Best Irvine Welsh Podcasts (2024)

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The Blade Artist 1:15:29

10h ago1:15:29

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We discuss the return of a new, "nicer" Begbie in his very own standalone story from 2016.

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Herion, Punk Rock, and the Trainspotting Origin Story- #155 Irvine Welsh | Creator 38:41

9d ago38:41

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This author holds the title for having written the most shoplifted novel in British publishing history. Meet Irvine Welsh, the author of the critically acclaimed novel “Trainspotting”. Famous for his harrowing depictions of heroin addicts and imbuing them with humanity, it may be no surprise that Welsh had a similar tract in life to his characters …

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#298 Slip, Company You Keep, and Irvine Welsh’s Crime 1:01:02

20d ago1:01:02

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Like an episode of 24, we’re racing against the clock on this week’s show. But the imminent threat of being thrown from the studio by Jack Bauer didn’t stop us from dimension hopping with ITVX’s Slip, digging up a relic with Company You Keep on Alibi and heading up to Scotland for some criminal shenanigans with Irvine Welsh’s Crime, now on ITV1. Pl…

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#302 Slow Horses, Colin From Accounts, and The Tower. With guests. Gary Oldman and Eve Hewson 1:39:26

7m ago1:39:26

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James returns from his Taycation this week, but don’t fret because to make up for that we have Gary Oldman on the show this week discussing the joy of Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, and Eve Hewson chatting The Perfect Couple on Netflix. And speaking of Slow Horses, the arrival of Season 4 on Apple TV+ is cause for much celebration and is one of three…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Karen Carney 1:05:03

1h ago1:05:03

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Theo Delaney is joined by Karen Carney who played for England 144 times before embarking on a high profilel broadcasting career and chairing the government’s widely lauded Future Of Women’s Football Review. A Birmingham City fan she chooses goals from Paul Tait, David Beckham, Brandy Chastain and more. @kazcarney @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://w…

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How a Sand Castle Business Thrived in the Pandemic- #221 Janel Hawkins | Sand Castle University 1:22:24

6h ago1:22:24

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Janel Hawkins was just scrolling on Craigslist looking at jobs when she noticed one hiring sand sculptors, no experience necessary. She worked there through college, but as she was going into her senior year, she decided to blow her life up. In one month she cut her lease, left a bad relationship, dropped out of college, quit her job, and moved bac…

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[179] w/ May Pang 1:33:09

2h ago1:33:09

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The Michael Anthony Show is honoured to be joined by May Pang for Episode 179. In a wide-ranging conversation with the New Yorker, Pang dives deep into her fascinating life, discussing her time as personal assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, as well as her subsequent relationship with the iconic Beatle famously known as 'The Lost Weekend'. A var…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Seb Hutchinson (Part 2) 1:07:10

2h ago1:07:10

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Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with brilliant match commentator Seb Hiytchinson with goals from Chloe Kelly Jude Belingham and more plus musings on the next England manager, the true meaning of football allegiences and why Disney own childhood. And much more. @Seb_Hutch @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.tripleamedia.com/talent/seb-hutc…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Seb Hutchinson (Part 1) 1:10:40

1h ago1:10:40

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Theo Delaney is joined by top ITV match commentator Seb Hutchinson who's unmistakeable tones are also familair from his Premier League work with Sky. A life long England fan his chosen scorers in this first of two parts include Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Ronaldinho. @Seb_Hutch @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.tripleamedia.com/talent/seb-hu…

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#301 Sambre: Anatomy Of A Crime, Grace, and Only Murders In The Building. With guests Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan 1:28:36

35m ago1:28:36

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James is still absent while he devotes every waking hour to recovering from the Taylor Swift concert, so Boyd and Kay are joined by all-round legend Sophie Butcher, who recently compared Dating Naked UK and Love Island to Claire Denis’ masterpiece Beau Travail. Up for review this week are season 4 of Only Murders In The Building on Disney+ (we will…

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From Travel Startups during Lockdown to Innovation in Mentorship- #179: Jamie Goulding | Been There 59:03

