Potholes & Penguins

Barry loves potholes, Trimby loves penguins

True Penguin 02/03/2023

True Penguin It's 6 Nations week and we take this serious. Join us as we discuss Delilah, Gatland, Tattoos and the empty space on Jonny's wall. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/25819644

Ep 62 // Ultimate Hell Week - Up Penguin 10/21/2021

Ep 62 // Ultimate Hell Week - Up Penguin We’re joined by Ultimate Hell Weeks Marc O’Neil to talk about stripping around the world to being exploited on Big Brother to becoming a scientist and Winning Hell Week. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20890943

Ep 61 // Ultimate Hell Week - Napoleon Penguin 10/14/2021

Ep 61 // Ultimate Hell Week - Napoleon Penguin On today’s show we’re joined by Peter Stringer who tells us all about Hell Week. Strings lifts the veil on how he conquered the course, how he gets bodies through airport security, why he turned down Human Growth Hormones as a child and the emotional differences between Cardiff 2006 and Spike Island 2021. We also try to count his abs but run out of fingers. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20815064

Ep 60 // Ultimate Hell Week - No Time to Penguin 10/07/2021

Ep 60 // Ultimate Hell Week - No Time to Penguin Barry & Trimby tell us all about their final battle in Hell & Laura Nolan joins us to give an insight into what it took for her to blow through her own physical and mental expectations. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20740211

Ep 59 // Ultimate Hell Week - Penguinator 09/30/2021

Ep 59 // Ultimate Hell Week - Penguinator Barry, Trimby and Dermie are joined by Hell Week's most orderly of Sergeants Deric “The Weatherman” Hartigan. The lads discuss leadership, punches in the balls, the art of hugging and menstruation. Deric has been a star of Hell Week & it was a pleasure to talk through all his highlights on the show 🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20663399

Ep 58 // Ultimate Hell Week - Penguin on Fire 09/23/2021

Ep 58 // Ultimate Hell Week - Penguin on Fire We dive into Hell Week again with more Helicopters, Dead Drops, Bangers, Ice Wells, Burning Buildings and Blood sweat and tears. We’re joined by Rory O’Connor aka Rorys Stories who gives a wonderful insight into his experience on Hell Week so far and how it felt to bare his emotions to the nation over the last 2 Episodes. Full Show on Patreon /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20574191

Ep 57 // Ultimate Hell Week - Karate Penguin 09/16/2021

Ep 57 // Ultimate Hell Week - Karate Penguin On today’s show we dive head first back into Hell with the one and only Anna Caplice. Fresh off celebrating winning the Interpros with Munster & on her Birthday week Anna takes us through her experience in Hell. Trimby survives and counts his blessings as well as the puke in his pockets while Barry gets in a karate fight with the Holy Spirit. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20501531

Ep 56 // Hell Week - Penguins Can’t Jump 09/09/2021

Ep 56 // Hell Week - Penguins Can’t Jump Hell Week Ep 1 & as expected Barry takes it way too seriously, Trimby gets distracted by a fart & Strings has his top off for most of the show. Donegals All Ireland winning Footballer Eamon McGee tells us how much of a pussy his wife thinks he is for not jumping out of a Helicopter & how devastated he was to let Darren O’Sullivan beat him. We look forward to next weeks show where Sally Rooney is drafted in as exec producer to make the whole thing a bit sexier /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20417540

Ep 55 // The Penguin 09/02/2021

Ep 55 // The Penguin Hello Penguins, so as you all probably know Barry and Trimby have taken part in this years Ultimate Hell Week on RTE one which starts this Wednesday at 9.30pm. The show runs for the next 6 weeks and each week we will have a guest on from the show. We will release these interviews free to air but the full episodes will still remain on our Patreon page. Here’s our introduction to Hell Week where we go through one by one all the heroes who we went to Hell with and what you can expect from the show. Sound � /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20346143

Ep 52 // 4 Penguins and a Funeral 08/16/2021

Ep 52 // 4 Penguins and a Funeral On today’s episode we regret to announce after a short 3 test illness the death has occurred of Rugby Union (ní professional mens only). Survived by loving partner World Rugby, Children namely Women’s Rugby, Under 20’s, Schools and mini’s, friends and colleagues alike. May he rest in eternal peace. Removal from Thomand park on Thursday at 6 and mass on the internet on Friday. Family flowers only /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/20155760

