To celebrate International Women's Day 2018, music editor Andrea Cleary hosts a special episode of the HeadStuff Podcast. Andrea chats feminism, pop music, and the Irish music scene with some of the journalists, musicians, DJ's and critics making a positive impact on the Irish music industry right now. Guests include Emma Langford, Maija Sofia, Claire Beck, Zara Hedderman and Louise Bruton. Featured Songs: Closed Book by Emma Langford and Flowers by Maija Sofia Subscribe to The HeadStuff Podcast...
Mar 08, 2018•2 hr 5 min
PJ comes up with a revolutionary way to hide an embarrassing situation in science class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2018•59 sec
On this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we welcome Niall McCann, writer and director of the new documentary Lost in France. I’m joined in studio by HeadStuff Film Editor Peter Morris to chat with Niall McCann. His documentary Lost in France is wonderful, so we talk about that, but we also delve deep into subjects […] La entrada 43. Niall McCann | Writer, Director, Documentarian se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 02, 2017•1 hr 11 min
I know, I know, we’ve been neglecting you, and we’re still undecided as to the overall direction of this podcast, but we just had to make an episode for Oscars 2017, so here we are. If you listened to our InHouse Oscar podcast from last year you’ll know that these roundtable affairs are booze-fuelled, fun […] La entrada InHouse #6 | Oscars 2017 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2017•2 hr 3 min
I first became aware of Barry Crimmins when he appeared on the WTF! with Marc Maron podcast, his story was also on another podcast I listen to, which I can’t remember right now. He talked about being raped and abused as a child, and about challenging AOL to stop allowing online paedophilia in their chatrooms. […] La entrada 42. Barry Crimmins se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Yes, that Saul Williams. And yes, I can barely contain myself. Saul Williams is thusly described on Wikipedia: Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 film […] La entrada 41. Saul Williams + Lingo se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2016•1 hr 52 min
I was absolutely thrilled to talk to uber-talented DJ, musician, producer, all-round-sound-head, Kormac. I have been a big fan of Kormac for well over a decade. I was charged with organising the Graduation Party for my year in college, and when it came to booking a DJ, I booked Kormac – which I have no […] La entrada 40. DJ Kormac se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Aine Cahill drops into HPN studio this week to talk about lots of things. It eventually ends with puke in a pint glass but there’s a journey before all that. We talk about growing up in Cavan, how she got into music (and out of sport), about how she writes songs, who she has done […] La entrada 39. Aine Cahill se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2016•52 min
Richie O’Donnell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His previous documentary, The Pipe was released to great acclaim and has now been followed by ‘Atlantic’. The latest documentary is ambitious in scope with Ireland, Newfoundland and Norway as the locations and with an interactive website and social media campaign behind it. We talk about how he […] La entrada 38. Richie O’Donnell (Atlantic) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 27, 2016•52 min
On this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we’re basically trying to figure out if any of the candidates in the US Election will be able to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I’m joined by Gordon and Paul who host their own podcast called Those Conspiracy Guys. They bring some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the candidates, and […] La entrada MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN? – InHouse #5 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2016•2 hr 4 min
We have the wonderful Wyvern Lingo on the podcast this week. They first came to prominence by their association with Hozier, supporting him on his tour and doing backing vocals with his band (Karen also sings on the hauntingly beautiful duet ‘In A Week‘). Since then they’ve released two EPs, done loads of headline shows […] La entrada 36. Wyvern Lingo se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Kevin Barry is one of my favourite writers, so I was suitably excited about this episode. Meet your heroes, that’s what I say. He’s a lovely, brilliant and funny man and I genuinely would have happily sat talking to him for many more hours. If you’re not aware of Kevin Barry, he’s one of Ireland’s […] La entrada 35. Kevin Barry se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2016•1 hr 24 min
We sit down with John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series of crime thrillers, and the wonderful The Book of Lost Things. Dave Hanratty, HeadStuff music editor, is on co-host duties. John Connolly episode: This conversation does begin with curtains, and I don’t mean that it has a grand opening like a theatre show, […] La entrada 34. John Connolly se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2016•1 hr 29 min
We had some trouble this week! Conor, who produces and engineers The HeadStuff Podcast had his van broken into. And then, after a day, it got broken into again! On both of those days we had planned a recording session. Poor aul Conor was a broken man, so we did what we could. Some of […] La entrada Oscars 2016 – InHouse #4 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 25, 2016•2 hr 28 min
Stephen Fingleton and Martin McCann team up for the ‘masterful’, ‘captivating’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘powerful’, ‘Mad Max-in-the-countryside’, BAFTA-nominated film that is The Survivalist. Stephen Fingleton is an award-winning writer/director from Derry. His previous work includes Insulin, Magpie, SLR and Shirin. Martin McCann is an award-winning actor from Belfast. His previous work includes the Stephen Spielberg/Tom Hanks produced The Pacific, Clash of the […] La entrada 32. Stephen Fingleton and Mar...
Feb 15, 2016•49 min
Michael Kinirons is an Irish filmmaker whose short films, (Lowland Fell, I Can’t See You Anymore) have been selected for loads of international film festivals and won international awards. He co-wrote Strangerland with Fiona Seres which stars Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Joseph Fiennes. Set in a middle-of-nowhere Australian town, Strangerland is about a family finds their dull […] La entrada 31. Michael Kinirons (Strangerland) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices....
