
We both moved to the UK to train in the arts and both work as freelance creatives. We had an idea to start our own Irish themed gay night club in London, but soon realised that could be a difficult feat as we have quite a small circle of friends. We’ve always loved having people ‘round to our house and people would always comment that we made a good team. As creatives, we decided that instead of waiting to be employed by other people, we would create the work for ourselves.
The first episode we did was essentially verbal diarrhea, and we basically spoke about anything and everything that came into our heads — from the Royal Family to mishaps with Lush bath bombs. And though it was a bit chaotic, the reaction was still really great. From then, the format started to take shape in that we’d have a catch up at the start about what’s been happening since the last episode was published. The themes we explore are typically specific to our own experiences as young gay men, but it resonates with a lot of people. We talk about coming out, moving away from home, dating, how we miss our mams and all that craic. These themes are then layered with funny anecdotes. In the last segment of the podcast, we do a section called ‘Mam Knows Best’ whereby our own mams offer their advice to our listeners on issues and questions they’ve messaged to us on Instagram.
