Is it really possible to ban phones at gigs?
Ghost banned phones for their most recent tour, in this episode I debate whether this is practical or possible for smaller bands or only a 'privilege' for bands right at the top? playing in huge venue...
1 Aug 202529min
Die with your boots on......
Our icons age and eventually die, reminding us of our own mortality. They wrote songs that defined our youth and now are in the final chapters of life.....do we let them age? do we always want them to...
25 Jul 202525min
Is the population collapse narrative a grift? (re-upload with fixed audio)
A re-upload of last Fridays episode which had a technical glitch as I uploaded the intro twice! So.....what I was saying was....is the constant discussion of the west collapsing a grift? are we addict...
21 Jul 202531min
The Irish woman who shot Mussolini
In 1926 an Irish woman, Violet Gibson, shot Mussolini from almost point blank range in the face, almost changing the face of history.....almost. An obscure character in Irish and world history, where ...
11 Jul 202535min
The revenge of rap rock @ the Glastonbury gulag of guilt
Iron Maiden's new drummer conundrum leads us to more free speech issues this time to begin with. This week I discuss the case of Bob Vvylan at Glastonbury festival, getting the crowd to chant "Death t...
4 Jul 202534min
a chat w/ Shayan from True Iranian Black Metal band TRIVAX
In light of the recent bombings (Jun 2025) a chat with Shayan from the Black metal band Trivax, Iranian born and bred, this episode is about growing up in and escaping Iran, leaving Islam and dealing ...
27 Jun 20251h 15min
Uranium is a Heavy Metal
Last Friday's podcast failed to upload due to a technical glitch so here is an updated version. Some random thoughts about this last week of craziness, the bombings in Iran, their nuclear aspirations,...
25 Jun 202533min
The secret history of Ireland's flirt with fascism
In the 1930's Ireland flirted with fascism, it's an often over looked one could say hidden moment in Irish history, who were the 'blue shirts' and why did fascism fail to take hold in Ireland. The pod...
13 Jun 202540min
