Ever feel like certain sounds — loud chewing, slurping, bagpipes, or even someone saying the word "trimmings" — send your brain from zero to rage in 0.2 seconds? Welcome to misophonia, the not-so-fun cousin of ADHD sensory sensitivity.

In this episode, your honorary ex-mayors of ADHDville, Martin and Paul, get into the good, the bad, and the please-make-it-stop sounds that trigger disproportionate levels of internal chaos. From noodle slurping in China to accidentally befriending a mosquito in Italy (yes, really), they explore why ADHD brains struggle to filter certain noises and why that baby crying on the plane isn't just annoying — it's physically painful.

Plus: harpsichords, farting as a greeting (not a joke), and a quiz that goes exactly where you'd expect.

So grab a drink (no beer with milk, please), put on your headphones, and join us for a very loud chat about why silence is sometimes the only true love language.

🔊 New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe for more ADHD chaos, curiosity, and questionable life choices.

Episode 135: ADHD & Misophonia: When chewing sounds make you want to leave the planet

Pull up a chair at the King’s Agitated Head, because the co-mayors are back and we’ve got ink on the brain.

This week, Martin and Pablo are tackling a very visible question: What is it about the ADHD brain and tattoos?

Martin is a blank canvas (who almost gets a hyperfixation on tattoos every two years, designs a whole folder, and then… forgets). Pablo has 28 tattoos, a mate who does them for free (dangerous), and a painful eight-hour Koi fish story that involves trying not to cry in front of a hardcore Japanese artist.

We’re asking the big questions:

 * Are tattoos just “vibes” or deep emotional regulation?
 * Is getting a tattoo the ultimate anti-masking move?
 * And why does Martin think it’s funny to tattoo fake “cut here” surgical scars all over his body? (Just for the off-chance a surgeon laughs one day.)

Plus, the Bloody Quiz returns with ancient monks, Winston Churchill’s alleged anchor, and a very tattooed caveman.

If you’ve got zero tattoos, 28, or somewhere in between—this one’s for you.

Hit play and let’s get inked (metaphorically). 

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ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

Episode 134 - ADHD & Tattoos: Why We Can’t Stop (or Won’t Start)

So… retirement.
For some people, it used to be a gold watch, a carriage clock, and finally some peace and quiet.

For the ADHD brain?
It’s time blindness on steroids, a sudden identity crisis, and way too many hours to overthink everything.

In this episode, we’re asking the big questions:
What happens when you stop doing the job that defined you?
Can you retire without losing your mind, or just losing your keys constantly?
And is it true that ADHDers are statistically more likely to die holding in a pee at a royal banquet? (Probably not. But we found some weird deaths anyway.)

From supermarket jobs to DoorDash, from burnt-out creative directors to 93-year-old painters doing their best work — we’re talking about retirement, semi-retirement, and the weird, unmasked, slightly creaky-kneed reality of getting older with ADHD.

Oh, and there’s a quiz about famous people who “retired from life” in spectacularly stupid ways.

So grab a cheese sandwich (no pickle, you absolute rebel), settle in, and let’s take the old tractor for a spin.

New episodes every Tuesday.

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ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

Episode 133 - ADHD & Retirement: Time Blindness Meets the Longest Weekend of Your Life

SPOILERS! This week we talk about Bladerunner because we wanted to! We decide which is better, the original or 2049. We also get into how autism and ADHD makes us feel like we are the replicants in a human world. 

What do you think?

ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

Episode 132 - ADHD & Bladerunner - Are replicants coded neurodivergents?

ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

Episode 131 - Good, Bad & The Ugly #11 - We catch up on our ADHD lives

Ever sat down at a restaurant, looked at the menu, and felt your brain short-circuit? 🍝⚡

Welcome back to ADHDville. We’re your ex-mayors, Martin and Paul—two neurodivergent idiots who planned to record a serious episode about the chaos of ADHD life… and then immediately got derailed by Easter eggs, chocolate economics, and the emotional trauma of someone stealing food off your plate.

In this episode, we dive fork-first into the glorious, overstimulating, borderline-traumatic experience of eating out with an ADHD brain. From the horror of an over-attentive waiter (yes, the one with the fringe dangling in your beef Wellington) to the deep psychological battle of sharing crisps (spoiler: we don’t), and why a three-Michelin-star spaghetti bolognese costs €80 but somehow ruins your life.

We also tackle:
🍽️ Why “I’ll have the lot” is a valid order.
👀 The silent judgment of couples on phones (while texting each other).
🧠 Food snobs, corked wine power moves, and the one dish that decides if a restaurant lives or dies.

Plus: a quiz where Martin guesses which sweets Paul didn’t buy, which 12-inch vinyl he’s ashamed of, and whether he really wiped out an entire family of sea urchins in Greece.

It’s chaotic. It’s relatable. It’s ADHD in a restaurant booth. Pull up a pork scratching and press play. 🍻

🔔 Subscribe for fresh ADHD chaos every Tuesday. Be fucking kind to yourself.

Episode 130 - ADHD & Restaurants: Food Theft, Fringes and Plate Boundaries

Welcome back to ADHDville, where the distractions are plenty and the dopamine is always just one more level away.

In this episode, ex-mayors Martin and Paul take a seat in the back of the King’s Agitated Head pub—right next to the retro arcade machines—to talk about something close to many of our hearts (and thumbs): video games.

From Pong to Pac-Man, sniper strategies to forklift obsessions, they explore why ADHD and autistic brains are so drawn to gaming. Is it the clear goals? The instant rewards? The fact that the game handles the executive function for you? Yes. All of that.

