For our Xmas ep we interviewed my older bro - here’s the blurb;

Brother Richard Hendrick is a priest-friar of the Irish branch of the Capuchin Franciscan Order (as well as Dave’s actual older brother!) For over 20 years he has worked to bring the insights of the Christian Contemplative tradition to greater public awareness, particularly with reference to modern Mindfulness theory. He’s served as director of Youth Ministry for the Irish Capuchins for over ten years.He has also worked in hospital and prison relief chaplaincy roles and in parish work.

He is currently a member of the Church St community and Parish Priest in Halston St Church in Dublin’s north inner city.

He came by to talk to us about his cryptid theory, sudden internet stardom and his favourite apocalypse which both served to scare and surprise a young Ben Hennessy back in the day!

Publications:

I Can Feel my Toes Breathe: Introducing Meditation to Young People (Co-Author)

The Sanctuary Mindful Warrior Training Manual.

Cave of the Heart: Meditations from the Christian Contemplative Tradition (Audio)

The Four Inner Directions of Contemplation: (Audio)

A Day of Meditation and Reflection on the Ancient Desert Tradition (Audio)

Still Points, Hachette Press, 2022 Author

Links:

Blog: www.brorichardblog.blogspot.ie

X: @BroRichard

Instagram: @brorichard

FB: www.facebook.com/BroRichard

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PJ Holden is a Belfast based comic book artist. Known for his work on 2000ad and more recently for the graphic novel Bad Magic, based in Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant universe. He joined us to talk all things apocalypse and astonish us with what has to be the fastest pencil in the land! 

PJ on X https://x.com/pauljholden

PJ on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/pauljholden.bsky.social

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In a special pre Thoughtbubble episode (where we’ll be doing our first ever live show!) we meet Chloe Green, one of the three (that’s right there’s only three of them!) festival directors! Chloe’s been hard at work with her colleagues putting the UK’s largest comic book featival and convention together - a job that as you’ll hear never really ends. Not only that but Chloe’s a creator too with a couple of books to her name. We talk life’s strange path (from bank desks to festival floors) and the rather unique bingo based game that helped her and her friends pass the time while in lockdown (hint it’s very apocalyptic-y).

Chloe on X - https://x.com/okaychloegreen

Chloe’s site https://www.okaychloegreen.com/

Thoughtbubble https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com

The Odds Pod at Thoughtbubble https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/oddspod

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Erica Schultz has bones of concrete and teeth of stone - but enough about her calcium intake!

She’s written on some of Marvel’s greatest books with stints in X-23, Moon Knight, and Hallow’s Eve

as well as her creator-owned books Deadly Bouquet and Cristabel. She joined us to talk about, well, just about everything!

Erica on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/ericaschultz42

The Odds Pod is on Twitter (if THAT'S still a thing) and Instagram @Theoddspods

Dave is @davehendrick on Twitter and Bluesky

Dave is @davemhendrick on Instagram

Ben is @bennessy on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram

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Adam Cahoon is a comic book artist whose recent stint on Vault Comics The Nasty with John Lees

has propelled him into horror comics stardom. He joined us from his home in California to talk painting,

why a career in comics doesn't always have to be in isolation, and why we don't need another hero...

Adam is @adamccahoon on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram

The Odds Pod is on Twitter (if THAT'S still a thing) and Instagram @Theoddspods

Dave is @davehendrick on Twitter and Bluesky

Dave is @davemhendrick on Instagram

Ben is @bennessy on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram

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Portland-based Caitlin Yarsky is a comic book artist and illustrator known for her work on creator-owned books Bliss,

Coyotes as well as stints on Black Hammer, Catwoman, and a host of other DC titles. She joined us for a chat about Station 11,

her favourite apocalypse and we also got a glimpse into her very unique reference technique.

Caitlin is on Twitter and Instagram @caitlinyarsky  

The Odds Pod is on Twitter and Instagram @theoddspods 

Ben on Twitter and Instagram @bennessy 

Dave on Twitter @davehendrick 

Dave on Instagram @davemhendrick 

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South Dakota Cheese Championships? Slow Duck Chow Challenge? Nah San Diego Comic Con!

In a special episode - or ya know a cheap one depending on your perspective - Ben, Dave, and Producer Adrian

get together to talk all things SDCC, from the identity of the new Punisher to the surprising resurrection of a beloved

one-off Simpsons character (sorry Ben) and all things in between. Check it out. 

The Odds Pod is on Twitter (if THAT'S still a thing) and Instagram @Theoddspods

Dave on Twitter https://twitter.com/davehendrick

Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/bennessy

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Artist Nathan Gooden LOVES comics, so much so that he moved his life and aspirations closer to them.

One of the founders of Vault Comics and artist on Barbaric, Zojaqan, and The Rush to name but a few,

his distinct art style has informed the look of Vault from its inception. He took time out *just* before heading

off to the SDCC convention center to talk about a couple of apocalypses from mutant vampires to sour Skittles. 

Nathan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nathan.gooden/

The Odds Pod is on Twitter and Instagram @Theoddspods

Dave on Twitter https://twitter.com/davehendrick

Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/bennessy

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Rich Douek is one scary guy! 

No - hang on, CORRECTION - Rich Douek is one scary writer but he's actually a pretty great guy!

His trilogy with long-time collaborator Alex Cormack, Road Of Bones, Sea Of Sorrows and Breath Of Shadows

have marked him out as one of today's great horror writers. Not content with being just a great horror writer he's

also a brilliant fantasy one! With his and Joe Mulvey's brilliant Wailing Blade creating a bit of a stir amongst the

sword and cyber set and as if that wasn't enough he's also worked on Superman, Starlord and TMNT and has

a brand new just announced book at Dark Horse with Alex Cormack called Drive Like Hell!

He joined us for a chat about his favourite apocalypse - think paperclips! 

http://www.rdouek.com

Rich's newsletter sign up http://www.rdouek.com/newsletter.html

Rich on Twitter https://twitter.com/rdouek

The Odds Pod is on Twitter and Instagram @Theoddspods

Dave on Twitter https://twitter.com/davehendrick

Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/bennessy

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Dee Cunniffe is an Irish colour artist who's worked and works for almost every publisher, every hour.

He joined us for a chat from his maximum security compound - while he coloured a page,

We weren't lying, he's THAT busy - and we got into some severe end-times fun.

Be careful with those arrows, they're pointy!

Dee on twitter https://twitter.com/deezoid

The Odds Pod is on Twitter and Instagram @TheOddsPods

Dave is on Twitter @davehendrick and Instagram @davemhendrick

Ben is @bennessy on everything. 

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