The Weekly Wheatley

Derek talks to Niamh about the aura around poetry, her first novel, if awards matter, historical fiction, researching for her second novel 'Her Kind', absolving so called witches and supporting fellow artists! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Aileen about her rural upbringing, being drawn to creativity, her training to become a makeup artist, working with brides to be, her nerves on their big day, makeup trends, and mindfulness in dressmaking! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Calvin about the buzz of creating, allowing for both good + bad, his short films, how music can make a movie, writing his first feature film, where he wants to shoot his film, balancing creativity + family, and Wong Kar-wai! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks about grumpiness, reasons why he may be grumpy, if it is just OCD, societal norms, a worst of list, bad lyrics, and crap films! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks about his current mood, dealing with dizzy spells, his songwriting process, discovering his older short stories, upcoming driving lessons, and reading books about terrorists in restaurants! As a bonus he reads his new short story 'Facing The Wall'.

Derek talks to Disha about growing up in India, her mental health after the birth of her child, her book 'Dirty Laundry', character development, our interest in the lives of others, the difficult second novel, and knitting! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Liam about the music industry, what influenced the Hothouse Flowers, discovering the muse, 'Don't Go' as a joy, Irish traditional music, the freedom in going solo, and his favourite songs! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Ciara about performing on stage, why she chose drama therapy, relating to clients, introducing music in sessions, allowing yourself to be someone else, being silly, and Harry Potter! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Tara about art therapy, finding the correct therapist as a client, giving children the space to be themselves, self-doubt, the growing popularity of art therapy, carrying the pain of others, and naming inanimate objects! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek goes solo to talk about passing his theory test, returning to songwriting, the challenge of finding his favourite song lyrics, observational songwriting, the lyrics that hit the hardest & relating to songs about everyday life! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Conor about his first mental health experiences, facing anorexia, losing and regaining control, the benefits of powerlifting, how his first book 'Normal' came about, public speaking, and cold showers! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Sean about dealing with past trauma, Power Slap, trash talk, the psychology of preparing to be slapped, making weight, 2024 goals, chasing the belt, and switching off! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks about the New Year, the negative effects of resolutions, improvements, big characters who made big changes, how changes can alienate the ones around you, his new synthesizer, his looming theory test, and the peace and joy in crosswords! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek ranks the 41 films that he chose as his favourites from the last 41 years on episode 199. A ton of great films are spoken about! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Michael about why people are drawn to real life stories, how he chooses a subject matter, collaborating on documentaries, lecturing in the University of Sussex, some of the documentaries that impacted him the most and mindfulness at heavy metal gigs! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Ian about his first record, writing for Kerrang! magazine, his book 'Bodies: Life and Death In Music', mental health in the music industry, his own issues with drug abuse, hating Metallica and listening to Barnsley games on the radio! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Kieran about being a pain and movement specialist, his new book 'Pain and The Survival Brain', our misunderstanding of how pain works, stress, the biopsychosocial model, his writing process and why physical therapy does not require additional pain! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Joanne O'Dwyer hosts episode 200 and talks to Derek about the healing power of art, The Beatles, Munch's 'The Scream', Peter Gabriel, whether the podcast is a creative endeavour, therapy, and what are the plans for the future of the podcast! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek goes on a film odyssey through his favourite films from every year that he was born and picks his favourite from each one. He also can't resist having another go at 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Mieke about moving to Ireland as a child, farming in Beara, her film 'Hungry Hill', the real characters onscreen, the inclusion of archival footage, natural humour in the documentary, and wild swimming! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Mark about becoming a journalist, his introduction to music, writing his book 'Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge', the big four of grunge, music genre or cultural movement?, his favourite songs from that era, Bono, Billy Corgan, and conducting Shane McGowan's first Zoom interview! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek ranks the 41 songs that he chose as his favourites from the last 41 years on episode 189! A ton of great artists and tunes are mentioned. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Leah about our use of language around mental health, creativity growing up, working on stage, approaching self-consciousness, being an acting coach, unlocking our creative side, being an introvert, and the power of books! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Dean about his earliest exploits in filmmaking, chasing the dream, his film 'Hole In The Head', experimental films, influences, humour in the absurd, cinematography, awards, and typewriters! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ

Derek talks to Nick about blogging about his mental health, EUPD, childhood trauma, becoming a psychotherapist, how his cancer treatment triggered his past trauma, the problems with the public health care system, and his black and white photography! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wheatleydeQ