The Molecast
Episodes
Molecast #193
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Please support the Molecast by donating the price of a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmolePost 6N healthcheck: Leinster's season starts no...
Molecast #192
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast isn't paywalled but you can support its continued production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe Six Nations 2026 in review ...
Molecast #191
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
*Apologies for the audio quality on one mic at the start - it clears up at 16mins*The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by...
Molecast #190
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleFaz calls a new tune —...
Molcast #189
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole"The narrative has change...
Molecast #188
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleIreland's strength of sch...
Molecast #187
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its continued production by making a donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Beware: more sw...
Molecast #186
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's selection: what is a sur...
Molecast #185
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Please bear with the Zoom-level audio quality while we record remotely for 2 weeks 🙏 📡 ☎️ 💻 You can support the Molecast by making a smal...
Molecast #185
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Please excuse the Zoom level audio quality while we record remotely for 2 weeks 🙏 📡 ☎️ 💻 — You can support the Molecast by making a sma...
Molecast #184
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support the podcast by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole. Thanks for your support so far!Part 1: Th...
Molecast #183
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by donating at our Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleBreakdown shitfights an...
Molecast #182
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster confusion ma...
Molecast #181
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast's production by donating the cost of a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's Top Province: the on...
Molecast #180
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the production of the Molecast by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — "World Cup wins are all alike; every World Cup...
Molecast #179
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support it's continued existence by donating to our Ko-Fi page for as much as a cup of coffee and significa...
Molecast #178
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies for the poor sound quality on one of the microphones! — Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland romp against Oz...
Molecast #177
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled but you can support it by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Skills and confidence ebbing — Lineouts, Atta...
Molecast #176
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's new norma...
Molecast #175
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — We've got our Jack ...
Molecast #174
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — What about my guy: ...
Molecast #173
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Resource Management...
Molecast #172
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Molecast is not paywalled, but you can support its production by making a small donation at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Welcome to Q4 — W...
Molecast #171
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Molecast Summer Symposium — The Lions Phenomenon — Rugby and Media Landscape — Irelan...
Molecast #170
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can donate to the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Bulls neutered — Leinster Forwards just kept rollin’ — “This Means More”...
Molecast #169
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the production of the Molecast by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster fight — Playing off 9 v playing off 10 —...
Molecast #168: Molebag
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can keep the Molecast going by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland squad, surprises, disappointments — Weaknesses at 1 and 9 ...
Molecast #167: Molebag
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmolePt. 1: A first half of principles, a second half of realpolitik — Saints' selectio...
Molecast #166: Lionscast
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — LIONS LIONS LIONS — Who and why selections are made — How does this thing still...
Molecast #165
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — (Another) Leinster post-mortem — Northampton's Plan — Blame Game — End Game —...
Molecast #164
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can help support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — A stark weekend for Irish provinces — The Ray Ridge accumulator comes in —...
Molecast #163
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can donate to the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Rieko writes a new chapter — Selling the Leinster experience — David Humphrey...
Molecast #162
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can donate to the Molecast at our Ko-Fi page https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Rors gets over the hump — Leinster hand out Lesson No. 2 — Sam...
Molecast #161
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — How to judge a Leinster thrashing — Competing Philosophies, Decision Making, Filing Syste...
Molecast #160
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donate to the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Half Back, Half Forward — Jack Murphy : George Ford — Ioane leads Connacht in flounde...
Molecast #159
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — A civilian in Loftus — End-game strategy — Whither Player Welfare? — URC close season...
Molecast #158
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perspective and Tempered Optimism — Ireland’s Conditioning — Where was the threat? — Rushed Referees — Doak Disasterclass — Opportunity Kn...
Molecast #157
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — The Post-Mortem of Ireland v France & The Post-Mortem of _People_ talking about...
Molecast #156
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland vs France — 6/2 and 7/1 bench cost benefit analysis — Marshalling the General —...
Molecast #155
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Walking into an ambush — How good were Wales, how good were Ireland? — Kicking Ireland ...
Molecast #154
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland shrug aside any doubts in Murrayfield — Idle hands are the worst selectors — Sa...
Molecast #153
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — This one is about the Six Nations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Molecast #152 (Re-up)
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Champions Cup's unsquarable circle — Munster thrill but narrowly miss — Leinster's pass Bath test, fail pass test — The value of Dupont vs. ...
Molecast #151
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Consistency or conservatism in Irish Squad? — Agent Rabah — Enjoying Leinster Muscle in...
Molecast #150 - The Molebag
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — For Episode #150, we put a call out to listeners to submit questions for the first ...
Molecast #149
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster disappoint after bright new start — The Gleeson Conundrum — Leinster’...
Molecast #148
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Provincial Report Card — Munster rejuvenated by coaching ticket and PO'M renaissa...
Molecast #147
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland huff and puff — The inexplicable fall-off in skills execution — Expande...
Molecast #146
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland dominate Fiji — Sam for the Bold Step, Gus for Prez — The Selection Questions: ...
Molecast #145
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at our Ko-Fi page https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's dissatisfaction in victory — Where have the basics gone ...
Molecast #144
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland drop the ball literally — Ireland drop the ball metaphorically — Play better? —...
Molecast #143
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Did Rowntree jump... or was he pushed? — Who calls the tune and who picks the team — Th...
Molecast #142
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Faz's last Ireland squad for a year 😢 — Is this the time to "experiment"? — Ulster a...
