Paddy & The Yank

In this episode, I chat with actor/comedian Owen Colgan, best known for his role as Buzz McDonald in the hit TV show/movie The Hardy Bucks. We discuss everything from Berlin Techno parties to hair transplants to making a living doing what you love. Have a listen, it's good craicFeaturing original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers.

In this episode, Paddy talks about the new Mad Max movie and his love for the original films. He also tells a hilarious tale about a call he got once when he was working at a call center in Ontario Canada for cable TV boxes in the southern states of the US.Featuring original music from the UK's: Nick Frater

In this episode Paddy chats to Luke Leyland, a former professional wrestler, who flew to Nigeria in Jan 2024 and became the first British/European to ever fight in Nigerias ancient martial art of Dambe.Featuring original music from Portugal's: JolyBmore

In this episode Paddy chats to comedian and writer Dom Joly. They discuss everything from Joly's smash hit tv show Trigger Happy Tv, to his most recent book The Conspiracy Tourist. Featuring original music from UK musician: Nick Frater 

In this episode, Paddy chats with Daniel George from Honour and Arms Full Contact Medieval Combat sports facility in Rochdale, UK. Daniel discusses everything from the sport's origins to the production of heavy-duty weapons and armour used in bouts that can involve 30 v 30 combatants. Featuring original music from Kentucky musician: Spooky Fox

Sweat-drenched tales from Taiwan and math mishaps set the stage as Joey Callahan, the Philly comic with a penchant for storytelling, joins me for a whirlwind of laughs and poignant musings. Our banter dances between Joey's family legacy, steeped in the history of Nazi Germany, and the warmth of a Philadelphia pub.  We confront the stark reality of mortality, the haunting thought of dying alone, and the solace found in cultural rites like the Irish wake. Our conversation, stitched with humor, traverses the highs and lows of life, from the stereotype of the 'big Irish head' to the deeper connections we forge through shared stories and experiences. From life on the road to adapting our acts for the ever-evolving taste of stand-up connoisseurs, Joey and I unpack the craft's nuanced layers. We contemplate the aspirations that drive a comedian and the rich tapestry of human connection laughter weaves, regardless of the stage or spotlight. So tune in for an episode that promises not only a good laugh but also a candid look at the comedy of life itself.The Big C*nty CouchHosts That Girl Gina & Mike Fails invite queers and peers to...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

In this episode, Paddy talks about his experience during Taiwan's massive 7.2 earthquake which struck off the East coast of the island last week.Featuring original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers

In this episode Paddy talks about the new Roadhouse movie, refugees in Ireland and The Silence of the lambs. Get some 

In this episode, Paddy discusses The Texas 7. A group of highly dangerous prisoners that escaped from a maximum security Texas prison in the year 2000. Upon their escape, they committed multiple armed robberies, stole vehicles, and killed a Texas police officer which led to a huge manhunt and a half-million-dollar reward for their capture.Featuring original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers

In this episode, Paddy discusses the horrifying but amazing true story of Walter Rosenberg, who in 1944 at the age of 19 became the first Jewish prisoner to manage to escape from the notorious Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Featuring original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers

In this episode, Paddy discusses the new Bob Marley movie One Love. He talks about his first time hearing Bob Marley almost 20 years ago and how today he is still his favorite musician.  Also, Paddy provides a list of movies to look out for in 2024.Featuring original music from Welsh band: Waterpistol

In this episode, Paddy delves into some bizarre traditions from around the world, from having one of your fingers cut off every time a loved one dies, to getting soaked with water and then covered in cinnamon if you're single at age 25. Tune in if you want a laugh.Featuring original music from Cardiff band Waterpistol

In this episode, Paddy talks about college houses in Galway city in the early 2000s, from roommates leaving the immersion on all week ending in an enormous electricity bill to Paddy mistakenly putting what he thought was Brill cream into his hair for an entire week only to embarrassingly find out it was something else.Featuring original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers

