Another trip around the sun inevitably means another highlight reel as Sonic Architect Adam returns for his annual vocation of combing through the year's episodes and filtering out the best bits to enjoy at your leisure over the holiday period; and no less than t hree and a half hours worth , mind you! Enjoy revisiting the laughs with us one last time as we pull the shutters down on NO ENCORE proper until February, however we will return in mid-January over on the NO ENCORE Patreon with bonus co...
Dec 26, 2025•3 hr 34 min•Ep. 482
We've bloody gone and done it again - another year is almost in the books and so it's time to review the standout art and artistes of 2025. Heroes and villains, songs and albums, and plenty more besides go under the critical spotlight, including a category that almost got lost to miscommunication. Dave Hanratty (the guilty party on that aforementioned communication snafu) and Sonic Architect Adam (entirely innocent) are joined in studio by the all-star team of Fionnuala Jones, Richard Chambers, ...
Dec 19, 2025•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 481
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Dec 15, 2025•7 min
The beginning of our end of year specials are upon us, and what better better way to kick things off than with our annual QUIZ OF THE YEAR~! Dave returns to his regular post of quizmaster as Jenn Gannon and Hugh Carr make their quiz debuts! Pens and paper at the ready, two hours of chaos await but only one will be crowned 2025 Champion – the answer lies within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 12, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 480
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Dec 08, 2025•7 min
As your hosts prepare for a busy month ahead, please enjoy an unlocked episode of our Patreon-exclusive Film Club with Dave, Andy McCarroll and guest Richard Chambers from earlier in the year in place of the usual Friday episode. This bonus pod in particular discusses Any Given Sunday , one of the most cocaine-fuelled film experiences of all-time. That's not all though, listener. Tune in for some gig reviews from Dave as well as an update on our star-studded December schedule. Sign up to NO ENCO...
Dec 05, 2025•1 hr 30 min
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Dec 02, 2025•5 min
Dave and Adam convene for a later-than-usual recording in the company of the great, returning Caoi De Barra as she gears up for her December tour - tickets here , by the way. Caoi talks about the different paths her career has taken her in the last couple of years, the tremendous supergroup she's managed to put together for the tour, and a great deal more in between before we get to her creatively cinematic Top 5. Speaking of cinematic, don't miss the NO ENCORE Film Club via our Patreon - Dave a...
Dec 01, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 479
Let's take 'em back. This week on NO ENCORE we flip the calendar back a couple of decades as Dave and Sonic Architect Adam welcome Evan Flynn, more popularly known as Flynn Johnson, to talk us through his five selections for the best hip-hop albums of the 2000s. THE GREEN BOX THEORY is Flynn Johnson's debut album and is available now to consume via streaming platform of your choice, as well as on vinyl via Spindizzy and Tower Records at the links below. Over on Patreon, you can get a timely dose...
Nov 21, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 478
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Nov 17, 2025•9 min
It's the Dave & Adam Express this week as your two favourite NO ENCORE boys dispense with the 'guest co-host' bit as they explore one of Adam's favourite subjects - the devastating global financial collapse of the late 2000s~! Yes, the world went to hell but we still had tunes, damn it. And so this week's Top 5 finally pays off an oft-glimpsed topic that brings Dave out of retirement with a substantial list of his own as the boys duel it out. Don't miss our related playlists below! Oh, and d...
Nov 14, 2025•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 477
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Nov 10, 2025•7 min
As we leaf through another fresh chapter on the NO ENCORE podcast, Dave and Adam are joined by best-selling author and dear friend of the podcast Carl Kinsella to bookmark his favourite page-turner-themed tracks. Carl's debut book At Least It Looks Good From Space is available now right here and you can get it at all good bookstores nationwide – it comes highly-recommended from the NO ENCORE HQ. Elsewhere, over on our Patreon you can listen to Adam's documentary-style episode on the hi-fi listen...
Nov 07, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 476
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Nov 03, 2025•8 min
Let's take a closer look, shall we? NO ENCORE returns with debut guest co-host Jay Boland - he of Kodaline and Always Press Record fame - to peek behind the curtain of the making-of process as Jay delivers his Top 5 favourite such efforts. We've also got a packed news section, and some candid reaction to the recent news that Kodaline are set to call it a day, with a fifth and final album, and farewell gigs to come. Meanwhile, it's an especially good time to sign up to our Patreon , as Sonic Arch...
