Jennifer Quigley of I Love This Band joins us to talk about Courtney Love and Hole particularly Live Through This! It was a good chat! Jennifer's podcast I Love This Band is available wherever the podcasts are. Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski . Her many books are in all good bookshops and her many zines are at sarahmariagriff.com This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney. Thank you Cassie. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a P...
Jun 11, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Podcaster and radio host Cian Sullivan joins us to talk about Eurovision! Eurovision is huge and we are small so we dipped in and out of the bits that interested us, Cian took us through his Eurovision score card, told us what it was like to see Eurovision live, and of course we paid our respects to Riverdance. Cian is @ciansullivan on twitter. You can listen to him on Sissy That Pod and Umbrella. Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski . Her many books ...
May 27, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 101
We made it to 100! We would have liked to do a live show to celebrate but well *gestures in any direction* so instead Alan, Sarah, and Ellen(!) got together on Zoom to talk about some of their favourite things from the years they were born (1984, 1988, and 1992 respectively). So what are those things? Well there's This Is Spinal Tap, The Secret History, Red Dwarf, The Replacements, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Barney along with a live reading of some Barney creepypasta. It was extremely nice to ...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Naoise Dolan, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Exciting Times joins us to talk about Gossip Girl! It was an absolutely FASCINATING chat about watching high school-based dramas as an autistic woman and viewing characters’ behaviours through that lens. We hope you enjoy it XOXO NB This episode was recorded in February before everything went down, we didn’t break self-isolation to do this, we are all extremely isolated. We hope you are ok. Naoise is @NaoiseDolan on Twitter. Exciting Times is b...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Music writer Dean Van Nguyen joins us to talk about the bit of pop culture that looms large in his childhood: MTV Base. In our last episode we flirted with doing a whole episode about a TV channel but this week we're going all in. We talked about Beats, Rhymes, and Life, The Lick, Jay Z vs Nas, Napster, Destiny's Child, the legacy of Jackass, and much more. We're still self-isolating and recording remotely so please forgive any technical hiccups or sound oddities. Jenn is @deanvannguyen You can ...
Apr 15, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Writer, broadcaster, and DJ Jenn Gannon joins us to talk about one of the foundational bits of pop culture from her youth, Interbang?! We hadn't heard of it either. Interbang?! was an Italian one series wonder that aired on The Children's Channel in the late 80s. It's hard to explain. Here's an episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7Ua38W_HM As well as Interbang?!, we also go down a deep rabbit hole of reading the list of shows that aired on The Children's Channel. It was a trip. This is the...
Apr 02, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Andy Gaffney of Be Grand joins us to talk about a film that's been very important to him since he was a mere teen, Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky. We had an absolutely fascinating chat about how films change with us, accidental arthouse cinemas, sleep paralysis, hypnosis, and the possibility (based on Sarah's coat) that we're all currently in Andy's dream. Andy is @HiAndyGaffney . His podcast Be Grand is brilliant, Alan's been on it. You should check out the other shows on his network, The Shift. A...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 96
TheJournal.ie’s Aoife Barry joins us to talk about the staple of every sensitive millennial teenager’s CD collection, Jeff Buckley’s Grace. We talk about Jeff Buckley’s life and career, his influence, and Aoife’s past life as a college radio DJ. Aoife is @SweetOblivion26 . You can find her journalism at TheJournal.ie and her podcast Get Around To It on your podcast app Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski . Her many books are in all good bookshops. Th...
Mar 05, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Comedian Bláithín de Burca of the Try Channel and I Don't Know Her joins Alan and Sarah to talk about arguably the funniest animated Disney film, The Emperor's New Groove. We talk about the majesty of Eartha Kitt, the Kronkness of Kronk, the impeccable comic timing, the first pregnant woman in a Disney animated movie, Tom Jones, and much more. Bláithín is @beingbla on Twitter. She co-hosts the podcast I Don't Know Her with Aoife O'Connor and it's very good. Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is h...
Feb 24, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Singer-Songwriter Emma Langford joins us to talk about the queen of pop-punk Avril Lavigne. There’s a lot of talk about early 00s fashion, growing up, and we wonder if maybe Avril was secretly a country artist all along. Emma is @ELangfordMusic . Her first album Quiet Giant is out now and her next album Sowing Acorns is available to pre-order Here Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is his main thing but he does standup sometimes too. Sarah is @griffski . Sarah won Best YA book at the Irish Book A...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Writer Laura-Blaise McDowell joins us to talk about how much Florence Welch, her work with Florence + the Machine, and just Florence in general, has meant to her over the years. Laura-Blaise was an absolute joy to talk to. We also talked a bit about Patti Smith and New York and it was just a good time, we all felt refreshed after it. Laura-Blaise is @blaisinsquad . You can read her An Post Irish Book Awards nominated short story Balloon Animals here and you should because it’s class. Alan is @al...
Jan 24, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Rachel O'Neill of the Disturbing The Peace podcast joins us to talk about Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events. We talk about seeing Daniel Handler read slash fic about Count Olaf and Lemony Snicket, the importance of characters like Violet for girls who feel like they don't fit in with other girls, and just generally about how good and smart and funny these books are. Rachel is @ronronzo . She hosts Disturbing The Peace on the Tortoise Shack Network. Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia...
Jan 09, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Hello! Here's a little compilation episode of some good bits from all our episodes from the second half of 2019. It should give you a pretty good idea if Juvenalia is a podcast you might want to listen to on a regular basis. We hope you like it! In this episode: School Of Rock with Seán O'Reilly Bosco with Ellen Coyne Oprah with Sarah Hagi 2000AD with Patrick Freyne Hercules with Tríona Gallagher Star Trek with Lucy Vine The NME in the 80s with Paul Duane Aladdin with Ber Quinn Cruel Intentions ...
Jan 02, 2020•30 min
Hello! Here's a little compilation episode of some good bits from all our episodes from the first half of 2019. It should give you a pretty good idea if Juvenalia is a podcast you might want to listen to on a regular basis. We hope you like it! In this episode: The X-Files with Alan and Sarah Under The Hawthorn Tree with Naomi O'Leary Home And Away with Roxanna Nic Liam Harry Potter with Michael Fry Captain Planet with Peter Kavanagh Robbie Keane with Kiva Reardon The Terminator with Sarah Davis...
Dec 27, 2019•25 min
Happy Christmas! We gathered some of our favourite people in the Tall Tales studio to talk about Christmas stuff. It was very warm and the conversation went to mostly unexpected places. Enjoy Roll Call Sarah Maria Griffin ( @griffski ) Author and Juvenalia Host Alan Maguire ( @alan_maguire ) Juvenalia Host Ríona Gallagher ( @tangeriona ) Speech Therapist and Twitter Sounder Christine Bohan ( @ChristineBohan ) Deputy Editor of TheJournal.ie Peter McGann ( @peterjmcgann ) Actor, Comedian, and Liam...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Jen O’Dwyer is one of the co-hosts of Mother Of Pod and The Creep Dive. She joined Alan and Sarah to talk about the lost world of the internet in the late 90s/early 00s. We talked about MSN messenger, when Yahoo was the only game in town, the rise of MySpace and Bebo, rotten.com , and eBaum’s World. That last sentence either flooded you with memories or was complete nonsense. If it was the former, join us. Jen O’Dwyer can be found on Mother Of Pod and The Creep Dive. They’re both excellent. Alan...
Dec 05, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Christine Bohan is the deputy editor of TheJournal.ie and the executive producer of Stardust. She joined Alan and guest co-host Cassie Delaney to talk about Enid Blyton. We talked about Blyton’s superhuman output, discussed what, if any, of her work stands up to modern tastes, our childhood reading habits, and much more Follow Christine on twitter @ChristineBohan Alan is @alan_maguire . Juvenalia is his main thing but he does standup sometimes too. Cassie is @CassieLorraine . She co-hosts The Cr...
Nov 25, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Here's the first five minutes of our second bonus episode for $5 Patreon supporters. Alan was a Sega kid, Sarah was Nintendo. They compared notes on their gaming journeys from their 16-bit beginnings up to Untitled Goose Game. To hear the full episode and to support Juvenalia go to our Patreon and become a $5 supporter. Juvenalia artwork by Dee McDonnell. This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney
Nov 15, 2019•5 min
Niamh Farrell from Ham Sandwich returned to Juvenalia to talk to Alan and guest co-host Cassie Delaney about cult classic Empire Records. We talked about music shops, how the film misleads young teens about what being an older teen is like, the soundtrack, how Ham Sandwich is a great band name, about how Empire Records is bad in a lot of ways but still very, very good, and how you should never google Rex Manning’s age. Follow Niamh on Twitter @ niamhsandwich . Ham Sandwich have a series of Chris...
Nov 07, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Sarah Corcoran from Pillow Queens joined us to talk about the sexiest trash monster of 1999, Cruel Intentions. We had a great chat about Ryan Philippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Selma Blair, and all the gang; Sarah told us about being a film student whose favourite film is Cruel Intentions, and we talked about the amazing soundtrack. It was fun, you’ll like it. Follow Sarah on Twitter @broccolidoggo and go to pillowqueens.com to find out where Pillow Queens are playing near you next (you should def...
Oct 24, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Ber Quinn is a sound engineer and producer who has worked with the likes of The Divine Comedy, Villagers, John Grant, and Lisa Hannigan. He joined Alan and Sarah to talk about Disney’s Aladdin. We talked about the art style, the origin of Disney’s version of the story, Robin Williams, Alan Menken’s liberal borrowing of his previous work for the songs in Aladdin, Disney’s queercoded villains, and just generally had a good old Juvenalia chat about the diamond in the rough and his friends and enemi...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Bosco’s friend and puppeteer Paula Lambert joined Alan and Sarah for a very special chat. We talked about what it was like making Bosco in the 80s, Bosco’s friends, how Paula developed the character of Bosco after she took over the role from her sister, the experience of the Bosco live show, and how Bosco chooses when to engage with topics like marriage equality. It was an absolute dream to talk to Paula and she couldn’t have been more welcoming to us. Thank you Paula. Follow Bosco on Twitter @b...
Sep 26, 2019•33 min
Filmmaker Paul Duane joins Alan and guest co-host Andrea Cleary to talk about the NME in the 80s. We talk about how to find good music in pre-internet Ireland, political music writing, working class autodidacts, owning music vs streaming it, whether boxset rarities are ever worth it, and Paul’s current work with Bill Drummond. It’s a wide-ranging and it was a delight to record. Follow Paul on Twitter @MrPaulDuane . His latest film, Best Before Death , will be showing on Friday 27th September at ...
Sep 12, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 85
(Note: there are some sound issues with this episode. It gets better after a couple of minutes so you should stick with it. Sorry about that, it's all Alan's fault) Author and podcaster Lucy Vine joins Alan and guest co-host Andrea Cleary to talk about Star Trek: The Original Series. We talk about Tribbles, Joan Collins, Spock, and wonder if maybe Captain Kirk has gotten an unfair rep from pop culture history. Follow Lucy on Twitter @lecv. Her latest novel Are We Nearly There Yet is out now and ...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Ríona Gallagher joins Alan and Sarah to talk about Disney’s Hercules, which we all agree belongs in the top tier of Disney films. This is one of those ones where we wildly enthuse for about an hour so if you like Hercules then welcome, relax, and Go The Distance with us. Follow Ríona on Twitter @tangeriona Alan is @alan_maguire . Sarah is @griffski . Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if you search for Juvenalia, you'll find us. Juvenali...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Patrick Freyne, features journalist for The Irish Times, joins us to talk about the big weird uncle of British comics, 2000AD. We talk about British comics vs US comics, the wild experimentalism of 2000AD’s artwork, and the influence of 2000AD’s sense of humour, along with Smash Hits and Viz, on a generation of writers. Follow Patrick Freyne on Twitter @PatrickFreyne1 and find his excellent writing in the Irish Times. Alan is @alan_maguire . Sarah is @griffski . Sarah's new novel Other Words For...
Aug 01, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 82
YOU get a podcast episode and YOU get a podcast episode and YOU get a severe talking to because Oprah wasn’t all fun and games. Writer Sarah Hagi joins us to talk about the wonder of Oprah. We talked a lot in particular about the Tom Cruise episode because how could we not? We had a good time. Follow Sarah Hagi on Twitter @geekylonglegs . Alan is @alan_maguire . Sarah is @griffski . Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if you search for Ju...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 81
Ellen Coyne, Head of Politics at Joe.ie, joins us to talk about the Rosetta Stone of Irish millennial thinking, the one piece of pop culture that unites every Irish millennial (who only had two channels)...BOSCO! This is one of our favourite episodes ever and we hope you like it. Knock knock, open wide, see what's on the other side, Knock knock, any more, come with me through the Magic Door. Follow Ellen Coyne on Twitter and Instagram @ellenmycoyne . Alan is @alan_maguire . Sarah is @griffski . ...
Jul 04, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Hello. Here's a small preview of the first bonus episode going out to our $5 patrons. It's Alan and Sarah talking about Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. If you'd like to hear the rest of the episode and all the other upcoming Juvenalia: The College Years episodes you can become a Patreon supporter at https://www.patreon.com/juvenalia . Don't worry, we're not going to spam you with every bonus episode. We just thought it was worth sharing a bit of the first one because we liked it and we thought you m...
Jul 01, 2019•5 min
Artist Seán O’Reilly (DrawBoySeanie) joins us to talk about the explosion of pure ROCK energy that is 2003’s School Of Rock. We used Jack Black’s magnum opus as a jumping off point to talk about creativity, confidence, and what songs we did in our Leaving Cert music practicals. Follow Seánie on Twitter and Instagram @drawboyseanie. You can find his zines, prints, and pins at drawboyseanie.com Alan is @alan_maguire . Sarah is @griffski . Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenal...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 79
