Alright, alright, alright...it was too tempting to type so leave us alone. 

How else do you expect us to start this podcast description when we're celebrating the poetry of Matthew McConaughey? Exactly. There are many poems we could have shared from his new books 'Poems and Prayers' but we went with Tips Included. Its a 2 hour listen to complete the audiobook, so create some space in your week and listen to his new book on Spotify asap.

After a week in Benalmadena, Ryan came home to Ireland gasping for a bit of Irish craic and, as fate would have it, that is exactly the subject of Irish Times columnist Brianna Parkins' column in the weekend edition that we picked up on arrival home, so we share her piece.

We have poetry from Norma Gill about believing in the future when grief arrives, a poem about a lesbian date that came with an unexpected twist and we also have our first ever trilingual poem!

Thanks for everyone's support. We would love to see the show expand so if you do like the show, please do review, like and tell your mates.

Yup poetry

Ryan and Leon

Poems from the podcast

Tips Included - Matthew McConaughey 

https://greenlights.com/

Brianna Parkins - Good chat? Only when you leave Ireland, you realise it isn't universal - Irish Times Weekend Magazine Column - 27th September 2025

https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/brianna-parkins/

Norma Gill - The Rocky Patch

https://www.instagram.com/_words_to_soothe_/?hl=en

Ola Majekodunmi - On Her Own Terms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn9iQ_9lWi8

Hannah Porter - Lesbian Van

https://www.instagram.com/hannahkatep_/

Agony Aunt - Thought Invader

Music from Ben Reid - The Risen People

https://www.tiktok.com/@benreid___/video/7554574732532649218

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