The Mad Thinker Podcast

I chat with the legendary author and comedian Frankie Boyle in his hometown of Glasgow Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A hot take about the healing soil on a priests grave and probiotic yoghurt in an 11th century vision poem Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

my sincerest apologies  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Professor Bruce Hood is an experimental psychologist and philosopher , we chat about the science of happiness. I also speak about Autistic burnout Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I answer questions this week as I prepare for my tour Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak with independent socialist politician Jeremy Corbyn about compassionate politics  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The historical relationship between Banshees and the tradition of Keening  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The boundaries between Protest and Art  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

How a 19th century volcanic eruption caused people to train Falcons to have sex with their heads 150 years later  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Segulls are all intimately connected  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Episode 400. What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Costa Georgiadis is a landcape architect, environmental educator and national treasure down in Australia. In Sydney, we chatted about rewilding Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak with professor Ted Dinan who is an expert on the relationship between food and mental health  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A look at anti irish sentiment and what it can tell us about now  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The history of unsustainable meat  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Why everything feels so Chaotic now  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Davidd Keoghan is a former olympic kettlebell lifter who is singlehandly reviving the ancient Irish tradition of stone lifting Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The history of artificial light and meditating in the presence of corpses  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A diverse ramble about cormorants, the cailleach and external aproval Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Trying to love my inner child by doing long division and looking out Windows. The night of the Big Wind Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

An exploration of the similarities between Irish and Indian mythology with many tangents in between, a conversation with the wonderful writer Manchán Magan Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The autistic experience of eccentric behaviour  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .