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The Swap Meet Podcast

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Two guys who are old enough to know better swap books/albums/films with each other at the start of the week, then reconvene a few days later to judge the work of people far more talented than they.
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Episodes

Episode 14: Supersonic

The lads discuss Oasis doc 'Supersonic' and dispense conflicting advice to their teenage selves.

Oct 24, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 3Ep. 14

Episode 12: My Blue Heaven

The lads chat about Nora Ephron-scripted mob comedy My Blue Heaven!

Sep 23, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 12

Episode 9: Voyeur

The lads discuss 2017 documentary 'Voyeur' as well as reality TV, the dustier corners of Lou Reeds documentary and the wooing qualities of literary science fiction!

Aug 08, 20211 hr 14 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Episode 6: The Rutles

The chaps discuss Neil Innes' and Eric Idle's beloved mid-70's Beatles pastiche The Rutles!

Jun 19, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Episode 5: What's New Pussycat?

The lads talk Eurovision, Bob Dylan's slapstick comedy career and of-its-time mid-60's stinker 'What's New Pussycat'!

May 30, 20211 hr 19 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Episode 4: Guided By Voices

The lads discuss lo-fi rock gods Guided By Voices (to an extent) as well as Peter O'Toole, 90's nostalgia and the current cultural absence of genuine oddballs!

May 22, 20211 hr 22 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Episode 2: 002 Dolemite Is My Name

The lads discuss Eddie Murphy comeback 'Dolemite Is My Name' and reckon with the futility of talking about thing on the internet.

Apr 14, 20211 hr 17 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Episode 1: 001 The Rebootening Pt.2

The lads have survived 2020 and are back - this time on Zoom and sober as judges! Hear them blow the dust off this dynamic of theirs and contemplate the place of Swap Meet in the new normal.

Mar 27, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Bachelors Walk

First pod of 2019! The lads talk about semi-forgotten early-noughties RTE sitcom Bachelors Walk, because of course they do!

Feb 02, 20192 hr 19 min

Blood Simple-Buster Scruggs

It's a Coen Christmas everybody! The lads are back, talking the first and last of the Coen catalogue, while doing their best to get into the festive spirit!

Dec 23, 20183 hr 2 min

Evita/Backbeat

New episode! A conversation about a Madonna musical from the 90's creates tension in the room, and a small school of Actors What Look Like Beatles is unearthed!

Nov 27, 20189 min

Ex Machina-Laura Marling's 'Semper Femina'

New episode! How do bombs work in space? Are all Star Wars films a bit shit? Is Billy Joel ever in a good mood? Did the bloke playing Freddie Mercury's teeth have to be SO big?

Nov 05, 20182 hr 20 min

Mindhorn-Disenchantment

This week, the lads are talking 80's-loving crime-comedy 'Mindhorn' and Matt Groening's new Netflix show 'Disenchantment'! Also, Danny has had it up to here with the 80's, while Niall draws comparisons between Kirsty MacColl and Desperate Dan!

Sep 16, 20182 hr 13 min

The Velvet Underground

Drugs! Orgies! Maple Syrup! This episode, the lads sit down and talk about and around the original New York art-rock weirdos - The Velvet Underground.

Sep 02, 20182 hr 24 min

Norm MacDonald's 'Ridiculous'-Hannah Gadsby's 'Nannette'

The new episode of the Swap Meet Podcast has just dropped like a slippery dinner plate! This week Danny accurately describes Ryan Adams as an upright baby in man's clothes, and Niall reveals a hitherto unspoken affection for Lisa Tarbuck!

Jul 25, 20182 hr 25 min

Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino-Superfly

The lads are back after the break they took to watch the World Cup!... Hardly. This week Danny puts the Comedy Jerrys in their place, while Niall recounts his childhood fears of shoe tax!

Jul 17, 20182 hr 22 min

'The Score' by The Fugees - Dr. Katz

This week Danny recounts a life-altering choice between Prince and Freddy Mercury while Niall discovers some holes in his pop-culture knowledge of 1996. Also, both lads are twenty years late for the Lauryn Hill train, but better late than never!

Jun 23, 20182 hr 19 min

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/REM's Murmur

Hey hey folks! Continuing our completely random schedule, here's the latest ep! This week the lads are talking lightweight 80s comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and monsters of rock REM's debut album Murmur. Also, in the middle of all this, they violently disagree about the future development of the internet, with Niall characteristically deciding to hate fun and Danny endorsing an anarchic free-for-all barely worthy of the name society. Have a listen!

Jun 12, 20182 hr 19 min

The Big Sleep/ Angel Heart

Hey hey folks! Back again this week talking confusing 40s noir detective classic The Big Sleep and 80s (but not so you'd notice it) horror classic Angel Heart. Also, Danny expounds on the difficulty of producing rock opera, while the lads finally come to the decision that maybe Bill Cosby was a somewhat hypocritical man. Not to burst any bubbles.

Jun 03, 20182 hr 16 min

Drag Me To Hell

This week the lads dismantle the legacies of Sam Raimi and Keith Richards, as well as tackling the thorniest political issue facing us at the moment - sausage blanching.

May 26, 20182 hr 20 min

Beggar's Banquet/Leon

Hey folks! The lads are back again, this time to chat about seminal Rolling Stones album Beggar's Banquet and seminal 90s thriller Leon. Also, Niall discusses the origin of his obsessive hatred of Gary Barlow, and Danny confesses his undying hatred of Gary Lightbody. The ep's heavy on Gary-hatred this week. Sorry about that, Garys. Just because these two eejits hate you doesn't mean you're not worthy of respect and deserving of happiness. Chin up, lads.

May 18, 20182 hr 10 min

Resistance is Futile/ Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets

Danny's back from his gallivant this week, folks, and Niall's still where he left him. So here's a new episode of the ever-funky Swap! Meet! Podcast! Well, maybe not ever-funky. But often, we do put out episodes. You have to give us that. Anyway! This week the lads are talking anthemic new Manic Street Preachers album Resistance is Futile and whimsical sci-fi caper Valerian. How would you rather spend your bank holiday weekend? Having fun with friends and family? Yeah right. We can see through y...

May 06, 20182 hr 6 min

Special Guest - Neil O'Connor

Danny and Niall are on opposite coasts this week, so Danny chats to Galway singer-songwriter Neil 'Connor about his upcoming album 'High To Low'!

Apr 29, 20181 hr 17 min
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