Chat Hits The Fan

Episode 39 (24/10/24) - This week is the Halloween Special and our friend Pru fills in for absent Johnny to talk about a quirky Polish news story, Pru’s recent climb of Ben Nevis, generation X cocaine fatalities, the joy of electric pushbikes, P Diddy “freak offs”, appropriate age gaps when dating, Johnny’s reaction to a Blade Runner inspired hip hop tune that Greg made, things with the same name that are very different, crossover branding of consumer products with movies, racists dying in prison, getting cancelled, some spooky Halloween ghost stories, our improvised soap opera “Aylesbury Market”, Barry shares a special technique to be good at spot the difference puzzles, celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 38 (17/10/24) - Male victims of domestic abuse, Gregg Wallace talking dirty, the death of Liam Payne and why it should’ve been Harry, the man with 3 penises, TikTok addiction, an impression of Craig Charles laughing, the 3rd instalment of our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, Craig Charles’s 90’s TV show ‘Funky Bunker’, strange things to find on driveways, Johnny’s struggles to ride a bike, Celebrity Seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 37 (12/10/24) - Alternative uses for Kinder egg toy capsules, having a normal handshake with Paul Hollywood, the local news story of a man being ID’d for heartburn liquid, the danger of getting a cone head from head spinning, prompts on dating apps, matter of fact murder confessions, Matthew Kelly’s return to TV, potential new presenters of Stars In Their Eyes (if it were to return to TV), Greg watches Bad Boys for the first time, prison break films, Maggie Thatcher’s war with the Falklands, eating out of bins, working conditions in the Chinese Barbie factory, the laziness of English people compared to foreigners, the end of Total Film magazine, the next thrilling instalment of our new improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, the working classes use of cocaine, dead celebrity seance, Ryan Reynolds vs TJ Miller, the best way to explain who Giovanni Ribisi is, Gary Oldman in Slow Horses, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 36 (03/10/24) - Semi benevolent burglars, assisted death, Greg discusses the creative process behind 2 of his new tunes, Barry describes one of his dreams and Greg tries to analyse it, a gripping new improvised soap opera called “Aylesbury Market”, the dated pastime of naming things after women’s breasts, movies & TV shows that are older than you think, waiting for lifts home from school when you were a child, cartoon and TV crossovers, entertainment news, an impression of Shirley Temple, the scariest and most dangerous books, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 35 (26/09/24) - Philip Schofield’s return to TV, Barry attempts to fact check Future Greg, Mohammed Al Fayed ripping off Michael Jackson, the Anthony Joshua fight, waterproof trousers, cheap outdoor brands, slap fighting, impressions of Keir Starmer? Explorers’ ghost companions, dining and dashing, gift card fraud, funny dating app messages, celebrity SAS, the best choice of 3 super powers, a dark explanation of the term “the lesser of two evils”, Joe Rogan being thick again, Mr Beast’s influencer games, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 34 (19/09/24) - Exploding pagers in Lebanon, forgettable soap opera characters, P Diddy’s house of dildos, the dark side of Jay Blades, drugs that cause time dilation and DMT monsters, “Back Rooms” on YouTube, Greg talks about the new tune he’s made and Barry tries to compare one of his previous tunes to a Buddy Holly song, things that disappear from the internet “Link Rot”, Pete Wicks and Joe Thompson’s podcast, the homogenised personalities of reality TV Stars, the works of TV writers Perry & Croft, Billy Carson & Terrence Howard’s insanely stupid conversations, the TV show ‘My Mum, Your Dad’, a few key moments in the early life of Mozart, “Dead Celebrity Seance”, Leigh Francis on TikTok, recommendations, Future Greg with a special premiere of his new tune and a whole lot more!

Episode 33 (11/09/24) - The chaps kick off with a tiny bit of admin from last week’s show. Then there’s “Wrongun of the Week”, Barry’s new segment “You’d think they were older than they were… when they died”, the David Brent lookalike, songs to do a first dance to if getting married, nosy waiting staff on First Dates, Greg’s minor birthday Nando’s fail, the 2 different Dennis the Menaces’, Hollyoaks plans for a new series, Gillian Anderson’s new book, a “guess who won what at the 2003 TV Awards” quiz, the new Goonies movie and who should direct it, the so called “celebrities” on Celebrity Masterchef, Keir Starmer on Kilroy, another ‘Dead Celebrity Seance’, gender reveal parties through the ages, new segment “forgotten Radio 1 DJ of the week”, the Harris vs Trump debate, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 32 (05/09/24) - Jeremy Kyle, Barry’s new podcast intro, Neil Gaiman, separating art from the artist, how to eat Madeira cake, the new sub genre of movie called “Halogencore”, Edgar Wright’s appearances on kid’s TV show ‘Gimme 5’, Greg’s new music video about Mr Beast and his lack of social media presence, the death of actor Robert Shaw, Barry “channels” another dead celeb in ‘Dead Celebrity Seance’, Butane gas abuse (or “Chroming”), Gen Z trying to change well known terms and sayings, confusion about the different disability categories at the Paralympics and Greg’s aspirations to swim as fast as a little person at the Paralympics, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 31 (28/08/24) - Eastenders past and present, punk AI, Jermaine Jenas’s lame sexting, using dogs to deflect attention, a new idea for a celebrity challenge show, finding money in public, Johnny’s Facebook earnings, dum AI videos on TikTok, hawk tuah girl’s 15 min of fame, the return of Oasis, favourite Carry On films, the origins of the words sadism and masochism, reviews of the movies ‘Oddity’, ‘Longlegs’, ‘Jackpot’ and ‘No Way Up’, recommendations, Future Greg, the "half baked" history of NY (1930 - 1941) and a whole lot more!

Episode 30 (21/08/24) - Chat hitting the fan this week - Paralympian tattoos, Johnny has a scary run in with a rabbit, pink cocaine, Donald Trump on podcasts, a special guest appearance, Bobby Davro’s new standup show, mother and daughter cosmetic surgery trips, adults that go to kids classes, an exclusive backstage recording from Strictly Come Dancing, another special guest appearance, Claire from Steps on quiz shows, a potentially valuable painting of Shakespeare found in Aylesbury, impressions of Radio 1 DJs saying “babes”, Fred on First Dates, recommendations, the triumphant return of "Greg's half baked" history of NY and a whole lot more!