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Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Louise McSharry

Catch Up with Louise McSharry keeps you up to date on the week’s news and culture, from the lowest of brows to the relatively high. Armed with recommendations for music, books, telly and the rest, Louise takes you through the week’s events with the help of experts and relevant guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51:52

News Catch-Up: Abortion Waiting Period, Peter Thiel's...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/22

Carl is baaaaack! We had a lot to discuss, from the vote on the abortion waiting period to what's going on in the middle east and the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:30

Reality Catch-Up: The Aftermath, The Men of Love...

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2026/06/19

This week I chat through my reality viewing from the aftermath of Summer House to the awful men of Love Island and the latest slice of grim reality coming via The Valley.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:16

Entertainment Catch Up: Tyra Banks Sues Netflix,...

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2026/06/17

This week James O'Hagan and I discuss Tyra Banks taking legal action against Netflix over the ANTM documentary she appeared in, the sad news about musician Oliver Tree, the latest on the Beckham feud and Shania Twain's stance on feminism (not great).To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:35

News Catch-Up: Belfast Riots, Rotunda Row and UFC on...

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2026/06/15

This week Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, is filling in for Carl. We discuss the riots in Belfast, the row in the Rotunda and the latest on an Iran peace deal.CW: This episode includes the mention of pregnancy loss.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:14

Reality Catch-Up: Love Island, Summer House and Bonus...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/12

This week Fionnuala Jones catches us up on what's been happening on Love Island so I can hop onboard, plus I discuss the last part of the Summer House reunion and the proposition of a bonus episod.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:47

Entertainment Catch-Up: Spencer Pratt's Mayoral Run,...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/10

Lots to discuss today with Emer McLysaght as we catch up on the week's entertainment stories.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:18

Catch Up with Me!

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/08

Carl isn't available this week so instead of our usual news episode, I'm catching you up on me via questions you submitted. Your regular news episode will be back next week.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:30

Reality Catch-Up: The West Show

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/05

To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:01

Entertainment Catch-Up: Katie Price's Drama, CMAT and...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/06/03

It's time to catch up on the world of entertainment where unfortunately there have been a lot of dark happenings of late. Oh but Dua Lipa got married! When we were recording she hadn't released official photos of her legal ceremony but she has now. I will admit that I was a leeetle cranky this morning so please take my wedding giving out with a pinch of salt. At the end of the day people are entitled to do whatever they want, I'm just struggling with the world of content creation at the moment!To

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57:48

News Catch-Up: Yves Sakila, Stop the Game Protests...

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2026/06/01

I'm baaaack, and there's lots of news to discuss with Carl Kinsella. From the death of Yves Sakila to housing protests and the closure of Captain America's, the news is not so cheery but we get through it all the same. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:17

Chronically Online: And Sister, You Are So Good at That

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/29

As I'm away, this Friday I'm bringing a Patreon episode to the main feed. I hope you enjoy!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:35

Catch Up with Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen on Our...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/27

How delightful to have regular contributor Emer McLysaght as a guest for this episode alongside her writing partner Sarah Breen. Emer and Sarah are responsible for the publishing phenomenon that is the Oh My God What a Complete Aisling books, and they've teamed up again for a new novel: Our Deadly Summer. We caught up on why they decided to stick together for this book, and why they didn't simply write another Aisling book, and the joy of writing a novel set in the heady nostalgia of the early

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50:46

News Catch-Up: Reasons to Hope

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/25

As I'm away, Carl Kinsella and I can't do the usual news round-up this week. Instead, we decided to highlight some reasons to be politically hopeful at a time when there are plenty of reasons to feel down in the dumps. We both felt more optimistic after recording this, and hope you do too.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:24

Reality Catch-Up: Housewives Anthropologist and...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/22

The minute I started reality Fridays I knew I wanted to talk to Brian Moylan. I've been reading Brian's Housewives recaps since I was a solo viewer with no one to talk to about what I was watching, and since then his significance in the culture has only grown. Aside from the recaps he writes for Vulture and his own Substack, he authored The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives, worked with Erika Jayne on her book Pretty Mess, and has presented countless panels at Bravocon and

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48:11

Catch Up on Music with Cian Sullivan

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/20

As I'm away on holidays I thought it was a great opportunity to chat about pop music with Cian Sullivan. We discuss the return of Madonna, the anointment of Sabrina Carpenter, Zara Larsson's fascinating pop trajectory, Ella Langley's success, the Billie Eilish film and the new Charli XCX. I hope you enjoy.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:07

News Catch-Up: Bertie Ahern's Problematic Comments,...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/18

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38:51

Reality Catch-Up: Yet More MAFS, a Summer House...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/15

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44:06

Entertainment Catch-Up: BAFTAs, a Breakup and a...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/13

A weary but charming Emer McLysaght was onhand to take us through an unusual selection of entertainment stories this week. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:55

News Catch-Up: Elections, Hantavirus, and World Cup...

Catch Up with Louise McSharry ·

2026/05/11

This week Carl Kinsella and I had lots of interesting stories to discuss from the results of the UK election to what's happening with our by-election, whether we need to be worried about Hantavirus, an unsurprising report from MSF about Gaza and a primer on why the World Cup is relevant to global news this year.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51:06

Reality Catch-Up: MAFS, Summer House, and the Boring...

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2026/05/08

Yeah, that's right, I said boring. Sorry, but the ladies of Beverly Hills are not doing it for me this season. I chat through my many feelings about MAFS: Australia, and what we're seeing about traditional values on reality tv at the moment. I also cover The Valley, Below Deck, Summer House, Ladies of London and the latest news from reality tv in general!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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