The Blindboy Podcast

By Blindboyboatclub

Society & Culture Arts Literature Comedy Health Music Philosophy Self-Help

What's The Blindboy Podcast about?

Hosted by Blindboy, of the Rubberbandits. An eclectic podcast containing short fiction, interviews and comedy.

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The Head to the Heart

10.27.2021

4th Birthday episode. When trying to improve our mental health. How do we move new beliefs from our heads into our hearts ? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Blindboy Podcast episodes:

10.27.2021 The Head to the Heart 4th Birthday episode. When trying to improve our mental health. How do we move new beliefs from our heads into our hearts ? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.20.2021 Robert Sheehan I chat with Umbrella Academy actor Robbie Sheehan about Nicholas Cage vomiting a communion wafer in front of Eddie Van Halen See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.13.2021 Why I want to fuck Captain Planet A critical reappraisal of the Children's cartoon "Captain Planet" and its role in warning us about Climate change. I explore its roots in the Policies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. And contrast it with the Work of JG Ballard ...
10.06.2021 Hot Cheesecake How to survive living with your parents in your 30's. Salt Bae. Literature. The Downing of Facebook. I answer yere questions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.29.2021 How Berlin voted out Vulture Funds Berlin just voted to socialise 240,000 homes. Taking them from the ownership of investment funds. I chat to social policy and housing expert Dr Rory Hearne about how this happened, and what it means for Ireland and other countries that ...
09.22.2021 Overcoming Social Anxiety With society emerging from the isolation of the pandemic. I've found myself feeling nervous about social situations. I speak about tools I've used in the past to overcome this. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.15.2021 The Driver Theory Test A postcolonial analysis of The Driver Theory Test. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.08.2021 Pat Graces Famous Fried Chicken A history of how the long lost original Colonel Sanders KFC recipe is now only available in Limerick See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.01.2021 Jim Sheridan A Chat with Jim Sheridan, a multi Oscar nominated director and screenwriter from Dublin. We talk about the process of film making and when he took 50 Cent for pints in Sherrif Street See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.25.2021 Victorian Sex Communes and Breakfast Cereal Extremely hot take. I trace breakfast cutlery and breakfast cereal to two opposing victorian sex communes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.18.2021 Yeh, Yeh, Yeh, Yeh A podcast about when your ma Inhales the words "yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh" when she's listening to her friend on the Phone. Also known as Ingressive Speech See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.11.2021 Teenage Discos and Lynx Africa By popular request, following on from the Chicken Fillet Roll podcast. I speak about the Irish cultural significance of Teenage Discos and Lynx Africa See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.04.2021 Blame and Anger Mental health podcast. I chat about how blaming other people can sometimes leave us feeling angry and powerless. How I identify these emotions and manage them healthily See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.28.2021 The return of Manchán Magan Manchán Magan is a documentary maker with a passion for the Irish language and folklore. We chat about the connection between rivers and ancient Irish knowledge, and the role of gender in the mythological Irish landscape. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
07.21.2021 A history of Irish Summer Salads and Taytos 200th episode. A critical look at Irish summer salads, and Tayto crisps in Irish Culture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.14.2021 Attachment Theory Mental health podcast. How our earliest interactions with our parents can shape our adult friendships and relationships . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.07.2021 Pineapple Folly A history of Ireland through lens of the Pineapple. A Deep dive, hot take. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.30.2021 Does Irish music have North African origins? Exploring the striking similarities between North African Berber singing and Irish Sean nós singing. Discussing an 1859 archaeological journal that claimed the Irish language was understood in North Africa. Revisiting Bob Quinns boiling controversial work on the subject See acast.com/privacy ...
06.23.2021 UFOs, Artificial Intelligence and how to gain Self Acceptance Part one. Roasting take about AI and UFOs. Part two. Measured and reasoned mental health chat about developing self-acceptance See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.16.2021 Croatian Fathers I speak about the process of how television is made. And I chat about grief and death. Dealing with the sadness of losing someone you love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.09.2021 How to solve the Housing Crisis I chat with Dr.Rory Hearne. An expert in the policy field of Housing. We speak about the housing crisis, the renting crisis, homelessness. Why we are in this situation and what options exist to solve the crisis See acast.com/privacy for ...
06.02.2021 Hieronymus Bosch I chat about the painter Hieronymous Bosch, and how our modern vision of Hell is based on 12th century Cork See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.26.2021 Sinéad O'Connor I chat with singer and songwriter Sinéad O'Connor/ Shuhada’ Sadaqat about her new book "Rememberings" We speak about art, the creative process, and religion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.19.2021 13 steps I use to manage anxiety I've been struggling with worry and anxiety recently. I outline a simple 13 step approach that I use to cope, and manage my anxiety. Also, I talk about UFO's and the sitcom Cheers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.12.2021 It'll Be Grand A cultural history and analysis of the Irish phrase "It'll be grand" and how it relates to a Limerick man who robbed people on an ostrich in 1860s Australia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.05.2021 Talking to a Neuroscientist about the Human Brain Dr. Sabina Brennan is a neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. We chat about dementia, sleep hygiene, creativity, anxiety and depression, and how these things impact the human brain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
04.28.2021 How buildings create music How the shape of Notre Dame Cathedral changed western music via Pythagoras. How mountains slowed down heavy metal music See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
04.21.2021 A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash. A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash. I answer yere questions by trying to think of the most interesting facts I know. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
04.14.2021 Stereo sound and 13th century painting The emergence of stereo sound in 1950's music shares strange similarities with 13th Century painting. A hot take Art history and music epiosde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
04.08.2021 Lobster Purple The connection between Lobsters becoming fancy food and purple becoming the colour of Royalty in Ancient Greece. Hot Take Art/History episode about how society manufactures exclusivity See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.31.2021 The return of Emma Dabiri I chat with academic and author Emma Dabiri about her new book "What white people can do next" From allyship to coalition. We speak about Racism, Anti Colonialism and Anti Capitalism See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.24.2021 On Becoming a Person The Humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers, and how it helps us develop empathy for others and self-compassion See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.17.2021 Psychobiotics Mental health and its relationship with the gut and food. I chat with UCC professors John Cryan and Ted Dinan about their world-leading research into psychobiotics See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.10.2021 Tinsel Pinochet Developing Emotional Resilience. I speak about fear, anger, sadness, and hurt. Distinguishing avoidable pain from unavoidable pain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.03.2021 Basils Fart Carnival I speak about my experience of Irish secondary school See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.24.2021 Fluff Trumpet How Superheroes in Irish folklore helped to create workers rights in America See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.22.2021 Yellow Magic Orchestra Bonus episode. A special bonus episode where I speak about the influence of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra on the sound of Video game music. This particular episode is brought to you by Vodafone Broadband See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
02.17.2021 Crosby Stills & Hash The widening gap between online and mainstream media. Mental Health during the pandemic. I answer yere questions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.09.2021 Adam Curtis I chat with legendary documentary maker Adam Curtis about his new film "can't get you out of my head" An emotional history of the modern world See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.03.2021 Appointive Plane Guinness. I speak about the cultural significance of a pint of Guinness in the Irish Psyche See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.27.2021 Double Denim Utopia I answer yere Questions about superstitions and mental health and I have a chat with Una Mullaly and Conner Habib about their project, Utopia Ireland See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.20.2021 Chicken Fillet Rolls After many requests, here's a podcast about Chicken Fillet Rolls See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.13.2021 Wet Kensington Tent How advertising has sold us a performed version of adulthood See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.06.2021 Prix En Quicksand Why was Quicksand so important in Childrens Cartoons of the 80's and 90's? A hot take that places Quicksand in the dark depths of the American psyche. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.30.2020 Best Chestnuts Hot Take. The ideas that connects illegal British Army operations with Charles Manson and covert LSD research See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.23.2020 Pummeled Duncans Bonus Christmas fun. I was going to take the week off, but Instead, I chat about low self esteem and the family dysfunction of enmeshment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.16.2020 Ríthe Chorcaí I speak about processing the bereavement of losing a friend and I read my short story Ríthe Chorcaí See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.08.2020 Hozier To celebrate this podcast having 25 million listens. I have a chat with Irish artist Hozier. We speak about music, songwriting, folkore and divining water. Good craic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.02.2020 Transcendant Endas I speak about the centenary of the Kilmichael ambush and answer yere questions about various craic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.25.2020 Fanta Hammer Mental Health episode. Depression and anger. How to identify and healthily process anger so that it doesn't become all consuming rage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The Blindboy Podcast

