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Your favourite folk devil Rollie is beside himself because he misses Hamish, who has gone to Scotland to visit family. Rollie explores boundaries, self worth and body image, body confidence and willys.

Rollie & Hamish return after a week off. Join the lads for an invisible backpack check-in, a chat about their walk from Jarrow to Sunderland along the Way of Learning, Rollie’s excursion to prison and a mystery interview.

Join Rollie & Hamish as they do their weekly unpacking of their invisible backpacks. The lads talk about their Dads in honour of Fathers Day, fashion trends they’ve seen come and go and music.

Rollie breathes a sigh of relief as Hamish returns from illness. There’s an invisible backpack check in. Sarah from Lighthouse Club, the construction industry charity joins for a chat about the issues impacting upon people in construction and the lads pay tribute to rugby league legend Rob Burrow.

There’s no Hamish this week, so join Rollie as he brings in guest presenter Jake Chappell on an emergency loan for an invisible backpack check in and chats to former Sunderland AFC player Kieron Brady about his career, battles with alcoholism and mental health. Music from uppbeat.io Hartzmann – Grid

Join Rollie and Hamish as they chat about their mental health roadmaps and speak to Simon Gordon, finding out more about the new Andy’s Man Club branch at Kayll Road, Sunderland. The lads also focus in on the unhealthy coping mechanisms they had in the past for a podcast exclusive. Music from Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/grid

Rollie and Hamish check in on each others invisible backpacks, get into the viral debate around men or bears and speak to Chris Smith, the Program Manager of Men’s Pie Club, who is fighting social isolation in men through the power of pies.

In the final episode of this season, Matty and Cat introduce Aizaz to the Sunderland Empire Theatre. An icon of the City’s skyline since 1907, the Empire is home to West End productions, comedy, and the annual Sunderland Pantomime. We also welcome Aizaz to the UK and hear his experiences of how the media world […]

Other clubs can’t believe or understand why Sunderland and Newcastle as footy clubs mean so much to the fans and the cities. They spur each other on as clubs and fans; a massive derby, a massive rivalry. Middlesborough fans are also passionate and loyal, but they’re on a level below the Sunderland/Newcastle derby – which […]

Is men’s mental health in crisis? We explore the unspoken topics and discover why men won’t talk about their mental health. We are joined by Michael Chapplow, who provides expert advice and opinion on the topic from his experience as a worker at mental health charity Andy’s Man Club. Trigger Warning: Please be aware that […]