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Simon Mayo's Confessions

Bauer Media

Comedy

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Step into the confessional for another unforgettable episode of Simon Mayo's Confessions! This week, Father Simon and the Confession Collective dive into a whirlwind of hilarious stories that blend chaos and absurdity.

Join Ross as he shares a shocking end-of-year assembly prank he pulled in primary school, transforming heartfelt compliments into laugh-out-loud insults! Witness the awkward situation unfold as the headmaster unknowingly reads out the modified comments, much to the delight of the students and the shock of the teachers. Listen in as Richard recounts his bizarre airport saga involving a chaotic morning of unintended consequences. Plus, Gee reveals a chemistry class caper that left a trail of chaos, literally burning down the classroom’s chances of success, and you'll also hear from Mr. Burton, who found himself in a comical pickle while wearing socks in the operating room during his child’s birth—a situation that gets hilariously out of hand!

Don't miss the laughs, debates, and the usual mayhem!

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0:29.9	The Pilot TV podcast, because you can't watch everything.
0:32.7	A Rayo Original podcast.
0:35.9	Step into our confessional.
0:37.1	Confess all.
0:38.3	We won't tell anyone.
0:40.3	Just the entire nation.
0:44.9	From Greatest Hits Radio, Simon Mayo's Confessions.
0:45.4	Yes.
0:51.0	Hello, welcome to what critics are universally calling the world's greatest podcast.
0:53.1	I've done the research.
0:53.7	Oh, really?
0:55.1	Yes, it is definitely... The research into all of the critics.
0:57.4	And they all say, they all point in one direction and they're all saying this is the number one podcast.
1:03.4	Good enough for me.
1:04.3	Yeah, it's a brand new confession of podcast from Greatest Hits Radio.
1:07.6	Sister Susie, skeptical, but we'll win around by the end of the show,
1:11.9	is in the pub with the air conditioning, not on.
1:14.6	No air conditioning.
1:15.6	Brother Matt does have air conditioning in his gutter.
1:18.2	Yes.
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