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

Guess who's back... back again... it's us! Your friendly Garden Tarts! We've got stories from the week (what is it with animals nowadays?), a tiny bit of U2 news and a check-in from Lorraine of Cleveland, by way of Limerick. And watch out for those zombies!

Welcome to part 4 of Bono’s birthday celebration.  This week we are looking at some of Bono’s fashion choices and hairstyles from over the years. Will it be a misstep or will it be a compliment? There’s only one way to find out...  To see the pictures as we talk about them, visit www.thegardentarts.com. twitter: @the_gardentarts instagram: @the_gardentarts

What has your week been like? Hear about ours (we hope you laugh!) and also check-ins from Rob in Houston, Texas, and Anwen from New Zealand. We cover Bono's Full Irish playlist as well as chat about his 60 songs and accompanying fan letters. What is your favorite? We collect more romantic duet examples for Bono and Edge to perform and so many more shenanigans. Come along for the ride! twitter: @t...

All month we are celebrating Bono's 60th Birthday! You've been asking and we've been promising... November 1997 puts us on the PopMart tour in San Antonio, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. We talked a lot about these shows in S1:E10 so, if you want to hear about the music, go back to that. Otherwise, this ep has 0% music and 100% Bono stories. We have some silly and sweet ones and we're ready to share....

Here we are... checking in AGAIN. (I say that as if a) it’s a surprise and b) it won’t be happening for a while.) We recap our Bono Birthday festivities, chat (ok, laugh) about a little U2 news and stories about our days. Oh! And hear from our check-in guests, Jo and Heshan. Social: @the_gardentarts / email: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com / Leave is a message: anchor.fm/thegardentarts/message

Bono's Birthday Extravaganza! Part 2  We are celebrating Bono's birthday all month long!  In this episode, we talked about some of Bono’s work outside of U2. Grab a drink and a slice of cake and come party with us!   SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts  WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com  EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

It's Cinco de Mayo and we are still here... in quarantine. We wish an old friend a happy birthday, listen to Jenny's family try to destroy the audio of this episode and tell stories about termite vans and booty shorts. (WHAT?!) Grab a drink, tune in and come hang out with us and our two check-in guests, Becky and Sid.  Do you want to be featured in a check-in? Go to anchor.fm/thegardentarts/messag...

Bono's Birthday Extravaganza! Part 1 We are celebrating Bono's birthday all month long! And what better way to kick off the celebration with 60 fun facts in honor of the big 6-0. Grab a drink and a slice of cake and come party with us!  SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

It is April 28, 2020. Not much going in our U2 worlds.... except getting ready for the big Bono celebration in May 2020! Otherwise, we remind you to NEVER drink bleach and, a special guest listener check-in from Dublin! (Do you want to be featured in a check-in? Go to anchor.fm/thegardentarts/message !) SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail...

There just might be something big happening next month in the U2 world.... a major milestone for a certain someone, maybe? You'll have to tune in to find out and hear what we have planned. SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

It is April 269, 2020. Yes, the longest April in the history of Aprils. We are going to continue checking in with each other, the U2ness in our lives and with you. Pop in for a moment, take a listen and then come say hi! We're out of Skrewball, so you'll have to BYOW(hiskey). And we are soooo very ready to get to May and celebrate Bono's birthday! Are you onboard? The (Zoo) train is leaving the st...

Check out this ep as we chat about some fun U2 facts. Maybe it is stuff you know... or maybe it's not! There is only one way to find out. You will have to listen!  SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

We are on day 269 of quarantine... isolation, dislocation, separation... you get the point. We're here to check in with each other and with you. Plus, there is some U2 news to report! So, grab a drink and join us for this super quick mini ep. Then reach out to let us know how you are doing.  SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

It's not often all three Garden Tarts are together but when we are, bring on the fun and the laughter! Come hang out with us as we clutch our pearls, Hillary saves us from a wasp and we wonder what's to come with the pandemic. DISCLAIMER: This audio was recorder before businesses were closed and stay-in-place orders were made.  SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL:...

U2 fans are a global community and we can't help but think about all of you during these uncertain times. Take a quick listen as we check in with each other and ask you to check in with us. Sending our love to the entire U2 Family....  SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

We've been asking and you've been answering! Thanks to @Milow1992, @madfl3a, @sidowski, @KevinS2U, @humans.of.u2 (IG), @wyse2point7, @AdamsKimono and @AchtungCasey for submitting questions for us to answer. Want to know what they asked us and how we answered? You'll have to tune in to find out! SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

We each put together a playlist consisting of two songs only from each album we have discussed so far in our #u2podcast. That would be Boy, October, War, The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Rattle & Hum... you can find them on Apple Music and Spotify by searching playlists for Garden Tart Jenny and Garden Tart Hillary. Take a quick listen here to learn more!  SPOTIFY:  https://open.spotify...

COVID-19 is a full-on global pandemic and we are mostly ordered to stay-in-place at home. So, we wanted to check in with each other and with YOU to make sure everyone is healthy and safe. Come relish in the new song from Bono on St. Patrick's Day, a Hewson family photo and the local community coming together online, including #U2getherAtHome. So, grab a drink, take a deep breath and escape from th...

Come with us down memory lane in Dublin for this special St. Patrick's Day episode. We'll talk about run-ins with Bono and Edge, Ali's shoes, the best Irish coffee, getting accosted by very young children and oh, so much more. You don't want to miss this fun! ☘️💕 SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

Our favorite boys from the northside of Dublin have some milestone birthdays coming up and the first to turn 60 is yer man Adam Clayton! Come join the celebration with the Garden Tarts as we recount 60 fun facts about our favorite bass player. SOCIAL MEDIA: @the_gardentarts  WEBSITE: www.thegardentarts.com  EMAIL: wearethegardentarts@gmail.com

Welcome to part 2 of Rattle & Hum.  Join the rest of this musical journey as Bono hoodwinks a southern tour guide, Adam and Bono drive a Jeep through America, debauchery in L.A., Bono the sexy beast, and what the heck is Edge wearing? Also, we finally get to talk about this live performance of Sunday Bloody Sunday and we listen as nostalgia gets kicked out the door. What a journey is has been....

February 21, 2020, is the 17th anniversary of the MusiCares event when Bono received the 2003 Person of the Year Award... and we were there! Come down memory lane with us as we reminisce about the pre-party, performances, our dresses and attending the 45th Annual Grammy Awards two nights later. We'll talk about everything from the weather and cracking up Jay-Z to Bono's Tribute Journal and Hillary...

Join us for part 1 of the musical journey that is U2's Rattle & Hum. We discuss the album vs. the film (is film expensive?), bolo ties, cummerbunds, and of course, the music that makes up these releases that we (mostly) love but critics love to hate. We travel down the Liffey, Save the Yuppies, visit Sun Studios, go "down to Harlem" and wonder, "is that really the blues?". And of course, our e...

This isn't the first time Jeremy has joined us on an episode. The last time was the fated first recording of the Unforgettable Fire episode... but we are so glad to have him back! The world knows him as Jeremy International, but we know him as Hillary's little brother. In what we hope to be the first in a series of interview episodes, join us as Jeremy asks hard-hitting questions about our U2 orig...

It’s our final episode for 2019 and Season 1! Grab a drink and take a listen as we chat about the last Joshua Tree 2019 Tour shows in Seoul, Manila and Mumbai. There were press conferences, photo shoots in a pool, the live debut of Ahimsa and so much more! Special shoutouts to our girls Phoebe Robinson and Chrissy Teigen. And don’t miss our reviews of both chocolate and peanut butter whiskey. (wha...