The Blindboy Podcast

The History and Social Influence of the Potato

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The 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

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

An urgent reflection on the behaviour of Starlings with Seán Ronayne who is an Autistic Bird Expert  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Dr. Gabor Mate

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gabor Mate is a Hungarian born Canadian physician and author known for popular books linking trauma and stress to addiction and chronic illness. We ch...

I've a ferocious dose of chickenpox and look like a type of sandwich meat

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I'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

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

An episode about Autistic Masking  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive into Effrey Jepstein

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I deep dive into extreme evil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

English Myth and Folklore with Dr Martin Shaw

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Martin 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

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The beauty of the water cycle and the violence of it's privatisation under neoliberal policies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

62 minutes of me talking about the word Gantry, enjoy !

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Psychogeography, 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

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

30 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

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Theres 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

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A 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 sto...

A Mental Health plan for Christmas

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A 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

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A thesis on the human voice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Freyne

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I chat with the hilarious and kind Patrick Freyne, who is an author,musician and journalist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Reflections on winning the Grierson documentary award

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I won the best prestenter award at the Griersons, I reflect on not allowing external praise to define my self worth  Hosted on Acast. S...

How I found a bag of Heroin on the ground because I thought it was a dead Bird

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A mental health podcast about how clothes are a form of music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I cant describe what this one is about, you'll just have to trust my process and listen to it please

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spanish coffee, the history of suits, dog pulled trousers, persian desserts, fairy fog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Speaking with a professor about the evolution of plants, terraforming planets and extinction events

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Jennifer Mc Elwain joined me for a chat about Paleobotany ahead of Science week 2025  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Zen and the Art of repairing the Testicle Bicycle

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The connection between bicycles, snails and the housing crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've recorded a podcast every week for the past eight years and I'm taking one week off

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eight year anniversary episode  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pleasuring myself about sycamore trees above the top of Croagh Patrick

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A thesis on the Sycamore  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In memory of Manchán Magan

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manchán Magan was an author and thinker, who was a friend and frequent guest on this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

What pulling our pants around our ankles can tell us about structuralist theory and oral storytelling

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A chance encounter with a childhood friend and his nickname leads me to ponder the nature of oral storyteling and Irish mythology Hosted on Acast. See...

Catherine Connoly

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with Catherine Connoly, an indepedent politician who would like to become President of Ireland  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Big Manky American Christian Fascists

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The explicit relationship between the American Christian right and the rise of Neoliberal economics  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Provisional IRA Edwardian Minotaur Sex Porn

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A trip to an IRA ambush site leads to musings about am erotic minotaur book and fascism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Woman whose name was Horse

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A phonecall episode about accepting the sufferinng of existence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Old Testament and Simulation Theory

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Old Testament and Simulation Theory  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is another podcast about the behaviour of Starlings, but I had to make it because this is very important to me

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is another podcast about the behaviour of Starlings, but I had to make it because this is very important to me  Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Speaking to a professional storyteller about Shakespeare

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Debs Newbold is an award winning theatre maker who reinterprets the works of Shakespeare through storytelling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

The Irish tradition of burning down colonial English houses

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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What my Uncle who sticks coins to his forehead can tell us about Artificial Intelligence and simulation theory

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What my Uncle who sticks coins to his forehead can tell us about artificial intelligence and simulation theory . An exploration of the work of Jo...

Gargle on the Garibaldi Barbell you scandalous Anthonys

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Winning awards and Autistic burnout.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mythology of Rain Smell on a hot day

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An in depth look at petrichor and mid summer rain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Closing Reflections on The Seagull Thesis

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A minute by minute critical analysis of the emotions I felt following a false accusation of not flushing a toilet after defecation  Hosted on Aca...

Haunt me with the Ghost of a Tree

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A 15th century saint who would dream about christ penetrating her heart. A 380 million year old extinction event where the plants couldn't decompose w...

Frankie Boyle

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I chat with the legendary author and comedian Frankie Boyle in his hometown of Glasgow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nazi Yoghurt Folklore

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A hot take about the healing soil on a priests grave and probiotic yoghurt in an 11th century vision poem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

This weeks podcast will be a day late

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

my sincerest apologies  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Science of Happiness with an expert Psychologist

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Bruce Hood is an experimental psychologist and philosopher , we chat about the science of happiness. I also speak about Autistic burnou...

Words for Artists

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I answer questions this week as I prepare for my tour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Corbyn

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with independent socialist politician Jeremy Corbyn about compassionate politics  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

I thought I heard the Banshee but it was a Fox with a cough

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The historical relationship between Banshees and the tradition of Keening  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to speak to men who have an unhelpful view of Masculinity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boundaries between Protest and Art

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boundaries between Protest and Art  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 19th century volcanic eruption resulted in people training Falcons to have sex with their heads

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How a 19th century volcanic eruption caused people to train Falcons to have sex with their heads 150 years later  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Seagulls are all intimately connected and flow as one in the cognitive ether

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fairy Forts, Anthrax, Dubai Chocolate bars and Segulls are all intimately connected  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 400. What the history of Onions can tell us about Trumps tariff war  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rewilding for Biodiversity with Costa Georgiadis

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Costa Georgiadis is a landcape architect, environmental educator and national treasure down in Australia. In Sydney, we chatted about rewilding Hoste...

