Stall It with Darren and Joe

Bitter Oscar acceptance speeches and a life of luxury in the skies are on the agenda for this week's bonus episode. Darren argues blimps are commonplace, while Joe is drawing up a shortlist of targets for when the Academy finally recognises his genius.

Killer clowns, high priced feline artworks, and popcorn scented candles are the focus of the lads attention this week, with Joe bringing us back through the decades for some historical oddities and morbid curiosities, while Darren is brainstorming for a merchandising empire in the luxury interiors industry.

Darren & Joe have to weigh up which animal they would feel confident of beating in a foot race, and quickly come to an underwhelming conclusion. There's also ponderings on a career in a doorbell factory, and a literal million dollar question.

The lads take a journey through the world of international espionage, from the Cold War to mysterious code breaking, and they ask about the evolutionary origins of inexplicable body parts. And Darren plans a 5am carvery.

A listener offers the lads cold hard cash to swap accents, and Joe gets an unsolicited and very specific elocution lesson.

Mysterious princes, promises of riches and stolen identities - the lads have tales of fighting the scammers... and one story of taking a chance of a promise of millions from a mysterious stranger. There's also a strange (and upsetting) panto visit, and Joe can't find a pair of shoes, which somehow leads him down an existential rabbit hole and into the world of rare vision disorders.

Would you hand back a jackpot winning lotto ticket you found outside a shop? Darren and Joe ponder the moral and potential criminal implications of such a situation and find that when it comes to the kindness of strangers (including them), life is very much a lottery. And there'salso auditions for the role of humanity's ambassador upon first contact with an alien species.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Centre (of course) and even a misguided attempt to hijack a cruise liner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 uncover the answers to many, many questions you didn't realise you needed the answers to.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week's bonus episode sees the lads get nostalgic as they consider what they would be nostalgic for in 40 years...and big questions are asked as they determine if cereal is soup?

Have you ever set up a Go Fund me for a kettle? Well Joe has. This week we hear about past jobs and supermarket experiences. A few tales about adventures at the Circus and how long rats are pregnant for. We hear about the events of 1964 and they also touch on the new Netflix series about Jeffrey Dahmer.

This week's batch of listener questions have the lads considering their personal ideal of heaven and hell. Big questions are asked as we find out - if you were a kitchen utensil what one would you be and so much more.

Why is the tale of Pinocchio terrifying? How dark really are fairy tales? This week the lads discuss all things Disney and Pixar. We find out what happened in 1963, while Joe tells us how Mercury is in Retrograde as they dive into the world of superstitions.

A listener has a proposal for Darren that could net him some much needed wedding funding, while also giving the listeners a chance to attend the biggest day of Darren's life. Producer Eoin is showing undue favouritism to listeners who include praise for him in their emails, while Darren is making plans for how to spend €100m - mostly frivolously.

This week the lads are joined by comedian Justine Stafford, and the conversation veers from the silly to the serious. We hear about attending Irish celebrity parties, return to the Stall It superhero universe (with a very strange insight from Justine into various smells) and take a deep dive into the strange world of the Irish oral examination system. Justine also gives us a powerful insight into her battle over many years with eating disorders, and the lads discuss their own experiences with mental health issues.

The lads are in a quandary over which form of extreme weather they would most like to spend the rest of their lives with, and a listener has a confession of a petty crime that is leaving him burdened with guilt, so he comes to Darren and Joe looking for advice on how to make things right.

Where do you draw the line on what food to put in a can? Why was there an explosion of machines with faces in the mid-80s? Just how do they put the faces on the Billy Roll? Why would you send a horse to space? These any many other conundrums tax our minds this week, while Joe tells us about the world’s most generous ATM and we hear about misadventures with fireworks and the rise of the robot hoovers.

Some listeners need some life advice, and Darren and Joe are on hand to offer tips on everything from hangover dispersal, to career moves, and handling a lifetime of regret.

Fresh from their live show at Electric Picnic the lads return to the studio with much to discuss, from their festival experience, to the trials of organising a wedding, meeting fortune tellers, Joe's adventures on remote islands and nude beaches, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of eating raw sausages.

The lads have called on backup to help them field your questions, with Killian Sundermann joining them to help them navigate everything from a choice between talking birds and permanent hats, miming at the 3 Arena, the difference between treehouses and houseboats, and who could be relied upon to be the hero in a burning building.

This week the lads are joined by comedian Killian Sundermann and together they discuss the most evil tattoos to inflict on each other, the agony and cringe of someone watching one of their videos in front of them, and the mysterious Stall It lost tapes. Meanwhile, Killian's alter ego joins the Stall It Universe, Joe is confused by Ireland flags hanging from houses for no apparent reason, and Darren has been hearing his catchphrases in the distance.

This week's batch of listener questions have the lads considering the potential of life inside the mind of a space turtle, new admissions to the Stall it universe, and the whereabouts of a mysterious friend of the pod.

The lads wander into the discovery of strange plastic surgery options and some expensive shots at cheating death, with cryonic freezing and medical treatments that sound as though they’ve been pulled from a sci-fi script. Along the way we unearth Joe’s poker player past, the colourful history of 1958, and how “possible” it is to deliver humanity to new worlds by robot courier.

Your questions this week bring the lads down a winding road, stopping everywhere from Darren’s Dinosaur pop-up book, Joe’s Wedding speech improv, and Darren’s memories of heartbreak at Spy Kids 3D.

With conversation that feels like taking a teleporter to Kimmage, the lads delve into everything from the game of golf, Darren's lifelong mistaking of his own shoe size, mob mentality at music festivals, and their plans to redesign Dublin as an urban Disneyland.

On this weeks special bonus episode the lads have a go at editing each other's personalities for the better, things get tense... Joe chats to Love/Hate's Nidge about the Stall It universe and how to stop the seagulls from kidnapping Trish and Warren. Darren on the other hand, wants a batman bike.

The lads take the show on the road to Liberty Hall for their first live episode, which is actually the IV live show, three prequels to the live shows will be made in the year 2031. Darren meets Joe's ma for the first time, Joe talks about his new shoes and special guest, Marc O'Neill chats about Tallafornia, stripping in Kilkenny and Big Brother.