Dubland

The Dubland Christmas Party was an enormously fun affair. Suzanne and PJ (and the audience) talked about Christmas movies, Christmas ads, animal facts (with a vet in toe), dogs, a sneaky hotel conspiracy and there is a special guest star of the Dubland podcast...

We also streamed it live, which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfugG-cB5s4

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We start with a heartfelt ode to Lilo, PJ's amazing dog. Then PJ's bank woes. The Young Offenders is back! Suzanne has been watching I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and she is trying to support Andrew Maxwell, but is struggling a little bit. Would either Suzanne or PJ go into the jungle? You'll find out in this episode! The Dubland team gives you tax advice for the self employed and then PJ has his first McDonald's in years. There's paper in my mouth, I don't like it. Yes, Suzanne is still on the straw rampage. And then, something else that crept into modern life... maybe even worse than the thing about straws? ... what is it? It's all in this episode! 

There's also talk about the Irish language and of course a bit on Prince Andrew.  

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It's still science week and we have moved on from rockets to straws. Suzanne's top topic, she is in her element talking about the straws. Dr. David from the last episode stuck around for this one, and we're joined by Dr. Jessamyn Fairfield, nanoscientist and comedian. Yes, straws, keep cups, shampoo, vegetarianism... what is good, what is bad, what is worth doing to save the planet... is it worth doing anything at all? 

Also discussed, Greta Thunberg, fast fashion, rising sea levels and baking in space.

Alternate title: Rioting through Penny's Going Bananas Spraying Sugar on Walls for Blood

It's science week again and Suzanne and PJ are joined by Dr. David McKeown... which he might regret. They talk about space, the moon, Mars, climate change, rockets and all things sciencey. They talk about facts and current trend of pushback against experts and facts. Suzanne is uncertain about the moon. David works with the European Space Agency, so they have different levels of understanding around these subjects. There are phrases like "Gamma ray burst detector" in this episode. It's great fun. Oh, also space babies.

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It’s Halloween and Suzanne and PJ have strong opinions about the matter. PJ is a big fan (in stark contrast to his feelings on Christmas). They chat about ‘Hocus Pocus’, which PJ shockingly hasn’t seen, Salem (“Disneyland for witches”), mad Scottish witch trials and plenty of Irish legends. PJ makes it clear that Halloween is not for kids, and trick or treaters to his house this year won’t be happy. There's an update on some well-known pigeons, and PJ’s dogs, and Suzanne tries to help PJ with his mortgage woes. Finally, there’s a thorough investigation into the mindset behind men who send dick pics. 

Suzanne and PJ talk about Dublin's "Drive for Five" after the men's Dublin Gaelic Football team won their fifth championship in a row. This develops into a discussion about fan culture and stadiums. PJ wore a Kerry jersey.  They tackle female sports, or rather, they do a comprehensive takedown of the attitude that women's sports are no good.

After a lot of seriousness, Suzanne admits that she went to Centre Parcs and PJ has a great time slagging her off. There's stuff about Instagram, and honesty and interesting ways to take pictures of rear ends. We have a nice spin inside Suzanne's anxiety-ridden head to finish things up.

DUBLAND IS BACK!!!

After some light settling back in, we're straight into Brexit talk. That gets sorted out, so Suzanne and PJ move on to Greta Thunberg... she gets sorted. There is some stuff about call-out and cancel culture... that's sorted. They move on to the dreaded clampers then, Suzanne's car got clamped - that gets sorted out, eventually. There's talk about Young Offenders, and what they were up to for the Summer. There's a controversial statement about London and Dublin pubs, which doesn't get sorted. There's a litany of issues that come with being 44 years of age. And the difficulty of buying stuff from a pharmacist - back in the day.

Dubland is back, and it's Dublander than ever! Let us know if you enjoyed the episode!

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Hello hello, we a have gained a lot of new listeners over the past while, (we love you all) so we have decided to recast an old episode that is very much a favourite. You may have heard of PJ's 'boxing story', well, this is the episode where that comes from... enjoy!

Original description:

PJ is worried that his age has made him inappropriate, he tried yoga this week and got more than he bargained for! They chatted Conor McGregor and Suzanne nearly goes into labour when PJ tells his one time boxing story! Animals facts are taking a sexual turn, again!

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This week on Dubland, PJ and Suzanne criticise Russell Brand’s parenting techniques, PJ doesn’t mind other dogs sniffing around his dog as long as it’s all consensual. Suzanne talks about burglaries in her neighbourhood and tidying up her house so that the burglars don’t think she’s messy. She thinks she’s basically Sally Morgan.

There’s lots of talk about drugs, while PJ remembers Colum McDonnell saying that taking coke is like swallowing an American. PJ says that EVERYBODY’S medicating, and they’re fucking up sea life in the process. 

They rant about how “seize the day” is just a load of crap, and no one can afford to act like a billionaire comedian (yeah, it’s Russell Brand). And that no one can fully understand Brexit. 

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It's the first episode of Dubland of 2019! PJ is looking forward to sport, sick of watching the skiing. Suzanne and PJ talk about their dreams of cruise ships and kissing strange men with handlebar moustaches. They talk about the Sunderland Till I Die documentary on Netflix. They move onto the Fyre Festival documentary, and they enjoy the misery that befalls all the organisers. Suzanne and PJ move swiftly onto the big news - the man injecting semen into his arm to cure his back pain. PJ explains that men shouldn't be left on their own - stuff happens (it's hilarious). And then they talk about young lads noticing their willies for the first time, and from the perspective of his four year old self, PJ describes his dad's willy in shocking detail. Suzanne explains her extremely loose grasp of science. Dubland is well and truly back, enjoy!

Alternate title: Wriggly little tadpoles running around your elbow.

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