Ambition is Critical

Ambition is Critical

2 dinosaurs talking about Swansea City AFC and whatever other nonsense comes into their minds

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October 30, 2025 96 mins

The lads are joined by Cassius Walker-Hunt who owns Portablo Coffi and talk about Lions Mane mushrooms, his inspirational boxing coach Nigel Davies, being invited to spar with Anthony Joshua before his second fight with Usyk and the weekends Parker/Wardley fight. Cassius talks about his starting the Port Talbot steelworks, being there the last day as the final blast furnace was turned off, taking the leap into running his own coffe...

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The boys are joined by former professional boxer Darren “The Beast” Morgan and talk about his 11 stone weight loss after having a gastric band, winning the Welsh title and becoming 4 Nations champion as an amateur and signing as a pro with Frank Warren. Darren talks about being involved in 2 of the Prizefighter events, being on the undercard of the Hatton/Tszyu fight, Derek Chisora saying he landed the hardest punch that ever hit h...

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October 16, 2025 121 mins

The boys are joined by Jordan Langley fresh off his stint on Dating Naked UK and he talks about becoming a main cast member on season 2 after travelling to Columbia as a reserve on season 1, the process of getting onto the show, dropping in some killer chat up lines and meeting his girlfriend Nina. Jordan talks about playing football in the Welsh league, injuring his ACL while playing in America, travelling the world and moving to ...

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October 2, 2025 114 mins

The boys are back winging it after a late change of plans and talk about the Padel takeover of Swansea, the Matchroom documentary and Paddy is going to be living large in Dubai next week. The lads talk about Shannon Matthews the Musical, Tucker Carlson’s 9/11 investigation, Digital ID’s, Israel buying the media in America and Greg Scarpa being an absolute maniac plus much more…..

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The boys are back for Season 9 of AiC and talk about their experiences at the Oasis reunion gigs in Cardiff, Ryan’s been on the back of a chicken chaser going head on into traffic in Tunisia and Paddy’s offended an Astronaut. The boys talk about water parks being the greatest thing on Earth, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Cwmbwrla floods, Chat GPT, the sad death of Ricky Hatton and the exciting prospect of Swansea City’s se...

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July 3, 2025 143 mins

After a mad old season 8 of AiC the boys roll into the final episode and talk about the big return of Oasis this weekend, the Glastonbury festival red button coverage, James Lilley’s return to winning ways at BKFC in Birmingham and Rod Stewart buying Elton John a fridge. The lads talk about the sad passing of their friend and Swansea City legend Dudley Lewis, Paddy has been to see Rob Beckett and has got a fly infestation in his ho...

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June 26, 2025 153 mins

The boys are joined by Swansea’s wildest adventurer Ollie Treviso and talk about him sailing the Atlantic, having the initial idea to be the 1st person to walk the length of the Andes, how much of the trip was prepared and how much did and his epic playlist on his Instagram videos. Ollie talks about walking through Patagonia, being in some incredibly dodgy situations, learning Spanish on the hop, being kept company by Sandy the Dog...

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June 12, 2025 171 mins

The boys are joined by one of Swansea City’s most recognisable faces George Phillips and talk about the closure of clothes shops in city centres, breaking into the Mayors house to play tennis as a kid, Quentin Tarantino being overrated and early memories of going to The Vetch. George talks about travelling to buy clothes in the 80’s, gigging in dirty venues, running Woodys in Swansea, going to prison for trouble at the football and...

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June 7, 2025 92 mins

The boys are joined by Swansea City legend John Cornforth and he talks about being the 1st player to ever get sued for a tackle that led to an injury, playing for Sunderland as a teenager, the “Super John” song and getting told he was moving to the Swans while on holiday in Ibiza. John talks about the atmosphere at the WBA playoff off game, his dislike for modern football, Frank Burrows meltdowns, borrowing the Directors lounge at ...

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June 5, 2025 205 mins

The boys are joined by Private military contractor Tysson Ley and talk about drinking spiced rum in Iraq’s Green zone, the pitfalls of being called Tysson, joining the Welsh Guards as a teenager, operations in Northern Ireland and getting battered by the RUC. Tysson talks about going for SAS selection, having to learn to walk again after a bad accident, sailing Antonio Banderas yacht, working on the doors in Magaluf and the legend ...

