Soul Brew

"Just because you like going for a pint doesn't mean you should own a bar." Will Meara learned that in Cambodia—the hard way. In this second part of a sprawling, unforgettable conversation, Will picks up where he left off. We go from a hostel that was full every night but losing money, to building a global empire with Bingo Loco, to a week in North Korea playing pool with drunk generals. Then righ...

Will Meara has lived about ten lives—and he's not even 40 yet. You might know him as the co-founder of Bingo Loco, the man who turned a chaotic drinking game into a global phenomenon. But before the sold-out arenas, there was a different kind of chaos. In this first part of a sprawling, unforgettable conversation, Will sits down with his old friend Stephen to trace the arc of a life that refused t...

She’s the patron saint of poets, healers, and blacksmiths. Her feast day marks the start of spring, but is St. Brigid of Ireland a Christian saint, a pagan goddess reborn, or a powerful symbol we’ve shaped over centuries? To help us unravel this mystery, we’re joined by historian Dr. Niamh Wycherley. We’ll dig into the earliest evidence, decode the famous legends, and ask what Brigid’s complex leg...

Pull up a chair and pour a cup—it's time for a long-awaited catch-up. As 2025 draws to a close, Aidan in Vienna and Stephen in Carrownamaddy finally steal a moment to wrap up the year over coffee (watermelon-infused, of course). In this soulful review, they hold a mirror to their hopes from last January. They talk about the goals they nailed—like Stephen's unforgettable festival-wedding and Aidan'...

Ever wondered what it truly feels like to live the dream of playing in an All-Ireland Senior Football Final? This episode goes beyond the highlights with Donegal (dare I say) legend Martin McElhinney. We delve into the emotional landscape of that 2012 All Ireland win over Mayo and the 2014 final against Kerry. We talk about what it is like playing under the guidance of Jim McGuinness, the noi...

When is enough work on yourself enough? Is it ever enough? Do we need to constantly strive to be better and life "optimally"? They continue from their previous episode speaking about how the struggle to be idle and how they continually strive to live "Optimally" which is an unrealistic goal and how optimal lliving might be a fad that we have both fallen for. As always the lads are open and embraci...

In this episode the lads speak about why it's important to be idle, what being idle means and why it can be a good thing or can it be bad? They both speak about how the struggle to have free time and how they constantly fill their idle time with jobs, activities and stuff. We dip into other topics such as happiness and gratitude and much more. As always the lads are open and embracing their vulner...

This is the 3rd of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this health and longevity mini-series, our third guest is Dr. Hieronymus Engel who is in internal medicine, specializing in rhythmology. Rhythmology is the study of the body's natural rhythms, like heartbeats, sleep cycles, and hormone release. It focuses on how t...

This is the 2nd of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this longevity mini-series, our second guest is Dr. Johannes Resch-Passini who is in internal medicine, specializing in rheumatology. Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in...

This is the first of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this longevity mini-series, our first guest is Dr. Katharina Passini who is an internal medicine doctor specialising in kidneys. In this episode, we explore her views on medical care and why she focuses her time on ways to benefit the kidneys and associated syst...

Aidan and Stephen are in person again and discuss gratitude and all things related to it. They look at the scientific benefits of gratitude to someones physical, mental, social and spiritual health. They speak of their personal experience, go through scientific articles and suggest 10 ways to practice gratitude and we hope you find a suitable way of doing so. If you would like to support the podca...

Bill Vaughan from Mental Health Ireland comes on to chat to us about what the organisation is all about, some of its programmes, the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness and much more. Bill goes into detail about the programme Five Ways to Wellbeing and how it can help those who may find themselves struggling and its also a reminder to those who have positive mental health to contin...

Happy New Year to you all. The lads have just released their first episode of the year and they dive deep into why they did not release an episode every 3 weeks as promised last year They have been Busy Earnin' (not sure what) at the latter stages of the year and sometimes things in life take a back seat and we think that's OK...isn't it? Aidan and Stephen explain what they have been doing, reflec...

