We explore the history and glamour of this prestigious accolade...discussing previous winners, years of dominance in different leagues, and whether the Ballon d'Or is still a prize for the Gods of Football.

We discuss the pros and cons of working for yourself, or working for someone else.

Pros and cons to each side of course....

We try to find an answer and weigh it all up, and realise that it just depends on the person. It depends...

Anybody who has the courage to raise his eyes and look sanely at the awful human condition must realize finally that tiny periods of temporary release from intolerable suffering is the most that any individual has the right to expect.

First podcast in awhile.

But we are back.

Talking about landmark decisions. Consciously and unconsciously made. Enjoy.

The man, the myth, the painter, the writer...We are back with a Christmas special on Brendan Behan! Listen and enjoy!

We look at Bob Dylan - not enough words to describe the man, but Dermot takes us through the key parts of his life, his influences and his evolution as an artist who has stood the test of time. Enjoy! 

'lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed...'

Having looked at the biggest flops, now we look at those signings that made the biggest impact at their new clubs: From Henry going to Arsenal and being transformed into a world class striker to Jamie Vardy playing Non League football for £30 pounds per week! 

We ask why did we miss the boat? Why were we overlooked? And is there still time? 

It's a funny old game.

Torres. Carroll. Futre. Forlan. Veron. The list goes on.

We discuss the biggest transfer flops in Premier League History: from the most hyped who just didn't click to big signings who were plagued by injuries. Enjoy!

The North of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the North, The Black North, Ulster, Our wee country, Fuck this place...whatever you call it, we explore the identity of NI: its past, and future...
Will it last? Is it all that bad? Hopefully not.

In this episode, we discuss the modern attitudes to work, and ask whether work has to be that Bad? Is there an alternative to the daily grind? If so, are we even brave enough to chose a route of our own making, and if we do: is it even worth the effort? 

Sometimes you hear, fifth-hand,
As epitaph:
He chucked up everything
And just cleared off,
And always the voice will sound
Certain you approve
This audacious, purifying,
Elemental move.

And they are right, I think.
We all hate home
And having to be there:
I detest my room,
It's specially-chosen junk,
The good books, the good bed,
And my life, in perfect order:
So to hear it said

He walked out on the whole crowd
Leaves me flushed and stirred,
Like Then she undid her dress
Or Take that you bastard;
Surely I can, if he did?
And that helps me to stay
Sober and industrious.
But I'd go today,

Yes, swagger the nut-strewn roads,
Crouch in the fo'c'sle
Stubbly with goodness, if
It weren't so artificial,
Such a deliberate step backwards
To create an object:
Books; china; a life
Reprehensibly perfect.
Phillip Larkin