The Interview

On the new episode of PODAROONEY, I talk to Kristin Vollset. Kristin is a Norwegian singer/songwriter documentary maker and traveller who ended up in Dublin after travelling through Denmark, Holland, England and Scotland in her van. She was…

Kenyan comedian Njambi McGrath’s first stand up comedy gig was a disaster. In a half empty club in London, her audience was as ill at ease with her jokes about Africa as she was delivering them. McGrath persevered, in part, because of her…

From 1969 until 1991 Fiachra Trench worked in London as composer, arranger, musical director, keyboardist and record producer. In August 1991 he returned with his family to live and work in Ireland. Fiachra's film and television scores…

Andrew Ryan is one of the most exciting talents in recent years; in demand as an act and an MC at the biggest comedy clubs across the UK. Andrew’s quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a…

Colin Mochrie spent seven years as a regular on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and remained a cast member until the show's end in 1998. After the British version of the show ended its run, Mochrie joined the American version of Whose Line hosted…

This week on PODAROONEY, I talk to Barry Glendenning. Barry is a sports journalist who holds the position of deputy sports editor on the guardian.co.uk website run by the UK newspaper The Guardian. He is perhaps best known for his work on…

This episode of PODAROONEY was recorded in front of a live audience with Karl Spain and Kevin McGahern and the proceeds from it went to the My Lovely Horse Rescue charity. Karl Spain was born in Limerick. He has appeared on RTE in the…

This week on PODAROONEY, I talk to Ralph Rolle. Ralph is the drummer with Nile Rodger's Chic. I met him in the Central Hotel in Dublin for a chat last September when he was over to perform and do a cooking demonstration at the Electric…

This week on PODAROONEY, I talk to Gerard Walsh. Dublin born Gerard has directed one of the most exciting independent Irish films coming out this year with his second feature second feature South. South tells the story of a young man, named…

I heard Grammy-nominated guitarist Jimmy Smyth was playing up in JJ Smyth’s, the venue on Aungier St, and popped up to see him. I didn’t realise he was playing with the legend Mary Coughlan and his opening act was Karrie. Jimmy dropped me…