Stall It with Darren and Joe
Darren Conway and Joe McGucken present Stall It, a podcast that delves into mystery, nostalgia, and strange worlds. The show is silly about serious topics and serious about silly ones, covering anything from air fryers to zombie apocalypses. Conversations can lead from childhood memories to redesigning Dublin as a theme park, or from historical trivia to mysterious rabbit holes.
Episodes
Ep: 261 - "I Loafed A Seagull"
Joe is back from his hols in Tenerife and fair to say the review score is on the lower side of the spectrum.On the plus side he did get to accidentally headbutt a seagull on the way into the recording so we get a near live report of the incident.Darren has a new air-con set up and in start contrast to the Spanish resort, it hads been a very psotive experience.Joe thinks golfing is easy and Darren
Bonus: Giving A Ghost A Backer
Let us rejoice! Darren and Joe are finally back together and this week they join forces to answer some of your incredible/weird/unsettling questions.Questions like what would the roads look like with the boys in charge?We also get the greatest opening line to an email EVER and they get to put their Man United knowledge to the test with a quiz.Send all your questions and comments to stallit@goloudn
Bonus bonus: Thank You For Flying Stall Air
Now it is Joe's turn to fly solo which is timely as this week he gets free reign to launch his own airline and needless to say most of not all of his ideas would struggle to get off the ground.Drogheda gets another kicking unfortunately but he does get to wax lyrical about the attractions of Talbot St.It's Dubs Vs Culchies this week too and thanks to Producer Ed's rousing speeach about the glory o
Bonus: Did I Mention It's My Birthday?
Darren is flying solo this week but fear not there's plenty questions and answers to go around.It's birthday week and he's quick to shut down a listener suggestion of reducing to having it every five years.We get to hear about the cafe in the sky that was hoisted above Finglas in the 2000s and we get the main man's life soundtrack including some short songs for when he's...ahem...well...you know.
Ep 260: Driver Theory Testing With Terence Power
Joe is on his hols so stepping into his size 12s is none other than the Terrry Flower fella.With both Darren and Terry now officially on the road, Producer Ed thought he'd brush them up on their driver theory with a pop quiz and (spoiler alert!)...it does not run smoothly.We get to hear about the legendary Declan breakfast roll and they swap their ideal take-outs.Darren recounts the time he got a
Bonus: Bambino's Cam Horseplay
A question about accents sends Darren and Joe off into an absolute spiral and before long we're enjoying absolute horseplay in some choice Dublin locations.Speaking of Dublin locations we get to hear why Talbot Street would be the best showcase of Dublin life for an extra terrestrials.AND Could you handle having hiccups for three days solid? Darren certainly could NOT! Send all your questions and
Ep 259: Charlestown Athletic Taste World Cup Glory
Your favourite imaginary football club, Charlestown Athletic are BACK and this time they world stage is theirs....yes...they've somehow managed to qualify for World Cup '26.Who makes the team? How do you make the team? How did Pedri and Yamal end up togging out? Why do they have Dublin accents?How do you cable tiw some scooters together when you can't afford an open-top bus?These and other bizarr
Bonus: (Coke) Zero Tolerance
The Cure and Karen Carpenter provide unlikely inspiration for a question this week, involving pigeons and puke.Darren sells his soul to Man City and Joe is back stickig the knife into Drogheda and this time he's brought....the accent!Any weird and wonderful questions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 258: A World Cup Fact Chat w/Cameron Hill
With the greatest show/marketing opportunity in full swing across the big drink, Darren and Joe thought they'd take the chance to invite a genuine World Cup expert, Cameron Hill from off The Ball , in to chat about some of his own favourite WC tales. We get to hear the quite incredible story of Carlos Kaiser, the greatest spoofer to NEVER take to the field.Did you know Ireland could have made the
Bonus: Show A Lidl Respect!
