A light hearted look at millennial life in Northern Ireland. Rebecca McCloskey and Matt Fox discuss the many highs and lows of the 90s & Noughties and what it means to be a “ceasefire baby” as they now attempt to navigate adulthood . Disclaimer - anything you may take offence to is (allegedly) all comedic and we don’t respond kindly to negative feedback. We’re very fragile you see! Thanks, enjoy xx . . . 0808 808 8000 - LIFELINE 24/7 Hotline 0818111126 - PIETA.ie 24/7 ROI
SURPRISE! WE'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER DOSE OF SHITE TALK - 2021 WAS A ROCKY RIDE BUT NOT AS ROUGH AS THIS RECORDING.... THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT OVER THE PAST YEAR! RAISING A GLASS TO A FAR BETTER 2022! REBECCA AND MATT XX
Your health is your wealth! We're talking all things wellness with a quick rewind through some of our childhood illnesses... Chicken pox? Shingles? Stretched retinas? We've been through the wars. Oh and Holby City's cancelled fs
It's European Appreciation Week with a quick look at this year's Eurovision... We're chatting Brexit and Belarus whilst Rebecca shares a distorted history of Imperial Russia (as told by 1997's Anastasia)
It's literature week! Pull up a chair and get yourself settled under the Hawthorn tree, we're discussing our childhood reading habits alongside the usual mix of news and semi-coherent opinion
It's our food and drink special with another trip down memory lane discussing school dinners and spaghetti curry night at the McCloskeys! Matt is suffering from white sauce PTSD whilst Rebecca is contemplating a family-sized Hello Fresh subscription... This week we're joined by extra special guest Sophie (@SoapyBubz) - vegan TikTok extraordinaire! Thanks so much for joining us :) Bon Apple-Teets Babies!
This week we're bidding adieu to Arlene with our weekly roundup of current events... Bye chick chat you soon x It's another news special as we look back in time to stories that rocked our world - Matt is standing up to the War on Iraq whilst Rebecca is sitting on her hole watching Wife Swap - enjoy!
Laserquest, Harry Corry... Our careers peaked at 17 and it's been a slow decline ever since, saddle up and join us for a pay packet this week with all things employment
As well as our usual dose of news and opinion, this week we're lucky enough to be joined by the lovely RhondaCivic (Lauren) as they discuss their gender journey and what it means to be non-binary in Northern Ireland
Back to business with a deep dive through the Matrix to try and work out what this Y2K Aesthetic is all about....
And I wonder, if I'm just built this way? We're back with the usual mix of news and stories, also a super special Mean Girls watch along - sit back, stick on the movie and listen to the incoherent musings of Matt and Rebecca - it's just like having your mates in the room! Back to business next week - enjoy!
It's conspiracy theory week - we're getting our tinfoil hats on and discussing everything from lizard shapeshifters to Ms. Melissa Vandella!
Think you know your Jonestown's from your Jehovahs? We're giving you an extra special Religious Education crash course with our unique take on all things holier than thou!
Week 10 and we're back with your usual dose of news and craic along with a look at some of our iconic 90s and Noughties moments in television - from Rugrats to Richard Hillman we leave no stone unturned!
It's all shamrocks and shillelaghs this week for our St. Patrick's day special with a little bit of old fashioned storytelling - we're examining some famous Irish folklore (not the Taylor Swift album unfortunately)!
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away! Grab the factor 50 and a towel it's time for some Summer loving! This week we're reminiscing on sunnier times gone-by with our holidays special
We're back with a newsround special deep diving into some of the 90s and Noughties news stories that rocked our world, from the People's Princess to Frankenpenis. Trigger warnings for domestic abuse, bullying and murder - special mention to Sophie Lancaster foundation for their incredible work - resource @ https://www.sophielancasterfoundation.com/
It's movie week... join us as we skip down the aisles, no bombscares tonight, fingers crossed! This week we set each other the task to watch a cult 90s film classic that the other had never seen - Matt selected the indie coming of age ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse' whilst Rebecca took a softer approach with lesbo-drama Fried Green Tomatoes. Sorry if you haven't seen them but settle in anyway we'll all have a nice time x
Mini follow up to Episode 5 “None Like Miss McKenzie” , our school episode featuring our listener stories
Back to the classroom this week as we reminisce on all things education... Matt's Geography teacher was a sizeist bastard and Rebecca was always the main character, even when narrating! Bonus episode coming this Sunday discussing your school horror stories - keep your ears to the ground and your lungs away from that chalkboard!
It's music week part 2! Don't believe the Hear'say (or Jim Corr) we're back with some truly entertaining content and Rebecca is working her way through another six degrees of seperation-anxiety PTSD. New microphones, merchandise coming, very nice well done to all involved. Thanks for the love. We touch on topics of domestic abuse in this episode - resources available across our social media (FU Manson etc). Stay safe and keep Fridays Good - Matt & Rebecca x
It's music week! We're working our way through some throwback hits with six degrees of separation-anxiety
We're back to discuss the early days of technology! Dial up internet, Gameboys and robot dogs. Anyone else have a secret MSN boyfriend? Did your Mum money transfer to a Nigerian Prince? Feed your Neopet, pour yourself a drink and join us as we rewind the years
Bucket hats and burgundy! Colours of Benny and Claire's! We're tearing our way through the wardrobe with some hazy recollections on 90s and Noughties fashion. What did your ma stick you in? And would you wear it again?
Listen as Rebecca McCloskey and Matt Fox delicately tread the waters of podcasting in this brief introduction to Ceasefire Babies, a new, weekly podcast discussing millennial life in Northern Ireland as we digest the highs and lows of the 90's and Noughties