The Blindboy Podcast

A history of Ireland through lens of the Pineapple. A Deep dive, hot take.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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

How the shape of Notre Dame Cathedral changed western music via Pythagoras. How mountains slowed down heavy metal music  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.