Bonus time here on Stall It and this week Darren and Joe get to chow down on some juicy queries from you, the great listening public.We get to hear the literal cost of accidentally liking an ex's insta post.We hear about the man who has been walking around the world since 1998 and things get serious when it comes to Lidl checkout etiquette.VERY serious. Any weird and wonderful questions for the b
Ep 257: Welcome to Gardaland
Now that the lads have landed back to earth after their lunar adventures, abnormal transmission resumes.Joe has a quite incredible tale of a coming of age trip to Salou that COULD have gotten him kidnapped and killed. He also fills us in on his recent jaunt to a German theme park and we get to enjoy what Gardaland might be like. Darren muses about the dangerous vibes he gives off and Ed accidental
Bonus: Zero Apology For Drogheda
The boys are back with some red hot binus action and this week Joe is confrinted about his recent Drogheda shade and it's fair to say he is not here for an apology.Would they go on Tik Tok if a loved one went missing and we finally get to decide what dog breed would be best suited to ruling the world.Any weird and wonderful questions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 256: Final Face Off (Moon pt. 5)
Welcome to the moon main event. Joe goes to war on behalf of the conspiracy community, and faces his regular fact checking foe.Are the missing moon tapes and JFK's missing brain linked? Who knows, but Joe has an idea - and even a suspect.Eoin initially opts for a gentler approach to the inevitable conflict with Joe, and he sets out on a search for common ground. But, of course, it fails and we are
Bonus: A View To Achill
A question about competitive eating sets Darren and Joe off on a ravenous rabbit hole involving vol-au-vents, cheese strings and cocktail sausages.Ed wows all with his dubious Welsh accent and Darren gets his mankini in a twist about Love Island.Any weird and wonderful quesions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Bonus: Funeral Snubbed By Robert Sheehan
The boys are in back with some red hot bonus action and this week they're doing up the A-List invites for their funerals and there's serious dounts about Robert Sheehan.A listener has a boiled egg based conundrum and the lads need to get touched by 100 strangers in an hour.Any weird and wonderful quesions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Bonus: Thinking Things Theroux
Darren is unfortunately absent for this one but fear not, your questions are whacky enough for Joe to spread his wings.This week he gets to decipher prison tattoos, has Louis Theroux's voice in his head and gets to imagine what life would have been like if he'd been scouted by local drug dealers as a child.Any weird and wonderful quesions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 255: Birds Fly, Joe Doubts (Moon Pt 4)
We reach the critical crunch of our space odyssey, and back on our home planet we find the story of the moon landing beset by very earthly problems. Sections of an increasingly cynical and distrusting population start to question if humanity’s greatest achievement was all that was claimed, or just a big spoof.We go through the strange sequence of events & a peculiar cast of characters, who beg
Bonus: Captain Birdseye vs Only Fans
While the Darren's away the Calvin will play. The great man steps into Mr Conway's size 11s to bonus it up with Joe this week and uses the opportunity to drop some movie related bombshells.We also get to hear if either Joe or Calvin would take the Captain Birdseye gig and whether Only Fans is the better option.Any weird and wonderful quesions for the boys email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 254: Mind Reading & Masons (Moon Pt 3)
Who invented the moonwalk? Does it really matter?We get derailed by the history of dance before we can take our first step on the lunar surface for the third installment of our deep dive into the moon landing.We then get sidetracked by a debate over if the moon has days and nights, and some (inevitable) talk about flossing on the moon, but it’s not long before we’re skipping into tales of moon roc
Ep 253: Lost in Space (Moon Pt 2)
We dive deeper into the story of the first moon landing, as we approach what would be the finish line of the space race.We set off on a mission full of death defying risks, including Darren’s well publicised deepest fear of drifting through the vastness of space. The lads wonder if they'd have the qualifications needed to become astronauts, there's a warning about killer space ants, and we hear ab
Ep 252: Mission to the Moon
We take another deep dive, this time into the incredible and sometimes strange story of the race to land a man on the moon.We journey from the days when claiming the moon was a rock (and not a God) could have you exiled, to the space race, as paranoia and fear led to a scramble to lay the first foot on the moon, as a way of securing the future of the earth.We hear about the incredible feats of sci
Bonus: Jocking Trump
The bonus mailbag is filled with some thought provokers as ever and this week we get to hear which celebrities Darren and Joe think they would have a genuine shot at.The chance to go invisible descends into scaring the bejaysus out of Simon Harris with a Michael Collins painting and a jocking in the Oval Room. Email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Taxi For Conway & McGucken!
