On today's pod, we celebrate the release of the second album from For Those I Love, as well as hearing Olivia Rodgrido’s advice about poetry being the foundation for all songwriting, which we’d be on board with.

We also dive into the work of Nikita Gill the hidden-in-Instagram-captions genius poetry from Teyindhi Ramsewak and talk about Alice Kinsella’s new collection ‘The Ethics of Cats’

We also share a powerful and completely unique poem about Joan Of Arc by Pip McGough that’ll get your blood pumping before we help a listener problem with our agony aunt section all about feeling misunderstood.

Great to be back and thanks to everyone who listened to last week’s return of the podcast.

In the words of David, go enjoy that good drying

Ryan and Leon

Poems from the show

Alice Kinsella - The Walkout

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0704/1521257-the-ethics-of-cats-alice-kinsellas-new-poems/

Nikita Gill - If You Asked Me How To Live Forever

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7757886.Nikita_Gill

Pip McGough - Joan Delux

Instagram - @manifest_gothic

Tenidhi Ramsewak - If I Leave The House

Instagram - @syllabic_nomad

David Balfe - Of The Sorrows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp-f6cG6rco

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Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey