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PODCAST

Should I Bother?

Gary Gillick & Stephanie Byrne

There’s a million things you “should” be doing, but can you be bothered? 🤔Our plan was to stop "living for the weekend" and finally find a hobby we both enjoy. That hobby, is now a podcast, about trying different hobbies! (Or basically anything we hear people talking about, or saying you "should" try). The goal? See if they really are worth all the bother of getting up out of our comfy seats to actually try.We"ll test them and discuss as many as possible, so you can stay put in aforementioned,

comedy self-improvement

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1:04:28

Understanding Buddhism - for better mental health?

Should I Bother? ·

2022/11/22

Travelling through Thailand. More monks around us than we’ve ever seen in our life. 95% of the population are Buddhists. And we wondered: what do we actually know about Buddhism?!Word on the street is, it’s more of a “way or life” or philosophy than a religion? Which was news to us!We had definitely heard of Buddha and reincarnation, but outside of that, what does it really take to be a buddhist?With the decision made to stop considering ignorance as bliss, we made plans to visit a temple and get

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1:08:53

F45: Life-changing? Or expensive fitness craze?

Should I Bother? ·

2022/11/15

Some call it the fastest growing exercise franchise. Others, a cult. Globally it’s known as F45. But, what the F does the F stand for?!Functional! As in, you get to use a lot of “functional movements” in the class i.e. “movements based on real-world situational biomechanics”. And since that means F all to most people, what then sets it apart?Apparently, TV's tell you what to do while measuring your heart rate, there’s no mirrors - so you can’t indulge in your own vanity while “getting a pump" - and

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1:08:15

Wakeboarding: a bit like surfing, but easier?

Should I Bother? ·

2022/11/08

Wakeboarding is probably about as common as water skiing. It’s something you might have seen on TV - if you’ve even heard of it - but never in real life. And even if you have, unless you own a boat or live near a water park that accommodates it, you probably don’t practise it that often.Growing up in the middle of Irish countryside, we didn’t have a need for a boat, believe it or not. So we went into this sport knowing diddly squat, or, absolutely f**k all, in layman’s terms. But the opportunity

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1:00:43

Learning how to shoot a gun at a range

Should I Bother? ·

2022/11/01

To all non-Americans out there, how many of you have actually shot a gun before? Not an air rifle, or pellet gun. Or even a a fun finger gun around the office. We mean a real life, gunpowder-filled, murderous weapon. Being from a country (Ireland) where there’s so much regulation around guns, we never had the same opportunity as all of our Irish relatives in America - to buy one over the counter and actually shoot one. What a weird privilege to have!But let’s not go down the "why does America love

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56:12

50% of people believe in Ghosts. Should we?

Should I Bother? ·

2022/10/25

It’s our Halloween Special! And what better topic to address than one that tears opinions straight down the middle. Ghosts!Do you believe in them? When we asked our listeners on Instagram (@shouldibotherpod) 62% said yes, which is higher than the typical average of 40-50%. Unless you live in Taiwan, where it's over 90%. Are most of our listeners Taiwanese? Or just a bunch of spooky weirdos?For a lot of people, ghosts are just a part of Halloween or lame 90’s movies (that includes you, Patrick

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55:55

Smashing our anger away at a Rage Room

Should I Bother? ·

2022/10/18

As everyone in the world continues to get stressed out about every little thing in life, it’s no wonder that Rage Rooms - AKA Anger Rooms, Smash Rooms, take your pick - are also on the rise!Just in case the name isn’t obvious enough, we’ll spell it out. Rage rooms are a place where you can smash objects to pieces with a blunt object of your choosing. Sound like your kind of thing?We’ve all had one of those days where you want to nominate your boss for “the world’s biggest d**khead award”. But since

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1:13:35

Acupuncture: what’s the point?

Should I Bother? ·

2022/10/11

Other than being voluntarily stabbed by tiny needles, what is acupuncture? What purpose does it serve?‘Puncture’ isn’t exactly a word that has a lot of positive connotations, so why on earth would this be something that’s a positive for your health??Just like Tai Chi and Cupping, we learned early on that Acupuncture is from the same little family of traditional Chinese Healing. And based on how those episodes went, we didn’t have a lot of faith going into this.But maybe this would be the activity to

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57:56

Not checking your phone in the morning

Should I Bother? ·

2022/10/04

Statistics show that 75% of us check our phones within the first 30 minutes of waking up. And what’s more alarming is.. 25% of us don’t! Who are these weirdos?But what’s wrong with that? Who cares if you want to indulge in some harmless puppy videos while slurping over your bland cereal in the morning?As you might have guessed, studies show that starting your day with that little distraction box we call a phone, only leads to a day filled with distractions. Naturally, followed by the world’s current

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1:01:50

Eating bugs: the world’s most sustainable, healthy...

