Stall It with Darren and Joe

It’s far too early, some would argue, but Darren is out of the block fast and racing into the festive season. This of course means the Christmas trees debate is back, and we end up with complaints about the smell of bark and dreams of an imagined Jesus train.

We bemoan the lack of tack at Christmas now, and that sets Joe off on a magical tour of his own imagination as he dreams up the tackiest home décor plan he can conjure – from indoor palm trees to magnificent, mismatched lampshades, and life size ornamental zebras wearing tutus.

After much build up, Darren’s delivered his wedding invites to Joe and Eoin. They’re very fancy and cause much fuss.

Joe comes in to us with some TikTok alien theories, and he wants us to believe there are extraterrestrials under the sea, to the point he’s outraged this isn’t a central issue in the Irish general election. he's also keen to talk down our sun, and argue it's the worst of all suns. A crap sun.

In this episode we talk about a new podcast from GoLoud, The Gambler, and you can listen to that here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rDXDZO10vChppLfIxLyFF?si=3659c4a758874b87

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We bring you news of a very exciting new project from the team here at GoLoud (including our own Producer Eoin), a new 8-part true crime series called "The Gambler", that is released today.

It's a collaboration between the team at GoLoud and the team behind the hugely successful, multi-award winning "The Witness" - crime journalist Nicola Tallant and producer Ian Maleney.

Producer Eoin gives us some of the background on it all, and he explains to us how a phone call from a prisoner in an Irish prison started a journey into the darkest reaches of addiction, crime and deception.

He also plays a trailer for the series, which Joe quite enjoys.

The Gambler is out now.

Spotify link for The Gambler: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rDXDZO10vChppLfIxLyFF?si=62dd15ff950549ad

Joe’s winning streak continues as his acting chops come in for hearty praise from one listener. And then he swiftly gets brutally fact checked.

Darren warns us all against watching films with dogs on the poster, for fear of heartbreak.

The people have come for Darren over the scandal of him missing the intro to episode 180.

And we have a classic of the nonsense genre of listener questions, as the lads have to choose between life as a human sized bee, or a bee sized human. It proves a challenging exercise.

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Darren’s been schmoozing on the celebrity circuit again, and he’s had a style upgrade to better blend in among the beautiful people.

Not forgetting his roots though, he’s too shy to make any introductions to the powerful movers and shakers in his midst, and is more comfortable considering getting into some pool hall hustling.

Joe attempt a historical deep dive and trips himself up with some highly dubious claims about aliens meddling in Earth’s political affairs, and how the drive to cover up that shady carry on led to arguably the most consequential geopolitical events of the 21st century.

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Joe has got one big claim right, so now the masses have come to say he can never be wrong. There is obviously major concern about this among the wider Stall It family, who see this as the terrifying new dawn of the age of spoof.

And the choice between a life of all out spice, or one of none, has our heads scrambling for logic amid the nonsense. Is a spicy bowl for cereal each morning better or worse than a flavourless life?

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We interrupt our regular broadcast (briefly) for a long overdue celebration that has left at least one of us feeling very emotional.

That's before Joe returns us to normal service with a rundown on his latest series of mishaps, poor decisions and public humiliations - everything from DIY haircuts, to consternation over a restaurant bill, and memories of being trapped in tunnels.

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We consider which TV ads live rent free in our heads, Joe rumbles the con of disguised Guinness trucks, and a discussion on needless specialised clothing sees Darren tap into his inner Joe as he rails against eyeglasses and knee pads for skateboarders.

And Joe, the restaurateur (of sorts) passes his eye over the gimmick eatery scene, and has little hope for it, but he suddenly finds interest in a very specific themed restaurant of his own.

Well, he did it. Against all odds, and in the face of much doubt and mocking, Joe McGucken has run the Dublin Marathon without (he says) a second of training.

He comes into the studio, wearing his medal and on very stiff legs, to reject all praise and tell us what he did is absolutely unimpressive.

There’s also a chat about our recent live show, possibly our strangest one yet, including Darren becoming possessed live on stage and some very unexpected musical guests joining us - and we argue over the changing face of Halloween.

Ever wondered what reaility tv show the lads would go on? Well thanks to a listener question you're about to find out and the answers will enthrall/apall you and Eoin gets the perfect The Chaser nickname.

In what Darren claims is the best listener question EVER! they get to fantasise about opening their own pub, what's getting served and who's immediately barred.

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As Joe struggles with the painful realities of being a homeowner, he fondly remembers the Dublin Corporation or Corpo for those in the know.

 As they look ahead to a night a the Irish Pod Awards (vote here), hosted in the Stella Cinema, both lads think back on other memorable times spent at the cinema when people were smoking and partaking in other private activities while the film played.

 There’s also talk of the black market for coins, and they discuss the dangers of passing through another market – George’s St Arcade to be exact.

 Darren wants to know what the back of your hand is called and with a confidence normally seen in Joe, insists that he could pull the head off a robot bouncer trying to kick him out of a pub.

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