The boys unravel a stream of strangely curious but pointless questions - the kind that normally arrive when you’re zoning out while showering or, in Jaack’s case, sitting at a red light approximately 8 seconds before something crashes into the back of your car.  We’re pondering if dogs truly know their names, whether a straw has one hole or two, if a fish can actually count as a pet, and whether punching yourself and feeling pain makes you strong or weak.  Is the voice in your head really your own voice or more like mental subtitles narrating your life? Does everyone see the same colours as everyone else? Can you ever truly think of nothing?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s episode, we sit down with Mr Doodle - one of the most unique artists on the planet - to hear about how he’s turned the world into his very own canvas for his signature “graffiti spaghetti” and viral art projects.  Sam talks us through the two year process of covering every inch of his six-bed, £1.6million home in black and white doodles, his wife’s reaction, and what it’s actually like to live inside his own potentially migraine-inducing artwork.  Sam openly discusses his psychotic episode, what he experienced during his stint in a psych ward, his hallucinations involving Covid and Banksy, and whether he thinks his doodling obsession was a potential factor in his psychosis diagnosis.  We also hear about fatherhood, his thoughts on AI’s role in the future of art, and the surprising link between Sam and Stevie. Stick around to the end of the episode where we ask Sam to leave his iconic mark on our studio wall!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaack dives deep into five of the most debated mysteries ever recorded. We’re exploring a merchant ship whose entire crew vanished without a trace. There’s an incident in the frozen Russian wilderness, where nine hikers met a bizarre and terrifying fate.  Next is the puzzling disappearance of a pilot who vanished from a runway along with an entire Boeing 727 - never to be seen again. We hear about the eerie case of an unexplained disappearance in Minnesota which led to the passing of a new law.  Finally, perhaps the most unsettling mystery of all, involving unsettling CCTV footage that baffles people to this day. Each mystery sparks curious speculation from Stevie and Robbie as they trade theories (some logical and some wild) and try to piece together what really happened. Are these mysteries destined to remain unsolved?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arsenal’s greatest ever football manager Arsene Wenger once described today’s guest as “never flashy or flamboyant, instead, he played with a calm precision that anchored the chaos around him”. And to be quite honest, this sums up exactly how the legendary Gilberto Silva is as a podcast guest too.  In a welcome change of pace to the usual high energy Happy Hour guest eps, Gilberto oozes class and composure as he retells the story of his career. From quitting football at the age of 16 to look after his poorly mother, to watching his dad work 18 hour days on a sugarcane farm, Gilberto was destined to make a better future for his family.  We’ve had Hollywood actors on Happy Hour. We’ve even had gold medal winning Olympians. But today might just top the lot as Jaack and Stevie sit across from a man who has lifted the greatest honour in football… the World Cup.  Silva talks in-depth about the Brazil 2002 squad that he was an integral part of. The same squad that won the tournament in Japan/Korea that summer. He gives us his raw opinion on his iconic teammates such as Kaka, Cafu, Carlos, Ronaldinho, R9, Rivaldo and more, as well as sharing behind-the-scenes stories that’ll blow your mind. You’ll never guess what the Brazil squad were doing in the changing room just 15 minutes before the World Cup final…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shenanigans has just returned from a solo trip to South Africa, where he predictably got smashed on wine but also unpredictably found himself in a scrap at a football match. Stevie has been a bit of a rebel by stealing from Tesco, and glassing a woman. He lost all his bad boy aura though when he shows the boys his new medical device…  Jaack unveils his new questionable tattoo born from a lost bet. Speaking of tats, Stevie travelled to Peterborough to surprise a viewer and you will be horrified (and slightly aroused) to see her tattoo!  Plus, Jaack and Stevie share spooky stories from their visit to the most haunted village in the UK, and tell us about playing football with Roberto Carlos!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

T'is the season for SPOOKINESS, and what better way to wrap up Happy Hourween than the big boy special? (Or big girl special... or big dog special - whatever you want to call it really!) Each day this week we've dropped a mini spooky episode on your feeds for you greedy goblins to gobble up, so now it's time for the bumper Hourween special! This year, the boys are dressed as iconic horror movie characters and if you've not yet seen the visuals and fancy trying to guess the characters, here are my cryptic clues: If you're not yet SICK of Robbie's scary shenanigans, want more of Jaack's CLOWNING around, and are completely ready for Stevie to pour a shit ton of BEETLE JUICE all over you, then you're in the right place! (Okay, admittedly, I couldn't think of a good clue for Stevie...) This year's Hourween special is bound to make you shit yourselves as Stevie brings back his Two Sentence Horrors (this time, upgrading them to Third Sentence Worse!) Robbie cleans the rust from his keys and unlocks his decrepit Creepy Library infamously known for its child murder themes... although this time, he ensures us there will be absolutely none of that. Jaack brings a real life horror story to the pod, and we finish the episode with a Happy Hour listener's actual terrifying baby monitor footage that led to her calling up the vicar! HAPPY HOURWEEEEEEEN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Happy Hourween - five days of chilling tales concluding with a bumper Halloween special. In the final “minisode” before tomorrow’s big finale, Jaack shares arguably one of the internet’s creepiest stories. Ben and Lynn have a normal, healthy marriage. Full of love and contentment… until one day, out of nowhere, Lynn starts peeking at Ben. From around corners, from under the kitchen island, from cupboards, wardrobes… anywhere. This is when everything begins to fall apart - not just their marriage, but Ben’s entire life. If we’re ever going to actually succeed in making you shit your pants, today’s episode may just be the one to do so! (Warning: story may or may not contain mice). Come back tomorrow for our Halloween special!