Talking Bollox Podcast

When Bob Cullen woke up in a Garda cell with no memory of how he got there, he began looking back at his life to understand what led him to that moment. A childhood scarred by bullying. Drug taking at age 12. Insecurities masked by lashing out violently.
Bob was sentenced to 7 and a half years for robbery and he used his time in prison to tackle his addiction and educate himself on criminology and psychology. Now, he advocates for a complete overhaul of the prison system in favour of something that actually serves justice for all victims.
This episode contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation, if you can relate to Bob's story please speak to your GP or call Samaritans any time on 116 123.
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There's been a lot of talk about punctuality lately on the podcast. But this week it went to the extreme.
After waiting in studio for over an hour for Terence to arrive, Calvin had only begun recording an apology when a phone call came through. Terence had awoken from his nap.
Down the phone, he does his best to convince the lads to record another day. There's talk of money exchanging hands, but what they really want is a punishment suggested by the listeners so send them in to [email protected]

Aaron Rowe has been blowing up lately, with hit songs like Hey Ma, sold out gigs and crowds that blow the roof off. He joined us this week after an incredible show in the Academy.
He told us about his journey from being afraid to tell his friends he played guitar to standing on stage in front of thousands of people opening for Ed Sheeran and Sam Fender.
Aaron got his big break when he was playing in a pub on Camden St and Lewis Capaldi walked in. He explained how life has changed since that moment, what's next for him and why so many of the songs he writes don't get heard.
And there's was some serious chaos in studio when he arrived in!
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Quite the trip this week (in every sense) as the boys respond to last week's callout to listeners in far flung corners of the globe and it's fair to say their voices are lighting up some random spots.
A very disturbing story from a listener involving a dog, a used condom and a father in law inspires Terry to ring his brother to get him to tell an absolute cracker involving a near death experience of a childhood friend.
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World champ Pierce O’Leary is back with Terence and Calvin – and this time he’s actually walking in with the belt.
He chats about the ups and downs nobody sees: boxing politics, learning the business, nearly packing it in 14 months ago, and the mad graft it took to turn “I’m gonna be world champion” into reality.
Pierce tells the full Rocky-style story of moving to England with a backpack and a grand, living above a pub, and the night he nearly had to defend himself with a kitchen knife.
Plus: the sold-out 3Arena homecoming, what’s next, and what a proper brutal camp looks like.
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