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Up to 90 | Vogue Williams, Kimye and Dying on Your Hole
On the latest episode of Up to 90, Emma and Julie talk celebrities going on holidays in the middle of a global…
NO ENCORE #252 | NO ENCORE QUIZ OF 2020~! / MF DOOM TRIBUTE
Let's get down to quizness. It's the NO ENCORE Quiz of 2020! Six rounds of music-related brain teasers for you to…
Crimeland | Marilyn Rinn with Blaithín de Burca
On the first episode back for 2021, Julie Jay chats with Blaithín de Burca about Marilyn Rinn. ‘The guards switched…
Up to 90 | Norma Foley and Jess Redden
Emma and Julie are back for 2021! ‘I always deflect attention away from my problems by over-acesssorizing’ On this…
The World According To Wikipedia | Going GLAM for Wikipedia’s Birthday
In this week's episode Rebecca talks about Wikipedia's birthday on the 15th January. The international birthday…
#159 | Swear It All Over Again: Megan Figueroa & the Politics of Expletives
You may have see promos for Nicholas Cage's new show on Netflix all about swear words. Well, we had the idea…
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Cartoon Catch Up | Big Guy and Rusty
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, or simply, Big Guy and Rusty as it is often called, was a 26-episode animated series that first aired in 1999 and found its way to Irish screens not long after. I have fond memories of sitting down and…
Artist Spotlight | Raíz Channels Multicultural London In His Music
Swiss born, Portuguese-Angolan singer/songwriter Raíz integrates London’s multicultural music scene into his musical area of edgy bangers and millennial pop. His name, which translates to "root" in Portuguese, reflects the connection…
NO ENCORE #251 | RTÉ CHOICE MUSIC PRIZE PREVIEW ft. JIM CARROLL
Happy New Year! NO ENCORE returns for 2021 with a preview of the upcoming RTÉ Choice Music Prize, where the best Irish album of 2020 will be officially crowned. Things are a little different this year, though, from both the judging process…
The Chibnall Centrism Of Doctor Who | Politics On TV
The current era of Doctor Who has, not unusually for the show, proven a controversial one. In line with such blockbusters as The Last Jedi and Captain Marvel, the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor (and, more recently, the…
Episode 131 – MarieAnn McLoughlin Dwyer
On the latest episode of Joe Rooney's PODAROONEY he chats to MarieAnn McLoughlin Dwyer. While born and raised in Dublin city Ireland, MarieAnn McLoughlin Dwyer is a Donegal based storyteller, songwriter, and playwright. Her publishing…
The Rotation | Volume 3: SZA, Denise Chaila & More
Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 3 below, or scroll to the bottom for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here. The start of a new…
Just Keep Swimming | How Animated Films Teach Us to Keep Going
I recently re-watched Monsters University, the excellent prequel to the famous Monsters, Inc. It got me thinking about perseverance, a theme that runs through not just animated media but each of our lives. Never has it been more important…
The Underrated | The Best Films of 2020 You May Not Have Seen
Say what you want about 2020, but a lot of good movies were released in Ireland. So much so in fact that HeadStuff's writers wanted to spotlight some great films that didn't quite make our best of the year list. The Devil All the Time The…
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