An extra trip around the Stall It universe this week all thanks to the gang at Freenow by Lyft who have teamed up with Joe and Darren to give them a spin around some of their favourite haunts around Dublin including a literal trip down memory lane for Joe and a drive by of the Áras to check in on Catherine. There's no better way to get around and no better person to get you around that a prop
Ep 251: The Dog Walking Roomba
Bit of a Dragon's Den vibe this week as the lads put forward their inventions for scrutiny. Unfortunately for Darren his already exists worldwide but he still thinks he came up with it first. Joe's has legs though...quite literally.They get to talking about dogs and Joe's comlex feelings towards the family pooch get an airing and we hear about his sister's pet rabbit (that she walks around on a le
Bonus: Bury A Body Buddies
Things take an unexpected dark turn this week on the back of an entirely innocent listener question about friend groups, has the boys revealing their approach to burying a dead body.Darren is wearing short shorts and he get rightfully mocked and we learn what Joe thinks is totally overrated. (unrelated to Darren wearing shorts)Email: stallit@goloudnow.com
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Ep 250: Head Like An 80s Action Man
Joe's wife has cut his hair and the reviews are mixed at best. If this isn't entertaining enough it sparks a memory of a quite incredible fashion choice from a Christmas passed that has to be heard to be believed.He also has an upsetting experience in a well known sandwich chain and Darren fondly recalls his days as a fast-food delivery guy during Covid.Joe gets firther freaked out by the potentia
Bonus: Taking A Troll Around Dublin
Back with a bang and a bonus and this week the boys do battle with some more listener riddles with some mixed results.They get asked an EXCELLENT question about how they'd troll the city of Dublin which leads to a chat abotu how hard it would be to have to spend a million quid in a day.It's harder than ya think!Email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 249: Tyson Fury And A Japanese Jacks
Darren has been rubbing shoulders with some serious A-List big hitters in London (literally) and he comes back to us norms to tell the tales.Joe has the prove he is who he is to someone who is convinced is him but a different person....it'll almost make sense when you listen and we get to hear his very specific reservations abnout potentially having to regularly engage with a Japanese toilet.Also
Bonus: Disney Fans...LET IT GO!
Joe is back to batlle the Disney fans he irked in a recent episode whilst Darren gets to contemplate how far he'd cycle to work. Donabate gets a mention...absolutely NO chance.They get hit with a confusing riddle and they hear from an American listener wwith a unique take on wakes. Email: stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 248: The Dark Side of Irish Wakes, and The Moon
"Welcome in” to this week’s episode of Stall It, where Darren’s hiding under his hat and Joe’s losing the rag over both fake space films and real‑life moon missions.The lads wander through old traditions like bull runs, cheese‑rolling and, of course, the ploughing, before things take a morbid turn with the history of Irish wakes featuring organised scraps, kissing games and all.Darren has a brand
Bonus: Riddle Me This
The lads are doing some light 'mic work' in this week's bonus episode and kick things off with a riddle about a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker that properly melts Darren’s head.Joe doubles down on his hatred of tourists kissing random things like the Blarney Stone and the Pope's ring, and it all gets a bit messy when they debate what electrical device they'd want to be if they were a Tra
Ep 247: A Waste Of A Dream
Joe’s under siege from April Fools’ pranks as Moira goes all-in with fake Sky Sports headlines, while Darren admits he completely forgot April Fools’ Day and starts pitching terrible prank ideas involving fake dog poo and frozen soup.Darren gets absolutely roasted by Joe for cancelling a Vegas holiday over TikTok-fuelled fears of bombs and world war. Joe also shares how his ma quit her job so quie
Bonus: How Many Digits For The Dog
This week in the “Church of Stall It”, the lads are answering another stealing dilemma, starting with an Elsa doll mix-up and ending up with Joe off on a full-blown rant about Disney adults robbing the magic from kids.Darren has to answer a truly grim hypothetical about how many fingers or toes he would sacrifice to get Frank back from dognappers, or whether he’d spend a whole year talking like Th
Ep 246: Sparks Out At A Bus Stop
Joe has been at the documentaries again and takes it upon himself to give a lecture on the science behind nuclear bombs which results in a debate about whether water is wet.We also get to hear about the time Joe confronts a childhood bully with suprising results and Darren (un)fondly recalls taking a smack at a bus stop.They also count the cost of those frankly hilarious animal A.I videos and they
Bonus: Rubbing The Spire
This week the boys get to come up with some fresh ideas to fleece tourists one of which involves getting a rub off a Dublin landmark.A listener asks them if 3 million quid is enough to risk their reputationm and we hear a heartwarming tale from Darren about finding a lost wallet in 'The Shire'. If you've any questions for the lads fire them in to stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 245: Greatest Load Of Ponce An' Wonce
