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When Ireland's most notorious amateur sports star becomes the first man in history to fail a test for performance enhancing drugs, he agrees to coach the country's worst team in order to try and rebuild his shattered reputation.

Actor, Comedian and filmmaker Tony Kelly has in-depth conversations with follow creatives about their journeys to becoming who they are today and what makes them tick from mental health, addiction and navigating through life.

Comedian David McSavage chats all about his career and creating legendary Irish comedy show, The Savage Eye. David and Tony also delve into each others different experiences with recovering from alcoholism and using it in their work.

Professional boxer Graham "G-Train" McCormack talks all about his boxing career and how his programme of recovery helped him bounce back from losing his Celtic championship after a disastrous weight cut and training camp.

Jon Kenny joins Tony this week to talk about his storied career from starting off in music, his meeting Pat Shortt, their meteoric rise to fame, the experience on Father Ted and Martin McDonagh's worldwide hit The Banshees of Inisherin.

Colm Williamson, creator of Waterford Whispers News as well as online comedy staples Bill Badbody and Session Heads, joins Tony for this week's podcast.

Brian Kennedy discusses his incredible career tells all about his childhood as a young, gay, Catholic boy in Belfast during the troubles, sharing Simon Fuller with the Spice Girls, being mentored by Van Morrisson, performing on Broadway.

Megan Cassidy speaks candidly about performing in musical theatre as a teenager, being on BBC's "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" and the moment she pondered if she loved performing enough to deal with all the down time it brings.

Tony is joined by BUI Super Middleweight Champion and fellow Waterford man, Craig McCarthy. How the ring did for him what rehab couldn't, winning bronze at the Golden Gloves, being knocked out and breaking his leg live on Sky Box Office.

Comedian and Podcaster Remy Kassimir and and Remy's other half Ben DeMarco. Remy TALKS about her hugely successful podcast "How Cum?" Tony and Ben chat about their decade of friendship and the NYC comedy scene.

Elva Trill joins Tony to discuss her acting career, finding her way into a Jurassic Park movie, studying psychology and working together on Tony's film, "The Hurler". Elva and Tony also share about a common fear of flying.

Wayne Power didn't leave his house in Waterford, Ireland from 2005-2018 due to his Agoraphobia. Now, having overcome to dreadful illness, Wayne is pursuing a career as a broadcaster and even performs as a spoken word artist.

Comedian Karl Spain joins Tony for the return of the podcast for Season 3 and the return to the old name. Karl talks all about the his journey to becoming a comedian at 28, feeling lost in life before he found his calling, using laughter to cope with the declining health of his Mum, long before he became a comedian and so much more.

Spoken word artist Wayne Power becomes the first guest to return to the podcast. Wayne was interviewed on season 1 of the show, discussing his isolation from the world for 13 years due to his suffering from Agoraphobia. Back in 2019 Wayne was just finding his feet in the world and had dreams of becoming a spoken word performer and author. Now, 4 years on, Wayne joins us to share all the things he's done since that chat. 4 books, 6 spoken word videos and even a music single. A hugely inspiring story.

Recorded LIVE FROM NEW YORK, Rebecca Bryggman joins Tony on this week's show. The two talk all about her MMA career, her training, her studies and all about her life. This marks the second episode of the podcast that was recorded in the United States of America and in New York City.

Dean O Halloran joins Tony on this week's episode of the podcast to talk all about his very interesting life journey. Dean signed for English Premiere League football team, Fulham at 15 years old, won the Youth Premiere League, finished runner up in the FA Youth Cup and was captain of the Fulham Reserve team until injuries changed his life trajectory. Dean shares stories about having to choose football over hurling, being courted by Celtic, Blackburn, Stoke and a host of big British clubs, how he chose Fulham, returning home to play in the League of Ireland, signing for his hometown club, Waterford FC, falling out of love with football and starting his own business as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach.

Comedian Danny O' Brien joins Tony on this week's podcast, recorded in Massimo's Galway in a break from the Galway Comedy festival 2023. Danny shares about his tough up-bringing with his father a heroin user, how a move back to Ireland from Australia during the recession inspired a leap into comedy and how he's never looked back since. Danny also shares about his comedy workshops he runs with everyone from Transition Year students to inmates at some of Ireland's toughest prisons.