Martin reveals how he built a kebabs-themed version of Pong for a client (and won awards), while Paul confesses he kept games at arm’s length for years… until one handheld game stole his batteries and his soul.

They also chat about:

 * Why open-world games and simulators (tractors, jet washes, coconuts on a beach) can be surprisingly neurodivergent-friendly
 * The fine line between healthy escapism and "I've been moving boxes in a forklift game for three hours"
 * And whether video games actually cause ADHD (spoiler: they don’t)

Plus, Paul gets quizzed on classic games in “Two Truths and a Lie”—and let’s just say his scoreboard is looking a little retro.

So pull up a pew, grab your controller (or just watch us fumble through the quiz), and settle in for a laugh, a bit of nostalgia, and a deeply relatable dive into why we keep coming back to the screen.

👉 New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe for more ADHD chaos, camaraderie, and questionable gaming opinions.


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ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.



Episode 129 - ADHD & Video Games: Hyperfocus, High Scores, and How We Got Addicted to Pong

Think meditation is all zen gardens and peaceful silence? Think again. 😅 Welcome back to ADHDville, where your ex-mayors, Martin and Paul, are here to tell you why "just breathe" can feel like a personal attack on your dopamine-starved brain.

In this episode, we’re tackling the ultimate paradox: meditating with ADHD. We unpack the science of why silence feels like a crisis, the struggle of sitting still (and why our legs go numb), and the "shame spiral" of trying to be neurotypically zen.

From abandoned spiritual courses on Hampstead Heath (complete with a panda suit) to discovering that playing the banjo or drawing counts as meditation, we’re proving that there’s no right way to do it—except the way that works for you.

Join us for the usual chaos, a quiz that involves accidental elbows to dancers' faces, and the definitive ranking of cheese.

🔔 Subscribe for a fresh dose of ADHDville every Tuesday!

In this episode:

 * Why focusing on your breath can trigger a flood of distractions.
 * The secret: Finding "flow states" in art, music, and hobbies (instead of the lotus position).
 * A very stoned meditation story involving a bright white light and a pub.
 *  The "Phil Collins of cheeses" (and why Paul orders the wrong one).

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ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

Episode 128 - ADHD & Meditation: Why "Just Breathe" Feels Like a Personal Attack

Welcome back to ADHDville! This week, your favorite ex-mayors, Martin & Paul, are going to the movies—and you know that’s never a straight-forward trip.

From sensory overload in the front row to the psychological warfare of mixing salted and sweet popcorn, we’re breaking down the neurodivergent cinema experience. Why are comfort films so essential for emotional regulation? Why does Martin talk through the entire plot while Pablo refuses to watch trailers? And what happens when an empty cinema turns into an autistic standoff over seat numbers?

We also dive into a movie-themed quiz (featuring trained reptiles and asbestos snow), read a fantastic listener comment on "weirdness," and reveal our top 10 comfort films—spoiler: Kung Fu Panda 2 and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest both make the cut.

If you’ve ever needed to pause a film to discuss the wallpaper, or if you have a "special interest" in popcorn facts, this episode is for you.

👇 Join the conversation:
What is YOUR ultimate ADHD/autism comfort film? Let us know in the comments!

Episode 127 - ADHD & The Movies: Popcorn, Plot Holes, and Sensory Overload

Welcome back to ADHDville, the town where the detours are the main roads! 🛤️

This week, your co-ex-mayors, Martin and Paul, are taking a delightful detour into the basement to chat about something near and dear to our hearts: Eccentricity. 🕺

Are we "weird," or are we just neurologically gifted with a unique perspective that the world is slowly catching up on? From Martin's panic over "white mold" (spoiler: it was crystallized dog pee related 💀) to Paul's art school trauma involving the human tongue, we're unpacking why our brains are naturally drawn to the offbeat, the absurd, and the wonderfully strange.

In this episode, we get into:

 * 🐌 The glorious British eccentrics of our youth (Prince Scotland, anyone?).
 * 🤯 That moment you realize you’ve lost the entire room on a mental tangent.
 * 🇮🇹 Why moving abroad lets you unleash your inner weirdo (kilts in Italy, wut?).
 * 🎨 Is AI killing creativity? And why the AuDHD community is the secret weapon to save us from a "vanilla" world.
 * 🔧 Plus, Martin waves a spanner around for no reason. It's very on-brand.

So, if you've ever been called "too much," "a bit odd," or been told "you're brave" for your fashion choices, this one's for you. Because in ADHDville, being off-centre is exactly where the interesting stuff happens.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done?

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ADHDville, the podcast where hosts Paul and Martin bring 40 years of friendship to your ears. As late-diagnosed adults, they explore the ADHD world with fun, games, and the occasional guest—no boring lectures, just a comfortable and hilarious conversation you’d have with old friends. A new episode drops every Tuesday to make your week brighter!

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Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.

Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.

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Episode 126 - ADHD & Being Weird: Are We Eccentric or Just Ahead of the Curve?

Welcome to ADHDville - an Adult ADHD Podcast—a place where two old friends (who’ve known each other for way too long) talk about the beautiful glittery chaos of ADHD. We’re here for the laughs, the stories, and yes, sometimes even advice… but don’t take us too seriously.

Think of us as an ADHD park bench: plenty of space, no judgment, and maybe a squirrel or two. We chat about the wild ride that is adult ADHD, bring in the occasional guest for fresh perspectives, and somehow always end up on a completely unrelated tangent.

We’re not professionals (unless you count professional over-sharers), we're all about real talk, big laughs, and a lot of “same!” moments. Grab a seat and join Paul and Martin (the co-mayors of ADHDville) on this hilariously messy journey!

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