The Blindboy Podcast

I chat with Umbrella Academy actor Robbie Sheehan about Nicholas Cage vomiting a communion wafer in front of Eddie Van Halen  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A critical reappraisal of the Children's cartoon "Captain Planet" and its role in warning us about Climate change. I explore its roots in the Policies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. And contrast it with the Work of JG Ballard  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to survive living with your parents in your 30's. Salt Bae. Literature. The Downing of Facebook. I answer yere questions  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Berlin just voted to socialise 240,000 homes. Taking them from the ownership of investment funds. I chat to social policy and housing expert Dr Rory Hearne about how this happened, and what it means for Ireland and other countries that are facing a housing crisis.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With society emerging from the isolation of the pandemic. I've found myself feeling nervous about social situations. I speak about tools I've used in the past to overcome this.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A postcolonial analysis of The Driver Theory Test.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A history of how the long lost original Colonel Sanders KFC recipe is now only available in Limerick  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Extremely hot take. I trace breakfast cutlery and breakfast cereal to two opposing victorian sex communes  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

200th episode. A critical look at Irish summer salads, and Tayto crisps in Irish Culture.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mental health podcast. How our earliest interactions with our parents can shape our adult friendships and relationships .  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.