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Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

HeadStuff Podcasts

Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland"s silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past. For ad-free listening and access to our bonus content go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com and sign up for €5/mo + VAT.

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87:21

Michael D. Higgins

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/11/04

After 14 years Michael and Sabina are leaving Áras an Uachtaráin so here's a brief (as in under 6 hours) episode about the life and times of Micky D. This BMX photo is from Michael Donnelly if you want to check him out, and you can see all the other photos / videos mentioned in this episode over on our IG / TikTok. We've also got a live show coming up in Dublin on the 25th of November as part of the Johnathan Swift festival, and we have the amazing Peter McGann as our guest for that so Get Your

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12:30

Arís - Alice Kyteler - The First Witch of Ireland...

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Here's a preview of an old episode from 2019 that we've re-edited with some audio software to make it sound less like it was recorded in a cave. You can listen to the rest of it, along with all the other bonus stuff, over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also, we're down in Kilkenny tomorrow night, 01st of November, as part of the Home of Halloween Festival telling some haunted Irish tales, come by and say hello! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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51:42

Samhain Special w/ Katie Boyle

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/10/28

It's Samhain once again so this week we had a chat with the amazing Katie Boyle about some lesser known Irish spirits and fairies. Katie's bringing her solo show to the Ambassador on November 08th, you can get tickets here And we've got our own live shows coming up which you can find out about here - ⁠⁠⁠LIVE SHOWS⁠: ⁠Kilkenny - 01st of November⁠ ⁠Dublin w/ Peter McCann - 25th of November Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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127:56

President 2025 - Connolly vs Humphreys

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/10/21

The country is heading to the polls this Friday to decide the 10th President of Ireland so we wanted to do a run down of the 2025 race so far; Conor McGregor, small pharma, 20k on Hermès bags, 3k of stolen rent, Syria, and Fox Hunting, by god this election has it all. We'll have another episode out on HeadStuff+ this Thursday covering the final week of the Áras race which you can listen to here, alongside all our other bonus stuff and ad free content. Also, we've got a few line shows coming

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75:54

Saipan - Part 2

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Part 2 of Saipan and the Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy fiasco.Little bit of house keeping, from next week onwards we'll be releasing on Tuesday instead of Monday! Also.... We've got a few line shows and stuff coming up you can find out about here - ⁠LIVE SHOWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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104:27

Palestine

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Hello, this week we're doing an episode on the early Irish-Palestine relations. The past two years have been a particularly bleak time in the history of the region but we wanted to take a look at some of the early connections and similarities between Ireland and Mandatory Palestine from the 1920s on and maybe show why so many Irish people strongly identify with the people of Palestinian. We've also got an ad for Samaritans early in the episode and you can find out more about volunteering for

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68:08

Saipan - Part 1 (1996-2002)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/29

This week we're taking a look back at Saipan and the Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy debacle, and the only way to do that is by going back six years beforehand to figure out what the hell was going on that led to one of the greatest tragedies Irish sport has ever witnessed.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:38

Arís - John Delaney - A Cowboy Special

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/26

Hello! With Ireland breaking our hearts in the qualifiers at the minute, and a Saipan movie on its way, we're back talking about football this week. We'll have a full Saipan episode out soon, but while we were recording that it got us thinking about the man who started it all, John Delaney. Here's a clip from an episode we did on Don John back in 2020, and you can hear the rest of the reedited version over on ⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠. The original blurb (11/11/2020) - "We're finishing up this season

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10:24

Bonus Dev - Schrödinger's Bastard

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/19

Hello! Here's a short teaser for the final episode in our De Valera series. Over on Head Stuff+ we did more of a deep dive into his birth (and his dad), the so called "Dev's Vice Act" (which led to a good Dundalk man getting fined for shifting), Dev's relationship with the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, and his ultimate legacy with the Mother & Baby homes, Haughey, and Bertie. If you want to hear the rest of this episode, as well as all our old bonus content (Bertie / Sean Quinn / the FAI etc.),

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69:48

Butty Sugrue and the Underground World Champion Mick...

