The Blindboy Podcast

4th Birthday episode. When trying to improve our mental health. How do we move new beliefs from our heads into our hearts ? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Umbrella Academy actor Robbie Sheehan about Nicholas Cage vomiting a communion wafer in front of Eddie Van Halen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A critical reappraisal of the Children's cartoon "Captain Planet" and its role in warning us about Climate change. I explore its roots in the Policies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. And contrast it with the Work of JG Ballard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to survive living with your parents in your 30's. Salt Bae. Literature. The Downing of Facebook. I answer yere questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berlin just voted to socialise 240,000 homes. Taking them from the ownership of investment funds. I chat to social policy and housing expert Dr Rory Hearne about how this happened, and what it means for Ireland and other countries that are facing a housing crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With society emerging from the isolation of the pandemic. I've found myself feeling nervous about social situations. I speak about tools I've used in the past to overcome this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A postcolonial analysis of The Driver Theory Test. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A history of how the long lost original Colonel Sanders KFC recipe is now only available in Limerick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Chat with Jim Sheridan, a multi Oscar nominated director and screenwriter from Dublin. We talk about the process of film making and when he took 50 Cent for pints in Sherrif Street Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extremely hot take. I trace breakfast cutlery and breakfast cereal to two opposing victorian sex communes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast about when your ma Inhales the words "yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh" when she's listening to her friend on the Phone. Also known as Ingressive Speech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By popular request, following on from the Chicken Fillet Roll podcast. I speak about the Irish cultural significance of Teenage Discos and Lynx Africa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health podcast. I chat about how blaming other people can sometimes leave us feeling angry and powerless. How I identify these emotions and manage them healthily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchán Magan is a documentary maker with a passion for the Irish language and folklore. We chat about the connection between rivers and ancient Irish knowledge, and the role of gender in the mythological Irish landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

200th episode. A critical look at Irish summer salads, and Tayto crisps in Irish Culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health podcast. How our earliest interactions with our parents can shape our adult friendships and relationships . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A history of Ireland through lens of the Pineapple. A Deep dive, hot take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exploring the striking similarities between North African Berber singing and Irish Sean nós singing. Discussing an 1859 archaeological journal that claimed the Irish language was understood in North Africa. Revisiting Bob Quinns boiling controversial work on the subject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part one. Roasting take about AI and UFOs.  Part two. Measured and reasoned mental health chat about developing self-acceptance  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about the process of how television is made. And I chat about grief and death. Dealing with the sadness of losing someone you love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Dr. Rory Hearne. An expert in the policy field of Housing. We speak about the housing crisis, the renting crisis, homelessness. Why we are in this situation and what options exist to solve the crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat about the painter Hieronymous Bosch, and how our modern vision of Hell is based on 12th century Cork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with singer and songwriter Sinéad O'Connor/ Shuhada’ Sadaqat about her new book "Rememberings" We speak about art, the creative process, and religion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've been struggling with worry and anxiety recently. I outline a simple 13 step approach that I use to cope, and manage my anxiety. Also, I talk about UFO's and the sitcom Cheers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cultural history and analysis of the Irish phrase "It'll be grand" and how it relates to a Limerick man who robbed people on an ostrich in 1860s Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.