The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

When you’ve got Ireland’s top crime journalist on the podcast, you’ve got to be on your best behaviour. Not that I’ve done anything wrong or anything, the money was just resting in my account, but anyway… Nicola Tallant has been on my podcast hitlist (pun intended) for quite some time - not only has her crime coverage for the Sunday World has helped that paper become one of the most read Sunday newspapers in the country, but her two podcasts - Crime World and The Witness - are consistently riding high in the Apple podcast charts. Nicola really knows her stuff and she’s so good at what she does, I wanted to meet her and find out about some of the criminals she has met, what got her in to crime journalism, and what actually drives her to do such a dangerous job every day.  In this week’s comedy sketch, nightclubs are going to be opening up again very soon, which is all very exciting. But be careful, maybe we shouldn’t be expecting the exact same experience as before, there could be some concerning changes.. Enjoy! Mario – mariorosenstock@gmail.com Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do the following names have in common? Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor,  Cliff Richard, Luke Kelly, The Dubliners, The Bay City Rollers, and Billy Connolly. The answer is Phil Coulter. And that is only some of the acts that he has written and produced top 10 hits for. Phil has also written three very successful Eurovision songs and, if you have ever found yourself singing along to Ireland’s call while watching an Irish rugby international, well, you’re singing another one of Phil Coulter’s songs.Phil is one of the most successful songwriters that Ireland has ever produced, and he’s also a damn good podcast guest – if you like banter, celebrity stories, and an access-all-areas pass in to the world of music, you’ll enjoy this episode. COMEDY – As Germany’s Angela Merkel begins her farewell to politics, we have managed to gain exclusive access to her voicemails, and she’s getting some interesting messages from some familiar voices.WIN A LAPTOP!This week is your last chance to get your entries in for the very fancy laptop that Curry’s have given us to celebrate their back to school and college deals. The prize is a HP Pavillion 2 in 1 laptop with a 14 inch touch screen, Intel Core i3 processor, 8.5 hours battery life and loads of other fancy bells and whistles. To enter the competition, all you need to do is transport yourself back to your school or college days, and unearth some potentially embarrassing or awkward memories. We want your stories about a time when you did something really stupid and ended up in the principal’s office, or a time when you really embarrassed yourself in front of your class mates, maybe you have a great story from sharing a house during your university days? It can be anything! As long as it makes us laugh.You can email me your story directly on mariorosenstock@gmail.com or you can leave a whatsapp voicenote on the MR podcast hotline  - 087 2685459. Good luck!Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derval O’Rourke is one of Ireland’s top athletes – boasting a string of medals from major national and international competitions, including three  summer Olympics. She retired from athletics in 2014 and went on to set up a very successful business – Derval.ie. You will also know her from Ireland’s Fittest Family and her TV coverage of the Olympic Games on RTE. But aside from all that, Derval O’Rourke is just great craic and we had a lot of fun when we caught up or this interview..COMEDY: Everyone seems to be talking about the Ryder Cup – including Eamon Dunphy, Nicola Tallant and Vogue and JoanneFANCY WINNING A BRAND NEW LAPTOP?Thanks to our friends and supporters at Currys PC world, one lucky listener to The Mario Rosenstock Podcast will win a gorgeous HP Pavillion 2 in 1 laptop with a 14 inch touch screen, Intel Core i3 processor, 8.5 hours battery life and loads of other fancy bells and whistles. To enter the competition, you need to transport yourself back to your school or college days, and unearth some potentially embarrassing or awkward memories. We want your stories about a time when you did something really stupid and ended up in the principal’s office, or a time when you really embarrassed yourself in front of your class mates, maybe you have a great story from sharing a house during your university days? It can be anything! As long as it makes us laugh You will need to tell your story in your own words. Send a whatsapp voice note to the Mario Rosenstock Podcast hotline, keep it short and snappy, and you’ll be in the draw. We will play some of our favourite entries out on the podcast over the next couple of weeks - and The story that makes our esteemed panel of judges laugh the hardest will win the prize. The number to send your voicenotes to is 087 2685459. Can't wait to hear your entries!MarioProduced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man of a million voices is back on the pod! Ahead of one of my favourite sporting events of the year, myself and Conor caught up to chat about great Ryder Cup stories, Europe’s chances, and of course how Padraig Harrington and the team are feeling this week, ‘in their own words’. So come on in and hear from Tiger Woods, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Rio Ferdinand, and many more!