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1 hr 8 min E

Ep. 71 - Zaf's Chicken Samosas

Another packed episode as we're joined by Inspiral Carpets' Clint Boon to discuss Oldham Athletic, samosas, injured birds, chip pan fires, dirty videos, Mark E. Smith, Noel and Liam Gallagher, Showaddywaddy, being conceived in a deckchair, and loads more. ⁠⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 20 min E

Ep. 70 - Sit Down, Arafat!

Another season of Life With Brian kicks off with special guest Omid Djalili who joins Choccy to talk about having trials at Chelsea, being called Helmut, Iranian humour, making King Charles laugh, Lou Macari, surviving Oliver Reed and plenty more besides! ⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

56 min E

Ep. 69 - Absolute Pleasure

Absolute Radio host Andy Bush joins Brian to talk about Mexico 86 trauma, being scarred for life by Everton, board games, the secrets to radio longevity, smelly underpants, swallowing maggots, vanishing flatmates and much more. Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 17 min E

Ep. 68 - Don't Come Home Too Soon

Scottish music journalist and broadcaster Billy Sloan joins Brian to talk about football in the tenements, meeting Pele at a buffet, The Who, radiograms, launching careers, Chuck Berry being a shithouse, and being axed by the BBC. We also quiz Choccy and Billy on Scotland World Cup songs. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 8 min E

Ep. 67 - Two Flutes

Singer/songwriter and Sheffield Wednesday fan Paul Carrack joins us to talk about Hillsborough woes, Choccy's benevolence, David Hirst, dodging toothbrushes, Mike & the Mechanics, remaining anonymous, and Huey Lewis' phone number. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 27 min E

Ep. 66 - Jet Set Willy

Brian is joined by golf, rugby and Olympics commentator - and fellow Scot - Andrew Cotter. We talk about Motherwell memories, Syd Puddefoot, Finnish SAS training, 'diddy' sports, impartiality on the mic, Scotland's World Cup endeavours, ghostwriters, golf courses, and Steve Nicol's feet ⁠⁠⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 19 min E

Ep. 65 - The Superglue Gang

We celebrate our fifth birthday in the company of veteran broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan. He joins us to talk about Arsenal, growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, impartiality and controlling narratives in the media, the gift of Donald Trump, cheeky snifters in the ITN newsroom, crooked greyhound racing, and much more. ⁠⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hr 19 min E

Ep.64 - Born In The Bridewell

We're joined by another Brian for this one - Brian Nash a.k.a Nasher, guitarist with legendary 80s band Frankie Goes To Hollywood. He talks about the band's origin story, how classic songs like Relax and The Power of Love came to be, supporting Liverpool and having a soft spot for Millwall, the perils of the music business, signing on and being skint when fame vanished, and working as a celebrant having done over 500 funerals to date. ⁠Music by Liam McClair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About Life With Brian: The Brian McClair Podcast

Former Celtic, Manchester United and Scotland striker Brian McClair talks about anything and everything. Maybe even football.

Show details

Creator
Life with Brian: The Brian McClair podcast
Hosted by
Brian McClair, Matthew Crist, Mark Godfrey
Years active
2026 - 2021
Episodes
131
Copyright
981465

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