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TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are back. Newly caffeinated, chaotic, and somehow still allowed microphones, Tom and Jack chat about stand-up comedy failure, wild Netflix party stories, Pride parade madness, and how the UK Government wrecked Jack’s recent J Schlatt video. ↓ Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus weekly episodes, BTS & monthly Jacktivities ↓  https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking ↓Check out Tom’s new ‘not doing well’ merch! ↓ https://tommyinnit.store/ IN THIS EPISODE: Tom is back on coffee and Jack has to deal with the overthinking Jack’s YouTube age restriction disaster: J Schlatt collab tanked from 500K to 2K views overnight Tom’s beyond brutal stand-up gig: is it time for him to quit comedy? How bombing on stage made Tom more money than Jack on YouTube Tom self-diagnoses ADHD after reading one book Jack crashed the Wednesday Season 2 premiere and accidentally became Steve Buscemi’s plus one Jack Manifold made friends with the zombie waiters at the Zombie-themed afterparty Are Jack’s Meta Smart Glasses actually invasive? Jack’s bird’s eye view of Brighton Pride: NHS floats, Tesco drag queens & Northern manners in the toilets How Married at First Sight’s Paul Brunson got Tom to tell all on the We Need to Talk podcast Jack’s review of the Oasis reunion tour and why Liam Gallagher’s tambourine featured so heavily Brotherly violence and why Tom Simons hates lad behaviour New TommyInnit ‘Not Doing Well’ merch flex Medicinal wanking for dopamine (Jack’s theory, not professional medical advice) Why Tom will never aim for the sink Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This podcast episode was recorded on 05/08/25 Follow us on social media:  IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking   X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

Tom Evicts AverageHarry, Basement Floods & Twitch Career Chaos This week Jack Manifold and TommyInnit welcome their most requested guest ever, Average Harry. From living in Tom’s mouldy basement to accidentally getting banned from Twitch, Harry spills all the stories only he can tell. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON. NOW. ↓  https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Why Tom made the tough decision to evict Harry and the truth about living together in Brighton in a house with velcro walls, basement leaks, cobweb pipes & emergency plumber nightmares Harry’s worst moment of the week bus disaster & old lady outrage Why Tom never wants to live with another streamer again Could anyone in reality, survive living with Tom? Toilet seat wars, condom wrapper evidence & why TommyInnit never shags Neighbour complaints about Tom’s loud piano playing and how over Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan Harry is Reality vs expectations of being friends with Jack Manifold & TommyInnit Harry reveals who out of Tom and Jack he would save in a life or death situation That time Harry’s Royal Marsden Christmas Lego charity mission was ruined by TommyInnit’s trending braces news Harry’s Twitch origin story:  PS4 streams, Minecraft, viral clips & dodgy gifted subs Why Average Harry was banned from Twitch, losing huge numbers of followers overnight Harry’s Polish meme fame, Chilean fanbase & South American love Lockdown weight gain, OVO designer scam & livestream fail moments Gamers Got Talent bot vote controvers Worm update & general podcast chaos PLUS: Did Bo Burnham & Sam Fender conspire to ignore Tom? Ellen Degeneres conspiracy theories The ‘Would You Do Hand Stuff With Me?’ debate rages on.   Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This podcast episode was recorded on 29/07/25 Follow us: IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking   X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

Jack Manifold tells TommyInnit how he literally ate every YouTuber snack with George Memeulous, just moments before coming to record, and it nearly broke him. MrBeast Feastables, Phase Rug’s rancid candy, Ryan Trahan’s gummies, Karl Gummies, David Dobrik crisps, Sidemen jerky, they all get a mention. Watch Jack trying to cope with a sleep-deprived Tom Simons, while he tries to unstick his own jaws, deal with the sugar crash and regain his sense of taste. ⬇ Join our Patreon for exclusive Jacktivities, mystery challenges & bonus content ⬇ https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking Also in this episode, Jack tells Tom all about how he went back to the circus to be a judge, went on an ADHD chaos-fuelled foraging trip with a Michelin-starred chef for the latest Jacktivity and Tom asks Jack the most random questions his semi-lucid brain can think up. ● Jack judged a real-life circus school and they were phenomenal ● Foraging with a Michelin-starred ADHD chef ● Behind the scenes of a secret music video ● Existential rants about Superman, sleep, and leaking not-actually-dead worms ● Tom obsesses over YouTube Analytics Warning: semi-lucid chaos, broken shoes, and way too much sugar Big thank you to Christian at for hosting this month’s Jacktivity and sharing all your foraging knowledge. Check out his website here: ⬇ https://www.urbanforage.me/ Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This podcast episode was recorded on 22/07/25 Follow us on social media: IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking  X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking​

