Legitimate Likes

About Legitimate Likes

We look at some of humanity's most popular fascinations - across everything from pop culture to pastimes to the way the world is run - and decide whether they really, truly deserve so much of our attention. Award-winning Irish and UK comedy podcast hosted by Will Sebag-Montefiore (https://www.instagram.com/wsebag/) (@wsebag) and Hugh O'Connor (https://www.instagram.com/hughoconnor147/) (@hughoconnor147). Previous guests include Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler, Conor McReynolds, David Kenny, Emil Franchi, Emma Gleeson, Foil Arms & Hog, Greg Olear, Hamish Adams-Cairns, Jacob Jackson, Jon McKenzie, Lottie Bedlow, Mahatma Khandi, Matt Green, Max Fosh, Michael Fry, Rosie Holt, Sean Burke, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Wellington (of The Flophouse), Tatty Macleod and Tom Read Wilson. Topics include movies and TV (Star Wars, The Matrix, Toy Story, The Lion King, Disney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Taken, James Bond, Friends, Game of Thrones, Reality TV), music (The Beatles, Blur, Oasis), celebrities (Tom Cruise, The Beckhams, George Clooney) books (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings), sports (football, the Super Bowl) and a whole lot more (the gym, stand up comedy, weddings, video games, Dungeons and Dragons etc.) Winner of the fan favourite Listener's Lobe Award at the 2025 Golden Lobes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Legitimate Likes

Category

comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Jul 2021

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

230 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Shopping: The food aisle, gift hunting and the tipping point

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2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   All-Time Favourite Books: Hugh and Áine take us through their must-read list

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3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Robin Hood: Legendary folk outlaw & absolute fox

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Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

62 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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