The Blindboy Podcast

A Chat with Jim Sheridan, a multi Oscar nominated director and screenwriter from Dublin. We talk about the process of film making and when he took 50 Cent for pints in Sherrif Street Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extremely hot take. I trace breakfast cutlery and breakfast cereal to two opposing victorian sex communes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast about when your ma Inhales the words "yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh" when she's listening to her friend on the Phone. Also known as Ingressive Speech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By popular request, following on from the Chicken Fillet Roll podcast. I speak about the Irish cultural significance of Teenage Discos and Lynx Africa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health podcast. I chat about how blaming other people can sometimes leave us feeling angry and powerless. How I identify these emotions and manage them healthily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchán Magan is a documentary maker with a passion for the Irish language and folklore. We chat about the connection between rivers and ancient Irish knowledge, and the role of gender in the mythological Irish landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

200th episode. A critical look at Irish summer salads, and Tayto crisps in Irish Culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health podcast. How our earliest interactions with our parents can shape our adult friendships and relationships . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A history of Ireland through lens of the Pineapple. A Deep dive, hot take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exploring the striking similarities between North African Berber singing and Irish Sean nós singing. Discussing an 1859 archaeological journal that claimed the Irish language was understood in North Africa. Revisiting Bob Quinns boiling controversial work on the subject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part one. Roasting take about AI and UFOs. Part two. Measured and reasoned mental health chat about developing self-acceptance  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about the process of how television is made. And I chat about grief and death. Dealing with the sadness of losing someone you love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Dr.Rory Hearne. An expert in the policy field of Housing. We speak about the housing crisis, the renting crisis, homelessness. Why we are in this situation and what options exist to solve the crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat about the painter Hieronymous Bosch, and how our modern vision of Hell is based on 12th century Cork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with singer and songwriter Sinéad O'Connor/ Shuhada’ Sadaqat about her new book "Rememberings" We speak about art, the creative process, and religion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've been struggling with worry and anxiety recently. I outline a simple 13 step approach that I use to cope, and manage my anxiety. Also, I talk about UFO's and the sitcom Cheers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cultural history and analysis of the Irish phrase "It'll be grand" and how it relates to a Limerick man who robbed people on an ostrich in 1860s Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Sabina Brennan is a neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. We chat about dementia, sleep hygiene, creativity, anxiety and depression, and how these things impact the human brain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the shape of Notre Dame Cathedral changed western music via Pythagoras. How mountains slowed down heavy metal music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash. I answer yere questions by trying to think of the most interesting facts I know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The emergence of stereo sound in 1950's music shares strange similarities with 13th Century painting. A hot take Art history and music epiosde Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The connection between Lobsters becoming fancy food and purple becoming the colour of Royalty in Ancient Greece. Hot Take Art/History episode about how society manufactures exclusivity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with academic and author Emma Dabiri about her new book "What white people can do next" From allyship to coalition. We speak about Racism, Anti Colonialism and Anti Capitalism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers, and how it helps us develop empathy for others and self-compassion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health and its relationship with the gut and food. I chat with UCC professors John Cryan and Ted Dinan about their world-leading research into psychobiotics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Developing Emotional Resilience. I speak about fear, anger, sadness, and hurt. Distinguishing avoidable pain from unavoidable pain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about my experience of Irish secondary school Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Superheroes in Irish folklore helped to create workers rights in America Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus episode. A special bonus episode where I speak about the influence of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra on the sound of Video game music. This particular episode is brought to you by Vodafone Broadband Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The widening gap between online and mainstream media. Mental Health during the pandemic. I answer yere questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with legendary documentary maker Adam Curtis about his new film "can't get you out of my head" An emotional history of the modern world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guinness. I speak about the cultural significance of a pint of Guinness in the Irish Psyche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I answer yere Questions about superstitions and mental health and I have a chat with Una Mullaly and Conner Habib about their project, Utopia Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After many requests, here's a podcast about Chicken Fillet Rolls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How advertising has sold us a performed version of adulthood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why was Quicksand so important in Childrens Cartoons of the 80's and 90's? A hot take that places Quicksand in the dark depths of the American psyche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot Take. The ideas that connects illegal British Army operations with Charles Manson and covert LSD research Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Christmas fun. I was going to take the week off, but Instead, I chat about low self esteem and the family dysfunction of enmeshment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about processing the bereavement of losing a friend and I read my short story Ríthe Chorcaí Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate this podcast having 25 million listens. I have a chat with Irish artist Hozier. We speak about music, songwriting, folkore and divining water. Good craic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about the centenary of the Kilmichael ambush and answer yere questions about various craic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental Health episode. Depression and anger. How to identify and healthily process anger so that it doesn't become all consuming rage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about how I use Gestalt Psychology to maintain my mental health and I address exploding English kings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Christs foreskin became a relic with multiple forgeries throughout the middle ages How I made the Trump Pee Tape and fooled the American media. Famous Art Hoaxes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instead of talking about the US elections I offer a complete escape. How the inhabitants of Easter Island elected a leader based on their ability to swim with an egg strapped to their head. And how a ship full of synthesizerrs washed up on the shore of an African Island in the 1960s and changed the sound of their folk music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with writer Manchán Magan about the origins of Irish words, and the psychadelic origins of Irish Folklore. Manchán has just released his book, 32 Words for Field (Lost Words of the Irish Language) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How lads doing shots of Goldschlager in Celtic Tiger nightclubs got me thinking about 15th century dancing pandemics that killed thousands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hot take which roots the psychological origins of conspiracy theories in the discovery of soap by early human hunter-gatherer societies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Author and TV presenter Graham Norton about living in a San Francisco commune in the 80s, Meeting loads of Famous people and writing his latest novel Home Stretch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The origins of the word Quare leads me to discuss art created by Elephants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.