I chat with Michael D Higgins, who is the President of Ireland about his Macnamh 100 seminars. We speak about the reflection and contemplation of history, and the Irish Psyche as it relates to home and housing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 269•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 268•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast The podcast is five years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2022•54 min•Ep 266•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 265•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 264•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 262•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 261•Transcript available on Metacast 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•2 hr 50 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 259•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast 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•2 hr 31 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•2 hr 42 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast 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•2 hr 30 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast