The Blindboy Podcast

I answer loads of yere questions. Such as, How to deal with feeling insignificant in the universe, and overcoming creative block.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A history of American pop music (1820 to 1920). Why early American pop was sung in an Irish accent  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot Take, music and culture episode. A critical reapraisal of Billy Idols 1993 bizaare concept album about a computer that destroyed his mainstream career. Also a history of Cyberpunk  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How 1990s professional wrestling predicted the 2020s  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with Lynn Ruane who is an independent Irish senator and author of "People like me". As a Senator she has been a powerful voice in advocating for harm reduction and health based drugs legislation  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An Irish history of destroying statues. Why Barack Obama removed a statue of Winston Churchill from the oval office.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An overview of my entire mental health maintenance regime and the psychology and philosophy behind it  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Hot take on Society's response to coronavirus through the lens of grief psychology. A Post Catholic view of Ireland's response  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How the evolution of a moths wings and the painters of the Romantic period were simultaneous indicators of Climate change in the 1800s  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How the current aggressive miltaristic tacticts that US police use towards protestors and journalists was shamefully invented by a man from Dublin  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The inventor of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein. I chat with two legends of video games history. John and Brenda are founders of Romero games. They have been working in the video games industry since the early 80's.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot take Art podcast. I explore and explain the importance of Abstract Expressionist art and how the movement was covertly funded by the CIA  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Blindboy speaks about Masks for all. Legalising cannabis, and grief  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with Seanchai Eddie Lenihan about Fairy forts, Leprechauns and Irish folklore  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Multiple Hot Takes about Sourdough bread, Christ and UFOs  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Art podcast. A 20th century history of Avant Garde Participatory art as a device of social change  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I read my short story "Ten Foot Hen Bending"  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A roasting hot take which interrogates the connection between chicken burgers served in 1990s Irish nightclubs and sandwiches made out of rubber which were served to Irish people in New York bars in the 1890s  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with Dr Michael Brooks, host of Science(ish) podcast who is a science writer and expert in Quantum Physics. We talk about everything from lightbulbs to Quantum computing to birds who have evolved a type of quantum technology in their eyes. I also give ye a recipe for a delicious cocktail.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 1. The Irish man who sparked a war in Burma because of shoes. Part 2. How I cope with my anxiety around the Coronavirus  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with legendary Comedian, writer and streamer Limmy  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are the philosophical underpinnings of a podcast? What are the influences for this podcast ?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Four simple tips that I use to improve my life when I find myself in a rut with poor mental health  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I answer yere questions about Art,Scotland and difficult breakups  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A relaxing ASMR experience. Join me as I talk out of my arse about plants in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 A chat with Dr Paul Liknaitzky, who is an expert on ground-breaking medical research into the use of drugs like psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA to treat depression and addiction, and an investigator on Australia’s first clinical psychedelic trial.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with professor Luke O Neil who is an expert in immunology. We talk about the immune system, how it's affected by sleep and diet. And also how viruses spread around the world and why bacteria becomes resistant to antibiotics  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mad Irish history stories but with the original piano music. A woman from Cork is kidnapped and becomes the Queen of Morocco. A famous bear in France  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mad stories from Irish history. A woman from Cork who gets kidnapped and becomes the Queen of Morocco. The tale of a a famous dancing bear in France  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot take: How the film groundhog day is about Buddhism  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two part podcast. Part one, some historical context and a hot take on the commemorations of the RIC. Part two, a chat with Brian Warfield, lead singer of Irish rebel band, The Wolfetones  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

History of Disco part 3. A look into San francisco's influence on Disco with HI NRG music, particularly the work of underground producer patrick Cowley  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with Forensic Psychologist Dr.Sharon Lambert and we have fierce craic  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I read some of my favourite poems beside a digital ocean. Happy Christmas  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mental Health episode. I discuss how to tackle core beliefs, which we learn in childhood and carry into adulthood. They can negatively influence how we view ourselves, other people and the world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How getting consistent electric shocks from a tin of beans lead to a hot take about big data. Also contains a hidden recipe for a delicious vegan curry  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with comedian David O'Doherty about musical comedy and cycling gear  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Relaxing Podcast. I read my new short story "Maura"  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to be Assertive in the face of adult bullying, Superhero films and Adulthood  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A chat on a porch in Los Angeles where I chat with Legendary hip hop photographer Brian Cross/B Plus  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with two scientists about positive Climate Change approaches and solutions. Specifically Biofuel. With Jerry Murphy and Clare watson  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How an Italian in 1913 predicted Heavy Metal music  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I answer yere questions. What are the signs of abusive relationship? When is drinking a problem?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Art podcast. How the artistic movements of Baroque, Rococo and NeoClassicism reflected the society and politics of their time  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I discuss Climate Anxiety, and how to cope with it. I also read a new short story. Recorded on a park bench.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why artists today struggle financially. I discuss how Pokemon go is designed to topple governments  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I explore existential anxiety through Kony 2012, my first day at school and the book The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recorded live from Yurtys Couch for a relaxing experience, I read the first story from my new book Boulevard Wren. Pre order details within  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Update on Andy the Goose. Should adulthood start at 24? I explore the concept of adulthood through the film Home Alone  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the 100 episode. The origins of the song spastic hawk, which culminates in a murder mystery.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A critical deconstruction of the Argos catalog, and making the case for eating insects as a way to tackle climate change  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An asmr podcast from a Park bench in Toronto. I speak about spotify, the psychology of irish soccer fans, and ancient Irish food  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Instagram and the psychology of Body Image. Techniques for coping with Body image issues  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pat Bracken is a psychiatrist and a doctor of Philosophy. He is critical of mainstream psychiatry and the power that pharmaceutical companies hold over the field.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The battery in my faulty smoke alarm unexpectedly explodes mid podcast. Which leads to several tangents, culminating in me writing a song about it. And then talking about Nuclear material in Smoke alarms  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Colm O Gorman is the director of Amnesty Ireland, and founder of 1 in 4  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why the kim Kardashian of the Victorian era was an Irish Woman born in 1821  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A reading of my short story Arse Children  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An chat with Dr. Billy Mag Fhloinn who is an expert in Irish folklore,Ritualistic animal sacrifice, and pre christian Irish practices. It's good craic.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emma is an academic who focuses on African Studies. We chat about her bestselling book "Don't Touch My Hair"  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How US border control is creating a Panopticon. Also, Barack Obamas deep space 9 fanfiction.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Love Island, Naked Mole Rats and the Mushroom Internet  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A podcast recorded on a San Francisco corner. Captured in full stereo for an aural experience. Listen with earphones or on decent speakers. Don't listen on your phone speaker if you can avoid it  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A history of the negative impacts that colonialism has had on Irish biodiversity . Proactive Suggestions and guerilla techniques for helping Irish biodiversity  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A cultural history of Irish faction fighting  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How emotions can make us "dumb" and "Stupid"  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why do we enjoy content about serial killers? What is the secret to inner peace? What's the difference between English and Irish Nationalism?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How China has created God.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A chat with Conner Habib. Conner is a porn performer, occultist and academic. He hosts the against everyone with Conner Habib podcast. We speak about, sex workers rights, porn and the occult.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Transactional analysis Part 2. Part 1 is Creaking Ditch Pigeon  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meditation, Fainting up a mountain in Donegal & the story of a strange documentary about Michael Collins.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How Paris causes psychosis in certain people from Japan. Chats about meditation, and a full guided meditation at the end  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How a serial Killer boxing someone in the throat lead to the music of Nirvana  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two part podcast. First half: hot takes on Paddys day and the music of Enya. Second half: an interview with Ellie and Michelle, Founders of Our Table, an organisation that raises awareness around the Direct Provision system, using food.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reaction to the Michael Jackson documentary and How I cope with anxiety attacks  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sheela Na Gig, Blade Runner, calling out wrongs, Music  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I plea for the return of a decapitated corpses head and then Robbie Williams rings me on the phone . I also talk about music, specifically Michael Jackson. Bonus content, the History of the Knights Templar  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why the Tom Hanks film Big, is the most important sci fi of the past 40 years  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Procrastination, what is it? Why do we do it?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Collie Ennis is an expert in insects and frogs, we discuss how their decline indicates climate change, and what can be done about it  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

King Theodore of Corsica, The Bystander Effect, The Environment, Social Media  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How the political thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance drew inspiration from Irish Revolutionaries  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How a Japanese watchmaker in the 1940's influenced Detroit Techno  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The History of Soho, and a treatise on the emotion of Anger `  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat about New Years resolutions, and also about getting better sleep  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview with comedian, writer and activist Tara Flynn. I also rant about Red Dead Redemption 2  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to achieve personal meaning, Stan Culture, Bruce Springsteens Son  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A look at Edward Bernays, the originator of propaganda and advertising  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How would humans be portrayed in a nature documentary made by Aliens?