The Blindboy Podcast
by Blindboyboatclub
Latest episode
An expert tells me about water, Rivers and data centres
An expert tells me about water, Rivers and data centres
About this podcast
Hosted by Blindboyboatclub, who is an artist and author. An eclectic podcast containing short fiction, interviews and comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 482 episodes
- An expert tells me about water, Rivers and data centres · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 482For Science Week 2026, I speak to Professor Fiona Regan who is a chemist and Director of DCU’s Water Institute, whose research focuses on water pollution, environmental…
- Museum Tour. I got lost in the city of Newcastle and became overwhelmed by a 2500 year old corpse · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 481Visiting the great north museum in newcastle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- English myth and folklore with Professor Ronald Hutton · 1 h 59 min · Season 1 Episode 480Professor Ronald Hutton is a leading British historian and author specialising in paganism, witchcraft, magic, folklore and the religious traditions of ancient Britain. Hosted on…
- What Bebo chain letters can tell us about Anglo Saxon Pagan tree worship and the role of snakes in the evolution of human anxiety · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 479This is a monologue which explores germanic mythology, Irish storytelling, artificial intelligence, Basilisks, snakes and fear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
- The Importance of Supporting Striking Workers · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 478Irelands revolutionary history of boycotts and strikes. Reimagining the wren for Limerick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Art History. Surrealism, Absurdism and Postmodernism · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 477In this episode I deconsctruct a poor review of my play by explaining 20th century art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Covert Japes · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 476An emergency short story, as I rush out the door to get to opening night of my play in the Abbey Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jon Ronson on Conspiracy, Masculinity and Writing · 1 h 46 min · Season 1 Episode 475I chat with Jon Ronson, who is a bestselling author, journalist, documentary maker and podcaster. A master of immersive nonfiction. His work has consistently been ahead of the…
- Sustainable food systems and a Scientific explanation for Ghosts · 1 h 10 min · Episode 474Sustainable food systems and a Scientific explanation for Ghosts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A conversation on a subtropical Irish Island with Bird expert, Sean Ronayne · 1 h 50 min · Season 1 Episode 473I travel by boat to garnish Island in west cork, to chat about wildlife with Sean Ronanyne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A cultural history of Englishman, Scotsman and Irishman Jokes · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 472A deep dive hot take into anti irish jokes, kerryman jokes and Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman Jokes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Reflections on the experience of being called a Prick by several thousand people on the internet · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 471Searching for compassion within the terror of uncertainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A Professor of Psychobiology tells me how Art improves our Health · 1 h 39 min · Season 1 Episode 470Daisy Fancourt is a professor at UCL who studies how taking part in arts and creative activities affects our mental and physical health, stress, wellbeing and social connection…
- Facts that I avoided telling my Barber during a recent Haircut · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 469Aperol Spritz, the sweat of a stressed Accountant and a Chimney Sweeps scrotum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Hostile Architecture in Neoliberal society · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 468Hostile Architecture in Neoliberal society Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Magic of Mushrooms with Merlin Sheldrake · 1 h 36 min · Season 1 Episode 467Merlin Sheldrake is a Mycologist and bestselling author researching fungi, mycorrhizal networks, ecology, and the interconnectedness of life Hosted on Acast. See…
- How to be Neurodivergent in the Workplace · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 466How to be Neurodivergent in the Workplace. Deal with eccentric behaviour and understand your rights and protections Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Irish Government is in the pocket of Big Tech and Data Centres · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 465A critique of Irish Neoliberal policies via St Kevin of Glendalough . Data centres, water, and energy. Neoliberalism shifts responsibility from govermemnt to individuals…
- The Revolutionary history of the English Working classes, with Professor Carl Chinn · 1 h 45 min · Season 1 Episode 464Professor Carl Chinn is a British social historian whose research explores the history, communities and everyday lives of England's working class. He has become a friend and I…
- The history of smoking banana peels and the Anarchists Cookbook · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 463Ancient persian air conditioning, smoking banana peels and the Anarchist cookbook. Emotionally intelligent learning within a social contect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
- A Live tour of a Berlin Art Gallery. Exploring Modernism, German Expressionism, Fascism and Muesli, while wearing swimming shorts and hiking boots · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 462This week I'm in Berlin, walking through the Neue Nationalgalerie. A tour of German expressionist paintings and 20th century history This week I'm in Berlin, walking through the…
- Why internashional fashists are so interested in Ireland · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 461A meandering mentally ill thesis on current online infrastructure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Indigenous knowledge systems and Irish Mythology with Tyson Yunkaporta · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 460Tyson Yunkaporta is an Academic is an Author and Aboriginal indigenous thinker. His revolutionary book Sand Talk deals with indigenous systems of knowledge and how they can be…
