Moriarty, the Dumbledore of Irish deep thinking, connects an Inuit hunting ritual to the Christian mass and from there bounces off to a memory of cattle being loaded near Galway train station. He addresses the notion of sinning against a blade of grass and the risks of living from the mathematical forefront of our brains Support the show lilliputpr…

'All ground is holy ground,' says the great John Moriarty, the great Kerryman who was half-carnival huckster, half bottle-eyed druid, with a little bit of narcissistic Catholic bishop thrown in. Listen up as he tells us to 'come home to earth' and to 'enfranchise the universe'. Where else would you get it? Support the show lilliputpress.ie/author_p…

Women were facing discrimination and under-representation in most publicly funded Irish theatres, especially the biggest and most well known ones. Women's stories and female artists were being given less space, continuing the myth that a male-dominated culture is both normal and acceptable. WakingTheFeminists was a campaign by group of men and wome…

The inspiring story behind Food Cloud: an organisation founded by two students that today provides 1.5 million meals a week to people in need For more details on Food Cloud go to food.cloudBy Paula Fyans

In this episode I am thrilled to be speaking with the hugely talented Marina Carr – winner of multiple international awards, a member of Aosdána and regarded by many as Ireland's leading playwright. Marina delves deep into the power behind the characters she creates and her writing approach, as well as fascinating insights on how she views history,…

In this episode I'm chatting with the journalist, documentary maker and author Manchán Magan about unearthing stories of the knowledge and power wielded by women – both real and mythical – in Ireland of old. Manchán also shares with me a treasure trove of Irish words used to describe women's sexuality and bodies.…

My guest in Episode 3 is Dr. Emily Harris, a psychologist and researcher from the University of Melbourne. We shine a light on work she and her colleagues are doing on the link between The Invisible Job* (of parenting and running a home) and low sexual desire in women. Just to add, Dr Harris is an expert on female orgasm frequency, so for all you e…

Award-winning novelist Claire Kilroy's new book 'Soldier Sailor' may just be her best yet. Kilroy's personal experience of being denied the freedom to resume professional writing for 10 years since becoming a mother has given birth to 'Soldier Sailor' – an unflinchingly honest account of the frustration, tedium, loneliness and resentment many mothe…

Nadiane Kruk was Professor of Engineering at a top university in Brazil. As she was completing her PhD, she became a mother and discovered the challenges of trying be a good parent and a successful academic. Having lived and worked in Brazil and in Germany, Nadiane realised that social policies in both countries made life almost impossible for work…

Fungie the dolphin arrived in Dingle Harbour when Juli was a teenager. She hung out with him all through her life until he disapeared from the area. This podcast is still pretty rough around the edges, and we are keen to know if it is a goer! Would you mind filling out a quick survey? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

On this show we talk to Dr Billy Mag Fhloinn. He tells us a story of an ill fated journey into the other world. This podcast is still pretty rough around the edges, and we are keen to know if it is a goer! Would you mind filling out a quick survey? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Manchán has always loved Irish, but while traveling for a TV show with his brother, he realised a universal connection with other languages and people and his own native tongue. We recorded this a while ago, and Manchán has published 2 books since then! Check him out here: https://manchan.com/ This podcast is still pretty rough around the edges, an…