Juvenalia
225 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsJuvenalia is a pop culture nostalgia show where Alan Maguire, Sarah Maria Griffin, and Andrea Cleary invite interesting people to tell them about something they were obsessed with when they were young; how they felt about it then and how they feel about it now. We've talked about books, films, tv shows, musicians, computer games; we're interested in it all! It's nice, you'll like it.
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103: Disney's Robin Hood with Andrea Cleary
June 24, 2020 23:21 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBAndrea Cleary returns to to show to talk about her love for Disney's 1973 animated version of Robin Hood, the sexiest film of all time. Andrea co-hosts the Nialler9 podcast . Her writing can be found in The Sunday Business Post and other places too. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her many books are in all good bookshops and her many zines are at sarahmariagriff.com This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney. Thank you Cassie. Thank yo...
102: Hole with Jennifer Quigley
June 11, 2020 02:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBJennifer Quigley of I Love This Band joins us to talk about Courtney Love and Hole particularly Live Through This! It was a good chat! Jennifer's podcast I Love This Band is available wherever the podcasts are. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her many books are in all good bookshops and her many zines are at sarahmariagriff.com This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney. Thank you Cassie. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We...
101: Eurovision with Cian Sullivan
May 27, 2020 23:27 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBPodcaster and radio host Cian Sullivan joins us to talk about Eurovision! Eurovision is huge and we are small so we dipped in and out of the bits that interested us, Cian took us through his Eurovision score card, told us what it was like to see Eurovision live, and of course we paid our respects to Riverdance. Cian is @ciansullivan on twitter. You can listen to him on Sissy That Pod and Umbrella. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her many ...
100: It's Episode 100 And The Gang's All Here!
May 14, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBWe made it to 100! We would have liked to do a live show to celebrate but well *gestures in any direction* so instead Alan, Sarah, and Ellen(!) got together on Zoom to talk about some of their favourite things from the years they were born (1984, 1988, and 1992 respectively). So what are those things? Well there's This Is Spinal Tap, The Secret History, Red Dwarf, The Replacements, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Barney along with a live reading of some Barney creepypasta. It was extremely nice...
99: Gossip Girl with Naoise Dolan
May 01, 2020 15:40 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBNaoise Dolan, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Exciting Times joins us to talk about Gossip Girl! It was an absolutely FASCINATING chat about watching high school-based dramas as an autistic woman and viewing characters’ behaviours through that lens. We hope you enjoy it XOXO NB This episode was recorded in February before everything went down, we didn’t break self-isolation to do this, we are all extremely isolated. We hope you are ok. Naoise is @NaoiseDolan on Twitter. Exciting Time...
98: MTV Base with Dean Van Nguyen
April 15, 2020 23:21 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBMusic writer Dean Van Nguyen joins us to talk about the bit of pop culture that looms large in his childhood: MTV Base. In our last episode we flirted with doing a whole episode about a TV channel but this week we're going all in. We talked about Beats, Rhymes, and Life, The Lick, Jay Z vs Nas, Napster, Destiny's Child, the legacy of Jackass, and much more. We're still self-isolating and recording remotely so please forgive any technical hiccups or sound oddities. Jenn is @deanvannguyen ...
97: Interbang?! with Jenn Gannon
April 02, 2020 01:00 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBWriter, broadcaster, and DJ Jenn Gannon joins us to talk about one of the foundational bits of pop culture from her youth, Interbang?! We hadn't heard of it either. Interbang?! was an Italian one series wonder that aired on The Children's Channel in the late 80s. It's hard to explain. Here's an episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7Ua38W_HM As well as Interbang?!, we also go down a deep rabbit hole of reading the list of shows that aired on The Children's Channel. It was a trip. This...
96: Vanilla Sky with Andy Gaffney
March 19, 2020 23:45 - 1 hour - 121 MBAndy Gaffney of Be Grand joins us to talk about a film that's been very important to him since he was a mere teen, Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky. We had an absolutely fascinating chat about how films change with us, accidental arthouse cinemas, sleep paralysis, hypnosis, and the possibility (based on Sarah's coat) that we're all currently in Andy's dream. Andy is @HiAndyGaffney. His podcast Be Grand is brilliant, Alan's been on it. You should check out the other shows on his network, The Shif...