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/15

If you listened to our Muhammad Ali In Ireland episode you'll already be familiar with strongman, showman, publican, promoter and all around great man himself, Butty Sugrue. Here we delve a little deeper into Butty's extraordinary life, and chat about Mick Meaney, Butty's employee who buried himself underground in London in an attempt to set a world record! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75:30

Éamon de Valera - President Dev (Part 4)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Well, its the final run of Dev! In this one we cover his last two terms as Taoiseach, his run as President, and talk about his general impact on the country.We will have one more bonus episode covering the more salacious parts of Devs life so if you want to listen to that along with ad free episodes, related bonus content, and all our film clubs you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠⁠⁠ Also you can ⁠⁠follow us here⁠⁠ to find out about our upcoming live

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90:51

Éamon de Valera - War Time Dev (Part 3)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Hello! Here's part three of the Éamon de Valera series covering Ireland during WWII, the 1940s IRA, Churchill's drunken offer, and Hitler's condolence book. We'll be back with the fourth and final Dev episode on Monday! If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠ Also you can follow us here to find out about our upcoming shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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97:30

Éamon de Valera - The Long Fella (Part 2)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/08/22

Here's part two of three on Éamon de Valera, released on the day of Collins 103rd anniversary. In this episode we cover Dev's part in the Civil War, the creation of Fianna Fail in the '20s, and his wild political run in the '30s. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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107:45

Éamon de Valera - George (Part 1)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/08/11

In honour of his 50th anniversary, and to balance out the Mick episodes, here's the first in our three part series on Éamon de Valera. In this episode we cover Dev's suspicious birth, his erstwhile Rugby career, and his role in the early struggle for independence. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ Also, we've got a live gig in Kilkenny on Friday 15th of August as part of the AKA festival

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106:22

Muhammad Ali in Croke Park

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/08/05

In this week's episode Jason tells Kevin the story of the time Muhammad Ali spent a few weeks in Ireland before having a fight with Al 'Blue' Lewis in Croke Park! To get all of our episodes without any ads, plus all of our bonus content, head over to Headstuff+ Find us on social media over here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75:21

The DeLorean

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/07/28

In the 1980's John DeLorean opened a factory outside Belfast to make his now iconic vehicle, but in less than two years it gets shut down and John finds himself under investigation by governments on both sides of the Atlantic.If you want to hear the ad-free version of this episode, plus our bonus episodes and Film Clubs, you can sign up to ⁠Headstuff+⁠. And as always, you can follow us on socials at: ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Tik Tok⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:32

Blackbird - Film Club

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/07/26

Here's a quick snippet of our Film Club episode with everyone's favourite critic, Brian Lloyd! Click on his name there and give him a follow!And if you want to hear the rest of the episode(more than an extra hours worth), as well as all of our regular episodes ad-free, plus our bonus episodes and Film Clubs, sign up to Headstuff+. There's no better time to do it as well, seeing as for this month it's only €1 to sign up, so you might as well try it out when it's cheap. After the first month

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102:51

Michael Flately - Lord of the Dance

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/07/21

In this week's episode Jason tells Kevin the story of Michael Flatley, having just read his autobiography. Flatley is probably best known for his stage show Lord of the Dance, and his time with Riverdance, but here we talk more about his childhood and his time before world wide fame. A construction worker, a musician, a lover and a fighter, someone should make a film out of his life. Speaking of films, in 2022 he finally released his long awaited screen debut in the self-funded,

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76:13

Michael Collins - The Death of the Big Fella (Part 3)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/07/14

Here's the third and final part of Collins. We cover the last year of his life from the Truce in 1921, through the Anglo-Irish Treaty, to his death in August 1922. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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67:56

Michael Collins - The Rise of the Medium Fella (Part 2)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2025/07/07

Hello! Here is part two of our Collins triple, we talk about Mick's return after 1916, his rise during the War of Independence, and life up until the 1921 July truce. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ And you can see clips from the episode on IG here

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