Oct 31, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 475
As we take a breather from the show-proper this week, please enjoy this Patreon-exclusive quiz in its stead. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object - it's Dave versus Craig in the battle for pop culture quiz supremacy. Adam Shanahan is your host. Mark Conroy is your quizmaster. It's ON. Don't forget, we also want to hear from YOU for our Q&A episode that we're putting together for Patreon in the very near future. Any and all questions are welcome from everyone whether you're alread...
Oct 24, 2025•1 hr 28 min
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Oct 21, 2025•8 min
In the wake of the untimely passing of neo-soul legend D'Angelo, we've decided to unlock Adam's Album Club on Voodoo as mentioned on the show last week. Sign up to NO ENCORE on Patreon for more episodes like this, weekly bonus episodes, show previews and early and ad-free access to all NO ENCORE episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2025•51 min
But are we the real monsters? While you're pondering that, we're welcoming the great Zac Stephenson of Sprints fame to the NO ENCORE studio! Zac has had a busy year, what with joining up with his Sprints bandmates in time for the recording and release of excellent sophomore effort All That Is Over . Speaking of his band, don't miss their headline show at Dublin's Vicar Street on Thursday 20 November. As for this show, it's a busy and unavoidably tonal whiplash-inducing affair, so let's get to it...
Oct 17, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 474
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Oct 13, 2025•7 min
Ah yes, the humble solo career. A staple for many - though not all - a previously band-focused musician. George Michael, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, to name but three. And now, etching her name into such lore – our very own MayKay . Rejoice, for we are joined this week on the podcast by one of Ireland's greatest talents and indeed a great friend of Dave's; MayKay is on the co-host mic to talk all-things her long-awaited eponymous debut album and, in keeping with the theme, her favourite solo long-pla...
Oct 10, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 473
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Oct 06, 2025•7 min
No better man for the job, really. NO ENCORE welcomes back the always-welcome tongue-twisting-troubadour that is Paddy Hanna as he gears up for some autumn live dates where the emphasis on the performing arts has rarely been so sharp. Speaking of, how about reminiscing on times when it all went wrong? How does five of 'em sound? We've all the usual fun and games elsewhere, and your weekly reminder to hit up the NO ENCORE Patreon for high-frequency episodic bonus content - our Scream retrospectiv...
Oct 03, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 472
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Sep 30, 2025•9 min
We hope you have the time of your life, listener, as NO ENCORE turns the dial to all things Green Day with the help of pop-punk enthusiast and esteemed culture critic Chris Wasser . Having delivered a definitive Blink-182 Top 5 last year, Chris returns to put Billie Joe and the boys in the spotlight. And speaking of spotlight - have you checked out the latest NO ENCORE QUIZ yet? It's Dave versus Craig, it's Quizmaster Mark, it's live over on patreon.com/noencore right now. Up next, Film Club ret...
Sep 26, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 471
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Sep 25, 2025•7 min
It's another collision of movies and music on NO ENCORE as the great Ailbhe Reddy returns to the studio with a killer cinematic Top 5 in tow. That's right, it's movie soundtracks superior to the motion picture itself. Controversial? Probably! Also - do not miss our next NO ENCORE Patreon release; it's a brand new quiz in which guest quizmaster Mark Conroy steps up to the mic as Dave challenges Craig for question-based supremacy. That lands Monday @ patreon.com/noencore - sign up today for a mere...
Sep 19, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 470
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Sep 16, 2025•8 min
Add your song to the queue and warm up the vocal chords ahead of your big performance, listener. We've all got a karaoke song, right? Of course. In keeping with that thought, Dave and Adam welcome the Boy Party podcast's co-hosts Lucien Waugh-Daly and Shane Kelly to showcase their choices for the best karaoke performances that have been represented on your screens, either via the medium of film or television. Let's see what they decide to sing their praises of... Speaking of singing praises, don...
Sep 12, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 469
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Sep 10, 2025•7 min
