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Wet Cold Irish Summer

Mark Moloney, Ross O'Donoghue, Thomas Lawrance

Mark, Ross, and Thomas are on an endless road trip, exploring the highs and lows of local tourism in Ireland.

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  • Thursday · 25 min

    37. Phoenix Park, Dublin: 'PR Crisis'

    The boys explore Europe's largest walled park - but Ross' mind is elsewhere. - Music credit: Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod • Edvard Grieg | http://incompetech.com Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • September 23 · 37 min

    36. University College Cork: 'Actual Echo Chamber'

    Alma matters. Ross takes the boys on a tour of his old stomping grounds at UCC. It's a trip back in time both physically and psychologically, threatening to unravel Ross' psyche in a kind of sick butterfly effect paradox. We should never have come here. It's not natural.

  • September 5 · 38 min

    34. The Circus: 'Does the Caged Motorbike Rev?'

    A man juggles, a motorbike crashes, and a lady goes on fire - and four more clowns enter the ring as the boys (and Nicola) go to Circus Extreme in Cork. - PLUS: A fear of clowns, Stamptown chat, and one of the boys is bisexual this week.

  • August 26 · 33 min

    33. Edinburgh Fringe Festival: 'I've Eaten Greggs Every Day' (feat. @seanodx)

    With reports from Mike Rice, Shane Daniel Byrne, Síomha McQuinn, and Roger O’Sullivan from the Fringe frontlines. - This week the boys are joined by Cork TikTok STAR Jack Daly (@seanodx) to chat all things Edinburgh - from heartwrenching plays and chaotic midnight gigs, to end-of-fest exhaustion and comedy quitters.

  • August 19 · 38 min

    32. The Eclipse: 'Luna & Bear Were F*cking'

    This week the boys park up at another of Cork's prime dogging spots and examine the personal and spiritual significance of the eclipse. PLUS: Recent controvonews, religious sleepovers, and more on Epstein's island. Reach us at instagram.com/wetcoldpod or wetcoldirishsummer@gmail.com

  • August 11 · 26 min

    31. Cork City Gaol: 'We've Accidentally Gone to Something Good'

    This week the boys are behind bars. Not because of crime but because they are visiting one of Cork's best historical attractions. PLUS: More on Glen Hansard, the life and times of Constance Markievicz, and Kerry Katona. Reach us at instagram.com/wetcoldpod or wetcoldirishsummer@gmail.com

  • August 4 · 26 min

    30. Bus Tour of Cork: 'D'Odyssey'

    An open-top bus takes the boys on an ODYSSEY across Cork city. ALSO: Processing the death of Glen Howards; Mark spits bars; and a casting agency tries to cast two of the trio as 40-year-old dads.

  • July 28 · 48 min

    29. Dereliction Tour of Cork: 'Familiar Faces, Worn Out Places'

    Did you know that Cork has a dereliction problem?? This week the Wet Cold team join housing activists Frank O'Connor and Jude Sherry on a fascinating tour of the city, to showcase the very best of Cork's emptiest, most run-down buildings - and to offer some (non-violent) solutions. - RECOMMENDEDs: ffud.art (Frank and Jude's website) a house

  • July 21 · 36 min

    28. World Cup in a Cork pub: 'Where's Your Jingoism?'

    There's been enough Stewart Lee talk around here. This time the boys check out the footie and try to rile up Thomas' patroitism. - RECOMMENDEDs the footie adverts with Roy Keane in them The Great Escape (1963)

  • June 23 · 37 min

    27. Comedian Stewart Lee, Cork Opera House: 'Wrestling my Werewolf'

    The boys go to see alternative comedy legend Stewart Lee as he performs his show ‘STEWART LEE VS THE MAN-WULF’ at Cork Opera House. Does this count as local tourism, and thus fulfil the remit of the podcast? Sure. Why the hell not - RECOMMENDEDs: STAND-UP/TV: Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf (2026) Basic Lee (2024) Content Provider (2019) Ricky Gervais’ Derek (2012-14) Carpet Remnant World (2012) If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One (2010) 41st Best Stand Up Ever (2008) 90s Comedian (2006) TMWRNJ (1998-9) Fist of Fun (mainly series 1) (1993-5) The character Alan Partridge, invented by Stewart Lee and Richard Herring BOOKS: How I Escaped my Certain Fate (Stewart Lee, 2010) Flanimals (Ricky Gervais, 2004)

  • June 9 · 18 min

    26. Black Market, Cork: 'I'm the Joker Baby'

    A Wet Cold Quickie about one of Cork's tastiest little food spots, BOOM. - Plus: settling the debate over Cork's controversial Firemen's Rest hut, the disappearance of Lord Lucan, and more dispatches from Virgin Island.

  • May 26 · 20 min

    24. Red Abbey, Cork: 'Nave-Gazing'

    The Red Abbey is a 14th century ruin on the southside of Cork city. Head down Douglas Street and turn right when you find the bloody tissues. BYOB!

  • May 7 · 24 min

    22. The Lough, Cork: 'My Psychotic Friend'

    The boys visit the Lough, which is made of water. Plus: Is generative AI ever justified, for example if Sam Campbell uses it? Is Ross' favourite short story 'The Egg' good? - Come and see 'Dreaming in the Years' at the Cork Fringe on Saturday, May 9. - RECOMMENDEDs: 'The Egg' (Andy Weir egg story, 2009)

  • April 21 · 38 min

    20. Blackrock Castle, Cork: 'Wagwan Small Step for Man'

    A trip to Blackrock Castle Observatory devolves into a mental health episode. WARNING: something horrible happens in the middle of this one, but it is signposted. - RECOMMENDEDs: Space films: Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902 silent moon film) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969 ape-and-space epic) Solaris (1972 space psychocrisis film) Alien (1979 alien film) The Right Stuff (1983 Ed Harris NASA film) Apollo 13 (1995 Ed Harris NASA film) Contact (1997 sad family alien film) Event Horizon (1997 space hell film) Sunshine (2007 great sun film) Moon (2009 great moon film) Interstellar (2014 sad family black hole film) The Martian (awesome 2015 ‘did that just happen’ Mars film) Arrival (2016 sad family alien film) First Man (depressing 2018 Neil Armstrong film) Apollo 11 (amazing 2019 NASA documentary) Project Hail Mary (awesomesauce 2026 ‘did that just happen’ space film) Space stories: ‘The Last Question’ (Isaac Asimov, 1956) ‘The Egg’ (Andy heckin’ Weir, 2009)

  • April 14 · 36 min

    19. Test Tube Babies, Dublin: 'Everlasting Child Stopper'

    Road trip! The boys head up to Dublin for Mark's alternative comedy show, Test Tube Babies - and on the way they explore motorway art, euthanasia, Pádraig Pearse's poetry, Bonnie Blue, patron saints, Israel, and much much more. - RECOMMENDEDs: Test Tube Babies Tracy Emin: A Second Life (Tate Modern)

  • April 7 · 28 min

    18. Béal na Bláth (Feat. Roger O'Sullivan): 'Comedians in Cars Getting Ambushed'

    The final episode in the Roger trilogy. The gang visits the site of Michael Collins' death (unaliving) - and Roger explains the Irish Civil War in terms you'll understand (Avatar). Plus: whether SNL UK is any good, revolutionary Tom Barry shoots a load of Brits, and Roger performs an original trad piece. - RECOMMENDEDs: Fekken (Roger O'Sullivan) Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) Avatar (2009)

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