The Aftershow: Loose Hyphens, Tight Wallets & Life’s Unpredictable Punch
From bathroom banter to a raw story of loss, laughter, tension, and truths you didn’t see coming.
But just when you think it’s all laughs, Rebecca shares a harrowing personal story from her holiday (Caution When Listening), witnessing a man collapse and die on the beach in front of his wife and children. The conversation turns raw, heartbreaking, and deeply human.
This Aftershow is pure chaos — and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Justin, Colm, and Rebecca spiral from jokes about loose hyphens, perimenopause, and Japan’s luxury toilets into a heated debate on stingy friends, cutting people out of your life, and what sobriety really does to friendships.
This is Not So Christian Brothers at its most unpredictable: equal parts comedy, confession, and confrontation with life’s fragility.
If you’ve ever questioned your friendships, wrestled with cutting ties, or just needed a reminder that life can turn on a dime, this episode will hit you hard — and keep you laughing along the way.
⏱️ Chapter Timelines
- 00:00 – Trigger Warning & Kickoff – Justin preps listeners for a tough ending
- 00:18 – Bathroom Banter – Colm’s constant need to pee, loose hyphens & perimenopause jokes
- 01:12 – Aftershow Madness – Names, producers, and the Gay Byrne mix-up story
- 02:45 – Karen vs. Jessica – The evolution of cultural name-calling
- 04:06 – Stingy Friends & Money Etiquette – When tightness tips friendships over the edge
- 05:52 – Japan Toilet Tour – Heated passion for high-tech loos
- 07:10 – Cutting People Out – Justin on “weeding your friendship garden”
- 08:54 – Sobriety & Shifting Friendships – Who stays, who leaves, and why
- 11:11 – The Judgment of Sobriety – Are sober friends secretly seen as superior?
- 13:00 – Rebecca’s Holiday Trauma – Witnessing a sudden death on the beach
- 17:58 – Echoes of the Past – Justin shares Beatrice’s childhood tragedy
- 19:22 – Desensitization vs. Real Life – Why live trauma hits different than TV news
- 20:26 – The Dark Beauty of Chaos – Reflections on fragility, privilege, and guilt
- 21:06 – Closing Out – Gratitude, raw honesty, and a reminder to love fiercely
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