Jack Manifold and Tom Simons are back and this week, it gets weird. From zombie fungus theories to cringey nightclub stories, the boys address the questions that are on everyone’s lips, like could climate change lead to human-extinction mushrooms? Are there volcanoes under the sea? And the big one - is deodorant for girls secretly weaker? TOPICS THIS WEEK: ● TommyInnit’s £1.50 deodorant disaster at a Sabrina Carpenter concert ● Napoleon's body odour kink ● Jack Manifold’s chaotic night at the club involving social anxiety and mega awkward eye contact ● Are there hidden volcanoes under the ocean? Yes, and the tectonic plates are arguing ● Could The Last of Us fungus actually evolve into a human mind-control plague? ● Climate change talk: why “global warming” is the wrong name for it and could there be an extinction event soon? ● Jack’s repaired eyeball, optician drama & stage blindness stories ● Nintendo Switch 2 update + Mario Kart vs PS5 debate ● Are we all colour blind?  ● Bioluminescent humans and UV-seeing animals ● Bee Movie science, 3D-printed food, and why we all might be eating crickets soon ● Weirdest audience interactions, parasocial moments, and being sad and alone in a bar Plus: Quackity-teasing, Sabrina Carpenter at Hyde Park, Claro’s Zoom-call performance energy, praise for Olivia Dean, BlueSky vs Threads chat, and philosophical questions like “Would you survive the apocalypse if the bees died?”  BONUS CHAOS: ● Jack’s existential skincare crisis  ● Tom builds a rock kingdom on the beach and becomes a micro-managing project lead  ● New social media with new rules? ● Could we actually dig to China? ● Worm funeral pending. RIP. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON. NOW. ↓ https://www.patreon.com/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 08/07/25 follow us:  IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

This week, TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are joined by the queen of true crime Eleanor Neale, host and creator of the hugely successful Outlore podcast. Tom Simons takes the reins this episode to find out more about Jack Manifold’s girlfriend and what it’s actually like to be part of a YouTuber couple.   Eleanor talks about her alcoholic zoo party and worst moment of the week, Jack deals with ongoing eye trauma, and we learn way too much about everyone’s digestive issues. We talk true crime burnout, the emotional toll of reporting brutal cases, and why Eleanor needed a break after reporting on one devastating Christmas Eve murder. She opens up about why women are drawn to true crime, what drives her storytelling, and how she balances advocacy with emotional well-being. Also discussed: - How Jack and Ellie met and what their home life is like - What Jack and olives have in common - What it’s really like to have a true crime podcast - How Eleanor finds the balance between the gore and the goof - ADHD, mess, and living together - Long distance relationship advice - Creepy houses and a kleptomaniac fox - Grumpy grandads, politics, and Tom’s falling apart shoes Plus: - Who knows Jack best? - Does Ellie get recognised in public? - Who gets recognised where? - What’s Ellie’s biggest red flag about Jack? (And what’s his?) - The weird crossover of Dream SMP fans, emo girls, and Switch 2 rants Join us for unfiltered laughs, weird fan encounters, serious chats about trauma and online fame. Plus, the comfort of a true love story and a little bit of worm twerking. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON. NOW. ↓ https://www.patreon.com/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 01/07/25 follow us:  IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

