Meet Your Maker
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsMeet Your Maker is a show about the people who make the things we love. It’s hosted by Liam Geraghty.
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Episodes
This Is Not About You
July 03, 2023 20:37 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBRosemary Mac Cabe's first book - This Is Not About You - is a life story in a series of love stories. On today's episode she sits down for a conversation on how to write a very personal book. You can order a copy from Easons, Kenny's and all good book shops. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Outwaters
February 06, 2023 21:35 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBIn writer/director Robbie Banfitch's found footage film The Outwaters - four travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert. In this episode Liam chats to Robbie about making the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Dublin Doc of Fraggle Rock
January 14, 2022 11:43 - 28 minutes - 44.5 MBDoc and his dog Sprocket from Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock are two of the most beloved characters on television. On this episode we tell the story of the actor who played Doc - Gerry Parkes. We look at his journey from Dublin to Canada through theatre, film & TV with a little help from his family and co-star Steve Whitmire - puppeteer of Sprocket and Kermit the Frog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Art & the Internet
June 14, 2021 10:15 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBMeet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the final of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Elizabeth Kilroy (The Corner of Scotsman's Bay) and Frank Sweeney & Cóilín O’Connell (no_matter_here) discuss their projects for Brightening Air. www.brighteningair.com
LASTA
June 11, 2021 19:04 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBMeet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the third of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Mamobo Ogoru (Lime Tree, Limerick) and Douglas Reddan (glór, Ennis) talk about their development as curators and their respective broadening of cultural understanding through the process of being involved with LASTA for Bright...
Woman In The Machine
June 10, 2021 23:42 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBMeet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the second of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Jo Mangan and Kate Butler talk about the opportunities of imagination and place in developing immersive art in unusual spaces like the Braun Factory in Carlow with their event Woman In The Machine www.brighteningair.com
Meet Your Maker VR Brightening Air
June 07, 2021 18:43 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBMeet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. Over the next four episodes I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On this episode, I talk with James Riordan (Ar Ais Arís) and John Conway (The Ballad of a Care Centre) about adventures in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in theatre and the arts. www.brighteningair.com
Brightening Air: VR
June 07, 2021 18:43 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBMeet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. Over the next four episodes I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On this episode, I talk with James Riordan (Ar Ais Arís) and John Conway (The Ballad of a Care Centre) about adventures in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in theatre and the arts. www.brighteningair.com
The Púca of Ennistymon
May 15, 2021 14:35 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBA sculpture of an Irish fairy creature leads to trouble in a small town. Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode was by Blue Dot Sessions. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Americana
March 16, 2021 08:49 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBIrish cartoonist Luke Healy grew up obsessed with America and goes in search of the American experience on a 147-day, 2660-mile-long hike across the Pacific Crest Trail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Louie Zong. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Member is a founding member of The Wa...
Cartoon Saloon
September 15, 2020 14:19 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBCartoon Saloon founders Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey and Paul Young tell the story of the Kilkenny animation studio behind Oscar nominated films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and now Wolfwalkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CMAT
July 14, 2020 21:26 - 18 minutes - 21 MBGlobal pop sensation CMAT on launching her music during a pandemic, living with her grandparents and taking inspiration from Rodney Dangerfield. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show at: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don Bluth in Ireland
July 07, 2020 18:49 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBJust as he was poised to take over from Disney's Nine Old Men Don Bluth defected, set up a rival company and moved it to Ireland in the 80s. There he created animated classics like An American Tail, The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go to Heaven and helped kick start the Irish animation industry. Support Meet Your Maker: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty www.liamgeraghty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Creativity During Covid
June 10, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBA chat with a poet, an artist, a cartoonist and an illustrator about creativity during Covid. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie This weeks guests are: Poet Emily S. Cooper in Donegal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Cooper Illustrator, designer and book author Charlot Kristensen's graphic novel What We Don't Talk About is available for pre-order at Avery Hill Publishing: https://averyhillpublishing.bi...
Creativity during Covid
June 10, 2020 14:21 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBA chat with a poet, an artist, a cartoonist and an illustrator about creativity during Covid. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie This weeks guests are: Poet Emily S. Cooper in Donegal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Cooper Illustrator, designer and book author Charlot Kristensen's graphic novel What We Don't Talk About is available for pre-order at Avery Hill Publishing: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcart...
