Episodes

• 2021

• Stereo sound and 13th century painting

  The emergence of stereo sound in 1950's music shares strange similarities with 13th Century painting. A hot take Art history and music epiosde   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  April 14, 2021

  77 min

• Lobster Purple

  The connection between Lobsters becoming fancy food and purple becoming the colour of Royalty in Ancient Greece. Hot Take Art/History episode about how society manufactures exclusivity   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  April 8, 2021

  70 min

• The return of Emma Dabiri

  I chat with academic and author Emma Dabiri about her new book "what white people can do next" From Allyship to Coalition. We speak about Racism, Anti Colonialism and Anti Capitalism   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  March 31, 2021

  76 min

• On Becoming a Person

  The Humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers, and how it helps us develop empathy for others and self-compassion   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  March 24, 2021

  58 min

• Psychobiotics

  Mental health and its relationship with the gut and food. I chat with UCC professors John Cryan and Ted Dinan about their world-leading research into psychobiotics   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  March 17, 2021

  87 min

• Tinsel Pinochet

  Developing Emotional Resilience. I speak about fear, anger, sadness, and hurt. Distinguishing avoidable pain from unavoidable pain   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  March 10, 2021

  81 min

• Basils Fart Carnival

  I speak about my experience of Irish secondary school   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  March 3, 2021

  80 min

• Fluff Trumpet

  How Superheroes in Irish folklore helped to create workers rights in America   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  February 24, 2021

  77 min

• Yellow Magic Orchestra

  Bonus episode. A special bonus episode where I speak about the influence of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra on the sound of Video game music. This particular episode is brought to you by Vodafone Broadband   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  February 22, 2021

  59 min

• Crosby Stills & Hash

  The widening gap between online and mainstream media. Mental Health during the pandemic. I answer yere questions   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  February 17, 2021

  102 min

• Adam Curtis

  I chat with legendary documentary maker Adam Curtis about his new film "can't get you out of my head" An emotional history of the modern world   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  February 9, 2021

  78 min

• Appointive Plane

  Guinness. I speak about the cultural significance of a pint of Guinness in the Irish Psyche   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  February 3, 2021

  92 min

• Double Denim Utopia

  I answer yere Questions about superstitions and mental health and I have a chat with Una Mullaly and Conner Habib about their project, Utopia Ireland   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  January 27, 2021

  82 min

• Chicken Fillet Rolls

  After many requests, here's a podcast about Chicken Fillet Rolls   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  January 20, 2021

  84 min

• Wet Kensington Tent

  How advertising has sold us a performed version of adulthood   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  January 13, 2021

  90 min

• Prix En Quicksand

  Why was Quicksand so important in Childrens Cartoons of the 80's and 90's? A hot take that places Quicksand in the dark depths of the American psyche.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  January 6, 2021

  61 min
• 2020

• Best Chestnuts

  Hot Take. The ideas that connects illegal British Army operations with Charles Manson and covert LSD research   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  December 30, 2020

  88 min

• Pummeled Duncans

  Bonus Christmas fun. I was going to take the week off, but Instead, I chat about low self esteem and the family dysfunction of enmeshment   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  December 23, 2020

  59 min

• Ríthe Chorcaí

  I speak about processing the bereavement of losing a friend and I read my short story Ríthe Chorcaí   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  December 16, 2020

  52 min

• Hozier

  To celebrate this podcast having 25 million listens. I have a chat with Irish artist Hozier. We speak about music, songwriting, folkore and divining water. Good craic   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  December 8, 2020

  112 min