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To coincide with the 30th anniversary of its release, we take on the 1994 smash hit. Will underwhelms some schoolkids, Hugh nearly shoplifts, Aine takes a trip to Paris and Michael wants to know who the main character is. And we may have been inspired to record this episode non-sequentially...
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Expressions of our tastes in fashion or societally-mandated garments of oppression? Today, we decide. Hugh's not filling out a bra, Michael contemplates some highly efficient clothing, and Aine lurks around a Wetherspoons.
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Comedian Tatty Macleod (@tatty_macleod) joins us as we mildly go where no person has before. Hugh longs for the old days of space exploration and Will wonders whether Elon Musk is just having a midlife crisis of galactic proportions.
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We're joined by actor, writer and director Jacob Jackson (@JacobJackson_JJ) as we remember a simpler but also more complicated time. Will is at both ends of the climate change spectrum and Hugh has a surprising number of sphincters.
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Better than Valentine's day, worse than Christmas. We discuss the year's least consistently-themed festival. Aine lends a spanner, Will wonders if it really was a good Friday and Hugh remembers some hymns.
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Radio presenter Emil Franchi (@emil_franchi) and writer and presenter Jon Mackenzie @Jon_Mackenzie and @TifoFootball) join us for some good clean fun. Hugh goes to the panto, Michael pronounces his R's, and Will opens the discussion on the major drawback of a bath.
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The gang explore a selection of beasts. Aine recalls what sounds like the worst t-shirt ever, Hugh makes a big play for a pig, Michael doesn't have things, and Will needs a moist hotel room fast.
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Spring is in the air and it's also on the pod. Jane Costigan rejoins us as we work out whether it's really worth all the fuss. Will knows exactly what Mariah Carey wants for Christmas and Hugh has no object permanence.
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We take on Posh and Becks. Hugh is extremely well hydrated, Michael thinks David Beckham deserves more recognition, and Aine takes Will back to his schooldays.
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Actor and comedian Matt Green (@mattgreencomedy) joins the gang and a delightful audience as we try to work out whether podcasting makes any sense at all. Aine is a muse for freestyle rapper and comedian Rob Broderick (@abandoman)
Recorded LIVE at the Cheerful Earful Podcast festival on 4th November 2023
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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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