Best Pope Lonergan Podcasts (2025)

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Ep.30 Meet Joy Milne: The woman who can sniff out Parkinson's, Alzheimer's & cancer 25:20

2y ago25:20

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Host Angeline Albert talks to Joy Milne about what it's like to smell Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer and other diseases. Her rare hereditary condition also meant she could smell her husband's Parkinson's 12 years before he was diagnosed. .By Angeline Albert

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Ep. 29 Kari Gerstheimer, Access Social Care CEO reveals how some battles for care are so 'harrowing' lawyers need counselling 25:37

2+ y ago25:37

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Kari Gerstheimer about why she set up the charity and how the charity is giving free legal advice to thousands of elderly and disabled people to access social care when they need it and how the lack of funding and social care workforce shortage is exacerbating the crisis and increasing the workload of the charity.…

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Ep. 28 Comedian Pope Lonergan talks about his new book 'I'll Die After Bingo' and his life as a care home worker 36:49

2+ y ago36:49

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Host Jill Rennie talks to comedian and author Pope Lonergan about his new book where he shares his raw and honest account of his time working as a care worker, his thoughts on care workers’ wages and retention, the need for society and the government to appreciate care workers and value the work they do, and his care home tour where he performs alo…

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Ep. 27 Dr Jane Townson, CEO of the Homecare Association talks about infection control fund, overseas recruitment and cost of living crisis 59:04

2+ y ago59:04

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Dr Jane Townson about care workers being denied sick pay because the government has scrapped the infection control fund exacerbating workforce shortages, the problems providers are currently having when they try to recruit overseas care workers and how future technology used through the power of television could be a way t…

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Ep.26 Long Covid left us bedbound for a year say Antony Loveless and Claire Hooper 28:50

3y ago28:50

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Host Angeline Albert talks to Antony Loveless and former nurse Claire Hooper who describe how long Covid left them bedbound for the whole year in 2021.By Angeline Albert

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Ep. 25 Amanda Woodvine, CEO of Vegetarian for Life talks about respecting beliefs of vegetarians and vegans in care homes 30:05

3y ago30:05

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Host Sue Learner talks to Amanda Woodvine about the importance of respecting the beliefs of older vegetarians and vegans living in care homes, many of whom have dementia and will have forgotten they don't eat meatBy Amanda Woodvine, CEO of Vegetarian for Life

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Bangin' on About: David Attenborough 53:20

3y ago53:20

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In this episode Pope talks about phone abstinence, flies without anuses, piercings and the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Bangin' on About: Autism 25:13

3y ago25:13

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In this episode Pope talks about lawyers, Ozwald Boateng, Josh Thomas and cheese sheets. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Ep.24 Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum talks about care staff shortages, the need for pay increase and mandatory vaccine 38:04

3y ago38:04

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF) about how social care is viewed in the eyes of the government since the pandemic, how the government should have handled the mandatory vaccine policy and how technology will play an integral role in the future of social care.By Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum

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Bangin' on About: Jacob Rees-Mogg 46:29

3y ago46:29

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In this episode Pope talks about birthday bumps, The Sovereign Individual, catastrophe and Ecological Leninism. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Bangin' on About: Messianism 55:10

3y ago55:10

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In this episode Pope talks about Black creatives, the public sphere, heretical behaviour and female willies. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Bangin' on About: Critical Race Theory 51:33

3y ago51:33

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In this episode Pope talks about cartoon boobs, J. Robert Oppenheimer, racist jokes and Derrick Bell. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Bangin' on About: Climate Change 23:47

3y ago23:47

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In this episode Pope talks about being boring, Carl Schmitt, The Clean Electricity Program and pan fires. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Ep.23 Camille Leavold, Abbots Care director talks about mandatory vaccines and the recruitment crisis 38:25

3y ago38:25

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Host Sue Learner talks to Camille Leavold, managing director of Abbots Care, a home care provider in the south east of England, about how they have been coping during the pandemic, what she thinks of mandatory vaccination for home care workers and her solution for the recruitment crisis.By Camille Leavold, managing director of Abbots Care

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Bangin' on About: Gender Identity 44:57

3y ago44:57

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In this episode Pope talks about assisted suicide, Shon Faye, monarchism and bollock-rain. // Please pre-order 'I'll Die After Bingo' here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/283398/pope-lonergan.html

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Bangin' on About: Dave Chappelle 25:01

3+ y ago25:01

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In this episode Pope talks about vaudeville, quarks, incongruity and proletarian violence.

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Ep.22 Is football a killer? Dr Willie Stewart says headers aren't worth high dementia risk 36:55

3+ y ago36:55

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Host Angeline Albert talks to traumatic brain injury expert Dr Willie Stewart who says footballs should be sold with a health warning because his study reveals professional footballers have a 5 times higher risk of getting Alzheimer's because of headers.By Angeline Albert

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Season 4 is Coming Soon 11:24

3+ y ago11:24

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Season 4 starts on Tuesday 12th October.

