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Episodes

March 27, 2025

Farmer Giles

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 36 Its a chance for the boy's to get together again today and have a chat. Although Martin gave us an update on his Cancer this week we delve into his current treatment "Immunotherapy" and its possible side effects. Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. You might have immunotherapy on its own or with other cancer treatments. Immunotherapy is a standard treatment for some ...
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March 20, 2025

Gotcha DNA

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 35 DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid Today the boy's are back out on the road talking to their guests Wes Cardy and his very good friend Jan. Wes and Jan are in a singing group called "Cardy and Coke" and have been very successful over the years singing and writing songs for themselves and celebrities Ken Dodd and Daniel O'donnell. Wes was born during the second world war and was fathered by an American over here in the UK as a serviceman, working at the local ai...
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March 13, 2025

MS Ride Canada

Send us a text Episode 33 - Season 2 Multiple sclerosis (MS) We are well and truly into spring here in the United kingdom, as the sun shines outside Martin & Patrick have another special guest Dominic Shadbolt. Dominic has Multiple sclerosis (MS) and is soon to embark on an extraordinary journey across Canada of some 8,000 KM / 5,000 Miles to raise awareness and money for MS Brain Health initiatives. A coast-to-coast cycling expedition across Canada with the ambitious goal of raising $1 milli...
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March 6, 2025

Round two

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 34 It's been a while since the boy's Martin & Patrick had a chat and a catch up, so this episode they've decided to do just that. As we are all aware Martin got the bad news in August last year that his Cancer had spread and he would have to face another 6 rounds of Chemo during the winter and over Christmas. With this round of treatment now complete it was time to visit the Cancer clinic and have a scan to see if the treatment had been successful, with the s...
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Feb. 28, 2025

Hirschsprung's what?

Send us a text Episode 32 of Season 2 Another special guest today Tom Richard who has Hirschsprung's Disease and runs his own Podcast called "The Hirschsprung's hour with Tom Richard" and can be found on all Podcast platforms. Today Tom tells us all about Hirschsprung's Disease, he was diagnosed with as a newborn baby, and how it nearly took his life. Tom's tells us openly and honestly his story, his life growing up with this disease, how he managers it today, what the future holds and how he...
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Feb. 21, 2025

In the ring with Parkinson's disease

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 31 In the ring withParkinson's disease The boys are out on their travels again but this time they are visiting a Centre set up for people battling Parkinson's Disease through a Boxercise session. Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain condition that affects movement, balance, and coordination. It's caused by the death of nerve cells in the brain, which leads to symptoms that can worsen over time. After years of progress, a disease that was once considered...
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Feb. 14, 2025

Aloe vera

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 30 We are firmly in the new year of 2025 and today the boys have another special guest Sue Hughes. Sue is a specialist in the plant based wonder treatment successfully used all around the world Aloe vera. Aloe vera is a succulent plant of the Genus Aloe. It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions. An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but also grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid...
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Feb. 7, 2025

Lee Mack

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 29 Another celebrity guest today as the boys sit down with the wonderful Lee Mack. Lee Gordon McKillop was born 4 August 1968, known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor and all round entertainer. Another great interview with Lee where he is honest and and open and gives us a few exclusives about his life, his work and his close friendship with Sean lock and of course Bobby Ball. Lee was born in Southport, Lancashire. He lived above a ...
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Jan. 31, 2025

Sir David Jason - Part 2

Send us a text Sir David Jason - Part 2 Season 2 Episode 28 The much awaited Part 2 of our Interview with the wonderful Sir David Jason. We've had so much feedback we thank you so much for your kind words and hope you enjoy Part II of this British Comedy Legend. Sir David John White was born on 2nd February 1940 and is known professionally as Sir David Jason. Sir David is an English actor best known for his role as Derek (Del Boy) Trotter in the BBC British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses", De...
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Jan. 24, 2025

Sir David Jason - Part 1

Send us a text Sir David Jason - Part 1 Season 2 Episode 27 Well what can we say, today the boys are in the company of a Knight of the realm, Sir David Jason. This interview has been on the cards for several months but finally the Boy's get to meet this Legend of Theatre and TV. Sir David John White was born on 2nd February 1940 and is known professionally as Sir David Jason. Sir David is an English actor best known for his role as Derek (Del Boy) Trotter in the BBC British sitcom "Only Fool...
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Jan. 17, 2025

On the Road

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 26 Well January and February slots are getting full with some exciting guests so Martin & Patrick thought they would fit in one with themselves. The Boy's are on the road again and this episode has been recorded in their hotel room in Aylesbury the night prior to an interview with another exciting celebrity guest. Onto todays episode, the boys bring us up to date with their respective illnesses Heart Disease and Stage 4 lung Cancer. Cancer is a large group of...
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Jan. 10, 2025

The Stoma

Send us a text Episode 25 Well as the boy's move into an exciting new year and today we are very luck to have special guest Jim Bunch. Jim Bunch joins us today and tells us all about his battle with Cancer, diagnosis, treatment and major surgery which has left Jim with a Stoma bag. Jim has kindly agreed to tell us today all about his experiences, his day to day life and the changes he's had to make with his new Stoma bag. A stoma bag is a bag that collects waste from a stoma, which is an ope...
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Jan. 3, 2025

