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A podcast about the big numbers, the hard sums, the mathematics that defines, runs, shapes, changes, begins, ends, every things our lives and the world around us. Hosted by Colm O'Regan. An award-winning radio broadcaster, comedian, novelist and it turns out lapsed engineer who is trying to feel useful again. Each episode sheds light on a tiny corner of a giant subject with entertaining guests and accessible talk.
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A podcast hosted by Matt Cooper featuring intimate, in-depth and insightful interviews with guests from across the worlds of entertainment, business, sports, politics and more. Audiences are long familiar with Matt’s skill as an interviewer through his radio and TV work. Now for the first time, his podcast offers him (and his guests) the opportunity to chat more personally than we’ve heard before. It’s a Matt Cooper interview, magnified.
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What do an Irish priest, an IRA man turned comic book dealer, and a retired New York cop have in common? In 1993, they were implicated in one of the biggest heists in American history, the theft of $7.4m in cash from a Brinks vault in New York. This GoLoud Original podcast chronicles the remarkable story of the 1993 Rochester Brinks heist, bringing us inside the FBI hunt for those responsible, and on an epic journey from the IRA Blanket Protests of Long Kesh prison to the underground casinos ...
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Read The Room

Maia Dunphy and Paddy C. Courtney

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GoLoud Presents... Read The Room is an insightful, witty and at times close to the bone podcast, that pulls apart the people, scenarios, companies and the various headline makers of the week where inevitably somebody, through either dumb luck or just being a dose, failed to do just that; Read The Room.
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On the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins, this podcast tells the fascinating story of Ned Broy, the double agent who helped Collins change the course of Irish history. The story begins when a Dublin based history teacher named Brendan McCauley learns that he has bought Ned Broy’s original home. This starts a voyage of discovery concerning Broy and his critical involvement in Irish history.
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DIRT is a GoLoud Original Podcast. Join the nation's favourite garden designer Diarmuid Gavin, along with horticultural hero Paul Smyth as they dish the dirt on everything you need to know about the gardening world. There's something for every green fingered flora fan be they a novice or a seasoned gardener, this podcast will inform and entertain.
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There was a dark time in Irish history when having a drink in a pub with some friends required the additional purchase of a “substantial meal.” Countless nights of talking absolute nonsense were lost. To combat this, three friends decided to crank up their Windows XP-powered Dell computers and get drunk together online from the squalor of their own homes. Join two of Ireland’s funniest comedians, Justine Stafford and Martin Angolo, along with Ireland’s least-known actor Dermot Ward, as they ...
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The Panti Personals with Panti Bliss is a podcast from the mothership Pantisocracy. Panti Bliss hosts intimate, one to one conversations with unique performances Pantisocracy is a society of equals. Season 3 of The Panti Personals starts May 2022. Pantisocracy - The Panti Personals is an Athena Media independent podcast. The series producer is Helen Shaw, the digital editor is John Howard. Copyright @AthenaMedia 2022 www.athenamedia.ie -
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In this edition Matt is joined by Ireland's AI Ambassador, Patricia Scanlon. Patricia is a technologist and businesswoman who built up her company Soapbox Labs to become a world leader in speech based artificial intelligence which helps children learn to read. Here she speaks about the potential for AI, the need for regulation and where Ireland sit…
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Rosemary once had a very strong opinion on this but, as with all other things, she's mellowed with age. Beatrice wonders what's the point in blanking out your kids' faces if your social media is set to private, and, above all else, we wonder what kind of social media stage mom Blaire Mac Cabe would have been. ** DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysist…
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We reach the final stage of our odyssey through the world of JFK assassination conspiracies, and for our final act we explore some of the many different conspiracy theories that have arisen from the storm of confusion left in the wake of the murder of JFK. From Cuban exiles to disgruntled Mafia bosses, from war-hungry spy masters to murderous alien…
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This week we look at the maths of conspiracy theories with physicist, cancer researcher, science writer author of the Award-winning The Irrational Ape why flawed logic puts us all at risk. how to tell if one most likely isn't true, a scary thing called Availability Heuristic, why it's not sugar is making those children hyper at the party, what you …
