
Catch Up with Louise McSharry
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S1 Ep 297News Catch-Up: The Carlow Shooting, Irish Political F**k-ups and the Very Real Impact of Climate Change
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Lots of news for me and Carl to discuss this week, from the shooting in Carlow over the weekend to an update on Gaza and what we're doing about it in Ireland to Leo Varadkar announcing a book. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 296Catch Up with Gavan Reilly
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!You know Gavan Reilly as one of Ireland's leading news journalists, whether it's via his reporting for Virgin Media or through his podcast with Richard Chambers and Zara King, The Group Chat. Now, he's released a book which seeks to demystify what goes on in Leinster House, and I was delighted to chat with him last week ahead of the launch. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 295Catch Up with Sarah Corbett Lynch
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!You may be familiar with Sarah Corbett Lynch from her best-selling book A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and the Search for Justice and Healing, or you may have followed the extensive coverage of the court case around her father's death, or perhaps you've watched the new Netflix documentary A Deadly American Marriage which also looks at the circumstances surrounding her father's death. The story has been told, well. This conversation with Sarah doesn't focus extensively on the night that traumatic incident happened, but more on Sarah herself, how she is, and what her experience of being at the centre of all of this has been like. I found her to be incredibly impressive - centred, articulate and warm. I think you will too.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 294News Catch Up Live from the Live Lounge
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!I've taken my kids on surprise holiday so today's episode features my chat with Carl from the Live Lounge on May 16th. Normal news episode will be back next Monday! Thank you. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 293Catch Up with Marie Sullivan of ShareJoy
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This is a special episode because it features the mother of our beloved Cian Sullivan. Marie Sullivan is the founder of ShareJoy, a charity she created her much adored daughter Arwen died by suicide. She joined me to tell us about Arwen and how she inspired ShareJoy, as well as why she believes it's important to talk about suicide.ShareJoy is an initiative that promotes the love for sustainable, preloved fashions while raising money in aid of mental health charities. To date it has raised over 60k.Check out the full range of clothes and accessories available on sharejoy.ie all proceeds go to Pieta House. They currently have a wide range of designer bags (new and preloved) available to buy. And you can get your hands on a Prada bag for only 10 euro in a raffle which launches today.Donate 10 euro on www.sharejoy.ie/donate by 31st May, follow and tag @sharejoy_ie and you could be in for a chance to win. All proceeds go to Pieta House. Best of luck!If you're struggling with suicidal ideation, please contact the Samaritans on 116123, or Pieta on 1800 247247. You can also contact Pieta's therapists by texting HELP to 51444.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 292Entertainment Catch-Up: Diddy, Cannes and the Best Celebrity TV Lineup Ever?
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!After saying last week that I didn't like to cover court cases when they're ongoing, there are two court cases in today's episode. Cian Sullivan and I also discuss the bizarrre popularity of Chris Brown and the snobbery of the Cannes red carpet.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 291News Catch-Up: Joe Biden's Diagnosis, Israel at Eurovision and So-Called Affordable Housing
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Lots to cover on this week's news catch up with Carl Kinsella from the news of Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis to Ireland's continued issue with 'affordable' housing. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 290Catch Up with Shane Daniel Byrne
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!What a pleasure to chat to Shane Daniel Byrne this week ahead of the launch of his new podcast which looks back at the journey towards the marriage equality referendum which was won ten years ago this month. We discuss the podcast and lots more, including his performance origin story, nerves, and his time shooting a new series for RTE. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed the conversation!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 289Entertainment Catch-Up: Joe Duffy Retires, the BAFTAs and a Moment for Danny Dyer
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Esther O'Moore Donohoe is with us this week to chat through the happenings in the world of entertainment. We covered a lot of territory, from the BAFTAs, to Irish band The Murder Capital taking a stand on Palestine and my love for Danny Dyer.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 288News Catch-Up: A New Pope, More Skorts, and Weightwatchers Goes Bankrupt
