Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsA somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories.
Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past.
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Episodes
Bertie - The Teflon Taoiseach (Part 3)
March 14, 2024 19:35 - 1 hour - 156 MBHello, we're back with part three of the Bertie series and in this episode we talk about his second term in government and start seeing some of his big failings as a leader. Hope ye enjoy this episode and have a lovely St Patrick's weekend! . You can follow us on Instagram to see video clips from each episode and ALSO you can find tickets for all of our upcoming live shows here - Shite Talk Live . 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast 25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 3rd May - Coughla...
Live Shows - Spring 2024
March 07, 2024 20:50 - 1 minute - 1.59 MBWell hellllo, we're bringing the podcast on tour again and travelling across the island of Ireland talking shite with some of our favourite guests! 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast 25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 3rd May - Coughlan’s, Cork 10th May - Seven Bridge Street, Galway 17th May - Commercial, Limerick 23rd May - Spirit Store, Dundalk Hopefully see ye for a pint soon x
Ben Dunne & the McCracken Tribunal - Patreon Preview
February 27, 2024 17:29 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBHello, here's a little preview of our Patreon cowboy special on Ben Dunne Jnr. We talk about how one mans wild weekend in Florida started a chain reaction which led to Bertie Ahern stepping down as Taoiseach some 16 years later. . If you want to listen to the full Ben Dunne / McCracken story (as well as all the other bonus episodes we have) you can get it all for a fiver over on Patreon. <--- click here . And while you're clicking things why not follow us on Instagram to see video clips from ...
Bertie - First Term & the Age of Tribunals (Part 2)
February 16, 2024 08:30 - 1 hour - 109 MBHello, and welcome back to the Bertie Bowl. Here's episode two of our Ahern series, in this one we cover his first term as Taoiseach (1997 - 2002) and the origin of the tribunals that eventually lead to him stepping down. . We're also about to release the first tribunal spin off episode over on the patreon, so if you want to hear us tell the full McCracken / Ben Dunne story (as well as all the other bonus episodes we have up there including this episode ad free) you can get it all for a five...
Bertie - The Rise of Ahern (Part 1)
January 28, 2024 15:10 - 1 hour - 145 MBHello, and welcome back for season 11! It's the 6th year of the podcast and to celebrate we're doing a deep dive series into one of the biggest figures from modern Irish politics, Bertie Ahern. Over the next few weeks we'll be putting out loads more Bertie and Bertie related episodes, some of which will be behind the Patreon, so if you want to get access to everything you can sign up now for a fiver - Patreon . . And while you're clicking things why not follow us on Instagram to see video cli...
The Belvedere Yeti w/ Alison Spittle
January 13, 2024 13:30 - 1 hour - 127 MBHellllo! For this weeks episode we had the wonderful Alison Spittle with us to talk about Belvedere house and a whole load of other Westmeath related bits! . Alos while you're clicking links you can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to see video clips and find out about all our upcoming live shows, or just buy tickets direct from here - Shite Talk Live . .
Harry Boland w/ Kevin Dolan (The History of Ireland Podcast)
January 03, 2024 17:48 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBHellllo! And we're back in 2024 with a special episode about Harry Boland that I (Kevin) recorded with Kevin Dolan of The History of Ireland Podcast a few weeks ago. If you like this episode you can check out the rest of Kev's stuff on the Irish Civil War here. . Alos while you're clicking links you can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to see video clips and find out about all our upcoming live shows! . Our just buy tickets direct from here - Shite Talk Live . .
The Raja of Tipperary w/ Who Did What Now Podcast
December 12, 2023 15:33 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBThis week we had Katie Charlwood from the great Who Did What Now Podcast join us to talk about Tipp man George Thomas and his adventures in the Indian subcontinent. . You can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram to find out about all our upcoming shows! .