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may be familiar with Manchan Magan from his many brilliant travel TV shows, his books about the beauty of the Irish language, and his columns about living simply and sustainably. But behind the public profile is a man who lives every day life in a way that is very different to how most of the rest of us live.  He built his own house out of straw bales, he doesn’t own a TV, and he grows and rears most of what he eats – I really wanted to find out more about what drives him to live this way, what he loves about it, but also whats difficult about it too. Poor Manchan also faced some pretty tough calls from listeners this week – Michael O’leary, Conor McGregor, Gerry Adams, and Hector among them. Manchan’s online Irish course - https://www.thetrailblazery.com/scoilscairteThis is the tour of Arán & Im starting on 25th Sept. https://www.manchan.com/ar%C3%A1n---imManchan’s new book - https://www.dubraybooks.ie/TREE-DOGS-AND-BANSHEE-FINGERS-AND-OTHER-IRISH-WORDS-FOR-NATURE_9780717192557COMEDY: One of the questions that has been occupying my mind of late is what the NPHET team are going to do once this whole covid thing finally comes to something of an end. Tony H and team have had a taste of celebrity, the theatres are opening up again..can you guess what happens next?FANCY WINNING A BRAND NEW LAPTOP?Thanks to our friends and supporters at Currys PC world, one lucky listener to The Mario Rosenstock Podcast will win a gorgeous HP Pavillion 2 in 1 laptop with a 14 inch touch screen, Intel Core i3 processor, 8.5 hours battery life and loads of other fancy bells and whistles. To enter the competition, you need to transport yourself back to your school or college days, and unearth some potentially embarrassing or awkward memories. We want your stories about a time when you did something really stupid and ended up in the principal’s office, or a time when you really embarrassed yourself in front of your class mates, maybe you have a great story from sharing a house during your university days? It can be anything! As long as it makes us laugh You will need to tell your story in your own words. Send a whatsapp voice note to the Mario Rosenstock Podcast hotline, keep it short and snappy, and you’ll be in the draw. We will play some of our favourite entries out on the podcast over the next couple of weeks - and the story that makes our esteemed panel of judges laugh the hardest will win the prize. The number to send your voicenotes to is 087 2685459. Can't wait to hear your entries!MarioProduced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every episode of my podcast is packed full of comedy – new and exclusive sketches, famous “callers’ who want to talk to my guest, Roy Keane lashing into people, voicemails to the Mario Rosenstock podcast hotline, and loads more. This is a special comedy bonus episode where I’ve picked some of my favourite comedy moments, wrapped them up in a lovely little podcast package, and delivered them to your ears. It features The 2 Johnnies, Al Foran, Lucy Kennedy, Dermot Whelan, Bressie and lots of celebrity callers. If you like what you hear please press subscribe or follow, rate and review, spread the word, it really helps us to keep bringing you new episodes of this podcast every Thursday. And if you feel like putting keyboard to email, I’m at mariorosenstock@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy this one!Mario  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s no one quite like John Spillane. Such a unique voice, a style of lyrics that you won’t find anywhere else (think Dunne’s Stores girl), and he’s got the personality to back it all up too. John is one of Ireland’s most interesting and loved singer songwriters, and in our chat we talk about all sorts of stuff – what inspires his songs, his love of Irish mythology, meeting one of his musical hero’s Brian Eno, and of course, his great love of Cork, boy! You know when you sit down with John Spillane that its not going to be the usual type of interview, and this one certainly doesn’t disappoint. COMEDY: The great Vincent Brown is back, and he’s angry – not because of all of the major scandals in Irish politics right now, but because of the lack of them!!FANCY WINNING A BRAND NEW LAPTOP?Thanks to our friends and supporters at Currys PC world, one lucky listener to The Mario Rosenstock Podcast will win a gorgeous HP Pavillion 2 in 1 laptop with a 14 inch touch screen, Intel Core i3 processor, 8.5 hours battery life and loads of other fancy bells and whistles. To enter the competition, you need to transport yourself back to your school or college days, and unearth some potentially embarrassing or awkward memories. We want your stories about a time when you did something really stupid and ended up in the principal’s office, or a time when you really embarrassed yourself in front