A sad day in the pod parish as this episode closes the door on Read The Room. Yes Paddy and Maia are hanging up the headphones (for now!) and as befits the occasion they are chatting about goodbyes. The good, the bad and the irish. Thanks to

Boozy Bonus

Nov 23rd, 2022 34m 9s

Such was the hige response to thier boozy chat a while back, Paddy and Maia are back behind the counter to serve up some more ginwagging including remembering 'The Holy Hour, drinking til all hours and an unfortunate incident involving Johnny L

Bad Decisions

Nov 16th, 2022 31m 42s

This week on Read The Room, Paddy and Maia discuss bad decisions. The good, the Brexit, and the eating from bins.

DIGITAL DETOXING

Nov 9th, 2022 32m 30s

Do you literally prefer to be left to your own devices? Are you glued to your phone checking and updating and noseying? Well you just might need to have a 'digital detox'. With all the chatter about Twitter at the moment, on this week's Read Th

Licence To Spill

Nov 2nd, 2022 27m 34s

It's last orders for ReadTheRoom this week! Don't worry, we haven't been canceled (yet), but Paddy and Maia are getting their drinking gear around the proposed new licensing laws.

DON'T BE 'THAT' GUY!

Oct 26th, 2022 39m 22s

This week on Read The Room, Maia and Paddy discuss how Not To Be That Guy, when hashtags go horribly wrong, and why Maia may need to wipe her search history.

HALLOWEEN

Oct 19th, 2022 39m 13s

This week on Read The Room - love it or loathe it, there's no avoiding Halloween, and Paddy and Maia talk bad fancy dress, monkey nut hair and half-a-face Francis. Get your turnips out!

WINGING IT

Oct 12th, 2022 40m 1s

This week, Paddy and Maia are winging it. Flying by the seat of their pants, taking a chance, throwing the dice and seeing where they land. Basically, this week's episode is like a box of chocolates - you might get stuck with the coffee cream.

PSYCHICS

Oct 5th, 2022 36m 10s

This week Paddy and Maia whip out their crystal balls and cross over into the mysitcal and murky world of psychics. They get visited by the ghosts of Gwyneth Paltrow, Derek and his motorbike and the Fresh prince Of Bel Air. Have a listen...if y

SEX

Sep 28th, 2022 38m 12s

Paddy and Maia bring the Salt 'N' Peppa vibes this week as they talk about, the ride, the no pants dance, the horizontal tango, the bed boogie, the boom-boom...yes let's talk about sex. The weird, the wonderful, the disappointments and in Paddy

Sep 21st, 2022 31m 51s

It's fair to say we've some along way from waiting by a phonebox for your pal to ring you but has the advent of WhatsApp made things any better? And what of the dreaded irritation minefield that are Whatsapp Groups? Well this week Paddy and Mai

Kids

Sep 14th, 2022 30m 50s

This week, Paddy and Maia discuss the ever-thorny issue of parents who think their kids should be welcome everywhere. From weddings, to bars and gigs, should we suck it up or spit out our soothers?

Back To School

Sep 7th, 2022 38m 25s

This week Maia and Paddy are full of anxiety along with the rest of the nation as they go Back To School. They discuss oversized uniforms, covering their books with carpet & even teaching producer Ed how to cross the road safely.

FESTIVALS

Aug 31st, 2022 34m 51s

Ahead of Read The Room making its debut at Electric Picnic, Maia & Paddy don their Hunter wellies, slap on the sparkle make up and pack an extra pair of underpants for this week's episode as they chat about all things Festivals.

DRIVING

Aug 24th, 2022 33m 47s

On this week's Read The Room, Pod-Rage erupted when Paddy and Maia disagreed over their love/hate of E Scooters. Belt up, indicate and proceed with caution for this week's episode on Commuting.

Heatwave Fashion

Aug 17th, 2022 35m 31s

How many days of sun constitutes a heatwave? Regardless, this week Maia and Paddy discuss why Irish people never look quite as well as our European counterparts when the temperature goes above 18.

WEDDINGS (BONUS EPISODE)

Aug 14th, 2022 13m 17s

Such was the reaction to their 'Weddings' chat this week, the happy couple (of pals) have some weird and wonderful wedding stories sent in by Maia's twitter followers. Have a listen and set your face to STUNNED!

WEDDINGS

Aug 10th, 2022 34m 6s

Love them or hate them, much like death and taxes, Weddings are simply a part of life so this week Paddy and Maia discuss their takes on THE BIG DAY and share some horror/sweet stories of their own.

LANDLORDS (BONUS EPISODE)

Aug 7th, 2022 12m 57s

Here's a bonus follow up to Maia and Paddy's chat about Landlords with some eye opening/watering stories from Maia's twitter followers about their own experiences with Landlords. Fair warning, Producer Ed makes it weird.

LANDLORDS

Aug 3rd, 2022 31m 43s

Have times changed since Captain Boycott lent his name to the English language? Maia & Paddy take on the thorny issue of Landlords with some good, bad and ugly stories from the rental market.

Disappointments

Jul 27th, 2022 34m 56s

Maia & Paddy laugh off the let downs and discuss the disappointments of adulthood on this week's Read The Room.

EGO & ARROGANCE

Jul 20th, 2022 37m 39s

Does anyone need to Read The Room more than egomaniacs, and has the world ever been more rife with them? This week Paddy and Maia discuss arrogance and if there's ever a place for it. (Also featuring vomiting off stage and my irritating post-Co

Crossed Wires

Jul 13th, 2022 36m 43s

Crossed wires can either be laughed off or escalate quickly from a simple Twitter spat to a World War; on this week's Read The Room, Maia and Paddy highlight some hilarious examples & share their own verbal misunderstandings.

To Booze Or Not To Booze

Jul 6th, 2022 40m 3s

The debate around alcohol labelling is back! This week on Read The Room Paddy and Maia discuss if it matters, & if anyone has ever come up with a plausible reason why the Irish drink the way we do.

I CAN'T GET NO SLEEP!

Jun 29th, 2022 36m 46s

This week on Read The Room, Maia and Paddy are discussing sleep! Why we're obsessed with it, why the advice isn't always helpful, and why Maia's boring food safety chat could be the solution for anyone trying to nod off.