In this episode, Paddy is joined by Meego Yassin. Meego, born and raised in Iraq talks about life in a war-torn country before having to leave at age 15. A lifelong martial artist, he has competed in muay thai, boxing, and tai kwon do. He holds multiple black belts in various disciplines including BJJ and once went viral with his infamous story about his time working in a movie with Steven Seagal.Featuring original music from Belfast band: Search Party

In this episode, Paddy is joined by Tom Shaw and Estelle Piper better known as internet sensation Toasters 'N' Moose. They discuss how their now-famous song "Taste The Biscuit," which they performed in a movie over a decade ago has gone viral multiple times and made them a recognizable musical duo worldwide.Featuring Original music from Toasters 'N' Moose.

In this episode, Paddy talks about his experiences with earthquakes in Taiwan and how a mistranslated message last week from the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense had him believing there was a missile heading his way from mainland China. Also discussed, is the Persian carpet flatworm that penis fences with its two-pronged penis. All true stories.Featuring original music from Kentucky musician: Spooky Fox

In this episode, Paddy delves into the world of psychics, telekinesis and famous spoon-bender Yuri Geller  who rose to fame in the late 70's making millions of dollars convincing  people he had psychic powers. Featuring original music from Colorado band: Dead Pioneers 

Its 5:00 am in the morning, Paddy, naked with an electrified tennis racket in his hand and a manical look in his eyes  hunts down a ruthless mosquito thats been biting him and buzzing in his ear all night. Oh an loads of facts and rambling about mosquitos.Features original music from Melbourne Australin band: The Slingers

In this episode, Paddy talks about why the 26th of December is called Boxing Day in the UK and St Stephen's Day in Ireland. He delves into St Stephen and his brutal execution, a gruesome fate that most of the 12 Apostles would meet. On a happier note, he also looks into the top 5 Christmas songs and movies of all time.Featuring original music from Britains: Nick Frater

Paddy rambles about Taiwan's crazy traffic and how he's witnessed multiple accidents. Also,  noisy neighbors in Taiepi and how to deal with a neighborly dispute when you're a foreigner and cultural practices differ quite a lot from what you're used to. Featuring original music from Melbourne band: The Slingers

In this episode Paddy talks about the recent death and funeral of legendary Pogues frontman Shane McGowan. He also discusses odd or unusual funeral practices from different cultures around the world.Featuring original music from SoulBoy Mystic 

In this episode, Paddy is joined by Philadelphia-born stand-up comedian Joey Callahan. Coming from an Irish-American background, Joey talks about his life as a comic spanning over an incredible 40 years and counting. Featuring original music from England's: Nick Frater

In this episode, Paddy takes a look at some once-common practices and norms that existed in Ireland, but no longer do. From wearing a dead relative's clothes to their funeral to women being refused the right to buy a pint in a pub.Featuring original music from Belfasts FVRY

In this episode, Paddy discusses Blue movies and Yellow books, one used to describe pornography in the West and the other to describe it in Asia. He tells tales of how in order to acquire a blue movie or fireworks in rural Ireland back in the day he'd have to venture to a car auction in a horse riding centre and do deals with Irish Gypsies.Featuring original music from Danish/Taiwanese artist: Broken Bench

In this episode, Paddy catches up with cyclist Javier Colon. Javier is on the road and halfway through cycling his bicycle across the USA. He chats about all the ups and downs of such a journey, the people he's met, and the everyday obstacles he faces.Featuring original music from: Nintenuendo

In this episode, Paddy tells the tale of Irishman Alexander Pierce, a petty thief who in 1820 was sent to the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land to serve 7 years of hard labor. After a few months, he escaped into the wilderness with 7 others and this is when his infamous story of starvation, murder, and cannibalism begins.Featuring original music from Kentucky band: Moonlight Mile.

In this Halloween special Paddy rambles about his love of Halloween growing up in rural Ireland. He also delves into Horror movies that are supposedly based on true events. If you love Halloween and Horror movies then tune in and have a listen.

