What’s the Story? Podcast

02:08:52

Chapter 66: Those Conspiracy Guys

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/10/01

Paul Kelly and Gordon Rochford AKA Those Conspiracy Guys have gone from Ireland's best kept secret, to Ireland's leading independent podcast. Launched in 2014 and now in Season 4 of their insanely popular podcast, the two lads popped out to Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel in the heart of Killiney to catch up with Danny & Mero. Gordon of course has been a guest previously on WTSpod but with Paul along side him the conspiracies were flying like a UFO outside Area 51. Princess Diana, Big Foot, The

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01:51:22

Chapter 65: One Zero Con with Rob Hartnett

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/09/24

This week the lads welcomed Rob Hartnett to Fitzpatrick's Castle in a bid to learn more about the commercial side of sport. Rob Hartnett is the CEO of Sport for Business and one of the men behind the biggest sport and technology conference in Ireland this year, The One Zero Con, in Dublin's RDS. The One Zero Con takes place October 21st and key note speakers include Lance Armstrong, Sir Clive Woodward and Shane Lowry. Rob joins the lads around the 47 minute mark of the podcast but before Rob

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01:27:31

Chapter 64: Jason Brophy

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/09/17

This week the lads are joined by a man who is responsible for ushering in the golden age of style in the borough. Jason Brophy is the creative director of Men's Hair Co. - One of Dublin's most popular and beloved barbers. Having spent the best part of a decade honing his skills and mastering the craft, Jay opened the doors of his first shop in 2014 as a one man show and now, less than two years later he has a second shop and an entire team leading the way in men's grooming. You can check out

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01:34:06

Chapter 63: Aonghus Óg McAnally

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/09/10

This week the lads are joined by one of the nicest men in Irish entertainment and a third generation actor - the great Aonghus Óg McAnally. He is a third generation actor, following in the footsteps of his father Aonghus McAnally and his grandfather, the late, brilliant Ray McAnally. Aonghus has done it all in the acting world, from award winning performances treading the boards of international theatres, to starring on both the small screen and big screen. On top of all this he is the man behind

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01:36:10

Chapter 62: Dr. Cara Augustenborg

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2016/09/03

This week on the award winning WTSpod Danny & Mero had the pleasure of welcoming climate scientist, lecturer and current Chairperson of Friends of Earth Ireland, "The Verdant Yank", Dr. Cara Augustenborg. Climate change is arguably the biggest challenge facing humans in the history of our existence - and yet, there are still a number of people who dedicate time, money and energy to denying what 97% of scientists agree on.Its happening, and humans are the driving force. Climate Change is

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01:38:26

Chapter 61: Gary Mackle

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/08/27

The lads are joined by the esteemed force of Gary Mackle this week. A man with countless opinions and a beautiful mind. If WTSpod had an FAQ section the most popular question would be "When is yer man Mackle coming back on?" So with that question in mind we closed the N11 and had a Garda escort organised so Gary could make it to the beautiful surrounds of Fitzpatrick Castle. This week ranges from the serious to the silly and everything in between. Grown men in football jerseys, Voting for Donald

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01:55:22

Chapter 60: Paddy McKenna

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/08/20

This week on WTSpod we welcome the brilliant Paddy McKenna to Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel. A lot of people will remember Paddy as one half of the popular Weekenders show on RTE 2fm which he co-hosted for five years. He is also the editor of one of Ireland's most visited websites, Joe.ie. We spoke to Paddy about his work with Joe, parenthood, beer, Euro 2016, politics and more. As usual there's plenty of tangents, irreverent waffle, and Mero segways through the entire chapter.

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01:06:31

Chapter 59: Bas Rutten

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/08/17

With UFC 202 on our doorstep we continue our tradition of a bonus chapter ahead of The Notorious Conor McGregor fighting. In the past we've brought you WTSpod from Vegas, Chael Sonnen and Mero in Vegas but this time we've out done all of that. Our guest this week is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase, a pioneer and legend of Mixed Martial Arts, the one and only Bas Rutten. Enjoy.

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02:06:57

Chapter 58: Petesy Carroll

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/08/13

Petesy Carroll is Ireland and Europe's leading MMA journalist. His work features in multiple media outlets including The Daily Mirror, Newstalk Radio, Severe MMA, Talking Brawls Podcast and many others. He has been featured on Ariel Helwani's "The MMA Hour" and is popularly regarded as the best thing to come out of Blanchardstown since the Yankee Candle Store hit the Blanch shopping centre. After a bit of a visa problem stopped Petesy crossing the Liffey before, the lads finally got everything

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01:56:54

Chapter 57: Sexologist Emily Power Smith

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/08/06

Emily Power Smith is Ireland's only sexologist - she has Masters degree in sexology, was the resident sexologist on The Tubridy show on RTE radio for 2 years and is a practising therapist. So what is sexology? Quite simply it is the scientific study of human sexuality - and with all of this in mind the two lads sat down with Emily to try and learn something about something that they clearly know nothing about. Much like trying to normalise the discussion on mental health, people need to look

