The Blindboy Podcast
Hosted by Blindboyboatclub, who is an artist and author. An eclectic podcast containing short fiction, interviews and comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 3min
The History of Bootcut Jeans
The podcast dives into the unique combination of intense weather in Limerick, a live podcast at a folk festival with discussions on English working class, politics, Winston Churchill, Irish history, racism, and colonization. They explore the fashion trend of bootcut jeans in the early 2000s and the rise of the breakfast roll in Celtic Tiger Ireland. They also reflect on fashion choices, cravings, Patreon support, and the freedom of listener-funded podcasting.
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Aug 30, 2023 • 1h 42min
The Psychological impact of Poverty with Dr.Katriona O Sullivan
Dr. Katriona O Sullivan, psychologist specializing in poverty's impact on development and education for marginalized people, discusses poverty's effects on the human brain, education in Ireland, and trauma's complexities. The podcast also explores personal growth through writing, unconventional defense mechanisms, and excitement for 'Equalizer III' and TV daddies.
Aug 23, 2023 • 57min
The History of Brown Sauce and Door Handles
The podcast explores a range of interesting topics, including the speaker's time performing at the Edinburgh Festival, their experience with a pinhole camera phenomenon, the history of H.P. Brown Sauce and Edinburgh Chipy Sauce, the fusion of jazz and funk by French band Cartex, admiration for author Kevin Berry's short story collection, the importance of listener support, and the curious history of door handles.
Aug 16, 2023 • 1h 13min
The Mental Health of Adults who live with their Parents
The podcast explores the impact of adults living with their parents on emotional wellbeing and identity. Topics discussed include Dublin comedians mocking smaller towns, confronting social anxiety, importance of protecting against identity theft, supporting independent podcasts, and the psychological effects of living with parents.
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Aug 9, 2023 • 1h 37min
Mythology, Rewilding Forests and indigenous knowledge with Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan is a writer, documentary maker and folklorist. We speak about the relationship between Irish mythology and rewilding forests, as well as similarities between Irish Mythology and Aboriginal Australian Mythology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 1, 2023 • 54min
Barbie and Mattel as Millennial Pavlovian Conditioning
How the deregulation of children's advertising in the 1980s conditioned millennials to have a positive emotional response to Mattel toys which temporarily soothes the anxiety of not feeling like a real adult. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 25, 2023 • 2h 5min
Speaking to an expert about Biodiversity
Collie Ennis is a research associate at the Department of Zoology at Trinity college. We speak about biodiversity, insects, building ponds and becoming active in helping local biodiversity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 18, 2023 • 59min
I almost interviewed Cillian Murphy on this weeks Podcast
A ramble about art and the process of podcasting and writing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 11, 2023 • 1h 9min
An in depth thesis about Birdshit
Why birdshit is responsible for the world having a population of 8 billion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 4, 2023 • 1h 3min
Nine Inch Nialls
Satanic Ritual Murder, Charles Manson, Balloons and the FBI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