In this episode, Paddy delves into the weird world of celebrity memorabilia and how some people are willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money for sometimes very strange and odd items once belonging to someone famous. For example, a piece of chewing gum chewed and spat out by pop star Britney Spears that sold online for $12,000.

In this episode, the lads tell the story of the 1766 mutiny of a group of Malagasy captives onboard a slave ship, who had been sold to Dutch East India Company officials on Madagascar to be enslaved by the company in its Cape Colony in southern Africa.Featuring original music from Belfast band: Foreign Wolf 

In this episode the lads discuss the history of Arsenic, including a family of professional poisoners in Itlay in the mid 17th century who would kill anyone who got in their way at becoming top dogs around the place. Also the Arsenic eaters of Austria. 

In this episode, The Yank tells the story of Angel Makers Of Nagyrev a large group of female villagers in Hungary who between 1914 & 1929 systematically poisoned to death anywhere from 100 -300 people. Why? Listen to find out. Featuring original music from Danish/Taiwanese artist Broken Bench

In this episode, Paddy educates The Yank on some of Ireland's past troubles, including the 1916 easter uprising, Bloody Sunday, and Bobby Sands and the hunger strikers of the infamous Maze prison in Northern Ireland.Featuring original music by Ohio's Wizard Seizure

In this episode, the lads ramble about everything from Hitler's drug doctor to movie star Tim Allen's 70's cocaine bust and imprisonment to  Malcolm X  memorizing the entire English dictionary while in prison. 

In this episode, the lads are joined by Aron Hegarty a member of Candlelit Tales an Irish Mythology storytelling group. Aron shares some classic Irish mythology stories, from The Hungry Dead that possibly influenced Bram Strokers Dracula to Cu Chulainn the legendary Irish warrior hero and demigod. Also how Irish mythology possibly influenced JRR Tolkien in writing The Lord Of The Rings. Featuring original music from Chicago's own Ninja Ned

In this episode, the lads delve into one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time the 17th-century Spanish treasure galleon The Atocha. Sinking in a hurricane in 1622 with over $400 million in treasure aboard, no one found a trace of the wreck or its treasure until Mel Fisher an American treasure hunter took his family in 1970 and began what would become a 16-year search for the missing vessel. 

In this episode, the lads are joined by Javier Colon "AKA" Hungry Guy On A Bicycle. Javier is back to discuss his upcoming project, where he will cycle his bike from Key West Florida all the way to Santa Monica Pier California, No hotels! No Motels! everything he needs to survive he must carry on his bicycle. The whole journey will be documented by film for a pilot episode to be pitched to Netflix. 

In this episode, the lads delve into the weird, absurd, and dangerous world of American college fraternities. They first discuss Hazing,  an activity expected of someone in joining a fraternity that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them. Over 200 hazing deaths have been recorded since 1838. The lads also trace back the origins of fraternities or Greek Life as it was originally known.

In this episode, the lads continue their discussion about humans potentially inhabiting Mars in the future. They discuss SpaceX and the Artemis I mission. With 8.8 million pounds of thrust, it holds the record for the most powerful rocket ever successfully launched. Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon and MarsFeaturing original music from Danish/Taiwanese artist: Broken Bench

In this episode, the lads discuss how getting your sex education from watching the movie American Pie can lead to masturbating into a sock and then developing a condition called prostatitis. Also, Taiwan Hulk goes on a rampage in a 7/11 store, while a group of 12-year-olds poison a classmate with Devil's Ivy juice. Yes, this all really happened. Featuring original music from Limerick city band: Sweets The Band

In this episode, the lads are joined by Joel Hungate. Joel is a mountaineer, survivalist, and biomedical engineer who was also a cast member on Netflix's infamous survival show Outlast. Joel was part of a team of climbers who became the first to ascend a peak in a remote region of Western Mongolia where en route he had to lead a recuse effort to save a hiker's life after they were hit by falling rocks in a rockslide.  You want adventure? You got it!

