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Hello there. Due to scheduling conflicts and a series of unfortunate events, we don't have a proper full episode of NO ENCORE for you this week. Believe us, we did our very best only for circumstances to conspire against us. Back to our…

DOUBLE FIGURES, AWWWWWWH YEAH. Ahem. To celebrate hitting the big One-Zero, your NO ENCORE boys - Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Colm O'Regan - welcome Kieran McGuinness from the excellent Delorentos on board as a special guest…

Spoilers for a 19-year-old hugely popular video game follow…. There’s an argument to be made for Homer Simpson as the single greatest character in any and all literature. Consider this; Homer is a poor husband, an irresponsible…

Adopted son of Norway Colm O’Regan has once more abandoned his NO ENCORE co-host duties and has indulged in a much-needed holiday so HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty and serious Newstalk business journalist Craig Fitzpatrick are joined…

HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press word-man Colm O’Regan and Newstalk business dude Craig Fitzpatrick are back with another exciting edition of the NO ENCORE podcast. As Rolling Stone pointed out*; "It's the best podcast there…

Episode VII. The Podcast Awakens? In truth, it's difficult to stay animated when listening to the new album from Canadian hip hop sensation Drake, but HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press henchman Colm O’Regan and Newstalk…

No, we didn't fool around with Jay Z. At least I don't think we did. Anything is possible on episode six of the NO ENCORE podcast as HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press hero Colm O’Regan and Newstalk's answer to Patrick Bateman,…

It's like banter alarm, geddit? No wait, come back. That's all the #lad nonsense we have for you, mainly because episode four of the NO ENCORE podcast finds HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty and Hot Press one-man wrecking crew Colm…

See that there? That's a pun headline, the kind of thing Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Colm O'Regan excel at, thanks to their time in Hot Press magazine. There will be no apology and there will be NO ENCORE. Following on from last…

HeadStuff music editor Dave Hanratty is joined by co-hosts Craig Fitzpatrick of Newstalk and Colm O'Regan of Hot Press magazine for some music-related chatter before the studio is invaded by Joe Panama and Stevie Darragh of the mighty…