The Pebble Girl: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan Part 1 – Episode 58
Dara presents the first of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.
June 2022
Why Idealism Matters and the Proximity Principle of Enmity – Episode 57
Dara begins this week’s episode by looking at the Irish discomfort with self-approval and putting it in the context of small-island, village mentality. He argues that it is a product of a damaged national psyche that leaves many Irish people with a pathological self-deprecation born of superstition and distrust of success.
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The Art of Disarming Oneself, or How to Live with Defences Down – Episode 56
In this week’s episode Dara reflects on a week in recovery from Covid and realises he enjoyed dropping down to his slowest gear. It prompts him to think about the benefits of living with one’s defences down. He argues that it makes us more receptive and more capable of seeing positive things in the world.
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Barbaric Yawps and Righteous Howls – Cries from the American Poetic Heart -Episode 55
Compromised by a cold-induced fogginess of brain which precludes his normal freestyling approach, Dara decides to recite some American poetry from the Confessional School, and cautiously takes on Allen Ginsberg’s Howl as the closing piece of this verse-drenched episode.
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Blazing Baby Blues and a Killer’s Grin – Saying Goodbye to Ray Liotta – Episode 54
Dara kicks off this episode with a revelation from his daughter, follows it with a plant the size of three Manhattan islands, and then discusses a black actress getting hate online after appearing in a new Star Wars tv series.
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