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!There was lots for Carl Kinsella and I to discuss this week, from the new pope to the continued horrors in Gaza. I'm not going to lie, I snapped in the middle of this recording, which means there's a little more colourful language than usual.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 287Catch Up with Dublin Camogie Captain Aisling Maher
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!The word 'skort' did not know what hit it this week as it became the most used word in Ireland, thanks to the Dublin and Kilkenny camogie teams wearing shorts as protest at the Leinster Camogie Final last weekend. It felt only right to talk to Aisling Maher, one of those leading the charge in relation to the LUDICROUS and ANTEQUATED rule which dictates that women and girls must wear skirts or skorts to play the fast-paced, highly physical game. I learned a lot, and some of it left me open-mouthed in shock. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 286Entertainment Catch-Up: The Met Gala, Copacagaga and Two Family Feuds
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!James O'Hagan is in the hot seat today taking us through the week's stories from the world of entertainment, including the Met Gala, Lady Gaga breaking records on Copacabana Beach and where oh where is Brooklyn Beckham?Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 285News Catch-Up: Camogie Skorts, Yet More Kneecap and Housing Tsar Madness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Carl Kinsella is back this week and we had a lot of ground to cover. We discuss the ludicrous rule that camogie players must wear skorts as well as the ongoing madness around Kneecap, the chaos around a proposed housing tsar and lots more.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 284Catch-Up with Alison Lomax, MD of YouTube UK and Ireland
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!I was delighted to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Alison Lomax, MD of Youtube UK and Ireland this week as the platform celebrates its 20th birthday. I'm not going to lie, when I speak to women like Alison, I'm always a little intimidated. As someone outside the corporate world, I always feel like I'm not smart enough or experienced enough or like I don't speak the language or something, but Alison could not have been kinder or warmer. We discussed her career, and I absolutely learned some things I can apply to my own, as well as the role YouTube plays in our lives, for good and for bad.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 283Entertainment Catch-Up: Leave Jojo Alone, the Kim K Trial, and RIP Jiggly Caliente
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Emer McLysaght and I discuss the week's entertainment stories, and frankly I'm delighted to have had an outlet for my Jojo Siwa thoughts.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 282News Catch-Up: Far Right Protest, Conclave and the Kneecap Controversy Grows
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week TheJournal.ie's political correspondent Jane Mattews is in for Carl, and she takes us through the week's news from the far right protest in Dublin to a big loss in Dublin Zoo.If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 281Catch Up on Being Trans in 2025 with Laylah Beattie
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!We've talked a lot about trans rights this week in response to the UK's supreme court ruling on the 'definition of a woman' so I thought this week's Friday episode should be a conversation with someone from the trans community. Laylah Beattie is an Irish writer, performer and podcaster, and she graciously gave me her time this week to talk about how she's been feeling in the wake of the ruling and the general change in tone when it comes to trans rights both here in Ireland and in the US and UK.You can read Laylah's piece for Image here.If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here.Donate to Trans and Intersex Pride here.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 280Entertainment Catch-Up: Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus, Kneecap's Coachella Rebellion and Kristen Stewart Gets Married
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Cian Kinsella is back to take us through the week's entertainement stories from major drama in the Cyrus family to Kneecap getting backlash after Coachella Weekend 2. If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 279News Catch-Up: RIP Pope Francis, the 'Definition of a Woman' and a Truly Shocking Housing Statistic
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss including the breaking news of Pope Francis' death. We discuss the UK ruling on the 'definition of a woman', as well as a shocking landlord statistic and my love for Sagrada Familia.If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 278Catch up on Marriage Equality with Ranae Von Meding
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week I'm catching up with LGTBQ+ campaigner Ranae Von Meding ahead of the tenth anniversay of marriage equality in Ireland, to talk about the fact that marriages are not yet equal here.Sign Ranae's petition HERE.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 277Entertainment Catch-Up: Coachella, Katy Perry in Space and Celebrity Big Brother Madness
