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The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #075 “It was like a pendulum” with Pearse ElliottSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Pearse Elliott to the podcast.We cover growing up in Belfast when everyone knew everyone, bookies, horse racing, greyhounds, pigeon racing, hunting dogs and the characters that made local communities what they were, why gambling becomes part of social culture and the psychology behind addiction, stories of lucky bets, unlucky horses and betting disasters, life around pubs, bars and bookmakers, growing up with...
2026-06-0252 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #074 “Too far ahead of the Posse” with Paddy McDonnellSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Paddy McDonnell to the podcast.We cover podcasting, Patreon and TikTok lives, why TikTok monetisation isn’t always worth it, snoring, separate beds and married life, getting used to living alone while travelling, the peace of being away for work, parenting, having five kids, the difference between sons and daughters, protecting your daughter from boyfriends, teenage drinking, Old English, growing up around Belfast st...
2026-05-2658 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #073 “Like Being in a Car Crash Every Week” with Stephen FerrisSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Stephen Ferris to the podcast.We cover the brutal physical reality of professional rugby, why every game feels like a car crash, GPS tracking, G-force collisions and how modern rugby monitors player fatigue, Brian O’Driscoll’s legendary toughness, earning respect inside elite teams, walking into the Ireland setup as a young player, free team meals and realising sport had become serious, boxing vers...
2026-05-1259 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #072 “Pure Gents” with Sean HegartySend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Sean Hegarty to the podcast.We cover growing up sharing rooms, VHS tapes and the “good old days”, how life has changed for kids today and whether too much access has killed appreciation, juggling kids, work and trying to still chase your own goals, modern parenting and how different things feel now, getting into comedy, running gigs and the pressure behind the scenes, how...
2026-04-281h 17The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #071 “Westie Thing” with Jordan McMahonSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Jordan McMahon to the podcast.We cover getting sacked during Covid and starting from nothing, going from Starbucks to building a private chef business, learning cocktails from scratch and turning them into a USP, cooking in strangers’ homes and creating full dining experiences, why Ireland plays it safe with food and how to push people out of their comfort zones, scallop conversions and le...
2026-04-211h 08The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #070 “Give Them a Dead Leg” with Kurt WalkerSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Kurt Walker to the podcast.We cover amateur boxing trips gone wrong, getting stranded in foreign cities with no phone or money, running from taxi drivers and jumping staircases at full speed, waking up on random boardwalks with no idea where you are, chaotic nights out during fight tournaments, teammates leaving you behind, hotel confusion abroad, and the madness that comes with travelling...
2026-04-0751 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #069 “Just Keep Punching Micky” with Micky BartlettSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Micky Bartlett to the podcast.We cover falling asleep mid-conversation and waking up to chaos, couch wars and relationship arguments, Belfast accents abroad and thick humour that doesn’t translate, running routes, coffee stops and chaotic routines, boxing classes and throwing up mid-session, gag reflex disasters and gym struggles, step counts that don’t make sense, dodgy “praise guy” schemes and internet madness, comedy f...
2026-03-3152 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #068 “Rumble in the Jungle” with Niall McGreevy & Garrett SmylieSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Niall McGreevy & Garrett Smylie to the podcast.We cover viral run-ins with traffic wardens, parking rage and Falls Road chaos, conspiracy signs and 5G madness, why Muay Thai deserves more money and attention, first podcast nerves, the difference between TV production and just having a conversation, training and fighting in Thailand, life in Bangkok camps, bad sleep and brutal weight cuts, betting on...
2026-03-241h 05The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #067 “Doctors didn’t believe me” with Bernadette HagansSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Bernadette Hagans to the podcast.We cover first podcast nerves, accidental connections through gaming, custom lobby chaos and competitive Call of Duty, becoming a mum and growing up in a big family, engagements and taking your partner’s surname, secret families and wild ancestry discoveries, boxing tickets and missing out on big fight nights, why boxers are far less media-trained than footballers, falling in...
2026-03-171h 02The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #066 “Belfast Produces Fighters” with Caolan & Tiarnan LoughranSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Caolan & Tiarnan Loughran to the podcast.We cover one-percent routines and why working smarter beats pretending to grind 13 hours a day, balancing school runs with two-a-days, building yourself inside a proper facility, moving to Amsterdam, elite sparring with Paedie, coaching from opposite corners and somehow giving the exact same instructions, why Katie Taylor at Croke Park would be a once-in-a-lifetime Irish sporting moment, how she...
2026-03-1055 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #065 “Live from Amsterdam” with Pete TaylorSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Pete Taylor to the podcast.We cover recording from Amsterdam, influencer boxing money versus real fighters’ paydays, Jake Paul changing the game, amateurs grinding for years with no exposure, Eddie Hearn loyalty debates, Conor Benn controversy, drug-test chaos, boxing politics, too many belts and whether one champion would fix everything, UFC structure versus boxing fragmentation, unification confusion, promoters controlling careers, Irish fighters struggling for TV sl...
2026-03-0354 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #064 “There’s Nothing More Humbling” with Dave ElliottSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Dave Elliott to the podcast.We cover Monte Carlo trips and getting “arrested in Hull,” Arsenal meltdowns and football delusion, panic before shows, crying on long cycles, weight cuts and being bone dry, cycling routines that last one Instagram post, mental health charity gigs, hecklers and awkward recognition moments, podcast polish versus keeping it raw, OnlyFans sponsorships, influencer chaos, Nando’s fights with world champions, Maywea...