2023 Dublin Riots
December 01, 2023 16:39 - 42 minutes - 33.7 MBWe talk about the details of last weeks riot in Dublin. Just a heads up, this is a fairly grim epiosde with some graphic details
Film Club - Intermission w/ Ronan Carey
November 17, 2023 17:08 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBThis week we had Ronan Carey from the fantastic Dream Gun Film Reads join us to talk about an Irish classic, John Crowley's Intermission. You can see Dreamgun live in Smock Alley on Nov 29th - Dec 2nd, find tickets over here. You can support us on Patreon or follow us on Instagram/tell all your friends or scream at random peiple on the street about us! Thanks.
The Wooing of Étaín (Part 2)
November 08, 2023 18:26 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBHello! It's part two of the Étaín story, now with more flies and even more incest. . There's also a bonus part on Patreon so if you want to listen to that, and all the other stuff we have up there, you can find it here! .
The Wooing of Étaín (Part 1)
October 31, 2023 19:33 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBHello! We're back with another myth saga, this time Jason has done a deep dive into the wooing of Étaín, a weird tale of incest and...well mostly incest. . There's also a bonus part on Patreon so if you want to listen to that, and all the other stuff we have up there, you can find it here! .
For Ronan
October 18, 2023 11:51 - 1 hour - 86 MBHello! For this weeks episode we covered the love story between a young American lady and her Irish Navy boyfriend. . If you want to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, and everything in between, you can do it all here! .
Joe Dolan w/ Justine Stafford
October 09, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week we recorded an episode about one of Ireland's greatest musical treasures, Joe Dolan, and as if that wasn't enough, we were joined by the Queen of the Dolonites herself, Justine Stafford! If you want to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, and everything in between, you can do it all here! .
The Racist Vancouver Bridge w/ Amy Walsh
September 23, 2023 16:18 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBA little story about the Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver, Canada, and the Irish connections the Guinness family would rather forget! If you're looking for us online go ahead and give a follow to Amy(@amywalshcomedy), Jason(@jasonbcomedy), Kevin(@kevlarcomedy), and the podcast(@shitetalkhistory).
Iron Mike Malloy w/ Gareth Reynolds
September 06, 2023 13:52 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBThis week we were joined by one half of the Dollop, the show our pod is loosely based on. Wait, what's the other term for loosely based? Yeah, that's it, directly pilfered. Thankfully Gareth Reynolds was able to overlook that and we had a chat about Iron Michael Malloy, the most durable drinker and toughest assassinee Ireland has ever produced. Go see Gareth perform live in Dublin in the Sugar Club on September 17th! Tickets Here!! And to find us on all social media, live dates, merch, an...
STFC - The Field w/ Paul Marsh
August 28, 2023 22:50 - 1 hour - 66 MBHello! This week we chatted with comedian Paul Marsh about The Field, a 1990 film directed by Jim Sheridan that was based on a John B. Keane play about, well its about a field. It's a great film and we had a lovely time talking to Paul, so good we had to cut a load of extra bits out and stick them on the Patreon (along with all the other Film Club episodes), so if you want to listen to that / those the links are here -> STH . .
Talking Shite w/ Richy Sheehy
August 14, 2023 18:09 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBHello! This week we chatted with Cork comedian Rich Sheehy about his character Kevin Murphy (Cork's Biggest Liverpool Fan) and the time he lived beside the #1 suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder, Ian Bailey. If you're in Edinburgh for the Fringe festival you should go see Richy's show! There's links for all that here. And if you want to see our video content and all that you can find it here -> STH
Fionn MacCool and the Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Part 3)
July 31, 2023 21:10 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBHelllo! Its the final part of our series on Fionn MacCool, and this time he's looking for love. We'll be back to regualr boring history next week but until then, if you want to see our video content and all that, here are the links -> STH .
