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Two lads, originally from Cork in Ireland, have a cuppa and catch up each week while exploring the collective life landmarks that accompany growing up gay in the world today. Join Kevin and PJ as they navigate their way through life whilst battling with the internal shared struggle that every Irish gay man deals - ‘what would mam think?’ Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @imgrandmam Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/imgrandmam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus Episode - Inflammaging Gracefully with Science Week
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This is a very special bonus episode brought to you by Science Week. Of course the lads are no experts so they enlist the help of Dr Ruth Freeman to talk all things science. Science Week 2024 is harnessing the power of regeneration. From protecting our natural world to creating more sustainable approaches to energy supply, it’s time to reimagine th…
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The clocks have gone back and the lads have a bone to pick with Greenwich Mean Time and PJ is astounded to learn that GMT is actually based off of Greenwich in London. Kevin gets hot and bothered listening to Andrew Scott saying sexy stuff in a sexy voice. The theme for the week is wills and inheritances and the lads speak about how they often tear…
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The lads can barely concentrate because they are so excited about their upcoming trip to Australia and just want to get on the plane as soon as possible. PJ expresses his despair at not being home for Halloween to give sweets to the trick or treaters and Kevin shows PJ a pic of his niece dressed as a pumpkin and she couldn't look more cute. They ta…
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Kevin and PJ had a busy week as they began shooting a tv series which didn't come without it's obstacles (a storm that resulted in a cancelled flight and diarrhoea). This week the boys ask if laughter really is the best medicine and examine how Irish people find the funny in every situation and question whether or not sometimes this is done to our …
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It was Kevin's mam's birthday two weeks ago and himself and his siblings got her a new iPhone but she still hasn't started using it as in her own words. she needs to get an Otterbox first but she's too busy and has nothing done. She also got a new car recently but Kevin unsurprisingly hasn't a clue what make it is but he does know that it's a stunn…
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PJ tried to pull a prank on his mam this week by telling her he's getting the cats christened but it completely backfires on him and further solidifies Nuala's ranking as one of the purest souls on this earth. This week the boys take a bit of a different route with the episode and do a Desert Island Discs special only they've had to call it Emerald…
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The lads inhaled Pop Star Academy on Netflix and as a result they can't stop talking about it and going forward this is a Lexie stan account. Kevin also shares an embarrassing and what could have been career-ending story about a shirt he bought in a charity shop. The theme for the week is modern tourism and the lads discuss how they were traumatise…
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Bonus Episode - Be Our Guest! with Three Ireland
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It's a very special bonus episode for the boys as in an I'm Grand Mam first they are recording from a fan's house as part of the No Strings Attached Podcast Tour, powered by Three 5G Home Broadband. They visit Aoife, a masters student living on College Road in Cork and after ripping into her for not tidying her bedroom ahead of the visit, the lads …
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With the change in weather and the sun setting earlier in the day it feels like Brat Summer has truly come to a close but fear not as that means Bat Autumn is upon us and Kevin tells us what it was like to have a close encounter with the furry inverted mammalians. Prompted by Chappell Roan coming out and saying she's allergic to everyone coming up …
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The boys are back after a short break and oh my goodness do they have loads to catch up on. PJ got married and Kevin took himself off on honeymoon with Pádraig and to be fair they could have done with the break. The entirety of the episode is spent catch up on the antics that took place in Ibiza and the antics that took place on Inish Beg and of al…
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Ep 158 - Who's Getting my Tamagotchi and Furby?