2026-02-251h 13The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #063 “Cancel The Cameo” with Gerard Little & Eamon McCarthySend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Gerard Little & Eamon McCarthy to the podcast.We cover amateur football politics, pro contracts and youth-team heartbreak, Celtic stories and Paolo Di Canio madness, delegation and dressing-room leadership, fear of failure driving performance, assistant manager egos, losing jobs in football, community clubs punching above their weight, West Belfast pride, sponsor pressure jokes, refereeing controversies, promotion ambition, group chat carnage, ice-cream-after-5K logic, parenting and motivation...
2026-02-171h 03The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #062 Pasta, Pizza, Regret with DaireSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Daire to the podcast.We cover why amateur boxing can be harder than pro boxing, cutting weight versus walk-around weight, hydration rules and recovery, why fighters binge after weigh-ins, pasta and pizza as post-fight fuel, how weight cuts shorten careers, fasting versus breakfast, caffeine sensitivity, building routines that actually work, party culture and sober stretches, travel fatigue, Australia stories (dolphins, sharks and spiders...
2026-02-1059 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #061 A Fish Out of Water with Sean O’NeillSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Sean O’Neill to the podcast.We cover tea drinkers versus coffee drinkers, growing up in football changing rooms, never getting too high or too low, still going home to the kids after losses, apprenticeships and unpaid years, standards in sport, retiring into coaching, sleepless nights, selfishness and leadership, academy culture, Irish League realities, European trips, pressure without perspective, why enjoyment always comes fi...
2026-02-031h 07The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #060 The Pig Fella with Alex NorrisSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Alex Norris to the podcast.We cover nicknames from school lunch lines, Japanese-Irish identity in Belfast, Asian market rituals, matcha firsts and deli rolls, POV skits and viral jokes, deleting and reposting anxiety, making comedy travel online, learning Japanese and Spanish, living between Oviedo and Braga, football nostalgia and risky eras, boxing camps and brutal water cuts, invisible discipline, figuring out who you...
2026-01-2743 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #059 The Wrath of The West with John ManSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome John Man to the podcast.We cover Belfast accents with Hong Kong roots, Hakka at home and Cantonese chaos, code-switching without losing yourself, Chinese curry debates, chicken balls and tradition, Indian takeaway rankings, Chinese New Year at home, wedding graft and long edits, gimbals and wrecked eyes, Guinness rules, West Belfast truths, winter blues, Dubai dreams, and much more.
2026-01-1351 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #058 Cancelled Payday with Jazza DickensSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Jazza Dickens to the podcast.We cover cancelled paydays, opponents pulling out, short-notice salvation, Jazza Dickens vs Anto Cacace on Paddy’s Day, belts held hostage, ageing narratives in boxing, lonely road miles, small-hall grit, concrete-floor beginnings, influencer boxing realities, YouTube as a home base, fewer mistakes beating prettier highlights, why real fights still matter. and much more.Ne...
2026-01-0650 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #057 What Survives the Noise with Sean ConnollySend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Sean Connolly to the podcast.We cover cardiac arrest and second chances, ICU lessons carried onto the gym floor, fundamentals under pressure, gratitude changing physiology, emotions hijacking performance, old-school weight cuts versus modern recovery, play-sparring over head-hunting, pressure testing with hostile crowds, dancers and violinists crossing into sport, mental reps unlocking new maxes, building a life scaffold that holds beyond the ring and...
2025-12-161h 20The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #056 Far Diesel with Gerard Healy & Fra LaverySend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Gerard Healy & Fra Lavery to the podcast.We cover weight-loss plans turned winning streaks, ten undefeated fights, two belts, driving tests passed, boxing as a second language for respect, ticket sales running careers, paying opponents’ hotels, bad decisions abroad, ring-walk nerves, sports psychology, shy kids finding confidence, sober weekends, change built one session at a time and much more....
2025-12-0944 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #055 The Malone Ranger with Andy MaloneSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Andy Malone to the podcast.We cover airport call-outs turned sanctioned fights, starting late at 39, bad backs and second chances, hype as a tool not a master, two-fight deals and February targets, restraint as the strongest punch, co-codamol addiction and quitting, digital identity and autonomy, faith as a backbone, and building a life that’s tougher and kinder, and much more.
2025-12-021h 04The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #054 The First Hour with Aidan MaloneSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Aidan Malone to the podcast.We cover ADHD stigma, fast minds and slow systems, pills versus practice, breathwork with intent, cold-water dopamine, morning routines that actually work, lone-wolf myths, blindfold team exercises, ice baths and sauna resets, Divis Mountain Men, men’s mental health meetups, weekend drinking habits, choosing which wolf to feed and much more.New episodes ev...
2025-11-1847 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #053 Faith After Fighting with John ConnorsSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome John Connors to the podcast.We cover life after the cheers, faith after fighting, Darndale roots, world tournaments, brutal weight cuts, sparring damage, MMA vs boxing safety, Ireland’s boxing ecosystem, Traveller fighters setting the standard, acting as controlled chaos, talent versus work, ego and humility, miracles at Knock, and finding purpose beyond the ring.New episodes every Tu...
2025-11-1147 minThe Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #052 THE BIG ONE with Rory’s Travel ClubSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Rory King to the podcast.We cover £10 memberships turned global travel clubs, hotel hacks and off-peak savings, trusted agents and local partners, Irish language trips and ski charters, boxing rituals and recovery, community adventures, authentic stays over flashy ones, experiences over things, and big plans for a million members and beyond.New episodes every Tuesday.
2025-11-041h 06The Public Nuisance PodcastThe Public Nuisance Podcast #051 "One Year Sober" with Liam McCombSend us Fan MailWelcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb.This week we welcome Liam McComb to the podcast.We cover building site drinking culture, coke and chaos, psychosis and paranoia, the first honest phone call, AA meetings and routines, showing up for the kids, West Belfast support, stigma and sobriety, compassion with boundaries, zero-alcohol nights out, ebuilding life one honest day at a time and much more.New episodes every Tuesday.
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