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Speaking with a professor about the evolution of plants, terraforming planets and extinction events
5 november 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
Professor Jennifer Mc Elwain joined me for a chat about Paleobotany ahead of Science week 2025 Lees meer
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Zen and the Art of repairing the Testicle Bicycle
29 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
The connection between bicycles, snails and the housing crisis Lees meer
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I've recorded a podcast every week for the past eight years and I'm taking one week off
22 oktober 2025 · 42 min
Eight year anniversary episode Lees meer
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Pleasuring myself about sycamore trees above the top of Croagh Patrick
15 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
A thesis on the Sycamore Lees meer
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In memory of Manchán Magan
8 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 43 min
Manchán Magan was an author and thinker, who was a friend and frequent guest on this podcast. Lees meer
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What pulling our pants around our ankles can tell us about structuralist theory and oral storytelling
1 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
A chance encounter with a childhood friend and his nickname leads me to ponder the nature of oral storyteling and Irish mythology Lees meer
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Catherine Connoly
24 september 2025 · 1 uur 44 min
A chat with Catherine Connoly, an indepedent politician who would like to become President of Ireland Lees meer
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Big Manky American Christian Fascists
17 september 2025 · 1 uur 42 min
The explicit relationship between the American Christian right and the rise of Neoliberal economics Lees meer
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Provisional IRA Edwardian Minotaur Sex Porn
10 september 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
A trip to an IRA ambush site leads to musings about am erotic minotaur book and fascism Lees meer
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The Woman whose name was Horse
3 september 2025 · 54 min
A phonecall episode about accepting the sufferinng of existence Lees meer
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The Old Testament and Simulation Theory
27 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 27 min
The Old Testament and Simulation Theory Lees meer
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This is another podcast about the behaviour of Starlings, but I had to make it because this is very important to me
20 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
This is another podcast about the behaviour of Starlings, but I had to make it because this is very important to me Lees meer
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Speaking to a professional storyteller about Shakespeare
13 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 48 min
Debs Newbold is an award winning theatre maker who reinterprets the works of Shakespeare through storytelling Lees meer
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The Irish tradition of burning down colonial English houses
6 augustus 2025 · 58 min
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What my Uncle who sticks coins to his forehead can tell us about Artificial Intelligence and simulation theory
30 juli 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
What my Uncle who sticks coins to his forehead can tell us about artificial intelligence and simulation theory . An exploration of the work of John Scotus Eriugena Lees meer
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Gargle on the Garibaldi Barbell you scandalous Anthonys
23 juli 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Winning awards and Autistic burnout. Lees meer
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The Mythology of Rain Smell on a hot day
16 juli 2025 · 1 uur 5 min
An in depth look at petrichor and mid summer rain Lees meer
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Closing Reflections on The Seagull Thesis
9 juli 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
A minute by minute critical analysis of the emotions I felt following a false accusation of not flushing a toilet after defecation Lees meer
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Haunt me with the Ghost of a Tree
2 juli 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
A 15th century saint who would dream about christ penetrating her heart. A 380 million year old extinction event where the plants couldn't decompose when they died Lees meer
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Frankie Boyle
25 juni 2025 · 1 uur 31 min
I chat with the legendary author and comedian Frankie Boyle in his hometown of Glasgow Lees meer
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Nazi Yoghurt Folklore
19 juni 2025 · 1 uur 32 min
A hot take about the healing soil on a priests grave and probiotic yoghurt in an 11th century vision poem Lees meer
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This weeks podcast will be a day late
18 juni 2025 · 8 min
my sincerest apologies Lees meer
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The Science of Happiness with an expert Psychologist
11 juni 2025 · 1 uur 56 min
Professor Bruce Hood is an experimental psychologist and philosopher , we chat about the science of happiness. I also speak about Autistic burnout Lees meer
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Words for Artists
4 juni 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
I answer questions this week as I prepare for my tour Lees meer
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Jeremy Corbyn
28 mei 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
I speak with independent socialist politician Jeremy Corbyn about compassionate politics Lees meer
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I thought I heard the Banshee but it was a Fox with a cough
21 mei 2025 · 59 min
The historical relationship between Banshees and the tradition of Keening Lees meer
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How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity
14 mei 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity Lees meer
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The boundaries between Protest and Art
7 mei 2025 · 55 min
The boundaries between Protest and Art Lees meer
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A 19th century volcanic eruption resulted in people training Falcons to have sex with their heads
30 april 2025 · 56 min
How a 19th century volcanic eruption caused people to train Falcons to have sex with their heads 150 years later Lees meer
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Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Seagulls are all intimately connected and flow as one in the cognitive ether
23 april 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Segulls are all intimately connected Lees meer
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What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war
16 april 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Episode 400. What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war Lees meer
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Rewilding for Biodiversity with Costa Georgiadis
8 april 2025 · 1 uur 57 min
Costa Georgiadis is a landcape architect, environmental educator and national treasure down in Australia. In Sydney, we chatted about rewilding Lees meer
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The Gut Brain Connection
2 april 2025 · 1 uur 31 min
I speak with professor Ted Dinan who is an expert on the relationship between food and mental health Lees meer
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Against Bigotry and Hatred
26 maart 2025 · 1 uur 20 min
A look at anti irish sentiment and what it can tell us about now Lees meer
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The history of unsustainable meat
19 maart 2025 · 59 min
The history of unsustainable meat Lees meer
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Why everything feels so Chaotic now
12 maart 2025 · 1 uur 26 min
Why everything feels so Chaotic now Lees meer
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The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ
5 maart 2025 · 59 min
The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ Lees meer
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The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs
26 februari 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs Lees meer
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A riveting, one hundred and twenty minute conversation with a man who lifts old stones
18 februari 2025 · 2 uur 13 min
Davidd Keoghan is a former olympic kettlebell lifter who is singlehandly reviving the ancient Irish tradition of stone lifting Lees meer
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Chaos at the Cocaine Barbershop
12 februari 2025 · 58 min
The history of artificial light and meditating in the presence of corpses Lees meer
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My Mental health plan for 2025
5 februari 2025 · 1 uur 42 min
A diverse ramble about cormorants, the cailleach and external aproval Lees meer
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In defence of licking dirt off a window
29 januari 2025 · 51 min
Trying to love my inner child by doing long division and looking out Windows. The night of the Big Wind Lees meer
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Birdshit funded the 1916 Rising, with Manchán Magan
22 januari 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
An exploration of the similarities between Irish and Indian mythology with many tangents in between, a conversation with the wonderful writer Manchán Magan Lees meer
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How I humiliated myself in a Canteen full of Accountants
15 januari 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
The autistic experience of eccentric behaviour Lees meer
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Donal Trump and managing emotions in the here and now
8 januari 2025 · 46 min
Roman mythology and American colonial expansion Lees meer
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Quantum Physics in Irish Mythology
1 januari 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Quantum Physics in Irish Mythology Lees meer
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Merry Christmas you pinpricked Vincent's
25 december 2024 · 40 min
A festive tale about a bicycle and a threesome in the Dublin airport Maldron hotel Lees meer
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New Jersey UFO's and a Medieval monastery in Offaly
18 december 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
New Jersey UFO's and a Medieval monastery in Offaly Lees meer
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Geopolitics and Spaghetti Bolognese
11 december 2024 · 1 uur
Geopolitics and Spaghetti Bolognese Lees meer
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How I navigate my mental health using Turkish arse lozenges
4 december 2024 · 1 uur 18 min
Coping with stress and burnout through emotional literacy and self compassion Lees meer
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