Fraggle Rock
May 26, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBHow do you make a TV show during a pandemic? The classic Jim Henson children's series Fraggle Rock has returned with all new episodes shot entirely from home. We speak to puppeteers Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and John Tartaglia about returning to Fraggle Rock and shooting on iPhone. Dave Goelz is a puppeteer who performs Gonzo the Great, Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot, Boober Fraggle and many other characters from The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth. Karen Prell performs Red Fragg...
Animal Crossing
May 07, 2020 18:00 - 6 minutes - 9.71 MBThroughout COVID19 one video game has been helping people get through all this - Animal Crossing. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Animation Island: Jimmy Murakami
March 10, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBOften called the founding father of Irish animation, Jimmy Murakami was behind some of the most iconic animation of all time from The Snowman to When the Wind Blows not to mention his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Support Meet Your Maker on www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Animation Island: Aidan Hickey
February 10, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBPioneer of Irish animation Aidan Hickey on cut out animation, Bosco and dental surgeries... Part 2 of Animation Island - a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Animation Island: Beginnings
January 29, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBAnimation Island is a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Episode 1 explores Walt Disney's links to Ireland, the oldest surviving piece of Irish animation and one of the first animators in Ireland - Gunther Wulff. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Board Game
January 08, 2020 00:13 - 17 minutes - 33.7 MBIan builds a board game to save his kids from boredom on holidays but it doesn't exactly go according to plan... Join the Meet Your Maker Patreon today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shadows of the Empire
December 19, 2019 13:51 - 12 minutes - 24 MBIn the 90's Lucasfilm did something very odd. They created a new Star Wars film complete with action figures, soundtrack and video game - everything except the film itself. This is the story of Shadows of the Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to The Warren
November 18, 2019 10:41 - 24 minutes - 42.6 MBMeet Your Maker is a proud founding member of The Warren - Ireland's newest podcast network and home to some of the most remarkable and innovative podcasts in the country. In this special episode we meet the creators behind The Warren's podcasts. You'll find them all on www.thewarren.ie www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making Things is Not a Straight Line
October 17, 2019 21:41 - 22 minutes - 35.7 MBAuthor Deirdre Sullivan on why making things is not a straight line. www.meetyourmaker.ie Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. Take a look here: www.thewarren.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big Monster Love
September 11, 2019 20:40 - 19 minutes - 19.3 MBThis week we sit down to talk to disgruntled North Dublin anti-folk pop merchant Big Monster Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cracking the Crystal
August 29, 2019 22:23 - 28 minutes - 28.5 MBWe go behind the scenes of the new Netflix series Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with director Louis Leterrier, puppeteers Louise Gold and Damien Farrell and author Caseen Gaines. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Night at the Hutch
June 04, 2019 11:11 - 28 minutes - 44 MBA Night at the Hutch tells the stories of three performers at the open mic night 'Bunny's Hutch' feat. Bunny - a drag queen, Julian Mandrews - a drag king and former Miss Alternative Ireland Smilin' Kanker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Heads or Tails
May 28, 2019 13:40 - 23 minutes - 38.1 MBIn 1928 the Irish Free State caused a commotion when they decided to put animals on their coins instead of political heads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Garda Role Play
April 16, 2019 23:42 - 13 minutes - 23.4 MBTwice a week, people from all over Ireland role play online as Gardaí. If you enjoyed this episode throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/meetyourmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Time Marches On
March 20, 2019 02:24 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBHorologist Kevin Chellar winds back time on a life spent restoring clocks. If you enjoyed this episode, please throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/MeetYourMaker to help me to continue making it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Making of Everything
March 05, 2019 16:03 - 33 minutes - 50.4 MBHow do you even begin to make a game where you can play as everything? Artist and animator David O'Reilly tries to answer that question along with the team behind his reality simulation game Everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Under the Influence
February 18, 2019 09:34 - 16 minutes - 26 MBCartoonist Chris Ware talks about the importance of influence. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Judging a Book By Its Cover
