• Reheated Cabbage
    Jan 29 2026

    Hungry? Why wait?

    Grab a bowl and help yourself to a large serving of our new episode, covering Irvine's short story collection from 2009, Reheated Cabbage.

    Maybe take some napkins too, because with tales including traumatic amputation by locomotive, afterlife buggery and a Begbie family Christmas dinner, things will get messy.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Dockers
    Nov 26 2025

    We review the 1999 film, co-written by Irvine Welsh and Jimmy McGovern, that tells the story of the 1990's Liverpool dockers strike.

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    57 mins
  • Men in Love part 2
    Oct 6 2025

    Wake up, it's time for your next love injection.


    Men in Love part 2 is ready now for insertion into your welcoming ears.


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    58 mins
  • Men in Love part 1
    Sep 18 2025

    The summer of love isn’t over until we say so..

    It’s about time we talked about the book of 2025 – the romance charged, new middle child of the Leigh Boys saga – Men in Love.

    Part one of our review available now on all good podcast platforms.

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    54 mins
  • Resolution
    Jul 12 2025

    We're back to finish the Crime trilogy, as Ray Lennox finally catches up with the monsters that have haunted and shaped him for decades.

    It's our review of Resolution (2024)


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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Dead Men's Trousers part 2
    May 21 2025

    Time to say goodbye to one of Welsh's most loved characters

    (until he is back in Men in Love in July anyway)

    Our new episode - part two on Dead Men's Trousers from 2018 - is out now.

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    53 mins
  • Dead Men's Trousers part 1
    May 15 2025

    Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie are back, but trouble isn't far behind in the form of psychotic coppers, organ traffickers and horny in-laws.

    And, for one of them, it'll be the end of the road.

    Part one of our discussion on Dead Men's Trousers, from 2018, is out now

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    53 mins
  • Wedding Belles
    Apr 10 2025

    You are cordially invited to our latest episode, discussing a tale of forthcoming nuptials, murder, crack and a bit of Northern Soul.

    It's Wedding Belles, a film from 2007, directed by Philip John and written by Irvine Welsh and Dean Kavanagh.

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    53 mins