Podcast
Mash-up: After Hours Podcast
Hosted by John J Steemson · EN
Mash-up: After Hours is the brand-new podcast spin-off from John’s Weekend Mash-up on Crags Radio. Hosted by John Steemson, Clare Pal and Claire Stephen (yes… a full Cla(i)re sandwich 🥪), the show is an off-air playground where the team dig into the week’s weirdest, wildest and most wonderful stories.
Expect big laughs, spontaneous chat, audience interaction and quirky games — all recorded live, completely unfiltered, and always unpredictable.
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Episodes
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S01E03 - Deep and Meaningful
Jan 201:13:20Tap to summarizeWhat starts as a sensible conversation about growing up and becoming more safety-conscious quickly unravels into pure Mash-up chaos. In Episode 3, John, Clare and Claire (aka Bob) attempt to discuss adulthood, responsibility, and whether any of us actually know what we’re doing — before being completely derailed by ball pits, fake Joe Lycett news stories, deepfakes, billionaire “musicians”, and a confession booth letter that sparks one of the funniest conversations the show has had yet. From childhood freedom vs adult caution, to questioning what’s even real anymore, to Clare’s very unique theory on how past lovers might suddenly remember you… this episode perfectly earns its title: Deep and Meaningful — in the most unhinged way possible. Honest, ridiculous, unexpectedly thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny — this is Mash-up: After Hours at its very best.
Transcribe →S01E02 - Damn you Joe Lycett!
Dec 2601:01:42Tap to summarizeEpisode two of Mash-up: After Hours descends into glorious chaos as John finds himself trapped in a full-blown Cla(i)re sandwich, with regular co-host Clare Pal on one side and brand-new team member Claire Stephen making her debut on the other. What follows is an hour of laughter, unpredictability, and completely unnecessary competitiveness as the trio are collectively outsmarted by Joe Lycett, dive into the wonderfully questionable antics of naughty Elf on the Shelf, and uncover the shocking truth that Clare Pal may in fact be a dangerously powerful farter. Meanwhile, Claire Stephen wastes no time in making her mark, storming to her first ever Head2Head victory and proving she is very much a force to be reckoned with. Loud, ridiculous, and entirely unfiltered — this episode delivers everything that makes After Hours exactly what it says on the tin.
Transcribe →S01E01 - It's all gravy
Nov 2101:01:15Tap to summarizeThe chaos is officially unleashed. In our first full episode, Clare drops the ultimate British bombshell: she doesn’t like gravy — and yes, we needed a moment to recover. We also dive into the shocking stats about how many workers aren’t taking their breaks, crown the UK’s most-rated condiment (prepare yourself for controversy), and read out our very first anonymous listener confession… which definitely set the tone for what’s to come. You lot also weighed in on our Question of the Week, sparking everything from wholesome answers to absolute wildcards. It’s unfiltered, it’s unpredictable, it’s us — and it’s only episode one. Let the madness begin.
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