The Public Nuisance Podcast

Sean McComb

Host Sean McComb interviews various guests

  1. 5D AGO

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #070 “Give Them a Dead Leg” with Kurt Walker

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Kurt Walker to the podcast. We cover amateur boxing trips gone wrong, getting stranded in foreign cities with no phone or money, running from taxi drivers and jumping staircases at full speed, waking up on random boardwalks with no idea where you are, chaotic nights out during fight tournaments, teammates leaving you behind, hotel confusion abroad, and the madness that comes with travelling as young fighters, weight cuts, making impossible kilos and starving through camps, extreme dieting, sweat suits and sauna suffering, amateur versus pro pressure, politics in Irish boxing and fighting for recognition, Belfast boxing culture and how clubs shape fighters, childhood chaos, nicknames that stick for life, throwing things at windows and running from angry neighbours, street games that turn into full chases, fear of dogs and cats, growing up in tight communities, Disneyland disasters and rollercoaster trauma, holiday debates, food routines and obsession with finding the best spots, buffet madness and overloading plates, why boxers eat like animals after weigh-ins, school memories, strict teachers versus laid-back systems, how all of it somehow shapes who you become and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    52 min
  2. MAR 31

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #069 “Just Keep Punching Micky” with Micky Bartlett

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Micky Bartlett to the podcast. We cover falling asleep mid-conversation and waking up to chaos, couch wars and relationship arguments, Belfast accents abroad and thick humour that doesn’t translate, running routes, coffee stops and chaotic routines, boxing classes and throwing up mid-session, gag reflex disasters and gym struggles, step counts that don’t make sense, dodgy “praise guy” schemes and internet madness, comedy festivals, Edinburgh chaos and losing money telling jokes, working awful jobs, scam call centres and civil service boredom, boxing camps, weight cuts and being completely bone dry, the reality of sparring and long-term damage in combat sports, why fighters train smarter not harder, ageing bodies and still feeling 25, coaching, purpose after fighting and giving back, comedian boxing events turning competitive, stress relief through training, getting humbled in group classes, Belfast culture, identity and how people carry themselves, hecklers, intimate gigs versus big crowds, stand-up nerves, drugs at festivals, how everything looks glamorous until you’re actually living it and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    53 min
  3. MAR 24

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #068 “Rumble in the Jungle” with Niall McGreevy & Garrett Smylie

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Niall McGreevy & Garrett Smylie to the podcast. We cover viral run-ins with traffic wardens, parking rage and Falls Road chaos, conspiracy signs and 5G madness, why Muay Thai deserves more money and attention, first podcast nerves, the difference between TV production and just having a conversation, training and fighting in Thailand, life in Bangkok camps, bad sleep and brutal weight cuts, betting on kids’ fights in Thailand, sponsorships and trying to build a career in combat sports, coaching nerves and learning on the job, thick Belfast accents abroad, titles, promotions and what recognition in Muay Thai actually looks like, walkouts and fight-night adrenaline, early sacrifices in boxing and Muay Thai, starting young and burning out, extreme dieting and food obsession after weigh-ins, the best breakfast bagels and chicken in Belfast, golf disasters, old boxing gyms and hard spars, why combat sports people are built differently, the realities of turning pro, and how competition, sacrifice, obsession shape everything and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ SurfShark VPN Go to https://surfshark.com/publicnuisance or use code PUBLICNUISANCE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    1h 5m
  4. MAR 17

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #067 “Doctors didn’t believe me” with Bernadette Hagans

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Bernadette Hagans to the podcast. We cover first podcast nerves, accidental connections through gaming, custom lobby chaos and competitive Call of Duty, becoming a mum and growing up in a big family, engagements and taking your partner’s surname, secret families and wild ancestry discoveries, boxing tickets and missing out on big fight nights, why boxers are far less media-trained than footballers, falling into sports presenting by accident, life before illness, losing a leg to cancer after being dismissed by doctors, phantom limb pain and learning to walk again, becoming the face of major campaigns, skydiving without a prosthetic, why theme park rides are suddenly off limits, helping kids feel confident with prosthetics, mental health in Belfast, living with perspective, adapting to motherhood after a C-section, running with a blade and the Paralympic what-ifs, using hardship to build confidence, creating opportunities from the worst moments,why life can change completely when you decide to stop being afraid and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ SurfShark VPN Use Code “PUBLICNUISANCE” for 4 extra months Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/surfshark/ Website: https://surfshark.com/ That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    1h 2m
  5. MAR 10

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #066 “Belfast Produces Fighters” with Caolan & Tiarnan Loughran

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Caolan & Tiarnan Loughran to the podcast. We cover one-percent routines and why working smarter beats pretending to grind 13 hours a day, balancing school runs with two-a-days, building yourself inside a proper facility, moving to Amsterdam, elite sparring with Paedie, coaching from opposite corners and somehow giving the exact same instructions, why Katie Taylor at Croke Park would be a once-in-a-lifetime Irish sporting moment, how she changed women’s boxing forever, different fighter personalities backstage, learning to stay calm instead of burning energy, life in the Netherlands, the rise of MMA and how fast the game evolves, burgers in the VIP after fight night, why some fight rituals make no sense, football versus boxing, starting boxing at eight years old, Belfast producing ridiculous fighters, how hard Katie actually is, Thai camps and Muay Thai madness, Sean O’Malley money versus UFC reality, promoter loyalty, the brutal sacrifice behind elite boxing, why pro boxing and amateur boxing are completely different sports, what 100 hard rounds in camp really does to you, near-misses in the toilet before fight time, New York drug-testing chaos before Barboza, coaching kids and getting a bigger buzz from their wins, footwork over flashy hands, the pressure of having to win, Belfast homecomings, packed fight nights, why experience and mentality matter as much as talent and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    55 min
  6. MAR 3

    The Public Nuisance Podcast #065 “Live from Amsterdam” with Pete Taylor

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new episode of The Public Nuisance Podcast with me, Sean McComb. This week we welcome Pete Taylor to the podcast. We cover recording from Amsterdam, influencer boxing money versus real fighters’ paydays, Jake Paul changing the game, amateurs grinding for years with no exposure, Eddie Hearn loyalty debates, Conor Benn controversy, drug-test chaos, boxing politics, too many belts and whether one champion would fix everything, UFC structure versus boxing fragmentation, unification confusion, promoters controlling careers, Irish fighters struggling for TV slots, Monte Carlo opportunities after losses, Sheffield setbacks, why losing matters more now than in the 80s, Hagler-Hearns nostalgia, amateur versus pro differences, small gloves versus big gloves reality, sparring stories, coaching lessons, grassroots Irish clubs producing champions, media narratives destroying reputations, Katie Taylor and Croke Park dreams, government funding hypocrisy, slap fighting madness, bare-knuckle insanity, wild new fight format ideas, elevator championship concepts, why boxing is equal parts beautiful sport and chaotic business and much more. New episodes every Tuesday. NEW MERCH 10% off with Code - BANGBANGGRAVEYCHIP Website: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/public-nuisance-podcast Sean McComb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmccomb/  Killen Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killenstudio/  Website: https://killenstudios.com/ That Prize Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatprizeguy/  Website: https://thatprizeguy.co.uk/ The Wing Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewingsociety/

    55 min

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