Fionn MacCool and the Salmon of Knowledge (Part 2)
July 22, 2023 18:31 - 52 minutes - 71.4 MBHelllo! Its Fionn part two ad we're hitting all the classics, the Salmon of knowledge, the Giant's causeway, eh...that one about the Aliens...and all the rest! We're back next week with the exciting conclusion of Fionn MacCool. Until then, if you want to see our video content and all that there, here are the links -> STH
Fionn MacCool and the Legend of the Dog Faced Woman (Part 1)
July 11, 2023 18:19 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBHelllo! We're both back together in the same room and this week we recorded the first episode of our series on the Irish legend, Fionn MacCool / Fionn mac Cumhaill / Finn McCool / maybe it was Cu Chulainn all along. If you want to see our video content and all that there, here are the links -> STH
Talking Shite w/ Spicebag
July 09, 2023 12:10 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBHello! This week is the third and last of our interview series (for now) and it’s with the artist Spicebag. I chatted with Mr Bag about the controversy over his eviction art earlier in the year, his connection to famine era artist Daniel MacDonald, and the general state of housing in Dublin at the minute. If you want to see our video content and all that there then here are the links -> STH
Talking Shite w/ Kyla Cobbler
June 30, 2023 18:17 - 51 minutes - 71 MBHello! Here's another interview we did for our summer holiday, it's Cork comedian and general all round sounder, Kyla Cobbler. If you enjoye this episode Kyla is making her Cork Opera House debut early next year and you can get tickets to see her here
Talking Shite w/ MMA Fighter Will Fleury
June 22, 2023 14:22 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBNEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!! We're launching an interview series for the summer,and our first guest is Tipperary's own Will Fleury. Will, outside of being a big Shite Talk fan, is known for being one of Ireland's best professional MMA fighters, so we sat down for a chat about a career that's seen him fight for major organisations all across the world, win a title in Abu Dhabi, have a horror experience fighting on TV show in South Africa, and all the bits in between! You can follow Will ove...
Time Magazine's Man of the Century
May 27, 2023 13:35 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBHello! This week we've got the tale of Ronnie O'Brien, which is 100% not a football story. Thanks everyone who came to the live show this week by the way, it was class x You can follow us online / all that from the links here -> STH
Roger Casement - The Hung Revolutionary (Part 2)
May 18, 2023 10:26 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBThis week we finished the story of Roger Casement, the last of the 1916 leaders to be executed. Our live show is in Dublin next week on the 25th of May, the last few tickets (and the rest of our links) are all here -> STH
Roger Casement - The James Bond of the Congo (Part 1)
May 09, 2023 22:51 - 1 hour - 104 MBHello! This week Kevin started telling Jason about one of Ireland's greatest heros, Roger Casement. In part one we covered his exploits in the Belgian colony of Congo and in part two we'll talk about his role in the Easter Rising of 1916. I've been excited about this one for a while so hope ye enjoy it! If you want to see the video from this episode and / or by tickets to our live show in Dublin on the 25th of May, the links are all here - STH
The Darndale Two w/ Des Bishop
May 01, 2023 13:36 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBHello! This week we had the wonderful Des Bishop on to talk with us about two lads from Darndale! You can check out upcomig gig for Des here, if you like our new logo it came from Joanne at JLDesigns which you should definitely check out here, and if you want to see the video from this episode and / or by tickets to our live show in Dublin on the 25th of May, the links are all here - STH
The Irish Godfather of Ganja - Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy
April 20, 2023 19:49 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBFor the day that's in it we said we might as well do a story related to 4/20, so here's an episode Jason wrote to throw a little shine on a great man altogether, William Brooke O'Shaughnessy. And as always you can find our links below, including the link to our live show in the Wild Duck in Dublin on the 25th of May - Shite Talk: Links
Fintan O'Toole - We Don't Know Ourselves
April 15, 2023 16:33 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBHello! For this week's episode we had a very special guest via zoom, Mr. Fintan O'Toole! Fintan joined us for a great chat about his latest book and to talk shite about Ireland and the state of things in general. You can follow Fintan on Twitter here and buy his book "We Don't Know Ourselves" where ever you see a sign that says book shop. We'd also like to give a shout out to a fellow Spreaker podcast, Working Class History! I talk a bit more about them at the start of this episode but it's...
