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Rachel O’Neill 8 posts 0 comments

Rachel O'Neill has a Neuroscience degree but felt that wasn't a hard enough industry to get a job in so decided to try writing instead. She currently works in advertising and spends most of her free time listening to true crime podcasts. You'll find her @ronronzo on Twitter.

Podcasts

Podcast Review | David Tennant Does A Podcast With…

Rachel O’Neill Mar 28, 2019 0

Why You Should Be Listening to David Tennant Does A Podcast With... There are few people blessed with an accent that sounds like velvet. Luckily, David Tennant is one of them, which is probably why his new podcast series, David Tennant…

Podcasts

Podcast Players | Spotify? Apple Podcasts? Stitcher? Help!

Rachel O’Neill Feb 26, 2019 0

The news that Spotify purchased Gimlet Media and Anchor has rocked the podcast sphere. While Apple Podcasts is still the biggest player of the podcasting platforms, this purchase is seen by some as Spotify directly challenging them. It’s a…

Podcasts

When True Crime Podcasts Refuse To Die

Rachel O’Neill Dec 4, 2018 0

It can be hard to know when to stop. I know this because I’m one of those people that struggles with it all the time. You start telling a story, you realise it isn’t funny, you get nervous and then you just keep talking. It’s an utter…

Podcasts

Why Do We All Love True Crime Podcasts?

Rachel O’Neill Oct 5, 2018 1

Irish people love a good podcast. In fact we love them more than most, with 40% of Irish people surveyed saying they’d listened to a podcast in the last month, well above the 23% European average. It’s probably something to do with how much…

Podcasts

Same Same But Different #2 | Power

Rachel O’Neill Sep 25, 2018 0

Five Podcast Episodes on: Power The theme of power covers a multitude of things, but the aspect that most interests me here is power dynamics: the blurring of the lines around power, and its abuse. It’s a fascinating topic and…

Podcasts

Podcast Review | Uncover: Escaping NXIVM

Rachel O’Neill Sep 20, 2018 0

Here’s why Uncover: Escaping NXIVM should be your next podcast. There’s something about cults that make them incredibly fascinating. From the Branch Davidians to Jonestown, we want to know what draws people to them and, more importantly,…

Gaming

Curing Baldness and the Uncommon Cold in Theme Hospital

Rachel O’Neill Nov 15, 2017 0

I wasn't the biggest gamer growing up. We didn’t have a console until my younger brother bought an XBox with his confirmation money. As a result, the games I did play as a kid were PC based. In fact when I was 10, Santa brought me the Sims…

Science

Getting high with the Victorians: A History of Medicinal Cannabis

Rachel O’Neill Aug 11, 2017 0

Medicinal cannabis seems like one of the health topics du jour but it has a long history grounded in medical research. In 1841, an Irishman named William Brooke O’Shaughnessy noticed folk use of cannabis as a medical treatment in Calcutta.…