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Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Louise McSharry

Catch Up with Louise McSharry keeps you up to date on the week’s news and culture, from the lowest of brows to the relatively high. Armed with recommendations for music, books, telly and the rest, Louise takes you through the week’s events with the help of experts and relevant guests. 

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  • S1 · E511
    Friday · 38 min

    Catch Up with Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

    Today's episode is a catch up with fiddler, sean-nós singer, tv presenter, podcaster and expert in irish folklore, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin. Doireann and I discussed her forthcoming musical project An Tairseach, as well as her upcoming tour, among many other things. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E509
    Monday · 58 min

    News Catch-Up: Drumcree, Cornell University and Public Sector strikes

    In this week's new catch up Carl Kinsella and I discuss the latest from Drumcree, the Public Sector strikes, the conversation arising from Cornell University and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E508
    October 2 · 49 min

    Catch Up with Grace Campbell

    This week I was thrilled to catch up with comedian, writer and presenter Grace Campbell who is super smart, super funny, and super fun to talk to. We discuss the cost of sharing personal experience, ADHD, relationships and lots more. Get tickets for Grace's gig in Dublin next month here. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E505
    September 25 · 47 min

    PATREON OPEN DAY! Chronically Online: Lindsay Clancy, Iced Coffee at Interviews and Reality TV

    Today I'm bringing you a chance to hear this week's Chronically Online, one of the patreon episodes Emer McLysaght and I do every second week. Chronically Online focuses on the interesting things our algorithms have been bringing up which means we can really talk about anything - and we do! I hope you enjoy. If you sign up for the Patreon, not only are you supporting the podcast, you're also getting access to all the previous Chronically Online episodes as well as all the Screens (where Emer and I talk about film and tv). Sign up here today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E502
    September 18 · 58 min

    Catch Up with Lindsay and Bobby from Who Weekly? (!!)

    Guys, this week I got to interview the hosts of my favourite podcast Who Weekly? Lindsay Weber and Bobby Finger are my go-to voices on pop culture, celebrity and its interaction with the media and society. They make me laugh with every episode, and I feel incredibly lucky to be a Wholigan (thanks for bringing me in Emer McLysaght.) Lindsay and Bobby's book, I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody is a Celebrity, explores fame and its interaction with society beautifully. I devoured it, and I know you will too when it comes out on September 29. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E499
    September 11 · 41 min

    Catch Up on Integration with Dublin Camogie Captain Aisling Maher

    A lot of people are learning this week for the first time that women's gaelic games are not a part of the GAA, so I thought it might be good for us to chat to someone in on the action who can explain why that is, why it's a problem, and where we go from here. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E497
    September 7 · 54 min

    News Catch-Up: Katie Taylor, Lindsay Clancy and Transport Fares

    This week Carl Kinsella and I have much to discuss, including the fact that the map we've been using our entire lives is wrong. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E496
    September 4 · 53 min

    Catch Up with Roisin Kiberd

    When I heard that Irish writer and creative writing lecturer Roisin Kiberd had written a book of essays on beauty, I knew I had to read it. Once I'd read it, I knew I had to chat to her about it, so that's what you're going to hear today. The Most Normal Woman explores Roisin's relationship with beauty, beauty ideals, beauty niches and beauty standards and I absolutely loved it. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E495
    September 2 · 54 min

    Entertainment Catch-Up: Electric Picnic, John Galliano and a Tupac Conviction

    This week Emer McLysaght and I discuss the week's entertainment stories, including our thoughts on this year's Electric Picnic, the conviction in relation to the murder of Tupac Shakur, Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival and why Mel Gibson just can't stop being a jerk. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E494
    August 28 · 47 min

    Catch Up on Facing Death with Professor Kimberly D. Acquaviva

    Today’s guest is Professor Kimberly D. Acquaviva. Kimberly has spent more than a decade working in education around inclusivity for LGBTQIA people in end of life care, A year and a half after she published LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice & Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice in 2017, Kim learned that her wife Kathy had ovarian cancer. Kim and Kathy spent the next six months sharing their experiences via social media and giving people a sense of what it's like to be living while dying. Shortly after Kathy died in August 2019, a New Yorker documentary film was made about Kim, Kathy, and their son Greyson. Kimberly is coming to Ireland as part of Palliative Care week, and I was so happy to catch up with her this week ahead of her trip. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E493
    August 26 · 55 min

    Entertainment Catch-Up: Dolly Forever

    Lots to discuss with Cian Sullivan this week from Meghan Markle's reported return to acting to Zara Larsson's charming fit of the giggles. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E492
    August 24 · 50 min

    News Catch-Up: Hind Rajab, Friedrich's Ataxia and Natalie Harp

    This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the fallout from last week's awful crash on the M9, the drug people with Friedrich's Ataxia are begging for and the strange case of Natalie Harp, aide to Donald Trump. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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