Chat Hits The Fan

Greg Hickson

There are now more podcasts than there are people. 90% of those podcasts are described as "just 3 friends chatting and having a laugh". If you take away the boring, the bigoted and the badly made then you're left with only one podcast with 3 friends chatting and having a laugh that's worth listening to. Ours! (Plus, we're all serial killers, have been to space and used to be in the mafia and stuff!)

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Monday · 1 hr 8 min
AI Music Is F#CKING SH#T.
Episode 135 (24/09/26) – Barry’s MRI scan, the second episode of 70 up, the origins of Barry’s and Greg’s surnames, Trump News, unenforced fines, older people spending their kids’ inheritance, the Lizzie Borden show on Netflix (part of the “Monster” series), smelling different as you get older, Anthony’s Antiques, British tribalism, the last ever Battle Tracks (until someone other than Greg learns how to make a song without AI) with Ed Sheeran as the theme, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!
September 21 · 1 hr 3 min
Jive Bunny, Bucky & Beers In The Sun
Episode 134 (17/09/26) – The death of John Pickles from Jive Bunny, Barry’s acapella tribute to Jive Bunny, 40 years of Casualty, Greg’s new low budget music video, the early 90’s cartoon Bucky O’Hare, the suicide of the “jogging bus push guy”, Ed Sheeran losing his support acts, the GTA 6 soundtrack, Anthony’s Antiques, driving gloves, 25 of the best documentaries ever made, Battle Tracks (with Beer In The Sun as the theme), recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!
September 14 · 1 hr 3 min
Sarah’s Songs, Bad Posties & Baby Bunnies
Episode 133 (10/09/26) – AI song lyrics, Greg’s birthday Nando’s, a letter from Sarah Robinson, the best way to deal with food waste, the National Television Awards, being able to tell what year a TV show is by the film grain or pixels, Anthony’s Antiques, the joy of making music, Battle Tracks (with Sarah Robinson as the theme), the story of a Royal Mail employee that made a million pounds from stealing packages, Barry’s new pet rabbits, recommendations and a whole lot more!
September 7 · 1 hr 4 min
Wrong Turns, Antiques & Out Of Date Food
Episode 132 (03/09/26) – Barry’s check up at the doctors, the GTA 6 Netflix preview, Greg’s off road adventure on his electric skateboard (after taking a wrong turn), the end of Mcdonald’s Monopoly prize give away, a new improv called Anthony’s Antiques, Battle Tracks (with out of date food as the theme), recommendations and a whole lot more!
September 1 · 1 hr 7 min
Emergency Alert For Exploding Shoes
Episode 131 (27/07/26) – A letter from Sarah Robinson detailing her latest addiction troubles, the reduction of alcohol content in lager, exploding shoes, Reggie Watts, Henry the Eighth’s rotten leg, small family bakeries versus the big chain ones, favourite breads, the realities of working as a bin man, Battle Tracks (with Emergency Government Alerts as the theme), Russell Brand’s Sunday Service, the story of a man from Yorkshire who died fighting for Russia against Ukraine, seven of the most boring films ever made, recommendations, and a whole lot more!
August 24 · 1 hr 7 min
Coaching Tennis On The Moon
Episode 130 (20/07/26) – Some feedback from Sarah Robinson about last week’s show, Greg’s attempts to coach tennis, Taylor Sheridan and his many TV shows, the long-awaited return of our “top improv” Craggy, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s TV ad, the top 25 movies to see before you’re 25, the leaked GTA 6 game footage, non-alcoholic alcohol, the strange and rare medical condition prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), Battle Tracks, recommendations and a whole lot more!
August 18 · 1 hr 13 min
Strange Syndromes & School Days
Episode 129 (14/07/26) – There’s a full house again this week with the return of Barry and Johnny. They join Greg to talk about Greg’s solo efforts hosting the show, Barry’s mystery illness diagnosis, the eclipse, more about Greg’s night out the other week, this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “School Days” as the theme), the difference in weight between a Mars bar from 1991 and one from 2026, recommendations, and a whole lot m
August 10 · 1 hr
Alleycats & Action Movies
Episode 128 (10/07/26) – With Barry still being ill, Greg is on his own again to keep the podcast rolling, and he’s talking about: Ricky Gervais’s Alleycats (having now watched the actual show), the top 25 action movies (as compiled by The Telegraph), this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “First Love” as the theme), going out drinking at the weekend and possibly embarrassing himself, some movie recommendations, and a whole lot more!
August 2 · 46 min
Catty Comments & Supermarket Songs
Episode 127 (30/07/26) – This week Greg does his best to chat to himself (and the listeners of course) because he’s on his own. He talks about being too pedantic about mistakes made on the podcast, some underrated and possibly unheard of HBO shows, the latest trailer for Ricky Gervais’s new animated comedy Alleycats and the subsequent YouTube comments about it. Then there’s this week’s Battle Tracks with Greg and Johnny both having done songs about supermarkets.
July 26 · 1 hr 16 min
Battle Tracks & Bad Sitcoms
Episode 126 (23/07/26) – Final thoughts on the World Cup, the insistence of the press to share the gory details of people’s murders, sports spectating withdrawl, Greg’s bad back, jacket potato shops, Arsenal legends coming to the theatre in Aylesbury, round 2 of (of what we’re now calling) “Battle Tracks” (this week Greg and Johnny have made songs about bin day), Johnny’s mum’s accidental fly tipping, skepticism about the use of microphones when they were first used in variety shows, the 20 worst British sitcoms of all time, recommendations and a whole lot more!
July 19 · 1 hr 1 min
Yuppie Nightmares & Wildfires.