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Happy Hourween - five days of chilling tales concluding with a bumper Halloween special. In the third instalment, it’s Robbie’s turn to take the mic, and his story will make you think twice before opening Google Earth again. Two friends spend their nights exploring the world from above, scrolling through satellite images of towns and cities just for fun. But when they stumble across a suburban backyard surrounded by an unusually tall hedge, curiosity takes over. Each time they return, something has changed - strange, dark shapes begin to appear. Until one day, the shadows reveal a horrifying truth hidden in plain sight…  Come back tomorrow for our final short story before the Halloween special!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Happy Hourween - five days of chilling tales concluding with a bumper Halloween special. Stevie is taking on our second episode of the series with “Warning, Bears Exist”.  Being a Search and Rescue Officer for the US Forest Service is certainly not a walk in the park (…or…forest). A lot of unexplained and spooky things are found in the wilderness, from stalkers, to staircases. Children are going missing, women are getting brutally murdered, and there are bears EVERYWHERE. There’s also a weird hench baby.  Come back tomorrow for Robbie’s terrifying tale! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Happy Hourween - five days of chilling tales concluding with a bumper Halloween special. Jaack is kicking the series off with a haunting story called “Forever, A Drug”.  Three friends take a mysterious new pill that promises the ultimate trip, and it delivers… for a few hundred lifetimes. Trapped in an infinite Groundhog Day of bad decisions, they spiral into eternal weirdness. But are the endless lives, which are each more horrifying than the last, a dream or a punishment?  Come back tomorrow for Stevie's spooky story!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the World Cup Of Urban Legends! Stevie has found 6 urby legs from different countries and is using a randomised wheel to decide which are going head to head, but he keeps accidentally searching for sexy ones…  In today’s matches, a whore spider is competing with a beautiful woman with a thirst for placentas. Fat stealing foreigners are up against a creature that regurgitates its victims. And a lovely Latina lady with a horse’s head is battling a forest fairy with some cracking tits.  Listen to #577 for Part 1.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been 3 and a half years since Tom and Ben from true crime podcast “I Could Murder A Podcast” graced the Happy Hour studio and we’ve finally got them back on to kickstart our 2025 spooky season!  They bring to the table a rundown of the chilling case of Virginia McCullough - a woman who murdered both of her parents and then hid their bodies in her house for FOUR years. We delve into the motive behind the killings and how Virginia successfully duped friends and family (including her four siblings) into believing her parents were still alive.  Happy Hour goes head to head with I Could Murder A Podcast as we test how well each duo knows each other in a game of Mr & Mr! Tom also has a bone to pick with something Jaack said about him on a previous episode, and he really wants to set the record straight… We finish the episode by tiptoeing through a torture timeline where the ICMAP boys tell us all about the 5 worst medieval torture methods. How can honey and milk kill someone? Which of your holes would a Judas cradle feel the worst in? What on earth is a pear of anguish? youtube.com/icouldmurderapodcast instagram.com/couldmurderapod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to move on... and let's be honest, it hasn't been working properly for a while now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alfie’s obsession with the original version of Four In A Bed is no secret, so when Happy Hour listener “foobiomon” suggested we do our own Dream version, we knew we had no choice! In part 1 (#597) we explored Alfie and Jaack's guest houses.  We kick off part 2 with Stevie's haunted hotel where guests are not guaranteed to make it out alive... There are unexpected intruders in each room, but Robbie doesn't feel as if he's drawn the short straw. There's a spot of illegal activity too with a worrying lack of human rights for the staff and a suspicious meat served with breakfast.  We finish off this series with Robbie's B&B, which has just had it’s grand opening and has already caused quite the buzz! How far can one man stretch his creative limits when dedicating an entire hotel to one very specific theme? The sleeping arrangements in this B&B have a rather, er, communal feel, and the very thing soothing you to sleep may turn out to be the source of your nightmares!  And finally, after each of the boys has taken their turn to host in their hypothetical hotel, we can finally crown a WINNER.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We sit down with one of Jaack’s all-time favourite stand-ups, Matt Bragg, to learn how he went from camera man to comedian. Before hitting the comedy circuit, Matt spent years behind the camera and working on superyachts. He reveals what he did to get kicked out of a billionaire’s boat party, and the abysmal gift Alan Sugar gave Matt after he worked on his yacht.  