The Chat - with Dan Murphy

Síomha Brock is an Irish singer/songwriter. Her debut album 'Infinite Space' is out now. It was produced by Grammy nominated Tyler Duncan (Carly Rae Jepsen/ Theo Katzman/ the olllam and features an all-star lineup of musicians including Joe Dart (Vulfpeck), Louis Cato (Bobby McFerrin/ Snarky Puppy), Michael Shimmin (the olllam), Martin Atkinson Borrul (TOUCAN) and violinist Jeremy Kittel (Bela Fleck/ Chris Thile).

We chatted about the process of releasing an album independently, journies with psychedics, songwriting and all things creativity.

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Gregory David Roberts escaped from an Australian prison in the 1980's and fled to India where he worked with the Bombay mafia for ten years before eventually being re-arrested and sent back to prison. It was there that he wrote the novel Shantaram which would go on to become an international bestseller. He joins me from Jamaica to chat about spirtuality, heroin, telepathy, and all things creativity.

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Guitar World Magazine called Alex Skolnick one of the greatest guitarists of all time and in this episode, he joins us from New York City to talk about his illustrious music career. Alex was one of the founding members of heavy metal band Testament, who along with Metallica and Exodus were among the biggest heavy metal bands to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980's. Alex would later go on to study jazz music and form his own jazz trio and also play with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Check out www.alexskolnick.com for links to his books, podcast, Patreon page and music.

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Blindboy Boatclub is an Irish satirist, musician, podcaster, author, and TV presenter. We chatted about band dynamics, mental health, meditation, ghosts, the concept of time, and how to make an ammonia bomb out of a bottle of piss.

Ryan Tubridy is an Irish broadcaster and writer. He reflects on his career so far, and the journey that saw him go from studying Arts in college to eventually hosting the Late Late Show at the age of 35.

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Jimmy Carr is a British-Irish stand-up comedian, television presenter, writer, and actor. His new book 'Before & Laughter' is an insightful recount of life from the eyes of one of the world's leading comics. We chatted about all things comedy, writing, cancel culture, and what it was like spending his Summers growing up in the West of Ireland.

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Daniele Bolelli is an Italian writer, university professor of history, a martial artist, and podcaster based in Southern California. Known for his writing since the 1990s in Italy and the early 2000s in the United States, he rose to greater public prominence in the 2010s, beginning with his appearances on popular podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience. He went on to create his own podcasts, and has hosted The Drunken Taoist since 2012 and History on Fire since 2015. -

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Dave Keary is a musician and music producer. He is currently the guitarist for Van Morrison and runs Red Door studios in Limerick City. He has previously recorded and / or performed with artists such as Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Ginger Baker, Mark Knopfler, and Sinead O'Connor. We chatted about his career in music – touring with Van Morrison and Lord of the Dance, getting signed as a 21 year old by Adam Clayton of U2, and about advice for young musicians.

Simon Zebo is an Irish rugby union player. He has played for Ireland, British & Irish Lions, Munster and Racing 92. We chatted about his long awaited return to Munster, the differences between French and Irish rugby, fatherhood, some of the things that make him different from other players, and where we go after we die.

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