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• The BUS is a utopia

  October 20, 2026 · 12 min

  On this week’s pod, I talk to poet and stylist Jan Brierton. I first saw her performing her poems at ‘Roots & Rearers’ in the Liberties Festival with Martina Keegan for Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly. And when I saw her posting…

• Stop the Dublin Blandemic

  October 6, 2026 · 13 min

  With the amount of issues we have in Dublin, it can sometimes feel frivolous and superfluous to even consider talking about the aesthetics of what's being built in a city that is under such immense pressure to even provide the basics. Sure…

• How do you make a (Dublin) Theatre Festival?

  September 29, 2026 · 19 min

  We are now in the midst of Dublin Theatre Festival which I can already say has been thrilling and exhilarating. Going into week two, I’m talking to the festival’s Artistic Director and Chief Executive Róise Goan about the Irish theatre…

• Are GLP-1's dimming our pleasure?

  September 22, 2026 · 10 min

  As the popularity of GLP-1's continues to soar, it is so evident that the way they work acts as a dampener of communication between our dopamine receptors. As we suppress our appetite, are we also suppressing our pleasure? I speak with…

• Engaging with reality, not IRL, responsibly

  September 14, 2026 · 11 min

  When everything online feels like a grift these days, how do you know if you’re just contributing to the storm of negative emotions like fear and despondency, or actually being helpful with what you share? It’s a *VERY* thin line. And with…

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