Mahon McCann

This week following on from her super popular article 'Quitting drinking at 22' I had an amazing chat with @hannahmcgylnn about the four years off alcohol and drinking culture in Dublin and Ireland. In this podcast, we discuss what Hannah has learned on her journey, the benefits of cutting out the sauce, Irish session culture, making space in your life for creativity, and lots of silly stories from two former session heads. Enjoy!

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Jimmy McAleavey is a Belfast playwright, author, and sometimes screenwriter who is also a lecturer in creative writing at Queens University and an associate playwright of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

In this podcast, we talk about Jimmy's career, the troubles, plays versus television, empathising with characters, why loyalism might have some hidden virtues, are human beings are really top of the food chain? And are the big questions still the big questions?

In this podcast, you can expect to learn about Jimmy stopping riots in west Belfast with his lilac pants, why truth leads to empathy, the essence of playwrighting, why marvel is just religion with pecs, and maybe, what life is all about. Enjoy!

I nearly ruined this interview, I think, by laughing every 30 seconds, but honestly, there's no man like Jimmy; what a storyteller! 

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Calling all you electronic music session heads out there! Got a hot one for you today!

Phenomenology music, aka Callum C (real name Calum Cowie), is an electronic music producer in Belfast, striving to create forward-thinking music to invoke deep emotional states. Moving on from his previous dance music career as Callum C, with a couple of serious Beat Port hits, he's reinvented himself to go his own way and make the music he wants to make. 

In this podcast, we discuss the electronic music scene in Northern Ireland, the unifying effects of dance music, Irish session culture, changes in the music industry's business model, binge drinking as kids in fields, growing up, and much more. Enjoy!

Links: 
https://m.facebook.com/Phenomenologymusic1/?tsid=0.9315751870629132&source=result

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Q5oxi

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Aron Burke is a Neuroscience graduate, Musician, and cold water immersion enthusiast. This is an explosive and exciting conversation in which we probe the questions - What does addiction do to the brain? Is social media and modern life making us all addicts? Can treatment with psychedelics reverse the damage? How does modern technology take advantage of evolved weaknesses?You can expect to learn about addiction and the brain, treating addiction with psychedelics, metaphors, and your mind, how social media exploits evolved human weaknesses, why we need free will, why Whim Hof is superhuman, what anti-depressants are, and much, much more. This one is a real hitter! Enjoy!

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Two chaps endurance (@conorcostelloe + @andrewmowatt) are a Wicklow endurance club and soon-to-be food truck owners with @twochapsdeli.

Where does motivation come from? How do we find the strength to stay disciplined when times get tough? In this podcast, we delve into the story of two chaps endurance the challenges, the highs and lows, and where the motivation came from for starting such an ambitious project during a worldwide pandemic.

You can expect to learn about discipline, purpose, transformation and why giving up is never an option! Enjoy!

Produced and edited by Brian Lincoln

Intro by Chris Bent

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In this solo podcast, in light of reason events and the talk of personal safety for women, I wanted to go through some practical self defence concepts and some of the mindset which I’ve gained from years of combat training, mainly for women though not exclusively.

I’ve taught self defence in Dublin, Germany, and Belfast, have a black belt in Bujinkan Ninjutsu, and have also spent a large time studying human beings, particularly our nature, violence, and evil. This is something which I take very seriously and which I believe everyone should.

In this podcast I delve into the attitude of self defence, practical tips and strategy’s, the nature of evil, and the mind of psychopathic men. I hope it is useful for you and I will be doing actual classes once we are allowed out to help women develop the skills to be safe and confidant in a dangerous world.

***trigger warnings: there is discussion of sexual assault situations that may be distressing.

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A cracking interview with a Professional boxer, businessman, and close friend, Tony Browne. Tony is a former Irish Heavyweight champion, Eindenhoven box cup champion, and currently 3-0 in his already impressive professional career, with an upcoming bout against former IBF world champion Hassim Ouma in the next two weeks. We have been friends for a long time and gone through a lot and in this podcast, we reflect on what the path of discipline in fighting sports has taught us, the highs and lows of individual sports, learning to lose, and desiring greatness. Definitely not one to be missed!

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We did it!
After an initial rumbling with some audio equipment, I and @yaz Matthews accomplished our podcast! The first official in-person interview! 
Yaz is a creative and mental health advocate and we spoke about social media, mental health, evil marketing, young women, eating disorders, consciences, subcortical drives, and self-acceptance. 
This one is emotional and just a trigger warning we do discuss eating disorders and Yaz's journey through hers so you know, and of course, we are not psychologists or therapists so we don't presume to offer professional advice just two people searching for greater understanding through creative conversation. Enjoy! 
Produced and edited by the mighty @Brianlincoln
Intro by Chris bent

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This week I’m talking to Siofra McCann (my sister), who is a long-time contributor to the blog and has a BA in psychology, a keen interest in mental health, and is soon embark on an MA in developmental play therapy, learning about children and motherhood in between.In this podcast, we talk about children, technology, relationships, pornography, young men, mental health, interior decorating, remembering you have a body, and much more! Produced and edited by @brianlincoln. Intro by Chris Bent

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An interview with Mr. James Carter, Abstract artist, psychedelic voyager, boulder-er, Berlin local, and close friend, following the launch of his new website at :www.jamescarterartist.com.

In this podcast, we talk about the hidden rules and responsibilities of creativity, artistic anxieties, the highs and lows of the session, being a bold boy in school, mental health, entrepreneurship, growing up, and of course, complaining about Dublin. Enjoy!

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