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A podcast exploring life’s ups, downs and everything in between, hosted by accidental poet Jan Brierton. Jan's guests; a mix of well-known names and ‘ordinary’ people with extraordinary stories, join her in studio as she reads new poems and favourites from her book 'What Day Is it? Who Gives a F ck' Just like Jan's poems , the conversations are open, honest and unreserved, covering everything from love, parenting, not fitting in and being perfectly imperfect!
My guest this week is Angela Dorgan, we sat down towards the end of last year, and I am so happy to finally share this episode. Angela is a woman full of love , joy and encouragement. She is the CEO of First Music Contact www.firstmusiccontact a national resource organization for musicians and bands in Ireland. Angela is a powerful advocate for the…
"Somebody else's success doesn't cost you anything" It's no surprise at all that Gearoid Farrelly is widely regarded as one of the loveliest men in Irish comedy and media. Gearoid is a comedian, podcaster and writer and is currently on tour across Ireland and the UK with his Glamour Hammer show. He is whip smart , generous and encouraging. We talke…
In this episode of Everybody Is A Poem I chat with Jen Hogan. Jen is an author , an award winning journalist, a regular on our T.V.'s and radios and a mam of 7. She is passionate about highlighting issues around, and celebrating, parenting and family life. I read Jen a new poem ‘Runners’ and we talk about how, in the run up to each one of her child…
Eileen McHugh's story is inspirational and full of hope. 'My life is full now' Eileen tells me. At 15 Eileen tried heroin for the first time, this marked the start of her journey through addiction. Today, Eileen is over 14 years free of drugs and focuses her energy and talent on sharing skills with and supporting young people in her community and n…
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People don't always 'fit' into society with Philly McMahon
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Philly McMahon is a multi All-Ireland winner, a successful businessman, an author, an educator, a father, a husband ,a son and brother. In this episode me and Philly share the deeply personal story of having a family member struggle with addiction. Our stories share similarities; we both lost our brothers, to heroin addiction and we chat about the …
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This Charming Man with author Steve Denehan
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When I first met Steve Denehan he made me cry and brought a room full of people to their feet. Reading his 'A Poem from my father to my mother' at the launch of Aoibhin Garrihy's Book; a collection of poems 'Every day Is A Fresh Beginning' Steve was full of emotion and fearless in his vulnerability. Steve is a gentle and thoughtful man, and in this…
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'Take one thing off' with Victoria Smurfit
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My guest this episode is actor Victoria Smurfit. I read Victoria a new poem 'Willow' and we chat about the gradual redundancy of parenting, the support of friends and allowing your children to see you struggle. Victoria spoke with frankness, love and longing about her mum, who she recently lost, and she explained how she 'takes one thing off' every…
In this episode of Everybody Is A Poem I chat to the incredibly talented actor Hilda Fay. Hilda told me about her career which spans 28 years; the highs, the covid 19 lows and thankfully a return to the stage and screen. We talk about dealing with rejection, I read 'No Response Is A Response' and she MAY have inspired me to have a sea dip (not a sw…
In this episode I meet Martina Keegan, a real-life Liberty belle. When I think of her, I think of dancing, the warm light of a nightclub, deadly Nike airs , friendship and fun. I absolutely loved talking to Martina, she is bright, open, a straight talker and she is hopeful. I discovered that, just like me, she has found solace in writing, and putti…
Celebrity hair stylist Andrew Fitzsimons spoke to me from LA about his personal and professional growth. He told me about his journey from Dublin to LA, his commitment to learning his craft (we even discovered that I styled his very first photo shoot) and how he’d rather be home listening to Luther Vandross and Anita Baker than partying in LA. He a…
Everybody has that one special person in their life, that person that no matter what is always there. They could be younger than you, from a different place than you, they could be at a different stage in life, but they are always your go too in good times and bad times. Grace Moore is that person for me. She took time out of her busy days to sit d…
Thalia Heffernan is a fashion model, animals’ rights activist and tv personality. She is a natural creative and taps into all her creative instincts through art, music, and dance (Thalia met her boyfriend Ryan while appearing on the first season of Dancing with The Stars) We talked about her connection with music, her career trajectory in modelling…
Everybody Is A Poem, a podcast exploring all of life’s ups and downs and everything in between. This first episode was recorded as a pilot episode this summer with writer and broadcaster Maia Dunphy. Maia is a truly soulful woman, she had recently lost her darling mum and we spoke about everything from parenting, loss, oversharing and finding medit…
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