Emotions & Realisations from Ground Zero & The Brooklyn Bridge.

Colm is back on Irish soil! With Justin away working (possibly in Gibraltar... or the toilet), Rebecca steps into the co-host chair to debrief Colm on his emotional and chaotic trip to the USA.

Colm opens up about spending his first Christmas without his wife, Anne. He shares a raw and powerful moment of realisation on the Brooklyn Bridge and describes the solitude of walking to Ground Zero alone at 6:30 AM on Christmas morning .

But it wasn't all heavy:

• Miami Vice: Colm reports on the insane security in South Beach for New Year's Eve—including police drones and actual TANKS on the streets .
• Rip-Off America: The team discusses the eye-watering cost of living in the US, where a glass of wine is $15 and tipping culture has hit 42%.
• The Smell of NYC: Why New York now smells exclusively of "weed and rotting vegetation".
• Grief is the Word: Colm reveals he has started writing about his loss and is considering turning it into a one-man play .
• Damp January: Forget Dry January; Colm explains why he is committing to a "Damp" one instead.

📅 New episodes every Thursday & Sunday

🗓️ Release Date: Sunday, 11/01/2026

⏱️ Chapters

• 00:00 – Intro: Colm Returns (and Terry’s "backless pants" idea) 
• 01:30 – Miami Chaos: Drag shows and Tanks on the beach 
• 03:09 – Why Colm would never live in Miami (Traffic Nightmares) 
• 04:54 – New York: Walking through movie sets & The Ghostbusters Garage 
• 05:34 – The Emotional Core: "Crossing the Bridge" of grief in Brooklyn 
• 07:30 – Christmas Morning alone at the World Trade Center 
• 11:32 – The Shakespearean Uber Driver from Puerto Rico 
• 14:10 – Dreaming of Anne & Writing "Grief is the Word" 
• 18:50 – Stranded in Tennessee: Cowboys & Dollywood 
• 20:00 – Rip-Off Alert: $80 Wine and Tipping Culture 
• 21:48 – Why New York smells like weed 
• 26:23 – The photo of Holly (and seeing Anne in her) 
• 33:23 – What is "Damp January"? 

📌 Important Listener Notes

• Justin Update: Justin is away this week (working hard, we assume).
• Socials: Follow us on Instagram @notsochristianbrothers to see the photos of Colm on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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