I hope everyone is having a lovely xmas. Today's podcast hosts one of my favourite people in the world, my friend and fashion photographer Eoin Greally. At only 20 Eoin has worked with Brown Thomas among other Irish brands and has had his work featured in Harpers Bazaar Arabia, Scone Magazine, The Irish Times and many more. 

From a rural community, we discuss how Eoin discovered his interests in photography through finding a niche online community that had "Top Model" photography competitions with Bratz. Finally, moving up to Dublin to study photography in DIT, he left after one year ( like someone else I know) after interning in Not Another Agency and deciding to go out and do his own thing.

This podcast is fun and light hearted because me and Eoin have stupid senses of humour. Thankful to have a friend like him in my life.

This podcast is sponsored by Depop, and seeing as it's Christmas I'm of course going to plug my friends stores: @youthclubstore @fifiscloset @mimisgarms. Support independent resellers this Christmas and buy second hand from Depop. Download the app on IOS or android now or head to depot.com to get started.

In this episode I have the flu, and I'm sorry about that. However following the devastating fire in a factory in New Delhi I was inspired to speak out on where the ethics of fashion influencing starts and ends.

I highly recommend you read this article in relation to the podcast: https://www.ft.com/content/e427327e-5892-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0

Thank you Depop for sponsoring this podcast. The depot shop of the week is @jadepalacecollective because they source and stock the most AMAZING shoes and bags... download depot on IOS or Android or go to depot.com to get started.

This week I asked my friend, photographer and graduate Julia Godfrey, to come and dissect the quarter life crisis. I asked on my Instagram stories what we were all finding difficult and challenging in our early twenties and you answered. It's Important to note that so many of the answers were so similar, you're not alone.

Check out Julias incredible work on Instagram @juliagod.

Thank you to Depop for helping students and young people develop a creative career with your support, including this podcast. My Depop shop of the week is @racunvintage for crewnecks to die for.

Today I am joined by the stunningly beautiful model and leaving cert student, Halle Steele. I asked Halle to come on my podcast because she exuded a confidence at such a young age, but what I didn't know was that this wasn't always the case.

Halle was debilitated with anxiety surrounding her looks as a young girl, which caused her to miss school and struggle with severe social anxiety. Upon finding Ashley Graham, she decided that she couldn't keep being so hard on herself, and started to use one simple trick she found on Ashley's Instagram.

Now, Halle is represented by NotAnotherAgency and can be seen in nation wide fashion campaigns. We talk about what it's like to grow up with that awareness of your body and what self love really means.

Thank you so much to Depop for sponsoring this podcast. Download the app on IOS or Android now or head to depop.com to get started.

Oyindamola aka oyinza aka zeda is a freelance stylist, costume designer, shoot and event producer, director and budding film photographer. A lot of roles, yes but in her industry, you really have to become a jack of all trades. Now 23, she started her path in fashion at 17 working on fashions shows for charities, brands and college societies. Over her young career, she has been lucky to work with organisations such as Nigerian Carnival Ireland and Dublin City Council where she was able to style and produce big-scale shows attended by diverse audiences. She has also been tapped for styling by artists such as Aimée, Super Silly, Jafaris, Soulé and Zali amongst others for shows and shoots.

Apart from her work, her whole schtick is all about being authentically YOU every chance you get, in the way you speak, the way you dress and the way you exist.

At the end of this podcast we literally lose our mind. You have been warned.

Thank you DEPOP for being the best sponsor imaginable. Oyin chose the shop of the week this week and I do not understand how I didn't know about this page before @darkparadisevintage for curated Trailer Trash Chic.

Starting out as a photographer Karen Miano has always had sights on the bigger picture. Named

as one of the People To Watch in 2018 in the media category of the Irish Times & GCN, their

entrepreneurial work to date has always been to uplift their community.

In 2015 Karen started working with musician, producer & filmmaker Sal Stapleton (aka Bad

Bones) they interned with Goldmoth Media as an assistant then working as a web designer &

producer for small commercial projects and music videos.

Making the switch from film & design to the music industry was an easy transition as Karen

grew up with musician’s in their friend group and regularly offered advice and oversight they have

also worked as artist liaison with festivals such as Body & Soul, Electric Picnic & stage managed

the trenchtown EP stages.

2016 saw Karen managing Blackfish Collective & Tour Managing Bad Bones. With Blackfish

winning AFROPUNK’S (2018) highly sought after slot in London, they are currently roundhouse

resident artists.

After a stint as Bad Bones manager they made the move to tour manager. Both have since started

a co-op record label DIAxDEM with Karen acting as A&R and management, they also DJ under

the pseudonym KARMA all of their sets are a conscious effort to play 87% sonics/tracks with poc

or queer artists.

In early 2017 Karen started the inception of GXRLCØDE with partner Mona Lxsa, working on

the branding launch event and name. Seeing the importance in seeing themselves represented

the small but pivotal decision was taken to play on gender and wording hence GXRLCØDE...

Autumn of 2017 they started radio training in RTÉ with hopes of starting a show on rté Pulse

with GXRLCØDE, with family issues taking precedent on one of the members the show fell

through - Karen has used this knowledge to start Éalú (escape in Irish)

With nearly 10 years of creative work behind them, outspoken, unequivocal, resourceful, and

empathetic in their approach to community work through arts,

Karen Miano is a creative with a focus on inclusion and uplifting marginalised voices.

This week we bring you Aoife Keane, or SoHotSoSpicey as she's known in the music industry. Aoife is a DJ, self love advocate and general legend who is just getting started.

Aoife had wanted to learn how to DJ for years, but always felt that it was too late. After dropping out of college in leads she was desperately searching for what could make her happy, so she decided to bite the bullet and learn to DJ.

Now, she co-runs, DJs and hosts "Thrust Collective" with Gunslingers, Glimmerman, DJ Gun Emoji and Cian Brennan.

Listen to Aoife's thoughts on self love, changing paths and the importance to being able to learn in the music industry.

Thank you to Depop who sponsor this podcast. This week's Depop shop of the week is @sylkstore "Boy and a Girl Working Towards a Sustainable Future" second hand garms supporting an incredibly hard working pair.