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We move beyond the Texas School Book Depository, and explore the events and evidence that doesn't relate solely to Lee Harvey Oswald - from the Grassy Knoll, to the Magic Bullet, to The Umbrella Man and JFK's missing brain. This is where the mystery of the day really kicks in. Were there shooters behind a picket fence, was there a signal from a mys…
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The best insults, tales of spoiled dogs and planning holidays to Antarctica (without your appendix) - it's a meandering episode this week Your questions have Terence and Calvin considering if they'd sacrifice the internet to save the chipper (while questioning what became of Dublin's best chippers), and wondering why some people are producing gourm…
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On this Latest Episode of Opinions Matter, A Dublin woman makes a fairly serious accusation of "predatory behaviour" against her boss at the staff Christmas party. This opened up a huge debate as to when does drunken banter become sexual harassment. You should all listen to this before going to your xmas party this year..…
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The lads wrestle with some absolute nonsense this week, as your questions force them to consider things such as: Is a life better spent under the watchful eye of a narrator, loudly detailing your every move to the world, or a brass band following you with a bespoke playlist for your days? There are also brain busters forcing us to weigh up giant tr…
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Following a night of mayhem on the streets of Dublin, we speak to a woman who tried to stop the stabbing incident outside the school.. A bus driver who got caught up in the riots... and shockingly, a woman who tried to justify the thuggery that took place in the city centre
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Tony Bates is one of Ireland’s leading psychologists. He has worked with thousands of patients throughout his many decades in practise, most notably as head of the Department of Psychology at St James’s Hospital, a position he held for over 30 years. He also created Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health. And if you’re a fan of Bressie…
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Ahead of Friday's live show, comedian Danny O'Brien joined us to offer some of his own disaster stories from the stage and his tips for putting it all into perspective, like reminding yourself no matter how bad it went 'nobody died'. He told us about performing in the Ringsend flats and the community spirit he felt there, even after the event got b…
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Who was Lee Harvey Oswald? Was he the patsy he claimed to be, or part of something far more elaborate? We continue our deep dive into the world of the JFK assassination, looking into the back story of Lee Harvey Oswald and examining the evidence laid out against him, and why critics argue the official version of events doesn’t add up.…
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Kjartan (pronounced Jartan) Poskitt is a maths book phenomenon. Author of Murderous Maths a series of, funny books for children about maths, they've been published in 25 countries. We talk about duels, how a fencing teacher went looking for pi, Archimedes, the magic stall at York market and the importance of having your own lair.…
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At long last, after many (many) requests from Joe, we are at last descending down the rabbit hole that is the JFK assassination and the many (many) conspiracy theories that surround it. On the 60th anniversary of the murder of US President John F. Kennedy, we set out to understand why even today it remains the grandest of all conspiracy theories an…
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In this edition Matt is Joined by Jacqueline O'Donovan, who at just 19 became Managing Director of O'Donovan Waste Disposal and built the business up from revenues of £175,000 to £20 million last year. Still the company CEO, she last year sold the business to a major Nordic buyer, Sortera. She talks about the challenges of her business career, her …
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Rosemary wrote a piece about tradwives on her Substack, 'I Can See the Appeal of the Tradwife Life', which you can read here. The Most Flattering Tradwife Dresses: https://hannaathome.com/tradwife-dress/ Some notable #tradwife accounts include Lex Delarosa, Ballerina Farm and Estee Williams. One in five US households is not online. (Not 50% but any…
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Would Terence make a good cult leader? Is Calvin on the juice, or has he just been eating a lot of whole cakes? Terence decides he might skip the cult circuit and go straight for the Aras, if he can turn down his invite to the 27 club and makes it to 35. The lads give their best shot at inventing a conspiracy theory, Calvin is trying to explain Squ…
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Hopped up on tales of conspiracies - the lads wonder whether their listeners are being honest in their emails or if it's time that the identity of those sending in questions should be confirmed before their questions are answered. While awaiting the introduction of that process, they imagine the safest spot in their homes to hide a paperclip away, …
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"Revenge is not always sweet".... On this episode of Opinions Matter, we hear from a "Scorned" woman about how she got revenge on a cheating partner and what she did on him divided opinion down the middle with many saying she went too far.. Take a listen... and don't try this at home!