Now that the shamrocks have been stored away for another year, Darren and Joe take a reflective look back on their own Paddy's Day 2026. Joe thought he'd sample a parade outside of Dublin and the reviews are mixed to put it mildly. Darren's was a more DIY affair on the other hand.They get to tell, for the first time, the brazen stroke they had to pull to get into the Oscar Wilde party in L.A and J
Bonus: Fight Of The Century: Ma v Ma
In this week's bonus the boys ponder whether they could blag their way around dublin for free for an entire month.Joe fondly reminisces about the best chipper in Dublin and they get asked the question to end all questions...who'd win in a fight between their Mas.Darren reaches back into the recesses of his beautiful brain for a bizarre ad from back in the day featuring an entitled child and his po
Ep 244: Dirty Matresses And The 'Manosphere'
This week Darren and Joe take a walk, or rather a jump into memory lane as they revisit some of the absolutely mad/life threatening things kids used to get up to to amuse themselves back in the day. Fresh from being part of a media event they hit us with some mindblowing facts about social media before Joe reveals that Darren let rip on stage...and not in a conversational way. Darren has watched t
Bonus: Hunted By A Fat Zombie
The boys are back in bonus town with a fistful of mad queries from you the listener. This week they have 24 hours to survive being hunted in Dublin and somehow concoct a scenario that they're being chased by a fat zombie no less.James from Georgia is back with a particularly geeky challenge and Darren is surprisingly on board! (an excellent pun there that will make sense once you listen)Plus if yo
Ep 243: The Manhattan Millionaires
Darren stumbles across a bizarre sight on a trip to Blanch that kicks of a discussion that could potentially land the two boys with MILLIONS!Joe throws around some WILD accusations about a mystery irish celebrity and they get to breakdown the nutritional value of dogfood....AND Joe has a rage inducing encounter with his son's piano teacher which sends him spiralling.Send all your questions and com
Bonus: To Poo, Or Not To Poo
Listener discretion advised: This episode contains frank discussion of pooing in pubs.So yeah, this week's conversation takes a bit of a turn, specifically in the direction (or not) of the pub toilet as the lads reveals their objections to making full use of the pub's facilities.We also get to hear Darren's thoughts on jeans and they marvel at lads back in the day wearing suits...even on a Tuesday
Bonus: Muskets & Mash Cubes
Unfortunately the lads were only able to record a bonus this week but they have ensured it's a super, extra chunky one.This week we get to learn that Darren eats cubes of mashed potatoes and Joe gives us a potted history of firearms. It also seems his ecent rant about mechanics set the wheels in motion for a listener...or not as this case may be. Ed remixes a classic radio jingle for the episode a
Ep 242: "The George Foreman Walked So They Could Run"
Eoin is back at the wheel this week and throwaway mention of his slow cooker sends the boys and the converstion spiralling into a juicy debate. Joe has an unlikely encounter with a tiny Trump fan but the laughter comes to an end with a tense visit to the garage to get his car fixed. Things get heated!He also has things to say to pubs charging you extra for you to pull your own pint which has them
Bonus: Chuckie Ár Lá
Firstly our apologies for the lateness of the bonus this week but it's all Joe's fault. That's what you get when you follow an A.I diet!A listener's kindly offer to send on one of Darren's long lost movies sends the boys spiralling down a rabbit hole of video nasties from their youth, including a female Chucky Doll and a cross-over that never was. With Lent underway they decide what they could do
Ep 241: Obama Proves Joe Right
It's time for some post live show analysis and the behind the scenes revelations come thick and fast. Joe's Vicar St victory lap gets halted by a bouncer and all are in agreement that Darren's Ma stole the show.The current hotel protests come up and we discover Darren's price to be a picket line scab (spoiler alert: It isn't much)Barack Obama's recent comments on the existence of aliens sets Joe o
Bonus:Getting Jumanji'd With Louis Walsh
A bit later than usual this week so sincere apologies but better late than never as they get to back in some high praise from listeners at the live show last week. Even Glenn The Bus Driver seemed to enjoy it!The touchy subject of baked beans rears it's suacy head and this time they're covered in Ballymaloe Relish.Darren gets givben out to for smacking the microphone and they get to play Finglas J
Ep 240: Return Of The Willie Mug
It's a crowded studio this week with both Eoin AND Ed being roped in to wrangle a recording out of the boys. Not only that but there's a random young fella in the corner which prompts Darren and Joe to get nostalgiac about their own youth with stories of Man Utd banners and accusations of pen knife theft.Joe has an absolutely disatrous run in with some 'dinosaurs' but cheers up when he gets to wax
Bonus: Go Home Conway...You're Naked!
