Liam dives into the strange, weird world of Courage the Cowardly Dog - the cult Cartoon Network show - with creator John R. Dilworth, voice actors Marty Grabstein and Thea White, head writer David Steven Cohen, and composers Jody Gray and Andy Ezrin. Meet Your Maker is produced by Liam Geraghty - www.liamgeraghty.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meetyourmaker_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 23, 2025•33 min•Season 9Ep. 46
Liam chats with Tom Lowe, the grandson of British animation legend Bob Godfrey, about looking after his grandfather's archive of animation cels and artwork for shows like Henry's Cat and Roobarb. Check out the archive here: https://www.henrys-cat.art/ Meet Your Maker is produced by Liam Geraghty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meetyourmaker_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 10, 2024•37 min•Season 8Ep. 45
Richard Collier has gone from playing with toys to collecting them to now making them. He creates custom art toys of niche Irish pop culture resulting in actions figures of everyone from Pint Man to Peig Sayers. Check out Richard's work at: https://www.instagram.com/hibernotoys/ Meet Your Maker is produced by Liam Geraghty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meet_your_maker_podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 18, 2024•14 min•Season 8Ep. 44
Rosemary Mac Cabe's first book - This Is Not About You - is a life story in a series of love stories. On today's episode she sits down for a conversation on how to write a very personal book. You can order a copy from Easons , Kenny's and all good book shops. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 03, 2023•27 min•Season 8Ep. 43
In writer/director Robbie Banfitch's found footage film The Outwaters - four travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert. In this episode Liam chats to Robbie about making the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2023•21 min•Season 8Ep. 42
Doc and his dog Sprocket from Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock are two of the most beloved characters on television. On this episode we tell the story of the actor who played Doc - Gerry Parkes. We look at his journey from Dublin to Canada through theatre, film & TV with a little help from his family and co-star Steve Whitmire - puppeteer of Sprocket and Kermit the Frog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2022•28 min•Season 7Ep. 41
A sculpture of an Irish fairy creature leads to trouble in a small town. Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode was by Blue Dot Sessions. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 15, 2021•13 min•Season 7Ep. 40
Irish cartoonist Luke Healy grew up obsessed with America and goes in search of the American experience on a 147-day, 2660-mile-long hike across the Pacific Crest Trail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Louie Zong. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Member is a founding member of The Warren - the ho...
Mar 16, 2021•23 min•Season 7Ep. 39
Cartoon Saloon founders Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey and Paul Young tell the story of the Kilkenny animation studio behind Oscar nominated films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and now Wolfwalkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2020•30 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Global pop sensation CMAT on launching her music during a pandemic, living with her grandparents and taking inspiration from Rodney Dangerfield. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show at: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 14, 2020•18 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Just as he was poised to take over from Disney's Nine Old Men Don Bluth defected, set up a rival company and moved it to Ireland in the 80s. There he created animated classics like An American Tail, The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go to Heaven and helped kick start the Irish animation industry. Support Meet Your Maker: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty www.liamgeraghty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 07, 2020•43 min•Season 6Ep. 36
A chat with a poet, an artist, a cartoonist and an illustrator about creativity during Covid. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie This weeks guests are: Poet Emily S. Cooper in Donegal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Cooper Illustrator, designer and book author Charlot Kristensen's graphic novel What We Don't Talk About is available for pre-order at Avery Hill Publishing: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/pro...
Jun 10, 2020•22 min•Season 6Ep. 35
How do you make a TV show during a pandemic? The classic Jim Henson children's series Fraggle Rock has returned with all new episodes shot entirely from home. We speak to puppeteers Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and John Tartaglia about returning to Fraggle Rock and shooting on iPhone. Dave Goelz is a puppeteer who performs Gonzo the Great, Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot, Boober Fraggle and many other characters from The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth. Karen Prell performs Red Fraggle, Yo...
May 26, 2020•29 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Throughout COVID19 one video game has been helping people get through all this - Animal Crossing. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 07, 2020•7 min•Season 6Ep. 33
Often called the founding father of Irish animation, Jimmy Murakami was behind some of the most iconic animation of all time from The Snowman to When the Wind Blows not to mention his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Support Meet Your Maker on www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2020•20 min•Season 6Ep. 32
Pioneer of Irish animation Aidan Hickey on cut out animation, Bosco and dental surgeries... Part 2 of Animation Island - a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2020•13 min•Season 6Ep. 31
Animation Island is a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Episode 1 explores Walt Disney's links to Ireland, the oldest surviving piece of Irish animation and one of the first animators in Ireland - Gunther Wulff. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2020•27 min•Season 6Ep. 30
Ian builds a board game to save his kids from boredom on holidays but it doesn't exactly go according to plan... Join the Meet Your Maker Patreon today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 08, 2020•17 min•Season 6Ep. 29
In the 90's Lucasfilm did something very odd. They created a new Star Wars film complete with action figures, soundtrack and video game - everything except the film itself. This is the story of Shadows of the Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2019•12 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Author Deirdre Sullivan on why making things is not a straight line. www.meetyourmaker.ie Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. Take a look here: www.thewarren.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2019•22 min•Season 5Ep. 26
This week we sit down to talk to disgruntled North Dublin anti-folk pop merchant Big Monster Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 11, 2019•19 min•Season 5Ep. 25
We go behind the scenes of the new Netflix series Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with director Louis Leterrier, puppeteers Louise Gold and Damien Farrell and author Caseen Gaines. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 29, 2019•28 min•Season 5Ep. 24
A Night at the Hutch tells the stories of three performers at the open mic night 'Bunny's Hutch' feat. Bunny - a drag queen, Julian Mandrews - a drag king and former Miss Alternative Ireland Smilin' Kanker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 04, 2019•28 min•Season 4Ep. 23
In 1928 the Irish Free State caused a commotion when they decided to put animals on their coins instead of political heads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2019•24 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Twice a week, people from all over Ireland role play online as Gardaí. If you enjoyed this episode throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2019•14 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Horologist Kevin Chellar winds back time on a life spent restoring clocks. If you enjoyed this episode, please throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/MeetYourMaker to help me to continue making it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2019•18 min•Season 4Ep. 20
How do you even begin to make a game where you can play as everything? Artist and animator David O'Reilly tries to answer that question along with the team behind his reality simulation game Everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2019•33 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Cartoonist Chris Ware talks about the importance of influence. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2019•16 min•Season 4Ep. 18
How do you ensure a 1000 year old manuscript lasts another 1000? This week Liam visits the conservation lab at the Chester Beatty to meet Senior Conservator Kristine Rose-Beers and Book and Paper Conservator Julia Poirier. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2019•29 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Meet Your Maker returns on Feb 4th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 24, 2019•2 min