The Mad Thinker Podcast

I speak with the writer Michael Harding about leaving the priesthood and becoming a Buddhist for 17 years Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I answer listener questions Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak about growing old, accidentally dressing as Eminem and then finding a painting that depicts the beginning of global warming Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak about the pagan goddess Brigid and the Christian Saint Brigid Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

How an extinct victorian plastic that came from trees fuelled the evils of British colonisation  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

An essay on the world and philosophy of The Last Of Us game, ahead of the TV series Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Sophia Smith Galer is a multi-award-winning journalist, author and TikTok creator. She is a Senior News Reporter for VICE World News, a Visiting Fellow at Brown University. We speak about her book, losing it, sex education for the 21st century Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

How the discovery of a horses skull under a floorboard led to an insight into Irish music Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The pressure of a new year, and creating resolutions can bring up feelings of shame. I speak about how I address shame through self-compassion Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

PJ Gallagher is a comedian and broadcaster, and we had a gorgeous chat Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A festive Christmas episode  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Food History podcast. How Baileys Irish Cream is rooted in an 18th Century Satanic Sex Cult  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Analysing a 9th century Irish poem about a white cat . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A reading of Elf on the Shelf as a tool of surveillance capitalism via Benthams Panopticon Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I chat with social policy lecturer Rory Hearne about the Raise The Roof housing protest and the movement towards change in Irelands housing climate Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

How the purchase of Belgian underpants lead me to explore my shame around crying. The story of a scientist who put underpants on 75 rats and why St. Augustine removed boners from the Garden of Eden. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I chat with Michael D Higgins, who is the President of Ireland about his Macnamh 100 seminars. We speak about the reflection and contemplation of history, and the Irish Psyche as it relates to home and housing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak about the process of psychotherapy and why I'm going back. My own tools aren't working anymore Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

JC Seamus Davis is an Irish professor of quantum physics. We speak about the complex quantum world and contrast it with Irish mythology. We did this to celebrate Science Week 2022, which takes place from the 13th of November sfi.ie Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

The podcast is five years old.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

I speak about the emotional resonance that cooking a meal has for me. And how a stew once gave me a panic attack  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary maker with an interest in Irish Folklore and Mythology. We speak about Indigenous mythology and its relationship with the environment. Manchán has a new book out "Listen to the Land Speak" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Hot take on the Mythological history of water as a conduit for wisdom and information in Ireland Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

A Mental health plan for when the weather is cold and the days are short and dark Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .

Darren McGarvey is an award-winning writer and rapper from Scotland whose work addresses social class, politics, and emotional resilience. His most recent book ¨The Social Distance Between Us" is out now.   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast--6887034/support .