Episodes
This week the lads delve into a decades-old mystery from the old Soviet Union, and ponder the many theories put forward - including aliens, cold war combat and the involvement of a yeti.
Published 01/04/23
A question about professional wrestling personas gives the lads the excuse they've been waiting for to build an entire backstory to a couple of particularly hapless superstars of the ring, and they have to weigh up which entertainment artefact most influences their daily interactions.
Published 01/02/23
For the final Stall It over the year Joe uncovers yet more gaps in Darren's cover as a real human being, while between them they get lost down a rabbithole of graveyard holograms and 10,000 rental deals. We also have an excerpt from our recording with Killian Sundermann, in which Killian enlightens us on how he's gentrifying Joe's old area, and there's a review of Killian's show stealing turn in Free Gaff.
Published 12/28/22
A listener question has the lads considering their dream exit from the stage of public life, Joe wants to go back to the fifst time cinemagoers set eyes on Oz, and Darren weighs up the implications of a life spent drinking just one particular drink.
Published 12/26/22
It's Christmas and Darren and Joe are getting in the festive mood by reliving (and in some cases re-enacting) their favourite movies, from Deck the Halls to A Christmas Carol. They also chat about presents and inventions that were discovered by odd quirks of fate.
Published 12/21/22
On this weeks bonus episode Darren and Joe see how long it would take them to count to a billion, (spoiler, they gave up fairly quickly). They also chat about how many holes there are in a straw, it all kicked off...
Published 12/19/22
Comedian Al Foran joins us this week and, between appearances of Mark Wahlberg and Michael Douglas, he aids Darren and Joe in plotting a memorabilia investment strategy and recalls a terrifying encounter with Mike Tyson.
And in news that confuses everyone but Darren, he has a major breakthrough in his hunt for a bottle of the elusive Prime drink.
Published 12/14/22
We're joined by special guest Al Foran this week, who helps the lads take your questions on everything from reliving childhood in anther era, to designing obnoxiously large historical monuments in their memory.
Published 12/12/22
Darren and Joe have their faith shaken as they hear that many things they took as fact are little more than myths - from the pyramids to the origins of Santa.
Joe is dreaming of a new career as a Storage Wars warrior, and it gives Darren pause for thought on if he should get into some foraging for antiques as a get rich quick scheme.
And we have some rental horror stories featuring bad landlords and apartment infestations.
Published 12/07/22
After making a shocking admission about a Christmas tradition, Joe's trying desperately to backtrack on his long (long) track record of despising festive joy. And then the lads go shopping for their choice of humanity's next evolutionary step.
Published 12/05/22
The corrupting power of great wealth is on display as Joe outlines his twisted vision for the best way to spend a multi-million quid windfall, while Darren's dreams are maybe more innocent on the surface level, but not without their own sadistic edge.
We also have your submissions for apocalypse surviving tactics, sent in to us after last week's episode. Results were mixed, at best.
Published 11/30/22
Questions of reincarnation in the animal world - and a choice between life in the wild and life in captivity - are at the forefront of this week's bonus episode. There's also product development done on the Stall It range of talking dolls, and some deep consideration to why Joe thinks seeing the 17A bus at 4am would be terrifying.
Published 11/28/22
A sudden cataclysmic event has ended civilisation as we know it. All modern comforts and securities are gone and it's every person for themselves. What do you do? Where do you go first? Do you join a tribe or forge ahead alone? Is your best bet to find an island or a remote mountain hideaway?
Darren and Joe try to plot their survival plans in a post-apocalyptic world this week, taking them from the mountains of Munster to islands full of strange creatures, to Dunnes in Charlestown Shopping...
Published 11/23/22
This week the lads field questions on Joe's hatred of festive joy, talking dogs, trans-Atlantic visitors, and inventions with which to survive in a new and desolate world.
Published 11/21/22
There are two very different versions of z-list celebrity life on display, as Joe schmoozes at awards dinners and backstage after gigs (while offering everyone a picture), but Darren struggles through the glare of reflected fame to go and see a movie... or even get a haircut.
The lads dissect the art of small talk, Darren makes a Christmas decoration expedition, and they have (inevitably, some argue) given in to temptation and recorded a novelty single.
Published 11/16/22
Quandaries on journeys through space, time and the deepest oceans are on taxing the lads as they weigh up the pros and cons of being a fish out of water visiting the distant past or far-off future, and get the choice of one (kind of, but not really) super power.
Published 11/14/22
Joe's travels among the underground Irish hip hop scene, the Summer of Love, invented (and contested) prophecies of doom and Darren's themed parties are all on the agenda, but the most important moment this week could be Darren's admission to being unaware of a major (and incredibly widespread) part of pop culture history.
Published 11/09/22
Your questions ignite a debate on the lifestyle benefits of teleportation versus time travel, a mysterious yet eerily familiar scent invading a listener's home, and Stall It's top tips for visiting Dublin.
Published 11/07/22
Would Darren enjoy a life in the priesthood? Why is he so upset that Joe asks? Would Joe make it as a world champion in the world of competitive phone box fighting? Would the world be better served with A.I. running our governments? What could Joe do when he found himself trapped in a taxi with a as the driver played porn on his phone? Why is a regular BBC radio show so important to preventing all out nuclear war? Why were Joe's looks the target of the TV critics this week? In this episode we...
Published 11/02/22
A fresh batch of listener questions has the lads exploring haunting frequencies, contemplating the early warning signs of societal collapse, and weighing up the movie stars they would most like to spend the rest of their days stuck with.
Published 10/31/22
For this Halloween episode the lads bring to the table a catalogue of spooky tales, some less believable than others. Form ghostly hitchhikers, to mystery music in the night, and luminescent apparitions in Trabolgan.
Published 10/26/22
Could you eat the same meal for the rest of your life? and what would that meal be? Listen as Darren and Joe talk dinasaur's, puzzling modern life questions and more inside this week's bonus.
Published 10/24/22
Do you have a pet name for your beloved partner? Ever been in a scrap at school? This week the lads recall they're time on the playground. Joe shares his 'Special' watch with us, and Darren remembers his friend with the small tongue fondly.
Published 10/19/22
This weeks bonus is full of life changing questions like, Do you eat Crisps in bed and what crumbs are the worst? Joe and Darren answer their first EVER relationship dilemma and Joe gets into the science behind his fizzy drink tip.
Published 10/17/22
This week the lads are joined by comedian and actor Sean Burke and together they discuss everything from self tape disasters, Sean's interaction with The Rock and Kevin Heart, and the delicacy that is French and spicy food. Meanwhile Darren questions the power of twitter, video games, and Sean shares his story of the Great Bob Ross sketch.
Big question are asked as we find out if salad is air, and so much more.
Published 10/12/22