Talking Bollox Podcast

Is duck sea food? Are rocks sea food? As the lads wrestle with these big questions, Terence learns ducks can fly, and that somehow leads to him defending the Phoenix Park against even the most misunderstood criticism.

Have you ever been so scared it’s embarrassing? Ever so embarrassed it’s scary?

We consider sending two former Talking Bollox guests into the celebrity jungle, and find ourselves torn in two while trying to decide between stones in the shoes or crumbs in the bed.

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2025 could be a year of great achievement for Terence and Calvin, or it’s at least starting with the intentions to be one; from swimming the Liffey to climbing Liberty Hall.

And if that doesn’t pan out we can always fall back on Terry’s chipper that doesn’t sell chips or anything like them - charged up by his misplaced belief for a brief moment that Calvin is fully on board with it.

On the subject of chippers, we mourn the loss of the great over stuffed chipper bag of chips – now seemingly a distant memory.

And we hear about people getting caught out at work, everything from shadow boxing to raiding the pick and mix at the worst possible time.

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As Terence promises he will become a new man in the new year, Calvin quickly reminds him of some very recently failed New Year’s resolutions. And there’s the tale of a controversial bottle of whiskey and (unfounded) allegations of theft around it.

We hear a powerful endorsement of the art of the Stephen’s Day leftovers meal, and a powerful dressing down of the scourge of the NYE party.

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The rats have a free gaff and are having a party, the lads are cursing on the moon, we have a Talking Bollox version of Santy’s sleigh, and we get bogged down in the great debate of Santa/Santy.

We consider some strategically, deviously bad Christmas presents, and Terry learns about escape rooms, to his absolute delight.

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Kevin McGahern joined us this week for a chat about everything from flying cars and curses to the Titanic and brussels sprouts. He took us back through his career to date explaining how he first got started in comedy and his roles in both Hardy Bucks and Republic of Telly.

Amid rumours that Terence will be on the next series of Dancing with the Stars, Kevin used his own experience on the show to teach us what you can learn from the costumes. And he even sings us his own festive song to round out this Christmas episode.

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We begin with an unexpected encounter between Terence, Calvin and the Taoiseach, before we resume normal business.

There are more topics added to the banned list, much to Calvin’s disgust, and Terry breaches a previous banning order by hitting us with a fact about crows.

The prospect of being caught short by sudden and inexplicable nudity in Arnotts leads to two very different responses, and gives us another strange insight into the unique mind of Terence Power.

One listener offers us an unsettling proposition about a paranormal intruder that does a bit of housework, and Calvin gives us an update on his troubles with people peering in his windows (or so he claims) in the new gaff.

And there’s an emotional venting over “inter-generational vocabulary” and older generations exaggerating just how tough life was back in their day.

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Nicola Hanney had beaten the odds and survived a terminal cancer diagnosis when she met Garda Paul Moody. At first, she thought it was her happy ever after, but soon his behaviour became extremely controlling and abusive. When she became pregnant, he only gained more power over her.

Then, the cancer came back. Nicola fought the cancer while dealing with threats, blackmail and abuse from Paul who felt his position as a Garda made him untouchable. She tells us where she found the strength and how she's been coping since escaping his coercive control.

Nicola's book Stronger: What Didn’t Kill Me, Made Me is available now in all good bookshops.

Please note: This episode contains in depth discussion of coercive control and abusive relationships, take care when listening. If you or someone you know have been affected by the contents, and can relate to Nicola’s story, please contact Women’s Aid for more information and advice. Freephone their helpline on 1800 341 900 or visit womensaid.ie

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A discussion about Christmas dinner substitutions and traditions turns hearted as Terry makes possibly his most contentious claim yet on this podcast. And that’s long before he tells us he thinks The Spire is “in the way of O’Connell Street”.

There’s a lot of thought put into deciding what role would best suit cereal if it was served in restaurants.

We unlock a new fear – finding yourself in the dock in court and facing questions from the most renowned interrogator in the TB universe.

Calvin wonders if he has no worlds left to conquer – or places left to go on holiday anyway, and we wonder if the original hope for The Spire was that it would be Dublin’s answer to the Pyramids.

And there’s a call out for someone to raise the bar when it comes to questions for the bonus episodes.

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Since watching The Deepest Breath, Terence, like many others, became obsessed with freediving. And while his attempts at holding his breath left him gasping for air after just a few short seconds, the fascination has never gone away.

For Claire Walsh, the fascination started before the documentary back in 2015 while on a trip across the world. She has since become the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019.

After struggling with mental illness, freediving helped to teach her to clear her mind and focus on her breath. It also taught her a lot about fear, and bravery, something she explores more in her podcast Scared Shitless.

Claire told us about her journey to the World Championships, and life since then, including accepting where she is now and the impacts of long covid.

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There’s a lot of thoughts on time this week – from the time spent listening to every moment of Talking Bollox ever put out (and what else you might have done with that time), to the choice between doing time or wearing the wrong shoes.

Terence admits he would probably have a hard time deciding to save the world if his personal reputation was going to take a big hit; and Calvin wants to put the mysterious powers of TB to good use.

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