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01:24:32

Chapter 56: The lads

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/07/30

This week its just Danny & Mero and an entire chapter of housekeeping. After 14 weeks of inviting people to the beautiful surroundings of Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel the lads decided it would be nice to spend some quality time together and get back to basics... Except it starts frosty as Mero is giving Danny the silent treatment. The lads eventually sort out their lovers quarrel and talk drugs in sport again as the Olympics is just around the corner and Danny gives his list of unlikely Olympic Heroes

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01:27:55

Chapter 55: Al Foran

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/07/23

This week on the award winning WTSpod we're joined by one Ireland's fastest rising stars. Al Foran is an internet sensation and has been setting celebrities alight with his impressions. From Robert de Niro to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, from Mark Wahlberg to Stone Cold Steve Austin, from Eddie Murphy to The Notorious Conor McGregor - Al's impressions cover a globe of sports stars, movie stars, entertainers and more. His videos have received millions of views and there's no telling just how big his act

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01:32:53

Chapter 54: Lindsey Doyle

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/07/16

It's a family reunion on this week's WTSpod as we welcome one time host of the podcast, Lindsey Doyle to Fitzpatrick Castle. It's been six months since Lindsey moved on to pastures new so the lads figured it would be great to catch up with the woman who made them homeless.A lot has changed in those months,including the news that Lindsey is pregnant! We talk pregnancy issues, get an update on Lindsey's workings with the SBGi crew including UFC fighter Aisling Daly and future superstar Dylan Tuke

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01:07:11

Chapter 53: Dave Hannigan on Muhammad Ali

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/07/09

On June 3rd 2016 we said goodbye to arguably the greatest sports star ever, Muhammad Ali. A three time World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medal winner, Muhammad Ali started life as Cassius Clay. Growing up in Louiseville, Kentucky, Clay had his bike stolen at the age of 12 and vowed to "whup that theif". The police officer who had the stolen bike reported to him told Clay he better learn how to "whup" somebody and take up boxing. The rest is history. Dave Hannigan is an Irish writer,

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01:31:32

Chapter 52: Cian Cowley, What's the Story?

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/07/02

Way back on chapter 10 of WTSpod Cian Cowley joined the lads and proved to be one of the most popular guests they've had. At the time Cian had just started with SBGi and was tipping his toe in the MMA world - now 10 months later, he is heading to Las Vegas to compete in the IMMAF World Championships. The World Championships take place during the UFC's International Fight Week as part of the Fan Expo and will receive world wide attention from media. The lads talk to Cian about his hopes for the

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01:32:41

Chapter 51: JP "Pauly" Kinsella, What's the Story?

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/06/25

This week Danny and Mero welcome Borough Boxing Legend, JP "Pauly" Kinsella to the podcast to talk all things boxing. Pauly is a highly regarded amateur boxing coach and in 2015 he was awarded a lifetime achievement award for his services to Irish amateur boxing in Ireland. Pauly is also the man behind one of the fastest growing schoolboy/girl boxing tournaments on the planet. The Monkstown Box Cup is in it's 4th year and this year will feature over 900 boys and girls up to 19 years of age from

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01:47:44

Chapter 50: Adam Redmond, What's the Story?

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/06/16

This week Danny & Mero are joined by another borough boy done good, Adam Redmond. Adam is a sports journalist and writer for The Times Ireland & has featured in a load of Irish papers over the last 10 years. He is man behind rugby website tapandgorugby.com also. With the summer of sport ticking over the lads discuss Euro 2016 and make some predictions, including Danny's ridiculous notion Russia will do well. Mero is delighted with the Irish fans while Danny thinks it might be a little bit

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01:15:57

Chapter 49: Alan Gernon, What's the Story?

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2016/06/11

Its a summer of football in 2016 so Danny & Mero have hopped on the Euro 2016 bandwagon and got a football guest. Alan Gernon is a comedian, sports writer for Boylesports and an author. His new book "Retired: What happens to footballers when the game is up?" has been getting great reviews both home and away. From George Hook to Neil Delamere and from Keys and Gray to the House of Commons, Alan has been in demand following the release of Retired and for good reason. Bankruptcy, Divorce, health

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01:25:37

Chapter 48: Mark O'Connor, What's the story?

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/06/04

This week Danny & Mero continue to celebrate the borough and Irish film as they welcome writer and director Mark O'Connor to Fitzpatrick Castle. Mark has given the world some of the best Irish cinema of the past decade with films like Between the Canals, Stalker and King of Travellers all gaining attention internationally. He has launch some of Ireland's best and brightest actors in Peter Coonan and John Connors and his latest offering, Cardboard Gangsters, is due for release this

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01:53:29

Chapter 47: Dave Coffey, What's the Story?

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2016/05/28

This week Danny & Mero welcome yet another Borough legend to the award winning Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel. Dave Coffey is a name you may not be overly familiar with but you will definitely have seen his work over the past 10 years. Back in 2007 Dave brought a young couple called Dan & Becs to Irish screens and since then we've been treated to more of his ideas in the form of Sarah & Steve, The Commute and Fade Street. We talked to Dave about the process of TV writing and where his ideas came from

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