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Lots to discuss this week as the all female commercial space rocket launched and the behaviour around it was totally ludicrous. Obviously there was also lots of Coachella chaos to discuss and the madness of Celebrity Big Brother. Fortunately, Esther O'Moore Donohoe was here to take us through the stories.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 276News Catch-Up: Golf (!!!), Online Gossip and Drury Street
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!B-b-b-b-back once again with the Kinsella master! Sorry. I felt compelled to type that. Today myself and Carl Kinsella chat through the week's news and there was a lot of ground to cover from tariffs to Israel to Drury Street.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 275Catch Up on Foster Care with Eithne Larkin of Origins Foster Care
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!As we discuss regularly in the news episode, there are lots of children in Ireland being let down by various systems and some of those children need a safe and caring home. That's where the foster care system comes in. Unfortunately there is a major shortage of foster carers in Ireland at the moment, so today I'm bringing you a chat with Eithne Larkin, Recruitment Lead with Origins Foster Care. Eithne has also been a foster carer herself for 23 years, so she is perfectly positioned to give us an idea of what kind of people make a good foster carer, and the impact it has on the lives of both the children and the carers. I found this conversation incredibly enlightening and moving, and I hope you do too. If you're interested in continuing the conversation, you can contact Origins Foster Care here, or contact Eithne on 0870529749.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 274Entertainment Catch-Up: Russell Brand Responds, Faux Outrage and Stanning Pierce Brosnan
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!There's loads for James O'Hagan and I to cover this week: Russell Brand has responded to the charges against him in the smarmiest way ever, there's a whole lot of faux outrage headed Sabrina Carpenter's way and we have to stan Pierce Brosnan. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 273News Catch-Up: Russell Brand gets Charged, Mothers Against Genocide and Molly Malone
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Lots to discuss with Carl Kinsella this week from the charges against Russell Brand to Trump's continued tariff chaos and the campaign to get people to LEAVE MOLLY MALONE ALONE. This episode contains the discussion of sexual assault. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 272Catch Up with Candace Bushnell (Yes, Sex and the City Candace Bushnell)
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!SCREAM! It's actual Candace Bushnell! Candace is bringing her one woman show True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and The City to the Olympia Theatre on May 15th. Ahead of the show, I caught up with her this week to chat Sex and the City, the changing media landscape, ageism, relationships and more. Technology was not on our side today - we had to contend with a delay on the line and some dodgy robot noises. I've edited most of it out, but please excuse moments of crossover. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 271Entertainment Catch-Up: The Beatles movies, Chappell in Trouble AGAIN and Courtney Stodden is back
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Lots to discuss in the week's entertainment catch up - the cast for Sam Medes' Beatles films has officially been announced, Chappell Roan is getting grief AGAIN for saying that parenting doesn't seem fun, and Helen Mirren's take on James Bond.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 270News Catch-Up: Yet More Dail Chaos, the World's Worst Group Chat and Trump's Fragile Ego
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Carl Kinsella is back! We discuss the big news of the week from Michael Lowry's rude gesture to Washington's ridiculous group chat behaviour and the horror that persists via Israel.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 269Catch Up on Menopause with Dr. Louise Fitzgerald
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!When I heard Dr. Louise Fitzgerald talk about her passion for bringing people the best information about menopause and her motivation for doing it, I knew I had to get her on the pod. Listen and learn about the reality of menopause, from the potential symptoms and options to alleviate said symptoms, and the fact that some people don't get symptoms at all! You can find Louise here.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 268Entertainment Catch-Up: Rosie O'Donnell on the Late Late, Jamie Laing Feels His Feelings and Elon's Daughter is a Badass
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Cian Sullivan is back from his big holiday and we've got stories to share from Rosie O'Donnell on the Late Late Show to Elon Musk's daughter's badass interview.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 267News Catch-Up: Garron Noone, Conor McGregor at the White House and the Pope Lives!
