Chat Hits The Fan

Episode 29 (15/08/24) - Johnny’s back and he’s had a rubbish birthday to tell everyone about. Then the chat includes; Joe Rogan’s new stand up, Barry and Johnny try to gang up on Greg to accuse him of taking over the podcast, Marvel villains being bad in real life, the “art” of Banksy, an update on a job interview that Greg had, Tommy Fury & Molly May, a YouTube show that decodes pretentious online gurus, being bullied & being a bully, Ray Gun’s breakdancing and other Olympics stuff, impressions of army recruitment adverts, night boners, Mr Beast’s fall from grace, Barry tells a heart warming story, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 28 (08/08/24) - Jobs that sound fancy but actually pay peanuts, Greg’s new music, the racist idiot riots, evil billionaire morons, bringing your own snacks to the cinema, new popcorn ideas, the Olympics in the old days, the only film to be shown in every territory in the world, Banksy’s new animal stencils, impressions of racist rioters, Barry tells a tragic Hollywood story, an impression of PT Barnum, conspiracy theories, Barry’s “curse of Grange Hill”, improv of James Bond talking to a drunk M, TV and movie recommendations, some random click bait, Future Greg with the history of New York (1898 - 1918) and a whole lot more!

Episode 27 (31/07/24) - Johnny does a deep dive into the history of the prophylactic in “Johnny on Johnnys”, Huw Edwards, another celebrity anecdote from Greg’s old neighbour, sex toys in supermarkets, blackcurrant Fishermans Friends, Steph McGovern’s hatred for the working class, Raphael from the Ninja Turtles personality switch, Dermot O’Leary, some impressions of Winston Churchill, improv of a man asking for a roll up cigarette, kids learning Chinese in school, the opening ceremony of the Olympics, European TV, Dr Doom and the multiverse, Rav Wilding, words beginning with R that you’re not allowed to say, young stand up comedians, Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits remake, the upcoming sequel to 28 Days later (28 years later), AI music, TV and Movie recommendations, Deadpool 3, Future Greg, some more “Half Baked History” of New York (1865-98) and a whole lot more!

Episode 26 (24/07/24) - Johnny’s back and Barry’s in charge of the proceedings again (kind of) after Greg sort of hijacked his show last week. The chat includes; outrageous news, some more hilariously earnest messages sent by Greg on the dating app ‘Hinge’ and strange messages  received on Facebook, the new democratic candidate in America, TV show ‘Make me a Dealer’, Jay Blade’s marital troubles, Lee Anderson says something stupid, impressions of (Super) Mario being in a bad place (emotionally), animals that have been eaten into extinction, Joker 2, anachronistic music in movie trailers, the best time to go to the supermarket and getting confused by their different layouts, a dead celebrity seance, Barry Watches ‘The Hustler’ in new segment ‘What, you ain’t seen that?’, the longest times between movie sequels, Future Greg with some more New York history and a whole lot more!

Episode 25 (17/07/24) - Barry’s in charge this week and the chat kicks off with the Trump assassination attempt. Then he takes a look back at Fanny Cradock (one of the first celebrity chefs) and Greg shares a first hand account of what she was really like, told to him by someone that used to work for her. After that, there’s Gareth Southgate’s wages and resignation, celebrities encouraging people to gamble, David Beckham’s crisp advert, “water cooler” TV shows, Strictly dancers being mean, PC Punch & Judy shows, Greg sees the set of a new TV show being filmed in Aylesbury town centre, reviews of new movies ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Free Time’, a new segment called “What? You ain’t seen that?”, first times at Nandos, psychic’s generic cold readings, a chat with a guy who used to clean Trafalgar Square, a half baked account of the history of New York City from 1609 - 1825, the curse of Grange Hill, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 24 (11/07/24) - It’s Greg’s week this week and he’s mostly talking about his attempts to be more proactive on Social Media (particularly TikTok) and his experiences of using the dating app ‘Hinge’. There’s also some election result stuff, some footie chat, Barry spotting former “IT Girl” Alicia Duval, some bits about Glastonbury 2024, past experiences of breaking into Glastos 1999 & 2000, eating freeze pops without a wrapper, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 23 (27/06/24) - Greg reads some more election campaign leaflets, the colour of the liquid used in pantyliner adverts, Wimbledon wild cards, an annoying noise competition, podcasts and commercial music copyright, trailers that ruin movies, Cannon (the production company) movies of 86, The book ‘Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli’ (the making of the Godfather), the TV show ‘Peacock’, Eastenders gangsters, the cost of different tickets for ‘An Evening With Craig Fairbrass’, ‘BBC Maestro’ online classes with Stephen Bartlett, some interviews with some Glastonbury punters, science myths, the movie ‘Abigail’, Cialis (an alternative to viagra) and its side effects, armpit fucking and ‘The Joy of Sex’ book, a double dead celebrity seance, The new Fantastic 4 film, some made up England football songs, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 22 (19/06/23) - Barry builds a new fence, Greg finally takes his electric bike to be fixed, doing wheelies and riding no handed on a bike, politician’s parents’ jobs, what food to do on Come Dine With Me, being a bad sportsman on Four In a Bed, mixing up the different Josies on TV, old Glastonbury highlights TV shows, being drunk on the podcast, buying things from Temu, football fandom, Greg reads some election campaign leaflets from various political parties and decides who he should vote for, Joe Rogan interviewing Terrence Howard and other idiots, Donald Trump’s increasing insanity, AI presidents, learning emotional intelligence from your parents relationship, holidaying as a kid vs holidaying as an adult, the top 10 attractions in Aylesbury? A tribute to Dario G, the 4 Tops singer who got sectioned for saying he was The 4 Tops singer, 4 Tops songs, Keir Starmer making funny noises, TV presenters fear of AI in comedic memes, the best historical figure to go back in time and kill for the sake of humanity, the keeper of the the Wu Tang? SAS vs Navy Seals, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 😀

Episode 21 (10/06/24) On the show this week - We discuss recording in a studio for the first time, having bots as friends on social media, Greg investigates a too-good-to-be-true work from home job opportunity, D day, Vera Lynn, an interview with a veteran, Barry’s movie biz news, MF Doom, why Earth’s called Earth, the tragic story of Mal Evans, Soccer Aid, what dad’s like (according to British supermarkets), Greg and Johnny attempt to sing Tom Walker songs (without knowing the tune), impressions of Tom Jones, walking, celebrity deaths vs non celebrity deaths, the bizarre suicide of a successful MIT student, limbo, Judas and Jesus, a celebrity seance, X factor “winners”, skid marks, Lays crisps, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 20 (05/06/24) - This week it’s Greg’s Gourmet Slops. Instead of preparing some things to talk about like “those squares” Barry and Johnny, Greg decided that he would have a couple of drinks during the day and just freewheel his way through the show that he was meant to be in charge of. With a little help from Baz and John he just about gets away with it. Things on the show - Johnny meets some unhelpful people at the bank, Gayle leaves Coronation street, Greg discusses struggling to get out of “holiday mode”, impressions of Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at the debates and a Prime Minister getting smashed on his first day, Maggie Thatcher visits the studio to talk to Greg, the new Bad Boys film, interactive movie experiences, Greg’s struggles to make a video for a remix of the Um Bongo advert, mixing up Dick Van Dyke films, dots on samosas? a dead or alive quiz, the return of Loaded magazine, Johnny’s old job as a fake paparazzi, how Giles Brandreth killed Rod Hull, Greg drunkenly points out the obvious about Donald Trump and talks about visiting America as a child, Richard Osman, Future Greg and a whole lot more!