The State of Us

The State of Us episodes:

• 04.04.2023

  Episode 88: The State of 2023, so far...

  How our year is going to date... Buying, renting, #COLC and much more.

  
• 12.19.2022

  Episode 87: A Year Later

  We're back after 14 months. We recap both of our years' off the grid.

  
• 12.01.2021

  Episode 86: The Proposal

  Jane has only gone and gotten engaged! She popped the question to the lovely Andrea and gives all the gory, gushy, stressy proposal details.  Yer all invited to the wedding, BTW.

  
• 11.17.2021

  Episode 85: The Birth Story

  Ro shares every gory detail about childbirth and her first 12 weeks as a mother.

  
• 11.02.2021

  Episode 83: What Scares You?

  A Halloween-y episode to celebrate spooky season. We talk about what scares us...

  
• 10.11.2021

  Episode 82: How Are Ya?

  But how are ya, really though? It's mental health awareness week, and it got us thinking - when do you ever really ask your mates how they are? So we did it on the pod.  Ask your mates how they are. Listen...

  
• 08.17.2021

  Episode 81: The Final Countdown [+ Podcast Update]

  It's a biggie! Ro's due date is TOMORROW. We have the last pod hurrah before mini Linnie makes their grand entrance.  Podcast Update: We'll be taking a little break from the main channel for a while, but don't worry, we'll still...

  
• 07.20.2021

  Episode 80: Fat Frogs, Tip the Can & Sandy Sandwiches

  We take a trip down memory lane, reliving our childhood summer memories. Three months of milling about, calling for your mates, and playing tip the can.

  
• 07.06.2021

  Episode 79: Re-entering Society Stress

  Society is opening up! ... em, yay?

  
• 06.08.2021

  Episode 78: Ask Us Anything [Pt.2]

  Another batch of completely random questions from our listeners. Sorry about the giggle fit.

  
• 05.23.2021

  Episode 77: Ask Us Anything [Pt.1]

  We got some UNREAL questions in from you guys and mixed bag too.

  
• 05.09.2021

  Episode 76: Food & Eating Habits

  What do have for breakfast? What are your favourite food combos? What's your go-to weekday dinner? What and when each other eat is one of the most mundane and fascinating topics we've ever covered.

  
• 04.12.2021

  Episode 75: So, Ro is having a baby

  Ro dropped a baby bombshell this week, and FINALLY we can chat about the rocky road to pregnancy and how she is feeling about it all.

  
• 03.29.2021

  Episode 74: Unrequited Love

  One of our listeners got in touch to ask advice on how to approach a friend who just could not shake an intense crush. How do you tell a mate gently that their crush isn't going anywhere? Well, luckily we...

  
• 03.15.2021

  Episode 73: Agony Aunt - I Hate My Job // Gaining Weight // IUD Problems

  Our first agony aunt episode of 2021. Thank's to all of you who messaged in and trusted us with your dilemmas - a problem shared and all that.  If we didn't get to yours, no worries, we may just think it's...

  
• 03.01.2021

  Episode 72: Pet Peeves

  We chat about trivial things that drive us feckin' mental for no good reason.

  
• 02.15.2021

  Episode 71: How Often Do You Change Your Sheets?!

  We get curious about those everyday, mundane things that no one talks about...

  
• 01.20.2021

  Episode 70: Mother & Baby Homes (w/ Caelainn Hogan)

  In the wake of the publication of the final report of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes, we chat to Caelainn Hogan, journalist and author of Republic of Shame about the ongoing legacy of the religious-run institutions...

  
• 01.13.2021

  Episode 69: Meditation (w/ Conor Creighton)

  "I'd love to meditate - but I'm just so shit at it." If you've ever said this to yourself, here's the episode for you! Meditation instructor and writer, Conor Creighton, talks about how you get self-soothe and cope with some...

  
• 12.14.2020

  Episode 68: Growing Up Catholic

  What it was like being raised in Catholic Ireland. From confessions, to confirmations, we talk about what growing up Catholic in Ireland was like and how it has impacted our adulthood.