Episode 125 (18/07/26) – A run down of all the “Yuppie Nightmare” movies of the early 90’s, Greg’s issues with writing a song about Ann Widdecombe, Colin The Concierge, John & Tommy Fury’s new podcast, Simon Pegg putting away childish things? The return of Ali G, 25 years of The Office, the mystery of a women killed by a car in a car park, the dog that ate weed on Ben Nevis, Craggy, the very cinematic story of a man escaping a wild fire in Spain, a girl in her twenties obssessed with collecting Panini football stickers, people’s favourite movies of 2026 (so far) to repeat watch, Brian Gawkins Football Manager, recommendations and a whole lot more!
July 13 · 1 hr 6 min
Battle Of The Bands (AI vs Human)
Episode 124 (11/07/26) – After we clear up a few things from last week’s show, special guest Johnny Ribena talks about how he died for 4 minutes (He died for 4 minutes. He talks about it for longer) Then there’s a special Battle Of The Bands featuring Johnny (kind of) and Greg, who have both written a country song. Johnny’s song is performed by AI and Greg has performed his himself, some notable posthumous TV performances, the movie Balls Up, The Stoggies, Vanilla Ice and Suge Knight, recommendations and a whole lot more!
July 6 · 1 hr 6 min
When The Music Stops.
Episode 123 (04/07/26) – Unwanted feedback for Greg’s music, Colin the Concierge, Steve O Hawking, YouTubers checking out Bruce Forsyth’s old house, the return of the documentary 7 Up, the story of a great-grandmother who has been banned from all Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, the director of 47 Ronin ripping off Netflix, Armie Hammer, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), someone who spent £40,000 to go to the World Cup, the girl with 39 parasites in her brain, Craggy, recommendations, and a whole lot more!
June 29 · 1 hr 18 min
Teenage Crime, Cats & Cake Sheds
Episode 122 (25/06/26) – The ongoing shit show of Trump and his administration, some additional information and corrections for last week’s show, the work of Ricky Gervais and the trailer for his new animated comedy Alley Cats, Colin The Concierge, young, intelligent and capable people struggling to find work, Cake Sheds? feeling guilty about things you stole as a kid, Masters Of Comedy, neighbourhood cats that are known to lots of people, recommendations and a whole lot more!
June 22 · 55 min
AI Arguments, Paul Daniels & Sewer Scraps.
Episode 121 (18/06/26) – We start with some additional information and corrections for last week’s show with “Past Greg”, Jermaine Jenas attempting to get back on TV, splitting the bill with friends at a restaurant, Greg gets into a dispute with Chat GPT after accusing it of being racist, Colin The Concierge, some new movie news, Masters Of Magic, Delboy falling through the bar vs the chandelier drop, Craggy, the top video games of 2026 (so far), an interview with Steven Spielberg, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), recommendations, and a whole lot more!
June 14 · 1 hr
The World Cup Special (Part 1)
Episode 120 (11/06/26) – It’s the first of our World Cup specials and we kick off with Barry testing Greg on his World Cup knowledge. Then there’s: Greg talking about his idea for a new England song and finally starting work on a screenplay, The Concierge, actively trying to get banned from TikTok, the life and death of Youtube vlogger, Adam The Woo, Craggy, the best TV of 2026 so far, David Sullivan and the Sunday Sport’s terribly dated “Countdown to Sixteen”, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), recommendations, and a whole lot more!
June 8 · 1 hr 17 min
Sports News & Spaceships
Episode 119 (28/05/26) – Robbie Williams at Soccer Aid and other sports news, the Chloe Vs The World podcast, trying to advertise our podcast, the dark origin of the Nike slogan “Just Do It”, a letter from a “fan” of the podcast about our weekly improv The Concierge, followed by this week’s unmissable episode of said improv, some more sports and entertainment news, another new improv (Brian Gawkins football manager), Reform’s plan to bring back cat calling, Craggy, adults abusing young sports stars, Barry Norman’s hatred of children, the story of a man that was dating a trans woman without knowing, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!
June 1 · 1 hr 3 min
Broken Boilers & Saudi Slaves
Episode 118 (28/05/26) – On this week’s show: Chris Packham’s excitement over wildlife, all the people dying in water in an attempt to stay cool, Ricky Gervais shilling for some crappy drink, a live investigation into who is cutting grass at this time of night? The Concierge, the man who got his groin burnt by hot coffee on a plane flight, rubbish 70’s cops, Duncan Ballantyne comes out as a Restore supporter, some advice for someone with a racist friend, an improv of the last days of Freddie Mercury, Craggy, the death of Judith Chalmers, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!
May 26 · 1 hr 17 min
Katie Price, Billie Eilish & Torture Dogs.
Episode 117 (21/05/26) – On this week’s show: Greg finally gets the right size drive belts for his electric skateboard, moderating time playing video games, new presenters on Strictly and House of Games, Katie Price and her scamming husband, is Billie Eilish a little bit overrated? The Married At First Sight controversy, how to play Cine2Nerdle, Torture Dogs, the dark origin or the term “sweet Fanny Adams”, The Concierge, the cast for the new Street Fighter movie, what to do with old VHS tapes, the first person to seek assisted death that is physically healthy, Craggy, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!
May 18 · 1 hr 23 min
The White Knight Of Social Media.
Episode 116 (14/05/26) – On this week’s show, Greg talks about being a “white knight” in social media comment sections, the prospect of speed dating, Jared Leto as Skeletor, the new Mandalorian film, fun but morally dubious and exploitative experiences for rich people to pay for, The Concierge, the Vernon Kay and Tess Daly breakup rumours, the one thing you would change from your past, existing weird sports and ideas for new ones, Jackass vs. Dirty Sanchez, some shockingly innocuous causes of sepsis, Craggy, recommendations, Future Greg, and a whole lot more!

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