Talking Bollox Podcast
Talking Bollox Podcast
GoLoud
Two lads from the inner city of Dublin sitting around doing what they do best, talking bollox. Contact us by email: [email protected]
Episode 283 w/ Paul Merriman
Financial advisor Paul Merriman, better known as Ask Paul, joined the lads this week, and if you have ever heard the word pension and immediately stopped listening, this might be the episode for you.Paul broke down money in a way that actually makes sense, from why winning or earning a fortune does not mean you will keep it, to the small weekly changes that could make a massive difference later in life. He also explained why getting on the property ladder matters so much, how overpaying your mortgage can save you serious money, and why putting something away for your kids could set them up in ways most people never hear about.The lads also got into Paul’s own story, from growing up in Tallaght to building and selling his business for millions, and the surprising truth about what that moment actually felt like. Spoiler, it was not quite the fireworks people might imagine.There is talk of pensions, investments and mortgages, yes, but don’t panic. Paul somehow makes it all feel less like homework and more like something you might actually want to sort out.This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]
Aug 20
1 hr 21 min
Bonus: Six Weetabix Deep
In this week’s episode the lads get stuck into a classic one of Terry’s irrational fears and he's passed it onto Calvin: the card decline. There’s nothing worse than it happening in public… especially when the person behind you might actually listen to the podcast.Things somehow spiral into the most important debate of our time: can Terry actually eat six weetabix and still go training after?There’s also talk of the “Talking Bollox effect” clearing supermarket shelves, plus a nostalgic detour into COVID panic buying, toilet roll madness, and why society would fall apart over the most replaceable things.Send anything and everything you'd like to hear on the pod to [email protected]
Aug 18
21 min
Episode 282 w/ Paddy The Dagger
West Belfast comedian Paddy “The Dagger” McDonnell joined the lads this week, and it didn’t take long to find out where the nickname came from. Let’s just say it involves a stag do, a tattoo convention, and a decision his wife definitely didn’t sign off on.Paddy told us about growing up in West Belfast, how getting part of his finger bitten off while working as a doorman somehow led him into comedy, and why that first unexpected seven minute set changed everything. He spoke about going from building sites and taxi driving to selling out arenas, touring the world, and still feeling like there is plenty more to do.And because it’s Paddy, there was no shortage of madness either. We got stories about accidental mushroom soup causing absolute chaos, Belfast names making no sense, taxi passengers asking questions no driver should have to answer and gout ruining Disneyland. Paddy also spoke about his culture and identity, what it was like growing up in a place where there were times he felt he could not fully be himself in certain parts of the north and how much that has changed for the better. This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]
Aug 13
1 hr 25 min
Bonus: Rolling in the Sheila
The Weetabix chat is still haunting the pod, and the emails are coming in hot – from people toasting them with butter and into an absolute horror story after one too many.Then it’s listeners’ questions: swapping lives for a week, warning labels for each other, and would you rather fight one gorilla a month or seven chickens a day.To top it off: getting chased down Christchurch Hill on the weirdest wheel transport possible, a blind ranking of tea-dunking biscuits that nearly starts a war, and talk of a cereal World Cup next week.Send anything and everything you'd like to hear on the pod to [email protected]
Aug 11
24 min
Episode 281 w/ Andrew Hart
Usually he’s behind the cameras making the lads look good, or at least doing his best, but this week GoLoud’s Video Creative Andrew Hart sits down to tell his own story.The lads know Andrew from working with him every week, so they were shocked to hear what he has been carrying behind the scenes. Growing up in rural Offaly, Andrew had a very close bond with his parents, but after years of health struggles in the family, things took a heartbreaking turn when he lost his dad to cancer in 2020. Just a few years later, he also lost his mam after her struggles with grief, addiction and mental health ended in suicide.Andrew spoke with honesty and compassion about losing both parents so close together, and the impact it has had on him as a young man. He also told us how therapy helped him begin to process his grief, and why he wanted to share his family’s story in the hope it might help someone else keep going.This episode contains discussions about grief, addiction, suicide and mental health. If you have been impacted by any of the topics discussed in this week’s episode, support is available:Samaritans: 116 123Email: [email protected]: 1800 247 247Text HELP to 51444HSE Drug and Alcohol Helpline: 1800 459 459This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]
Aug 6
56 min
Bonus: Weetabix Wars
The lads are back with another chaotic one, starting off with moving to Japan tomorrow and how long you’d last in a place where everything actually works. It doesn't take long for a full-blown, studio-shaking argument about how many Weetabix [or is it Weetabick?] a grown man can really eat.Listener emails take over too: there's love all the way from Munich, birthday messages, confusion about who's responsible for the absolute state of public toilets in Dublin and there’s a classic would-you-rather that has the boys imagining an extra leg booting people on Grafton Street or an extra arm robbing everything in sight.Keep sending your questions to [email protected]
Aug 4
23 min
Episode 280 w/ Ryan Chaos Curtis
Ryan “Chaos” Curtis returns to the podcast this week, and the progress he has made since his last appearance is unbelievable.Ryan talked to the lads about the work he has been putting in every day since his spinal injury, why he refuses to accept limits, and how the boring, unsexy work is usually the thing that gets you where you want to go. He spoke about learning to move again, training twice a day, wanting to run with his dog again, and why he still has no bad feelings towards MMA despite everything that happened.There was plenty of laughs too, from hospital flashbacks with Terry, childhood performances in the pub, getting abuse online for his Dublin accent, and why nobody from Dublin should ever have to say the word “beige” in public.This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]
Jul 30
1 hr 6 min
Bonus: Caterpillar Boots
Willa and Eric stuck around for the bonus episode and it goes exactly where you’d expect.The lads get hit with would-you-rathers that turn into full debates, like always wearing gloves vs always being on roller skates (including rollerblading into the bedroom backwards), and the appropriate response to seeing someone wearing two different runners.There’s also peak second-hand embarrassment with cards declining, a bus driver singling you out, popping balloons walking into every room for a year, and the ongoing mystery of who ratted Terry out for collecting caterpillars in the flats.Keep sending your questions to [email protected]
Jul 28
26 min
Episode 279 w/ Willa White & Eric Lalor
Good friends and now neighbours Eric Lalor and Willa White joined the lads this week, fresh from launching their new GoLoud podcast House Of Fun. With this amount of energy in one room the conversation quickly went from holy pilgrimages to spice bags, and Eric and Willa talked about getting back behind the mic together. Naturally, this led to chats about what age you are in heaven, kebabs worth travelling for, scam calls, and petal pyramid schemes. We also got some vintage Eric and Willa tales, including stolen runners and post-rave horror stories like falling asleep under a deli counter and playing football when you're definitely not in the state of mind to be on a pitch. This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture. RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ieGet in touch on [email protected]
Jul 23
57 min
Bonus: Sink the Sink
Siobhán is back in the studio and the lads immediately kick off with the real hard-hitting debate: are you too old to be eating a petit filou at 29 years of age?From there it’s the hard hitting questions, would you rather have a squirrel rob an important item every week or a pigeon follow you around screaming every time you lie? The lads get into search histories vs last 20 photos, “Irish ma’s know everything”, and a full nostalgia spiral into emo bands from the secondary school days.To finish, Adam sends in the most specific would-you-rather ever: sink-to-sink teleporting vs airport-only flying.
Jul 21
34 min
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