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We're back! Season two kicks off with a discussion of the 80's cult classic. Hugh is pretty quick at making up excuses, Will would make a good vicar, and Michael goes on a voyage of the mind. PLUS a rat in a bin.
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The gang have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT to make as we look back at our first three years and draw "season one" to a close. Will wants to know if we're friends, Hugh makes some very bold claims, Aine doesn't have any water, and Michael does not know what a penalty box is. See you in August for season two!
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Inspired by Vogue's probing celebrity interviews, Hugh and Will question our producers.
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This week we talk capitalist playgrounds. Hugh doesn't know what bubble tea is, Will judges people who go to Dubai, Aine's had a reasonably-sized pizza and Michael's been waiting in the long grass with a joke.
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Hugh enlists the help of Will to put together a maths test.
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Comfy little sleeping bags for your toes or woolly foot gags? This week we decide. Will asks for some advice, Hugh makes reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Aine wants to know what you call your foot knuckles.
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This week we select our ultimate fantasy dinner party guests. Hugh knows his Scrabble scores, Will is keeping his options open, Michael thinks eating sounds different, and Aine is a man's man.
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We're joined by writer, actor and podcaster Cody Dahler (@cody_dahler) for a discussion of triangles both chocolate and Bermudan. Hugh is fed up with the wokerati and Will can't quite get Ringo right.
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No, this is not a rerun of episode 5! This week we really are talking about the TV show. Hugh thinks he knows a Friends catchphrase, Will draws a parallel between Phoebe and a certain Canadian psychologist and Michael is bad at giving clues about pets.
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We ask professor nerdlinger himself Dave Kenny to join us in helping the good people of Reddit with their problems. Hugh's not feeling the best. Michael resents the success of a bird, and Aine's living in an air fryer world.
Content warning for some discussion of nausea and associated stuff.
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We look at some of humanity's most popular fascinations - across everything from pop culture to pastimes to the way the world is run - and decide whether they really, truly deserve so much of our…
Award-winning Irish and UK comedy podcast hosted by Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) and Hugh O'Connor (@hughoconnor147).
Previous guests include Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler, Conor McReynolds, David Kenny, Emil Franchi, Emma Gleeson, Foil Arms & Hog, Greg Olear, Hamish Adams-Cairns, Jacob Jackson, Jon McKenzie, Lottie Bedlow, Mahatma Khandi, Matt Green, Max Fosh, Michael Fry, Rosie Holt, Sean Burke, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Wellington (of The Flophouse), Tatty Macleod and Tom Read Wilson.
Topics include movies and TV (Star Wars, The Matrix, Toy Story, The Lion King, Disney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Taken, James Bond, Friends, Game of Thrones, Reality TV), music (The Beatles, Blur, Oasis), celebrities (Tom Cruise, The Beckhams, George Clooney) books (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings), sports (football, the Super Bowl) and a whole lot more (the gym, stand up comedy, weddings, video games, Dungeons and Dragons etc.)
Winner of the fan favourite Listener's Lobe Award at the 2025 Golden Lobes.
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