The Absolute State of It with John Meagher and Peter Flanagan

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  John and Peter vs the far-right, Milo gets iced, and Isreal aren't happy with the Brits 11.09.2026 54мин

  The Absolute State of It is a weekly podcast from Irish comedians John Meagher and Peter Flanagan where the lads tackle the big news stories of the week despite having zero journalistic training or research skills.  This week saw hundreds of far-right protesters shut down Dover, Milo Yiannopoulos gets deported by ICE, Ed Milliband changes the British response to Israeli war-crimes, and John gets profiled in a pub...enjoy!!!
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  Catholic Maxxing 04.09.2026 33мин

  The Absolute State of It is a weekly podcast from Irish comedians John Meagher and Peter Flanagan where the lads tackle the big news stories of the week despite having zero journalistic training or research skills.  This week the lads are talking about the new trend of converts to Catholicism in America - Catholicmaxxers are online and waging war against the woke...erm...Pope?
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  The Odyssey vs Elon 28.08.2026 40мин

  The Absolute State of It is a weekly podcast from Irish comedians John Meagher and Peter Flanagan where the lads tackle the big news stories of the week despite having zero journalistic training or research skills.  This week it's sad Christopher Nolan sightings, Pete vs AI, and John vs Elon.Like, comment, subscribe!
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  Jason Arday and the great British press 21.08.2026 36мин

  The Absolute State of It is a weekly podcast from Irish comedians John Meagher and Peter Flanagan where the lads tackle the big news stories of the week despite having zero journalistic training or research skills.  
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  Late night London walking pod 27.02.2026 26мин

  It's too hot and couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk from Notting Hill to Central London. I saw Colin Firth get an Uber, and definietly popped up on the radar of the Russian Embassy by accident.I talk about my first gig, first fights, and some blue plaque stuff too.Come to The Gladstone Arms at Borough on March 9th for a gig with Huge Davies and Peter Flanagan!
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  Into the Wild with Ryan Dalton 12.02.2026 1ч 3мин

  My jaw operation was a success, and I'm able to talk again without dribbling all over myself...what a time to be alive!This week's guest is documentarian and host of the hit podcast "Into The Wild" Ryan Dalton. Before his life in all things nature took hold Ryan was a standup comedian, and we shared many a terrible open mic stage in the greater London area when we started out.I talk to him about the decision to quit performing comedy, and how he found himself in Namibia investigating ethical hunting. Please listen to his great show "Into the Wild", and follow him on Instagram @intothewildpodcast
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  "Fa-scists back alright!" (to the tune of "Backstreet's Back alright) 16.01.2026 19мин

  I'm back from a week in Bahrain and chatting nonsense yet again! Thanks for listening; don't tell Trump I was slagging him off, I might need a visa soon ❤️
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  Happy New Year! Traitors, lab-grown brains, and the Vietnam War Machine fuelled by Newry Pies 02.01.2026 18мин

  Hope you all had a great Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year and are ready to hit 2026 right in the dick!I'm at home and getting some absolute top-tier Dad-lore (did you know the Newry Pies Factory was involved in the US Military industrial complex? No? Me either!There's a Patreon exclusive episode this week too so have a look there for a rant to end all rants on public decency.
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  Fighting freakshows from Jake Paul to Muhammad Ali 24.12.2025 29мин

  Merry Christmasssss!The absolute freak show fights from this past weekend gave me the idea to chat about my favourite, most awful, fights in history as well as what happens when a regular gym bro thinks they can beat up a heavyweight champion of the world.
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  David Walliams, P Diddy, and a history of hangovers 20.12.2025 33мин

  "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"This week we had a Comedians' 12 pubs of Christmas in London and BOY OH BOY did it take a toll! It sent me into a rabbit-hole learning all about the history of hangovers and their various cures over the centuries (pickles feature heavily).Last night news came out that comedian, presenter, user of black face way after everyone knew it was racist, was dropped by his publisher after a series of sexual assault allegations by female staff members. He denies the allegations and of course has a right to defend himself, but I chat about that.In other "creative people who are massive creeps" news I watched the P Diddy documentary on Netflix and holy Mary mother of God what was he up to! CRazy stuff.Anyway - here you go!
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  Spotify Wrapped (rage), my row with a Tory (rage), coffee shop etiquette (more rage), and Jerry Seinfeld cereal-nonce (amazed) 12.12.2025 35мин