- You are better than no one else, and no one is better than You. Because Human Beings are too complex to evaluate against each other · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 459Ai psychosis and medieval glass. Howvto build self esteem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Fart Lamps of Sheffield are vestigal totems of anti Irish discrimination · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 458A history of sanitation and sewers during the industrial revolution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Speaking to a Psychiatrist who was arrested on a flotilla while delivering humanitarian aid during a Jen O Cyde · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 457Dr Veronica O’Keane is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. Her work focuses on psychiatry, neuroscience, and the relationship between brain function and…
- How to cope with the unavoidable suffering of Being Alive · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 456A thesis on parsing avoidable and unavoidable pain in service of finding meaning in the present moment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- This is a Mental Health episode about being Autistic. If you are not Autistic, you might not like it and should listen to Diary of a CEO instead · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 455An exciting new non pathologising paper has been published into autistic flow states. I discuss this Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A Neuroscientist explains what Doomscrolling is doing to your brain · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 454Dr. Michael Keane is a medical doctor and psychologist who holds a PHD in behavioural Neuroscience. We chat about creativity, trauma and social media use Hosted on Acast. See…
- Climate action for Spring with Collie Ennis · 1 h 47 min · Season 1 Episode 453I chat with Trinity College biodiversity officer Collie Ennis about rewilding, building ponds and biodiversity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Have you anything to say about the Fuel protests Blindboy? Or are you a Government shill who is worried about losing his next Late Late show appearance? · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 452An interrogation of Neoliberal structures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Towards a thesis on the disproportionately gigantic penis of the Shrew · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 451I can't really explain what this is about, you'll just have to listen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A history of the synthesiser in pop music with Martyn Ware · 1 h 34 min · Episode 450Martyn Ware is a founding member of The Human League and Heaven 17. He and other acts from Sheffield pioneered British electronic music in the 70s Hosted on Acast. See…
- Meditations on the Analog Synthesiser from the Cuck Chair of a Carlow Hotel · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 449A history of analog synths and mass produced hotel art and how they intersect with inteligence agency espionage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Artificial Intelligence is Disgusting and it will never replace Artists · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 448Artificial Intelligence is Disgusting and it will never replace Artists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The History and Social Influence of the Potato · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 447The History and Social Influence of the Potato Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- An Urgent reflection on Starlings with Seán Ronayne who is an Autistic Bird Expert · 2 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 446An urgent reflection on the behaviour of Starlings with Seán Ronayne who is an Autistic Bird Expert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dr. Gabor Mate · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 445Gabor Mate is a Hungarian born Canadian physician and author known for popular books linking trauma and stress to addiction and chronic illness. We chat about intergenerational…
- I've a ferocious dose of chickenpox and look like a type of sandwich meat · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 444I've a ferocious dose of chickenpox and look like a type of sandwich meat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Butter Melting Down The Neck Of A Warm Horse · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 443An episode about Autistic Masking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A deep dive into Effrey Jepstein · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 442I deep dive into extreme evil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- English Myth and Folklore with Dr Martin Shaw · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 441Martin Shaw is a writer, mythographer and Christian thinker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- I listened to the rain and it told me a story about Margaret Thatcher · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 440The beauty of the water cycle and the violence of it's privatisation under neoliberal policies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 62 minutes of me talking about the word Gantry, enjoy ! · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 439Psychogeography, Derive, Alienation, meaning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- I dont even know what this episode is about, but I enjoyed making it and I invite you to trust my process · 1 h 33 min · Episode 43830 years of the internet, Irish rebel songs, gangsta rap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Theres a seven foot painting of me in a bar in China and I don't know why it's there · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 437Theres a seven foot painting of me in a bar in China and I don't know why it's there Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Stories to listen to with your family or on a Christmas walk · 1 h 54 min · Season 1 Episode 436A relaxing, extra long podcast full of reflections and stories. I speak about the winter solstice, I read The Sniper by Liam O Flaherty and my own story The Pistills of the…
- A Mental Health plan for Christmas · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 435A diatribe on the emotion of shame as it presents during the festive period Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The medieval origins of 2fm Radio DJ voice · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 434A thesis on the human voice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- A rivetting chat about art and writing with Patrick Freyne · 1 h 45 min · Season 1 Episode 434I chat with the hilarious and kind Patrick Freyne, who is an author,musician and journalist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
