Meet/Cute

Burlesque dancer Lavendelle met her husband in the basement of a fraternity when she was 17 – but before that, she'd had many a romantic meet/cute moment, as well as many a not-so-romantic back-of-the-cinema makeout session. ** You can follow Lavendelle on Instagram and TikTok @lavendelleburlesque. My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in mos...

My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK. I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms.  Check out my writing on Substack . Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Mus...

Social media foodie, influencer, bar owner and theater kid Stephanie Bonner joins me on Meet/Cute to talk leaving home at 18 for the bright lights of the Big Apple, dating in NYC, falling in love with her husband and deciding to give up the glitz for life in Fort Wayne. Follow her on Instagram @sbonbon and catch drag brunch in The Green Frog in Fort Wayne on Saturdays at 1pm. My book, This is Not...

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, please contact Women's Aid ( Ireland or UK ), or the AWAIC (US). You can follow @fortwaynefoodslut on Instagram , check out her website or listen to her podcast . My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK. I co-host another podcast, Not Wi...

In this episode of Meet/Cute, virtual assistant Hannah Wofford is in the hot seat to talk about almost appearing on MTV's Catfish, being the one who prepares men for The One, and meeting her husband at the age of 19 (and marrying him at the age of 21). My book, This is Not About You , is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK. I co-h...

Sophie White met her husband way too young – or so she says, meaning she missed out on the "fun" (? questionable) of Tinder, Bumble and Hinge. But she likes him a lot, so it's probably okay. (But she'd still like a little hall pass and thinks all bisexuals should get one.) Follow Sophie on Instagram @sophwhitewhoop or check out her full bibliography on her website, here . You can listen to The Cre...

New York Times bestselling author Ashley C. Ford knows a lot about love, thanks to her husband, who taught her that love isn't a competition; her upbringing, which showed her the ways she didn't want to be loved; and the work she's been able to do on herself, which allowed her to believe she's worthy of that love to begin with. Somebody's Daughter , Ashley's memoir, is available now wherever books...

Hello and welcome to Meet/Cute, a podcast about getting together, breaking up, and everything in between.  I’m your host, Rosemary Mac Cabe, and I’m here to ask the big questions. What brings two people together? And what tears them apart? In other words: tell. Me. Everything. This is a podcast for romantics; a podcast for lovers; a podcast for anthropologists but, above all else, a podcast f...

Listen to Not Without My Sister, my OTHER podcast, wherever you're listening to this – or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3YoMClQm0lLsjBULXgTjTB?si=WjcLvI5sRwWoP_TFrDsH0A You can follow Chuy "JR" Harris on Instagram or on Twitter @cochinochuy The episode of How to be Sound that brought us together is the episode where I interviewed Session Moth Martina about indie wrestling – listen to...

The illustration Charlot Kristensen created for the recent cover of The Irish Times ' Saturday Magazine which focused on being black and Irish will surely go down in history as one of the most iconic Irish images of 2020. We sat down in our respective homes (#stayhome, y'all) to chat about how this commission came about, working as an artist in Ireland and her upcoming graphic novel, What We Don't...

Thank you for listening to Episode 1 of Not Without My Sister, which we have tentatively titled, 'Not Without Our... Mother?' This episode is dedicated to, and focuses on, our Mother, who, for all of her Irish Mammyisms, has her own individual quirks and foibles which make her – we think – just interesting enough to dedicate an hour-long podcast episode to. We hope you enjoy it :) If you have any...

Alison Curtis is one of the most recognisable voices on Irish radio, presenting Today FM's Weekend Breakfast show every Saturday and Sunday morning from 8-11am. She sat down to talk about emigrating from Canada, immigrant assimilation and the radio gender gap. Follow Alison on Twitter here and on Instagram here . *** If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND re...

Julie Mc Loughlin and her husband Owen left steady, full-time jobs to set up their own business after a spot of creative DIY piqued the interest of friends, family and, well, everyone who heard about their off-kilter wedding invitations. I sat down with Julie to talk about the business of business, creativity and conceptualisation, working from home and how Jando got off the ground. This episode w...

Limerick-based singer-songwriter Emma Langford sits down to talk about touring in Germany, producing an album with three months' notice, the importance of using your voice – and platform – to further the causes you believe in, and whether or not she's ever just thought about writing a rubbish pop song to rake in the €€€. Follow Emma on Twitter and Instagram – and check out her new single, Sowing A...

Dublin fashion designer Claire Garvey had a week to design two outfits for Eimear Noone, the first female conductor ever to conduct the orchestra at the Academy Awards – but she didn't let that get in her way! (See the result on Claire's Instagram .) We sit down to talk fashion design, the Irish arts scene, surviving through a recession and how relying on trends will never be an issue for her. Fol...

You can follow Colette on Twitter @RedHareColette and listen to her podcasts, Science Drops, and The Critter Shed, anywhere you get podcasts. Colette is a fellow member of The Warren, Ireland's newest podcasting network. Read more about that at thewarren.ie   *** Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1...

You can follow Holly on Twitter here – and sign up to her Patreon to read all about her new life . The Irish Independent covered Holly's Kardashian-koloured moment in the sun – when her illustrations of Kim Kardashian got shared by America's first family. If you haven't already, you can listen back to episodes of Holly's podcast, Popsessed, presented with DJ Conor Behan, wherever you get podcasts....

Lindsay Leggett IS The Sugarist – she sugars people of all shapes, sizes and genders from her Temple Bar studio . Lindsay mentions her Dad being from Corktown, Detroit – there's a really interesting article about the history of the area from the Detroit Historical Society here . From Lindsay's site: why sugaring is better than waxing . If you haven't already, buy and read Lindy West's book. Please...

If you're anything like me, you're always on the lookout for new podcasts to become addicted to - so here's your audio intro to The Warren - Ireland's newest podcast network! How to Be Sound is in The Warren family, so of course I'm biased - but I think it's a collective of really innovative and interesting podcasts that are all well worth checking out. In this special episode my producer Liam Ger...

Niamh Maher is director of audio and video at Her.ie . Listen to her podcast, Girls with Goals, here . Follow her on Instagram . Twitter is here . Niamh spoke to Michaella McCollum for Her.ie. Watch the video and read the details here . Listen to PlayXPlay , a weekly sports show hosted by Jenny Murphy and produced by Niamh. Things we mention include: Popsessed, the pop culture podcast hosted by Co...

You can follow Fionnuala on Instagram and Twitter , and listen to her podcast, ' Bandwagons ', wherever you get podcasts. *** Support my work and read my writing on Patreon from just $1 a month. Your support helps fund the making of 'How to be Sound', as well as pay my daily wage as I try – hard – to write The Book, coming (I hope) in 2021. Follow me across all social media @rosemarymaccabe – I'm...

You can keep up with Shauna Fitzgerald on Instagram and on Twitter , and check out Lift Training Studios here . I started out at Lift doing their Six Weeks to Strong programme – read about my progress on STELLAR . Shauna's own podcast, 'You're Well Able', is now available on Soundcloud, Spotify and iTunes.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here . From just $1...

Follow Beatrice Mac Cabe on Instagram (don't worry, she's not very active) here .  Turkish singer Tarkan .  My So-Called Life vs  My Favorite Murder . The song I played from Coyote Ugly . (You're welcome.) Want to know the definition of mansplaining? Read this handy chart .    ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here . From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces...

Follow Kate Brennan Harding on Instagram here and on Twitter here – or drop her an email at themeltedlady@gmail.com   Chris Newman is the Irish actor who auditioned for an Irish-language gig with, er, no Irish. Read all about it .   Follow the Man Who Has it All on Facebook – it's well worth it!   I mentioned watching the documentary,  The Keepers , on Netflix . It's also worth a watch, but major...

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