Many Men Die Younger Than Women - In fact on average, men have a shorter lifespan compared to women. Males have higher death rates than females for almost all leading causes of death and at all ages. Men’s poorer lifestyles contribute significantly to the prevalence of chronic diseases. Many Men often present to health services late, making many health issues untreatable.  Internati...

Samhain is Gaelic  festival on 1 November marking the end of the  harvest  season and the beginning of winter or the " darker half " of the year. According to Irish mythology, Samhain (like  Bealtaine ) was a time when the 'doorways' to the  Otherworld  opened, allowing supernatural beings and the souls of the dead to come into our world; while Bealtaine was a summer...

We celebrate our golden anniversary episode by digging up nuggets of gold from our first 49 episodes. We discuss our top 5 recommended episodes of Soul Brew, some highlights from other episodes, memorable moments, topics we would like to revisit and areas we feel we can and will improve on going forward. We talk through several episodes here and all these can be listened to wherever you listen to...

In our last episode we had a relationship expert, this time we have the experts of our own relationships with us - our better halfs. Stephen's fiancée Tríona joins Aidan's partner Veronica on the show for a special episode where we discuss our relationships and more. Each couple is given the opportunity to ask questions about the other and challenge some of the topics Aidan and Stephen cover on th...

The lads are joined by Annie Lavin aka The Relationship Coach and they discuss all things relationship wise from break-ups to finding love. Annie is an Accredited Couples Therapist, Dating Coach, and Relationship Skills Educator. Annie is committed to tackling stigma and promoting the creation and maintenance of healthy intimate relationships through psychology, counselling, coachin...

Aidan feels like he is melting away in the Vienna sunshine and he is using the extreme heat as a motivation to stay inside and get some work done on his laptop. This led us into a discussion about motivation, inspiration what it all means. Stephen believes motivation doesn't exist and Aidan feels actions result from discipline and consistency. There is nothing sexy about either of those but worth...

I Ain't Worried (is a banger of a tune for a start) is one of those episodes where the lads take a topic and go on tangents here and there trying to figure out why they often worry, where it gets them and what it prevents them from achieving at times. They discuss one of their favourite quotes “Don't think. Just do,” and how such a simple phrase from a Tom Cruise film can profoundly impact making...

We talk to Ryan Cullen , a Donegal born and raised comedian about: The journey from rural Donegal to becoming a comedian touring the world What is it about the art of comedy that drew him in and processes of comedy The lifestyle of being a comedian and managing Social media with a following Dealing with professional roasting and how it affects his day to day life and so much more Ryan Cullen is a...

Billy Joel sings: You got your passion, you got your pride But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true (Oooh) When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? Aidan shows his vulnerable side in this episode discussing many things in his life from testicular cancer to what his second move to Vienna. He also discusses his renewed love for coaching...

"No man ever steps into the same river twice, for it's not the same river, and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus Almost three years ago, we started the Soul Brew Podcast. It was shortly after a period when the entire world came to a standstill due to COVID-19. A time that forced us to reevaluate many things, including our life choices. Around that time we began to openly explore where we were i...

Happy St Patricks day from all at Soul Brew. Today we celebrate differently with our guest Seán Clancy who has many titles including Accredited Seanachaí (traditional Gaelic storyteller/ historian), Irish Pagan, Druid, ITGA Tour Guide, The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD) member, Organic Farmer, Hill of Uisneach Guide, Photographer for fun, Chartered Engineer with Westmeath Councuil...

Gavin Meenan is a personal trainer, whose work has impacted 20,000+ people. He is also an author, with a large social media following who works almost exclusively with men. His methods and approach to fitness and health differ in many ways from us here at Soul Brew. We discuss at length these differences, we discuss Gavins life story and so much more. If you want to support the podcast please Buy...