The Shaking My Head Podcast

This week, Ollie, Rhoda and Ella sink straight into the warm, melty nostalgia of the hot, gooey middle‑school cookies that basically shaped our personalities. You know the ones — soft in the centre, edges barely holding themselves together, steam curling up in sugary little ribbons the moment you cracked them open. Join us as we relive the way those cookies glued our friend group together , how th...

With Rick O’Shea off doing whatever mysterious things he does when he’s not here, Ella is joined by Oliver Teller and Rhoda Story for an episode that immediately derails into the kind of historical chaos no one requested but everyone secretly enjoys. It’s jokes, stories, questionable facts, and history told the only way this podcast knows how: loud, chaotic, and wildly off‑topic. Perfect for liste...

In Mermaid Farts , we explore the ridiculous side of ocean mythology, questionable mermaid biology, and the chaotic sibling logic that turns a simple topic into a full comedic exploration of head shaking human hobbies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nerd alert. This week, we explore one of history’s strangest legends: Emperor Caligula’s “war” against the sea. Through humour and imaginative storytelling, we re-create this legend with our usual chaotic commentary and laughs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the siblings spiral into absolute nonsense — starting with a breakdown of one sibling’s latest stand‑up set and somehow ending up knee‑deep in conversations about animals, the feline element of surprise, and whether tree frog farts would actually sell. This episode is peak sibling energy: unfiltered, unserious, and weirdly educational in the worst possible way. Tree Frog Farts merch ava...

Rick continues to get Ella's advice in preparation for comedy night. Will Motivational Quotes win as the 5 minute set of the night? Or will it be the incredible story of... the bump? Find out in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I Should Probably Keep My Pants On During This is an episode where questionable ideas, half‑baked jokes, and unfiltered sibling banter collide in real time. Ella helps Rick prepare for comedy night We test jokes, roast each other, overshare, spiral, recover, and then overshare again. Some stories are embarrassing. Some jokes are questionable. Some moments make us wonder if we should be supervised....

More of the last one. Comedy joke construction in action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the siblings go deeper into the strange art of joke‑building. One sibling brings the jokes. The other acts as the unofficial ethics committee. Together, they break down why some punchlines work, why others implode on impact, and how to navigate humour in a world where everyone has a different threshold. What counts as inappropriate? What actually lands as funny? What topics are fair gam...

The sibling session you are about to hear has been dissected into multiple episodes. Expect joke testing, joke roasting, joke rescuing, and the occasional “please never say that in public.” Does a joke belong on stage or straight in the bin? It’s messy, funny, and very, very real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kids: unfiltered, unintentionally savage, and somehow wiser than all of us. In this episode, we dive headfirst into the hilarious, confusing, and occasionally existential things children come out with when you least expect it. Whether you’ve got kids, work with them, or just survived being one, this episode is a reminder that the smallest people often deliver the biggest laughs. Hosted on Acast. S...

In this episode, our lass comes back from Birmingham proper buzzin’, swearin’ blind she’s just had a German kebab so good it nearly made her do a little dance outside New Street. She’s bangin’ on about it like she’s found the secret to world peace, while her brother’s sittin’ there thinkin', “Ar kid, calm down, it’s only a kebab.” Bab loves a good kebab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In this week’s episode, bro takes us on a journey into what can only be described as  Downton Abbey meets Balkan Crime Drama . Picture it: a very old, very rich Macedonian woman. Heavy gold jewelry. Even heavier accent. A petite woman with a house filled with ornate furniture you’re not allowed to sit on and art that has  seen things . Bro does some landscaping and jobs around the house and sure h...

"If you're writing down the funny things that kids say then maybe you should write down that Alex said the Cubs are good." - 6th grader We bravely test terrible robot-generated punchlines and then cleanse our souls with the genuinely chaotic brilliance of things actual 6th graders have said — which, frankly, are funnier than AI. It’s part comedy, part friendship audition, part evidence that middle...

    Welcome to the comedy podcast where the jokes are fresh, the timing is questionable, and the most awkward moments are the ones we cherish. Ever told a joke so bad that even you didn’t laugh? Ever waved at someone who wasn’t waving at you? Ever said “you too” to a waiter who told you to enjoy your meal? Congratulations — you’re our target audience.   Each episode, we dive deep into life’s most...

This week on The Shaking My Head Podcast , the siblings spiral (productively) into an analysis of Adam Driver and recall hilarious straight men, or Rick's newly coined "stale chip" type acting... We're in the Driver's seat, encouraging Adam Driver to deliver a performances of a lifetime as both vampire and janitor. Or better yet - A janitor vampire.  New episode out now. Bring only fairly strong o...

This week's episode is Hi and Bye Aliens. I’ve Got Stuff To Do. , where we ask the important question: what if extraterrestrials travelled 4.2 light-years… only to catch you on a really inconvenient day? When a perfectly ordinary human is interrupted mid-life-admin by a hovering spacecraft and some extremely polite but wildly inefficient aliens, things get awkward fast. There are forms to sign. Th...

In a bold (and possibly reckless) move, two siblings outsource their podcast identity crisis to artificial intelligence. What could go wrong? Armed with low standards and Wi-Fi, they ask AI to generate the perfect host names — only to receive a suspicious number of suggestions that sound like: Minor villains in a low-budget superhero film Off-brand cereal mascots DJs who exclusively play 2007 club...