Some EXCELLENT listener questions have the boys' brains working overtime this week as they get to be a fly on some very interesting walls whilst also trying to work out how to get home to Finglas whilst entirely naked. Joe unwittingly reveals his shallow attraction to rich people and poor Eoin gets grilled about his choice of breakfast.Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.c
Ep 239: Look Who's Walking
The lads are feeling a little out of place this week in their new studio and Joe soon storms out over the building rules about his (inappropriate) parking of his (surprisingly large) scooter. Joe asks what would be the one big thing that would give away that you're not Irish, and gives a fiery defence of why he can't get the bus or train when floods block his route to work. There's
Bonus: Imelda May & The Army Of Barbers
Scootergate rumbles on into the bonus as much like said scooter, Joe cannot park this outrageous injustice. Even poor Imelda May gets dragged into it.A question of who they could handle being stuck in a lift with causes further ructions and they get to plot their escape in a Dublin version of The Running Man.Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 238: Apologise Ryan Tubridy!
The lads are in mad mystical form this week as Joe has introduced Darren to the power of crystals and he's already seeing the benefits. Ed is not convinced.Darren describes a mind bending experience with Keith Barry which allows Joe to showcase his own brain hacking skills.They also get to reignite an ancient fued with Ryan Tubridy. And don’t forget to join us for our live show at Vicar Street on
Bonus: Let's get Quizical
A listener/teacher has been kind enough to send in the lads a fully formed quiz at a 4th class levbel to see how the boys get on with it. We'll let you decide.They also get a definitive answer on the 'cinema door' conundrum and they get to discuss was it worth it for Judas to rat out his pal.Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 237: Getting jocked on Grok
It's awards season and the lads are off to the Oscars AGAIN (in their heads) and they debate who to bring, who to burn in the speech and wetting themselves on the red carpet.Benjamin Franklin makes his fist appearance on the pod and they discuss how shite kite flying is and their ability to survive a bow and arrow attack.With Grok in the news we get to enjoy what image Joe would rustle up of Darre
Bonus: Blessed Are The Podmakers
Some excellent listener questions this week for the lads to chew on...literally as they get to discuss the sounds that drive them up the walls.Things take a spiritual turn as a listener asks if they could cut it as a priest and needless to say Joe thinks it would be a walk in the park (or at least the church grounds).And the great Scatman John gets his rightful dues. Send all of your questions and
Ep 236: KEVIN McGucken enters the chat.
Eoin is back in the house to try and put manners on the lads with middling success it must be said.He's noticed a change in Darren's attire recently and Joe's recent rants get the boss's assessment.Inspired by a very questionable 1970's social experiment, a thought experiment ensues and we get to hear what they'd do to drive eachother pure mad.Things get a bit Shakespearean when Joe gets outraged
Bonus: You Haven't Touched Your Jumbo Breakfast Roll
It may be a new year but don't think the listener's have forgotten #BEANJUICEGATE as it rears it's controversial head once again.The lads get asked to design mancaves for the stars (we're not sure poor old Brendan O'Connor will be best pleased with his outcome) and they're soon incorporating the legendary Jumbo Breakfast Roll.With Eoin away they get brave and get to see if he does indeed look like
Ep 235: Slide Tackling Pat Kenny
The boys are BACK for the first chat of 2026 and rundown of how their collective Christmas and New Years went. Joe does his his family dynamic no favours but going in on his mother in law's Christmas dinner offering whilst Darren impresses nobody with his fancy steak and half-zip combo.Joe's entrepreneurial spirit is on point as ever as they discuss setting up a sauna business with added smoking o
Bonus: Ride On? Jog on!
