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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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1:06:00

Kickboxing Classes: Is It Worth The Effort and What...

Should I Bother? ·

2024/06/18

Have you ever googled “Kickboxing classes near me” only to imagine what it’d be like to actually receive a kick or punch to the head and ultimately turn yourself off the idea?If so, you’re in luck! In this episode, we’re going to try a class for you and report back so you know exactly what to expect. No bruises, no black eyes. You won’t even need to break a sweat!Just put your headphones on, lie around, get some popcorn if you want. You do you.We’ll talk you through what a class and kickboxing

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1:13:35

Joining A Local Women's Circle

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2024/06/11

What is a women’s circle? Obviously the name paints a picture in itself (a group of women around a fire singing Kumbayah for one) but what’s actually involved?If you were to take a guess, there’s likely some discussion around commonalities within the group (i.e. “girl stuff”) and that kind of vulnerability in front of strangers can go one of two ways - it remains as uncomfortable as it sounds OR it’s a big fat empowering relief!Hoping for the latter, Steph went this one alone this week by joining a

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57:35

Wine Tasting At A Vineyard (AKA “Fancy Day Drinking”)

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2024/06/04

Let’s be honest. If you enjoy a glass of wine, isn’t this the perfect excuse to have one early in the day, completely shame free?!Other than drinking the ends of leftover drinks in the early hours, we’ve never been to a wine tasting before.What’s the typical wine tasting attire? What are wine tasting notes? Is there particular wine tasting etiquette we need to follow? And what’s the story with sommeliers anyway? So many questions! But luckily, all researched and answered for you - another clueless

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1:07:59

Learning Basic Survival Skills: An Intro to Prepping

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2024/05/28

Survival of the fittest? Not if you’re one of the very few out there with basic survival skills and tools. Then, even if the world ends, you can be as fat and slow as you like!This week, we’re prepping for future emergencies and heading to our local survival training camp to brush up on our severe lack of survival skills and knowledge.Can we light a fire without a lighter? No. Catch prey or forage for snacks? Nope. Know what to pack in a basic survival kit? Not a fu**ing chance!But maybe that’s all

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1:01:01

Learning Flamenco Dancing in Spain

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2024/05/21

We’re in Spain at the moment and since we’ve only tried one form of dancing on this podcast to date, why not step into one of Spain’s many stereotypes while we’re here - Flamenco dancing! (Bullfighting is in the works, we promise!)Here’s what to expect from this episode:We talk about the history and origin of flamenco (unsurprising to most - it has zero to do with Flamingos)We discuss what to wear, with zero castanets between us..We play a game that’s “loosely” related to the topic (I added those

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57:15

Learning The Ukulele As A Complete Beginner (At A...

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2024/05/14

We strongly believe that somewhere, over the rainbow, there lives a Jason Mraz lookalike that desperately wants to learn the Ukulele. And although we’d love to beat him, this week we’re actually gonna join him!First question to address - is the Ukulele just a small guitar?? One quick glance would say yes? There’s less strings, so does that mean less chords? Does that mean there’s at least one easy ukulele song we can master in an hour? Lucky enough to stumble across a ukulele group session this week

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53:22

Pilates 101: What Is It And Why Bother With It?

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2024/05/07

What is Pilates? You’ve heard it on TV. You’ve seen it on signs. You’ve likely heard your mam’s friends talking about it. “Did you see they’re doing pilates with machines now?”But have you ever looked into it? And is it worth your precious time to partake?Today we’re pulling on our pilates socks and discussing everything we can find online about pilates. What are the benefits? Can pilates help you lose weight? What about pilates vs yoga, are they that different?Then - after we play our standard,

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58:54

EP100: Lessons & Learnings From Trying 99 Activities

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2024/04/30

We’ve spent the last 2 years trying a new hobby, sport, health trend or tiktok sensation, week-in, week-out to discover what’s worth bothering with or not.Where the F**K did that time go?! And after trying 99 of them, we feel we might actually have some lessons to share! So, we asked our audience what they’d like to know most and spent this episode addressing them.Want to know what are the most challenging activities to try? Listen in! Want to know what health trends are worthwhile and which are

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59:57

Taking Creatine: A Cheat Code For Muscle Gain?

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2024/04/23

Here’s one for anyone that chooses to get off their arse each week to exercise - taking Creatine Monohydrate to build dem muscles!As one of the most researched supplements in the world, maybe you’ve heard of it already.And maybe you assumed it’s only chugged down by those bodybuilder lads after a fresh layer of tan.But did you know, that it’s actually produced naturally by your body? … WHA?!In this episode we dive into the research behind taking creatine monohydrate - what does it do? Are there

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14:19

Best Bits Bonus Bepisode

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2024/04/16

Look lads, it's a very short intermission in our typical SIB schedule.We've got family visiting for a week, so that meant trying a new activity, recording the pod, editing and releasing had to take the backseat. In the words of Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins, "Ain't nobody got time for that".What we do have for you however is a coupla best bits! So this is basically a compilation of us laughing at each other from some previous episodes. We'll be back next week as normal with episode 99: Should you

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57:19

Lymphatic Drainage Massage: As Good As TikTok Claims?