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some of you may find this episode distressing Jeremy speaks to Vanessa, who was horrifically bullied from the age of 3. Jeremy could not believe what other kids did to her when she was a child. She then revealed how she ended up coming face to rafe with one of her bullies recently.. and what he said to her....…
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You have probably heard a lot of interviews with Minister Paschal Donoghue on radio and on TV, but I’m pretty sure you will not have heard one quite like this. My plan is going into this particular interview was, not to talk about all the usual topics you’ll hear the minister talk about in the media and in the Dail, but rather to get behind all of …
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MMA fighter Nathan Kelly joined us this week to tell us how fighting helped him both during his childhood in Finglas and later when he went down the wrong path with drugs and alcohol. He explained how he turned things around, even going on to fight at Madison Square Garden with a headline show in the 3arena coming up on the 8th of December.…
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On this latest edition of Opinions Matter, we speak to a man who got offfended by a woman breastfeeding beside him in a Dublin cafe, while he was eating his food... Little did he know that the workers of the cafe were listening to the podcast and contacted us with their side of the story!
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It turns out, Beatrice may not have. Things we mention include the Balenciaga towel skirt, Crocs x McDonald's and Katie Holmes' nose ring. Because of course we do. ** DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister, or email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. Rosemary's book, This is Not About You, is available now wherever books are sold. If you're lazy, che…
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Joe returns to defend his good reputation against the barbs aimed at him in his absence. Darren attempts to mark the glorious comeback with a celebrity deathmatch, and Joe is ready to bring the trash talk to sell the main event. He’s confident enough to reveal his tactics once he’s in the ring – and it involves a lot of running. Darren’s been at th…
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From panicking in the shower to swearing by LL Cool J’s “iconic” Deep Blue Sea, Terence is thriving in the water this week. A film recommendation from Calvin sees Terence insisting he can be a world beating free-diver, but not without warning of the dangers of panicking in the shower. And some education on record breaking films leads to him swearin…
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Trigger Warning... This episode contains graphic details of an horrific attack that happened just today in Clondalkin. We spoke to the owners of a Yorkie that was mauled to death in Clondalkin by an "xl Bully" in an attack that was so gruesome that it brought our Jeremy to tears
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A listener's question has the lads delving through their personal archives for the very worst cringe inducing miscommunications, and inappropriate messages, We game out the road that would lie ahead if all chocolate was to be replaced with beef - and Joe sets Darren a mission to seek out more foods that sit on the divide between sweet and deep frie…
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This chat with Al Porter was genuinely one of the most enjoyable conversations I have had on this podcast series to date. Not only is Al totally hilarious, he is also deeply intelligent, self aware, and has a very powerful personal story to tell. He has just come out the other side of an incredibly difficult few years where he was, by his own doing…
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On this special "Get It Off You Chest" episode, listeners shared with us their stories about the weirdest place they ever had sex! A couple in their 80's were the winners!!! Other places included a Garda car, Dublin Airport Runway...and the Australian Bush!! Some very funny calls here.
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If you'd like to read the incredibly long article about Kanye and Adidas from the New York Times, here's where it's at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/business/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy.html The New Yorker's culture podcast, Critics at Large: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker/id1704902371 ** DM us on Instagram …
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PJ Gallagher has been one of Ireland's most famous faces for the past two decades, and has lived his life in the public eye in that time - but he is only now telling the full story. He spoke to us about growing up in a house with alcoholic parents and 5 men with schizophrenia; how he got into comedy; the birth of Naked Camera and the inspiration be…
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The mysterious world of the Riemann Hypothesis. This is about an unsolved problem relating to prime numbers. Bernhard Riemann was a German mathematician who lived in the 19th century and along with a lot of work on geometry also looked at prime numbers. If you're finding this hard to grasp don't worry. Me too. And this episode is not just about thi…
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