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Join Matt, Ynez, Poorty (and Sasha, the dog!) as they take you on a stroll through Sunderland’s Roker Park, sharing their personal stories and life experiences with the sounds of nature as their backdrop. Walk alongside them, exploring the park and the journey of life itself.

Rollie & Hamish unload their invisible backpacks once again and reveal the caterpillars on their top lips as they start Movember. The lads then talk about lad culture in the wake of the recent announcement of the Oasis reunion, and what men can do to make everyone safer. If you want to donate to Rollie […]

In this episode, we explore the village of Ryhope and its local heritage sites, including The Engine Museum, the war cemetery and the colliery, comparing it to the villages of our home countries, Belarus and Scotland. We talk about traditions, families and why we chose to study in Sunderland.

Rollie & Hamish unload their backpacks and talk about coping mechanisms, both healthy and unhealthy. The lads also talk about checks and balances by asking themselves five important questions.

This week Rollie & Hamish are giddy because they’ve been nominated for Best Creative Speech Programming at the Student Radio Awards. They’ve been surfing the internet and entered the manosphere and The Toolbox fun fact: Rollie & Hamish both like a Nice Curry

Rollie & Hamish unpack the backpack once again. The boys talk toxic masculinty and red flags. Chatting about how toxic masculinity makes things harder for men and why moving away from traditional ideas of masculinity is to our benefit. They also examine common red flags in relationships and friendships, and talk about their experiences with […]

After a short break Rollie & Hamish are recharged and ready to go and they have brought you a packed show. There’s the return of our invisible backpack check ins! We hear interviews with Game of II Halves, Impact North East and Sunderland MIND who were all at the Beacon of Light before Sunderland AFC’s […]

Friend of the show and radio tour de force Auburn Langley comes in to talk to the boys about The Toolbox. Why it started, where it is and where it’s going. Rollie, Hamish and Auburn recap some key moments from The Toolbox and play clips for a best of show with a difference. The Toolbox […]

In an UNO reverse on last week, Hamish sails the good ship Toolbox into the waters of men’s health. Jump aboard with Hamish as he plays interviews with prostate cancer sufferer Nick Lambert about advances in prostate testing, and revisits an interview Rollie had with Professor Scott Wilkes about testicular and prostate cancer. The number […]

Rollie pines for Hamish, who is back in Scotland recording for his Masters degree final project. Rollie talks ageing, facing up to your own mortality and how targeted ads go after our insecurities. Toolbox fun facts #001: Hamish is scared of onions Follow The Toolbox on instagram @thetoolboxradio