Charming, successful, devilishly handsome... but enough about us - let's talk about Clooney PLUS Hugh does a song

George Clooney - does he just play himself?

Actor, singer and comedian Philippa Carson returns with tales of Mean Girls and attempted home invasion

Plastics with Philippa Carson: from pesky microplastics to polyethene-eating larvae

All the trivia you will need to make it through the 2026 World Cup

World Cup 2026 Trivia Bonanza

... but is she a Legitimate Like?

Enid Blyton: Mallory Towers, The Famous Five and Noddy... 

Summer means concerts, but do concerts mean fun? 

Concerts: did we really want to see Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Mumford & Sons? 

Our new season kicks off with max speed, Max Verstappen and max fun

Formula 1 with David Kenny: how a nerdy professor fell in love with F1

We go back to college in the final episode of David month

College with David Kenny (Rewind)

David month continues with the first of our two-part retrospective on LL's crumbiest guest

Reheating Toasties with the New Yorker's own David Kenny

In honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday we look back at some of our episodes about the natural world. Happy David month everybody!

Happy Birthday David Attenborough - The Ocean (Rewind)

Happy Birthday David Attenborough - Animal Kingdom Revisit

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We like it, but is it legitimate?

We look at some of humanity's most popular fascinations - across everything from pop culture to pastimes to the way the world is run - and decide whether they really, truly deserve so much of our attention. Award-winning Irish and UK comedy podcast hosted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wsebag/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Sebag-Montefiore</a> (@wsebag) and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hughoconnor147/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hugh O'Connor</a> (@hughoconnor147). Previous guests include Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler, Conor McReynolds, David Kenny, Emil Franchi, Emma Gleeson, Foil Arms &amp; Hog, Greg Olear, Hamish Adams-Cairns, Jacob Jackson, Jon McKenzie, Lottie Bedlow, Mahatma Khandi, Matt Green, Max Fosh, Michael Fry, Rosie Holt, Sean Burke, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Wellington (of The Flophouse), Tatty Macleod and Tom&nbsp;Read&nbsp;Wilson. Topics include movies and TV (Star Wars, The Matrix, Toy Story, The Lion King, Disney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Taken, James Bond, Friends, Game of Thrones, Reality TV), music (The Beatles, Blur, Oasis), celebrities (Tom Cruise, The Beckhams, George Clooney) books (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings), sports (football, the Super Bowl) and a whole lot more (the gym, stand up comedy, weddings, video games, Dungeons and Dragons etc.) Winner of the fan favourite Listener's Lobe Award at the 2025 Golden Lobes.