My mission of this podcast is simple. Workin’ 218 is out to connect entrepreneurs through a collection of stories, learning what passions have landed and/or kept them here to live their dream of owning and operating their businesses in Northern Minnesota. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workin218/support
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Darren Conway and Joe McGucken present Stall It. Whether it’s a deep dive into mystery, a dose of nostalgia or a wander through the strange worlds of Darren and Joe, Stall It is silly about the serious stuff and serious about the silly. It's the podcast that can go anywhere, with a conversation about an air fryer leaving you discussing your chances of survival in a zombie apocalypse, a childhood memory leading you to re-designing Dublin as a theme park, or a bit of historical trivia leading ...
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There’s a wave of plagiarism hitting our ever original hosts, with everyone from Keanu Reeves to James Corden under suspicion. They’re exploring their legal options, armed only with some vey amateur legal counsel. Overall, Joe is just dying to sue someone. We receive a very thoughtful gift from a listener, and Darren has a stunning update on his pu…
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We’re pretending to be dentists, drinking the wrong things, considering tennis and golf as healthy new starts, and thanking the listeners for giving us brief breaks from the misery of daily life. Darren makes a tough call on a questions about life with a rat and we take on the world of talent shows, with the help of some loyal friends. And we wrap …
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Darren's back from his holliers in Tenerife with a full review and it's a mixed bag and almost getting mowed down by mobility scooters was a real issue. There were 'dick mugs' though so all was not lost. Joe comes across a food eating challenge and they debate the best techniques for taking on a two foot burger and we got to hear about his poor Mam…
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If you put ice in your milk, there is help out there...just not on this week's bonus episode. It seems it's a thing and Darren also gets to introduce Joe to 'microwave milk film'...yum! The lads get to be anyone for a day and Darren's dream to be Roy keane ends up in contract negotiations with the F.A.I A listener reveals she met Joe at EP and furt…
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Poor ol' Joe falls victim to an audacious crime and proceeds to get stuck into clampers while he's at it and Darren gets to re-tell his famous story of The Great Chicken Roll Robbery. On the back of accidentally almost doing a runner, Joe takes us down memory lane to Mosney and the infamous bar where you could enjoy your chicken and chips whilst be…
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Thanks to a listener question, the lads get to nerd out on some fo their favourite Fr Ted lines and episodes. They also get to imagine their lives in the Royal Family/Mexican drug cartel which results in a tear inducing rendition of Cadle In The Wind. A listener accuses Joe of being an agent of chaos and needless to say...chaos ensues. Send all of …
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Joe gives us the low-down on his weekend at EP including a suprise hello from a personal hero and a less pleasant run-in with another. Darren's reveals his hands on apprach to goldfish and ahead of his holidays we get a full itinerary from himself which may involve a pirate ship and a respectful ttitude towards whales. He also gets an extensive to-…
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In this bonus episode the lads dive into the curious world of Pokémon cards and Darren shares his own attempts at being a sports card shark. Joe navigates the complexities of kebabs, sauces, and the ever-contentious topic of MSG comes up again. Plus we learn that there's a quite shocking lack of sprouts in the shops and Darren is NOT happy man! Sen…
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Darren almost has brush with a life threatening illness but still found time to go to go to Oasis where he has an odd encounter with a burger bun. We get to follow Darren's epic and incresingly drunken journey across town which leads to the discovery of Ed's fandom of Buzzballs. Amy gets a sent some weird emojis, Joe has a run-in with a dodgy build…
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The lads are on Today Fm this week (well kinda) and naturally the age old question of whether you wash your legs in the shower rears its hairy limbs. Joe's pronunciation of a particular word gets called out and needless to say he deals with it calmly and maturely. In an effort to separate themselves from their doppelgangers, we learn what Darren's …
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Does your business need a sales injection? Well sit back and marvel as one of Ireland's biggest internet sensations shows what he can do to bring your profits to the next level...especially if you're a fish monger/pool hall. Joe reveals what he'd envest his Lotto millions on and Darren reveals an awkward encounter whilst interviewing folks on the s…
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Bonus: "I'm Turning Into A Bleedin' Cornflake"