Molecast #141
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — The Croke Park Screwjob... Leinster screw the fans out of a contest by winning the game aft...
Molecast #140
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Emerging Ireland. Emerging Sam — The Ginger Genius's Moment To Shine — Munster win it i...
Molecast #139
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster go down in Parma, but what of it? — Leinster and the endless squad management —...
Molecast #138
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — It's URC week 1, so what better time to talk about the post-season — When does the season...
Molecast #137
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — "Rugby's Greatest Rivalry" — NZ falter in SA — Tours vs global jamboree — A fractured...
Molecast #136
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — What even are winning and losing, when you think about it? — Ciarán Frawley and the way ...
Molecast #135
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's narrow defeat in Pretoria and what to read from it — England's missed opportuni...
Molecast #134
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — A complete lack of understanding of the South African sense of humour — Testing condition...
Molecast #133
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster's frustrating, recurring nightmare — A lack of overall vision, or a tight defeat...
Molecast #132
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster do the job — Van Graan's Renaissance — Big Game Ulster — Leinster: boring and...
Molecast #131
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — The XL rugby season — URC format and compromises — Who is in Leinster's head: Ulster? T...
Molecast #130
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Lionel Messi is the "Antoine Dupont of Soccer" — Jouez jouez? Non! Kickez les poin...
Molecast #129
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster's bungles at Ravenhill — We need to talk about Harry — ... and Luke —...
Molecast #128
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Building something at Ulster — Munster turn on the razzle dazzle — Peaking for ...
Molecast #127
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — All about the destination — A tournament that succeeds in spite of its organisers — Ref...
Molecast #126
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Munster relish the touring life — Leinster struggle in Africa — Any win will do...
Molecast #125
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Let me blunt, are we facing a labor crisis — The "broken" system — Central Contracts a...
Molecast #124
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — That was the day — Leinster’s Width vs The Gambler’s Defence — Importance of the po...
Molecast #122
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast by donating at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster's Good Friday Rodeo — Attacking flair vs system — Milne, O...
Molecast #121
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can donate to the Molecast at our Ko-Fi page https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — This is Ulsterchat with your host, Michael Chat — Blazers, Suits...
Molecast #120
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland dealing with the target on their back — Scotland park the bus — A long l...
Molecast #119
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you enjoy the Molecast, please support us at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Dominating the details vs. too many mistakes — The Six-Two Injury...
Molecast #118
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast on https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — A meditation on a single topic: how will England end up with more points than Irela...
Molecast #117
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland continue to settle the score against Wales — Giving the performance its d...
Molecast #116
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Tempting fate or speaking truth — Gruesome metaphors for beating Italy — Did we mention...
Molecast #115
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland's masterclass out of touch — Finding strong points, then finding weak poi...
Molecast #114
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Ireland go 6-2 — France not so jouez-jouez — A brief interlude about rugby docu...
Molecast #113
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — We have to talk about Ulster — Anything to be said for more Leinster matches for ...
Molecast #112
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — A "Win Today, Win Tomorrow" selection from Farrell — A hard club to join — The outhalve...
Molecast #111 (actually)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Provincial Vibe Check — Leinster's use of resources — This ship has two captain...
Molecast #110
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole — Leinster's starting and finishing — Leo, the Capo — My gawd, that's Ciarán Frawley's ...
Molecast #109
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole —Leinster's "moral defeat" — Our new S&C Guy — The Big 10 question — Tackle tec...
Molecast #108
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleBlue Machine rolls back into town... with work-ons — Young pups and old stagers — A Carton H...
Molecast #107
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole After the flow, the ebb (at Rodney Parade) — The "Irish Style" — Young guns, depth and co...
Molecast #106
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can suport the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe tale of two Australian hookers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Molecast #105
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWORLD CUP WEEK 7!Joe, Cheiks and Felipe — There's ruthlessness and there's just being really, ...
Molecast #104
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWORLD CUP WEEK 6!Familiar feelings, new feelings — The winning and the losing of it — Team o...
Molecast #103
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWORLD CUP WEEK 5!The worm turned — Walking the walk — Bumps and bruises (mental and ...
Molecast #102
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole WORLD CUP WEEK 4! World Cup Silly Season — Formats, bloat and growing the game (except in It...
Molecast #101
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWORLD CUP WEEK 3! The precipitous decline Eddie Jones — the worst Wallabies — how did Irelan...
Molecast #100
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleWORLD CUP WEEK 2! Does talking about the 7/1 split mean Rassie's already won? — How do you att...
Molecast #99
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole ❤️ 🏉 📡WORLD CUP WEEK 1!Ireland's selection policy — Pacific Island half backs — "...
Molecast #98
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Better late than never - your final pre-RWC Molecast (recorded earlier this week). Wild predictions to follow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Molecast #97
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmoleThe Molecast returns to feast on the Rugby World Cup warm-ups matches and wake-up calls,...
Molecast #96
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole1) A conversation reviewing Munster's season becomes a conversation about absolutely eve...
Molecast #95
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole. Stade Rochelais taste Euro-victory in Dublin to retain the Heineken Champions Cup.1) ...
Molecast #94
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Molecast at https://ko-fi.com/dementedmole 1) Munster's biggest win in a decade at Lansdowne 2) Leinster's questions Hosted on Acas...