Feb 11, 2016•45 min
Rick O’Shea joins us on The HeadStuff Podcast to speak to us at length about his sexy voice, and how he has won awards for it. It’s very important that we understand that he has won awards for having a sexy voice. After we applaud him on his sexy voice, we talk about his comedy […] La entrada 30. Rick O’Shea se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2016•55 min
Roslyn Fuller joins Conor and I on this week’s episode, and we have Jonathan Victory on co-hosting duties. Roslyn Fuller is a columnist, lecturer in democracy and international law, author of the book Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed its Meaning and Lost its Purpose, and she’s currently running in the 2016 General Election in the […] La entrada 29. Roslyn Fuller (Do We Have Democracy?) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 26, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Tommy Pallotta is an American film director and producer who has produced films like A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life and directed films such as American Prince and, his latest, The Last Hijack. We sat down to talk to him in the IFI, and the resulting podcast reveals a clever, laid-back and honest man. To be […] La entrada 28. Tommy Pallotta se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2016•46 min
In this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we have a little bit of trouble explaining what Timi Ogunyemi does. Timi even struggles himself. The reason we know him and love him is because he’s a fascinating person, he’s a popular blogger and Twitter guy, he’s incredibly warm, sound, cool, stylish and funny. Dave Hanratty, our […] La entrada 27. Timi Ogunyemi se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 14, 2016•55 min
Please Subscribe to The HeadStuff Podcast by clicking your favourite coloured box there at the side –> Gearoid Farrelly is one of Ireland’s best comedians and he also hosts a wonderful podcast called Fascinated. And we’re delighted to announce that Fascinated will now be hosted on HeadStuff.org on our shiny new podcast network, which we’re […] La entrada Ep. 26 | Gearoid Farrelly se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2016•1 hr 8 min
It’s the end of the year, in fact it’s the very last HeadStuff Podcast of the year, so we decided to talk about the year in movies. 2015 was a good year for movies, so we talk about what the best films are, which films made the most money, the flops, the worst movies of […] La entrada 2015 Movie Round Up – InHouse #3 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2015•2 hr 20 min
Conor and I are joined on the second InHouse episode of The HeadStuff Podcast by Dave Hanratty (HeadStuff Music Editor); Louise Bruton (HeadStuff, Irish Times); Colm O’Regan (Hotpress); and Dean Van Nguyen (Pitchfork, NME). We talk, in no uncertain terms, about Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Beck, U2, The Corrs, Hozier, Sam Smith, Prince, Girl Band, […] La entrada 2015 Music Round Up – InHouse #2 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2015•1 hr 47 min
In part 2 of the live HeadStuff Podcast, Kevin McGahern and Andrea Farrell talk about how supportive their parents are, gender equality, abortion and the obviousness of the need to repeal the 8th. We play a terrible gameshow type thing which features, word association, “finish the Google suggestion” and a 2 minute story by each […] La entrada 23. Live Podcast with Kevin McGahern and Andrea Farrell (Pt. 2) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Nov 26, 2015•1 hr 14 min
The first live HeadStuff Podcast with comedian and host of RTE’s Republic of Telly, Kevin McGahern, and comedian Andrea Farrell (also oft-spotted on Republic of Telly) was recorded in Sober Lane D4. Kevin and Andrea do a reading of the finalists of The Lacomic Cup, and Kevin, who judged the final, announces the winner of […] La entrada Live Podcast with Kevin McGahern and Andrea Farrell (Pt. 1) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2015•57 min
Mars One bad boy Joseph Roche joins us on The HeadStuff Podcast to run his mouth about all things sciencey in typical bad boy fashion. We talk about Irish Nobel Prizes, Mars, the Carl Sagan/Brian Cox Effect, Barack Obama, science education and communication, the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, and just loads of cool stuff. We […] La entrada Episode 21 – Joseph Roche se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 09, 2015•1 hr 23 min
Le Galaxie are a Dublin based, electronic, synth pop band. They are great. Mick Pope, the beardy front man sat down to talk to us on The HeadStuff Podcast. Mick Pope is very interested in movies, so we ended up talking a lot about movies. We talked about Spectre, and other Bond films, The Martian, […] La entrada Episode 20 – Le Galaxie se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 02, 2015•1 hr 18 min
Tara Flynn is an absolute legend who appears to be a fan of HeadStuff, which is just very tremendously cool. She joined us on the podcast, but she also wrote this properly excellent article for us. An apology about the first minute or two of the interview, Alan’s mic wasn’t working, but you can hear Tara […] La entrada Episode 19 – Tara Flynn se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Arthur Mathews, legendary writer of Fr. Ted, Toast of London and Big Train, as well as many other great things, is our very special guest on The HeadStuff Podcast. We talk to him about all sorts of things including Mad Men; working with Graham Linehan, Pat Shortt, John Hamm and Matt Berry; comedy, writing and […] La entrada Episode 18 – Arthur Mathews se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2015•1 hr 21 min
Ken Early, the flame-haired flame-thrower of truth, sat down for an old chin wag on The HeadStuff Podcast, and, unsurprisingly we ended up talking about sport a lot. I like talking about sport, and Ken Early is my favourite voice in sport journalism, so, logically, it was fun. We also talk about literature, and how […] La entrada Episode 17 – Ken Early se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2015•1 hr 4 min
