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Foundational Beliefs of Identity and Gender-Neutral Parenting, or How I Got Cool With Being a Girl-Father! – Episode 99

In this episode, prompted by Spike Lee’s He Got Game (1998), Dara examines his convictions as a parent, and recalls how an ill-fated Irish journalist helped him get comfortable with the idea of becoming a father to a daughter. He identifies a pillar of his parenting approach that he hopes he will manage to keep intact. He also looks at the idea of gender-neutral parenting, something he tries to adopt with his daughter.

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Embedding Gratitude, Controlling Sensitivity, and a Cult of Nullification – Episode 98

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In this episode, Dara starts off with thoughts on what defines us as individuals. Is it a higher power? Or is it just what wins the battle for our identity? He believes it is strongly connected to nature, nurture and genetic legacy.

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The Helpless Gobshite Episode! A Defence of Men – Episode 76

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In this free-roaming episode, Dara attempts to thread the needle from poor mental health to perceived male incompetence and on to a celebration of non-toxic men.

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How Fitching! The Fetishisation of White Beauty and the Erosion of the Black Face – Episode 75

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After semi-bingeing on Netflix documentaries set in the USA, Dara has some chewy meat to digest in the areas of race, beauty, identity, representation, status and opportunity.

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The Insanity of Being Unable to Tolerate a Different Opinion to Your Tribe, or What Exactly Did JK Rowling Do Wrong? – Episode 74

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In this episode, Dara wades into the murky waters of the discourse around transgender identity and language, and who is or isn’t a woman. The focal point for the discussion is the recent Twitter row that erupted in the wake of Graham Norton’s framing of cancel culture, the support he got from Billy Bragg, and the anger it inspired in JK Rowling.

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The Hateful Power of Hipsters, or Today’s Letter is ‘H’! – Episode 72

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In this tonally-light episode, Dara weaves a thread through 4 apparently unconnected words to create (what he hopes is) meaningful content. As they like to say on Sesame Street, “today’s letter is ‘H’. What begins with ‘H’?”

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The Death of a Queen and the Power of Totems – Episode 69

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In this week’s episode Dara reflects on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II last week and examines his own feelings about the extraordinarily long reign of the deceased monarch. He looks at the fractious history between Ireland and Britain and pays particular attention to the different identities on either side of the Irish Sea and how very different levels of historical experience and education inform them.

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Honing the Eye, the Hand, and the Mind: Interview with Illustrator and Sculptor, Alan Clarke – Episode 68

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In this choc-a-bloc inteview, Dara enjoys being taken to art school by the accomplished illustrator and sculptor, Alan Clarke. Alan and Dara were in primary school together a million years ago and this is their first time to sit down for a proper chat since then.

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The Pebble Girl Part 2: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan – Episode 59

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Dara presents the second of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.

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The Pebble Girl: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan Part 1 – Episode 58

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Dara presents the first of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.

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Foundational Beliefs of Identity and Gender-Neutral Parenting, or How I Got Cool With Being a Girl-Father! – Episode 99

Embedding Gratitude, Controlling Sensitivity, and a Cult of Nullification – Episode 98

The Helpless Gobshite Episode! A Defence of Men – Episode 76

How Fitching! The Fetishisation of White Beauty and the Erosion of the Black Face – Episode 75

The Insanity of Being Unable to Tolerate a Different Opinion to Your Tribe, or What Exactly Did JK Rowling Do Wrong? – Episode 74

The Hateful Power of Hipsters, or Today’s Letter is ‘H’! – Episode 72

The Death of a Queen and the Power of Totems – Episode 69

Honing the Eye, the Hand, and the Mind: Interview with Illustrator and Sculptor, Alan Clarke – Episode 68

The Pebble Girl Part 2: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan – Episode 59

The Pebble Girl: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan Part 1 – Episode 58

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