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Thommas Kane Byrne joined Calvin this week in between his rehearsals for The Plough and the Stars for a chat about method acting and the power of the arts to get people rioting on the streets. He shares his memories of Barry Keoghan in school and reacts to the pictures of Barry's new haircut. There's chats about method acting and reality TV and why he's never sure how to take the comparisons to Colm Meaney. Get in touch by sending an email to [email protected] Tickets for The Plough and the Stars are now on sale on abbeytheatre.ie.   This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

Can someone please explain why there's a couple wearing sunglasses at Calvin's gym? Anyone? No? Us neither. There's a short-lived attempt to lift the ban on rat talk and Calvin wonders if he would be able to be friends with someone who'd wink at a guard. Tell us where Dublin's best carvery is by emailing [email protected] or you can send your listener questions there too!

Comedian, author and lover of words Colm O'Regan joined Calvin as a stand in host this week. He shared his story of going from a human scarecrow to selling smut and everything in between. In Colm's latest book 'Gallivanting with Words' he traces the origin of words like 'shifting' and 'moth' and he explained why he loves slang so much and why he want's to find the first person to ever say 'Yup'. Colm has his own podcast too A Few Scoops with another former guest of the podcast, Aoife Moore, which you can check out now. Let us know who you'd like to hear on the podcast by sending an email to [email protected]

The foxes in town are a mystery that needs to be solved. Where do they live? Why are people feeding them eggs? How did they get so brazen? Calvin and his co-host this week Dec Pierce take on this mystery and all the other random listener question in this bonus episode. They talk about holding in a laugh at a funeral, and Calvin wonders what coffins he'll make the cut to carry. They brainstorm ideas for new vending machines and they learn what a gable wall is. Send us your listener questions or cohost suggestions to [email protected]

This week Calvin is joined by one of the most beloved and hardest working men in music, the legend that is Dec Pierce. Dec describes the huge success and impact of his Block Rockin' Beats live shows, a recent magical trip to his beloved Aston Villa as well as the harrowing story of his recent treatment for breast cancer. He speaks so honestly, emotionally and powerfully of his journey, from the initial diagnosis to the eventual surgery and it's a story that needs to be heard. Send us your listener questions or cohost suggestions to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

Calvin's joined by Darren and Amy Conway for this week's bonus episode and somehow they managed to answer a few listener questions despite the many, many tangents. Darren talks about his 'mate' Paul Mescal, and Calvin tries to ban tuna from deli counters and in between it all they ask whether reading a book and listening to the audio version is the same thing? They wonder who can be trusted to control a speaker at a party and explore the impact of playing soccer on the life span of your runners. Darren's podcast Stall It is coming to the stage on 12th Feb in Vicar Street, you can buy your tickets now on Ticketmaster. You can also check out Darren and Amy's podcast, The Conways, all about life as a married couple. Send us your listener questions or cohost suggestions to [email protected]

Darren Conway and his lovely wife Amy joined Calvin this week. Darren started a debate about couples in matching pyjamas and Amy tells us how she's overcoming her secret mushroom fear. There's a continuation of the great milk debate from last week's bonus and it sets them all on a trip down memory lane and tales of school dinners. Darren has a live show coming up with Stall It on 12th Feb in Vicar Street, you can buy tickets on Ticketmaster. You can also check out Darren and Amy's podcast, The Conways, all about life as a married couple. Send us your listener questions or cohost suggestions to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

How many pints of milk is too many? That's what Calvin wants to know. Meanwhile Fiona Frawley, host of Spin's Fully Charged and this week's co-host is more concerned about the people who order milk instead of a Coke in Supermac's. There's also a listener dilemma about getting revenge on a co-worker who revealed your pregnancy, debates on the ethics of buying a new tracksuit, and an exploration into the identity of an Irish icon known only as 'the man who slipped on the ice'. Send your questions to [email protected]

Comedian and host of Spin's Fully Charged, Fiona Frawley joined us as this week's guest. Fresh of the back of her own wedding, Fiona came in with lots of learnings for anyone planning a wedding, although it will be another while before Calvin takes any wedding tips if his reaction to her questions about him getting engaged is anything to go by. And weddings aren't the only romantic topic discussed on the episode, there's a dilemma about terrible Christmas presents, a painful breakup, and kissing at the cinema. Fiona also caught Calvin up to date on the latest celeb drama and took him back to a war from a hundred years ago. Send us your listener questions, personal dilemmas or cohost suggestions to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

As we kick off the New Year, we couldn't help but look back at the year passed and how we went from being on stage at the Bord Gais to being a man down. We know you all miss Terence as much as we do so, we've pieced together this bonus episode with some of our best laughs with him, from collecting caterpillars and losing control of quizzes, to suspicious plots. Hope you enjoy! We'll be back as normal on Thursday. If you haven't seen it already, you can watch back our Talking Bollox in the Country series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8vkxyvpYjGNRLvr0gY-iidOwPA3bvGxV&si=1xNH1a1OU6OUTYkB

This is a bumper Christmas episode of Talking Bollox! There's everything from a quiz (chaotic as ever), to in person listener questions from the GOAT McGinty and we even have Terence back, briefly. There's also some audio previously kept back for TBX members of a "car crash" from when we shot our Talking Bollox in the Country series. As a Christmas present, we decided to release that series for everyone to see and you can watch it on the GoLoud YouTube channel here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8vkxyvpYjGNRLvr0gY-iidOwPA3bvGxV&si=1xNH1a1OU6OUTYkB Let us know what you think in the comments, or in an email to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

Comedian Chris Kent joined us for chat about everything from airport disasters (and he's had a few!) to dream guests on the podcast (shout out to Roy Keane!) Chris told us what phrase he'd like to ban from stand up and some of the worst advice he's ever received. Calvin wonders why dentists need to know so much information about your life and learns about the mystery of the car wash for the bus. Send us your listener questions or cohost suggestions to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

From vigorous jumping noises followed by applause, to mannequin legs in wheelie bins, there were a lot of absolutely off the wall neighbour dilemma's in this week's bonus episode with comedian Chris Kent. And it's not just the people next door that are the problem, sometimes it's within the house too. We hear from a girl whose fella has a crippling toilet paper fear, and another listener who has a housemate leaving concerning clues via the fridge magnets. Send your listener questions to [email protected]

The hilarious Al Foran joined us this week and somehow, even though it's only a few weeks to Christmas we ended up talking about Halloween. Calvin reveals the backstory to the prank on Terence at the Ploughing and Al explains why he'd never partake in a celebrity boxing fight despite understanding the appeal. There were also chats about bad bus journeys, miniature genies, finding cash and more. Send us your questions to [email protected] This episode was sponsored by Rightstyle Furniture - RIGHT PRICE, RIGHT STYLE, RIGHT NOW. Visit rightstyle.ie 

Al Foran joined us for this week's bonus, and brought us back in time with his nostalgia about Pogs and Tip the Can. Calvin revealed he has no interest in being in the pocket of any football player, and Al does an impression of David Attenborough eating Hillbillys. There's debates about cupboard organisation and we ask what the plural of moose is? Send in your questions to [email protected]