Best Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne Podcasts (2024)

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The Poetry's Dead Podcast LIVE at Beyond The Pale 39:18

3d ago39:18

39:18

It was sunny. There were beers. But, most importantly, there were poems! We spent the weekend bumping between music tents and food vans down at Beyond The Pale Festival, hosted in 'The Garden Of Ireland' Glendalough, County Wicklow Amongst a backdrop of pretty landscapes were the two fellas, a microphone and their poems. We grabbed anyone we could …

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W.H Davies, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Online Dating 45:15

17d ago45:15

45:15

This one is a little loose people, so get ready! Reason being: The sun was shining and we enjoyed a few garggles before going into the world of poetry this week, so if you fancy grabbing yourself a scoop before you listen, you'd be absolutely so welcome. Speaking of enjoying yourself, we start the show with the iconic 'stand and stare' line from th…

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Pat Ingoldsby, Eavan Boland and The Irish Leaving Cert 42:46

24d ago42:46

42:46

The Poetry’s Dead Podcast x Leaving Cert Special! Well. Kind of. We couldn’t do a whole bloody show about it, that would be as dull as doing the actually exams. But! We’ve got a few leaving cert stories from Leon, poetry from Eavan Boland @eavanbolandpoetry (anyone over 22 that just got a shot of PTSD, don’t worry, you don’t have to do the leaving …

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Whitney Hanson, Kim Kardashian and Reality Television 46:36

1M ago46:36

46:36

Wake up slowly on this Bank Holiday Monday (here in Ireland) my child and allow us to soothe you back into life with another fun episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast! We whizz around every conversational topic known to man on this one like two ADHD teenagers having their first pint, and we had a great time with it. Our patreon community's first fea…

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Kae Tempest, Sylvia Plath And Stag Parties 51:56

1M ago51:56

51:56

Oh we bloody missed you, and we hope a few of you missed us too! We're back with a bang or two as we share stories of stag parties, proposals and ask the question that everyone is asking. How depressing is it to be a poet? We talk about the magic of Kae Tempest, and the way she twists words around sound like nobody else. Sylvia Plath makes her debu…

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Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas And Taylor Swift 44:43

2M ago44:43

44:43

We are finally showing just how basic we both are with this latest episode guys, so be warned! We've been putting Oscar WIlde on the back burner since the show launched, but today's the day we give him a proper segment with a journey around his one-liners, plays, fictional works and poetry. A little moan about Dylan Thomas being a bit 'up himself' …

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Pam Ayres, Charity Shop Books And Staying On The Right Path 47:03

2M ago47:03

47:03

This. One. Was. Fun We parade around the fun and freeing mind of Pam Ayres, as she gives us a lovely spring in our steps with her warm and giggly poetry. We share some tips on getting back into reading, and our love of spending time in charity shops and picking up a book for a euro. David Hynes comes in with his Perfectly Polished Poem flooded with…

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Seamus Heaney, Carol Ann Duffy And Skipping Meals By Accident 41:45

2M ago41:45

41:45

Another episode with the lads yapping on about poems just for your enjoyment! This one, we challenge some preconceptions that can sit in front of poets by talking about the whole Poet Laurete role and share some of Carol Ann Duffy's work. We delve into the muddy fields of Seamus Heaney next, one of Ireland's most celebrate modern poets of our time.…

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Emily Dickinson, Harry Baker And A Tribute To Paddy Downey 41:18

2M ago41:18

41:18

A special PACKED episode for you after a short break which we are very excited to share. We pay tribute to our own Paddy Downey, who not only created the logo for our show, but was also a poet himself. We heard the incredibly sad news that Paddy had passed a few weeks ago, so we asked his daughter Lisa (who is the voice of our show's intro) to come…

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Edgar Allen Poe, Benjamin Zephaniah and Parenting 33:30

3M ago33:30

33:30

Happy Easter Everyone! Not that we are going to church or anything, but we have a few days off the rat-race so thank you Jesus and all that were involved for such a gift! As we mumble through eating our chocolate eggs, we have a ton of lovely stuff on this week's episode. We tribute the late Benjamin Zephaniah and his work to help those impacted by…

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Brendan Behan, Jan Brierton And James Joyce's Obsession With Farts 34:13

3M ago34:13

34:13

Well, well! It was a long week after St Patrick's Day weekend ladies and gentlemen, but we have climbed out of our beds finally to bring you a fresh new episode This week, Leon delivers on his promise of blowing Ryan's mind with a James Joyce love letter. Just...wow. We climb into the world of Brendan Behan for a little bit before we talk about Jan…

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St Patrick's Day Special - WB Yeats, Imelda May and Irishness 32:24

4M ago32:24

32:24

Get it up ya, lads! It's our St Patrick's Day special, bringing you all the soothing poetic sounds you're going to need after drowning yourself in stout and singing 'Wild Rover' at least 16 times across the weekend festivities. Leon kicks us off with the story of Luke Kelly and Patrick Kavanagh's meet which gave us the song Raglan Road We head back…

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John Cooper Clarke, The Late Ann Delaney and Staying Happy 32:15

4M ago32:15

32:15

Episode 2. We've had an incredible first date and now we choose to go on that hike... Uh oh. In our second episode we gush over 'The Bard of Salford' Dr John Cooper Clarke as well as wind it way back to one of the lesser known Irish poets from yesteryear, James Clarence Mangan We then tribute the late Ann Delaney, the former nurse who was living ho…

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Maya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI's 28:38

4M ago28:38

28:38

The teasing is over. The flirting is done. Time to grab the coats and hail down a cab. Welcome to the first full episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast. In episode one, we kick things off by sharing our thoughts and love for two of the greats, Maya Angelou and Charles Bukowski. We had to have the big cynic in episode one. We then share a piece from I…

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Welcome to The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne 11:39

4M ago11:39

11:39

A warm welcome to the introduction episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Dublin poets Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne. You are very welcome indeed to our cool corner of spoken word and poetry hidden at the back of the pub where the locals aren't interested in joining in. Join Ryan and Leon on a short exploration into how poetry became such a big bl…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Ryan Duggins And Leon Dunne Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Poetry's Dead Podcast

Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne

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The Poetry's Dead Podcast LIVE at Beyond The Pale 39:18

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W.H Davies, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Online Dating 45:15

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Pat Ingoldsby, Eavan Boland and The Irish Leaving Cert 42:46

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Whitney Hanson, Kim Kardashian and Reality Television 46:36

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Kae Tempest, Sylvia Plath And Stag Parties 51:56

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Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas And Taylor Swift 44:43

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Pam Ayres, Charity Shop Books And Staying On The Right Path 47:03

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Seamus Heaney, Carol Ann Duffy And Skipping Meals By Accident 41:45

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Emily Dickinson, Harry Baker And A Tribute To Paddy Downey 41:18

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Edgar Allen Poe, Benjamin Zephaniah and Parenting 33:30

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Brendan Behan, Jan Brierton And James Joyce's Obsession With Farts 34:13

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St Patrick's Day Special - WB Yeats, Imelda May and Irishness 32:24

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John Cooper Clarke, The Late Ann Delaney and Staying Happy 32:15

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Maya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI's 28:38

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Welcome to The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne 11:39

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