In this episode, once he has sorted one Deirdre from another, Dara is reflecting on the idea of privilege after attending the Holocaust Memorial Day event recently held in Dublin. He reckons it has something to do with gratitude and being permitted entry to a special group at a special time, even if it is just as a visitor.
In this episode, Dara has an in-depth conversation with Eilish Fisher, the author of the brilliant ‘Fia and the Last Snow Deer’, a novel for older children. Written in blank verse, Fisher says it’s the story she wrote for her ten-year-old self.
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In this episode, Dara recounts a series of unexpected events, incidents and coincidences that all occurred in a relatively compressed period of time. Something was obviously in the ether.
In this episode, Dara is reflecting on the year that was and acknowledging the tendency many have to do New Year’s accounting. For him it is not only the start of a new year, but also his birthday – another prompt to do a stocktake. 2024 wasn’t kind, and as he looks down the road of 2025 he wonders what tools are going to serve him best.
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To kick off the new year, Dara starts with a ‘listy’ episode, recalling his top 10 movies of 2024. He follows this with a list of his top old or previously seen movies, including 1954’s Rear Window and 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
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