of your class mates, maybe you have a great story from sharing a house during your university days? It can be anything! As long as it makes us laugh You will need to tell your story in your own words. Send a whatsapp voice note to the Mario Rosenstock Podcast hotline, keep it short and snappy, and you’ll be in the draw. We will play some of our favourite entries out on the podcast over the next couple of weeks - and The story that makes our esteemed panel of judges laugh the hardest will win the prize. The number to send your voicenotes to is 087 2685459. Can't wait to hear your entries!MarioProduced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karl Deeter is a very familiar face and voice on our TVs and radios – consistently invited on to shows because he's what you might call a ‘dream guest’: highly intelligent and eloquent, and, crucially, he is not afraid to hold and express an opinion that may be slightly unpopular or controversial. But our conversation on this episode is a very different one – yes, we touch on a couple of the big issues like the housing crisis and US politics, but mostly we get deep and personal, talking all about Karl’s Tourette’s syndrome and the impact that it has on his life, why he loves controversial comedians, and his frustration with arguments between the extreme left and right. Karl also gets some interesting phonecalls from people that want to chat with him, including George Hook, Matt Cooper and Miriam O’Callaghan!Exclusive comedy : it's all about going back to school this week, and my podcast colleagues are all talking about it. Check out what David McWilliams, Tommy & Hector, and Blindboy have to say about this very special time of year. Enjoy!MarioThe Mario Rosenstock Podcast is produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Dunne enjoyed great success as the front man of Something Happens. The band had a string of hit singles in the charts, including Parachute and hello hello hello,  and they played to packed houses all over the world. But there came a point, as there does with many great bands, where they  decided, for various reasons,  to stop recording albums and touring the world. Since then, Tom has become a hugely popular broadcaster on Today FM and, more recently, Newstalk, and he’s also a dab hand at writing – he has so many stories to tell! In our chat on this episode, Tom tells me about the great times they had on the road touring with some music industry legends, he reveals the reason that they decided to call it quits as a band, gives me his thoughts on why some bands become really successful and others don’t, talks about his life in broadcasting and journalism in more recent years, and we share some lovely memories of the great Tony Fenton. COMEDY: As ever we have a brand new comedy sketch, exclusively for you as a loyal listener to The Mario Rosenstock Podcast. On this episode, we cross over to Russia where the government are very worried about something, and they think a well known organisation in Ireland might be able to help. I hope you enjoy this one, and if you ever feel like getting in touch you’ll get me at mariorosenstock@gmail.comMarioProduced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tadhg Hickey is a proud Cork man and a proud Sinn Fein supporter – so, naturally, the Mario Rosenstock Podcast hotline was flooded with messages of support from famous cork people and also one from one of Tadhg’s heroes, a certain Mr Gerry Adams. You can hear those messages at the very start of the episode. I’m a big fan of Tadhg Hickey – currently one of Ireland’s great comic minds, Tadhg was a regular guest on my radio show on Today Fm and every time he was on we had so much craic, there was always a great spark between us. And that same sense of fun and devilment was definitely there when we caught up in the studio recently for this chat. Tadhg was an original member of the Cahoots comedy troupe, he went on to write and star in a brilliant one man show (which I saw at the Dublin Fringe Festival) called In One Eye, Out the Other, about his upbringing and addiction to alcohol, and then during the last couple of years  he has expertly adapted his comedy to online and his short videos are getting millions of hits. He is very interested in politics, both domestic and international, and that definitely shines through in his sketches. Here are three of his own personal favourites:Loyalism but it's a house share in Corkhttps://twitter.com/TadhgHickey/status/1364864367121022977?s=19Israel/Palestine but it's a house share in Corkhttps://twitter.com/TadhgHickey/status/1384053088915398656?s=19Working Class Characters by Middle Class Filmmakers https://twitter.com/TadhgHickey/status/1396728768325210113?s=19Tadhg and I talk comedy, politics (he’s a big SF supporter), drink and drugs and recovery, spirituality, and so much more. Tadhg also plays a starring role in this episode’s exclusive comedy sketch – RTE’s Brian O’Donovan meets RTE’s Brian O’Donovan!I hope you enjoy this one. And please keep the emails coming in to mariorosenstock@gmail.com. I love to read them! MarioProduced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.