Matt shares the worst gig stories imaginable, including one that involves multiple bodily fluids, and another that features a surprise intruder in the middle of his set. Matt also reveals what it’s like to support Ricky Gervais on tour, and shares his hot takes on Holocaust museums and Christmas adverts during a game of “Fill in the Blank" using his own old tweets.  Plus, Matt reacts to Jack’s cursed toe, reveals why John Bishop might secretly hate him, and drops a life-changing fact about sausages… ‘Matt Bragg Live’ out on October 16th. @mattbraggcomedy on IG and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaack, Stevie, Robbie and Alfie have called it a day on podcasting (let’s be honest, it wasn’t really working out anyway) and instead ventured into the Wild West of the hospitality industry… hotels to be specific!  In a concept that has never been done before (except every week on Channel 4 for the past 15 years) the Happy Hour boys each spend a night in each other’s hypothetical hotels before paying what they believe is the true value of a night’s stay in said hotel. The host with the highest profit at the end will be officially crowned Happy Hour’s hottest hotelier!  Alfie’s obsession with the original version of Four In A Bed is no secret, so when Happy Hour listener “foobiomon” suggested we do our own Dream version, we knew we had no choice! This week is part one (with part two next Monday) and what better way to start than with Indra’s Comfort Hotel? A hotel designed inch-by-inch… or mattress-by-mattress with comfort at the heart of every decision. Is it possible to be too comfy?  Alfie’s house of comfort isn’t all that’s explored today as we also venture into Jaack’s hotel. Over the past seven years alongside the podcast, and unbeknownst to anybody, Jaack has been running a side hustle. The Happy Hour hotel. With every single guest that’s ever appeared on the podcast working at the hotel (yep… even him) this is the literal definition of a guest-house. Would you like a podcast studio tour when you check-in the hotel? Doesn’t matter! Regardless of your preference… you’re getting one! Every time.  Next week we will pop into Stevie and Robbie’s hotels and a winner will be crowned. But for now, it’s Jaack & Alfie’s turn, which in our humble opinion… could well be a new Happy Hour instant classic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football content creator Tom Garratt joins the pod this week for a rollercoaster episode covering everything from his humble beginnings growing up in Dudley, to his short-lived football career, to his current role on Pitch Side. Tom opens up about how he’s handled the fallout from THAT infamous leaked video, how he deals with constant online hate, and the most savage comment he's ever received.  Tom reveals whether a move into Misfits Boxing could be on the cards, blind ranks both great and terrible hair transplants from celebrities (and Theo Baker), and plays a painfully cringe game of "Fill In The Blank” with his old tweets. We also give Tom a “Golden Sports Pass” that lets him witness one iconic sporting moment from the past, one from this year, and one from the future - his picks are surprising. He also weighs in on who the greatest champion in sports history is, the top five footballers of all time, the most overrated player ever, and whether England will finally bring it home at the World Cup next year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robbie is back in the studio fresh off the back of a family trip to Canada… which did not go to plan in more ways than one. He details everything that went wrong, from missed flights to illnesses to disappointing tourist attractions. Plus a story involving a strange man on the bus, and windscreen washer fluid…  Stevie has been doing questionable things with pet dogs, and nearly killed his nan on a trip to Pleasurewood Hills. We maaaay have also found a song to rival “I’m going to rip your fucking arms off”!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian, author, and accidental wellness guru Russell Kane takes us for a rapid ride through his chavvy upbringings, Shakespearian dreams, and his deep hatred of Chihuahuas.  From his chaotic council estate roots and leaving school with barely any qualifications, to topping his uni class and eventually winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Russell shows how hard work and curiosity can outdo privilege. He shares the exact moment that changed his mindset and sparked a lifelong obsession with self-improvement, knowledge, and proving people wrong.  He also dives deep into how he's literally reversing ageing through evidence based routines and science backed supplements… without going full Bryan Johnson! He shares his best diet and exercise tips, and discusses how he’s building a business that aims to make people biologically younger.  Russell chats about getting booed off stage, cancel culture, and why he rarely watches other comedians. Plus weird pet stories, fatherhood, and his fascination with misunderstood historical figures (wait til you hear about the secret life of Gandhi…)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Theory Slammers (AKA SlamJar and Slamwise Gandhi) are once again donning their clever clogs caps and busting some myths inspired by TV show ‘Mythbusters’.  Is yawning contagious? Can a human catch a bullet in their teeth? Could a penny dropped from the Empire State Building kill someone? What pwould happen if you let a bull run loose in a china shop? Can acid dissolve a dead body like in Breaking Bad? What if an elevator you’re riding suddenly plummets… can you save yourself by jumping at the very last second?  All these myths have actually been tested on Mythbusters, so the boys can debate whether it’s possible and theorise which chaotic experiments were used to test it, and Stevie can reveal the truth!  Plus Alfie has an embarrassing LinkedIn confession, and Jaack admits to an INSANE motorway driving habit…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices