Since watching The Deepest Breath, Terence, like many others, became obsessed with freediving. And while his attempts at holding his breath left him gasping for air after just a few short seconds, the fascination has never gone away. For Claire Walsh, the fascination started before the documentary back in 2015 while on a trip across the world. She has since become the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019. After struggling with mental illness, freediving helped to teach her to clear her mind and focus on her breath. It also taught her a lot about fear, and bravery, something she explores more in her podcast Scared Shitless. Claire told us about her journey to the World Championships, and life since then, including accepting where she is now and the impacts of long covid.

There’s a lot of thoughts on time this week – from the time spent listening to every moment of Talking Bollox ever put out (and what else you might have done with that time), to the choice between doing time or wearing the wrong shoes. Terence admits he would probably have a hard time deciding to save the world if his personal reputation was going to take a big hit; and Calvin wants to put the mysterious powers of TB to good use. Send your questions, dilemmas and anything else to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

This week we were joined by award-winning actor and playwright Thommas Kane Byrne & best friend and fellow actress Ericka Roe. They discussed their journey from living in Dublin Inner City & Ballyfermot to making it on stage and screen in shows such as Kin and Dublin Murders. Together they have launched their own production company Breadline aiming to make theatre more accessible to the working class. Breadline is bringing its next show It’s Always Your Bleedin’ Own to Project Arts Centre this December. Looking past the riots and narratives that are sold to you about D1 - resilience meets humour and grit meets glamour. Tickets can be purchased here.

Chaos reigns as a new voice appears on the bonus episodes and a party game takes over proceedings. Terence has a very unfortunate moment of confusion around a horse show, and finds his lack of film knowledge catching up with him. He does learn something useful about one of history's most significant figures. There's some questions, but not enough, and some attempts to remember any kind of useful life advice outside of Terry's views on the Leaving Cert. Send all of your questions, comments and everything else to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

Craig was one of our first guests when we started the podcast and we recorded with him in a salon - We've come a long way and Craig has been on his own journey leading up to his recent fight in the 3Arena. Addiction and a life of crime seemed to be on the cards for Craig but boxing and the commitment the sport demands took him down a different path and changed his life for the better. He now uses his experience for the good in his role as a youth worker. He told us about meeting Dana White, the fights he's hoping for in the new year and everything else he's looking forward to in the future. This episode is proudly sponsored by FBT Gyms.

We’re back. After a long hiatus, the bonus episodes return. To ease ourselves back into the swing of things, Terry opens up with a list of grievances he’s built up during his time away from the studio. Calvin has his own list, of the growing number of examples of “The Talking Bollox Effect” being seen around the world. We have some interesting facts about world altering coincidences, and potentially lethal sounds, and Terry accidentally wanders into heartbreak as he casts Kusi in the wrong Hollywood blockbuster. Calvin has a dark vision for a potential gameshow format, and despite his best efforts Terence dreams up Saturday night TV entertainment that’s unavoidably crimey. Send your questions and comments to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

After Shelbourne F.C.'s surprising League of Ireland win, John O'Sullivan took a break from celebrations to come and talk to us about the mindset that led them to the top of the league and life under Damien Duff, including his surprising WhatsApp profile picture. John told us about about his career in England, why he came home and his bad spell at Bohs where he was subjected to abuse from fans. John's mother Katriona O'Sullivan is a friend of the podcast and John explained why he couldn't finish her bestselling book about her struggles with poverty and addiction. This episode is proudly sponsored by FBT Gyms.

In a special episode of Talking Bollox the lads have teamed up with Science week 2024 for a chat about gene editing. What exactly is it? What can it be used for? What are the future plans for it's use and are reports of a future of 'designer babies' true or false? To answer these and many other questions the boys are joined by Annie Curtis, a Professor of Circadian Immunology at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences to brilliantly break it all down. Science Week is a national celebration of science with hundreds of events for people of all ages taking place across Ireland. Science Week 2024 will be taking place from the 10th – 17th November. This year's message is about iharnessing the power of regeneration. The decisions we make today will greatly impact future generations and so it is important to take learnings from the past to inform our decisions for the future. This Science Week, there is something for every generation with events happening all over the country. Let’s celebrate our innate ability to reinvent, rejuvenate and regenerate.

Finn is a stalwart in the professional wrestling scene and holds the record for the shortest time between his WWE debut and becoming world champion. He shares his story with us including the winding road to London, Boston and Japan before settling in Florida.JD is Finn's protege who grew up watching him wrestle in locals gyms in Bray. Together, they are now the WWE tag team world champions! They tell us how they got there - And how different their characters are from their own personalities.The lads explain how important it is to have each other in the dressing room and as they travel the world together performing.

It's a GoLoud crossover with Nessa Morrissey from Unveiled joining Calvin this week! They discuss everything from the morality of hitting someone who is eating prawns on the bus to the legal definition of defamation. Calvin wonders if horror movies would be half as scary if the victims were more capable and Nessa asks if anyone remembers the hot felon whose viral mugshot transformed his life. Get in touch with your co-host suggestions and questions on TalkingBollox@GoLoudNow.com and check out Unveiled with new episodes out each Monday.

Comedian and author of 'One For The Girlos' Enya Martin is in the hot seat this week with Terence out of action. And she comes with some great laughs on everything from scams from Simon Cowell to late night trips to the petrol station. There's listener questions on things like how many pets are too many pets - And Enya comes with her own crackers too. With Halloween drawing closer, there are memories shared including dressing up as prostitute as a child and getting saved by Batman on a night out. Get in touch with your co-host suggestions and questions on TalkingBollox@GoLoudNow.com

While Terence recovers from being unwell, Calvin will be joined weekly by a rotating panel of guest hosts for a chat, a laugh and of course to answer some listener questions. First up - Darren Conway and Joe McGucken. Joe explains how he thinks he can run a marathon with no training and Darren thinks back to a great conversation he can't remember with a taxi driver. Calvin's desire to be able to moonwalk is revealed and in Terence's absence, they all cringe at one listeners tale of being chased down the street by a fellow customer after his card declined. There's also chat about the lads' upcoming live show in Vicar Street on Oct 20th and Calvin gives his honest review. Send your questions into TalkingBollox@GoLoudNow.com

The Original Rudeboys joined us this week and from playing ping pong with Snoop Dogg to getting a pair of sliders from Pharell - The lads reminisced on stories from their breakthrough and explained why they turned down the opportunity to open for Chris Brown. They told us how they got started in music and the real reason why they took their break. Since they stopped making music together, there's been struggles with addiction and grief but the lads have found their way back together and even play a new song for us Fragile which is out now.

Even in Mario Kart, Terence prefers the passenger seat, but would that hold Talking Bollox back from winning a game against Stall It? Is there anyone that the lads could bare to be handcuffed to for a full 48 hours? And how far would they go for their dogs? Calvin reveals the true extent of his hatred of GAA jerseys. And you'll never guess who is going on yet another holiday.. And if anyone has any contacts for President Michael D. Higgins, Terence is hoping to get him on the podcast.. Send your questions to TalkingBollox@GoLoudNow.com

Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Westlife's Brian McFadden joined us this week and took us back to their beginnings and their meteoric rise to fame in the 90's as boybands took over the radios and music charts. Brian told us all about his decision to leave Westlife at the height of their success, and why there's no chance of a reunion. And Keith took us back to a sad time for Boyzone after the passing of Stephen Gately, and how the lads came together to grieve. The two ex-boyband members have now joined forces to create Boyzlife and are heading off on a world tour soon, kicking off in Ireland next January.

We’re pitting Dublin’s areas against each other in the ultimate game of Top Trumps. Terence has made an overdue apology, and found himself (in an unrelated incident) surrounded by cowboy boots. There’s yet more censorship, as crisps join animals on the banned list, even as the banned list is breached. We hear speculation about strange superstitions, Calvin throws a tantrum, and Terry imagines being thrown from an upstairs window while stuck to a sofa.

This episode is as chaotic as you can imagine! Joining us this week are hosts of You Must be Jokin', Eric Lalor and Willa White. From Oasis, to impressions, and of course some of Willa's classic stories - This episode has it all.Willa and Eric take us back to the beginning of their friendship and recall some of their funniest times together in the past 18 years working in comedy. Eric is doing his biggest solo show to date, on the 19th of September in Liberty Hall. Head over to Ticketmaster and get your tickets now, it’s going to be a brilliant night and we’ll see yous there!

It’s a week of friction and foolishness, as everything from the content of the bonus episodes, to the ranking of our top questioners, causes heated debate. A heartfelt query about the chance to measure moments of love in life ends up with a foolhardy attempt to gauge how many stairs it would take to reach the moon. A question about suspicious owls in Ireland almost sparks a war. Terence returns from yet another holiday and he’s got a mixed review of Tenerife for us, ranging from mixing with giants of the ocean to being too smart to accept an offer of a lift on a submarine. We attempt to break down a very select invite list for time on a desert island, with potential knock on problems for everyone involved. And Terry makes some big and very controversial statements about the ranking of our favourite question askers. Send your questions, comments, debates and recipes to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

All Ireland winner and Gambling Awareness Trust spokesperson Oisín McConville joined us this week. Growing up in Crossmaglen during The Troubles meant Oisín was used to bombs and army presence – His only escape was football and he threw himself into the sport with great success at both county and club level. When he was just 14 Oisín placed his first bet for 50p. By 17, he was being warned by his local bookie that he would develop a problem if he didn’t stop betting. Oisín didn’t take the advice and gambled for years more, borrowing, stealing and scamming to pay his way, until he realised he needed help after losing a £20,000 loan for a new business in one bet. A new show “The 3:30 at Cheltenham” which explores the issues of gambling addiction opens on the 16th of September in the Civic Theatre Tallaght before going on a national tour of all gambling addiction treatment centres in Ireland throughout October. Tickets are available here: https://www.civictheatre.ie/whats-on/the-330-at-cheltenham/

Could smelling like spoiled milk verge on a war crime? It’s a surprisingly complicated question. The lads consider who would be their final boss if their lives were a computer game. The extended Power family get in touch to distance themselves from Terence’s never ending devotion to one particularly divisive film. There are stories of odd characters with shady pasts, and a triggered house alarm causing paranoia. Terry escapes the 27 club and wonders who could replace him in the event of his untimely demise; convinced as he is that Calvin wouldn’t pass up the payday of bravely carrying on without his co-host. There’s some questions about potential sponsor deals off the back of Terence’s newly controversial height measurement, and a question about t-shirts has Calvin wondering why he’s spending his time explaining dimensions to Terence.