In this episode, the lads discuss our furry little rodent friends with a bad rep, rats. They discuss the importance of rats in Indian mythology and the temple of Karni Mata where thousands of rats are worshipped as they drink from giant saucers of milk. Also was the body of a giant rat  4ft in length found in a sewer in England really the remains of the most famous rat ever known? Master Splinter!Featuring original music from Irelands: Michele Antonia 

In this episode, the lads delve into a few crazy stories from around the globe, from a gang of rampaging monkeys in Japan to a couple in India who beheaded themselves with a homemade guillotine in an offering to the Destroyer god Shiva. Featuring original music from Irelands: Michele Antonia

In this episode, the lads are joined again by Insect Professor Matan Shelomi to discuss why we should be eating insects as part of our diet. Matan also shares some stories of his insect-eating escapades including, live scorpions, silkworms, and Japanese murder hornet wine. Featuring original music from Danish/Taiwanese artist Broken Bench 

In this episode, the lads discuss Judicial Homicide more commonly known as the death penalty. They hit on the five different methods of execution still used in various countries worldwide and how Singapore considered to be the safest country in Southeast Asia has the highest level of Capital punishment anywhere in the world.Featuring original music from Belfast band The Shan Vans

In this episode, the lads are joined again by Javier Colon. Javier who rose to fame in the Netflix reality show Outlast is back to chat with the lads about the origins of his bushcraft and survival skills. He also recounts his 18,000-mile bicycle journey from Canada to the tip of Argentina taking 2 years to complete.  He also tells the tale of his 31-day hike on Europe's famous El Camino de Santiago.  If you love listening to traveling tales, then you'll love this episode.Featuring original music from Berlin-based musician Anirudh Cohan

In this episode, Paddy tells the story of 18th-century Irishman Charles Byrne otherwise known as The Irish Giant or The Giant of Connemara. Standing an enormous 7-foot 7inches tall Byrne became a famous curiosity in London in the late 1700s, but it's what happened to his body after he died that's still being talked about and debated to this very day. Featuring original music from Belfast band: Foreign Wolf

In this episode, the lads are joined by Javier Colon. Javier was one of the stars of Netflix's new infamous reality survival show "Outlast." He tells his story of how he ended up on the show to his untimely exit let down by the ruthless choices that other costars made revealing just how far some contestants would go to win one million dollars. If you were a fan of the show, then you will love this chat as Javier reveals so much you didn't get to see on tv.Featuring original music from Danish/Taiwanese artist: Broken Bench

In this episode, the lads are joined by Cork City's Ryan Sheehan, Sheehan is a 3x world Muay Thai champion and the youngest-ever Irish Muay Thai world champ. He tells the lads about his 10-year journey in the sport,  from first walking into a gym at 15 years old to later going on to win the WBC world title, and most recently signing to ONE Championship the largest martial arts organization in the world.Featuring original music from Mumbai's: Anirudh Singh Chohan

In this episode the lads are joined in the studio by Entomologist Matan Shelomi. Matan is a Harvard graduate and expert in the branch of zoology concerned with insects. They chat about everything from Darpa spy bot cockroaches used to find earthquake survivors  to traumatic insemination (thats how bed bugs have sex). Featuring Original music from Irelands DB

In this episode, the lads discuss and interact with Chat GPT-4 a powerful new AI bot that is capable of understanding human speech and producing in-depth writing that is easily understood by humans. The lads put ChatGPT to the test, asking it a slew of interesting questions. Science fiction?..... Nah this shit is real and will blow minds!Featuring original music from Taiwanese/Danish artist: Broken Bench

In this episode, the lads discuss El Salvador's newly opened Super Mega Maximum security prison that can house over 40,000 inmates, most of these prisoners belong to one of the most ruthless and notorious gangs in the world MS13. They also talk about how American plantation owners and the KKK contributed to the creation of modern-day private prisons.Featuring Original Music From Newcastle Band: Disciplinary