Into Your Head

  A scathing attack on the modern trouser, expunging tea from a Monster energy drink, how dogs’ brains work, the life cycle of a plastic lunch box, violence from the outset, the beautifully ugly nature of creativity, fake wheat in city streets, the problem with self-explanatory concepts, Eighties celebrity Nigel Kennedy versus eighties on-going celebrity Gary Rhodes, Matchstick Cats versus Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the future of dairy delivery systems and lots more, with your humble proprietor Neal from Ireland. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland for IntoYourHead.com”.  Music home-made.

  Neal discusses the problem with Satan, manufactured noises in supermarkets, the world through a model aeroplane, the Jamiroquai view of life, heating coal mines, painting a keyboard and lots more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made.

Neal discusses a ground-breaking new litter pheromones theory, wheelie bin architecture, the role of monkey bars in evolution, where water comes from, old-time energy drinks, and, in quite some depth, how branding is wasted on cats,  a visit to McDonald’s through the eyes of the aforementioned animal and more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Extended episode! How porn scripts get made, Cosmetic testing on vegetables, perspiration technology, how to approach a traffic cop, the late Glen Acton explains why moss-gathering is under-rated, how to make a drama out of a brutal axe murder, teaching kids how to handle monkey nuts, milk in chocolate bars in bars and more. With your host and humble proprietor Neal from Ireland. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from IntoYourHead.com”. All music home-made.

  I took this past week off from recording to attend to some other activities, including devoting some much-needed solid time to promoting the show. Next podcast: 00:01 Irish time, Monday October 8th. Meanwhile, please enjoy my (separate) reruns feed. It's updated every few days with an eclectic selection of shows from throughout Into Your Head’s six year, 600+ episode history. Thanks for your continued listenership and vital support through my Amazon and other affiliate links, and the tip jar. P.S.  While you're here, check out five new episodes of my webcomic, Matchstick Cats, added last week.

Neal discusses being a number in a bar, stoicism on TV news, exploring beyond the North Pole,  the principles of caffeine management, how music and books work and more, attempts a mashup of Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” with some Eminem song or other, and a bit of Will Smith’s “Wild Wild West” soundtrack, then concludes by leaving the listener with some empowering thoughts to survive the weekend. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal performs a song about delegation in the postal service and discusses souls versus mugs, how cloud computing may cause murders, using zebras to teach road safety to children, Ireland’s Jim Henson, biblical beards, the average monkey / human and lots more. There’s also an open letter to Sir Anthony Hopkins about cannibalism. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal discusses the problem with binary coffee, Professor Stephen Hawkins's fast food franchise, Walt Disney’s suspended animation, whether Hitler had cats, serving alcohol in zoological gardens and more, and performs a thought control experiment on the humble and ignorant listener. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

I've had a sore throat, so no Friday episode. HOWEVER, if you're subscribed to my separate reruns feed, you'll have just downladed the 2.5 hour 100th episode of Into Your Head, from way back, when the show was very different. See www.intoyourhead.com/archive. Back as soon as possible.

Neal completely reinvents the crossword (again), explains how to pluck a pheasant and discusses prying guns from dead hands, menu evidence bags, smell punching, potato profiteering, why buckets should be seen and not heard, how to inject new words into society and more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.  

Neal discusses Justin Bieber versus Alanis Morissette versus people called Ron, the arguments against transparency, headless football, stereophonic chemicals, how Economists misuse arrows when discussing bananas, how to become a worldwide local chain and lots more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal discusses donating tap water to US Presidential candidates, life as an undereducated anteater versus life as a doornail, how Adam and Eve went about procreating, life as a fictional character in a story about the prohibition era and lots more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal proposes a new definition of “Hell” and discusses Eskimo accountancy, swearing on short wave radio, talking dogs in crematoriums, inter species diplomacy and lots more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal launches a scathing attack on the concept of infinity and discusses convenience store toilets, depressing poetry, being unable to swim in a potatoe famine and lots more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.

Neal discusses marketing pistachio nut paste at children, American attitudes to biscuits and repairing a horse’s hind legs. He also attempts some harmonica-based Eminem-style rapping and considers the ramifications of advising a stabbing victim, speaking without saying anything, what if this episode was a sentient being, protecting a wireless mouse from burglars and more. NOT FOR CHILDREN. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/] Attribution: “Created by Neal from Ireland. More at IntoYourHead.com”. Music home-made unless otherwise stated.