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, is stepping in for Carl this week and we had a lot of heavy stuff to discuss. From Conor McGregor's visit to the White House to the end of the ceasefire in Gaza, we get into the week's news.Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 266Catch Up on ADHD with Karen Beckett
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Ever since my own ADHD diagnosis, you guys have been asking me to do an episode on it, and today I'm delighted to bring you a conversation with psychologist Karen Beckett. Karen's work has long focused on ADHD, and it's through her work that she came to seek her own diagnosis. I really enjoyed this conversation about our own experience with ADHD, the way it presents itself in women, and the challenges of parenting with it. You can check out Karen's research Instagram here. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 265Entertainment Catch-Up: Danny Jones' Big Mistake, Mason Disick's Fake Baby and a World of Snow White Drama
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!I'm not gonna lie, it was a bit of a bleak week for entertainment news, nonetheless, Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I brought you the stories - from Danny Jones of McFly's public kiss to Kourtney Kardashian putting a stop to crazy rumours about her eldest to the world of drama which surrounds the live action Snow White film.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 264News Catch-Up: When Michéal Met Trump, A Potential Ceasefire in Ukraine and Trinity Finally Gets it Right
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss this week after the Taoiseach's annual visit to Washington D.C. We also discuss updates on Gaza, Ukraine and the newly named Eavan Boland Library in Trinity. For some reason I was very generous with the F-bombs this week, so sorry if that's a problem for you!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 263Catch Up with Una Healy
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!As you know, I loved Celebrity Bear Hunt on Netflix and I especially loved watching Una Healy's journey on it so I was desperate to catch up with her. We discussed her pop career with the Saturdays, living through a horrendous era of paparazzi intrusion, life in Tipperary and her next chapter.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 262Entertainment Catch-Up: No More Serving Kant, 'Oh You Know', and a James Kennedy/Andrew Tate Hellscape
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!James O'Hagan was on hand to take us through the week's entertainment stories which run the gamet from tragic to absurd.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 261News Catch-Up: Ukraine, US Aid and Wooly Mice
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the TD involved in a fraud investigation, Trump's 99 minute speech to congress, the continued assault on Ukraine and the creation of the wooly mouse. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 260Catch Up with Sinéad Ryan of Little Fitness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!As you'll have heard across many episodes of the podcast, I am very passionate about the wellbeing of Ireland's children and our responsibility to ensure that we appropriately care for the most vulnerable of them. This obviously includes the thousands of children growing up in emergency accommodation across the country, as month after month homelessness figures rise. When I learned about the work Sinéad Ryan is doing to give children in emergency accommodation the chance to move and play in a way that isn't often offered to them, I was desperate to learn more. The result of that is today's conversation about her business Little Fitness and how vital it is that all children have the opportunity to flourish.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 259Entertainment Catch-Up: The Oscars, The Brits and 5ive, OH MY
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Emer McLysaght and I get into the Oscars, from the fashion to the awards, as well as the Brits, Katy Perry going to space and lots more besides. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 258News Catch-Up: Oval Office Madness, Andrew Tate in America and a Mexican Drug Cartel's Kerry Connection
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Well lads, let's be honest, the news is getting rougher and rougher, but Carl Kinsella and I are here to bring it to you nonetheless. This week we discuss Zelensky's visit to the Oval Office, Andrew Tate's arrival in America, the Dail's continued fight over speaking rights, and a Mexican drug cartel's Kerry connection. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 257Catch-Up with Aoife Commins on HIV Advocacy
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This Friday's catch up is with Aoife Commins, whose HIV advocacy I have admired for quite some time. Despite the fact that in 2023 the number of women being diagnosed with HIV in Ireland was reported to have doubled since 2019, it's still rare for a woman to share a positive diagnosis. Unfortunately, the stigma around HIV still exists, even though medication now means that a positive diagnosis doesn't need to have a big impact on your life. In this episode you'll hear Aoife's story, how her diagnosis has (and hasn't) impacted her life, and why it's important to get tested. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 256Entertainment Catch-Up: Andrew Scott's Kidney Stone, Jane Fonda's Rousing Speech and Goodbye (Again) Neighbours
