The temperature rises in the studio as Paddy and Maia discuss how the world is becoming crankier. From bad driving habits to terrible tagged photos, it doesn’t take much to boil the blood these days, but as usual, Maia and Paddy find the funny in the darkest of places.
May 18, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week on Read The Room Maia & Paddy share stories of those little white lies we were all told as children, some of which were just for a bit of craic, whereas others scarred for life!
May 11, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week Maia and Paddy discuss how they are coping with reintegration into society post Covid. Their chat about cinema visits, pub crawls & gigs, quickly descends into chaotic stories of unwanted huggers, flashers & massage room faux pas!
May 04, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this week's episode Maia and Paddy use their rage at a very fancy bowtie as a launchpad to discuss flaunting your wealth, fake watches, importing drugs, cleaning sex booths in Amsterdam and they give their takes on Tubridy's 'agegate'. Just a normal day at the pod-office for these two.
Apr 27, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this week's episode Maia and Paddy react to the the on-screen clash between Richard Madeley and climate activist Miranda Whelehan. It's been described as a real life "Don't Look Up Moment" but whatever about looking up you definitely shouldn't talk down.
Apr 20, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In another gas installment of Read the Room, Paddy and Maia arrive without a booking, pull up a chair and dig into to the topic of restaurant etiquette - and you better believe they brought their own cake. What is it about restaurants and the expectation of common manners and decency leaves people so confused? Or are they just trying to get out of tipping?
Apr 13, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this installment of Read The Room, Paddy and Maia take an open palm to commentary around the now infamous Oscars 2022. Expect insights on the rules of engagement for comedy audiences, celebrity feuds and how reading the room rarely results in violence.
Apr 06, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week Maia and Paddy gleefully take a look at the world on online reviews. Whether it's dissing the Cliffs of Moher or giving 5 stars to your favourite podcast (wink, wink, nudge), posting an online review means you need to read the room in order to be fair.
Mar 30, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this week's episode Maia and Paddy ponder why are some people so upset that they can't just say whatever they want. We call them the "You Can't Say Anything Anymore Brigade" and man* are they attached to their racist, able-ist and sexist terms. *Insert appropriate non-gendered term here.
Mar 23, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Maia and Paddy are back in the studio together again and wow, does Maia have some new insights on how bad people are at reading the room when someone is grieving.
Mar 16, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, recorded a few weeks ago, Paddy and Maia turn their sights to bullies - those b*******s who put other people down to make themselves feel big. We all know the type - total failure to read the room.
Mar 09, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
If you read the room this week it would be split down the middle. While Maia's delighted about the return of the bootcut style, Paddy still hasn't recovered from the jean/shoe combinations of rugby and night-clubs past. What other fashion trends need to be left in the back of the wardrobe and why won't the patriarchy give Maia pockets?
Mar 02, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In our first weekly episode Paddy and Maia turn their attention to the stingy folks who walk amongst us and ponder why, in Ireland at least, not standing your round is the universal marker of the SMP (Stingy Mean Person).
Feb 23, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Is there any sentence more annoying than "do as I say, not as I do?". Paddy and Maia dive into the age old habit enjoyed by parent and politicians alike.
Feb 21, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Maia and Paddy take on the people who've managed to turn empathy into a performance art. What is it about finding common ground that makes some people turn it into a playing field?
Feb 21, 2022•37 min
We all know them, the type of person you've not seen in years but somehow still enjoy front row seating at their everyday life. Maia and Paddy examine the oversharing and the people who fail to see that there's some things we don't need to know.
Feb 21, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Paddy and Maia examine the universal problem of rich, privileged people offering unsolicited (and often useless) advice to those less fortunate than them. What is it about enjoying a privileged life that makes people unable to check theirs?
Feb 21, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
