The Blindboy Podcast

I answer questions this week as I prepare for my tour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak with independent socialist politician Jeremy Corbyn about compassionate politics  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The historical relationship between Banshees and the tradition of Keening  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boundaries between Protest and Art  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How a 19th century volcanic eruption caused people to train Falcons to have sex with their heads 150 years later  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Segulls are all intimately connected  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 400. What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Costa Georgiadis is a landcape architect, environmental educator and national treasure down in Australia. In Sydney, we chatted about rewilding Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak with professor Ted Dinan who is an expert on the relationship between food and mental health  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at anti irish sentiment and what it can tell us about now  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The history of unsustainable meat  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why everything feels so Chaotic now  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Davidd Keoghan is a former olympic kettlebell lifter who is singlehandly reviving the ancient Irish tradition of stone lifting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The history of artificial light and meditating in the presence of corpses  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A diverse ramble about cormorants, the cailleach and external aproval Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trying to love my inner child by doing long division and looking out Windows. The night of the Big Wind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An exploration of the similarities between Irish and Indian mythology with many tangents in between, a conversation with the wonderful writer Manchán Magan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The autistic experience of eccentric behaviour  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roman mythology and American colonial expansion  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quantum Physics in Irish Mythology  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A festive tale about a bicycle and a threesome in the Dublin airport Maldron hotel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Jersey UFO's and a Medieval monastery in Offaly  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geopolitics and Spaghetti Bolognese Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coping with stress and burnout through emotional literacy and self compassion  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Coleman is a psychotherapist and death doula  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The miserable blood drenched history of Jaffa Cakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Kevin Mitchell is associate professor of neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. We chat about the brain and human behaviour for science week 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A phone call about what life was like before the internet, then I read a short story about a fella who eats slugs  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Cork actor Cillian Murphy about his new film "Small things like these" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Hyper capitalism has made Halloween more terrifying than its Pagan beginnings  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

43 minutes of me walking around Limerick city and talking into a microphone about the history of a wall and how it's connected to 2pac ASMR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An in depth thesis about Earwigs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David McWilliams is an economist who has just written the book, Money: a story of humanity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geopolitics and the military industrial complex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Ronanye is an Ornithologist from cork who is recording the sounds of every Irish bird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Fisherman's Friend no longer tastes like a recently washed Human anus  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat about upcoming projects and the epic of Gilgamesh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

57 minutes of me talking about a wasp on a plane  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kylie Minogue gave me a loan of her mirror and it made me think about attachment theory  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode about choosing the path of least resistance  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Hollywood actor Chris O Dowd  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A history of pigeons from the Neolithic period to the Napoleonic wars  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short story about a Donkey and complicated grief Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Murphy is a professional storyteller, we discuss the history and applications of storytelling  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How listening to plants can tell us stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I walked through Limerick in the rain instead of gigging Glastonbury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode I chat with Fin Dwyer from the Irish History Podcast about the relationship between Myth, Fantasy and Conspiracy Theory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.