Best Martin McGuinness Podcasts (2025)

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Fern Brady - ‘I make more money in comedy than I ever did from stripping‘ 46:23

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In this searingly funny and deeply affecting live conversation, Elizabeth speaks to stand-up comedian, author and Taskmaster favourite Fern Brady about her autism diagnosis, her working-class roots, and the failures that shaped her award-winning memoir Strong Female Character. Fern opens up about late diagnosis, social masking, and stripping to fun…

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Second Helpings - Aisling Bea 47:59

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We may be on our summer break but we thought we’d delve into the Table Manners archive and relive some of our favourite episodes from 17 wonderful series! Up first is the gorgeous Aisling Bea who joined us in February 2020. We had been trying to nail down a recording with Aisling ever since we became friends on a Love Island WhatsApp group. I had l…

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Pool Party Episode 8 With Special Guest Jordan D White: "Dead Presidents" By Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn with Art by Tony Moore 1:26:40

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Its the end of the 'Pool Party and boy oh boy have we saved the best for last. Deadpool's Pal Jordan D. White joins us to talk "Dead Presidents" from Deadpool vol. 5 by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and Tony Moore. I can't believe he agreed to come on the show either, guys. Deadpool Vol 5 1-6 is Written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, Penciled by To…

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Pool Party Episode 7: Spider-Man/Deadpool by Joe Kelly and Ed Mcguinness 1:18:22

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Wherein one of our hosts dislike of Spider-Man takes up a lot of oxygen. We read Spider-Man/Deadpool 1-6. SpideyPool is alive and well! It's a fun book, but one of us is basically J. Jonah Jameson. Later we read the most popular AO3 SpideyPool fic "Quackery" and have a much more serious convo about represenation and censorship than you'd expect! Sp…

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Dorinda Medley on Grief, Identity and The Real Housewives: ‘I was angry. I was lost. I felt like I got cheated.’ 45:33

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What happens when the life you thought you’d built - the one with love, money, recognition - seems to slip away? This week, Elizabeth speaks to Dorinda Medley, author, TV personality and iconic former Real Housewife of New York, about reinvention, resilience and learning to be okay with not being liked by everyone. Dorinda opens up about the loss o…

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Stephen Mangan 1:01:37

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It’s the final episode of Series 17 and we’re bidding adieu with actor, presenter and author, the gorgeous Stephen Mangan! Fresh from filming his latest series in Grenada, Stephen joined us for a BBQ lunch. We heard about his process when writing children’s books, choosing to go to boarding school as a child, his recent stint in the West End in a p…

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Pool Party Episode 6: Deadpool Vol 8 by Alyssa Wong and Martin Coccolo 1:25:05

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The Pool Party is starting to get weird! This episode we get Deadpool pregnant and burst from his liver in the grossest and sexiest Deadpool comic run we've read so far: Deadpool Vol 8 by Alyssa Wong and Martin Coccolo. Hot take? It's the most underrated run of Krakoa! Deadpool Vol 8 is written by Alyssa Wong with art by Martin Coccolo, Javier Pina…

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Pool Party Episode 5: Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War by Duane Swierczynski and Jason Pearson 59:42

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The 'Pool Party is raging on and we're taking it slow as we talk our first Marvel Knights book Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War a fun one, but also a product of its time. Maybe not the best fourth wall breaks, but certainly the MOST broken fourth wall! Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War is written by Duane Swierczynski, Penciled by Jason Pearson, Inked by Dext…

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Vanessa Williams - ‘It would be hard to be married to me!’ 52:33

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As a recording artist, Vanessa Williams has earned 13 Grammy nominations and racked up over 212 million digital streams over the course of her eight albums. Her most popular hit, Save The Best For Last, was Number 1 for five weeks in 1992. She is also a highly successful stage and screen actor, appearing in Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty. She …

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Suranne Jones 48:09

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We said it last week, but this time it really does feel like the hottest day of the year… joining us for lunch is the gorgeous actress Suranne Jones! Star of Doctor Foster, Vigil, Gentleman Jack, and a Coronation Street icon, and this week we caught up to talk about her new TV project, ‘Hostage’. We heard about growing up in Chadderton (and how mum…

