The Toolbox

Rollie & Hamish unload their backpacks and talk about coping mechanisms, both healthy and unhealthy. The lads also talk about checks and balances by asking themselves five important questions.

This week Rollie & Hamish are giddy because they've been nominated for Best Creative Speech Programming at the Student Radio Awards. They've been surfing the internet and entered the manosphere and The Toolbox fun fact: Rollie & Hamish both like a Nice Curry

Rollie & Hamish unpack the backpack once again. The boys talk toxic masculinty and red flags. Chatting about how toxic masculinity makes things harder for men and why moving away from traditional ideas of masculinity is to our benefit. They also examine common red flags in relationships and friendships, and talk about their experiences with red flags. Toolbox fun fact #005: When Rollie was a c...

After a short break Rollie & Hamish are recharged and ready to go and they have brought you a packed show. There's the return of our invisible backpack check ins! We hear interviews with Game of II Halves, Impact North East and Sunderland MIND who were all at the Beacon of Light before Sunderland AFC's fixture with Derby County. We also hear from Bob Malpeidi, Studio Manager of Chilli Studios...

Friend of the show and radio tour de force Auburn Langley comes in to talk to the boys about The Toolbox. Why it started, where it is and where it's going. Rollie, Hamish and Auburn recap some key moments from The Toolbox and play clips for a best of show with a difference. The Toolbox returns on 6 October 2024, only on Spark! The Toolbox fun facts #003: Rollie and Hamish have matching tattoos of...

In an UNO reverse on last week, Hamish sails the good ship Toolbox into the waters of men's health. Jump aboard with Hamish as he plays interviews with prostate cancer sufferer Nick Lambert about advances in prostate testing, and revisits an interview Rollie had with Professor Scott Wilkes about testicular and prostate cancer. The number for Samaritans is 116 123. The Toolbox fun fact #002: Rollie...

Rollie pines for Hamish, who is back in Scotland recording for his Masters degree final project. Rollie talks ageing, facing up to your own mortality and how targeted ads go after our insecurities. Toolbox fun facts #001: Hamish is scared of onions Follow The Toolbox on instagram @thetoolboxradio

Rollie and Hamish talk about their routes into radio, stress and body image with fellow Sparky and University of Sunderland graduate Matt McGough. They also delve into their invisible backpacks and tease a future collaboration. Follow The Toolbox on instagram @thetoolboxradio

Rollie and Hamish talk about knife crime, an issue that has dominated the news cycle in the past few years and seems to be only one degree of separation away from most people. Rollie spoke to Simon Brown from the Connor Brown Trust. The lads also talk frankly about the violence and disorder that descended on Sunderland on Friday night, and discuss helping with the clean up on Saturday morning wher...

Rollie & Hamish unpack their invisible backpacks and talk about success, side hustles and the Olympics. Would Rollie make a good hammer thrower? Would Hamish look like one of the 118 men?

Hamish emotionally supports Rollie after he returns from a wedding in the Cotswolds. The lads are joined by friend of the show Jake Chappell as they check in on their invisible backpacks, talk about going live from a wedding, Ferraris & The Toolbox on the BBC.

Rollie and Hamish are reunited after Hamish's trip to Scotland. The lads do an invisible backpack check in, speculate on the outcome of England vs Spain in the Euros final and talk about the erosion of men's spaces, as well as the power of catharsis.

Your favourite folk devil Rollie is beside himself because he misses Hamish, who has gone to Scotland to visit family. Rollie explores boundaries, self worth and body image, body confidence and willys.

Rollie & Hamish return after a week off. Join the lads for an invisible backpack check-in, a chat about their walk from Jarrow to Sunderland along the Way of Learning, Rollie's excursion to prison and a mystery interview.

Join Rollie & Hamish as they do their weekly unpacking of their invisible backpacks. The lads talk about their Dads in honour of Fathers Day, fashion trends they've seen come and go and music.

Rollie breathes a sigh of relief as Hamish returns from illness. There's an invisible backpack check in. Sarah from Lighthouse Club, the construction industry charity joins for a chat about the issues impacting upon people in construction and the lads pay tribute to rugby league legend Rob Burrow.

There's no Hamish this week, so join Rollie as he brings in guest presenter Jake Chappell on an emergency loan for an invisible backpack check in and chats to former Sunderland AFC player Kieron Brady about his career, battles with alcoholism and mental health. Music from uppbeat.io Hartzmann - Grid

Join Rollie and Hamish as they chat about their mental health roadmaps and speak to Simon Gordon, finding out more about the new Andy's Man Club branch at Kayll Road, Sunderland. The lads also focus in on the unhealthy coping mechanisms they had in the past for a podcast exclusive. Music from Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/grid

Rollie and Hamish check in on each others invisible backpacks, get into the viral debate around men or bears and speak to Chris Smith, the Program Manager of Men's Pie Club, who is fighting social isolation in men through the power of pies.