Fenian Sandwich Sectarian Carrot
How the Subway sandwich traces its roots to 19th-century physical force Irish republicanism. also, the sectarian history of domesticated carrots. Steaming Takes. Boiling hot notions Hosted on Acast. S...
23 Mar 202254min
Avocado Salt Bae and the Legend of St. Patricks Hole
St.Patricks day episode. Boiling hot takes about the Irish cultural footprint. Exploring why Salt Bae speaks English with a Limerick accent. And unearthing the legend of St Patricks hole where Pilgrim...
16 Mar 202257min
Talking to a psychologist about Creativity
Prof Anna Abraham is a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies creativity and the human imagination. We chat about everything from creative Flow to the Beatles to Neurodiversity. We sat down as pa...
9 Mar 20221h 40min
A mental health plan for when the News is overwhelming
How I manage feelings of anxiety and depression when the News cycle gets me down. So that I can have compassion, empathy and be functional, while still keeping informed and caring about world events. ...
2 Mar 20221h 12min
A theory about the colour Grey
A Hot Take about the colour grey that delves into the history of offices, renaissance paintings and 2000 year old monasteries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Feb 20221h 1min
What is Mindfulness? With Dermot Whelan
Dermot Whelan is a comedian, presenter, and certified teacher in mindfulness and meditation. During this chat we have serious craic and speak about how mindfulness and meditation has changed both of o...
16 Feb 20221h 54min
The Styrofoam Shepherd
Barefoot accountant update. The story of a Chilean Book which was a Marxist critique of Donald Duck, an attempt to create a socialist internet in 1971 and the CIA backed fascist coup that ended it all...
9 Feb 20221h 3min
The Barefoot Accountant
Hot Take EpisodeLast week there was a standoff between Irish Fishermen and The Russian Navy. I draw a connection between this and a proposed plan to breed cats that glow in the dark around Nuclear Was...
2 Feb 20221h 22min
