatest player at a very particular and parochial game, Calvin wants to whittle down the list of potential narrators to tell the Talking Bollox story. The lads weigh up which celebrity they would live with for a year, and Terence wants to know if we can talk about Adele. There are death row menus and the highly fluid local rules of switch are discussed.

100 episodes later, Darren Conway is back in with us for a part 2. We chat about Darren's work in the couple of years since he was last in, from his TV series to his own podcast, and how he's now fielding frequent calls from Terence - sometimes with strange results. There's a bit of reminiscing about Terence and Calvin's acting debut on Darren & Joe's Free Gaff, and an explanation of the origins o...

Terence practices telepathy while trying to decide on his favourite Irish film of all time; there's an offer to play a life or death game with tempting odds; Calvin rails against the James Bond franchise while he also considers body modifications to secure a one hundred million euro prize. And we meet the first known Swedish Talking Bollox fan, and Terence stereotypes the life out of the Swedish n...

Ireland's first female world champion boxer, Deirdre Gogarty faced a lot of obstacles in her journey to becoming champion including the attitude towards women boxing in Ireland, dangerous unsanctioned matches, and having to make weight by stuffing her pockets with coins - just to get a chance to fight. She joined us to share her story and to discuss the progress of Katie Taylor from exchanging let...

The inability to do a wheelie continues to haunt Terence and Calvin, but memories of the thrill of the chase of childhood knick knacks still warms their hearts. Terence has been crank calling Darren Conway, while Calvin shows startlingly quick reactions when asked about a giraffe wearing a tie. There's some more serious discussion about crime and punishment, and a zinger to make your skin crawl.

Katriona is a doctor with a PhD in psychology, but she has had to face some incredible obstacles to get where she is today. She told us about growing up in poverty and with parents who were addicts, having a child at 15, and ending up homeless, suffering with her own addiction - and then how she turned it all around. We talk about how teachers can have an incredible, transformative impact on the l...

Listeners have a strange array of questions for us this week - everything from needing answers on blocking the toilet at work; giving your mortal enemy a cash windfall, and the symbolism of strange dreams. As well as all of that, we look back at Eddie Hearn's visit to the studio, Terence considers boycotting Spotify on moral grounds, and the scammers have been coming for us.

Gerry is a performance psychologist and author of ‘Awaken Your Power Within’ and more. He joined us to share his story of struggling with his mental health from a young age and told us how it nearly cost him his life as a child. That experience inspired Gerry to learn more about the brain and how we can train it with the right exercises to reduce anxiety and to live a more fulfilling, rewarding li...

Terence sees the vast potential in the powers of teleportation (of others), Calvin has big questions about strange names, a listener challenges the lads to consider which animal they would stand the best chance with in a fight, and the lads weigh up which fictional movie character they'd choose to live the rest of their days as.

Chairman of Matchroom Sports and arguably the world's most influential boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn joined us ahead of Katie Taylor's homecoming to discuss the legacy of the fight, and how his attitude towards women's sports has changed over the years. He also told us about his upbringing, the origins of his work ethic and his drive to win.

Umbrella theft, superstitions, the size of fridges, chewing gum in the shower and debatable time travel options - it's a weird one, but Terence explaining his problem with switches on plug sockets takes us on a journey into another realm entirely. Calvin admits to multiple holding on to multiple superstitions, and a strict code of conduct towards magpies, which Terence mocks him for before admitti...

Pat Shortt is one of Ireland's most famous, and most loved, comedians and actors. We talked about his early life growing up, how D'Unbelievables got their start, the fame of Father Ted, and how later in his career he has earned respect as an actor - including a big role in the Banshees of Inisherin. And not to forget, knocking Shakira off the top of the charts with "Jumbo Breakfast Roll".

Terence is thrown into a tailspin by questions over who invented time, while Calvin is baffled by how far away Lucan is. Calvin has lessons for us on the world of pigeon fancying - a world Terence insists he never had the opportunity to enter - and they consider which of the two of them is more difficult to spend time with. Then there's listener questions, leading us to conversations about hauntin...

Chris comes in to chat with us about the League of Ireland, arriving to play for Bohs in his school uniform and beating the likes of Villa & Leicester in cup games for Peterborough. He names the best and worst players he’s played with in his career so far and goes through some career highs and lows, including struggling with his mental health while playing in the UK after the death of his sister.

You asked for them, so we've delivered them. The bonus episodes are here. In our first ever extra episode we take your questions, give some stories that haven't made it into the main episodes, and have all of the details about our next live show. Terence wonders who invented the English language, Calvin makes the case against dolphins and they debate which ghost they'd most want to have as a guest...

After a lot of manifesting by Terence, comedian and host of Have A Word podcast, Adam Rowe joined us this week for a chat about everything from flying and counting cards to conspiracies and aliens. He also told us about his life growing up in Liverpool, and how he went from maths whizz-kid to stand up comedian.

We chat about the aftermath of last weeks episode with Tánaiste Micheál Martin - from the reaction, good and bad, to some of the more incredible conspiracy theories people came up with around it all. We also answer your questions, throw out some zingers of our own, and Terence goes down a rabbit hole on his complex, fraught lifelong relationship with bees.

We're joined by Tánaiste Micheál Martin this week. We talk about his early life growing up in Cork, his start in politics and what it's like to become Taoiseach. And of course we throw him a few zingers. Beyond that, we get into an in-depth discussion on issues like social inequality, Ireland's drugs policy and the housing crisis.

Once known as 'Rowdy' Owen Roddy and now known for his coaching expertise, Owen joined us to chat about about his life growing up, his start in MMA & how sports saved his life. He also told us about some of the lessons it has taught him including how being a Jack of all trades is sometimes better than being a master of one and he revealed why Nate Diaz wouldn’t survive walking down Summerhill.