Ecuador, 1987. Socialist General Frank Vargas Pazos and his army kidnap the President of Ecuador in an attempted coup d'état – El Taurazo. 37 years later, his grandson Marcelo Ayala and I sit down at UnionDocs (a documentary center in NYC), to talk about this incident and Marcelo's project to uncover more about a grandfather he hardly knew growing up.

Marcelo's journalistic work: https://paralelo.info/

Thanks to UnionDocs for having us!

We're bringing it back to 2017 when wee little fintan, fresh out of college, went to the navajo nation to live with multi-dualistic spirit, sheep herder, semitruck driver, GIS wizz, filmmaker and writer Carrie House!

i worked extra hard to bring this one back from the archives so please enjoy xx

i met Jorge Wunch in the high desert of western New Mexico. we worked together at Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions, a summer outdoor youth program that i attended as a kid. we dive deep into the joys and challenges of traveling for 5 weeks with 4 teens through 3 states, shutting our eyes every night under the pale moonlight.

the coyotes are never too far away.

learn more about Cottonwood Gulch at cottonwoodgulch.org

i'm so excited to share with y'all a conversation with my friend Ella at the end of a whirlwind 3 week journey together through Mexico. From Art Week in Mexico City to the mountains of Colima and the beaches of the Pacific, hear all about the magical towns we visited, salsa-drenched meals we shared and surprising hyper local beverages we consumed. Oh the memories :)

Huilo Marvavilla is an artist and storyteller who i met in 2019 when i was looking to visit Costa Rica. Huilo built and ran an incredible art residency program for many years until the residency was burnt to the ground by the neighbors.

Huilo is now developing a film that unravels this story and weaves together many other layers of the challenges facing Costa Ricans today. In this episode we chat about the complex process of making a documentary, what it takes to be an artist fully devoted to your craft and life in the small city of Tepic, Mexico.

Find out more about the film at: https://jaguarbridgeproductions.com/

fintan travels with college friend Zaw Bo from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. listen to us chat about how we met, how (not) different we are 5 years later and all the fun and challenges brought on by traveling with someone and sleeping in the same bed for 2 weeks. Zaw is from Burma, so we also chat a bit about his experience living through a military coup and how much his life has changed. we also talk ice cream! Zaw's future career path is in churning out sweet deliciousness.

while trying to leave India to fly to Vietnam, i encountered a series of obstacles that almost set me off the edge...

join me as i travel to southern India to visit Sahana and Tapan, two very cool people from the state of Karnataka. get ready for an adventure in art, south indian food, birds and crocodiles!

fintan lives with actor and model @sleepystevo in nyc and europe! join us as we talk passionate things from Stephen's bed in bushwick, brooklyn.

raised in brooklyn and now living and studying in madrid, Paola is down for anything! join us on this in-depth conversation on clubbing, skincare, capitalism and more, brought to you live from Paola's bedroom.