King of Bling

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 24 New Year new show and we kick this episode off with another very special guest the UK's "King of Bling" Mr Bobby George. Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is now an English television presenter and former professional Darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holdi...
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Dec. 27, 2024

What a Season

Send us a text Season 3, Episode 23 Well where has all that time gone, 52 episodes in the can and still going strong. No guests today, just the boy's looking back on such a amazing year Podcasting and selecting a few of their podcast favourites. Several wonderful guests have appeared in the last 12 months including Martins wish to gain a celebrity, well thats been topped with a number of celebrities. It's not only celebrities that makes this podcast what it is, Martin & Patrick are so gratef...
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Dec. 20, 2024

Mr Motivator

Send us a text Episode 22, Series 1 Well its the last episode before Christmas and the Boys have another guest to see us into the festive season and this week its non other than Super hero Mr Motivator (Derek Evans MBE). The boy's always talk about PMA (Positive mental attitude) well Mr motivator has this in bags full. Derrick Errol Evans MBE (born 15 November 1952), better known as Mr Motivator, is a Jamaican-born British fitness instructor. He rose to fame in 1993 through appearances on the...
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Dec. 13, 2024

Homophobia

Send us a text Series 2, Episode 21 Today the boys have another special guest Federico Barbarossa who is hoping to make a documentary on Homophobia especially in the popular seaside town of Brighton England. Using his personal experiences Federico is hoping to pitch his documentary to mainstream TV here in the UK, having already recorded many interviews with friends, special guest and local business owners. We address today Homophobia in Brighton and generally in our communities and are surpr...
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Dec. 6, 2024

Heart Charged

Send us a text It's already Episode 20 of Season 2 as we roll into winter 2024. Again this week the boy's are lucky to have two Guests Bethany Keime and Charlie Kirkman, both have different heart conditions, Bathany and twin sister Hannah both suffer from Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy whilst Charlie has Arrhythmia. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause. The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the interve...
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Nov. 29, 2024

Retirement Village

Send us a text Series II - Episode 19 Tday the boy's are back out on the road and this time they are exploring assisted living in the community was we all approach our senior years. Today the boy's visit Nowton Park Retirement Village Nowton Court is a beautiful manor house located in the grounds of Nowton Park in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Nowton Court is truly unique. The staffs passion is to ensure that the residents remain as independent as absolutely possible – enjoying their da...
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Nov. 22, 2024

Not so much a Mini Challenge

Send us a text Season II - Episode 18 A very special guest today, we welcome a friend of Patrick going back 12 years to their meeting in the Racing Scene. Patrick met todays guest during his racing carer back in the day Pete Diamant a fellow competitor in the popular Mini Challenge national race series. Pete was diagnosed in April 2021 with Stage 4 Renal (Kidney) cancer and started IppiNivo Immunotherapy some six weeks later. Some later complications whilst receiving this treatment required ...
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Nov. 15, 2024

Matt Lucas

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 17 This week our celebrity guests continues with the Legendary Matt Lucas of stage, Screen and Film fame. Matthew Richard Lucas is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain and Come Fly with Me. Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show Shooting Stars, in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009 keeping the scores whilst playing the drums an...
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Nov. 8, 2024

Spaced out.

Send us a text Series II Episode 16 After the last few weeks of exceptional guests, the boys felt it was time to have a chat and update each other on all things health. Patrick has a new diagnosis following some visits to a specialist Ear nose and throat consultant and the results of an MRI scan, to see what it all reveals. Martin to has been for a scan and finds his Magnesium levels are way down, so he has some extra treatment on top of his Chemo this week. Martin's also been on his inducti...
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Nov. 1, 2024

Being Frank about Kellie

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 15 The boy's love to cover different stories and this one certainly is just that. Gender Reassignment. We are so lucky this week to be discussing this subject with the one and only Kellie Maloney. Kellie Maloney is an English boxing manager and promoter, and television personality. Kellie managed Lennox Lewis, who won the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, between 1989 and 2001. This made Maloney the first Briton to manage a British heavyweigh...
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Oct. 25, 2024

FAST

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 14 This weeks episode is all about Stroke's a subject we have yet to cover. What is a stroke, In medicine, a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue. Strokes can be caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain but in todays case it was a Subarachnoid hemorrhage that was the cause. Today's special guest Lesley Atherton tells us her story and her road to recovery in remarkable time purely to her grit and determination ...
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Oct. 18, 2024

Watch It

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 13 Well we can hardly believe it ourselves but we launch episode 13 of season two today. This week Martin and Patrick just have a chance to natter and martins been doing a little research on Smart watches, fit watches and wearables used for monitoring your health. A number of devices are ion the market which can measure steps, pulse, blood pressure, heart rate and even oxygen levels and ECG but just how accurate are they, should they be trusted and can the ca...
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