Ep 44 // Once Were Penguins 06/29/2021

Ep 44 // Once Were Penguins We are live from Belfast, touching, caressing and sniffing each other and it is glorious. We are in a Lions frenzy as we prepare to board a flight to Edinburgh for the first game of the Lions series against Japan. We talk misleading media headlines, Irish 7’s success, Lions squad permutations and what it would be like if Pat Lam smashed your face off a Jukebox. Off we go 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/19643300

Ep 42 // Harry Mc Nulty - Irish 7's Legend 06/21/2021

Ep 42 // Harry Mc Nulty - Irish 7's Legend Congrats to the Irish 7’s team on qualifying for the Olympics well you heard it here first! We had the main man Harry McNulty on the show last week and it’s pretty clear how much this meant to him and that special group of players. Full episode over on our Patreon page /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/19547084

Ep 39 // A Few Good Penguins 05/12/2021

Ep 39 // A Few Good Penguins Season finale! We wrap up our first season by looking forward to a year of Blockbuster films, a Lions Series and the death of fragile masculinity. Who makes our Lions 15? That’s right we don’t really care for that but we’ll play along. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/19071128

Ep 38 // Lethal Penguin 05/03/2021

Ep 38 // Lethal Penguin On today’s show we go through the top 5 Ronan O’Gara moments that don’t end up in getting his head kicked in or pissing off the Queen. We dive into Leinster and Ulster’s European shortcomings, finalise our Lions squads and Mike Prendergast joins us from Paris to be anointed as a Hero for the Energia AIL 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18948224

Ep 37 // Catch Penguin If You Can 04/25/2021

Ep 37 // Catch Penguin If You Can Join us this week as Barry brings us on a weird and wonderful pilgrimage around the River Shannon. He recounts the many encounters of the journey including the baptism of Paulie by Pat the Baptist. Why Graham Rowntree is the latest to get a trucker hat & absolutely 'love it'. Trimby's Silly Little Bit welcomes the less thrilling rivalry emerging from last weekend. 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18855794

Ep 36 // Sound of Penguin 04/18/2021

Ep 36 // Sound of Penguin On this weeks show we tiptoe around Ireland getting hammered by France like you would if you saw someone fall over but knew they were ok and you were in a rush so you kept going. As its Oscar's week we give our two cents on some of the nominees & are joined by 9 time AIL winner Andrew Thompson. 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18770216

Ep 35 // Mrs Doubtpenguin 04/12/2021

Ep 35 // Mrs Doubtpenguin On today’s show Trimby gets ratty about being slagged and takes it out on Munster and Prince Phillip. Meanwhile Barry designs a water park on Robben island while Dermy imagines what it would be like to go out with the sister of the top points scorer in AIL history. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18684593

Ep 34 // Willy Wonky and the Penguin Factory 04/06/2021

Ep 34 // Willy Wonky and the Penguin Factory On today’s show we imagine what life would be like if we convinced ROG to return to Ireland. Failing that maybe we could bottle him and spray him on our clothes to inspire us all and make us more successful. We dive into our highlights from the weekends European rugby and welcome a new hero of the AIL from Trinity college Dublin. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18614693

Ep 33 // Once upon a Penguin in Hollywood 03/29/2021

Ep 33 // Once upon a Penguin in Hollywood We hold a vigil for Munster rugby and imagine a world where instead of being massacred by Leinster they flame-throw their way to victory. Trimbys expert analysis suggests cloning Leinster is the only option and we introduce our first hero of the All Ireland league. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18502739

Ep 32 // Penguin Express 03/22/2021

Ep 32 // Penguin Express To celebrate Ireland’s win over England we celebrate the obvious class things Ireland did the not so obvious things. Trimby tells us of a not so welcome return of a family member and Barry dreams of Johnny Wilkinson being his local cannabis supplier. We also pick our starting Lions 23 after a cracking finish to the Guinness 6 nations. 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18412991

Ep 31 // Edward Penguin Hands 03/14/2021

Ep 31 // Edward Penguin Hands Like Prince Akeem of Zamunda in Coming to America, Ireland needed to go to Murrayfield today and find themselves. And like Eddie Murphy in that film, if Tadhg Furlong could have played every position himself today we’d have hammered them. We shallow end flop into the weekend of 6 nations, discuss slagging etiquette and put our hands up for specialist coaching of the Irish team. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18320135

Ep 30 // The Wonder Penguins 03/08/2021

Ep 30 // The Wonder Penguins On this week's show Trimby compares being an ulster fan to that of Nirvanas MTV Unpluuged in New York. It starts with creative genius, continues with inspirational hope and ultimately finishes with shooting yourself in the face. Barry joins us in the middle of his 4x4x48 challenge run where he hopes to grow a moustache as powerful as Donal Lenihan's and have similar width of hip. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18225092

Ep 29 // The Codfather Part Penguin 03/01/2021

Ep 29 // The Codfather Part Penguin Today’s show is all about instinct. How instinctive is a tweet or French refs bias or Italy being shite and loads more. We bring our analysis to another level with an actual stat and give our ratings on the Irish players after round 3 of the 6 nations. Shannon RFC’s Davey Quinlan joins us to tell us all about Craig Casey’s Dads rise to Twitter fame. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18130031

Ep 28 // American Penguin 02/22/2021

Ep 28 // American Penguin On today’s show Alan Queeny tries to get us cancelled but instead we renounce the Monarch & will only take things seriously if it involves getting into nightclubs for free. Trimby looks at Craig Casey like a plastic bag in the wind and we commit to running 50 miles in as many hours for some unknown reason. 🕳🐧🚀 /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/18033443

EP 26 // Brave Penguin 02/08/2021

EP 26 // Brave Penguin In the year of our lord 2021 Penguins of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, waddled the fields of Twickenham. They fought like Barry on yokes, they fought like Scotsman and won their freedom forever. Or until next week when they get beaten by Wales. In other news Paul O’Connell has Billy Burns Hung drawn and quartered while Peter O’Mahony now lives in a tower like Robert the Bruce’s ould lad who had leprosy. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17858018

Ep 25 // Three Penguins Outside Ebbing Missouri 02/01/2021

Ep 25 // Three Penguins Outside Ebbing Missouri On today’s show God visits Barry and offers him a €4 pint in the Galwegians Club house if he keeps his shit together for 2 more months. Trimby may have beat the All Blacks but can he build a Patio? The answer is no. We have Darragh Fanning on to tell us why Mary’s are sound and Dermie sorts through all the latest correspondence. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17762801

Ep 24 // Penguin Misery 01/25/2021

Ep 24 // Penguin Misery On today’s show we discuss the difference between snow day in Munster & snow day in Leinster, the striking similarities between the lives of Britney Spears & Johnny Sexton & how a visit to A&E makes Barry very unhorny /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17671583

Ep 23 // The Great Penguin 01/17/2021

Ep 23 // The Great Penguin On today’s show we predict roaring 20’s levels of craic when all this ends. Barry and Trimby take on Richard Harris and Peter O’Toole as mentors while Dermy takes to expressive painting in a field with a bodhrán and the sounds of frolicking foxes. We have Garryowen stalwart Paul Nevil on to talk AIL Rugby and how he made an Oscar winning actor cry. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17582744

Ep 22 // Return of the Penguin 01/11/2021

Ep 22 // Return of the Penguin On today’s show Dermy the shamanic bodhrań boy helps us visualise the Lions 3rd test in Croke park thanks to the new President of Ireland Paul O’Connell single handedly vaccinating the entire island. Trimby tackles Trump, Twitter and hair bands while Barry bores us to death with his latest hot tips on how to last lockdown /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17492570

Ep 21 // Ace Ventura Penguin Detective 01/04/2021

Ep 21 // Ace Ventura Penguin Detective On today’s show Barry gives us his 5 top tips on getting through lock down 3 while Trimby rolls out a new vaccine called the 'Sportsground Vaccine' . We focus our attention on Cork Constitution RFC and are joined by current forwards coach and former Munster Hooker Denis Fogarty who tells us why they’re the most hated club in Ireland and reminds Trimby what it sounds like to be dropped by Declan Kidney. /episode/index/show/potholesandpenguins/id/17408081

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