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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 5h

"I wanna be in that pantheon and if I'm not there yet, I'm gonna strive until I get there."

New episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft God Knows on his DEBUT SOLO ALBUM A Future of the Past

Listen: t.co/Piv4wRR0Fj

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjtN...

Or check the link in bio

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 5h

"I wanna be in that pantheon and if I'm not there yet, I'm gonna strive until I get there."

New episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft God Knows on his DEBUT SOLO ALBUM A Future of the Past

Listen: t.co/Piv4wRR0Fj

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjtN...

Or check the link in bio

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 15h

An excerpt from Brandon Taylor's new novel Minor Black Figures

open.substack.com/pub/audacity...

Minor Black Figures

An excerpt from Brandon Taylor's new novel

open.substack.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 18h

'Financially this is a huge thing': Shane Ryan defends decision to join Enhanced Games

Ryan said he will earn "over six figures" in the next nine months, an amount which could rise to $600,000 should he win his events.

www.irishexaminer.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 20h

‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ To Run On Netflix As Streamer Strikes Broad Video Deal With Spotify

deadline.com/2025/10/netf...

‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ To Run On Netflix As Streamer Strikes Broad Video Deal With Spotify

The move will see shows such as The Bill Simmons Podcast and The Rewatchables air on the streamer and taken down from YouTube.

deadline.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 21h

"By the time the podcast started, I’d let go of all the other dreams, but when they started to happen, I felt like, 'OK, I’m ready for it now.'"

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...

Marc Maron on the End of His Landmark Podcast

www.nytimes.com

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly feel many people are sick of performatively confrontational presidential candidate debates.

The constant interruptions, prickly haranguing, random hypotheticals, repetitive dredging of controversy instead of hearing about values, character, vision.

We deserve smarter discourse.

#Aras25

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 1d

"This show taught me the kind of honesty and intimacy that’s possible in podcasting, and gave me comfort when little else did"

‘Like losing a friend’: farewell to Marc Maron’s pioneering podcast WTF

After 16 years and almost 1,700 episodes, Maron is ending his show – which changed the face of podcasting. No wonder it’s sparking an outpouring of sadness

www.theguardian.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 1d

Barack Obama was the final guest on WTF with Marc Maron which ended today after 1,686 episodes over 16 years 😢

Podcast Corner: Marc Maron returns to Obama for final episode of WTF

Marc Maron closed the curtain on WTF on Monday, a show that helped shape the podcasting landscape

www.irishexaminer.com

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Nialler9 @nialler9.com · 2d

Episode 300 of the Nialler9 Podcast is also Andrea Cleary's last as cohost :(

We cover Taylor Swift’s stinker of a new album, we finally put on our review stetsons and discuss CMAT's third album Euro-Country and the rise of Gen Z rock band Geese.

nialler9.com/andreas-last...

Andrea's last Nialler9 Podcast episode: Taylor's Showgirl, CMAT's Euro-Country, the rise of Geese | Nialler9

Ahead of our listening party at the Big Romance, Andrea explores Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city, his groundbreaking 2012 album.

nialler9.com

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 4d

Reviewed Mark Ronson's book about his early rise as a DJ (spoiler: helps if you're a nepo baby)

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Book review: A love letter to more humble beginnings

Mark Ronson's 'Night People' is about chasing the highs of a great mix while documenting a city that no longer exists

www.irishexaminer.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 4d

Love this by Claire-Louise Bennett:

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Zara Hedderman @zarahedderman.bsky.social · 4d

It’s always a great day when a new Litany of Failures compilation comes out & I’m buzzed that my latest newsletter features some of the artists on it sharing insights into their tracks featured on Volume V.

Read & Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

The Bad Arts 027: A Litany of Failures

Artists from the ever-excellent compilation of alternative and independent Irish music, A Litany of Failures Volume V, share insights on their featured songs.

zarahedderman.substack.com

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 15d

When the Jets are on national TV

Lenny from the Simpsons, shivering in a dilapidated home, saying “please don’t tell anyone how I live”

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 19d

"it’s important in a world where, because of my colour, people on the far right try to take away my Irishness. Being the first in something is vital: young men and women can see themselves in me."

What a Difference a Day Makes: Rapper GodKnows on 'giving back to God'

Zimbabwean-Irish rapper Munyaradzi GodKnows Jonas tells Helen O’Callaghan how a pastor’s words, spoken a dozen years ago, gave him a new confidence and self-belief – but also motivated him to life his...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 19d

Had fun running the rule over the best albums of 2015 and how they've stood the test of time

Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Villagers... the best albums marking their 10-year anniversaries

In the last of this year's series on albums with significant anniversaries, Eoghan O'Sullivan mixes Irish and international choices for his favourites from 2015

www.irishexaminer.com

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 19d

Hopped on the Examiner Sports podcast to talk about the NFL in Dublin this weekend

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/others...

Podcast special: What the NFL's arrival in Dublin means for America's game and Irish sport

As the Steelers and Vikings face off at GAA HQ we examine what the landmark tie represents, what Irish sport can learn from the extravaganza and ask what we can look forward to at Croke Park on Sunday...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 20d

Special episode of the TPOE podcast is out today ft various artists who took part in Remembering Talos at Sounds from a Safe Harbour talking about the late Eoin French

TPOE 368: linktr.ee/thepointofev...

📷 Bríd O'Donovan

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 21d

“Do the maths and you could be at 180 or 200 sessions in a year, so it can't be just about one day. If you train 200 times in a year with a great bunch of lads and you’re enjoying it, you’re a long way to being happy. And that’s what I did."

Patrick Horgan interview: 'Very few get to decide themselves when to leave, and to leave when they’re happy. And I am happy'

The Cork legend walks away without a coveted All-Ireland medal but pleased and proud of a remarkable career in red

www.irishexaminer.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 21d

Cork legend Patrick Horgan retires from inter-county hurling

Horgan retires as the all-time leading scorer in the senior hurling championship and league.

www.irishexaminer.com

Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 23d

Gary Neville reminiscing about Rooney and Ronaldo after that Haaland goal. Ahh the good ol' days

Wayne Rooney & Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible counter attack goal for Man United against Bolton

YouTube video by Sky Sports Retro

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 26d

Wrote about Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival which took over Cork last week. Hearts full of creativity, heads full of music

open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/w...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 25d

"Each individual act of capitulation has emboldened Trump to press for more. It has also created a precedent that makes both the president’s assault on free institutions and those institutions’ relinquishing of their freedom seem normal."

Brilliant read by @brianphillips.bsky.social

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work

Donald Trump came for Jimmy Kimmel. Disney folded immediately. It’s not just bad morals. It’s bad business.

www.theringer.com

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 26d

Wrote about Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival which took over Cork last week. Hearts full of creativity, heads full of music

open.substack.com/pub/tpoe/p/w...

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Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social · 27d

Not good

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

variety.com

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