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This week we get to hear Joe's exclusive recipe for his thankfully niche 'Crack Beer'. Please do NOT try at home. A chat about prison brings up a legendary cornflake related viral moment and Joe has a typically unique view on life behind bars. A listener has a fascinating fact about 'Hillbillies' and Darren makes a shocking revelation about the whe…
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Ep 216: Dustin - The Myth, The Man, The Turkey
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This week we get a mini deep dive into one of the greatest live TV moments in Irish history, their mutual love of Podge & Rodge and Joe reveals a potential collab with the legendary Dustin The Turkey. With Oasis in town the lads discuss ticket prices and the craft/dangers of bunking in. Darren's thirst for the celebrity circuit gets called out and …
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One listener asks Joe for parenting advice on how to be honest with a child growing up in a world as bleak as Joe sees it. Darren admits a deep fear of beans that uncovers a childhood trauma, and he takes great joy in a question about scrapping with a badger. There’s a claim birthday cakes and parties are middle class and we have another strike ove…
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We give you a bit more context on Darren’s deep hurt over some critical comments from listeners. Joe’s trying to explain elevenses but Darren’s only interested in 4am ham and a smoke. We call for closing the internet at night and argue for the social benefits of shutter the information superhighway after dark. Darren reacts to PJ Gallagher’s impres…
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Darren feels under attack from the listeners and we have responded by caving to pressure. And so we are bringing you our longest ever bonus episode. Are we intentionally dragging it out? We absolutely are. We wonder about the longest songs, podcasts and other examples of people taking far too long to get to the point, as we take a very long to get …
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Joe battles with an old foe this week, as Darren wrestles with adjusting to a whole new level of fame. We get to hear Joe’s latest conspiracy theory, this one is about the trains and it goes all the way to the top (apparently). Darren’s wondering how he can embrace global fame and still be seen as an ordinary man, and we wonder just how many people…
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Daren encourages us to dive into a full episode of funny sounds and theme song games. Darren thinks he can make a snack box, but not a chicken ball. A listener’s sighting of a stuck truck causing chaos has us remembering our own excruciating public humiliations, from Darren being trapped in a lift to Joe finding himself in a traffic standoff. Send …
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Ep 213: "I'd Rather Sweat In A Liverpool Jersey"
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We get a real insight into the lifestyles of the internet famous this week as Joe and Darren give us a behind the scenes look into two very different events they were invited to with two very different results. Joe gets snared wearing a Liverpool jersey by some eagle eyed lisnteners and his excuse has him sweating...quite litereally. We discover on…
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Quite an eggy feel to this week's episode as the lads choose who they would want to mind them if they were both, well, eggs and we all know and love our George Foreman Grills but would you take a chance on a McGuckian Egg Steamer? Joes is FINALLY impressed by someone's achievement and we all find out where Hot Dogs got their name. Send all of your …
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Did you know before The 'Coldplay Incident' there was similar scandal to be had in Lough Derg? Joe has the skinny on the scandal that rocked the holy retreat to its foundations. Darren has his own celebrity scoop about his encounter with his new bestie Robert Sheehan by way of PJ Gannagher's gaff and thibngs end on a sour note, literally, as we are…
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Things get off to a rocky start as Darren's voice seems to break 'live' in studio but he recovers quickly before getting into a philosophical discussion with Joe about the negativity of news and Joe throws out a trademark theory on whether happiness even EXISTS!! They also get to choose a new Olympic sport and things get tense as Darren reveals he …
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Darren finds himself lavished in praise following his stand up set before a sold out theatre. Joe tells us of being struck by a car on his scooter, and the ensuing nightmares he had getting medical help, but it won't stop him concocting some money making schemes to turn a quick buck from All Ireland final day. All that plus the science of how music…
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In the absence of 'Hollywood' Joe, this week Darren is joined by Ger who takes the throne only to be pummeled by questions and theories about lead poisoned serial killers, extreme ironing and getting de-pantsed by a border terrier. Poor Ger. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]…
