Hello, and welcome back to Behind the Mic with me your host David Cotter.   

This week's guest is fellow podcaster and host of Take 2: Debbie Shaw. Debbie moved to Ireland 4 years ago from Malta and from what I have witnessed from listening to podcasts and watching her content online she has integrated seamlessly into Irish culture. 

The episode touches on topics such as podcasting, and her mental health struggles. Are podcasters the star of their own show? Should men have an opinion on female issues? 

This podcast highlighted to me just how important it is to enter into conversations that sometimes feel like they are off-limits.   

While it might feel at times like we should not (I am speaking as a white man here) enter into the hottest topics in the political and cultural landscape, after the last two podcasts I have recorded  I realize it may be more necessary than I thought.  

On Debbie's own podcast, she doesn’t shy away from any issue and she lives by that in her everyday life. She is laser-focused and determined to make her podcast one of the best. I learned a lot from her.  

We will get to the episode shortly but can I ask something of all of you first?  Thank you to everyone for supporting the podcast so far and I appreciate everyone that listens to the podcast. The response to this last week was great so let's try again. I appreciate the help so much.    

The best way for you to support my podcast so that I can keep attracting guests and having better conversations is by dropping a rating of the podcast on Spotify and subscribing on youtube.   

I am aware that everyone may not be keen on sharing the podcast on their story on Instagram or other platforms but it certainly helps raise the profile of the show. So a share would be greatly appreciated too if you think of it.   

So now we are ready to begin episode 27 of Behind the Mic, without further adieu Debbie Shaw. 

Debbie's Media Links: 

https://open.spotify.com/show/4OTDP4WEnjNRPgE3nz9PbC 

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

https://www.tiktok.com/@_debshaw   

Behind The Mic: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@behindthemic_davidcotter 

https://www.instagram.com/david_cotter97/?hl=en 

https://open.spotify.com/show/1ekq89bwCRSa0BZWeIs4lV 

#podcast #irishpodcast #feminism #ireland #special #motivation #inspiration #men #woman #conversation

My guest is Corey Cunnigham this week, known on TikTok and Youtube as PolitiCorey.

Online Corey has gained over 7000 followers for his very honest and well-thought-out deconstruction of conspiracy theories and misinformation news stories and ideas.

The episode touches on topics that in today's society tether on the edge of being off limits.

During this episode, I quiz Corey on where his interest in socio-economic and political issues stems from!

Corey outlines the main reason in his opinion why misinformation, conspiracy theories, and radical opinions on political issues have become so mainstream.

We touch on the adoption of American issues in Europe and more specifically Ireland, eluding to issues around the controversial school teacher Enoch Burke and the similarity his story apparently shares with American and Canadian examples surrounding Dr. Jordan B Peterson and Bret Weinstein.

This leads to a conversation on the lack of role models for young white men in society and we explore whether or not the rise of feminism is detrimental to male mental health and well-being.

This conversation could have lasted so much longer but time is finite and we will have more opportunities to record more episodes this year.

We will get to the episode shortly but can I ask something of all of you first?

Thank you to everyone for supporting the podcast so far and I appreciate everyone that listens to the podcast.

The best way for you to support my podcast so that I can keep attracting guests and having better conversations is by dropping a rating of the podcast on Spotify and subscribing on youtube.

I am aware that everyone may not be keen on sharing the podcast on their story on Instagram or other platforms but it certainly helps raise the profile of the show. So a share would be greatly appreciated too if you think of it.

So now we are ready to begin episode 26 of Behind The Mic, without further a due I give you PolitiCorey.

Social Media Links (Behind The Mic with David Cotter)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tEQfyorBZuj-1qSGmUMxA

https://www.instagram.com/david_cotter97/

https://www.facebook.com/david.cotter.520

Social Media Links (PolitiCorey)

https://www.youtube.com/@politicorey8817

https://www.tiktok.com/@politicorey

Welcome back folks and welcome to 2023!

On the first episode of the new year I am joined by the wealth of knowledge that is Steve Teaches Crypto or Steve O’Brien.

Steve is a Kilkenny man. In his own words, he is a slow learner regarding technology.

Nevertheless, Steve has forged a successful career in some of the world's most prominent tech companies such as Google and his current employer LinkedIn.

He is proof that hard work and dedication to a topic for a number of years will get you to where you want to and need to be. He is however proof that there are no taking shortcuts.

Steve left school to study sociology against his mother's suggestion that a career in tech may be the way to go.

He is CFI accredited in Crypto Currency and he is currently putting together a course on cryptocurrencies for interested individuals.

In the podcast, we talk about his background, crypto, web 3.0, and the technological advances that accompany this next stage of web development AND we even tether on the edge of conspiracy theories.

If any Crypto nerds or non-crypto nerds find Steves's approach or explanations on certain topics difficult to understand please let me know. This has been requested by Steve. As he is putting his course together he wants all the feedback possible so he can deliver as good a service as possible to his network.

A word from myself, there are so many people listening to the podcast and have listened to it in the past on Spotify and given no rating. If you have a second I would appreciate a review.

If you subscribe to the podcast you will be notified when a new one drops. That way if you are on a social media detox you will still be able to listen to the podcast and not break your detox.

If you are a youtube user feel free to drop in on the channel and subscribe also.

I have attached SteveTeachesCryptos's social media handles if you want to check him out.

So without further do, podcast number 25, a quarter century of podcasts, introducing Steveteachescrypto, enjoy!!

Steveteachescrypto- Social Media Handles. 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2cqdOVOw3J2JT7x7t9gl8g

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/steveteachescrypto/

Tiktok @SteveTeachesCrypto

BehindTheMic with David Cotter

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tEQfyorBZuj-1qSGmUMxA

Hello and welcome back to Behind the Mic with David Cotter.