13d ago59:03

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Jamie Goulding has been an entrepreneur & leader since the age of 14. He has led two start-up sales teams to success and been a top salesman wherever his career has taken him, closing more than $2 million in sales. Jamie has now turned his passion for mentoring into a new mentoring platform, BeenThere, which connects mentees with mentors around the…

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#300 Sherwood, Pachinko, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and We Might Regret This. With guest James Graham 1:56:12

1h ago1:56:12

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We made it! 300 episodes (not counting the many episodes of Pilot+ or the spoiler specials) feels like quite the milestone, even if we weren’t able to do a live show because James has tickets to see Taylor Swift. He did manage to drag himself away from Eras Tour prep (those friendship bracelets don’t make themselves) to drop in and join Boyd and Ka…

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Shark Tank Vietnam and Building a Sustainable Company_ #186 : Marina Tran-Vu | EQUO 1:05:38

5d ago1:05:38

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The Vietnam War put many people in the position to flee Vietnam. Marina Tran-Vu’s parents were one of the millions of people put into the position. Marina’s parents fled to Canada where Marina was born. As a refugee, it was hard to make a living as Marina’s mother worked hard to get their family from a basement to the back of a store to a house in …

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#299 Bad Monkey, Daddy Issues, and The Twelve. With guest Nico Mirallegro 1:31:59

4d ago1:31:59

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We can’t review Paramount+’s Stags this week as it’s embargoed, but that didnt’ stop star Nico Mirallegro dropping by the pod to talk about the stag do from hell. Elsewhere, we can’t lie, this week is somewhat anarchic. Kay and James are sleep deprived to the point of delirium and even a well-rested and thoroughly perky Boyd can’t stop the good shi…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Friedberg 1:00:54

16d ago1:00:54

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Theo Delaney is joined by Anna and Emily from the brilliant Friedberg whose excellent debut album Hardcore Workout Queen has just been announced and will be reeased in November. Sharing the goals of their lives, Anna is a Rapid Vienna and Austria fan and Emily supports Liverpool and England so the variety of goals is rich from scorers including Han…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Neil Forsyth 1:07:31

9d ago1:07:31

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Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life is writer Neil Forsyth who first found fame with his cult character Bob Servant who was championed by previous Life Goals guest Irvine Welsh and played by Brian Cox in a BBC radio adaptation. His most recent success is the BAFTA nominate TV drama about the Brinks Matt robbery The Gold which retur…

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Broke at 21, $15M at 23, Starting Over at 25- #220 Andrew Spira | Pineapple Investiments 54:55

20d ago54:55

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Start-up millionaire nephew of former ABC chair Ita Buttrose, Andrew Spira has not had an easy life. But between the heavy drug use, childhood PTSD, and brushes with the law, he has managed to build several businesses, including a highly successful small loan business, Pineapple Funding, and a $10 million dollar real estate portfolio. But before di…

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#297 Totally Completely Fine, Interview With The Vampire, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 1:22:19

15d ago1:22:19

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We have vampires AND zombies this week in an undead double bill (Kay was thrilled) as well as people hurling themselves to a watery doom. More specifically, we tackle the second season of Interview With The Vampire on BBC2, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on Sky Max, and Totally Completely Fine on ITVX. But that’s not all, because we pull out some Pa…

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Barrie Tomlinson 1:08:34

1M ago1:08:34

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Theo Delaney’s guest is Barrie Tomlinson the writer and editor of numerous comics and characters including the one and only Roy Of The Rovers with whom he has had a long and mutually beneficial association. A Melchester Rovers fan, among Barrie’s chosen scorers are Ferenc Puskas, David Beckham and Roy Race himself. @BarrieEditor1 @LifeGoalsTD @theo…

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Why He needs 10,000 Calories a Day...- #219 James Webb | Competitive Eating 1:15:55

1M ago1:15:55

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James Webb is a competitive eater from Australia who has completed over 400 food challenges and consumes as much 10,000 calories a day. As the #1 competitive eater in Australia and #5 in the world, James has learned how to navigate eating large amounts of food while maintaining his health, especially after recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome. L…

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#296 Time Bandits, Piglets, and Elspeth. With guest Freddie Fox 1:28:28

