I chat with twice Booker nominated internationally acclaimed writer Donal Ryan about creativity and being a Metaller

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Bonus episode about impact of the atomic age on food 

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The History of Whales who wear dead salmon as hats 

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My Mental Health Plan for the first days of April 

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A short story about Love and Greyhounds

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A Psychosexual history of Digestive biscuits and their use as instruments of Physical Force Republicanism 

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Dr Michel Dugon and Dr JP Dunbar are experts in venomous creatures. Michel runs the Venom lab in the University of Galway, where he researches the effects of venom and its potential medical applications

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A meandering story which celebrates the practice of telling fibs and tall tales 

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Lamping Rabbits, tongues cut from a foxes mouth, battery acid melting shirts from shoulders

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A short story about being an autistic child 

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Valentines cards come from the Pagan ritual of slapping bare arses with the hide of a skinned dog 

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Carl Chinn is a historian who focuses on the history of Birmigham. We had a tremendous chat

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The History of Supernatural Sex wardobes and Spanking cults in Donegal 

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I explore the connections between Robbie Williams hair wax, botox and bog bodies 

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I read my short story, The Poitín Maker and discuss the connection between the Eifel tower, Paul Cezzane, Dr.Dre and Ernest Hemingway

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Professor Aoife Mclysaght is a geneticist. We chat about all things genetics and evolution 

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How to examine your emotions by first practicing on an orange

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I speak about the Greek Myth of King Midas through the lens of Humanistic Psychology

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The story of why I'm not getting a bicycle for Christmas

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I discuss themes of masculinity within the myth of Cú Chulainn, and I read my short story "I'll give you Barcelona"

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I chat with legendary songwriter and musician Johnny Marr 

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The history of serving chips in miniature shopping trolleys 

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A podcast about why there's no podcast this week 

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Professor Yvonne Buckley is the Professor of Zoology at Trinity College Dublin. She is Co-Chair of the All Island Climate and Biodiversity Research.We sat down for Science week 2023 to chat about biodiversity. Check out sfi.ie for info about science week 2023

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I read a new short story from my book Topographia Hibernica 

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I return to Yurty Aherne's couch. I also speak about the intertwining histories of Ireland and Palestine

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I chat with legendary author and activist Naomi Klein about conspiracy theories and what they say about the current state of our world.

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I answer yere questions

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Patrick McCabe is a twice Booker prize nominated Irish novelist, known for 'The Butcher Boy' and 'Breakfast on Pluto', His unique style merges dark comedy and profound emotion, capturing the complexities of Irish rural life and personal identity in modern times. In this podcast we chat about writing, failure and creativity

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Irish Mythology and Simulation Theory 

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A look at Greek mythology through the lens of humility and emotional intelligence 

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The Colonial history of Pumpkin Spice Lattes 

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how my father driving to cork in his underpants lead me to view Greek creation Myths through simulation theory

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The historic roots of Irish Celtic Tiger Bootcut Jeans in the 14th century West African textile industry

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Dr. Katriona O Sullivan is a psychologist whose work centers around the impact of poverty on a person's development. She works towards improving access to education for marginalized people. Her memoir "Poor" charts her journey as a child who grew up in extreme poverty to eventually studying in Trinity college

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The History of Brown Sauce and Door Handles 

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A recent study found that 65% of Irish adults aged 25 to 35 live with their parents. I explore the impact of that on emotional wellbeing and identity

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Manchán Magan is a writer, documentary maker and folklorist. We speak about the relationship between Irish mythology and rewilding forests, as well as similarities between Irish Mythology and Aboriginal Australian Mythology

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How the deregulation of children's advertising in the 1980s conditioned millennials to have a positive emotional response to Mattel toys which temporarily soothes the anxiety of not feeling like a real adult.

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Collie Ennis is a research associate at the Department of Zoology at Trinity college. We speak about biodiversity, insects, building ponds and becoming active in helping local biodiversity

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A ramble about art and the process of podcasting and writing

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Why birdshit is responsible for the world having a population of 8 billion

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Satanic Ritual Murder, Charles Manson, Balloons and the FBI 

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I investigate why 19th Irish immigrants to the America fetishised sparkling water and how it relates to early pagan traditions 

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David Keohan is using folklore to rediscover the lost Irish tradition of Stone Lifting. An ancient practice that incorporated tests of strength and training

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An incident with Yorkshire Puddings in the frozen aisle leads me to unravel the colonial history at the heart of Fish Fingers

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Kimberley Wilson is a chartered psychologist with a special focus on nutrition and whole body mental health

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A hot take about the folklore of prohibition. Update on napper tandy the cat . Speaking about self esteem

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The History of Carrot Cake. Russell Crowe visited me in a dream. Mindfulness meditation 

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An Essay about the Inside of a Tennis Ball 

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Mental Health podcast. Exploring the condition of adulthood using cognitive psychology and transactional analysis

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Devin Townsend is an artist who works in the genre of Heavy Metal. He has been active since the 1980s. Playing with Steve Vai, forming Strapping Young Lad and the Devin Townsend project. He explores comedy, mental health, ambient and even opera to create highly experimental music. His contribution changed the sound of Metal.

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Part 1. I speak about about my NY Times interview and why I wear a bag on my head. Part 2 I chat with Dr. Sharon Lambert about the Citizens assembly on Drugs where Sharon was an invited participant. Drugs legislation in Ireland and what needs to change in guidance with safety and evidence

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An update on my cat Napper Tandy after the loss of her brother. Also, some instructions on How to write short fiction.

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My Cat Silken Thomas has died. I reflect on his life and death via Pagan ritual, Jesus Christ, and Existential psychology

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The role of Art in the Housing crisis 

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An anticolonial argument which explores the connections between our emotional well-being, mythology and biodiversity

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A hot take about a James Joyce short short story via the Impressionist painters. And the post-lockdown mental health crisis  

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What can 5000-year-old abstract art and magic mushrooms tell us about St.Patricks Shamrock?

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I contrast Irish mythology with Islamic Folklore from the same era 

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A travel podcast about the importance of Assertiveness and listening to your inner voice

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I speak with the writer Michael Harding about leaving the priesthood and becoming a Buddhist for 17 years

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I answer listener questions

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I speak about growing old, accidentally dressing as Eminem and then finding a painting that depicts the beginning of global warming

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I speak about the pagan goddess Brigid and the Christian Saint Brigid

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How an extinct victorian plastic that came from trees fuelled the evils of British colonisation 

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An essay on the world and philosophy of The Last Of Us game, ahead of the TV series

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Sophia Smith Galer is a multi-award-winning journalist, author and TikTok creator. She is a Senior News Reporter for VICE World News, a Visiting Fellow at Brown University. We speak about her book, losing it, sex education for the 21st century

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How the discovery of a horses skull under a floorboard led to an insight into Irish music

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The pressure of a new year, and creating resolutions can bring up feelings of shame. I speak about how I address shame through self-compassion

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PJ Gallagher is a comedian and broadcaster, and we had a gorgeous chat

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A festive Christmas episode 

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Food History podcast. How Baileys Irish Cream is rooted in an 18th Century Satanic Sex Cult 

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Analysing a 9th century Irish poem about a white cat .

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A reading of Elf on the Shelf as a tool of surveillance capitalism via Benthams Panopticon

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I chat with social policy lecturer Rory Hearne about the Raise The Roof housing protest and the movement towards change in Irelands housing climate

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How the purchase of Belgian underpants lead me to explore my shame around crying. The story of a scientist who put underpants on 75 rats and why St.Augustine removed boners from the Garden of Eden.

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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

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I speak about the process of psychotherapy and why I'm going back. My own tools aren't working anymore

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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

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The podcast is five years old. 

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I speak about the emotional resonance that cooking a meal has for me. And how a stew once gave me a panic attack 

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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"

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Hot take on the Mythological history of water as a conduit for wisdom and information in Ireland

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A Mental health plan for when the weather is cold and the days are short and dark

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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.  

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Dr Sharon Lambert is a researcher in applied psychology. We speak about trauma on an indivual level and a societal level 

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Sprawling hot takes about hash smuggling and the complexity of human emotions 

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Rambling hot take. I explore the connections between paper and public shaming 

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I explore the symbolic death of the Celtic Tiger which culminated in a marsupial being given drugs in a dublin nightclub

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Landlords Medieval Snails and Nightclubs. I answer yere questions about these things 

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I chat with the artist, actor and podcaster Scroobius Pip about music, neurodiversity and the joys of trying and failing 

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Boiling hot take food podcast. How Wu Tang Clan and Margaret Thatcher created the contemporary Ice Cream Cone.

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Art History podcast. A quantum theory reading of a 17th-century holy relic and an artist who canned their own feces

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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

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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  

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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

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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

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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?

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