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The boys are back and Paddy has had his 1st BBQ while paying somebody to build his flat pack furniture while Ryan’s best mate is a dog called Dave. The lads talk about their Pints of choice, moving abroad, the P Diddy trial and Paddy has finally bagged Oasis tickets. The boys discuss the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, Manhunt Osama Bin Laden, Fred West being hell of a boy, the Columbine massacre, In It Together Festival, United/Sp...

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May 8, 2025 117 mins

The boys are joined by Llanelli AFC Manager and Welsh football veteran Lee John and talk about his journey through grassroots football to the Welsh league, the FAW pushing for full time football in Wales, receiving media trading while doing his A License and the magic of Stebonheath Park. Lee talks about the financing at the Welsh league standard, the amazing benefits of “Wyscout” in preparation for games, making his decision to re...

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April 30, 2025 117 mins

The lads are back at AiC HQ and Paddy has had a fork up his arse and Ryan has nearly had the sack from work but they talk Cardiffs relegation from the Championship, Lee Trundle trolling Cardiff fans on social media and Alan Sheehans appointment as manager. The boys talk Wrexhams continued rise through the leagues, was this the worst Premier league season of all time and DAZN/Saudi Arabia absolute shenanigans over the World Club Cup...

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April 16, 2025 149 mins

The boys are joined by Swansea music scene pioneer Jordan McGuire and talk about Katy Perry going into space, Jordan giving up his day job, the changing face of Swansea City centre and managing to secure The Bunkhouse as a music venue forever. The lads talk Swansea market, the Swansea Arena House party, Jordan talks about the importance of advanced ticket sales for gigs, the origins of becoming a Swansea City football lad, the Lemo...

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April 10, 2025 127 mins

The lads are back after a month off due to Paddy’s unfortunate loss of voice and talk the recent stag doo in Tenerife, having a poo on a plane, Yellowstone and Harvey Weinstein’s cock rot. The boys talk about Adolescence, Swans improvement under Alan Sheehan, IMDB’s top 10 films of all time, Stakeknife, Ocean Colour Scene and the carnage at the bar plus much much more….

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February 27, 2025 127 mins

The boys are joined by 2 of Swansea’s original ravers DJ Active and MC Saxon and talk about the lost business of the ticket tout, the origins of Tick Tock, how iconic Martha’s Nightclub was and Saxons mate getting pulled by Boy George. The boys talk about going to Ibiza with M People, illegal raves, hitching a ride to Glastonbury with Travellers, learning how to DJ on vinyl, CVC and Subterrania at Swansea Arena House party and Satu...

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February 20, 2025 188 mins

The boys are joined by Author and Sports Writer David Brayley and talk about David taking the big step out of full time employment to purse a career as an author, being best mates with Tony Cottey, the rise and fall of Toshack’s Swans, Glenn Hoddle’s genius and Rothman year books. David talks about the process of getting his 1st book written and published, how he came to write Ashley Williams autobiography, spending a year teaching...

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February 13, 2025 135 mins

The lads are joined by former Leicester and Swansea City player Paul Reid and discuss the Swansea arm of the Aston Villa supporters club, getting sent off in a charity game, the forgotten jobs of the boot boys and Robbie James being class. Reidy talks about the drinking culture in football, signing for Neil Warnock 3 times, putting fish heads in Andy Booths kit bag, signing for the Swans and staying in the city, finding retirement ...

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The boys are back and Ryan is out to upset Paddy before the big St Joseph’s/Rockspur reserve game on the weekend, Paddy has been caught “Parking like a twat” on Facebook and has also just returned from a bucket list filled trip to New York. The lads talk about the biggest trade in NBA history, American Godfathers - The Five Families, Matt Grimes leaving the Swans, the upcoming Swansea Arena House party and OJ Simpson being an absol...

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The boys are back with their 1st episode of 2025 and talk about getting dementia from tap water, Luke Littler’s potential greatness, the stress of looking for holidays and slipper/sliders. Turns out Daniel Levy loves Welsh cakes, Ryan lost the plot with the Swans, Paddy’s spent the night in a wild London boozer, Pastel have released their debut album, the boys have spent all Christmas watching TV and finish by paying tribute to the...

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