Who Takes the Socks Off?

Socks Productions
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Ever laid awake asking yourself the deeply unnecessary questions in life? Welcome home. Join Ross & Simon as they tackle life’s most bizarre mysteries, absurd urban legends, pop-culture plot holes, and hilarious, unspoken everyday truths. No filter, no topic off-limits, and absolutely no guarantee of actual wisdom, just top-tier British banter, sharp humour, and ridiculous debates. Whether they're dissecting why the English language makes zero sense or questioning childhood TV logic, every episode is a deep dive into the absurd. NEW HERE?  Jump straight into Season 2 where the podcast takes it's current form, then maybe go back for season 1 after. MUST-LISTEN FAN FAVORITES: Episode 34: Why did they take all the dicks and fannys out of books?Episode 39: Why did Bungle put on pyjamas to go to bed but wandered about naked all day?Episode 32: Why is the English language so f*ed up?Episode 37: Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Just a Massive Prick Tease?Hit Follow or Subscribe so you never miss a weekly debate!

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 67 - Which gaming icon would make the best friend?

    Send us Fan Mail Grab a brew and mind the flying pottery!  Ross and Simon are joined this month by James from Super A-Z to tackle the ultimate gaming nerd debate: Which gaming icon would make the best friend?  It sounds lovely in theory. Fancy a pint with Geralt of Rivia or a quiet road trip with Solid Snake? But once you strip away the nostalgia, the reality of living next door to video game royalty is a proper nightmare. In this episode, the team digs into: 2 AM Emergency Calls: Who’s rocking up with a tow truck and a tin of Quality Street, and who’s going to smash your car in half to "build character" (looking at you, Kratos from God of War)?Red Flags & Property Damage: Why Link (The Legend of Zelda) belongs in small-claims court for breaking into flats and smashing dinner plates,  and why Ezio from Assassin’s Creed is brilliant value until he insists on entering your flat via the drainpipe. The Hollywood Lie: How live-action films like Sonic the Hedgehog, Detective Pikachu, and Pixels gloss over the sheer financial ruin of having a hyperactive blue mascot destroy your garage. High Utility vs High Trauma: Is Isaac Clarke (Dead Space) handy around the house, or is he just going to stomp on your toaster during a hallucinatory flashback?Sidekicks or Pets: The questionable ethics of dropping Yoshi down a bottomless pit and keeping Pikachu in a sphere. The Ultimate Gaming Villain: Who is the worst possible villain to hang out with and why is it Horizon Zero Dawn’s Ted Faro?Plus all the regular chaos: Asockalypse Now: James brings a thoroughly useless virtual item to help us survive in the bunker. Sock or Crock: Ross and Simon square off in another round of absurd trivia. Crimson Urchin Media Ad: A public service announcement from the Pixel Injury Group.Whether you're a casual gamer who remembers F**k-Man, sorry, Pac-Man, or a hardened console enthusiast, tune in for a proper British breakdown of gaming's finest (and most dangerous) companions!  James - Super A-Z Website: https://super-a-z.co.uk Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor QuendelAsockalypse Now Sound Effects by DennisSock Around the Clock Theme and Timer sound effect by Spin OpelAdvert Car Alarm Sound Effect by freesound_communityAdvert Breaking Glass & Crash Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIOAdvert Background Music by Dvir SilverstoneWho Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  2. Aug 31

    Episode 66 - Is the Manosphere just full of fear?

    Send us Fan Mail With the recent apprehension of the Tate boys and all the discussion over the last few years, we thought it was about time we handed the reigns over again to our three favourite ladies... ahem... women (just kidding ladies). What's the deal with toxic masculinity? Why is misogyny making such a come back? What do women actually make of it all? What with us not being women we're asking Karen, Bon and Nina to once again take over the podcast and give us the women's take-over part 2! Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Advert Music by AlexGrohlKaren Chesters - Lightly Used Podcast Podcast - https://www.lightlyused.co.uk Twitter - https://twitter.com/_LightlyUsed Bon Allen - Be More Bon Dog Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bemorebondog/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/bemorebonbon Website & Shop - https://www.igrewupwithoutatv.co.uk Nina Buckley - Reclining Pair Podcast Reclining Pair Linktree: https://linktr.ee/recliningpair Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/deathofbuckley.bsky.social Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  3. Jul 31

    Episode 65 - Why shouldn't you wash a cow in the street?

    Send us Fan Mail All rise for Judge Gertrude! This month our boys are joined by Matt and Richard (and Gertrude) from the A Pint of Cthulhu podcast as it's "The Law!" up for discussion. Cows in the street, armour in parliment and don't you dare forget your anniversary in Samoa! Weird and wonderful laws from here in the UK and around the law are brought into the harsh light of justice and Gertrude is in charge, don't ever doubt that! With the usual level of insanity and lots of games to boot it's an episode that ought to make you lovely listeners all "lifers" Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Sock in the Dock music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux, Advert background music by Viacheslav Starostin,Gas leak siren by Ross' arseWho Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  4. Jun 30

    Episode 64 - Why do people enjoy being scared?

    Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered why human beings willingly pay good money to sweat through their shirts or shit their pants? Why they would want to spike their blood pressure, and question every life choice they’ve ever made?  Well this month you can find out as we're diving headfirst into the twisted world of fear! To help us unpack why our brains love being absolutely terrified, we invited Mike and John from the Pocket Knockers podcast to join the chaos.  Together, we dissect the psychology of fear, break down the science of the "fight vs. flight" response (and why our default is usually "scream and hide"), and debate the merits of voluntary trauma.  Whether you’re a certified horror junkie or the type of person who leaves the bathroom light on after watching a creepy trailer, this episode has something for you.  So strap in and get ready for the ride of your life (please keep your arms inside the podcast at all times) Pocket Knockers Website  Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Cold Open Background Ambience by Universfield Mechanical door Sound Effect by Paweł SpychałaWoosh Sound Effects by DRAGON-STUDIOAdvert Background  Music by JoyInSound All from Pixabay Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  5. May 31

    Episode 63 - Why do so many middle-aged white men start podcasts?

    Send us Fan Mail It's officially a Podlife Crisis!!! Welcome back to Who Takes the Socks Off and this month we are tackling something incredibly close to home and quite frankly, somewhat self-deprecating. Why do so many of us middle aged white men start podcasts? Yes Ross, you are middle aged. With the absolutely wonderful Kate Penfield and some other guy she dragged along called Geoff "James Blunt" Jones, we dive into the world of podcasting, mid-life crisis and why the two seem to go so hand in hand these days. Stickle Bricks & Chill Podcast Podcast Instagram Facebook Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Advert Background Hum & Dial Up Sound Effects by Freesound CommunityP.S. We actually recorded this episode twice as we lost half of Kate's audio from the first episode, so what you're hearing here is a hybrid of the two, with the best bits kept in and all the stuff that would get us all cancelled removed! Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  6. Apr 30

    Episode 62 - What's the point of frustration?

    Send us Fan Mail Frustration - what's the bloody point in all that then? This month Ross and Simon are joined by their friend Sam Parnell to talk through why us humans evolved frustration. This question kindly provided by Happy Toast proved to be a subject Sam could talk about for hours... then again any subject is something Sam can talk about for hours! Featuring stories of call centres, cupboard disasters and all sorts of other frustration along with quite possibly the most difficult and frustrating round of Sock or Crock in the short history of Sock or Crock (feel free to play along) this is one not to miss.   Sam Parnell Human First Digital Measure Brilliance Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Attributions:     - Advert Background Noise Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay - Advert Woosh Sound Effect by Jurij from Pixabay - Advert Background Music by Dvir Silverstone  from Pixabay - KarN AI model voiceover provided by ARThritik courtesy of Crimson Urchin Media Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  7. Mar 31

    Episode 61 - What's the horniest animal on the planet?

    Send us Fan Mail Ohh suits you sir!  Ohh, Was she horny sir? Was she randy? Well, listen on and find out as Ross and Simon with guests Gemma and James from the Talking Codswallop Podcast get down and dirty in the name of science and find out which animals do, and which animals don't get the horn! We talk marathons. We talk life partners and we talk who or what is walking around with the most Keratin on their noggin! Talking Codswallop Podcast Twitter  Bluesky Instagram Facebook TikTok YouTube Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Hornshoe Advert music by Freesound CommunityHornshoe Advert explosion sound effect by Jurij Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

  8. Feb 27

    Episode 60 - What's the biggest myth in fitness

    Send us Fan Mail Drop and give us 20! We're back for season 6 with a bang (no not like that) We're joined by the one and only Mr Louis Baker-Stroud online coach and all round dispeller of fitness horseshit, and returning favourite, the surely now infamous Bon Allen. This month's discussion is all about fitness and the mad and ridiculous things some people are willing to do to try and lose weight. You genuinely won't believe some of them. Louis Baker-Stroud Instagram  Facebook Youtube Bon Allen - Bon Dog Instagram Website & Shop Attributions:     Asockalypse Now Music by Gregor Quendel, Asockalypse Now Sound Effects by Dennis, Radio Top 5 Background Music by prettyjohn1 from PixabayWho Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more information Support the show Help the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspod Socials BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoff Review our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks) Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195 Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socks Everything Else Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoff We're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network. Studio: Channel 84 Network: https://www.channel84.co.uk

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Ever laid awake asking yourself the deeply unnecessary questions in life? Welcome home. Join Ross & Simon as they tackle life’s most bizarre mysteries, absurd urban legends, pop-culture plot holes, and hilarious, unspoken everyday truths. No filter, no topic off-limits, and absolutely no guarantee of actual wisdom, just top-tier British banter, sharp humour, and ridiculous debates. Whether they're dissecting why the English language makes zero sense or questioning childhood TV logic, every episode is a deep dive into the absurd. NEW HERE?  Jump straight into Season 2 where the podcast takes it's current form, then maybe go back for season 1 after. MUST-LISTEN FAN FAVORITES: Episode 34: Why did they take all the dicks and fannys out of books?Episode 39: Why did Bungle put on pyjamas to go to bed but wandered about naked all day?Episode 32: Why is the English language so f*ed up?Episode 37: Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Just a Massive Prick Tease?Hit Follow or Subscribe so you never miss a weekly debate!

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  • Creator
    Socks Productions
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Who Takes the Socks Off?
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