The boys are back in pod town and easing themselves into matters with a shared rant about music in pubs and poor ol' Christy Moore catches a few strays in the process.Darren shuts down ANY discussion of his most embarassing moment with Amy and things all a bit Freudian when they get into it about their fever dreams.Send all of your questions and comments to stallit@goloudnow.com
Ep 234: 2025 - The Highs, The Lows...The Wheelbarrows.
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the studio, nothing was stirring apart from Darren and Joe.Ahead of the arrival of the 26 fella, the boys take a whistful look back on some of their more memorable moments of the rolloercoaster that was 2025.From Joe's hottest takes/hardest facts involving Brazilian aliens and the infamous bean juice shout to Darren's stratospheric climb up the greas
Bonus: Playing Hardball With Elmo
There's QUITE the cast of characters this week's listener fuelled ramblings from Elmo negotiating contracts to the Unabomber being forced to ride shotgun on a road trip across Ireland.Joe gets triggered into another rant about the existence of chicken soup, Darren proclaims his hatred of raisins and they get to 'enjoy' Ed's near psychotic disdain of seagulls.Send all of your questions and comments
Ep 233: Joe Saves Christmas
Joe and Darren meet at a Christmas convention but more on that later...This week the boys bemoan the lack of options in Dublin for entertaining the kids and it seems bringing them to a graveyard isn't going to cut it and we're all in agreement that Christmas markets suck.The conversation naturally turns to which A.I assistant would be the soundest to hang out with and Grok comes out very badly.Wit
Bonus: Splittin' The Pee
In a follow-up to last week's unwrapping of the pod's uber listeners we hear some more startling stats from the 1% and the lads just about work out how much of their years are spent listening. A listener question leads to a wholesome discussion of who's pee would be the best to drink should the situation arise and the rancid nature of dog farts gets an airing...so to speak.Send all of your questio
Ep 232: Stone of Suspicion
Darren is a bit under weather, but it can’t hold us back for long. Joe has had a far more serious dose, and tells us how he had to make an emergency exit from a Saw Doctors gig.There is suspicion cast on Joe’s latest tale of woe, and it’s leading to big questions about the truth of his entire back catalogue of curious misfortune.We explore the world of forgotten school lunch sandwiches and hear ab
Bonus: 2 Boiled Eggs And A Monster
This week the lads hear a cautionary tale from listener who made a mortifying discovery as a child whilst searching for presents in her parents bedroom and the 2nd hand embarrasment leads to some extreme awkwardness in studio. In more comfortable territory, Joe and Darren get to swap their pet people peeves and with the recent release of listener's Spotify Wrapped stats the boys are blown away by
Ep 231: 2 Degrees Of Pat Kenny
In big news/a warning to road users Darren reveals the impressive results of his Driver Theory Test and in typical form, he managed to somehow wrangle a free eye test out of it. It's Christmas party season and a glimspe of Pat Kenny in the wild soon descends into imaginary conversations with the great man at the work do and naturally, Christopher Walken presenting the Toy Show.Joe has seen ANOTHER
Bonus: Bean Juice Is Ketchup? - The Final Answer!
As regular listeners will know, our Joe has some pretty wild opinions and there's little more in life he loves more than using his platform to spout them out. Thankfully you lot are on hand to show him the error of his ways but the unthinkable happens this week...it turns out he's RIGHT about something. Yes one kind listenere with even more time on their hands finally settles the 'bean juice is ke
Ep 230: I'm An Internet Celebrity...GET ME IN THERE!