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WILL BLOODY SUNDAY'S "SOLDIER F" BE CONVICTED ? | Human Rights Lawyer Lays Out The Case 3:01:49

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For this special episode I’m joined by Ciaran Shiels, human rights lawyer for the Madden & Finucane law firm. For almost 30 years, Ciaran he has represented the majority of the Families and Wounded throughout the Saville Inquiry, the subsequent civil actions, and in all of the Judicial Review challenges related to the criminal investigations and pr…

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Pool Party Episode 4: You are Deadpool By Al Ewing and Salva Espin 1:03:56

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We're halfway through the 'Pool Party and some folks are going inside to play some board games. I'm not sure if you're interested in that, but we wanted to let you know. Don't want you to feel left out. We roll to fight and cheat in the margins as we experience choose your own adventure book You are Deadpool. There are some light spoilers for this …

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Pool Party Episode 3 With Phillip Sevy: Cable & Deadpool "If looks could Kill" by Fabian Nicieza, Mark Brooks and Patch Zircher 1:05:51

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Episode 3 of the Pool Party is reaching its peak and our Pal Phillip Sevy (Astonishing X-Men, Don’t forget your Briefcase) joins us to talk their best-est boy Cable. We read Cable & Deadpool “if looks could kill” and that is certainly one way to draw Wade and Nathan inside of each other! Cable & Deadpool is written by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Ma…

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Suzi Ruffell - ‘I didn’t know I was gay until I saw Titanic’ 49:35

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In this special live edition of How to Fail, Elizabeth is joined by comedian Suzi Ruffell. Suzi has performed five sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as appearing on live at the Apollo and filming an Amazon special of her show ‘Dance Like Everyone Is Watching’. She was nominated for Best standup show in the National Comedy Awards and has…

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Bonus Episode: Young Avengers 6-15 by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson 1:12:06

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The most sincere thank you to everyone who donated to our Transgender Law Center fundraiser. If you want to continue supporting them you can find them here! In a bonus that breaks up the 'Pool Party, we're back with our good friends the Young Avengers. Young Avengers is written by Kieron Gillen with art by Jamie McKelvie, Color by Matthew Wilson In…

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Will Poulter 47:48

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Get ready for one of foodiest guests we’ve ever had on the podcast, it’s actor Will Poulter! Will joined us on what was probably one of the hottest days of the year in London, so please excuse any fan noises you may hear in the episode or sweaty faces you will see! Will is a connoisseur in finding the best local restaurants to eat at and we loved h…

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Pool Party Episode 2 with special guest Gianni Palumbo from Biff! Bam! Pow!: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe by Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajic 1:08:56

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Episode 2 of the 'Pool Party! Are you having fun yet? Can we get you anything? Chips? an episode of Escape the Mojoverse about Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe delivered directly to your podcast catcher of choice? What an oddly specific request! We aim to please. We break the fourth wall (and are broken by it in return) as we read Deapool Kills t…

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Pamela Anderson - ‘It wasn’t about being pretty, it was about being brave’ 52:42

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I can’t believe I get to say this but…PAMELA ANDERSON! ON HOW TO FAIL! The one and only! A woman I grew up watching on TV, Pamela was an icon of a generation…But the second act of her career has been the most powerful and Anderson joins me for a vulnerable chat about her long journey of embracing beauty on her own terms, understand her self-worth, …

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Pool Party Episode 1: Deadpool The Circle Chase by Fabian Nicieza and Joe Madureira 1:13:52

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It's the 1st Annual Deadpool Party on Escape the Mojoverse! Grab a burger and kick your feet up by the pool as you listen to Matt and Allison talk Deadpool's first mini-series Deadpool the Circle Chase. The Merc with the Mouth in his very own book? Can you even imagine? Deadpool the Circle Chase is Written by Fabian Nicieza, penciled by Joe Madurei…

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Melinda French Gates - ‘Just because you’re smart doesn’t mean you’re wise’ 52:25

