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The Irreverent U2 Podcast: Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts

The Irreverent U2 Podcast: Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts

U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts

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Show overview

The Irreverent U2 Podcast: Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 351 episodes, alongside 11 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 24 min and 51 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 49% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 40 episodes already out so far this year. Published by U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts.

Episodes
351
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
36 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

If you love U2's music but want a fun, irreverent take beyond the stats and collectables, this podcast is for you. A podcast for U2 fans, casual and die-hard alike, we are two best friends discussing what we love the most: U2 and the ridiculous adventures we've had together over three decades of friendship.In a fan world full of collectibles, statistics and academia, Jenny and Hillary bring irreverence to the otherwise serious fandom. Come hang out with the cheeky but astute Garden Tarts.Subscribe now and join Hillary and Jenny every Wednesday for your dose of U2 news, stories and laughs.SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER.

Latest Episodes

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Sep 30, 202618 min

U2 50th Anniversary Special: 50 Bono Stories With No Context + Our Top 50 U2 Songs

Sep 25, 202614 min

U2 Dropped a 50th Birthday Teaser... And We Talk Playboy Mansion | The Garden Tarts

Sep 23, 202621 min

Zoo Station: The Sound of Dreaming It All Up Again | 50 Years of U2

Sep 9, 202651 min

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah: U2 and The Yeahs, “Beautiful Day” Memories & U2topia

Sep 2, 202628 min

“God Part II”: The Rattle and Hum Song That Foreshadowed Achtung Baby

Aug 26, 202618 min

How Many People Have Seen U2? Attendance Records, 360, PopMart & More

Aug 19, 202613 min

Punk Rock Saves Lives: Music, Hope & Community Action

Aug 12, 202611 min

U2 x Martin Garrix “Fireflies” Review + Remembering Glen Hansard

Aug 5, 202625 min

Remember When U2 Rescheduled the 360 Tour?

Jul 29, 202622 min

Love Rescue Me: U2’s Prayer, Redemption, and the Bob Dylan Connection

Jul 22, 202620 min

Live Aid, Street of Dreams and the U2 Fan Schism

Jul 15, 202627 min

U2’s Street of Dreams: First Listen, Big Reactions

Jul 8, 202611 min

Please: U2’s Political Anthem, Listener Reactions, and Why It Still Hits Hard

Jul 1, 202620 min

U2 Songs of Innocence Tour Stories: Toronto, Boston, Chicago, and MSG with the Garden Tarts

Jun 24, 202632 min

Bono in New York: Bruce Springsteen, Guggi & Tribeca

Jun 17, 202618 min

U2 Songs of Innocence, Digging Into the Deluxe Edition

Jun 10, 202641 min

U2 Songs of Innocence Side B Deep Dive

Jun 3, 202657 min

U2 Songs of Innocence Side A | Tart Talk 2026 | The Garden Tarts

May 27, 20261h 8m

Please, Sir: U2 in Mexico, Street of Dreams, and Bono on the Dance Floor

May 20, 202621 min
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