547 - LUKE TARRANT - Adventurer Turned Amputee On The Mysterious Accident That Lost Him His Leg

Welcome to the 2025 edition of the annual Jaack and Stevie Q&A where the boys are here to dish some brutally honest answers to your questions!  We reveal the reason we don’t call guests out on their controversial past during their interview, the closest we’ve been to quitting the podcast, and what we’re planning to release after Robbie has died…  Why can’t we cover topical news stories? What’s the future of Stevie’s Urban Legends segment? Studio rebrands? Retirement plans? Another tour?  Jaack has a scathing call out for not just one, not just two, but THREE people in this episode. PLUS after weeks of teasers, the boys can finally reveal what their secret project is!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Kesä 1h 53min

One Man. 5,000 Takeaways. Zero Salads. It’s a strange business model but Matt - creator of Food Review Club - has managed to make it his livelihood due to his genuine passion for speaking about food. The brutally honest takeaway taster has spent the last 7 years travelling the globe in search of hidden gems and shares with us the few places he’s ever dared to rate a full 10. Matt reveals where the best pizza, fish and chips, sandwich and burger are in the UK, as well as some must-visit London eats. He designs his dream fast food combo, and we cover viral food trends like Spudman, Binley Mega Chippy and Dubai chocolate. Did he like Salt Bae’s steak? What about food from Jeremy Clarkson’s farm? And how would he rate Wetherspoons food? Matt tells us why a Norwich eatery had to close down after he visited, why Dave Portnoy might hate him and the worst place he’s ever reviewed whose food he describes as nearly inedible! Matt also shares his honest opinion on fellow food reviewers BlueVanMan and Gary Eats (who gave Matt a scathing review). And after RateMyTakeaway recently called him out, he also addresses the claims he has scammed his viewers by charging establishments for reviews, and the backlash from his leaked voice note.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Touko 1h 13min

The boys are donning their metaphorical priest hats and inviting the listeners to step into the confessional booth and share their deepest and darkest sins.  From unconventional celebrity crushes, to gay animals, to eating toenails, to bizarre role playing… will forgiveness be granted?  Is it okay for a personal trainer to deny their steroid use? Which footballer was caught stealing from a hardware store? Is Jaack starting an Only Fans? Plus Stevie reveals how he accidentally got his 8 year old son into crack.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Touko 1h 15min

Tattoo artist and body mod icon Grace Neutral sits down for a brutally honest deep dive into the world of extreme body modification. Spending her childhood training as a ballerina, her life drastically changed direction after discovering the punk scene. Grace talks us through her own body mod procedures - none of which are actually legal - from a split tongue, to pixie ears, to tattooed eyeballs, to a removed belly button.  Grace delves into how kink and mental illness have an impact on people seeking out body modifications. She shares which of her mods she regrets, and her family’s opinion on her transformation. We get into her early days as a piercer, the sketchy ethics of underground modding, and how deeply misogynistic tattoo shop culture can be. We learn about an 107 year old tattoo artist, and the man whose mods are too extreme even for Grace! We also learn about sounding, scarification, and what it’s like to eat your own skin… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Touko 2h 9min

Shenanigans is shenani-gone. The wolf went hungry, and starved to death. Someone ripped his f*cking arms off. Robbie has died of old age (just kidding, but he is really old). In this episode, Jaack and Stevie are planning Robbie's 'dream' funeral. From the entrance song, to the dress code, to surprise guests, to the food and music choices at the wake, the boys have complete free rein and Robbie has to choose which option he would prefer for his final send-off. What does his coffin look like? What should his gravestone say? And most importantly... how did he die?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Touko 1h 14min

This week, Jaack and Stevie are joined by the band that defined their teenage years - The Kooks! Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris talk us through their early days at BRIT school, getting signed by Virgin Records at just 16 years old (too young to legally sign a contract!), and dealing with the fame that came practically overnight.  With no plans to even be a singer, Luke tells us which songs were unexpected viral hits, why he was kicked out of his own gig, and what happens when Rolling Stone gives your debut album a scathing review…  Hugh shares the absolutely ridiculous band name suggestion that was turned down, why he wasn’t a fan of their huge hit ‘Naive’, and the unconventional place he chose to write the new album. The boys reveal their pre-show rituals, mad rider demands, and the most rock-and-roll thing they’ve ever done. There’s also a UFO sighting and a ghostly encounter thrown in. Ooh la! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Touko 1h 18min

Holy smokes batman, a new pope just dropped so we’re getting topical and learning all about the intimate ins and outs of how it all works, and uncovering what the pope candidates are actually getting up to inside the church walls… Stevie had an eventful trip away where he unknowingly embarked on a haunted hike AND  got bullied by a Welsh shopkeeper. Robbie’s been smashing the gear and drunkenly booking international trips.  Jaack has unlocked some impressive pool skills as he took on Andy Goldstein in a high-stakes match. He’s also discovered what is possibly the greatest town in the UK AND the greatest restaurant side dish. Plus Jaack has some huge personal news to share so stick around until the end of the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Touko 1h 16min

The boys are back with a fourth instalment of Alfie’s Amazing Indraviduals, diving into a fresh batch of unbelievable humans hoping to fill some more spaces indra book.  From an athlete who runs marathons in his sleep (no, not Jaack), to a mental calculator (no, not Stevie), to a guy with majorly wacky height issues (don’t you dare).  There’s genuine biological superpowers that could give Hardest Geezer a run for his money, a historical figure with an extremely unfortunate name, and a one-in-a-million medical oddity that was only discovered post mortem…  Check out #411, #461 and #488 for the previous instalments of Alfie’s Amazing Indraviduals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Touko 1h 11min