On episode 24 of Behind the Mic, my guest is Dave Hartrey. Dave is a 25-year-old online fitness coach from Waterford, Ireland.

This is an action and information-packed episode.

We talk about Daves's past, from his younger years and how he always felt slightly different due to his being mixed race, to dealing with his mother's cancer diagnosis during his leaving cert.

Fast forward some years he is making a name for himself in fitness, managing one of the biggest gyms in Ireland, starting his own business, training with his body-building idols and mentors, and venturing into a world that was so new so fast.

Being a serious bodybuilder comes with requirements, to be the best you have to do what the best do and more. This included taking steroids. Dave begins using steroids to aid his budding career as a bodybuilder, but things go downhill, badly, and fast.

After a period of being lost mentally and physically, Dave decided to share his experience not to encourage or discourage but to educate and inform people about his negative experience using steroids. His story has traveled so far that he even came up in conversation on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience.

Disclaimer- Neither of us is a doctor and we are not in a position to give medical advice, we speak about this topic from a place of curiosity. Our conversation or discussion should not be used to help you decide whether or not to use these substances. Talk to a professional on this topic.

I hope you enjoy this episode and it certainly won't be the last time you hear Dave on Behind The Mic. We both felt afterward we could have talked for hours.

Without further ado, here we go….

On episode 23, I am joined by Cian Costello Lawlor. Cian is a 21-year football TikToker from Kildare. Cian started out with a dance to Carole Basken but quickly shifted from dancing to providing candid opinions on Liverpool and football in general. Over the course of three years, Cian has had to deal with internet trolls making fun of his weight. Ultimately this led him to start his weight loss journey. In just over a year of running, he has lost over 3 stone. We talk TikTok, being yourself, football, weight loss trolls, and much more. Enjoy folks.

On episode 22 of my podcast I get stuck into it with Adam Walsh. 

Adam is a 24-year-old internet entrepreneur from Waterford, Ireland.   

In 2019, Adam started his social media marketing agency. In 45 days he managed to scale his business to $10,000 per month in recurring revenue and it took him a further year to scale it to $54,000 per month in recurring revenue. Adam has automated over 90 percent of his social media marketing agency and now spends most of his time coaching people on how to start and execute their online marketing businesses. 

Aside from this Adam has over 100,000 followers on TikTok and over 20,000 followers on Instagram.  

Most importantly Adam is a very nice guy. 

If any of you guys feel inspired to start your own marketing business after listening to this episode I will link all of his social handles below. I can attest he is very responsive to messages. I hope you all enjoy this episode because I certainly did. It's always nice to chat with people who are further down the road than you on certain endeavors.   

Instagram: @adamwlsh 

TikTok: @adamwlsh  

#entrepreneur #motivation #tiktok #instagram #ecommerce #inspiration

Welcome back to Behind the Mic with Moi- David Cotter.   

We are now on episode 21, which means I am in the top percent of all podcasts ever 💥 💥💥💥💥  

This week I have Bertie Brosnan on my podcast. Bertie Brosnan is a prolific Irish screenwriter, film producer, actor, and screen director. His films have been described as thought-provoking, profound and artistic.  The films have been distributed worldwide through broadcasters and online streaming platforms including Shorts TV via the Cannes marketplace. And he has been personally awarded arts and filmmaking bursaries plus nominations for his work in short filmmaking. Bertie penned his indie filmmaking guide called "Filmmaker by Heart, " a detailed playbook for producing indie films from scratch.   Bertie recently found a niche on TikTok whereby he tells entertaining stories of Irish mythology, history, and some worldwide conspiracy theories. He recently amassed  14,000+ fans and 1.7 million views in several weeks and is growing quickly. His focus lies in video creation for social media with an emphasis on short-form content.  

Instagram: @bertibrosnanfilms 

YouTube: @Bertie Brosnan  

TikTok: @bertiebrosnan  

#podcast #irish #irshpodcast #filmaking #film #movie #director #actor

Declan is an online fitness coach and bodybuilder. He has been interested in fitness for over 10 years and in the last 3 years, he has been focused on competing at bodybuilding shows. In his early bodybuilding career, Dec has picked up a winners medal at the PCA Birmingham and even finished 6th at the first time of asking in the world's biggest amateur bodybuilding competition the amateur Olympia Denmark. On top of this Dec is a sound skin. In this episode, we get into all things nutrition, mindset, training, and competing.

G'Luck, David  

Follow Dec: https://www.instagram.com/declan_teamaccomplish/

Hello and welcome back,  

In episode 19, myslef and Darragh Hayes have a catchup. Darragh was the first guest on Behind The Mic. He returned to have a chat about hemp farming and we went into a bit more detail on the ins and outs of the processing of the plant. Darragh has recently completed a course in regenerative agriculture practices; this was another big talking point during this episodes. The other topic touched on in episode 19, just slightly is mindfulness. My guest is a regular contributor of his time to the buddhist retreat centre at Dzogchen Beara.  Share the epsiode on your socials. Also, like and subscribe to Youtube and Spotify

G'luck,  David.

Daragh is an author, poet and mental health advocate. Mental health is an issue close to his heart. At the age of 17, one of Daraghs closest friends took his own life. Daragh tells me about his experience of that time and how he reacted to the tragic loss. Along with this, Daragh outlines some of the ways he keeps on top of his mental health now. Just recently his mental health blog-"Thoughts Too Big", was nominated for, and won the mental health blog of the year for 2022. Other topics we spoke about on the podcast included his book and poetry inspiration.   

I really enjoyed this one, so I hope you guys enjoy it too.     

Daraghs Social Media Links 

https://www.instagram.com/thoughts2big/ 

https://www.instagram.com/daraghfleming/