Podcast review: Calvin O’Brien and Terence Power’s Talking Bollox has chemistry, charm, smarts and some pacy banter
Mental health in particular is something they take seriously, and it’s refreshing and timely to hear them take on the naysayers and defend the need for recognition and help, particularly when it comes to men’s depression.
A total of 120 episodes since that first tell-all – via sold-out live shows, awards and all manner of guests – and they’re talking to the likes of Tánaiste Micheál Martin about decriminalising cannabis and homelessness. It’s not all soft-pedalling deference, either – they’ve got real questions about some of the bigger issues facing the country.
Dipping in and out can unearth gems but also reveal some questionable positions that render the podcast title a little on the nose Other aspects have evolved: O’Brien and Power no longer record their bollox talk at the kitchen table, for example, and their editing has, thankfully, become tighter, though they’re still apt to spin their rambles long past the hour mark, which is a lot of earbud throughput, even if you go for 1.5 playback. .
Roddy Doyle, Sarah Grace, Jason Byrne, Aoife Moore: all have joined the bollox talk. Dipping in and out can unearth gems but also reveal some questionable positions that render the podcast title a little on the nose . But, not unlike their southside counterparts in the bestie podcast genre, Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally of My Therapist Ghosted Me, they couldn’t give a bollox what the haters say. They’re just talking, after all.
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