The Gut Brain Connection

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with professor Ted Dinan who is an expert on the relationship between food and mental health  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Against Bigotry and Hatred

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A look at anti irish sentiment and what it can tell us about now  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The history of unsustainable meat

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The history of unsustainable meat  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why everything feels so Chaotic now

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why everything feels so Chaotic now  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The history of Ginger Nuts and understanding the Human Condition via the Temptation of Christ  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The shared history of Madeira Cake, Crack Cocaine and Bicycle Repairs  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A riveting, one hundred and twenty minute conversation with a man who lifts old stones

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Davidd Keoghan is a former olympic kettlebell lifter who is singlehandly reviving the ancient Irish tradition of stone lifting Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Chaos at the Cocaine Barbershop

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The history of artificial light and meditating in the presence of corpses  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Mental health plan for 2025

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A diverse ramble about cormorants, the cailleach and external aproval Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In defence of licking dirt off a window

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trying to love my inner child by doing long division and looking out Windows. The night of the Big Wind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Birdshit funded the 1916 Rising, with Manchán Magan

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An exploration of the similarities between Irish and Indian mythology with many tangents in between, a conversation with the wonderful writer Manchán...

How I humiliated myself in a Canteen full of Accountants

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The autistic experience of eccentric behaviour  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donal Trump and managing emotions in the here and now

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Roman mythology and American colonial expansion  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quantum Physics in Irish Mythology

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quantum Physics in Irish Mythology  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Christmas you pinpricked Vincent's

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A festive tale about a bicycle and a threesome in the Dublin airport Maldron hotel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Jersey UFO's and a Medieval monastery in Offaly

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Jersey UFO's and a Medieval monastery in Offaly  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geopolitics and Spaghetti Bolognese

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geopolitics and Spaghetti Bolognese Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How I navigate my mental health using Turkish arse lozenges

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Coping with stress and burnout through emotional literacy and self compassion  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking with a professional who helps people to die

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Coleman is a psychotherapist and death doula  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The miserable blood drenched history of Jaffa Cakes

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The miserable blood drenched history of Jaffa Cakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chatting about the Brain with a professor of Neuroscience

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kevin Mitchell is associate professor of neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. We chat about the brain and human behaviour for science week 2024...

Ratworm Lung Disease

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A phone call about what life was like before the internet, then I read a short story about a fella who eats slugs  Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Cillian Murphy

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I chat with Cork actor Cillian Murphy about his new film "Small things like these" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Hyper Capitalism has made Halloween more terrifying than its Pagan beginnings

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How Hyper capitalism has made Halloween more terrifying than its Pagan beginnings  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

43 minutes of me walking around Limerick city and talking into a microphone about the history of a wall and how it's connected to 2pac ASMR

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

43 minutes of me walking around Limerick city and talking into a microphone about the history of a wall and how it's connected to 2pac ASMR Hosted on...

An in depth thesis about Earwigs

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An in depth thesis about Earwigs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The History of Money with David McWilliams

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David McWilliams is an economist who has just written the book, Money: a story of humanity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

The Absolute State of the World

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geopolitics and the military industrial complex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking to an expert about birdsong

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Ronanye is an Ornithologist from cork who is recording the sounds of every Irish bird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Why Fishermans Friend no longer tastes like a recently washed Human anus

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why Fisherman's Friend no longer tastes like a recently washed Human anus  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I chat about upcoming projects and the epic of Gilgamesh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

57 minutes of me talking about a wasp on a plane

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

57 minutes of me talking about a wasp on a plane  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kylie Minogue gave me a loan of her mirror and it made me think about Attachment theory

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kylie Minogue gave me a loan of her mirror and it made me think about attachment theory  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

I finally saw a UFO

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An episode about choosing the path of least resistance  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris O Dowd

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I chat with Hollywood actor Chris O Dowd  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The History of Pigeons

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A history of pigeons from the Neolithic period to the Napoleonic wars  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Donkey

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A short story about a Donkey and complicated grief Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Art of Storytelling

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Murphy is a professional storyteller, we discuss the history and applications of storytelling  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Protestant Footsteps

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How listening to plants can tell us stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I walked through Limerick in the rain instead of gigging Glastonbury

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I walked through Limerick in the rain instead of gigging Glastonbury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myth, Fantasy and Conspiracy Theory with Fin Dwyer

29 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode I chat with Fin Dwyer from the Irish History Podcast about the relationship between Myth, Fantasy and Conspiracy Theory Hosted o...

The History of Food Poisoning

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The historical relationship between food poisoning and anti Irish discrimination  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Class, culture and taste with Grayson Perry

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grayson Perry is a Turner Prize winning artist who works in ceramics and textile. We had a gas chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Rat Boy Summer

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A phone call about an 800 year old corpse  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Ireland invented spaces between words

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The contribution that Irish monks made to the mechanics of writing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The state of the World

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I speak about Skellig Michael and Global conflict  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paddy Considine

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with the actor Paddy Considine about creativity, dogs and being autistic  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biblically Accurate Anus

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The aurora borealis and a herons legs cause me to think about the origin of life on Earth  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

St.Augustines Suntan

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I speak about autistic burnout and read a short story about religion and jackdaws  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Art of Drag with Rory O Neil/Panti Bliss

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rory O Neil is a legendary drag performer, as Panti Bliss. We speak about drag as an art form Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...