Tall Boy Radio

Guinness. It's synonymous with the word stout.... but is it the best and could we pick it out of a line up. 11% of beer sold in the UK is Guinness - so it's no wonder that a couple of beers have gone up against it recently. We blind taste test the classic Guinness and a couple of upstarts : Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout and BrewDog's Black Heart... and just for good measure,...

Ramesh Nyberg served over 20 years in a Miami, Florida Homicide Department. He's also written a memoir about his time in the Police Department. He joined us to share stories from his book : Badge, tie and Gun - Life and Death journeys of a Miami Detective. It was fascinating to hear just how he copes with the pressure put upon him by a department that was dealing with more than 1 homicide a day. W...

Steve emigrated to Illinois in the USA in 2004 - some would say to get away from his brother and co-host of Tall Boy Radio, Dave. His Wife worked in the pottery industry and had a specialist position that they were crying out for in the US whilst the industry declined in the UK. We take a look at life in the US through the eyes of a Brit. Politics, sports, gun control, the education system.... no...

We went live on Election night to speculate on how the country had voted. The expectation was that it would be a landslide victory for Labour. We looked at whether this was a movement in favour of Labour or a case of anyone than the Tories. We shared how we voted and questioned each other's thoughts on the decisions we had made. We share our opinions on Farage (and the Farage-o-meter). Only time w...

Rupert Newman joined us to talk about his love for motorbikes. He may very well deny that it was a by-product of a Midlife Crisis... but not every Midlife Crisis is a 💩 show. There's a dawning realisation that your time on this Earth is short and shortens with every passing second. Rupert got his first motorbike in his mid-40s - which is the average age that one does, apparently - since then he's...

As the results of the Election are announced, we look at whether we should be voting for the party you support nationally or choosing someone to represent you and what's important to you locally. We take a brief look at Alsager and the candidates that you could have voted for. Do leaders debates influence the way people vote? Then we have a good ol' bicker about whether the Tory party are a bunch...

Last year Beans and his cousin Beau guested on B Word's podcast Unfiltered Discussions to share their story of how they uncovered the missing branch in the family tree. Since then we knew we had to return the favour and get B-Word on to share his Podcasting journey. He began his journey with Bleach Bros a legendary show which, like Tall Boy Radio, bounced around and had a different topic each...

This week we share our opinions on The 2024 European Championships : Can England win it? If not England then who will? Why when England win their first game 1-0 do the fans have a grumble when France do, their fans celebrate it. We also take a look at the upcoming General Election : Will the Tories get battered? Will Labour do any better than the abysmal last parliament? How will Farage and Reform...

The Mandela effect or false memory. Beans and Dave take a look at why it is so called - the science behind the phenomenon - as well as taking a look at the most common examples from the world of film and song (which was always going to be a challenge with Dave's appalling memory). Dave has done his homework and he brings a lot of facts to the table. But the thing with Mandela Effect is that it lea...

Politics isn't just for elections it's deep-routed in society, businesses and our families. Biggie runs Mr Bigz Flavours restaurant on Crewe Road in Alsager. Last time out we heard his journey, this time around he wanted to talk about Politics. Not just about the election. Not just about how small businesses have been affected. He talks about society and where the problems have been created, how t...

Beer reviews by beer experts. If you're a fan of beer (like we are at TBR) we like to hear about the beers that are difficult to get hold of and that we want to try. A beer a day with TK is an excellent YouTube channel with it's eloquent host Tristin. Tristin's WTF Wednesdays are the stuff of legends. You can check out his channel here : https://youtube.com/@abeeradaywithtk?si=aeM3ngoz9wsJuvyk - G...

On-line raffles - No one ever wins do they? Yes they do - we are joined by Pete who won not 1 but 2 cars (one of which was an Aston Martin) - Now he has set up his own online raffle company. We chat to him about this, all the while enjoying a couple of beers in the back garden. Listen to the episode to get a 15% off code for your first entry and head to Home Page - Competition Arcade The opening m...

Paranormal Investigator Lee from the Boo Brothers stops by to share the stories from his research. Lee is refreshingly down to earth and realistic about what he is looking for and what he expects to find. Motivated by trying to find if there is anything after death - whether that is a spiritual existence, a sentient other realm or maybe even a scientific explanation for the phenomenon that he enco...

