Talking Bollox Podcast

Craig was one of our first guests when we started the podcast and we recorded with him in a salon - We've come a long way and Craig has been on his own journey leading up to his recent fight in the 3Arena. Addiction and a life of crime seemed to be on the cards for Craig but boxing and the commitment the sport demands took him down a different path and changed his life for the better. He now uses...

We’re back. After a long hiatus, the bonus episodes return. To ease ourselves back into the swing of things, Terry opens up with a list of grievances he’s built up during his time away from the studio. Calvin has his own list, of the growing number of examples of “The Talking Bollox Effect” being seen around the world. We have some interesting facts about world altering coincidences, and potential...

After Shelbourne F.C.'s surprising League of Ireland win, John O'Sullivan took a break from celebrations to come and talk to us about the mindset that led them to the top of the league and life under Damien Duff, including his surprising WhatsApp profile picture. John told us about about his career in England, why he came home and his bad spell at Bohs where he was subjected to abuse from fans. Jo...

In a special episode of Talking Bollox the lads have teamed up with Science week 2024 for a chat about gene editing. What exactly is it? What can it be used for? What are the future plans for it's use and are reports of a future of 'designer babies' true or false? To answer these and many other questions the boys are joined by Annie Curtis, a Professor of Circadian Immunology at RCSI University of...

Finn is a stalwart in the professional wrestling scene and holds the record for the shortest time between his WWE debut and becoming world champion. He shares his story with us including the winding road to London, Boston and Japan before settling in Florida. JD is Finn's protege who grew up watching him wrestle in locals gyms in Bray. Together, they are now the WWE tag team world champions! They...

It's a GoLoud crossover with Nessa Morrissey from Unveiled joining Calvin this week! They discuss everything from the morality of hitting someone who is eating prawns on the bus to the legal definition of defamation. Calvin wonders if horror movies would be half as scary if the victims were more capable and Nessa asks if anyone remembers the hot felon whose viral mugshot transformed his life. Get...

Comedian and author of 'One For The Girlos' Enya Martin is in the hot seat this week with Terence out of action. And she comes with some great laughs on everything from scams from Simon Cowell to late night trips to the petrol station. There's listener questions on things like how many pets are too many pets - And Enya comes with her own crackers too. With Halloween drawing closer, there are memor...

While Terence recovers from being unwell, Calvin will be joined weekly by a rotating panel of guest hosts for a chat, a laugh and of course to answer some listener questions. First up - Darren Conway and Joe McGucken. Joe explains how he thinks he can run a marathon with no training and Darren thinks back to a great conversation he can't remember with a taxi driver. Calvin's desire to be able to m...

The Original Rudeboys joined us this week and from playing ping pong with Snoop Dogg to getting a pair of sliders from Pharell - The lads reminisced on stories from their breakthrough and explained why they turned down the opportunity to open for Chris Brown. They told us how they got started in music and the real reason why they took their break. Since they stopped making music together, there's...

Even in Mario Kart, Terence prefers the passenger seat, but would that hold Talking Bollox back from winning a game against Stall It? Is there anyone that the lads could bare to be handcuffed to for a full 48 hours? And how far would they go for their dogs? Calvin reveals the true extent of his hatred of GAA jerseys. And you'll never guess who is going on yet another holiday.. And if anyone has an...

Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Westlife's Brian McFadden joined us this week and took us back to their beginnings and their meteoric rise to fame in the 90's as boybands took over the radios and music charts. Brian told us all about his decision to leave Westlife at the height of their success, and why there's no chance of a reunion. And Keith took us back to a sad time for Boyzone after the passing of...

We’re pitting Dublin’s areas against each other in the ultimate game of Top Trumps. Terence has made an overdue apology, and found himself (in an unrelated incident) surrounded by cowboy boots. There’s yet more censorship, as crisps join animals on the banned list, even as the banned list is breached. We hear speculation about strange superstitions, Calvin throws a tantrum, and Terry imagines bein...

