I Don't Know Her

It's the O'CONNOR TAKEOEVER EPISODE BABY! Our special guest co-host this week is none other than Aoife's tall baby brother Anthony. We call him a baby but he is a big man actually. Gross. This episode can only be described as...something you've never truly experienced ever before. Is that a bad thing? You decide xo

In this week’s episode, we wanted to have THE CONVERSATION. Some terrible things have been going on in the Irish comedy community (and spoiler alert: the PLANET) and we are angry, disappointed, confused and devastated. Men?? are being awful??? AGAIN??!!! We’re joined from Dubai by our brilliant pal Sahar Ali to talk about what’s been unfolding on the Irish scene (take thee to Twitter to inform yourself), the changes that need to happen in order for us to be able to exist safely & happily in comedy (is that so much to ask?!) and frankly... to have a well-deserved vent.

Come one come all, heed our podcast call! Just kidding the lockdown has only partly lifted we’re still at home and this is OUR podcast. Today we’re talking missing death by a feather (lol in more ways than one oh TRUST US); Aoife is going Gaga (more than usual ok); and the evolution of live entertainment is getting Bláithín down. 

Karen is a horse that tbh has to leave before her time to make way for some hair plugs.

This week on I Don't Know Her Bláithín and Aoife ignore the constraints of their podcast formula and just invite producer Andy on for a remote pint to celebrate his birthday and have a long over due catch up. 

So join your two favorites (and Andy) as they chat about crying over Normal People, grinding in all it's forms , scary movies and of course adjusting to phase 2 of lockdown.

Plus Andy finally gets to be Karen and does an awful Phil Mitchell impression. 

Bit of a late one this week because we wanted to consider our place in all of this and how we can help. We've decided that that's by briefly saying our piece and then amplifying the voices of those whose pieces have been said again and again in the hopes that the world will listen if we shout with them.

PLEASE: Listen and educate yourself to what is going on around us, donate where you can, support protests and POC voices any way you can. Follow POC artists, influencers and organisations and LISTEN to what they say, spread that word and remember to self-crit and check in with yourself on how your perspective could be more helpful, and how your privilege can be utilised.

We've made a list of a few resources that have been helpful to us. It's in no particular order and it's non-exhaustive. There is a link in our bio to an extremely helpful platform to learn more from too. Ní neart go chur le chéile. Black Lives Matter. No justice, no peace. Thanks all.

On Instagram, follow these brilliant people:

@sahar_casm

@jaydeblakes

@geasty

@standforhumanity

@theconsciouskid

@sa.liine

@khaledbeydoun

@rachel.cargle

@violadavis

@privtoprog

@nowhitesaviors

Donate:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn

Blacklivesmatter.com

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

Minnesotafreedomfund.org

Gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd 

 

IRISH PEOPLE ESPECIALLY PLEASE educate yourself on racism in Ireland, direct provision and work to make a difference here on the ground as  well as the world over. Make your voice heard: http://www.masi.ie/2020/05/18/petition-move-asylum-seekers-out-of-direct-provision-centres/

This week we are Animal Crossing all borders of popular thinking because honestly honestly HONESTLY? We don't get it. The ladies are off on tangents from the off as usual to talk Lauren Lapkuss, Adam Sandlot (hey! We are not responsible for the autocorrect iphones), and superfluous packaging used to build forts for Sir Sandlot and maybe even this week's Knightly Karen...

Roses are red, violets are blue, the acting talents of Linda Cardellini are underappreciated, watch Dead To Me season 2. Yes bitch, we're rhyming now. Join us for this week's episode, where we cycle (we're talking bikes baby) through some of our faves and least faves of the week. Karen is just happy to be here, pits and all!

Hey all you cool cats and OH MY GOD CAN WE STOP WITH THESE REFERENCES?! Thank you. Sorry for the outburst. Lol jk not sorry, this week we're annoyed about Reasonable Logical Feminist People being absolute thicks about Tiger King. We're annoyed about other things too! - including lockdown inactivity, hair, and yes ghosts again as always ghosts. Although! Hot take, sometimes ghosts are good because let's face it we need the distraction. Karen is a site and is a castle and is not creative when it comes to accents.

There is still very little order in the world and while you go to bake your billionth cake we still refuse to go for even one slight jog-with-a-soft-J (yoga). Which is great for you because here’s more chaos! This week the ladies chat remotely and emotely (yep) about giving good vibes where they’re due (but sometimes bad vibes where they’re Jew...: we didn’t like Unorthodox ok deal with it), and the exhaustingly tedious job it is just, trying to maybe, simply, if it’s not too much trouble haha  not hate ourselves . If that’s ok!!!!! 

Karen has too many children in law tbh I don’t think that’s science?

(Sandra) Oh my goodness, it's time for another episode already?! We're talking sex toys, liverpuddlian assassins and TV obsessions this week (with a sprinkle of quarantine madness on top). YES we've embraced the non-narrativeness of quarantine! NO we won't stop talking over each other! And watch out for this week's Karen, they're on the attack!