Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Hello! This weeks episode is all about one of Ireland's all time great musicians, the guitarist's guitarist, Rory Gallagher.We had the pleasure of recording this episode in the Rock and Roll Museum in...

27 Sep 20241h 21min

Hello! A few weeks ago David Simon (of the Wire fame) went on a big twitter rant about Michael Collins and how he would have figured in to the Israel / Palestine conflict. We recorded a short episode ...

19 Sep 202418min

Hello! Here's the second and final part of the Tom Crean story, covering his time onboard The Endurance with Ernest Shackleton and his Trans-Antarctic Expedition..You can follow Shite Talk on Instagra...

12 Sep 20241h 11min

Part 1 of a tale about one of the hardiest men Kerry has ever produced, the Antartic explorer Tom Crean.Tickets to our live show in January 2025 can be found over at LaughterLounge.com.If you want bon...

4 Sep 202450min

Hello! We are back, and for the first episode of season 12 we talked about everybody's favourite poet, wizard, and sex pest; William Butler Yeats.Joining us for the occasion is the wonderful Shannon B...

21 Aug 20241h 50min

Hello! Well, after five months, we're finally done with Bertie. This is a preview of the final Bertie episode where we talked about some of his biggest slip ups from the last decade. If you want to li...

14 Jun 202416min

Here's the penultimate episode of the Bertie series, The Celtic Pelican. The wheels are coming off the county as the Celtic Tiger gets put down and replaced with a Celtic Pelican, right when the count...

7 Mai 20241h 9min

Well hello, here's part 3.5 of the Bertie series, the Mahon Tribunal. We've been doing the rest of the Flood / Mahon Tribunal stuff behind the paywall so if you want to get the full story you can head...

19 Apr 20241h 30min