Dan Donnelly w/ Owen Colgan
April 04, 2023 12:28 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBHello! We had a great guest in for this weeks episode, the hilarious Owen Colgan! This is an episode we've had on the books for a while, the story of fighting man Dan "Dancin" Donnelly. We filmed this episode in our new studio, you'll be able to see clips of it on instagram / youtube / somewhere soon enough! For more info on that you can follow us through the links below, you can also get tickets to our live show in May and / or join the patreon - Shite Talk: Links
The Aer Lingus Hijacking
March 23, 2023 18:51 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBA wild auld story from behind our Patreon paywall. We did this episode in the summer of last year, and if you like it, you'll love the rest of the content we've got over on The Patreon and all for just €5. If you'd like to get tickets to our next Live Show in the Wild Duck, Dublin, on May 25th, get in touch via e-mail, or follow us on social media, head on over to here: Shite Talk: Links
Dr. Francis Tumblety (probably Jack the Ripper)
March 09, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThe life and times of a mad man from Cavan. For anyone who skips the intro, here's what ye missed: 1. You can find tickets to our next live show in Dublin on May 25th here: Shite Talk: Links 2. Thanks to everyone in Belfast who came to see us live in the Sunflower! 3. Apologies for any audio issues, we're figuring out this new studio we're making, but once it's ready we'll being doing video episodes as well as the best audio we've ever had! If you want to see the test episode, sign up fo...
Brendan Behan - The Quare Fellow (Part 2)
February 28, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 115 MBHello and welcome back to the second and final part of the Brendan Behan story. Just as a heads up, in this episode we cover Behan's decline which does include some graphic readings of sexual assault and other bleak enough stuff so bear that in mind. We also put a bit of bonus stuff about the other Behans up on the patreon which you can find a link for below (as well as tickets to our gig in Belfast this Friday the 3rd of March) Shite Talk: Links
Brendan Behan - The Borstal Boy (Part 1)
February 20, 2023 15:58 - 1 hour - 111 MBHello and welcome to part one of us talking about the Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan. It was the man's birthday on the 9th of Febuary which means he would have been turning 100 this year, if he hadn't of died 59 years ago. Makes you think. Part two will be out later this week and we've got some bonus stuff about the other Behan boys going up on the patreon as well, which you can sign up to here: Shite Talk: Links
Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant
February 12, 2023 19:22 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBHello, we're off this week so here's an episode from out patreon from last year where we talked about a figure that's been in the news again recently, Charles Byrne the Irish Giant. We'll be back with a new episode next week, g'luck! Shite Talk: Links
Going Baloobas with Gary White
February 05, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBHellooo, this week we had our friend Gary White on to tell us about the Baloobas tribe and the Niemba ambush in the Belgian Congo, enjoy! @shitetalkhistory The Ha'penny Comedy Club
Kerry's James Bond - William Melville
January 29, 2023 23:22 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBThis week Jason tells Kevin a story about a 'M'an who left a little place called Sneem to work on some pretty big schemes across the water. It's Dame Judi Dench. Shite Talk Patreon / Socials / Live Gigs
Post-Saipan (Keane and McCarthy aftermath)
January 21, 2023 18:32 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe decided to wrap up the whole FAI, Saipan, The Van saga by going through some of the aftermath of Saipan and what both men involved would get up to in the years following it. Shite Talk Patreon / Socials / Live Gigs
The Stone of Destiny
January 15, 2023 22:29 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBHello! We're back in 2023 with a story about the magic stone that Charles is going to use later this year to make sure everyone knows he's the king and how it's really our magic stone. Probably. Shite Talk Patreon / Socials / Live Gigs
The IRA Christmas Raid
December 30, 2022 11:11 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBHello, fair play to ye all for making it through another year, to celebrate here's a special Christmas episode about the time the IRA stole a load of bullets. Enjoy and we'll see ye all in 2023 x
Saipan Special Live - Part One
December 22, 2022 00:01 - 50 minutes - 46 MBSaipan, 20 years on, we did a live episode in Little Whelans...Enjoy! Tickets to our Belfast gig: HERE!! Link to our Patreon for Part Two: HERE!! For everything else check out our LINKTREE or get in touch via our INSTAGRAM!!