95: Jeff Buckley with Aoife Barry
March 05, 2020 22:04 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBTheJournal.ie’s Aoife Barry joins us to talk about the staple of every sensitive millennial teenager’s CD collection, Jeff Buckley’s Grace. We talk about Jeff Buckley’s life and career, his influence, and Aoife’s past life as a college radio DJ. Aoife is @SweetOblivion26. You can find her journalism at TheJournal.ie and her podcast Get Around To It on your podcast app Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her many books are in all good bookshop...
94: The Emperor's New Groove with Bláithín de Burca
February 24, 2020 23:46 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBComedian Bláithín de Burca of the Try Channel and I Don't Know Her joins Alan and Sarah to talk about arguably the funniest animated Disney film, The Emperor's New Groove. We talk about the majesty of Eartha Kitt, the Kronkness of Kronk, the impeccable comic timing, the first pregnant woman in a Disney animated movie, Tom Jones, and much more. Bláithín is @beingbla on Twitter. She co-hosts the podcast I Don't Know Her with Aoife O'Connor and it's very good. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenal...
93: Avril Lavigne with Emma Langford
February 06, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBSinger-Songwriter Emma Langford joins us to talk about the queen of pop-punk Avril Lavigne. There’s a lot of talk about early 00s fashion, growing up, and we wonder if maybe Avril was secretly a country artist all along. Emma is @ELangfordMusic. Her first album Quiet Giant is out now and her next album Sowing Acorns is available to pre-order Here Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing but he does standup sometimes too. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah won Best YA book at the Irish ...
92: Florence Welch with Laura-Blaise McDowell
January 24, 2020 12:11 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBWriter Laura-Blaise McDowell joins us to talk about how much Florence Welch, her work with Florence + the Machine, and just Florence in general, has meant to her over the years. Laura-Blaise was an absolute joy to talk to. We also talked a bit about Patti Smith and New York and it was just a good time, we all felt refreshed after it. Laura-Blaise is @blaisinsquad. You can read her An Post Irish Book Awards nominated short story Balloon Animals here and you should because it’s class. Alan i...
91: A Series Of Unfortunate Events with Rachel O'Neill
January 09, 2020 01:14 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBRachel O'Neill of the Disturbing The Peace podcast joins us to talk about Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events. We talk about seeing Daniel Handler read slash fic about Count Olaf and Lemony Snicket, the importance of characters like Violet for girls who feel like they don't fit in with other girls, and just generally about how good and smart and funny these books are. Rachel is @ronronzo. She hosts Disturbing The Peace on the Tortoise Shack Network. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juv...
The Juvenalia 2019 Sample Platter Part 2
January 02, 2020 23:33 - 29 minutes - 42.5 MBHello! Here's a little compilation episode of some good bits from all our episodes from the second half of 2019. It should give you a pretty good idea if Juvenalia is a podcast you might want to listen to on a regular basis. We hope you like it! In this episode: School Of Rock with Seán O'Reilly Bosco with Ellen Coyne Oprah with Sarah Hagi 2000AD with Patrick Freyne Hercules with Tríona Gallagher Star Trek with Lucy Vine The NME in the 80s with Paul Duane Aladdin with Ber Quinn Cru...
The Juvenalia 2019 Sample Platter Part 1
December 27, 2019 17:35 - 24 minutes - 36.1 MBHello! Here's a little compilation episode of some good bits from all our episodes from the first half of 2019. It should give you a pretty good idea if Juvenalia is a podcast you might want to listen to on a regular basis. We hope you like it! In this episode: The X-Files with Alan and Sarah Under The Hawthorn Tree with Naomi O'Leary Home And Away with Roxanna Nic Liam Harry Potter with Michael Fry Captain Planet with Peter Kavanagh Robbie Keane with Kiva Reardon The Terminator with...
The Juvenalia Christmas Spectacular 2019!
December 19, 2019 14:49 - 1 hour - 104 MBHappy Christmas! We gathered some of our favourite people in the Tall Tales studio to talk about Christmas stuff. It was very warm and the conversation went to mostly unexpected places. Enjoy Roll Call Sarah Maria Griffin (@griffski) Author and Juvenalia Host Alan Maguire (@alan_maguire) Juvenalia Host Ríona Gallagher (@tangeriona) Speech Therapist and Twitter Sounder Christine Bohan (@ChristineBohan) Deputy Editor of TheJournal.ie Peter McGann (@peterjmcgann) Actor, Comedian, and Liam...