  Hello!Thanks for being a subscriber! This week I'm chatting about a lovely wedding last weekend that involved annoying staff, arguments with old-school tories but mainly great fun. I watched the Jerry Seinfeld movie "Unfrosted" and cannot quite believe how terrible it was, and there's a good chunk on the etiquette of being in a public place.Hope you enjoy!
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  Mike Rice at Shepherd's Bush Empire,Hillsborough report, and poor old "Prince" Andrew 04.12.2025 19мин

  We had a week of being real culture vultures going to see the nasty little man Mike Rice sell out his biggest ever show on Sunday, then Hans Zimmer at the O2 on Monday. Special shout out to Rob Moriarty who opened for Mike and absolutely SMASHED it! (also some guy Vittorio who's a real hidden gem I believe!)Another dozen prisoners walked out this week so i have what is now my only recurring segment talking about that.Thanks for listening!
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  "That's Troy Parreh!", Juryless trials, your worst ever teacher, and won't someone think of the Billionaires! 27.11.2025 24мин

  Oh what a week!!!I talk about the emotional toll Troy Parrott's hat-trick to send Ireland to the World Cup Play-offs took, the latest Budget, why I still hate an old teacher I had, and for the love of all that's holy and right won't someone please think of the billionaires!!!
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  Super vulnerable morose times 20.11.2025 29мин

  Trigger warning - I was on the scene of a pretty horrible accident on Saturday and it made me think about death. In the podcast this week I talk about friends who've passed away, and also how to get your head from that place to going to a gig. There are long pauses where you may think "Is my volume muted?" but it's just me composing myself.Normal craic podcast will resume later this week!
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  Getting stinky in Helsinki, the death penalty for all, and Turkish Barbers 13.11.2025 29мин

  I'm recording this from a hotel in Belfast because the glamour and glitz just does not quitz (not a word but works for the line).Thanks for listening, shout me on Insta @johnmcomedy with questions/ideas
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  Billionaire noncing, the latest episode of UK real life Prison Break, and chatty Guards! 08.11.2025 27мин

  Hello!Hope you've had a good week. I'm later than usual because I've been going from pillar to post for gigs this last while.I talk about the Irish Guards causing me nightmares, the weird fetish for applauding billionaires like Elon Musk, and why do people keep just letting prisoners out of jail?
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  Poetry with James Conor Patterson 30.10.2025 1ч

  This week I chat to Newry-mawn and leading light of the Irish poetry world James Conor Patterson! James and I first met when I made "The Divil's Own" and he was kind enough to take part and recite a poem for us. We speak about criticism, politics, Seamus Heaney, Ciaran Carson, mentors, aaaaaand I learned that poetry and comedy are much closer than I had imagined.James has won an Eric Gregory Award for bandit country in 2019, and his work has appeared in publications including Magma, The Moth, New Statesman, Poetry Ireland Review, The Poetry Review, The Stinging Fly, Poetry London and The Tangerine. A selection of his poems was recently shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize. bandit country, his debut collection, was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2022 and the 2023 John Pollard International Poetry Prize, and longlisted for the 2023 Michael Murphy Memorial Prize. Conor Patterson’s journalism and non-fiction have been widely published in The Guardian, i-D and The Irish Times among others. He is editor of the anthology The New Frontier: Reflections from the Irish Border, published by New Island.
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  Good old fashioned British Racism 24.10.2025 22мин

  Another solo pod this week.I've been gigging in the Reform heartland and BOY OH BOY did I get my fill of it!Aside from my nuanced take (I hate racists and can't understand anyone who would vote for them) on the current direction of travel in Britain, I also chat about the Louvre break-in, Sarkozy going to prison, and why it's actually okay to be angry sometimes despite what Rory Stewart tells you.
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  NFL, Instabro workouts, and "The Smashing Machine" being one of the most boring movies of all time 17.10.2025 29мин

  Hello!This week I have a short one rambling about gigs, working out in public (gross), and how a movie aimed so directly at me could have failed so badly
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  Devil Worshippers, Jon Ronson, and a run in with Military Intelligence 08.10.2025 57мин

  I made a BBC Radio 4 show last year called "The Divil's Own" and so many poeple asked me about it I thought I'd do a bit of a breakdown of how it happened, what it involved, and some stuff that didn't make the cut. Enjoy!