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Esther O'Moore Donohoe is here to take us through the week's entertainment stories and she tolerates a couple of random tangents from me on Beyonce selling stuff and some Alabama Barker TikTok drama - I hope you will do. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 255News Catch-Up: The Garden Gnome Generation, Mary Lou Says No and Gender Based Violence Cases
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Today Carl Kinsella and I discuss back garden cabins as a solution the housing crisis, Mary Lou McDonald's decision not to go to the US for St. Patrick's Day, the use of counselling notes and character references in cases of gender based violence and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 254Catch Up with Dr. Caroline West on Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week's Friday guest is Dr. Caroline West, who is the author of Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District which is out now. I loved this book, which is a fascinating look into the women who ran Monto and the reality of life for women working within it. Caroline is a great guest, and I loved learning about this part of Dublin's history and how it connects to so many different areas of Irish life both then and now.Also includes me complaining about MAFS Australia being too much of a commitment because it's three hours a week while speaking on my podcast which is... three hours a week. The self awareness is... lacking. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 253Entertainment Catch-Up: The BAFTAs, The IFTAs and the Storm Around Stormzy
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!James O'Hagan is shepherding us through this week's celebrity stories which include the BAFTAs, the IFTAs, the storm around Stormzy's collaboration with McDonalds and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 252News Catch-Up: Rent Pressure Zones, Elon Musk's Bizarre Press Conference and the Man Who was in a Whale's Mouth and Lived to Tell the Tale
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the death of a man in a stabbing incident in Dublin City Centre over the weekend, the worrying discussion of removing rent pressure zones, and some (not all, because we literally wouldn't have the time) of the latest mad and terrible things happening in the United States of America.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 251Catch Up with Zahra Legris of Medecins San Frontieres
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Zahra Legris is a psychiatrist who recently arrived back to Dublin after spending two months in the south of Gaza working as a mental health activity manager for MSF, a charity which brings medical support to people in conflict zones, natural disasters and epidemics. I was so grateful to her for speaking to me this week about her work and some of the people she met in Gaza, as well as the long term impact of living in the midst of true horror. If you'd like to donate to MSF, you can do so here. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 250Entertainment Catch-Up: Samanta Mumba vs. Donal Skehan, Kendrick at the Superbowl and a Buffy Reboot
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!The world of showbiz went absolutely bananas this week - who could have predicted a Samantha Mumba Donal Skehan feud? Emer McLysaght and I discuss the Eurosong madness, the Superbowl halftime show, Kanye West and Biana Censori on the Grammy red carpet and the fallout and lots more. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 249News Catch-Up: Trump and Netanyahu, School Phone Bans Don't Work and Sentencing for Violence Against Women
ESend your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Carl Kinsella and I hit possibly our highest level of incredulity yet as we discuss Donald Trump and Netanyahu, Elon Musk's continued assault on the U.S. government, why a recently re-elected senator has resigned from Fine Gael and why it's so difficult to make sense of sentencing.Apologies for going relatively hard on the bad language this week guys, it felt unavoidable.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 248Catch Up with Mamobo Ogoro on Where Prejudice Comes From and What We Can Do About It
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!We’ve talked a lot on the pod about racism and discrimination in Ireland and how we can combat it, and that conversation feels particularly valid again with Donald trump in office doing his best to destroy any policies that amplify diversity and inclusion. Fortunately, this week’s guest is someone who has made understanding and combatting prejudice her career. Mamobo Ogoro is a social psychologist and founder and CEO of Gorm Media, a social enterprise which aims to unify across differences through intercultural media and education. I loved chatting with her this week about how we can confront prejudice and make Ireland a more united place, and I hope you enjoy it too.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.