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  • Kevin and PJ open by announcing I'm Grandmam was chosen for Apple Podcasts' 2026 Creators We Love campaign and that episodes are now available in full HD video.0:00
  • They explain they are taking August off by doing a bulk record blitz in July, and one host announces he is going gluten free because his body feels better without it, even though he is not coeliac.1:53
  • PJ describes sleeping in a converted shipping container at Snoozebox near Abba Voyage for 80 pounds, before they lament House of CB closing and chains like Blank Street and Pret pushing Irish businesses off Grafton Street and Dawson Street.11:44
  • For the week's theme, the end of the world, they pick their apocalypse teams, including a hairdresser, a yoga teacher, Ariana Grande, a lesbian, Tom, a niece and Alan Carr.21:21
  • They then run through scientists' list of ways the world could end, from nuclear war and a one-third chance of three degrees of warming to asteroids every 120,000 years, overdue super volcanoes and AI, concluding it is a reason not to stress the small things.40:13

Brief overview

Kevin and PJ joke through gluten, cheap London stays and ten ways scientists say the world could end.

  1. Time off means working double firstThey are recording extra in July so they can take all of August off.
  2. Gluten free without being coeliacOne host says his tummy feels better with gluten-free pasta, and they still have not cracked gluten-free bread.
  3. Nuclear war tops scientists' end-of-world listThey cover nuclear war, climate change, pandemics, asteroids, super volcanoes and AI, and take perspective from it.

Questions this recording answers

8 questions, each answered where it is said
What do scientists say is the most likely way for the world to end?

The hosts say scientists rank nuclear war as the most likely way for the world to end. They joke it is all boys and their toys, wonder why a rule can't simply ban nuclear weapons, and say it sounds the most painful, though they would want any ending to be swift.

Answered around 40:52
How likely is catastrophic warming of three degrees?

They read that even if carbon commitments are kept, there is a one-third chance of Earth's temperature rising by three degrees, which would cause most of Florida and Bangladesh to drown. They add summers are getting hotter and Ireland is restricting domestic water supply for the first time in 33 years.

Answered around 43:45
How often do asteroids and super volcanoes threaten the planet?

An asteroid large enough to cause global catastrophe hits Earth every 120,000 years, likely what killed the dinosaurs. A super volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago cooled Earth by several degrees; scientists say one happens every 17,000 years on average, and the last was 26,000 years ago in New Zealand, so they joke we're overdue.

Answered around 47:32
What is the difference between coeliac disease and gluten intolerance?

They explain a coeliac is someone who would get very, very sick from gluten, whereas someone with a gluten intolerance would just flare up and feel it that evening. They note around one in ten people globally report symptoms like bloating, fatigue or abdominal discomfort after eating gluten.

Answered around 5:36
Why is one host going gluten free?

He says his body responds better without gluten. Taking turns cooking with Tom, who is gluten free, he noticed his tummy felt upset after his own meals but lighter after his creamy pasta made with gluten-free pasta. He is not coeliac and will still eat gluten when out.

Answered around 6:52
What was staying in a shipping container in London like?

PJ stayed at Snoozebox next to Abba Voyage in the Olympic park for 80 pounds. The converted container had a double bed, a single bunk and a shower; it was very warm but had air con, and he says he would do it again, though not if you are high maintenance.

Answered around 11:44
Why are chains taking over Grafton Street and Dawson Street?

PJ says no Irish business can afford to rent on Grafton Street or Dawson Street anymore, so chains like Pret a Manger move in, and Dublin is becoming Little America. They make the same point about Blank Street hurting local coffee shops in London.

Answered around 18:27
Who would they bring on an apocalypse team?

One host wants a hairdresser, a yoga teacher, Ariana Grande for celebrity and singing, and a lesbian, because lesbians would have a clipboard and a plan. The other would bring Tom, who stays upbeat when odds are stacked against them, his niece, a hot guy, and possibly Alan Carr.

Answered around 33:42
Key Quote
“no one can afford no irish business can afford to rent in grafton street anymore or dawson street”
— Host18:27
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“important to know that scientists have said that this is the most likely way for the world to end”
— Host40:52
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“an asteroid large enough to cause a global catastrophe hits earth every 120 000 years”
— Host47:32
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