Talking Bollox Podcast

We're joined by Tánaiste Micheál Martin this week. We talk about his early life growing up in Cork, his start in politics and what it's like to become Taoiseach. And of course we throw him a few zingers.

Beyond that, we get into an in-depth discussion on issues like social inequality, Ireland's drugs policy and the housing crisis.

Once known as 'Rowdy' Owen Roddy and now known for his coaching expertise, Owen joined us to chat about about his life growing up, his start in MMA & how sports saved his life.

He also told us about some of the lessons it has taught him including how being a Jack of all trades is sometimes better than being a master of one and he revealed why Nate Diaz wouldn’t survive walking down Summerhill.

We welcome comedian Neil Delamere back to the pod this week and he's brought along his own podcast co-host, Dave Moore, of Today FM, to give us a general knowledge workout.

We talked about everything from Mastermind specialist subjects, to collecting runners, the baffling number of molecules in a glass of water, swimming with sharks, and even a quickfire quiz.

This week, the lads sit down together to catch up and run through some of your questions. They offer up their opinions on everything from crows and water slides to rugby fans and the middle class and debate how much money they would need to send their mams to jail for a year. Calvin also shares some advice for new dads and ruins Terence's dream of becoming a father to twins.

Eve is a stalking victim, who has used her personal experience to campaign for the introduction of laws against stalking in Ireland. She was followed relentlessly from first thing in the morning to last thing at night by a man with a fixation on her. He was eventually jailed for breaking into her home and attacking her housemate with a hammer and was released earlier this month.

Eve told us about her experience and her ongoing fight for dedicated laws against stalking in Ireland to protect those going through similar situations.

If you have been impacted by any of the topics discussed in this week's episode, you can contact Women's Aid:

National 24hr Helpline: 1800 341 900

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Womens_Aid

Darren is a youth worker who has worked in Dublin's inner city for many years, including with Terence as a young man. Darren told us about growing up in Ballymun and how that environment gave him the tools to help young people later in life. He spoke to us about the seismic changes youth workers can quietly do to turn around the lives of people that others might have given up on, why the greatest successes aren't the loudest ones in life, and he also has some cracking stories for us.

This week we talked to one of the biggest names in men's fashion, the one and only Tommy Mallet.

We talk about everything from his childhood in London, the earliest days of Mallet clothing, Tommy's new view on life since receiving a diagnosis for ADD, and his Pearse Street roots (and his ma's coddle).

The lads take your questions and try to help out with your requests for advice, and this week there are some strange, disturbing and hilarious submissions from listeners. Everything from bomb disposal on a push bike, to managing Valentine's disasters, to how to unravel the mystery of a suspiciously locked room in a rented house.

And to go with that, Terence has found his old school journal, and it offers a glimpse into the chaotic world of teenage Terry.

Ray Lane is a veteran bomb disposal expert from Dublin. His career began by working to defuse IRA bombs and trying to outsmart and track down the bombers, some of whom he got to know personally.

When the NATO forces in Afghanistan were facing a daily onslaught of Taliban bombs, it was Ray who they sent for, as his experience from Ireland gave him an insight unlike anyone else.

He also worked as a diplomat in Bosnia during the civil war there, and witnessed horrific acts committed by people against their own neighbours. The horrors of that war left a deep, permanent mark on him and he would later go on testify about what he saw in war crimes trials.

Ray has led an incredible life and he spoke to us about all of it, including why he loved his work and what it takes to be the person who walks towards a 1000kg bomb - and why Hollywood movies can never truly show the craft of defusing a bomb.

Conor Moore, AKA Conor Sketches, has achieved global fame and success with his comedy and impressions.

He tells us the incredible story of how he went from making a video about his local GAA club, just for his close friends, to working with superstars like Tiger Woods and Jose Mourinho - and even having Justin Timberlake steal his punchlines.