Should I Bother? ·

2022/09/27

Did you know that approximately 25% of the global population eat “bugs" as part of their diet?! Nobody forces them to. There are other things they can eat instead. So the question on any “westerner’s” lips is probably a big fat, “WHY?!”🤢As it turns out, for some pretty big fat reasons.Outside of being considered "tasty" across a lot of cultures (*holding back a gag*), we were surprised to find out just how healthy they really are! Looking for more “gains and protein” little meathead? Look no

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56:56

Tai Chi

Should I Bother? ·

2022/09/20

Kind of sounds like a type of tea? But it’s not, it’s Tai chi. The slowest and - what appears to be - most harmless martial art in the world. Although we don't know anyone personally that practices this, there are apparently 250 million people worldwide that do. That’s over 3% of the global population that thinks you should bother doing this!!If you’ve never heard of it, you may have seen people moving slowly from pose to pose, looking extremely wise and graceful in a park near you. Typically during

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57:51

Cupping therapy

Should I Bother? ·

2022/09/06

Close your eyes. Now try to picture the day you watched Michael Phelps in the Rio 2016 Olympics, gliding through the water with loads of weird circular bruises on his back.“The f**k are those?”, you may have pondered as you watched him pick up yet, another gold medal. But did you know, those circles were in fact a result... of cupping therapy?!Also practiced by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow - quite fitting of Hollywood’s biggest wellness guru - cupping therapy was revived in 2004 as a "hot new

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57:11

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Should I Bother? ·

2022/08/30

Ever heard someone talking about “BJJ” and wondered why they included the extra J? Well, that’s because they’re actually talking about the martial art, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Instead of, well.. you know.We're guessing you - like most people - have one of those friends or distant associates who got heavily invested in the UFC craze over the last few years. They talk about MMA with so much passion, that you’d like to test their ability in taking a fist, square to the face.These are typically also the

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1:01:57

Breath work

Should I Bother? ·

2022/08/23

Breathing. That’s literally all this is. So... how, the, f**k, can it cause your hands and toes to curl up and feel like you've been drugged?!Being a melting pot for spiritual healing, breathwork is something we heard A LOT during our time in Bali (between othermentions of Reiki,Kundalini and full moon ceremonies, of course).Assuming it neatly fit into the category of "latest fads adopted by the influencers of the world”, we didn’t really pay any attention at first. That was until, some fellow

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55:30

Padel

Should I Bother? ·

2022/08/16

Who would’ve though it was spelled, “padel”? Perhaps the 18 million people that play it worldwide?! But don’t feel out of the loop because of that, dear listener. Because it’s not something we were familiar with either!Also known as "Padel Tennis", Padel is a close relative to - you guessed it - tennis! Along with “Paddle Tennis" and “Pickleball” (mmm-hmm, you better believe it), these are all sports that look very, very similar to tennis but vary in some way.In the case of Padel you can rebound the

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50:15

Axe Throwing

Should I Bother? ·

2022/08/09

So, apparently a lot of people like to pretend they live in themedieval ages these days, throwing axes around for fun. Do we blame shows like Vikings or Game of Thrones for this? Or just point our fingers at the bored Canadiansthat made it up?For those that are into it (a world axe throwing league exists, unsurprisingly) some big claims are being made that it could one day rival the likes of bowling and darts. Whether that becomes a reality or not, who knows, or maybe even cares. But one thing is

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56:34

Tarot Reading

Should I Bother? ·

2022/08/02

Hoping someone would look deep into our souls this week, we put all our cards on the table (eh?) and opted for Tarot reading. Not exactly the ideal activity for the skeptics of the world.Knowing veeerrry, very little about this global phenomenon, we really wanted to see if you should bother, or if your local mystic is just filling you with a load of(crystal) balls.Crossing our fingers that we weren’t dealt cards like, “Death”, “The Hanged Man” or “The Devil”, we did our very best to go into this

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57:30

Colonic Irrigation

Should I Bother? ·

2022/07/26

Colonic irrigation has always been something we were curious about. Literally washing yourself from the inside out sounds so... weird! So why do so many people do it? Neither a hobby nor a habit, this week we wondered, what turn has this podcast taken?!When we researched thebenefits, we also found a lot of risks. But we remained curious - and nervous - to find out which would we experience.An empty bowel and a newfound skip in our step? Or a ruptured colon, followed by an emergency room? Are the

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52:28

Yoga Classes

Should I Bother? ·

2022/07/20

Yoga. You likely have a good idea of what it's about. You’re also likely to know one or two people you probably don't like that claim it as a hobby. Perhaps your posh friend that loves to educate people on how to live their lives?Regardless, given that it’s been around longer than some of the oldest civilisations, there has to be a plethora (yep, big word) of reasons that it's stood the test of time.So it’s definitely a hobby that made our “must try” list.Once we can get our heads around the

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52:27

Sunrise Swimming

Should I Bother? ·

2022/07/12

This week we decided to try the go-to lockdown activity for many during covid - swimming in the cold sea at a ridiculous hour of the morning when sunrise hits. As fun as people make it out to be? We found that hard to believe. But judging by those smug faces you see on instagram, it was something we just had to try. We expected a lot of positives. Similar to our 5AM club episode, we were already sold on the benefits of being up before the sun. But opting for the additional hardship of shocking your

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52:18

Pottery Class

Should I Bother? ·

2022/07/05

Tired of sculpting your sick pair of abs at the gym? Well why don’t you take a break and try sculpting some actually clay, you big f**king legend?That’s exactly what we tried this week. And although we’ve never had success sculpting said abs, we thought we’d have more luck with the clay.The objective - find out if this really is just a hobby for the middle aged out there. Oh, and maybe make a mug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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