It’s bring your mum to work day on Shut Up I’m Talking, as TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are joined by the one and only Sarah Simons. Jack leads the questioning as Sarah dives into revealing tales of early Tom Simons. Family chaos, deep chats about parenting, life, and personal growth and what it was really like raising a YouTube megastar. Hear how conscientious parenting, plenty of therapy and Nokia bricks kept Tom grounded and how bringing Tom into the world involved a 3 day labour and a jacket potato.  Also:  Sarah’s new TV project, who knows Tom better, and a Patreon-exclusive segment ranking Tom’s friends.  Topics this week include: - Dog disasters & slug trauma - Fame, mental health & strict internet rules - Parenting regrets, wins & snot sleeves Subscribe now for laughs, overshares, mother-son therapy, and the sort of chaotic energy that only this trio can deliver. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON. NOW. ↓ https://www.patreon.com/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 01/07/25 follow us:  IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking @jackmanifoldtv @tommyinnit

Jack Manifold is back from VidCon to tell co-host TommyInnit all his news, including the time he encountered Dream in an unusual place, awkward fan moments, and a law-abiding Minecraft YouTube party with no drugs, just sweet, weird vibes. Meanwhile, Tom gets promoted to being Jesus on a windy cliff, goes pole dancing, and takes on the government on BBC Question Time as the voice of Gen Z. Also in this episode: Dream's sister and suspicious podcast mentions The worst sunburn Jack’s ever had Tom’s seagull poo cleaning tips Whitney Cummings, Hawk Tuah crypto scams & Fortnite Fridays ADHD, hangovers, and a horror movie so scary Average Harry launched his popcorn A purring man on the pavement and laser tag chaos Tom’s ‘The Shapes’ hallucination exists in real life Rubik’s cubes, fractals How’s the worm doing? Listen now for awkward encounters, unsolicited wisdom, and the kind of oversharing only Shut Up I’m Talking can deliver. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON. NOW. ↓ https://www.patreon.com/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 26/06/25 follow us: IG: https://instagram.com/shutuplmtalking X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

This week, TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are answering your biggest (and strangest) questions in a brutally honest Q&A episode. From legacy, creativity, and consciousness to cheese, the force, and guilty pleasures, nothing is off the table. Topics include:  What is TommyInnit’s favourite cheese?  Where to draw the line between consciousness and unconsciousness? Does Jack Manifold meditate?  Quorn vs corned beef  Favourite animated movies  What would you do if you woke up as a woman?  Does TommyInnit look gay?  How do you accept the ‘everything is crap’ phase of creating stuff?  Guilty pleasures How much does legacy matter?  Favourite quick meal recipes What does Jack Manifold smell like? How has touring changed Jack and Tom?  Subscribe to our Patreon here for bonus weekly episodes and chance to ask future questions:   https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting:  Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 10/06/25 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/shutuplmtalking/ X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalking

TommyInnit and Jack Manifold have enjoyed a blissful week apart and are happy to be back in the UK. They reminisce about their time in Australia and Singapore, and catch up on what they have been doing since returning from their tour.  They reflect on: - Jack's worst moment in Singapore  - When Tom and Jack got into a car with a stranger  - How close they were to being kidnapped  - Hanging out with koalas and kangaroos in Australia  - How Australian fans are the best  - Homesickness while in Singapore  - Haunted hotels  Also:  - Jack has a new segment idea  - Tom has become really into cleaning  - Jack has been gaming and drinking beer  - Ghost paranoia - Tom has a spiritual moment  - Worm update ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES ↓  https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting: Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace This episode was recorded on 10/06/25  Follow us:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/shutuplmtalking/ X: https://x.com/shutup1mtalking TikTok: https://tiktok.com/shutup1mtalkin

TommyInnit and Jack Manifold are joined by Fitz and SwaggerSouls, gaming YouTubers and founders of ‘Misfits’, for an unfiltered chat in Melbourne. They share chaotic stories, ranging from bad edibles and drug myths to why SwaggerSouls remains faceless. Highlights: - How Fitz & SwaggerSouls rose to prominence on YouTube - Why SwaggerSouls opts to conceal his face - Faceless YouTubing, anxiety, and growing up online - Worst drug experiences and their stance of ‘no pills, no powders’ - Jack does a shoey - Tom shares his anti-flirting strategy - Everybody reminisces about ‘Twink-Schlatt’ - Is it okay to go clubbing alone? - What is the meaning of life? ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & MONTHLY JACKTIVITIES ↓ https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting: Eryn Films Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep This episode was recorded on 27/05/25 in Melbourne Follow us: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shutuplmtalking⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shutup1mtalking⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shutup1mtalking⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