Edwin Sammon Of Knowledge

Here's a very niche episode from last year that previously was only available to my Patrons and its all about the band Radiohead on the twenty year anniversary (last year) of their divisive and seminal album, "Kid A". With a new introduction and outroduction I ramble on about why I love them so much and music in general, certain associations I have with certain songs and I end with a troubadour cover of "Idioteque", one of my faves from the LP. Enjoy. x

It's a new and improved podcast recorded for the first time on Garageband which has led to me recording an inspired and pumping new theme tune and my first attempt at putting a silly tune together which I have done in a silly accent for some reason. It's about love and pancakes. There's some talk about the strange pronunciations of American style wording that is very French for some reason, an awkward encounter with a casual acquaintance in a park that left me shook, a short telling of an old Irish folklore tale that leads to why I kind of have a deep hatred for Paddy's Day that stems from simple childhood boredom. All this and the amazing revelation that people in Taiwan are changing their names to "Salmon" for free sushi!

This week i'm thinking back about the old days when Roy Orbison was still alive and cassette tapes were a valid media, how Spring has not quite sprung yet but that hasn't stopped lads from wearing shorts and how a book on becoming a father from 1995 has some advice that might be mistaken for being from fifty years before. All this plus a bonus bit of actual live stand up! Enjoy!

This week on the podcast I talk about my issues with internet 'Stans' and how a refunded ticket to a cancelled event led to some crazy dreams from Cara and myself. But before I get around to describing our individual dreamscapes I demonstrate the improvisation skills that the Norwegians are loving so much and attempt a terrible impression of what one of my listeners from Australia might sound like but probably doesn't. There's also a review of my kitchen layout featuring a Russian doll bin-bag situation and what I consider to be the biggest crime when it comes to Irish kitchens. All this plus a one minute review of the latest episode of 'Wandavision'. Enjoy!

This week I eventually get around to talking about the latest pregnancy scan where I get to see my baby boy in profile but not live and in the room but before all that I go on a ramble down various side alleys including whatever the hell is going on with Armie Hammer and what kind of a name is that to be calling anybody by? Also for the tough times that's in it I have written a special guided meditation to keep you centered and safe on a beach with me, in your minds eye. so RELAX, or else! And enjoy!

It's a special day celebration as I tell you how I like my pancakes done and what's on them. Plus, what is a shrove anyway? Did I really steal a meal to feed my drinking habit? Yes and no. Also, what does a seventh son of a seventh son have to do with a cure for warts? Can you smoke a stock cube and does it need to be beef or chicken? All will be revealed in my casual drug history plus an Irish pop classic covered in a soulful way. Enjoy.

This week the never ending continuous routine of the pandemic has made some people compare this lock-down to the film Groundhog Day but I contend it's not really like that at all and we should be thankful that it's not. But before I even get to that there is a lot of waffle and gallows humour as well as some fake religious sermonising and radio DJ banter that has me wishing for the quote, unquote normal times. All this plus a hypocritical take-down of social media. Follow me online and prove my hypocrisy and enjoy the song at the end while my brain has some technical difficulties.

This week Ed talks about the horror of dog poop and the mystery of wasp infiltration as well as the fox spotting he has been getting up to. Meanwhile what online snooping has his Father Gerry has been up to? There's a fine line between creepy and romantic as Ed explains in his review of The Notebook and he ponders why The Power Of Love never won a best original song Oscar. All this plus some Irish disco flavoured German Techno and Brendan Blowhard gives us his best Huey Lewis impression.

This week Ed is apologetic but hopes you understand that he needed a week off just like everyone else. Ed and the lovely Cara went on a strange but beautiful Sunday afternoon date and Ed also reveals a mystery on his road. The outcome will shock, surprise and amuse you. Ed also talks about the cheesy goodness that is Cobra Kai on the streaming tellybox, The Last Of Us on the videogamebox and dips into the mailbag with questions and answers sent in by some of his Instagram friends. All this plus a heartfelt special rendition of 'Father and Son'. Enjoy!

A deep dive into the making of a classic spaghetti western. But why is it called that? How did Eli Wallach almost die several times during production? What was cut out of the movie and reinserted and is it any good? Why did Clint Eastwood think he was being short changed? Hear about all this and more plus my pitch perfect Sergio Leone impression on this episode of the podcast that's designed to be listened to while going asleep but sure you can listen to it whenever you like, I won't mind.