Why I'm going back to Therapy
I speak about the process of psychotherapy and why I'm going back. My own tools aren't working anymore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 09, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 268
The Blindboy Podcast
Hosted by Blindboyboatclub, who is an artist and author. An eclectic podcast containing short fiction, interviews and comedy.
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Speaking to a Quantum Physicist about Quantum Computers and Irish Mythology
JC Seamus Davis is an Irish professor of quantum physics. We speak about the complex quantum world and contrast it with Irish mythology. We did this to celebrate Science Week 2022, which takes place from the 13th of November sfi.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 267
Five year podcast anniversary ramble
The podcast is five years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 266
How to cook a dinner
I speak about the emotional resonance that cooking a meal has for me. And how a stew once gave me a panic attack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 19, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 265
Irish Folklore and Environmentalism with Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary maker with an interest in Irish Folklore and Mythology. We speak about Indigenous mythology and its relationship with the environment. Manchán has a new book out "Listen to the Land Speak" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Rivers, Lakes and Data Centres in Irish Mythology
Hot take on the Mythological history of water as a conduit for wisdom and information in Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 263
A Mental health plan for when the weather is cold and the days are short and dark
A Mental health plan for when the weather is cold and the days are short and dark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 262
Analysing Class structure with Darren McGarvey
Darren McGarvey is an award-winning writer and rapper from Scotland whose work addresses social class, politics, and emotional resilience. His most recent book ¨The Social Distance Between Us" is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Speaking to an expert about Trauma
Dr Sharon Lambert is a researcher in applied psychology. We speak about trauma on an indivual level and a societal level Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 260
The First Man to smuggle Hash into Limerick
Sprawling hot takes about hash smuggling and the complexity of human emotions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Foolscap, Dunce Cap and Dogs
Rambling hot take. I explore the connections between paper and public shaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 258
What made things so difficult for Irish millenials?
I explore the symbolic death of the Celtic Tiger which culminated in a marsupial being given drugs in a dublin nightclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 24, 2022•52 min•Ep. 257
Landlords, Medieval Snails and Nightclubs
Landlords Medieval Snails and Nightclubs. I answer yere questions about these things Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Scroobius Pip
I chat with the artist, actor and podcaster Scroobius Pip about music, neurodiversity and the joys of trying and failing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 255
How Wu Tang Clan and Margaret Thatcher created the modern Ice Cream Cone
Boiling hot take food podcast. How Wu Tang Clan and Margaret Thatcher created the contemporary Ice Cream Cone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 03, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 254
The Quantum bones of St Rosalia, floating in the artists shit
Art History podcast. A quantum theory reading of a 17th-century holy relic and an artist who canned their own feces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2022•52 min
Addiction and Prison with The Two Norries
I speak about addiction and the prison system with The Two Norries. James and Timmy have both been through addiction and prison, they are now working in addiction services, to assist others in recovery. James is a PHD student in Criminology. Together they both host the Two Norries podcast, an honest and compassionate podcast, which is trauma-informed and focussed on harm reduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 252
A post lockdown mental health plan
It's been more than six months since the lockdown ended. I explore and discuss feelings of hypervigilance and loss of self identity. Also, the plan and techniques I'm using to heal and strengthen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 251
How a Spanish fisherman lead the CIA to conclude that reality is a Hologram
In 1966 the US military lost an unexploded nuclear bomb in a Spanish fishing village, this incident set off a chain of incredibly bizarre decades long covert research into the nature of reality itself, which has now been declassified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 250
Teenage Margaret Thatcher Turtles
How the policies of Margaret Thatcher shaped how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was written and animated. A extract a boiling hot take through critique of the franchise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 249
Speaking to a Cyberpsychologist about the psychology of online behaviour
Dr.Nicola Fox Hamilton is a cyberpsychologist. We chat about what social media is doing to our minds and behavior. Can it make us more hostile? What is the science behind internet trolls? Is social media addictive? And how will VR impact our brains? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 248
CIA involvement in 20th century literature
Art has been appropriated for military purposes throughout the 20th century. Camouflage was inspired by Cubism, Abstract art was used as anti-soviet propaganda and In the 1950's the CIA covertly funded literary magazines to service US Imperialism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 247
Swingers Saunas and American cows eating Skittles
A relaxing hot take about Swingers Saunas and American Cows who are force-fed Skittles. Also some mental health chats about anxiety and anger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 08, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 246
The Linear understanding of Time in European Art
Art hot takes from a covid fever dream. Western culture historically understands time to be linear, fixed, and unmovable. I explore the ways this impacted European portrait painting and how West African art changed it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Louise McSharry
I chat with Louise McSharry who is an experienced radio presenter and broadcaster and now hosts her own podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 244
The Myth of the Valley of Madness
Irish Mythology Podcast. For 2000 years, stories have been told that the Slieve Mish Mountains of Kerry can cure mental illness in those who visit. I explore the stories and tales from this area and the recent scientific studies that might explain why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 243
The Testicular Musk of a Debs Pants Gusset
I interrogate the semiotics of other people's sweat on rented tuxedos and suits. Also, I speak about a short technique to increase your creativity, which anybody can use. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2022•57 min•Ep. 242
The strange English dystopian Sci Fi Novel about Ireland
Ossians Ride is an unintentionally hilarious paranoid English novel written in 1959 about a futuristic Ireland that can obtain nuclear weapons from Turf. I pick it apart and contrast it with other Dystopian fiction. Long Hot Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 04, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Sports psychology with Keith Earls and Dr Declan Aherne
I chat with Munster and Ireland Rugby player, and psychologist Dr.Declan Aherne about managing mental health within Sports. The similarities between art and sport, We also speak about the human condition in general Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 240
The Anatomy of an Irish Wedding
I speak about hidden codes that determine who sits where at an Irish Wedding. Also I answer questions about music, art and adults who must move back in with their parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 239
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