Send us a textIt's the Socks 2023 Christmas special!We all know about the big fat man in his red suit with his elves and magical flying reindeer etc but have you heard about spiders, witches, yule-time turds, beatings and more!?All this plus new games and a special guest opening for the show, what more could you possibly want!?Support the showSupport the Podcast! Enjoying the episodes? Well, you can help keep the mics on and the episodes flowing (only if you can afford to). Why not head...
Send us a textWe're back for a one-off special... maybe... maybe we'll do more... who knows!? Certainly not us, but in this very special episode we delve deeper into a topic we covered previously and give our thoughts on which fake (and not so fake) sports should be included in the Olympic games; some of which are definitely not for the feint-hearted ... or prudes!Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering...
Send us a textJoin us for a self-indulgant (we're nothing if not consistent) look back on our 2024 podcasting madness! It's a long one! (that's what she said... she really didn't)We give thanks to you dear listener(s) for making 2024 a year of fun filled episodes, and what better way to remind ourselves of the year we've had than to reminisce, with you, over a beverage of your choice. We've had wonderful guests on our show this year and you'll find them all in here along with our usual ...
Send us a textAnimals come in all shapes and sizes, and believe it or not, so does their sperm! Join our socks; Ross and Simon, and the one and only Mr Geoff Jones (probably not the only Geoff Jones, let's be honest. Jones is quite a common name, especially over the border in Wales) as they discuss the ins and outs (if you'll excuse the pun) of sperm in the animal kingdom and take you down tangents a plenty! Also a note for our US listeners, "spunky" in the UK does not mean gutsy, i...
Send us a textHoroscopes! Insight into the celestial futures or just a load of old bollocks?Can they sum up a twelfth of the population into handy bite size snippets of benality?Whether you are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces, we have some information for you, and, quite frankly, more giggling that you could wave Mystic Meg's psychic stick at!With our very special, and inspirational, guest; the one and only Bon Allen giving...
Send us a textBitches Please!That's right, this episode the socks are joined by those self-proclaimed coastal grandmas, The Bitches with Beards, to discuss who is the gayest gay! Ross, Simon, Max and Daniel run down their top 3 gay icons, Sock or Crock takes a slightly depressing turn and we all want to know just how many inches Ross is sitting on!Do you know your twinks from your bears? What are the colours in the pride flag all about?Join us for one of our most informative and educational e...
Send us a textKnockknoblers & knocker uppers, just two of the jobs lost to history, but what did they actually do? What other jobs have been lost to history, does anyone really want to be the groom of the stool and who out of our socks has come the closest to shitting themselves?Yes, this is the sort of information you come to us for, and we're happy to impart our knowledge and experiences upon you dear listener.So join us and step into the world of obscure jobs, from fluffers to gong far...
Send us a textIt's infamous and yet somehow it made it past the Hollywood executives.The Human Centipede is without doubt one of the more messed up films to get to the masses but how did it come about? Why did it come about? And, has anyone actually watched all 3?An extended version of this episode is available to all monthly Ko-Fi subscribers (link at the bottom of this metadata) featuring an extra 25 minutes of content and starting at just £1 a month!Join us and our guests; Jim and Sam from...
Send us a text"Memeories, all alone in the moonlight, has the... something... de dum dum, la da dee dum da da" ... or something like that.Yes! In this episode our socks are wondering why it is our memories can be amazing at recall and yet also so completely unreliable.Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more informationSupport the showSupport the Podcast! Enjoying the episodes? Well, you can help keep the mics on and the episodes flowi...
Send us a textHamsters!Those cute, shy little creatures that adorn houses and classrooms throughout the western world. They don't live that long, but it seems most of them are in a hurry to meet their maker way sooner than they should. Everyone seems to know at least 1 horror story about the demise of one of these poor creatures and therefore we, along with Travis and Rick from The Bar Banter Podcast, seek to answer the question: Has a hamster ever actually died of natural causes?Warning: Thi...
Send us a text"Up above the streets and houses, rainbow's flying high, everyone can see it smiling, over the sky. Paint the whole world with a rainbow!"Yes, this episode our intrepid socks have donned their rose tinted specs (or in Simon's case black and white tinted) and delved into the world of children's television of the past. What in the world was going on in that Rainbow house to make Bungle want to put clothes ON for bedtime?Why is it that animal characters have historically been ...
Send us a text"Come on Granny, show us how to suck eggs again" they all cried!Yes, sucking eggs is an obvious pastime for octogenarians. So much so in fact they made a saying about it. The question is, how did all this imbibing of unfertilised chicken ovulation begin?Join us, along with out very special guests; Rob & TJ from the Channel 84 Variety Show, to find out!Channel 84https://www.channel84.co.ukhttps://twitter.com/_Channel84Support the showSupport the Podcast! Enjoying the episodes...
Send us a textHow has extra virgin olive oil managed to stay so untouched for so long? Is it just that no one wan't to go all the way with it, or that there's more to it? While we're on the subject what other food myths are there? (Yes, we know olives being virgin isn't exactly a myth) Will an apple tree grow in your tummy if you swallow your chewing-gum with some waspy-figs?All this and more answered in this months episode, yes it's a bit late, sorry, along with our now legendary game: "Sock...
Send us a textWhatever happened to Dick and Fanny?Why has Enid Blyton's masterpiece trilogy about the magic faraway tree been edited to feature character names never intended to be there?Can we make this episode without somehow getting onto the subject of porn?Join your usual socks along with very special guests Tom and Simon from The Pit Of Chimps to find out the answers! (and get a little more surreal than usual)Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answe...
Send us a textThere are just some things that are difficult.... Climbing Everest, Swimming the channel, getting a straight answer out of a politician!However there's something which is more cringe inducing than that!Asking for Posh Sausage! In this episode our socks break down why certain things are just so difficult to request without sounding like a completely pretentious twat! Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never kne...
Send us a textEnglish... what the f*** is that all about? Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Phonetics... it's all just a massive ball-ache right? This episode our socks talk about everything English and why it's so damn difficult to learn along with un-translatable words and who on earth is responsible for this cobbled together talky-speak thing! Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed a...
Send us a textOur socks, along with special guest Dan, have turned inward this episode & searched their soul for who they feel would best play them in a film of their life. Based on the results they're all clearly deluded! The question is though... who did they pick for each other? (spoilers: no one chose Keanu Reeves)Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering until you heard them.Support the show...
Send us a textExcluding our socks need to continuously pollute the airwaves with this podcast, is it true that criminals return to the scene of their crimes or is this just a Hollywood myth? Repeat offenders and serial tangential wafflers our socks brush off their my home forensics kits and delve into the shallows of another must-be-answered question.Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering until you hea...
Send us a textAll together now!... Because, because, because, because becaaaauuuse, (to the tune of we're off to see the wizard) ... because I bloody well said so! Yes that's right our socks are talking about that old parental trick "just because"; Is there really a time where it's a good enough answer or should we just bin it off once and for all?Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering until you heard ...
Send us a textThere are so many creatures out there in the world of nature that just make us all go... "Nope!", but which is the freakiest of all? This week out intrepid socks search out the most bizarre animals to walk, swim or fly their way around this globe we call home.Who Takes the Socks Off is a fortnightly podcast where a group of friends answer the questions you never knew you needed answering until you heard them.Support the showSupport the Podcast! Enjoying the episodes? Well,...