February 03, 2019 22:41 - 29 minutes - 50.2 MBHow do you ensure a 1000 year old manuscript lasts another 1000? This week Liam visits the conservation lab at the Chester Beatty to meet Senior Conservator Kristine Rose-Beers and Book and Paper Conservator Julia Poirier. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meet Your Maker - Season 4 Trailer
January 24, 2019 12:17 - 1 minute - 8.69 MBMeet Your Maker returns on Feb 4th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
FANGS
October 09, 2018 22:25 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBEpisode 1 of FANGS - the pop culture podcast about Dracula - hosted by Liam as a part of Bram Stoker Festival, Ireland. Subscribe to FANGS wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The President's Glasses
September 03, 2018 21:18 - 14 minutes - 12.3 MBAn illustrator begins work on his first children's book only to be faced with the biggest challenge of his life. This is the story of The President's Glasses. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As Good As Gold
August 14, 2018 17:49 - 24 minutes - 25.7 MBMuppeteer Louise Gold on the story behind - or should that be 'beneath' - The Muppet Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cow and Chicken
July 30, 2018 21:04 - 16 minutes - 17.1 MBAnimator David Feiss tells the story of how he created one of the most surreal cartoons of the 90s - Cow and Chicken. Show Links: Produced and presented by Liam Geraghty Theme music by Breakmaster Cylinder David Feiss on IMDB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Man Behind the Rubber Mask
April 02, 2018 20:55 - 25 minutes - 21.4 MBWhen Ross Mullan was a kid, all he wanted to be was the guy in the rubber mask at the end of Scooby Doo. Now he is. Ross is the performer of the White Walker in Game of Thrones as well as The Teller and The Silence on Doctor Who. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making a Monster
March 24, 2018 18:46 - 16 minutes - 14.2 MBThis week we meet Kate Walshe who makes monsters for a living. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paduary
March 19, 2018 17:53 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBOne day artist Mick Minogue decided that he would draw his friend Paddy every day for the month of January and call it 'Paduary'. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adventure Time with Andy
February 20, 2018 17:28 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MBAdventure Time's Lead Designer Andy Ristaino sat down in Dublin Castle garden to talk about working on the show and comic books. www.meetyourmaker.ie Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Roots
February 05, 2018 17:32 - 12 minutes - 10.6 MBHeartbreak leads New Jersey cartoonist Tara O'Connor to Ireland on a search for her family history. What she finds is something very different. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Waiting for Ira
January 28, 2018 22:28 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBThis weeks episode of Meet Your Maker throws away the advice that you should never meet your heroes and ends up with a toast from Shane MacGowan, a letter from Harper Lee, an insult from Hunter S. Thompson and a dance pose from Ira Glass. Produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Announcing Season 2
January 13, 2018 23:18 - 1 minute - 2.37 MBMeet Your Maker returns on Jan 29th for Season 2 and we're looking for YOUR stories of meeting YOUR heroes. Send us a short voice memo telling your story of meeting your hero and email it to [email protected] www.meetyourmaker.ie/we-want-you/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sesame Street
October 14, 2017 11:49 - 17 minutes - 14.9 MBWriter Ed Valentine on how to get to Sesame Street. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HISTORY's Vikings podcast Announcement
October 04, 2017 13:37 - 2 minutes - 3 MBI'm thrilled to announce that I'm hosting HISTORY's new Vikings podcast! I'll be taking you inside the world of the hit show with interviews with the cast, crew and creators, and original stories from behind-the-scenes. I'll take you through the epic journey that goes into making the epic show and get you ready for the premiere of Season 5 on Wednesday 29th November at 9/8c. Subscribe now by clicking here.
Viral
September 17, 2017 20:56 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBYou've probably seen Stephen Byrne's artwork. Over the past few years he's pumped out hilarious and brilliant illustrations that have gone viral around the world. On this episode we ask - why does he do it and what does he get out of it? www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Read My Lips
September 04, 2017 09:52 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MBThis week we talk to two anime voice actor legends - Caitlin Glass (Pokemon, Street Fighter) and Chuck Huber (Dragon Ball Z, Star Trek Continues) about the tricky process of dubbing Japanese animation into English. If you enjoy the show please rate & review us on your podcasting platform of choice! You can also help keep the showing going by a small monthly donation by clicking here. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EDIT! EDIT! EDIT!
August 27, 2017 20:14 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThis week on Meet Your Maker - we hear the story of Heather Antos' swift rise to the role of Marvel editor. Heather is the editor behind dozens of Star Wars, Deadpool and Gwenpool comic books. www.meetyourmaker.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.