22d ago1:28:28

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Champion of the green team Ser Gwayne Hightower aka Freddie Fox joins us on the show this week to fill us in on the latest developments in House Of The Dragon, plus we dissect this year’s Emmy nominations, which saw Shōgun and The Bear (*cough* not a comedy *cough*) leading the pack. Elsewhere, we take a look at Apple’s Gilliam-esque reimagining, T…

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Becoming Hot Dog Eating World Champion- #218: Patrick Bertoletti | Competitive Eating 43:25

26d ago43:25

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Patrick Bertoletti‘s ability to eat large amounts of food took him from an insecure teen to the high-competition circuit of professional eating. He competed in 47 contests in one year at the height of his Major League Eating career, from state fairs to the stage of America’s Got Talent, where he repulsed judge Heidi Klum by consuming 120 eggs. He’s…

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#295 The Jetty, Mr. Bigstuff, and Those About To Die. With guests Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram 1:27:07

29d ago1:27:07

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Stars of Apple’s Lady In The Lake Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram join us on this week’s show despite a few technical hiccups. Plus we end up unearthing a cold case in BBC1’s very pointed Jenna Coleman police drama The Jetty, welcoming Danny Dyer back into the family with Mr. Bigstuff on Sky Max and getting our sandals on for some gladiatorial act…

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Why A Famous Comedian Still Bags Groceries - Josh Johnson | Comedian 55:15

2M ago55:15

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You just heard Josh Johnson recalling the moment where his worst nightmare came true: after finally stepping away from his safety net, he found himself jobless with the rug yanked out from under him. Now well known for his performances on Conan and Comedy Central, his tours with Trevor Noah, and a 2020 Emmy nomination, Josh has come a long way from…

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#294 Sunny, Spent, and The Turkish Detective 1:15:01

2M ago1:15:01

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Most films and TV shows are shot entirely out of sequence, so we went full Method on this week’s podcast and decided to record the entire show out of sequence to see what it’s like (and because we had an appointment with Rapman, but that’s another story). The result? Anarchy. And possibly madness. Still, amidst the carnage, the discussion of a Pilo…

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How a Magic Trick got 21M Followers- Sean Sotaridona | Creators 32:29

2M ago32:29

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Watching as he racked up tens of thousands of new fans over the course of the day, Sean Sotaridona let out a sigh of relief he didn’t even know he was holding. This success, this new and unexpected online stage, was what he had been looking for all his life. It only took him 16 years to find it. Going by the username SeanDoesMagic, Sean’s masterful…

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[178] Justifiably Joining Convents 1:12:06

1M ago1:12:06

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Tune in to Episode 178 of The Michael Anthony Show in which many cultural, political and sporting topics are explored throughout. Motor Neurone Disease, nicotine use and quitting, sex party culture, teenage romance and philosophy are all delved into, as is the US Presidential Race, golf and the Olympics. An in depth discussion on the English nation…

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#293 My Lady Jane, The Bear, and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. With guests Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor 1:30:08

2M ago1:30:08

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We may not have been able to cover The Bear last week but fear not, because our food order arrived in time for this week’s show and our take on The Bear’s third season is finally ready to go. Plus, not only do we fall under the spell of Prime Video’s My Lady Jane, but stars Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor stop by to share parenting tips from this an…

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Chilling with Will Smith, Becoming a CamBoy, & 1M+ on YouTube- #217: Kevin Langue | @KevinLangue 1:24:24

2M ago1:24:24

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From dreams of being in the NBA to personal assistant of multiple Hollywood stars, then a waiter, and finally becoming a YouTube sensation, Kevin Langue’s career path has been anything but conventional. Known for his genuine and fun-filled content, Kevin has always stayed true to being himself on and off camera. Now, with around a decade’s worth of…

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#292 Douglas Is Cancelled, and Land Of Women. With guest Rapman 1:24:40

2M ago1:24:40

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We may not be able to review Netflix’s Supacell until the next Pilot+ but that didn’t stop the show’s creator, Rapman, from dropping by to talk all about his Black superhero saga. And while we’re talking about things we couldn’t review, there’s a whole debacle about The Bear (a Bearbacle?) that plays out this week, so if you’re joining us to find o…

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