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Watching a scottish man wank with Boyzone  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HOTTEST TAKE YET, IT'S ABOUT THE SWASTIKA  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thoughts from Spain, and and interview with Human and Civil rights activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to cope with the inevitable pain of existing as a human.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A hot take on the History of Sugar and Rum  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with booker prize winning writer, and national treasure, Roddy Doyle  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Body Image, Asceticism, Buddhism  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with economist David Mcwilliams about solutions to the housing crisis, vulture funds, brexit and shelving yokes up his jaxxy  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I discuss how a critic reviews food with his face and how Russian politics is shaping western culture, while ultimately talking out of my arse for over 70 minutes  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Due to many requests, here's a third installment. Also, I chat about why podcasts are class and TV is for crybabies  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Update on the housing crisis protest, More cognitive psychology, how to improve self esteem  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Also, I speak about the housing crisis for a bit.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with legendary journalist Vincent Browne  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gulches Puck.  In 1816, a Volcano erupted in Indonesia, causing a year long winter. This episode looks at how that impacted Painting and Literature  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I go to London and Interview Spike Lee. We have craic  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How rebellion to the social conditions of early 70's New York created the most important artform of the late 20th century.. I also answer questions about alcohol and anxiety  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dealing with online critics, A Gin conspiracy theory, A DNA Conspiracy theory.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Being an Artist with Dublin rent, Tony Mcgregor's Jacket, Nazi Eugenics  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I got mouldy and couldn't record a full podcast. Here's my live interview with author Louise O Neill*Content Warning. Discussion around sexual assault  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you feel like you keep repeating the same mistakes over and over, and don't know why? Click here to find out why, you prick. (Transactional analysis)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Che Guevara, Bereavement, storytelling  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with with longtime Irish LGBT activists Will St Leger and Tonie Walsh  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to wash your balls, Daniel O'Connell's rap feud, Horoscopes, Hash  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anatomy of an Irish Salad. 2pacs favorite drink. Body Image . Morning Depression  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A bizarre theory on Reality. What is reality??  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The History of Disco Part 2. House Music/Techno  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Disco is the Real Punk Rock  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happiness, Purpose, Meaning,  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A history of performance art, Coffee, Toilets  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Folk Mythology, Dog Saints, The Heroes Journey  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dictators, Birdsong, Poetry  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cillian Murphy Interview, Repeal the 8th, Siegfried Sassoon, Dada, Site Specific Theatre  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Psychological operations, sound as a weapon of war, magicians  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tragic dog history, nuclear war, embracing the morning dew  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A woman giving birth to a rabbit, Conor Mcgregor, Irish folk music  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spanish Lads dressed like the KKK, Toxic lad culture, Emotional intelligence  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Facebook vs Christ, an in-depth look at the Irish Famine and Magdalene Laundries  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Almost getting in a plane crash with Jedward, Why Adam from the Bible was a Cuck, the art of William Hogarth  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Otters killing a monkey, Sykes Picot agreement, Impressionist painting  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview with Goldsmiths prize winning author Kevin Barry.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Platos Cave, Cargo Cults and meditation.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bebo and the Human Condition  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Live, from Duncairn arts centre Belfast. Blindboy interviews Donzo from DC walking tours about the troubles in Northern Ireland and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poitin, Changelings, angel readings, hot takes  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fragile Masculinity, Horse Soup, Stainless Steel Mugs  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The history of three separate monkeys in Irish History. Polish cans, neoliberalism  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tropes, Sideways Hailstones, Death  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to be happy. Meeting metaphorical dogs. Homers Odyssey  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I have the flu, here's a short story.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Collectivism vs Individualism, Dogs Vs Cats, The Trout of No Craic  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Christmas. Have a short story. Full Podcast on Wednesday  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Northern Soul, Cheap speed, Rave Music, Literature  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Submarines, Marxism, Alcohol, Androids, Racism, Christmas  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The History of Paint, The Brits, Sleep Paralysis  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meeting an otter called Yurty Aherne who taught me about the last man hanged in Ireland. Also, Carl Jung, St.Brendan and The Kinks  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cannabis, Postcolonialism, Lyndon B Johnson and Ghosts .  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Blindboy talks Trump, Conor MCgregor and Pine Martens  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Blindboy discusses tiki cocktails as hyperreal simulacra and asks if piss soaked denim causes epilepsy  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Episode, Blindboy tackles death and gowls  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode one, Blindboy debuts a short story from his upcoming book , while also discussing the psychology of creativity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.