It's pod award season and whilst the lads came away empty handed, Joe won gongs for 'Most Underdressed' and 'Worst Prepared For The Free Bar' so that's something.Joe's winning streak continues with a spectacular return on a Troy Parrott punt and he also gets to recount one of the great 'knew them before they were 'Ireland's national hero' stories in the process and poor Darren and reveals he was
Bonus: Raiders of The RTE Canteen
Joe's preparing for the worst ahead of a parent teacher meeting and we hear about the creative use of a Frube to get sent home sick from school. A question from a listener has them raiding the infamous RTE canteen for some regulars and in what must be a first for this podcast, Joe shows some humilty and asks for a joke to be bleeped.It doesn't last long though as he gets rumbled causing absolute m
Ep 229: 4 Eyes On The 2 Johnnies
Joe and Darren are on high alert! A certain rival podcast duo are wandering around outside ON THEIR PATCH and the boys are keeping a VERY watchful eye throughout this week's episode.Speaking of keeping an eye out, Darren is parading a new pair of specs and he's delighted with himself. Although he is less delighted by the backhanded compliment Joe tries to pay him as a result. Hollywood heartthrob
Bonus: Push it With a Limit
With our regular producer absent this week, Darren puts the reading glasses on and takes over the duties of asking your questions, and he’s enjoying the change of roles.The demands for the live show are coming in, but Joe wants some limitations on the requests, pointing out he can only break one world record per night. And we have one request for listeners to be allowed take the time to raise some
Ep 228: Sneak Off Special
Darren isn’t happy as he finds out he was left out of an invite only event that both Joe and Eoin attended. And it gets worse, as he finds out about some sneaking off between more friends of his. Overall he’s feeling very left out, but it’s OK because he has a new robot friend to keep him company now.We enter uncharted territory as Darren talks about seduction for the very first time, and Joe pitc
Bonus: The 100 Club
Welcome to the top 100 club, where nothing goes according to plan and apparently corruption is literally on the table.We get a singing introduction to this episode and we talk for the first time about our recently announced live show (Vicar Street, Feb 12th – stall it!).One listener question has us wondering who would be the good cop and who would be the bad cop in a Darren and Joe partnership. Wh
Ep 227: Discount Disfiguration
The lads are the victims of police profiling and, at the exact same time, meet a legend of Irish music – and we wonder what would happen if Darren was arrested and taken into custody.We return to Joe's idea he has a chance of attracting Lily Allen - but many remain to be convinced.Joe brings footage of us an Irish UFO sighting, and he’s not buying any debunking.We hear about an encounter with an a
Ep 999: Lines of Enquiry
You know we love a deep dive here, we’ve gone down the rabbit hole on JFK, the Unabomber, and all sorts so when something serious lands, we’re all over it.We want you to get on a podcast we think you'll really be into. It's called Lines of Enquiry, a brand new GoLoud Original, and it’s proper Irish true crime. None of the mad Facebook theories, Janine from Tallaght trying to solve a 43 year old co
Bonus: Back to Front and Front to Back
Is Joe as grumpy as he seems? Or has his daily meditation/astral projection practice calmed his mind? You could nearly believe that he's a changed man until his tirade about ketchup being childish and immature. Darren and Joe attempt to unmask an 'anonymous' listener after their question has Darren revealing some cheeky personal details that no one really wanted or needed to know. Get in touch and
Ep 226: Merchandise of the Gods
We are welcomed this week by Darren the bingo caller, before we get into some questionable speculation on mysterious intergalactic objects, hear about Joe giving back to the world through charitable acts, and get around to making the case for the coolness of wearing glasses.Darren recalls one of his worst social interactions, and Joe tries to bring back an old style tip, but is quickly shut down –
Bonus: Suck A Leg. Save A Life.
This week we hear how Darren (almost kind of nearly) literally saved someone's life thanks to recent podcast with one single question.We also get to learn some very boring facts for the next time you want to unimpress your pals down the pub.They also get introduced to Lindaland...a strange but wondrous place where anything is possible and it wouldn't be an eiposde without a random conspiracy theor
Ep 225: A View to a Drill
The builders are at the studio doors and the drills are on full blast, with the lads gazing out at the work underway.We somehow start off with a chat on history's most grisly serial killers and their skin lamps, and Darren shows he's not entirely against the idea of mannequin love. Joe tries to sabotage some essential infrastructure work outside his house and we end up needing the liberal use
Bonus: The Snickers Effect
Have you noticed that celebrities don't use earbuds anymore? No? Well Joe has and needless to say there's a conspiracy behind it.Also this week they get to imagine what a bus would say if it could talk (farts get mentioned naturually)and we accidentally stumble upon a previously unexplored side to 'public transport' Darren. The animal attraction to lads wearing Snickers is investigated and it's pa
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