90: The Turn Of The Century Internet with Jen O’Dwyer
December 05, 2019 18:10 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBJen O’Dwyer is one of the co-hosts of Mother Of Pod and The Creep Dive. She joined Alan and Sarah to talk about the lost world of the internet in the late 90s/early 00s. We talked about MSN messenger, when Yahoo was the only game in town, the rise of MySpace and Bebo, rotten.com, and eBaum’s World. That last sentence either flooded you with memories or was complete nonsense. If it was the former, join us. Jen O’Dwyer can be found on Mother Of Pod and The Creep Dive. They’re both excellent. ...
89: Enid Blyton with Christine Bohan
November 25, 2019 10:18 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBChristine Bohan is the deputy editor of TheJournal.ie and the executive producer of Stardust. She joined Alan and guest co-host Cassie Delaney to talk about Enid Blyton. We talked about Blyton’s superhuman output, discussed what, if any, of her work stands up to modern tastes, our childhood reading habits, and much more Follow Christine on twitter @ChristineBohan Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing but he does standup sometimes too. Cassie is @CassieLorraine. She co-hosts ...
Patreon Preview 2: Console Wars
November 15, 2019 01:04 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MBHere's the first five minutes of our second bonus episode for $5 Patreon supporters. Alan was a Sega kid, Sarah was Nintendo. They compared notes on their gaming journeys from their 16-bit beginnings up to Untitled Goose Game. To hear the full episode and to support Juvenalia go to our Patreon and become a $5 supporter. Juvenalia artwork by Dee McDonnell. This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney
88: Empire Records with Niamh Farrell
November 07, 2019 18:01 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBNiamh Farrell from Ham Sandwich returned to Juvenalia to talk to Alan and guest co-host Cassie Delaney about cult classic Empire Records. We talked about music shops, how the film misleads young teens about what being an older teen is like, the soundtrack, how Ham Sandwich is a great band name, about how Empire Records is bad in a lot of ways but still very, very good, and how you should never google Rex Manning’s age. Follow Niamh on Twitter @niamhsandwich. Ham Sandwich have a series of Ch...
87: Cruel Intentions with Sarah Corcoran
October 24, 2019 15:15 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBSarah Corcoran from Pillow Queens joined us to talk about the sexiest trash monster of 1999, Cruel Intentions. We had a great chat about Ryan Philippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Selma Blair, and all the gang; Sarah told us about being a film student whose favourite film is Cruel Intentions, and we talked about the amazing soundtrack. It was fun, you’ll like it. Follow Sarah on Twitter @broccolidoggo and go to pillowqueens.com to find out where Pillow Queens are playing near you next (you shoul...
86: Aladdin with Ber Quinn
October 10, 2019 15:32 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBBer Quinn is a sound engineer and producer who has worked with the likes of The Divine Comedy, Villagers, John Grant, and Lisa Hannigan. He joined Alan and Sarah to talk about Disney’s Aladdin. We talked about the art style, the origin of Disney’s version of the story, Robin Williams, Alan Menken’s liberal borrowing of his previous work for the songs in Aladdin, Disney’s queercoded villains, and just generally had a good old Juvenalia chat about the diamond in the rough and his friends and e...
We Talked To Bosco’s Friend Paula Lambert
September 26, 2019 19:30 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBBosco’s friend and puppeteer Paula Lambert joined Alan and Sarah for a very special chat. We talked about what it was like making Bosco in the 80s, Bosco’s friends, how Paula developed the character of Bosco after she took over the role from her sister, the experience of the Bosco live show, and how Bosco chooses when to engage with topics like marriage equality. It was an absolute dream to talk to Paula and she couldn’t have been more welcoming to us. Thank you Paula. Follow Bosco on Twitt...
85: The NME in the 80s with Paul Duane
September 12, 2019 08:52 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBFilmmaker Paul Duane joins Alan and guest co-host Andrea Cleary to talk about the NME in the 80s. We talk about how to find good music in pre-internet Ireland, political music writing, working class autodidacts, owning music vs streaming it, whether boxset rarities are ever worth it, and Paul’s current work with Bill Drummond. It’s a wide-ranging and it was a delight to record. Follow Paul on Twitter @MrPaulDuane. His latest film, Best Before Death, will be showing on Friday 27th September ...
84: Star Trek: TOS with Lucy Vine
August 29, 2019 21:09 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB(Note: there are some sound issues with this episode. It gets better after a couple of minutes so you should stick with it. Sorry about that, it's all Alan's fault) Author and podcaster Lucy Vine joins Alan and guest co-host Andrea Cleary to talk about Star Trek: The Original Series. We talk about Tribbles, Joan Collins, Spock, and wonder if maybe Captain Kirk has gotten an unfair rep from pop culture history. Follow Lucy on Twitter @lecv. Her latest novel Are We Nearly There Yet is out n...
