Latest Irishcomedy Podcast Episodes
Bertie - The Teflon Taoiseach (Part 3)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - March 14, 2024 19:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello, 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...
Live Shows - Spring 2024
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - March 07, 2024 20:50 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsWell 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 ...
Ben Dunne & the McCracken Tribunal - Patreon Preview
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - February 27, 2024 17:29 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello, 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 ...
Bertie - First Term & the Age of Tribunals (Part 2)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - February 16, 2024 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello, 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 ...
Bertie - The Rise of Ahern (Part 1)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - January 28, 2024 15:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello, 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 whi...
The Belvedere Yeti w/ Alison Spittle
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - January 13, 2024 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHellllo! 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 upco...
Harry Boland w/ Kevin Dolan (The History of Ireland Podcast)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - January 03, 2024 17:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHellllo! 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 ...
The Raja of Tipperary w/ Who Did What Now Podcast
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - December 12, 2023 15:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - December 01, 2023 16:39 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsWe 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - November 17, 2023 17:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis 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...
The Wooing of Étaín (Part 2)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - November 08, 2023 18:26 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - October 31, 2023 19:33 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - October 18, 2023 11:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - October 09, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis 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 ...
The Racist Vancouver Bridge w/ Amy Walsh
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - September 23, 2023 16:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsA 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - September 06, 2023 13:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis 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...
STFC - The Field w/ Paul Marsh
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - August 28, 2023 22:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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 the...
Talking Shite w/ Richy Sheehy
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - August 14, 2023 18:09 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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...
Fionn MacCool and the Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Part 3)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - July 31, 2023 21:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHelllo! 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)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - July 22, 2023 18:31 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHelllo! 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, ...
Fionn MacCool and the Legend of the Dog Faced Woman (Part 1)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - July 11, 2023 18:19 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHelllo! 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - July 09, 2023 12:10 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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 th...
Talking Shite w/ Kyla Cobbler
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - June 30, 2023 18:17 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - June 22, 2023 14:22 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsNEWS 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 se...
Time Magazine's Man of the Century
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - May 27, 2023 13:35 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - May 18, 2023 10:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis 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)
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - May 09, 2023 22:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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 en...
The Darndale Two w/ Des Bishop
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - May 01, 2023 13:36 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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 a...
The Irish Godfather of Ganja - Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - April 20, 2023 19:49 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsFor 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 Dubl...
Fintan O'Toole - We Don't Know Ourselves
Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast - April 15, 2023 16:33 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsHello! 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" whe...