This episode is as chaotic as you can imagine! Joining us this week are hosts of You Must be Jokin', Eric Lalor and Willa White. From Oasis, to impressions, and of course some of Willa's classic stories - This episode has it all. Willa and Eric take us back to the beginning of their friendship and recall some of their funniest times together in the past 18 years working in comedy. Eric is doing hi...

It’s a week of friction and foolishness, as everything from the content of the bonus episodes, to the ranking of our top questioners, causes heated debate. A heartfelt query about the chance to measure moments of love in life ends up with a foolhardy attempt to gauge how many stairs it would take to reach the moon. A question about suspicious owls in Ireland almost sparks a war. Terence returns fr...

All Ireland winner and Gambling Awareness Trust spokesperson Oisín McConville joined us this week. Growing up in Crossmaglen during The Troubles meant Oisín was used to bombs and army presence – His only escape was football and he threw himself into the sport with great success at both county and club level. When he was just 14 Oisín placed his first bet for 50p. By 17, he was being warned by his...

Could smelling like spoiled milk verge on a war crime? It’s a surprisingly complicated question. The lads consider who would be their final boss if their lives were a computer game. The extended Power family get in touch to distance themselves from Terence’s never ending devotion to one particularly divisive film. There are stories of odd characters with shady pasts, and a triggered house alarm ca...

Damien Hernon is the director of Oberstown Children's Detention Campus. He joined us to discuss what a day in Oberstown looks like for the children and for the staff. From education to victim empathy, Damien describes the programmes available, their hands on approach and the challenges of working in the centre. We discuss the progressive mindset the staff take, the negative portrayal of Oberstown...

We fend off a borderline juice fit as Terry rages against accusations he's been doping his height, and a question about picking a Hollywood celebrity sidekick almost costs us a studio (and a lawsuit). Terry is fuming to learn that nuking the moon was once considered, and left reeling by the high stakes strategies of the nuclear powers. A listener question sends us down the road of learning about s...

Irish Mauy Thai fighter Craig Coakley joined us this week to explain how being a 'soft child' led him to become the world class scrapper he is today. Craig could have gone down the wrong road like so many from the flats, but once he had his daughter he knew he had to take fighting more seriously and give it all his focus. He told us why he thinks Mauy Thai will be the next big combat sport and why...

Your zingers present us some head scratchers, including a very selective crystal ball, giving you a very specific view into the future; and the choice of rollerblading through life or becoming Kerry’s premier space man. Terence explains his habit of inadvertent intermittent fasting. We find ourselves exploring the world of militarised animals, including robot zombie pigeons, spying cows and bugged...

While walking to our first ever live show in Liberty hall in March 2022, we bumped into a young lad who was on the way to our gig. That was Ben Williams. We didn’t really know him then, but now everybody knows Ben. In just a couple of years he’s built an audience of over 1 million followers on social media and has branched out to everything from music, boxing, fashion and vodka. Ben told us why he...

Undercover pigeons, AI birds and unfathomably large sea creatures are all boggling Terence’s mind this week. Calvin has a problem with GAA jerseys on holidays, but none with people eating baked beans and marshmallows together. There’s the search for the greatest unmade Irish sporting film, and there’s a formal declaration that Terence has no problems with Bray or Leitrim.

Deborah went into care at 11 as she didn’t feel safe at home with her mother. She then went into homeless accommodation at 13 and she told us about the problems and struggles she faced in these environments as a young girl. Deborah got pregnant at 14 years old, when she had her baby she wanted to be able to provide for him and give him a stable upbringing. She done her junior cert, leaving cert an...

After a weekend in a time warp at UFC 304 in Manchester, the lads are feeling a little delicate, but satisfied, and they return home to a big shout out coming their way from the Olympics. Another listener has come for Terry and his dog, and it’s thrown Terence completely off course. We hear about a world record setting restaurant in Dublin, and weigh up the chances of getting through life causing...

From cage warriors to the UFC, Ian Machado Garry has dominated in MMA since his first professional fight in 2019. He speaks to us about choosing to drop out of college to devote everything to training and how he feels about comparisons to Conor McGregor. Ian is 8-0 in the UFC at the moment, but he’s still not happy and he explained why he’s lost sleep over his last fight even though it was a win....