83: Hercules with Ríona Gallagher
August 15, 2019 14:48 - 1 hour - 107 MBRíona Gallagher joins Alan and Sarah to talk about Disney’s Hercules, which we all agree belongs in the top tier of Disney films. This is one of those ones where we wildly enthuse for about an hour so if you like Hercules then welcome, relax, and Go The Distance with us. Follow Ríona on Twitter @tangeriona Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if you search for Juvenalia, you'll find us. J...
82: 2000AD with Patrick Freyne
August 01, 2019 08:50 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBPatrick Freyne, features journalist for The Irish Times, joins us to talk about the big weird uncle of British comics, 2000AD. We talk about British comics vs US comics, the wild experimentalism of 2000AD’s artwork, and the influence of 2000AD’s sense of humour, along with Smash Hits and Viz, on a generation of writers. Follow Patrick Freyne on Twitter @PatrickFreyne1 and find his excellent writing in the Irish Times. Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words...
81: Oprah with Sarah Hagi
July 19, 2019 18:30 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBYOU get a podcast episode and YOU get a podcast episode and YOU get a severe talking to because Oprah wasn’t all fun and games. Writer Sarah Hagi joins us to talk about the wonder of Oprah. We talked a lot in particular about the Tom Cruise episode because how could we not? We had a good time. Follow Sarah Hagi on Twitter @geekylonglegs. Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if you search f...
80: Bosco with Ellen Coyne
July 04, 2019 13:01 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBEllen Coyne, Head of Politics at Joe.ie, joins us to talk about the Rosetta Stone of Irish millennial thinking, the one piece of pop culture that unites every Irish millennial (who only had two channels)...BOSCO! This is one of our favourite episodes ever and we hope you like it. Knock knock, open wide, see what's on the other side, Knock knock, any more, come with me through the Magic Door. Follow Ellen Coyne on Twitter and Instagram @ellenmycoyne. Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @gri...
Patreon Preview: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
July 01, 2019 23:38 - 5 minutes - 7.51 MBHello. Here's a small preview of the first bonus episode going out to our $5 patrons. It's Alan and Sarah talking about Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. If you'd like to hear the rest of the episode and all the other upcoming Juvenalia: The College Years episodes you can become a Patreon supporter at https://www.patreon.com/juvenalia. Don't worry, we're not going to spam you with every bonus episode. We just thought it was worth sharing a bit of the first one because we liked it and we thought ...
79: School of Rock with Seán O’Reilly
June 20, 2019 13:53 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBArtist Seán O’Reilly (DrawBoySeanie) joins us to talk about the explosion of pure ROCK energy that is 2003’s School Of Rock. We used Jack Black’s magnum opus as a jumping off point to talk about creativity, confidence, and what songs we did in our Leaving Cert music practicals. Follow Seánie on Twitter and Instagram @drawboyseanie. You can find his zines, prints, and pins at drawboyseanie.com Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. J...
78: Freaks and Geeks with Sophie White
June 06, 2019 13:47 - 56 minutes - 77 MBSophie White of The Creep Dive and Mother Of Pod joins us to talk about the best cancelled-before-its-time show of them all, Freaks and Geeks. As a podcast with one foot firmly in both the freak and geek camps, we were very excited to talk about it. Follow Sophie on Twitter and Instagram @sophie_white_, she needs to get to that 5K! Her new novel Filter This is out in September Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on a...
BONUS: We Spiced Up Our Lives!
May 28, 2019 16:55 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBAlan and Sarah were at the Spice Girls gig in Croke Park. So were Cassie and Sophie from The Creep Dive. They all happened to be in the Tall Tales studio the day after so they decided to record their thoughts. Two of them were very hungover. Two of them weren’t. Enjoy. social media things : Cassie is @cassielorraine Sophie is @sophie_white_ Sarah is @griffski Alan is @alan_maguire Juvenalia artwork by Dee McDonnell Juvenalia and The Creep Dive are Tall Tales Podcasts
77: Tremors with Erin Fornoff
May 23, 2019 14:13 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBGet to the roof, we’re talking about Tremors! Poet and Lingo Festival co-founder Erin Fornoff joins us to talk about maybe the greatest b-movie of all time and definitely the greatest one to star Kevin Bacon and the dad from Family Ties. Follow Erin on Twitter @jarsofshine . Her debut collection Hymn To The Reckless is available now from Dedalus. Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out now. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if yo...