Missing Persons. Internal Affairs. September 11th, 2001. John Ferriso had 20 years experience in the NYPD - and he has 20 years worth of stories to tell. From the case of the first child to be featured on a milk carton any of the other 7000 cases a year he encountered in Missing persons. You've heard the stories of Missing Persons, this is the story of the investigations that go into finding t...

Sam and Kenn Davenport join us to talk Eurovision. The Eurovision song contest was designed to help unify Europe after the horrors and division of World War 2. Yes it’s camp and yes the voting is often based on political motivation and nepotism. What’s wonderful about it is the way that it unites us with our differences. Some folks will sit down and watch it every year whereas this episode’s guest...

It was an absolute honour to have Patrick join us and share his life story. He has been called the happiest Bus driver in London - but there's a big back story and that's a big part of the reason why he is so happy. Born in London to Nigerian parents, and having spent some of his youth in his beloved Nigeria, Patrick's upbringing wasn't without it's difficulties and challenges - this lead to him s...

How does AI, synthetic biology, transhimanism and simulation theory all tie in together? Steven Houghton-Burnett joins us again to really make us think about a number of topics that we know little about. We all are very aware of AI and have an idea of how it could impact our lives positively and negatively. Steven turns our understanding on it's head... we'd love to hear your thoughts on these top...

Tough To Talk is Men's Mental Health Charity that tries to get Men talking about their problems in the hope of preventing Suicide. Eryn Frost is no stranger to Mental Health awareness and she is determined that her Son, your sons, our sons grow up in a world where they can talk about their troubles and know where to get help. 1 man taking his own life is 1 too many, in reality is the figures are m...

*We had major issues with the Audio and we can only apologise for that* We take a trip back in time to 33 years ago when your hosts were sitting their A-levels. We're joined by Rob McKie and James Peake to reminisce on those good ol' days. We hear about the Anarcho-pacifist movement, Dave getting trapped in a room, Ms Woodcock and plenty more. Most interestingly though is hearing how 5 people expe...

50th birthday's are a big deal! Beans' cousin Beau is turning 50 and we can't be out in Texas to celebrate with him... so we did the next best thing so we did the next best thing and celebrated his first 50 years on the planet by dedicating an episode to him. We hear some stories from his childhood in Mississippi, the time he ran into Dog the Bounty Hunter, whilst they were both chasing down the s...

This week we are joined by Dale Harvey - who along with his Girlfriend, plans to visit all 60,000 pubs that Great Britain has to offer. He started his journey 2 years ago and has already checked off 5% of British pubs - including all 600+ pubs in Nottinghamshire. You can follow his journey on Facebook : www.facebook.com/thegreatbritishpubcrawl - We hear about his journey - where he got his love fo...

Can you imagine what it must be like on the set of a Movie with Hollywood A-listers spouting out iconic lines in front of you? Well our guest, Alec Hirschfield, didn't have to imagine - he was the cameraman on some incredible productions. He joins us to share his stories and experiences. From having Robert De Niro giving his "You talking to me" speech in Taxi Driver whilst staring ri...

Climate Change. Do we all understand the problem and the cause? We're joined by expert Andrew Kythreotis to help us separate the fact from the fiction. Are politicians doing enough? Do we understand the global disagreements that hinder the problem being solved? Is the image of Gaz in budgie-smugglers enough to make us solve the problem for once and for all? Whether you are Greta's greatest support...

Witchcraft - Grade A Mambo Jahambo or a genuine phenomenon? Lynzie Cotton joins us to tell the tale of Helen Duncan - the last person to be tried and convicted under archaic witchcraft laws... as recently as the 1940s. We hear how she upset many folks with her "hoax" shows but it wad when she made an enemy of the British Governent that things went South for dear ol' Hellish Nell. Lynzie educates o...

Trevor Caswell, Canadian musician and all round good guy joins Tall Boy Radio to chat about his varied music back catalogue. The music on each album is different from the last. Buy, there was one song that he had recorded that captured our interest. Despite never visiting the UK, Trevor wrote and recorded a song called The Old Man of Mow - a land mark thousands of miles from his home but only a st...