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Don't Call Me Darling

Don't Call Me Darling

Auteur(s): Niall & Karen Boylan
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Welcome to Don’t Call Me Darling, the podcast where award-winning broadcaster Niall Boylan and his wife Karen share the funny, frustrating and wonderfully familiar moments of married life.

From kitchen-table disagreements to family dramas and the conversations couples usually keep behind closed doors, nothing is off limits. Expect warmth, laughter, honest opinions and two very different perspectives on love, relationships, family and modern life.

Each week, Niall and Karen also unravel listeners’ real-life dilemmas, surprising confessions and impossible questions as they decide who’s right, who’s wrong and what they would do.

Come for debate, stay for the chemistry, every week.

“Remember… whatever you do this week, Don’t Call Me Darling!”

Niall & Karen Boylan
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  • #014 Niall’s a Gynaecologist, Karen Loves Viktor & My Husband’s a Prick!
    Oct 19 2026

    It's another week of marital madness, hilarious disagreements, outrageous conversations and plenty of laughs as Niall and Karen return with Episode 14 of Don't Call Me Darling!

    This week, Niall takes a trip down memory lane with his favourite old TV shows, including For the Love of Ada, Talking Pictures TV and The Footage Detectives. There's also Arthur's Mailbag, some wonderfully ridiculous names like Mr Pickles and Bunny Carr, and the mystery of why we say things like "Let's be frank!"

    Karen reveals more menopausal madness involving her friend Dee, while Niall wonders whether his wife is getting a little too close to Viktor, the AI assistant in her car! Is there room for another man in this marriage, even if he lives in the dashboard?

    The couple also get stuck into flying cars, bizarre car launches, Miss Ireland, a giant butt statue and the Irish obsession with shouting "Jesus, Mary and Holy Saint Joseph!" even when you're not remotely religious.

    And speaking of strange things, Niall has apparently been told he looks like Mick Jagger! Karen might have something to say about that!

    There's another explosive listener dilemma from a wife who's had enough of her husband drinking too much, doing feck all around the house and generally being, in her own words, "a prick!" Should she put up with him or show him the door?

    Plus, Niall has a rant about bloody bike lanes, and the pair ask whatever happened to good old-fashioned customer service. From KFC to McDonald's, have those enormous self-service ordering screens made something as simple as buying a burger a complete pain in the backside?

    It's nostalgia, menopause, marital moaning, mad technology and plenty of Irish humour.

    Real marriage, real stories, real laughs and real truths.

    Join Niall and Karen for another funny, frank and occasionally outrageous episode of Don't Call Me Darling, where nothing is off limits and agreeing with each other is entirely optional!

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    59 min
  • Karen's Gone Deaf, Niall's Having a Whizz & The Cat's a Killer
    Oct 12 2026

    It's another week of marital madness, outrageous confessions and plenty of laughs as Niall and Karen return with a brand new episode of Don't Call Me Darling, the podcast where absolutely nothing is off limits!

    Karen's bang on the head seems to be having some lasting effects, especially when she goes shopping and forgets the sugar and bog roll. Meanwhile, the family cat Cinnamon brings home a rather unwelcome present, and Karen's deteriorating hearing is causing a few problems, particularly when it comes to those intimate moments in the bedroom!

    Niall recalls a hilarious nightclub story, they discuss what it means to be sent to Coventry, and there's the curious case of the smoking doctor. There's also the mysterious Urinator, Niall's unfortunate need for a whizz, a theft at Holy Cross and Lilly's Holy Water font. Even a Wicklow county councillor gets dragged into the madness after a scary TikTok post goes viral.

    Things get even more embarrassing when Niall confesses to his late father about the 50p porn cinema he once operated in his bedroom! And just when you thought married life couldn't get any more exciting, the couple tackle the great domestic debates, including top loading washing machines, the correct way to load a tumble dryer and how to get rid of moss and algae.

    There's talk of "linner", why men seem to struggle with babies and the smell of death lurking in a dirty nappy, the Wimbledon Wombles, Rolex watch faces and a little James Bond 007 thrown in for good measure.

    Niall and Karen also tackle their latest listener dilemmas, debate why we desperately need more bank holidays and holidays in general, and somehow end up discussing lickers, suckers and slurpers while getting stuck into Moules Marinière!

    It's marriage, mayhem, embarrassing confessions and the kind of conversations most couples probably shouldn't have in public.

    Join Niall and Karen for another hilarious episode of Don't Call Me Darling, where the arguments are real, the stories are ridiculous and there's never a dull moment!

    Real marriage, real stories, real laughs and real truths.

    Got a relationship problem, a funny story or a dilemma you'd like Niall and Karen to tackle? Email Karen@niallboylan.com.

    And don't forget to follow the podcast on Spotify and share it with your friends and family. Everyone could do with a laugh!

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    58 min
  • #009 Lovebugs, Libido and Lying Husbands
    Sep 13 2026

    This week on Don’t Call Me Darling, Niall and Karen Boylan ask why women refuse to believe a man can genuinely be thinking about absolutely nothing, and why “You pick the restaurant” actually means “Read my mind and choose the one I have already picked.”

    Would you tell your partner that you hate the way they dress, or keep quiet while they leave the house looking like a badly packed charity bag? Niall and Karen also discuss men, testosterone and why some would rather suffer in silence than admit their body might need a little assistance.

    Niall remembers learning to drive in his father’s 1979 Ford Fiesta, while Karen recalls her Alfa Romeo days. There is also a Fiat with no heating, a leaking exhaust and a hole in the floor. Luxury motoring at its finest.

    Karen spots two flies joined together at the bum while flying around Florida. Apparently, they are called lovebugs. Ahhh, how romantic. Even the insects are getting more action than some married couples.

    They also investigate Italy’s proposal to fine pedestrians who cross the road staring at their phones, Donald Trump’s apparently darker hair, and the tiny protected Doonbeg snail causing enormous problems at his golf resort. Has the next James Bond secretly been chosen, and could Slow Horses star Jack Lowden be the new 007?

    There are quick DIY teeth whitening tricks, and the important question of whether they whiten your teeth or simply remove the enamel. Niall and Karen also examine the surprising household dangers that begin appearing as we get older, when a loose rug becomes a potential assassin and getting out of the bath requires planning permission.

    There is also the so called honourable husband who cheated but apparently deserves a medal for staying, the benefits and dangers of couples sharing their locations, and a listener’s dilemma involving a husband getting far too saucy with Alina the Ukrainian.

    Plus, if you knew something shocking about the bride or groom, would you object during the church ceremony, keep quiet forever, or wait until after everyone had eaten? Expect marriage, mistrust, bad decisions, inappropriate behaviour and plenty of laughs.

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    56 min
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