76: Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Kate Dolan
May 09, 2019 12:56 - 1 hour - 118 MBIt’s a Buffy episode! Director Kate Dolan joins us to talk about her childhood love of the slayer. We talk about the deep wells of queer subtext in Buffy, favourite episodes, re-evaluate Xander, Once More With Feeling, and generally indulge in some fan behaviour. Follow Kate on Twitter @caatdolan and watch her video for Pillow Queens’ Gay Girls here Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Words For Smoke is out NOW and it's excellent. Juvenalia is on all of t...
75: Art Attack! with Cassie Delaney
April 25, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBGet out your poster paint and safety scissors because we’re talking about Art Attack! Cassie Delaney, co-host of The Creep Dive and our boss and new best friend, joins us to talk about her childhood as a committed maker of Art Attack projects, we marvel at the scale of the big Art Attacks, and we find out what Neil Buchanan, gentle king of Art Attacks large and small, is up to now. Follow Cassie on Twitter and Instagram @cassielorraine and listen The Creep Dive and all the other Tall Tales...
74: Friends with Aisling Keenan
April 11, 2019 07:34 - 1 hour - 117 MBSo no-one told you life was gonna be this way? It's hard to believe it has taken 74 episodes but it's finally here - The One With The Friends Fan. Writer and beauty editor Aisling Keenan joins us in our new home at Tall Tales studio to reveal what it is about the sitcom that gives her such joy. Follow Aisling on Twitter and Instagram @aislingmkeenan. Her sex and relationships podcast Private Education is coming soon Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Sarah's new novel Other Wo...
73: The Terminator with Sarah Davis-Goff - LIVE from the DLR LexIcon
March 28, 2019 11:37 - 1 hour - 104 MBSarah Davis-Goff is an author and co-founder of Independent publisher Tramp Press (<3). She joined Sarah and Alan, live from The Lexicon, to talk about The Terminator and remind us that a dystopian tech-ruled future may not be lightyears away. Sarah’s debut novel Last Ones Left Alive is out now. Follow Sarah on Twitter @SarahDavisGoff and follow her work with Tramp Press @TrampPress. Alan is @alan_maguire. Sarah is @griffski. Juvenalia is on all of the social medias, if you search for ...
72: Robbie Keane with Kiva Reardon
March 14, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 79.4 MBKiva Reardon is the lead programmer for contemporary world cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival and the founding editor of cléo journal. She joined Alan and Ellen to talk about the career of Irish footballer Robbie Keane and what he means to her as an Irish-Canadian. Alan and Ellen are not sport people but now they love Robbie Keane FIERCELY. You can find Kiva on Twitter at @kiva_jane, and follow her work with TIFF and cléo journal. Alan is @alan_maguire, Ellen is @incogel...
71: Captain Planet with Peter Kavanagh
February 28, 2019 02:00 - 45 minutes - 67.8 MBPeter Kavanagh of Motherfoclóir, Pop-Up Gaeltacht, and the Green Party, joins Alan and Ellen to talk about the hero who hasn't gotten pollution down to zero just yet but he's trying his best: Captain Planet! We try to stay positive about the future of the planet even though Captain Planet came out twenty nine years ago and the bad guys who like to loot and plunder are still doing it. You can hear Peter regularly on Motherfoclóir and find him on Twitter @TheKavOfficial Alan is @alan_magui...
70: Harry Potter with Michael Fry
February 14, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBYour favourite fake DJ Michael Fry joins Alan and Sarah to talk about the obscure fantasy series Harry Potter. Michael read the first Harry Potter book when he was seven and the last film came out when he was eighteen. (If your Juvenalia topic overlaps perfectly with the entirety of your childhood then it's called a Golden Topic.) You can find Michael's work at Joe.ie and he's @BigDirtyFry on Twitter. Alan is @alan_maguire Sarah is @griffski. Her excellent novel Spare And Found Parts i...
69: Home And Away with Roxanna Nic Liam
January 31, 2019 01:30 - 1 hour - 100 MBFair City actor Roxanna Nic Liam joins Alan and Sarah to talk about the greatest teen soap of them all, Home And Away. We talk about Roxanna's history with Home And Away, some of our favourite storylines, what it's like to work on a soap, and Roxanna's very unexpected professional encounter with her favourite character. [CW: We discuss a Home And Away storyline involving rape and gaslighting in this episode] Roxanna is currently starring as Erica Allen on RTÉ's Fair City. You can find he...
68: Under The Hawthorn Tree with Naomi O'Leary
January 17, 2019 01:45 - 1 hour - 91 MBNaomi O'Leary, journalist and co-host of The Irish Passport, joins us to talk about maybe the bleakest book in children's literature, Marita Conlon-McKenna's famine classic Under The Hawthorn Tree. We talked about the unrelenting horror of the book, the historical accuracy, and how maybe it should be on the British school curriculum as well as the Irish one. There's also a whole load of talk about Brexit and we try to solve the mystery of forgotten Irish author Mary Regan's The Secret Of Yel...
67: The X-Files with Just Alan and Sarah
January 03, 2019 01:30 - 53 minutes - 81.6 MBWelcome to 2019! We decided to kick off with just Alan and Sarah talking about something that was pretty important to both of them but especially to Sarah, The X-Files. We talked about how good the pilot is, the once in a lifetime chemistry of Mulder and Scully, The X-Files Companion, GameStop discounts, going to the cinema alone, TV show tie-in magazines, and lots more. Alan is @alan_maguire, he does stand up sometimes Sarah is @griffski. Her excellent novel Spare And Found Parts is out ...
The Juvenalia 2018 Sample Platter Part 2
December 27, 2018 01:00 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MBWelcome back to part two of our roundup of the year. This part has a little taste, just a little mind you, of every episode from July to December. We hope it inspires you to go back and listen to some episodes that you missed during the year! Ok happy new year bye x Episode Contents Section 1 Babe with Andrea Cleary Gilmore Girls with Ruth Hunter Stardoll with Fionnuala Jones (with guest co-host Caroline O'Donoghue) Section 2 Rapper's Delight with Claire Beck Little Women with Emili...
The Juvenalia 2018 Sample Platter Part 1
December 20, 2018 01:00 - 29 minutes - 26.3 MBWe've had a fun year here at Juvenalia. Maybe you skipped a couple of episodes along the way because you weren't familiar with the topic or you were just busy. Well that's fine. We've put together a little appetizer plate of bits from every episode this year for you to make sure you get a chance to try them all properly. Part 1 covers January to June including our live 50th episode extravaganza in the Workman's. Episode Contents Section 1 The Simpsons With Just Ellen & Alan Abba With...
The Juvenalia Christmas Smalltacular 2018
December 13, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBHello and welcome to the Juvenalia Christmas Smalltacular 2018! Alan, Ellen, and Sarah met up to share a Terry's Chocolate Orange and talk about Christmas stuff like Furbies, Puppy in My Pocket, Big Tunes 2000, the bridge from Star Trek: The Next Generation, loungewear, relaxing in jeans and a belt, Candle Check 2018, more selection box talk, Alan gets shamed for his love of Cadbury's Fudge, and chocolate spreads. Don't listen to this episode when there are small children around because yo...
66: Spice Girls with Valerie Loftus
December 06, 2018 01:15 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBValerie Loftus of Stellar Magazine and The Glow Up joins Alan and Sarah to talk about the most successful girl group of all time and inventors of feminism, the Spice Girls. We talk about which Spice Girls Valerie and Sarah saw themselves as, Geri's betrayal, the solo careers, the reunion, and much more. Valerie is @valerieloftus on Twitter. Her book Thanks Penneys, with illustrations by Ciara Kenny is out now and it's very good and funny. Sarah is @griffski. Her excellent novel Spare An...
65: Star Trek: The Next Generation with Jack Fennell
November 29, 2018 01:09 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBJack Fennell, editor of Irish sci-fi collection, A Brilliant Void, joins Alan and Sarah to talk about Star Trek: The Next Generation. Alan was obsessed with TNG when he was young, Sarah was not but she has many questions which Alan and Jack enthusiastically try to answer. You can find Jack on Twitter @JFennellAuthor. A Brilliant Void is out now from our good friends at Tramp Press Alan is @alan_maguire, he does stand up sometimes. Sarah is @griffski. Her excellent novel Spare And Found...
64: The Pogues' The Old Main Drag with Tony Duffin
November 22, 2018 01:30 - 46 minutes - 41.3 MBCW: This episode includes discussions about drug abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Tony Duffin, CEO of Ana Liffey, joins Alan and Ellen to talk about being a London-Irish teenager in the 80s, harm reduction, drug decriminalisation, and The Pogues, specifically their song The Old Main Drag, and how it influenced his decision to work for harm reduction charities. You can find Tony on Twitter @tonyduffin. For more information on harm reduction and the work that Ana Liffey does g...