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Before recording the lads spotted kids around the corner having a jumble sale and though Kevin criticises the graphic deign of their poster it still made the lads smile. To keep the joyous mood going the lads decide to take a look at some of the recent good news stories that have happened in the world because they reckon the Irish sometimes love to…
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The lads are absolutely wrecked and it's not just because of their hangover, it's because they kayaked across the length and breadth of the Atlantic for PJ's stag. But the vibes are high because PJ had the best time and the lads share all their antics from PJ's last hoorah before he becomes Mr Kirby Galang. They then do a second edition of chaotic …
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Kevin got new bedding during the week so of course he has to make the world aware of it and even though it's the height of summer he opted for a heavy tog duvet because he couldn't resist the luxury of it all. The theme for the week is old age and the lads discuss society's treatment of older people and how mad it is that our own mams have lived do…
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PJ is showing off his new beard whilst Kevin is complaining about toothache. But how can anyone be upset or annoyed at the world when there are adorable kids going around supermarkets with tiny trollies like how CUTE! This week the lads are sticking to their promise of doing an entire episode dedicated to the sexiest thing to come out of the nought…
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Before the days of Grindr, The Gay Cork Classifieds was where the young queer people of Cork tried to arrange discreet meets with other likeminded folk and Kevin details a drunken experience he had with a fella from Tralee. The theme for the week is gastronationalism which is the use of food and its history as a means of promoting national identity…
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Kevin is back in Cork and had a beach day with his niece who he still won't reveal the name of but shares some of the nicknames he has for her including, but not limited to, missy, dolly and baba. The lads speak about the chaos that was The Biggest Loser and Kevin reveals why he had a fear of soy sauce. The Olympics is happening in Paris and though…
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The lads have just finished their last show of the UK tour and they are absolutely hanging out their hoops but the vibes are still immaculate and they are finding everything funny. This week they read out scam submissions and the girlies do not disappoint. Kevin also recollects an encounter with a girl from dance college who was a bit tapped and ha…
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Bonus Episode - IGM x Catch Up with Louise McSharry HOTD Special
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A very special bonus episode brought to you by NOW. The lads are joined by Louise McSharry, host of Catch Up with Louise McSharry podcast and they discuss a show that they are all obsessed with at the moment, House of the Dragon. They also discuss other iconic leading women from some of their other favourite series. Stream the new season of House o…
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The lads start off with a special shoutout to those who are into findom as they reckon they'd be raging if they were into it. Kevin also shares details of an absolute ordeal he had at the library that made him wish printers were no longer in existence. The theme for the week is scams and the boys take a look into some of the high profile hustles th…
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PJ has flown to England for their show in London so of course he has a stressful airport story to tell. Meanwhile Kevin has been brushing shoulders with celebs but is mortified at the fact that he was roaring Charli XCX’s name at the top of his lungs in the thickest Cork accent ever when he was standing right in front of her during her DJ set. The …
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Kevin is on an absolute rager for two reasons; he was gaslit by his taxi driver and had his coffee confiscated from him after only two sips and his landlord is after putting up the rent again. The theme for the week is the class system and the boys discuss Ireland having less rigid class structures than the UK, how primary school lunches were a goo…
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The lads talk about the joy of having no plans at the weekend but then discuss the absolute trauma of thinking you're the loneliest person in the world when it comes to the weekend and you do nothing. PJ shares his story about his chaotic trip to the post office to send his wedding invites which Kevin thinks look like notes kids used to pass to eac…
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The lads just witnessed a load of girlies in Cork en route to see Becky Hill and they were all done up to the nines and this prompts a discussion about the girlies from Little Mix and why they can’t seem to get their solo careers to take off. The theme for the week is languages and Kevin is delighted with life as he thinks etymology is very interes…
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The pope is being messy again using the f slur and the lads have to call her out on her shenanigans. PJ says the Vatican was always homophobic because when he was there on holidays there was nowhere to get a coffee. The theme for the week is celibacy prompted by the 4B Movement in South Korea that is spreading throughout Asia and the world in which…
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UK TOUR TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/Imgrandmam 💕 It’s the last week of the Irish tour and Kevin’s preparing to head back to London and says he’ll miss Ireland’s sandwich culture the most. The boys also express their appreciation for an artist who is essentially Cork’s answer to Banksy, who’s been going around adding googley eyes to all the campaign …
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