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Melinda French Gates studied computer science and economics and completed an MBA before joining a tech start-up called Microsoft, in 1987. She rose through the ranks to become Manager of Information Products and married the boss in 1994. His name was Bill Gates. Together, the couple founded and co-chaired the Gates Foundation, where, for more than …

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Sara Cox 50:08

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We have podcaster, author, and voice of Radio 2 drivetime joining us this week, the delightful Sara Cox! Mum’s just home from her Greek holidays, so we have a full Grecian menu for lunch - Psari Plaki with potatoes & Feta, followed by home made strawberry ice cream. Sara told us about making a podcast with her best friend Clare, growing up on a far…

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Episode 53: From the Ashes Month 12! All the New X-Men Comics of June 2025 3:01:12

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Happy Pride. Lots of X-Men books. Let's get into it! Credits and timecodes 20:27 X-Men #17 & 18 by Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman, Marte Gracia, Emilio Laiso, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Lettered by Vc's Clayton Cowles. 42:06 Giant Size X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga #1 by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, Steve Foxe, Rod Reis, Lucas Werneck, Lettered by V…

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TwoMacs Podcast Ep47 Niall Hanna 1:20:38

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Niall Hanna: Portrait of an Artist Martin Mac returns to talk to Niall Hanna, the singer/songwriter from Derrytresk, a friend in more ways than one; since renowned singer Geordie Hanna was both Martin's uncle and Niall's grandfather. Niall tells how he grew up listening to recordings of his grandfather's songs and learning to play trad music. But i…

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Absolute Mojoverse Episode 8: The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno 1:11:57

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! Absolute Mojoverse is back with a spooky one where we learn the scariest things aren't the alien or monstrous, it's being the one person at a party who doesn't…

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Monica Lewinsky - ‘I would have liked a more normal life’ 49:50

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Monica Lewinsky is an activist, podcaster and producer. At the age of 24, Lewinsky, a White House intern, found herself in the eye of a global scandal. She was subjected to a mass public shaming - losing her livelihood, her anonymity and the future she had once imagined for herself. Now, 51 Lewinsky has garnered a new generation of admirers, who wi…

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Charley Marlowe 36:21

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‘iya to this weeks guest, the gorgeous Charley Marlowe! She travelled down from Manchester especially to come and join us for lunch and it was glorious. We heard all about Charley becoming the voice of 'I Kissed A Girl’ on the BBC, taking on TikTok during lockdown, how honey is her secret ingredient in everything, her secret dress quick-change half…

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Episode 52: Avengers Academy 31-46 by Anthony Oliveira, Carola Borelli, Pablo Collar and Bailie Rosenlund 1:50:46

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! We're wrapping up our episodes on Avengers Academy. If you're keeping track this comic has now made Matt cry about Emplate, Blackheart, and Immortus. Avengers …

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BELFAST LOYALIST JOHNNY ADAIR Tells His Story | UDA C. COMPANY, Collusion & Surviving IRA Sho*ting 2:56:45

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For this episode I'm joined by a man well known ex-loyalist paramilitary and one-time leader of the Lower Shankill Road's infamous UDA (Ulster Defence Association), Johnny Adair. Johnny speaks about his growing up in Belfast during some of it's most turbulent and violent times, his lifelong friend with UDA k*ller Sam McCrory and he came to join, an…

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SFSX (Safe Sex) by Tina Horn Vol 1. Protection 1:02:33

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! We're back reading the incredible SFSX (pronounced Safe Sex) by Tina Horn. It's the most explicit thing we've ever read on the show, but it's also one of the m…

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AJ Tracey - ‘Buying my mum a house will always be my proudest achievement’ 52:48

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Rapping phenomenon and Tottenham Hotspur superfan AJ Tracey joins us this week to talk about supporting his mum through her cancer journey, the pressures of staying an independent artist and what football has taught him about failure. AJ Tracey has been rapping since the age of four. He dropped out of his Criminology degree at London Metropolitan U…

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Fiona Shaw 42:58

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We have Irish acting royalty joining us this week – star of the stage, Killing Eve, Fleabag, Harry Potter, Star Wars, the list is endless – it's the incredible Fiona Shaw! Fiona is in the midst of promo for 2 films, Echo Valley and Hot Milk, and she found time to join us for a spot of brunch at Mum’s. We heard about life between London & New York (…

