Episode
Why Were the Guards at My Door at 5 in the Morning?!
- Podcast
- The Confession Box
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- Feb 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2585
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Summary
What starts as a normal catch-up turns into pure chaos. Julie wakes from a dream about her dad to a doorbell ringing at 5AM… but convinces herself she imagined it. The next morning there are bits scattered on the driveway, missed calls from an unknown number, and by that evening there’s a Garda at the door holding the twins’ school bags. Yes. The school bags. From a car break-in no one realised was happening, to passports going missing, to the slow realisation that the guards were the ones ringing at dawn — it’s a weekend Julie won’t forget in a hurry. And because this is The Confession Box, the episode somehow also takes a hard turn into childhood fears of the Bermuda Triangle, irrational worries about quicksand, and a full in-studio science experiment that proves your own hand can’t decide if it’s hot or cold. Guards, panic, nostalgia, and accidental education. Another chaotic one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.