Mahon McCann

Paddy Gibson is an Irish actor known for his roles in The Tudors, The Passing Bells, and The OA, winning the 'Rising Star Award' at the 2017 IFTAs. In this podcast, you can expect to learn about how actors overcome fear, what you can learn from evil characters, Paddy's hilarious experience narrating Ulysses, flow states, how his parents helped him as a child actor, the Metaverse, NFTs and much mor...

Mairtín McCann (my Da), is a 5th Dan black belt in Bujinkan Ninjitsu, amongst other arts and an award-winning screenwriter, focusing on Irish culture and history. In this podcast, we talk about the link between ancient ninjutsu and Irish Celtic warriors, my Da's history in martial arts and visiting Japan, the difference between a warrior and a martial artist, Miyamoto Mushashi and becoming a lifel...

Honoured this week to have @donaldrobertson on the podcast talking about cognitive behavioural therapy and stoicism. Donald is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist, author, and trainer. He has written six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including the best-selling' Stoicism and The Art of Happiness and 'How To Think Like A Roman Emperor'. In this podcast, I take the opportunity to learn a...

This week I've got another chat with Mr @philiphalton discussing stoicism and ancient philosophy for the modern mind. In this podcast, we discuss the stoic philosophy, Roman history, mental health, culture, controlling emotions, facing adversity, toxic masculinity (and why I don't like that term), religion, and how the lives of these ancient men can shape our future. You can expect to learn some o...

This week following on from her super popular article 'Quitting drinking at 22' I had an amazing chat with @hannahmcgylnn about the four years off alcohol and drinking culture in Dublin and Ireland. In this podcast, we discuss what Hannah has learned on her journey, the benefits of cutting out the sauce, Irish session culture, making space in your life for creativity, and lots of silly stories fro...

Jimmy McAleavey is a Belfast playwright, author, and sometimes screenwriter who is also a lecturer in creative writing at Queens University and an associate playwright of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. In this podcast, we talk about Jimmy's career, the troubles, plays versus television, empathising with characters, why loyalism might have some hidden virtues, are human beings are really top of the foo...

An interview with Mr. James Carter, Abstract artist, psychedelic voyager, boulder-er, Berlin local, and close friend, following the launch of his new website at : www.jamescarterartist.com . In this podcast, we talk about the hidden rules and responsibilities of creativity, artistic anxieties, the highs and lows of the session, being a bold boy in school, mental health, entrepreneurship, growing u...

New podcast today which is also the first interview podcast I've EVER Done! With the uber-talented @philihalton, Editor in chief of @goblinmagazine, skateboarder, entrepreneur, boat maker, writer, and more, following on from his smashing article 'Blessed with a Curse'.In the podcast, we talk about mental health, social media, skateboarding, entrepreneurship, hating school, growing up, being discip...