The Irish Football Special
December 11, 2022 16:33 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBHello, for this episode we jumped on the World Cup band wagon and Jason told Kevin about all the glorious WC and Euro memories from the past 100 years or so of Irish football. And this episode is basically a prelude to our live show this Wednesday the 14th of December in Whelans where we'll be talking about the main event in ROI football history, 20 years after the fact, the 2002 Saipan incident. Tickets to our final show of the year, The Saipan Special - https://www.whelanslive.com/ticket/s...
Shite Talk History Live in Whelans - December 14th!!
December 05, 2022 12:28 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBTickets: https://www.whelanslive.com/event/shite-talk/ In December 2018 we sat in what was then Bourke's, suppin' on stout and talking shite about what sort of a podcast we could start together. At some pint, in between some pint, we decided to have a go at doing some thing or other about Irish History through comedy. The same night, in the same pub, the back of a bottle of Prizefight whiskey gave us the idea for our very first episode, John L. Sullivan, The Boston Strongboy! Four years o...
A Backwards Little Island Off the Coast of Europe
December 01, 2022 19:02 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBKevin tells Jason a story about a scientist who stumbles upon a very odd little island at the edge of Europe with a distrust trust of the police, a disassociation which the politicians, an interesting relationship with the church, and so sexually repressed that people write books on it. And beside that is Inisheer. Sorry, Baile Beag...or Inis Beag. It's Inisheer. Links to live gigs: Dublin - Whelans - https://tinyurl.com/Whelans-Gig Belfast - The Sunflower - https://tinyurl.com/Belfast-...
Dr. Death with Julie Jay
November 20, 2022 19:11 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThis week we talked about the doctor of death from Antrim, John Bodkin Adams, with our wonderful guest from the Crimeland podcast, Julie Jay! Follow Julie - https://www.juliejaycomedy.com/ Podcast links - https://linktr.ee/shitetalkhistory
The Lost Boys
November 12, 2022 19:41 - 57 minutes - 105 MBTwo short stories about Irish lads who ended up in far fetched, far off places. If you like the first two stories we had a third one about an Irish chap in Fiji with 48 kids on the Patroen! Tickets to our gig in Belfast with Darren Matthews on November 24th in the Sunflower: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-live-in-the-sunflower-with-darren-matthews-tickets-448714857217
William Brown the Admiral of Argentina with Stephen Mullan
November 05, 2022 16:37 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThis week we were joined by Stephen Mullan when we talked about the great Admiral William "Guillermo" Brown, a Mayo man done good in Argentina. You should go follow Stephen on social media @thestephenmullan, then while you're there follow the podcast @shitetalkhistory and while you're at THAT, come see us live in Belfast: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-live-in-the-sunflower-with-darren-matthews-tickets-448714857217
The Dolocher - Dublin's Own ManBearPig
October 29, 2022 14:30 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBThis week Kevin brings Jason a scary story for the festive season that's in it. Dublin's very own Al Gore. We'll have our Halloween/Banshee episode from our live gig in Cork up later today on the Patreon too! Find that over here: https://www.patreon.com/shitetalkhistory And if you're looking for tickets to our Belfast show on Novemeber 24th, you can find those here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-live-in-the-sunflower-with-darren-matthews-tickets-448714857217
'Typhoid' Mary Mallon - The Superest of Spreaders
October 20, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBSomehow we didn't think to do this episode during that whole pandemic thing, so we're timely as usual. But anyway, it's never too late, so here's an episode about ol' Mary Mallon, the superest of spreaders. We have a live Halloween Special recording in Cork on Thursday October 27th in Couglans, get your tickets here - https://www.coughlans.ie/whats-on/comedy-cavern-shite-talk-live-podcast-11146296