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Ep. 21 Stephen Chandler, president of care charity ADASS talks about fixing social care and appearing on Panorama 41:32

3+ y ago41:32

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Stephen Chandler, president of ADASS, about adult social care, his appearance on BBC One's Panorama, the government's response to the pandemic and how care work is still undervalued and misunderstood.By Jill Rennie

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Season Three is Over 12:15

3+ y ago12:15

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Season 3 is (officially) over on Friday 11th June 2021. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Ep.20 ‘I had panic attacks’ says care manager revealing mental health battle after 9 residents died 27:36

3+ y ago27:36

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Host Angeline Albert talks to care home manager Dawn Bunter about how her mental health was impacted after nine residents died of Covid-19.By Angeline Albert

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Bangin' on About: Narcotics Anonymous 55:39

3+ y ago55:39

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In this episode Pope talks about disassociation, frontal lobes (again), holistic humanism and pet moles. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Theatre of the Absurd 53:15

3+ y ago53:15

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In this episode Pope talks about headbutting an egg, goat-men, the Embassy Club and frontal lobes. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Spacetime 55:44

3+ y ago55:44

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In this episode Pope talks about Ted Chiang, Taskmaster, gravity and chumocracy. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Ep.19 Jess Crawford aged 29 reveals what it was like finding she has inherited the gene for frontotemporal dementia 47:38

3+ y ago47:38

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Jess Crawford who has found at the age of 29 she has the gene for frontotemporal dementia, why she chose to take the test, her decision to start making care plans including choosing a care home and how she is helping others by writing a blog.By Jess Crawford

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Bangin' on About: Emotional Labour 48:43

3+ y ago48:43

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In this episode Pope talks about harmful language, apologies, positive reinforcement and condom machines. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin’ on About: Frankie Boyle 34:56

3+ y ago34:56

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In this episode Pope talks about health, domestic workers, ejaculation and cruelty.

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Bangin' on About: Meritocracy 1:23:31

4y ago1:23:31

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In this bumper episode Pope talks about private capital, unequal opportunity, hustle culture and Nikki Grahame. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Neoliberal Education 1:04:52

4y ago1:04:52

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In this bumper episode Pope talks about Nish Kumar, market-driven value systems, Twitch and the Alzheimer's Society. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Ludwig Wittgenstein 49:50

4y ago49:50

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In this episode Pope talks about Hot Water Comedy Club, visiting dogs, philosophic style and The Lavender Man. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Ep.18 Care minister Helen Whately defends her response to Covid deaths in care homes 39:31

4y ago39:31

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Host Angeline Albert talks to Care minister Helen Whately about government response to deaths in care homes, care home visits etcBy Angeline Albert

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Bangin' on About: Silence 39:37

4y ago39:37

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In this episode Pope talks about Michael Wigglesworth, commemoration, Auschwitz and fatalities. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Puritans 30:31

4y ago30:31

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In this episode Pope talks about predetermination, ambition, New Empire Theatre and the Hitler Youth. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Police (Bonus Episode) 1:01:06

4y ago1:01:06

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In this episode Pope talks about saveloys, opportunism, aristocrats and police violence. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Angels & Saints 59:44

4y ago59:44

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In this episode Pope talks about public gardens, glossolalia, topical comedy and ableism. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Francis Bacon 53:47

4y ago53:47

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In this episode Pope talks about painting, Meghan Markle, salvation and painted-tumour-heads. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: ISIS 48:35

4y ago48:35

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In this episode Pope talks about beheadings, humanitarian intervention, nightcleaners and Gilbert. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Bangin' on About: Rehab 48:37

4y ago48:37

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In this episode Pope talks about getting clean, albinism, Jean Philippe Toussaint and gavage feeding. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Ep.17 Arlene Phillips, Strictly Come Dancing legend talks about her career, ageism and her work with Alzheimer's Society 52:41

4y ago52:41

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Arlene Phillips about her dancing career and the inspirational people she has met such as Freddie Mercury, Ridley Scott and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She also talks about her time on Strictly Come Dancing and her departure from the series, being an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society as well as lockdown and how it has affect…

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Bangin' on About: Butoh 1:00:00

4y ago1:00:00

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In this episode Pope talks about 2C-B, the act of becoming, Hijikata Tatsumi and Limitless. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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Ep.16 Grace Meadows, Music for Dementia director on her passion to make music an integral part of dementia care 37:01

4y ago37:01

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Host Jill Rennie talks to Grace Meadows, programme director of Music for Dementia, a charity boosting awareness of the benefits of music and its power to connect and stimulate people with dementia and reduce anxiety. They discuss the charity’s campaign for music to be seen as integral to the care of people with dementia and how care homes can still…

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Bangin' on About: Storming the Capitol (Bonus Episode) 54:59

4y ago54:59

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In this episode Pope talks about the American insurrection, Big Tech, paramilitaries and Murray Rothbard.

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Season 3 is Coming Soon 10:51

4y ago10:51

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Season 3 starts on Tuesday 9th February. // Visit patreon.com/popelonergan for additional content.

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S2E8 - Charlie Russell 36:01

4y ago36:01

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The podcast about what funny people read... In this, our final episode of 2020, Lucy speaks to Actor and Producer Charlie Russell. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - …

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Bangin' on About: Christmas (Bonus Episode) 46:31

4y ago46:31

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In this episode Pope talks about the Catechism of the Catholic Church, duty, Frosty Jack's Cider and curtains.

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S2E7 - Dan Schreiber 36:17

4y ago36:17

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The podcast about what funny people read... This episode, Lucy is joined by writer, stand up comedian, TV presenter, producer, podcaster and wannabe Yeti hunter Dan Schreiber to talk all things books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Bo…

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Ep.15 Martin Jones, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care talks about caring for his father and his vision for home care 32:40

4y ago32:40

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Host Sue Learner talks to Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care about how caring for his father has shaped the way he leads the UK's biggest home care provider. He reveals how Home Instead Senior Care has been coping during the pandemic and his vision for home care.By Martin Jones, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care

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S2E6 - Elf Lyons 32:43

4y ago32:43

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The podcast about what funny people read... Comedian and performance maker Elf Lyons joins Lucy to talk about her favourite books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jon…

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Bangin' on About: Ending Things 40:00

4y ago40:00

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In this episode Pope talks about old journals, Anthony Quinton, body positivity and mushed-up food.

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S2E5 - Pope Lonergan 34:27

4y ago34:27

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The podcast about what funny people read... This week, comedian and care home assistant Pope Lonergan joins Lucy to talk all things books and reading. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Goosebumps …

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