The Irreverent U2 Podcast: Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts

A grand finally to our series of the U2s turning 60! Finally, the baby of the group, Larry Mullen, Jr., the founder of the Larry Mullen Band, gets his turn at 60 Fun Facts. Enjoy and cheers to our favorite drummer!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Irish Hospice Found...

It's funny what a quick google search will bring up! Sweet, silly and downright hilarious... come join the fun! www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Irish Hospice Foundation

Pandora, The Edge tweets and Hillary's secret as a ghostwriter for her synagogue newsletter. Also, the Walking Dead, Ted Lasso and more U2 news! Plus, we're back on the Skrewball.  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Irish Hospice Foundation

A quick little ep! And you know your Bono dreams are frustrating, too.  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Irish Hospice Foundation

Major Achtung Baby discussions on Discord, Bono's Roy Kent impersonation, buying LPs on air and everything else you wouldn't expect! Tune in now!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Irish Hospice Foundation

Those U2 boys just keep popping into our feed! Let's talk about Bono in Turin for DRIVE (RED), U245 and respecting privacy with a side of pop-sockets. (Sometimes we just don't know when to stop. Ha!) www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: mencap.org.uk

Bono, Edge and LARRY are all making news and we're here to share it! Plus some goings-ons in the U2 fan world. Come take a listen! www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: mencap.org.uk

We are so incredibly excited to share this interview with the pink diva herself , Ciara Lawrence! We learned so much about her work at Mencap, ways to support people with learning disabilities, how she came to be an ambassador for two different cervical cancer charities and, of course, her relationship as cousin to our favorite guitarist, U2's The Edge. (Did someone say jet skis?) We hope you lear...

9/11 was a day will we never forget. Where were we when heard the news? What effect did U2's Elevation tour have on us? This ep is a discussion about that collection of memories from those few months in the fall of 2001. Share yours with us, too.  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY O...

If you aren't a huge fan of U2's October, then this TART Talk is for you! Enjoy this encore presentation as we dive deep into U2’s second album, October. With some sides of whiskey, Fluffy Ducks, time travel, our love of Sting, Bono’s car seat covers, and how *not* to steal Bono’s lyrics when they are in your possession. Join in on the conversation!

Why go out and party when you can stay at home and hang with the Garden Tarts! We've got a special guest announcement and some catching up to do!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: www.mencap.org.uk

The whole point of this ep was to talk about the latest subscriber gift from u2.com. We get there, eventually! Tag along as we talk about what it feels like to be an anonymous fan and as we throw the Bono signal into the sky. This one is an absolute barn burner!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_garde...

There's a lot going on in the world, non-U2 and U2-wise. We try and hit a bit of it with both love and laughs, heaviness and levity... where necessary. Plus, Hillary's parents are frickin' hilarious. You'll have to listen to hear what we almost named this ep, but didn't want to scare some of you away.  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter...

What do clay busts of Edge, the Olympics, Paul McGuiness and Bruce Springsteen have in common? They are all mentioned in this ep! Also, Jenny's getting a new mic STAT. Last ep with these stupid sound issues. Thanks for your patience! Also - GIVEAWAY! Listen to the end to find out the details!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_ga...

It’s The Edge's 60th birthday! Keeping with tradition, we’re celebrating with 60 fun facts about the man himself. Come join the party!

The Tarts are back! It's been a long six weeks and we're poppin' in your feed to say, "we're baaaaaaack!" Jenny's mic isn't working and her voice is toast but, we didn't want to be gone a minute longer! www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: musicrising.com

One last ep before we take a few weeks off for the summer. We’ve got the Euro 2020 performance, The Edge on Ciara‘s Pink Sparkle Pod Adam talking about the future of his his music, and so much more! www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: www.sageusa.org

We recorded for over an hour yet this ep turned into less than 20 minutes. Only the best for you all! Little U2 news, a music documentary Hillary says you must see and more typical Tart shenanigans.  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONTH: www.sageusa.org

We're feeling a whole lot less U2ish nowadays with the wheels-a-turnin' out of the U2 world! We've got Bono and DMX, news from Steve Lillywhite, some U2 fun facts and a little too much talk about cicadas. But don't hold that against us!  www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts CHARITY OF THE MONT...

What's going on? We'll tell you what's going on! We've got TWO! NEW! SONGS! Courtesy of Bono and The Edge. There's nothing else to say except listen in to hear more!  thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts MERCH: merch.thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardetarts instagram: @the_gardentarts

As the world slowly comes back alive, so does the U2 news! We're got a few bits to highlight as well as info on our Patreon , the new U2 Conference Discord channel and more Tart fun, including the state of Hillary's Animal Crossing.  www.thegardentarts.com  twitter: @the_gardentarts  instagram: @the_gardentarts  merch.thegardentarts.com  SUPPORT: www.thepatreon.com/thegardentarts

We wouldn't be a very good U2 podcast if we didn't have a special ep for yer man's birthday! Bono turns 61 on May 10, 2021 and we are here for it! This one is quick and to the point and we had a blast putting it together. So raise a glass to toast Bono but try not to spit it out as you hear these out of context stories with 0% explanation. www.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardent...

The final ep of this monthly-ish feature (for now)... Come down memory lane with the Garden Tarts as we reminisce about U2 shows we've been to over the years that took place in... May! This is a super fun one with extra great stories. It is, after all, a musical journey. Maybe you've been to some of the same shows! (We know some of you have.) MERCH STAND! merch.thegardentarts.com www.thegardentart...

Well, listeners, this is easily the most fun we've had in a long time. There's a bit of lightness in the air, if we do say so ourselves! We have a lot of U2-ness to talk about and so many laughs! Plus, Jenny performs party tricks! Please come and join the fun! www.thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts merch.thegardentarts.com SUPPORT: www.thepatreon.com/thegarden...

U2 streamed the DVD recording of the Innocence + Experience Live from Paris on their YouTube channel and we had a blast watching it together with the U2 fam on twitter. Take a listen! If you have the concert at home, pop it in the DVD player and play along! www.thegardentarts.com twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/thegardentarts