Laurence Mackin talks to Jack Gilligan, Seona Mac Reacute;amoinn and Christine Monk who are judging the Irish Times 2011 Irish Theatre Awards

In this weekrsquo;s Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Liam Burke at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego

In this week's Culture podcast, Shane Hegarty talks with Una Mullaly, Jim Carroll and Mick Heaney about the Galway Arts Festival and up-and-coming Irish music acts

In this week's Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Peter Crawley at the Galway Arts festival before jumping between Brian Friel, writing a pop classic, Jedward at 70, how to pitch and Peter Pan with Patrick Freyne and Sara Keating.

In this weekrsquo;s Culture podcast Shane Hegarty, Jim Carroll, Una Mullally and myself discuss the best and the worst of music festivals.

In this week's Culture podcast Shane Hegarty, Joe Griffin and Laurence Mackin discuss summer blockbusters and sketch shows and John Butler talks about his novel 'The Tenderloin'.

In this weekrsquo;s Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Hugh Linehan, Jim Carroll and Laura Slattery about the future of the media and the magic (or not) of Clarence Clemons.

In this week's Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Sinead Gleeson Declan Burke and Mick Heaney and asks is the novel is dead?

In this weekrsquo;s Culture podcast Laurence Mackin talks to Fintan Orsquo;Toole about the state of Irish theatre, while Una Mullally and Jim Carroll discuss Forbidden Fruit and ask just how many festivals Ireland can support.

In this week's Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Hugh Linehan, Anna Carey and Mick Heaney about the role of the critic and Irish cops on television