What We Talk About is a live storytelling podcast about our obsessions. Each episode features a different fanatic telling us about their greatest obsession.... more
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What We Talk About
By Eamonn Marra & Alice May Connolly
FAQs about What We Talk About:
How many episodes does What We Talk About have?
The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.
What We Talk About episodes:
May 09, 201769 Joel Hansby on YouTube You can learn a lot from Youtube, and Joel Hansby has. Or at least a little bit about a lot of different things. Hear Joel talk about various obsessions and how Youtube has fuelled them all.See Joel perform in Dorkward with Josh Davies at Ivy Bar in Wellington and Q Theatre in Auckland. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz...more May 07, 201768 James Roque on his porn addiction When we approached James about performing at What We Talk About, he had two ideas for obsessions, Pokemon or his porn addiction. While we love Pokemon, we could not help but ask him to talk about his porn addiction.See James Roque in James Roque Wants to Show you Something, at Q Theatre this week, and in Frickin Dangerous Bro's Money in the Bank at Basement Theatre this week and BATS Theatre next week....more April 27, 201767 Marjolein Robertson on Shetland Folklore Shetland is a tiny set of islands a fourteen hour ferry ride north of Scotland and is Marjolein Robertson's home. She has been in New Zealand touring her show Relations in the Fringe Festivals and we were lucky enough to share a venue with her at Auckland Fringe and have her talking about her obsession with Shetland Folklore on our podcast.You can see Marjolein Robertson on BBC's The Social talking about Shetland Life....more April 26, 201766 Hamish Parkinson on Odd Situations Hamish Parkinson doesn't have any long running obsessions but his short lived obsessions have led him to some odd situations. Hear Hamish talk about running into racists on the beach and his pretty bird collection.See Hamish in Fuq Bois in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz...more April 25, 201765 Alice Snedden on Celebrities Most people don’t want to known as having an obsession with celebrities, but Alice Snedden isn't most people. Listen to Alice talk about the lengths she's gone to encounter celebrities and try to understand the level of her obsession.See Alice in Self Titled in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz...more April 18, 201764 Chris Parker on Attention It was incredibly easy to book Chris Parker to speak at What We Talk About because Chris will never turn down an opportunity to be on stage. Why? Because Chris loves attention. He has loved it his entire life, so listen to this episode and help Chris fulfil is ongoing goal of constant attention.See Chris in D.O.C.ing by Parker and Sainsbury in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival at Basement Bar in Auckland. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz...more April 14, 201763 Ray O'Leary on Philosophy It is not am exaggeration to say philosophy has changed Ray O'Leary's life. Ever since he was a teenager it has interested him, and he followed that interest through to studying it at university, despite his parents disapproval. Hear how philosophy hooked Ray, and how he has applied it to his life to make him who he is today.See Ray's Billy T Award Nominated Show 'A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism' in the upcoming New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz...more April 14, 201763 Ray O’Leary on Philosophy It is not am exaggeration to say philosophy has changed Ray O'Leary's life. Ever since he was a teenager it has interested him, and he followed that interest through to studying it at university, despite his parents disapproval. Hear how philosophy hooked Ray, and how he has applied it to his life to make him who he is today.
See Ray's Billy T Award Nominated Show 'A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism' in the upcoming New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz
...more April 11, 201762 Josh Davies on Doctor Who If someone explains to you the plot of Doctor Who, you might not think it seems that interesting, but it's huge cult following will tell you otherwise. Hear Josh talk about what makes Doctor Who so amazing, and why it has stuck with him as his favourite TV show for so long.See Josh Davies perform in the NZ International Comedy Festival in Dorkward with Joel Hansby. Tickets available at comedyfestival.co.nz...more April 09, 201761 Paul Amos on 1980s Television We all have a special place in our heart for the television we grew up watching, but it usually doesn't quite go as far as Paul's obsession. Hear him talk about his favourite weird families from 1980s sitcoms and sing the theme songs from memory.See Paul in Talk Show and Tell an alternative comedy showcase the first Thursday of every month at Golden Dawn in Auckland....more
FAQs about What We Talk About:
How many episodes does What We Talk About have?
The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.