  
• 11.30.2020

  Episode 67: Toy Show

  It's that time of the year, lads! Inspired by the Toy Show, we run through some of ours, and yours, favourite Christmas toys of all time.

  
• 11.14.2020

  Episode 66: Never Have I Ever

  Remember we were all mad into this game when we were teenagers?! Turns out it less fun as adults...

  
• 11.02.2020

  Episode 65: Tunes That Made Us.

  It's our dream to be on the BBC show, so let us have our moment.

  
• 10.18.2020

  Episode 64: Spine-chilling Tales

  Grab a cuppa, light some candles... We scare ourselves shiteless with some candlelit ghost stories. Happy Hallowe'en!

  
• 10.03.2020

  Episode 63: A Life-Changing Diagnosis [w/ Vicki McGrath]

  We had the pleasure of chatting to the super inspirational sounder, Vicki McGrath. Just last year, at 34, she got the earth shattering diagnosis that she had breast cancer. She chatted about her journey through treatment, and how she stayed...

  
• 09.20.2020

  Episode 62: Mental Check-In [Trigger Warning]

  * Trigger warning for discussion of depression, self-harm, and suicide.   September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and with the current social, economic, and political climate, people are struggling more than ever with their mental health. How are you doing? We take...

  
• 09.02.2020

  Episode 61: Another Juicy Agony Aunt Special Part 2

  When we did a call out for agony aunt problems from listeners, we had no idea we'd get so many! So...we did a part 2. This time around, we tackle the dreaded quarter-life crisis.

  
• 08.03.2020

  Episode 60: Another Juicy Agony Aunt Special

  We love a good agony aunt episode, and this time was no different. We got a mixed bag of juicy questions from listeners who've found themselves in problematic situations - from money woes, to friend drama and lots more. While...

  
• 07.22.2020

  Episode 59: Communication is Key [w/ Maeve Acheson]

  It dawned on us that really, virtually all conflict comes from lack of communication skills. With that in mind, we're joined by friend of the podder, Maeve Acheson. Maeve is a trainee therapist, the host of new podcast Take Time...

  
• 07.08.2020

  Episode 58: FOMO

  ...or, The Fear of Missing Out. We say it so flippantly but in actuality FOMO can lead to crippling anxiety and a whole host of other mental health and self-esteem issues.  We talk about how Insta-stories are fueling our FOMO, share...

  
• 06.21.2020

  Episode 57: Psychedelics (w/ Ciara Sherlock)

  A few weeks back, we've been hearing loads about psychedelic drugs and the use of them for recreational and spiritual and even medical use. We were mad curious and wanted to ask more Q's, SO, we invited on Ciara Sherlock...

  
• 06.15.2020

  [SPECIAL] Shitetalk #26: Lockdown Lifting, Pride, Black Lives Matter

  This week, we're talking about our emerging from our lockdown cocoon, all things LGBTQ+ Pride and the Black Lives Matter movement.  If you liked what you hear, you can tune into Shitetalk every 2 weeks by pledging $6 per month.

  
• 06.03.2020

  Episode 56: When You Know Better, You Do Better

  In the wake of the George Floyd murder, and the subsequent protests sparked by this incredibly cruel act of police brutality in the US - we felt it was important to discuss our subconscious racial biases, our inaction up until...

  
• 05.22.2020

  Episode 55: Listeners' Dilemmas [LIVE]

  Listen back on our Zoom live show, as we discussed problems sent in by listeners, and TRY to give a little advice and offer a fresh perspective. Thanks to the bunch of sounder patrons who jumped on the call and...

  
• 05.08.2020

  Episode 54: Coming Of Age

  ...Just like the rest of the country, feelings of teenage angst and awkwardness came flooding back as Lenny Abrahamson's adaptation of Sally Rooney's 'Normal People' debuted on RTE. We go right back to our coming-of-age experiences - leaving school, starting...

  
• 04.24.2020

  Episode 53: Love Lockdown

  We're hearing all sorts of goss about single guys and gals getting their dating fix virtually during the COVID-19 lockdown. Video sex, zoom dates, Movie night voice noting... you guys are resourceful.

  
• 04.13.2020

  Episode 52: Our Furry Pals

  We're 100% obsessed with our Lola and Frankie, and it seems like all you guys are obsessed with your pets too. We chat about our current pets, past pets, and pet peeves.  Recorded on Zoom, FYI.

  
• 03.29.2020

  Episode 51: 5 Dream Dinner Party Guests, Escapism & Plans For When Social Distancing is Over

  We were far to distracted to delve into new topics, so we decided to do a quickfire episode touching on several topics suggested by listeners.

  
• 03.17.2020

  Episode 50: Day 1 [The COVID-19 Diaries]

  We had an entirely different episode planned, but due to the dramatic change in current events, we felt how could we not talk about the absolute madness that is the COVID-19 pandemic.

  
• 02.27.2020

  Episode 49: Baby Fever (w/ Rosemary MacCabe)

  Whether you want kids, don't want kids, or already have kids... this one is for you. Joined by the unreal Rosemary MacCabe (@RosemaryMacCabe on Insta/Twitter). Inspired by Rosemary's essay for Medium The Taboo of the Childless Thirty Something LINK: https://humanparts.medium.com/the-taboo-of-the-childless-thirty-something-3ff51c4a15aa

  
• 02.15.2020

  Episode 48: People Pleasing

  Are you a people pleaser? It's tough to say 'no' to people and sometimes the guilt can completely consume you. We talk about learning how to not be 'Yes' gals all the time.

  
• 01.31.2020

  Episode 47: Vaginas

  Two proud vagina owners talk about everything from UTIs, in-grown hairs and thrush, to masturbation, periods and labiaplasties. We covered A LOT of ground in this one.

  
• 01.20.2020

  Episode 46: Coping with the Blues (w/ Mary Hogan)

  We're in the thick of January, the most depressing time of the year (or so we're told), but we don't have to wallow in our post-Christmas comedown. We're joined by counsellor, Mary Hogan, who shares some coping strategies for dealing...

  
• 01.05.2020

  Episode 45: New Year, Same You

  Happy New Year! As we struggle to settle back into normal life after a mad Christmas, we look back on 2019, welcome 2020 and talk about our goals for the year.

  
• 12.22.2019

  Episode 44: More Christmas Shite

  Christmas - the highs, the lows, the pints, the chats, the engagements, the feeling like a teenager in your parent's gaff, the empty bank accounts, the food guilt. We talk all things Christmas, from our favourite Christmas movies to our...

  
• 12.06.2019

  Episode 43: How to Quit Your Job & Follow Your Dream

  Most of us dream of quitting the 9-5 and turning our side-hustle into our full time job. Well, that's exactly what Ruth Dempsey, the brains behind vintage store Finder's Keepers did a few years ago. We take The State of...

  
• 11.24.2019

  Episode 42: Single, And Not Ready To Mingle

  Spurred on by Emma Watson announcing her relationship status as 'self-partnered', we asked our followers to share their views and experiences of being a single woman in Ireland. Particularly discussing societal pressures to find an S.O., yet being completely happy...

  
• 11.10.2019

  Episode 41: Money, Money, Money

  Money makes the world go 'round, and sometimes talking about moolah can be a taboo. We discuss everything cash dollah in this episode - from negotiating salary, to earning more (or less) than your partner and everything in between.

  
• 10.27.2019

  Episode 40: Back to Normality

  We back! For our first episode back behind the mics after a 2-month break, we take it easy and talk about what we've been up to and what it's like adjusting back to a normal routine.

  
• 10.04.2019

  Our First Ever Episode: 'Anxiety'

  We're still on holz, but for the craic here's the first-ever episode we ever recorded for The State of Us. It was recorded way back in 2017, and never saw the light of day until we released it as a...