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2024/04/09

For something that’s all about moving waste products from the body, lymphatic drainage massage does trigger the internal “could this be a load of sh*te” alarm.Like most TikTok wellness trends, it comes with bold promises and dramatic before and afters. And with influencers and celebrities on board using this to get “red carpet ready”, of course this was going to gain popularity.But, back to the original point - are these claims a load of sh*te? And even if they are, should you still jump on the

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1:08:49

Reaching 10,000 Steps A Day: Do You Really Need To?

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2024/04/02

10,000 steps a day has become this magic number in recent years that, if achieved, you can consider yourself healthier. Handy!But have you ever wondered - how many miles does that even equate to? 10,000 sounds like a f**k load. And where do you find the time?!Also, if it’s all about helping you be healthier, how many calories can you expect to burn? Or is it even a good method for weight loss?This week, instead of blindly accepting this common conception, we’re actually going to try it and see if it

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57:41

Aerial Yoga: Is Yoga Better With A Hammock?

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2024/03/26

I’ll be the first to say it. I had no idea aerial yoga was even a thing! Performing yoga poses, 3 feet off the ground in a hammock. First thoughts are: is there any need?Second thoughts of course: Should people bother with this?Is it that different to regular mat yoga? Something we also tried on the pod nearly 2 years ago, so at least we can compare. Whats the point in the hammock? Any added benefits? Just for fun?We’re answering all these questions (also taking to Reddit to get some opinions) as

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1:10:24

Growing a Herb Garden: Worth Your Thyme?

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2024/03/20

We’ve all been there. You buy a basil plant thinking this will be the start of your brand new Herb Garden. A limitless supply of your favourite herbs from directly inside your kitchen.And then… it dies. And you think, “what in the actual f*ck is this?! I’ve been sold a lie!”But maybe growing a herb garden inside your kitchen, or on your windowsill isn’t quite the holy grail we all think it is.What if we didn’t just buy that Basil plant, expecting it to live forever and instead, actually bothered to

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57:48

Learning Sign Language Basics To Be A Better Human

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2024/03/12

Over 72 million people in the world use sign language to communicate every day. Although, billions have used sign language at some point - if you count giving someone the middle finger.Outside of that though, what other sign language do you know? Do you know the sign language for please, or help? Could you use them in a full sentence such as, “Please help me learn more fu*king sign language?”We couldn’t. And that’s exactly why this week we’re taking time to learn some sign language basics and see if

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1:06:08

Taking Magnesium as a Sleep Supplement: The Ultimate...

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2024/03/05

I’m guessing we’ve all had a stint of shite sleeps in our lives. And the majority of us have used at least one sleep aid or sleep supplement at some stage or another..But which did you opt for? Over the counter sleeping tablets? Melatonin? Some sleepy or chamomile tea?One option doing the rounds on social media these days is using magnesium as a sleep supplement. And with people swearing by it, we’re taking it upon ourselves to see if it’s something you should bother your arse with too.In this

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1:05:35

Trying Veganism: One Week of Plant-Based Living

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2024/02/27

Right, so we’re all for saving the world and everything. Looking up vegan recipes isn’t too difficult and vegan restaurants are very easy to find these days. But..Giving up bacon, chocolate and butter. Or trading in the real thing for vegan pizza or vegan burgers. Wouldn’t you rather just watch the world burn?!In this episode, we discuss the reasons why you should try veganism (in case your vegan friend hasn’t drilled you on this already), mention some of the surprising foods vegans can’t eat (white

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1:01:04

EP91 - Face Yoga: The Key To Looking Younger?

Should I Bother? ·

2024/02/20

Here’s one you might not have heard about.More like a massage than actual yoga, Face Yoga experts - like Koko Hayashi, for any Shark Tank fans out there - claim that 10 minutes of this a day is the key to looking younger.The question floating around the Should I Bother studio, however, is - are they talking out their hoop? (for our international listeners, this is Dublin talk for, “Are they speaking nonsense from their bum?”)As you might have come to expect by now, we’re on a quest to find the

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1:11:02

EP90 - Buying a Fitness Tracker (Like the Whoop 4.0)

Should I Bother? ·

2024/02/13

Remember when everyone and their Mam’s had a fitbit? Well that was the beginning of the fitness tracker craze, almost 20 years ago.And it’s come along way since.Garmin, Apple, Oura, Whoop - plenty of brands have created wearable fitness trackers to track more than just 10,000 steps a day.But are they worth the significant money you pay for them? And should you bother your arse investing in one?Since it offers a “free” trial (more on that in the episode), we decided to test out the Whoop 4.0 for 2

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32:53

Learning a New Language (Spanish) - Part 2

Should I Bother? ·

2024/02/06

Has it crossed your mind at all that it’s been 20 weeks since we first started to “Learn Spanish”?? Yes - the inverted commas were intended and will give you a hint into exactly how it went.Maybe if you were here you’d say, ¿Qué pasó? With the same passion and shock as your favourite telenovela character.And then we’d respond with, “What the f**k does that mean? Hablas inglés?!”We did still have a laugh though and do share some learnings on what we’d do differently if we tried to learn any language

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