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TwoMacs Podcast Ep46 Feargal McCrory 1:05:55

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Feargal McCrory - From Brackaville to Brooklyn following a dream. Fearless Feargal McCrory has made huge physical and emotional sacrifices in his quest to win a World boxing title. That mission continued after last year's title challenge defeat, when the fight was stopped, leaving him hugely frustrated as he felt he had the answers to carry on. Fea…

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Episode 51: Avengers Academy 16-30 by Anthony Oliveira 1:47:00

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! We're back talking Avengers Academy! The stakes are higher, the villains are more sinister, and the kids are gayer than ever. Also Hazmat is here! I love that …

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Absolute Mojoverse Episode 7: Exit Stage Left the Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan 1:22:20

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! Absolute Mojoverse is back to visit the Stonewall, introduce our boyfriends to our wives, and run circles around McCarthyism as we read Exit Stage Left: The Sn…

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How To Cope With A Friendship Break-Up - with Cynthia Nixon - Special Release 28:28

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Cynthia Nixon joins Elizabeth to answer YOUR questions and failures including: whose failures would you most like to hear (dead or alive) how to cope with a friendship break up and how to know when to have kids. Elizabeth then takes a moment to reflect on meeting Cynthia, and everything they covered. To hear Cynthia tackling your failures join our …

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Cynthia Nixon - ‘Being brave is feeling scared and doing it anyway’ 53:44

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Whilst Cynthia Nixon’s versatility is beyond question, it's fair to say that she has become permanently associated with one character, Miranda Hobbs, in Sex and the City and its companion piece, And Just Like That. She won an Emmy for her performance and a generation of fans who identified with the ambitious type-A lawyer whose cynicism disguised a…

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Michel Roux Jr. 1:00:12

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We have the wonderful Michelin star chef, and owner of La Gavroche, Michel Roux Jr joining us for lunch this week. Mum was surprisingly calm considering she was cooking for a double Michelin star chef, but Michel even got involved and guided her through the fish cooking! We heard all about Michel’s military training in his teens, his dad cooking fo…

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Episode 50: Avengers Academy 1-15 by Anthony Oliveira 1:38:09

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! We're talking one of the queerest comics published by Marvel, Avengers Academy by Anthony Oliveira! Thank goodness for Sheila or we'd have our X-Men podcast cr…

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Absolute Mojoverse Episode 6: Galaxy the Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod and Vash Taylor 1:11:16

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This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Happy Pride! Absolute Mojoverse is back to slam dunk, make our robot dog pass out, and be devastatingly joyous and authentically ourselves as we read Galaxy: the Prettiest …

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Christine McGuinness - ‘I don’t want to hold back anymore - I date women! So what?’ 52:31

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TW: discussions around anorexia and sexual abuse. In an incredibly powerful episode (and a How To Fail first), Christine McGuinness speaks publicly about her sexuality for the first time. She reveals she had a long-term relationship with a woman before her marriage to comedian Paddy McGuinness and that she’s now dating women again. She refuses to l…

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Jacinda Ardern 56:33

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‘Kia ora!’ to our next guest, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern. We caught up with Jacinda at the start of her book tour, and chatted over another delicious Ixta Belfrage recipe. We hear about how her aunt Marie got her into politics, making her favourite plum sauce, meeting world leaders, learning how to fillet fish from her hus…

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TwoMacs Podcast Leo Quinn Ep 45 1:17:48

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Leo Quinn - Family, Football and Fun! Leo Quinn enjoys the craic!.. Team Leader for Mid Ulster Youth Service, he is a life-long Coalisland Fianna member brought up in the traditions of the club. His father Tommy was long-term club secretary and team bus driver and older brother Martin managed the minors to championship victory. Leo also recalls his…

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Episode 49: From the Ashes Month 11! All the New X-Men Comics of May 2025 3:28:28

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Lots of X-Men books. RIP X-Factor Vol. 5 This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can do so on our Instagram page! Credits and timecodes 00:30 Weapon X-Men #4 by Joe Casey, Chris Cross, