The Blindboy Podcast

I speak about hidden codes that determine who sits where at an Irish Wedding. Also I answer questions about music, art and adults who must move back in with their parents.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I just found out that I am Autistic. I speak about my experience of learning this about myself  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health episode, I explore the concept of Core Beliefs through the story of the Wizard o Oz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Keith Duffy. Singer and actor, about his career in Boyzone, Coronation Street and Boyzlife. We also open up about the time we both accidentally watched a man masturbate to completion in Edinburgh in 2013 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the Subway sandwich traces its roots to 19th-century physical force Irish republicanism. also, the sectarian history of domesticated carrots. Steaming Takes. Boiling hot notions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

St. Patricks day episode. Boiling hot takes about the Irish cultural footprint. Exploring why Salt Bae speaks English with a Limerick accent. And unearthing the legend of St Patricks hole where Pilgrims have seen Purgatory for a thousand years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Anna Abraham is a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies creativity and the human imagination. We chat about everything from creative Flow to the Beatles to Neurodiversity. We sat down as part of Creative Brain Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How I manage feelings of anxiety and depression when the News cycle gets me down. So that I can have compassion, empathy and be functional, while still keeping informed and caring about world events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Hot Take about the colour grey that delves into the history of offices, renaissance paintings and 2000 year old monasteries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dermot Whelan is a comedian, presenter, and certified teacher in mindfulness and meditation. During this chat we have serious craic and speak about how mindfulness and meditation has changed both of our lives for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barefoot accountant update. The story of a Chilean Book which was a Marxist critique of Donald Duck, an attempt to create a socialist internet in 1971 and the CIA backed fascist coup that ended it all Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot Take Episode Last week there was a standoff between Irish Fishermen and The Russian Navy. I draw a connection between this and a proposed plan to breed cats that glow in the dark around Nuclear Waste, as a warning to future humans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hot take about Aesops fables and what they say about the human condition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about what life was like before the internet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Paul Liknaitsky is the head of clinical psychedelic research at Monash University Australia. He is conducting world-first clinical trials into the use of magic mushrooms and ecstasy to treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This is his second time on this podcast to chat about this exciting and important field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How I will be building my emotional resilience this year. I explain three psychology concepts through the fable of the Lion with the Thorn in its paw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rambling podcast designed for a Post Christmas pre New Years walk. I speak about pissing in a milk bottle for several years and the role of silliness in art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hot take about the Pagan Origins of Christmas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive art history podcast about the colours red and blue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Ian Robertson is a Neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology in Trinity College. We speak about Anxiety, neurodiversity and the medicalisation of human behaviour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I answer yere questions about creating art online and what differences there are now from 10 years ago Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot take Art/History. A 12th-century English manuscript which claimed that Irish women could turn into hares to suck milk out of other women's nipples, and that Irish men had sex with and ate horses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hot take art episode about Dracula and its relationship with Irish folklore and Cholera outbreaks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Science Week, I chat with Dr Ruth Freeman, and Dr Aaron Golden who has just embarked on a project that uses AI to help communities in the global south track the impact of Climate Change on their agriculture and water supply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boiling Hot Take. An exploration that links Victorian Fern fanciers with Custard Creams and the CIA interrogation of houseplants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.