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Joe is infuriated by people taking offense on behalf of sharks, and he (really) flies a plane. Darren remembers the scourge of pocket money jealousy and his many fleeting careers, from work experience in Dunnes to holding signs for furniture shops. Joe exploits a bat encounter for online kudos and somehow that leads us to learn of an ant apocalypse…
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Joe is all vibrating atoms and he is delighted to be so, One listener attempts to turn AI against Joe and one of his big claims, but does Joe looks like he cares? Darren doesn't think so and giddiness soon takes over. We consider the legacy of our time on stall it and how our children and generations of the future will view us. And, in a surprise t…
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The entire Irish music scene is a target for Darren, as he airs some grievances at 4am, and contacts Fontaines DC to ask (maybe begging?) for a favour. But that’s not where the celeb name dropping ends, oh no. Darren has also been attracting new superstar followers, and is now considering bring a little glamour and star power to his newest ad (it’s…
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Joe gets in a few tricky spots this week, and that’s before he ends up in a chokehold in the pub. He was up to his old tricks and got spotted by an eagle eyed Stall It listener, who was good enough to pass that information on to us. Let this become the start of a trend. We have more surreal examples of people being caught watching porn in public, a…
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Is Mr Tayto in fact the alter ego of one of Ireland’s most famous broadcasters? James Joyce’s letters to his wife, which are not on TikTok and therefore brand new to Darren Conway. A content warning here, in case you needed one, but (thanks to James Joyce) there is some stuff in this episode that is absolutely not suitable for younger ears. Please,…
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Is it better to have a perfect memory, or the ability to forget any moment we choose? Somehow this ends up with a reminiscence of rotisserie chickens and half pounds of brawn. We get an offer of an archaeological escapade that seems too good to turn down – but will probably be turned down. There’s word of a petition to bring classic ice creams back…
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Would it make the news if Darren was assassinated in the studio? How big would his funeral be? Would al of Finglas weep for their loss? Would influencers take over the ceremony? Would Joe climbing Mount Everest make the news? Is oxygen while climbing the world’s tallest peak little more than modern day softness? The comments section on the podcast …
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As usual, we get some questions that leave us exasperated and confused – thank you for them. Darren admits he’d love nothing more than lasers in his eyes and it emerges he has a strange fixation with punching walls – or having the ability to do it anyway. We field a question about a sunburned bullock and a flimsy excuse, and display a general ignor…
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Joe finds himself in yet another curious situation, as a local priest makes good on a seven-year promise to call over to play the PlayStation. And Joe, somehow, manages to make it utterly underwhelming for the visiting Father living out his lifelong dream. Darren’s tale of eight frozen chickens in his ma’s freezer leads us into the peculiar world o…
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After his controversy and shame of aligning himself with Margaret Thatcher last week, Darren has been riding the bus in an attempt to re-establish his credentials as a man of the people. We have questions about an Irish Stonecutters secret society, from the fringe benefits to a weekly song of worship to the leader. One listener strikes back at Joe’…
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We start off with a reminiscence on Joe’s favourite Peugeot hatchback and quickly find ourselves in a spiral of illuminati accusations against one another. Joe goes schmoozing at the very top of the celebrity pile, and in the process discovers Darren has a famous fan of his vlogs. But even with all of that schmoozing Joe can’t track down his greate…
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In a hugely unfortunate moment, Darren accidentally aligns himself with one of history’s most unpopular leaders – and he’s not happy about it, but also not backing down one bit. Meanwhile, Darren the Clown is working hen parties, while Joe is tugging boats across the port. Eoin is factchecked over his big, bold and wrong claims on geography, and in…
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Darren is drunk and looking for a lift to the Oscars, we’re canvassing comedians about height related air travel, and we’re subjecting everyone to some very dodgy Russian accents. We attempt to design the perfect blend of danger and comfort for Darren’s dream life as a travel vlogger, from death defying football tourism to potentially lethal hikes.…
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Your questions are as always challenging, illuminating and a bit confusing. While we begin to suspect some of you may be winding us up, we endeavour in good faith, and Darren crosses the line with the way he speaks to his producer. We find 100 ways to get out of minding an iguana, 100 ways to explain a head stuck in some railings, and 250 reasons t…
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At long last we are all reunited in the studio, and there’s a lot to get through. We hear about Darren’s wedding and his honeymoon, from his bombastic wedding entrance to a speech so over the line it had to be cut short, and how Joe was causing controversy at dinner. Darren fills us in on his strange time in Las Vegas, from luxury dinners to meetin…
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After a lengthy wedding induced absence, the boys are back in pod town and for their glorious return they get into some red hot takes about there they would choose to be from outside Dublin. Darren declares his lack of love for The Simpsons and does Joe finally settle the Gorilla vs 100? You'll wish he hadn't. Send all of your questions and comment…
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We have a yearning for a good pub quiz, while Darren is realigning himself with life back in his old chair in the studio. Joe wants to become a biker and Darren wants to become a wedding planner – but he’s worried about getting his spelling right. Joe unveils a controversial t-shirt and there’s a lot of talk about the passing of Pope Francis, with …
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Joe makes his long awaited return to the studio, as his theatre odyssey comes to a close. He is greeted with unsettling ASMR routines form Darren, an update from one of our most devoted listeners, and the rare joy of a Stall It sing along. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]…
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Ep 201: The Devolution of Man (Ft. Terence Power)
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Terence power returns to once gain fill the gap left by Joe making his White House visit, and we are rapidly thrown into a confused delve into the theory of evolution, with big questions around the origins of Jack Russells and how evolution led humanity to walk upright, use tools and at long last to making podcasts. There’s an issue raised with som…
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Bonus: Crowd Favourites (Ft. Terence Power)
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With Joe making a last minute visit to the White House we draft in friend of the podcast, Terence Power, from Talking Bollox. It’s not long before Darren and Terence are plotting longer term plans and prison escapes. Terence breaks a cardinal rule of Stall It around birthdays, and gives us some information about birthday weeks that would enrage our…
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Ep 200: Still Doing Very Well for Ourselves
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And so here we are, 200 episodes in and after over 10,000 minutes of podcasting, are we stuck searching the GoLoud offices for a tin whistle? Yes we are. Beyond the hunt for a wind instrument that fits the occasion, we enjoy a retrospective of the past two ton of shows, with everyone from Stadium the Stadium to the Joe’s mate Barry getting their me…
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We have the option of some noisy shoes and a lifetime option of tracksuits, and Darren has grown sick of bean juice even as conspiracy theories float around the great controversy. And there’s a strongly worded reply to a question about the physics of sandwich consumption. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]…
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We pit the global AI giants in a battle of which computing superpower has the greatest knowledge of Stall It, and find a clear and decisive winner – and a snarky loser. Joe is almost deported, or thinks he is, as he falls to victim to an exquisitely executed hoax. Joe longs to have a stalker and Darren plans for questioning by border authorities on…
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The bean juice and ketchup debate rages on and Joe is, unsurprisingly, not backing down. We completely lose our composure as we remember the Eurosaver menu. And we outrage ourselves over your questions about drinking tea from a glass and old wives tales. Send all of your questions and comments to [email protected]…
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We almost have no Joe this week, and Darren isn’t sure if him showing up late is better than never showing up at all. We take a trawl through Darren’s looks throughout the ages and as we analyse his timeline we realise he has regressed, around the time he and Joe got into a relationship. We hear about Darren’s big audition to land a potentially car…
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We consider fashion through the ages, and somehow end up with Darren imagining being jocked during the Free Love era. There’s a bath of beans that leads on to a hearted debate about the specific differences, or not, between ketchup and the tomato juice in your tin of baked beans. One listener asks a question that finds an unwelcome response (sorry)…
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