Dubland

Dubland meets Roz Purcell and after Suzanne fawns over her, they talk a good bit about Miss Universe and Ireland's answer to it, The Rose of Tralee. They talk about weight, the psychology around weight and complimenting people on their weight. We learn about how Roz got to where she is and what she defines herself as. They tackle the big questions like, why are women obsessed with true crime? Roz lays out her case of why she would be difficult to murder...

The Royal Visit to the Guinness Storehouse. There's a sentence Suzanne and PJ can get into. But somehow it moves quickly to funerals, and that's the real conversation! So much better than weddings - can you guess who's opinion that is? PJ is living in Coronavirus ground zero, so, yeah they get into a good old chinwag on that fast approaching bundle of fun. Back to the royals, English crisps, pubs and tea - all this leads up to Suzanne crying in an airport...

Dubland meets Baz Ashmawy... and they talk about all of Suzanne's favourite snake oil nonsense, glue blood, levitation, the whole lot. Baz's daughter is an elf, which is pretty cool. She had to change school, unfortunately, Elf school is more welcoming. Irish funerals are better than Irish weddings. Baz talks about getting back into acting, and about his new documentary with his mother. Suzanne reveals her two year rule, and her theory on chlamydia and old people...

This week's Dubland starts off with a very wholesome gift giving. Very suddenly, almost without notice, it descends into an analysis of how this is the worst year of all time (and it's only February). We go through how Sinn Fein are getting on so far since their recent historic General Election. PJ has a revelation... it's not news to anyone else. There is discussion about wine, incontinence, and being prone to skidmarking.  Then we pivot to Caroline Flack and cancel culture...

Ohhhhhweeee, the Irish General Election... this is a doozy... no better people than the Dublanders to sort out this mess. Or like, argue between themselves and really sort nothing at all. Good craic though. PJ is in his element with this news. Suzanne has a sense of doom.  They then move on and talk about the royal visit... again, team Dubland don't quite see eye to eye on this announcement.  PJ generously explains to the listeners his perfect economical date. They discuss Valentine's Day...

. Suzanne and PJ help Stefanie to get over some slight nerves about being on Dubland. They then proceed to talk about politics, god, science, dick pics, a few Netflix documentaries and addictive personalities. What was Stefanie nervous about again?  She talks about all of her rules, her attempts at a normal life, her relationships. It's fascinating stuff. Dubland Meets... is off to a flying start! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dubland gets started this week with some talk about the upcoming General Election in Ireland. Then we're onto the flicky eyes which leads to a deep dive into pulling a sicky from work. Lads go from Wayne Rooney to William Butler Yeats when describing their illness. There is some talk about what men do with banana peels, "but I'm not gonna tell ya". Suzanne hasn't watched Little Women, but she's happy to review it anyway, and she fantasises about being a cheerleader in high school...

Dubland starts this week with some ACTION as Suzanne decorates the brand new studio with some fresh coffee. PJ commentates and then the hard sell begins - Dubland needs a sponsor! If you can help, get in touch. The serious business of the episode begins with talk of crisps and butter knives. Nobody wants to talk, that's the theory of the week, on this podcast, in which two people sit in a room and...  It's over three weeks into the new year and PJ is still finding ways to moan about Christmas...

After a short review of the previous episode, Suzanne and PJ move on to discuss PJ's total lack of social life. This leads to his interaction with his good-looking neighbour. Which of course leads to talk of him moving house, and more mortgage chat, and then a mid-episode plea to a financial expert (a future episode). Everyone in Ireland knows someone who knows someone else who lives in Ireland. This isn't the case in the UK or other big countries...

Dubland is back after the Christmas break, but PJ is not in the humour. He's done with New Year's, he's done with Christmas, he's done with all of it. Suzanne, who loves Christmas, also had a bad time of it, but at least it wasn't Christmas's fault. Suzanne shares some sad news. Then we bring the mood up by discussing the imminent arrival of World War 3. A hat tip to three legendary Irish broadcasters. And Suzanne talks about The Crown...