What's The Blindboy Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Blindboy Podcast episodes:

The Head to the Heart

Robert Sheehan

Why I want to fuck Captain Planet

Hot Cheesecake

How Berlin voted out Vulture Funds

Overcoming Social Anxiety

The Driver Theory Test

Pat Graces Famous Fried Chicken

Jim Sheridan

Victorian Sex Communes and Breakfast Cereal

Yeh, Yeh, Yeh, Yeh

Teenage Discos and Lynx Africa

Blame and Anger

The return of Manchán Magan

A history of Irish Summer Salads and Taytos

Attachment Theory

Pineapple Folly

Does Irish music have North African origins?

UFOs, Artificial Intelligence and how to gain Self Acceptance

Croatian Fathers

How to solve the Housing Crisis

Hieronymus Bosch

Sinéad O'Connor

13 steps I use to manage anxiety

It'll Be Grand

Talking to a Neuroscientist about the Human Brain

How buildings create music

A house built by ghosts and a car made of hash.

Stereo sound and 13th century painting

Lobster Purple

The return of Emma Dabiri

On Becoming a Person

Psychobiotics

Tinsel Pinochet

Basils Fart Carnival

Fluff Trumpet

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Crosby Stills & Hash

Adam Curtis

Appointive Plane

Double Denim Utopia

Chicken Fillet Rolls

Wet Kensington Tent

Prix En Quicksand

Best Chestnuts

Pummeled Duncans

Ríthe Chorcaí

Hozier

Transcendant Endas

Fanta Hammer

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