The HeadStuff Podcast

To celebrate International Women's Day 2018, music editor Andrea Cleary hosts a special episode of the HeadStuff Podcast. Andrea chats feminism, pop music, and the Irish music scene with some of the journalists, musicians, DJ's and critics making a positive impact on the Irish music industry right now. Guests include Emma Langford, Maija Sofia, Claire Beck, Zara Hedderman and Louise Bruton. Featured Songs: Closed Book by Emma Langford and Flowers by Maija Sofia Subscribe to The HeadStuff Podcast for future episodes, once-off documentaries and much more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or where ever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PJ comes up with a revolutionary way to hide an embarrassing situation in science class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we welcome Niall McCann, writer and director of the new documentary Lost in France. I’m joined in studio by HeadStuff Film Editor Peter Morris to chat with Niall McCann. His documentary Lost in France is wonderful, so we talk about that, but we also delve deep into subjects […] La entrada 43. Niall McCann | Writer, Director, Documentarian se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know, I know, we’ve been neglecting you, and we’re still undecided as to the overall direction of this podcast, but we just had to make an episode for Oscars 2017, so here we are. If you listened to our InHouse Oscar podcast from last year you’ll know that these roundtable affairs are booze-fuelled, fun […] La entrada InHouse #6 | Oscars 2017 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first became aware of Barry Crimmins when he appeared on the WTF! with Marc Maron podcast, his story was also on another podcast I listen to, which I can’t remember right now. He talked about being raped and abused as a child, and about challenging AOL to stop allowing online paedophilia in their chatrooms. […] La entrada 42. Barry Crimmins se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, that Saul Williams. And yes, I can barely contain myself. Saul Williams is thusly described on Wikipedia: Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 film […] La entrada 41. Saul Williams + Lingo se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was absolutely thrilled to talk to uber-talented DJ, musician, producer, all-round-sound-head, Kormac. I have been a big fan of Kormac for well over a decade. I was charged with organising the Graduation Party for my year in college, and when it came to booking a DJ, I booked Kormac – which I have no […] La entrada 40. DJ Kormac se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aine Cahill drops into HPN studio this week to talk about lots of things. It eventually ends with puke in a pint glass but there’s a journey before all that. We talk about growing up in Cavan, how she got into music (and out of sport), about how she writes songs, who she has done […] La entrada 39. Aine Cahill se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richie O’Donnell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His previous documentary, The Pipe was released to great acclaim and has now been followed by ‘Atlantic’. The latest documentary is ambitious in scope with Ireland, Newfoundland and Norway as the locations and with an interactive website and social media campaign behind it. We talk about how he […] La entrada 38. Richie O’Donnell (Atlantic) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we’re basically trying to figure out if any of the candidates in the US Election will be able to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I’m joined by Gordon and Paul who host their own podcast called Those Conspiracy Guys. They bring some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the candidates, and […] La entrada MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN? – InHouse #5 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have the wonderful Wyvern Lingo on the podcast this week. They first came to prominence by their association with Hozier, supporting him on his tour and doing backing vocals with his band (Karen also sings on the hauntingly beautiful duet ‘In A Week‘). Since then they’ve released two EPs, done loads of headline shows […] La entrada 36. Wyvern Lingo se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Barry is one of my favourite writers, so I was suitably excited about this episode. Meet your heroes, that’s what I say. He’s a lovely, brilliant and funny man and I genuinely would have happily sat talking to him for many more hours. If you’re not aware of Kevin Barry, he’s one of Ireland’s […] La entrada 35. Kevin Barry se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series of crime thrillers, and the wonderful The Book of Lost Things. Dave Hanratty, HeadStuff music editor, is on co-host duties. John Connolly episode: This conversation does begin with curtains, and I don’t mean that it has a grand opening like a theatre show, […] La entrada 34. John Connolly se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had some trouble this week! Conor, who produces and engineers The HeadStuff Podcast had his van broken into. And then, after a day, it got broken into again! On both of those days we had planned a recording session. Poor aul Conor was a broken man, so we did what we could. Some of […] La entrada Oscars 2016 – InHouse #4 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Fingleton and Martin McCann team up for the ‘masterful’, ‘captivating’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘powerful’, ‘Mad Max-in-the-countryside’, BAFTA-nominated film that is The Survivalist. Stephen Fingleton is an award-winning writer/director from Derry. His previous work includes Insulin, Magpie, SLR and Shirin. Martin McCann is an award-winning actor from Belfast. His previous work includes the Stephen Spielberg/Tom Hanks produced The Pacific, Clash of the […] La entrada 32. Stephen Fingleton and Martin McCann (The Survivalist) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kinirons is an Irish filmmaker whose short films, (Lowland Fell, I Can’t See You Anymore) have been selected for loads of international film festivals and won international awards. He co-wrote Strangerland with Fiona Seres which stars Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Joseph Fiennes. Set in a middle-of-nowhere Australian town, Strangerland is about a family finds their dull […] La entrada 31. Michael Kinirons (Strangerland) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick O’Shea joins us on The HeadStuff Podcast to speak to us at length about his sexy voice, and how he has won awards for it. It’s very important that we understand that he has won awards for having a sexy voice. After we applaud him on his sexy voice, we talk about his comedy […] La entrada 30. Rick O’Shea se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roslyn Fuller joins Conor and I on this week’s episode, and we have Jonathan Victory on co-hosting duties. Roslyn Fuller is a columnist, lecturer in democracy and international law, author of the book Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed its Meaning and Lost its Purpose, and she’s currently running in the 2016 General Election in the […] La entrada 29. Roslyn Fuller (Do We Have Democracy?) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy Pallotta is an American film director and producer who has produced films like A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life and directed films such as American Prince and, his latest, The Last Hijack. We sat down to talk to him in the IFI, and the resulting podcast reveals a clever, laid-back and honest man. To be […] La entrada 28. Tommy Pallotta se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we have a little bit of trouble explaining what Timi Ogunyemi does. Timi even struggles himself. The reason we know him and love him is because he’s a fascinating person, he’s a popular blogger and Twitter guy, he’s incredibly warm, sound, cool, stylish and funny. Dave Hanratty, our […] La entrada 27. Timi Ogunyemi se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices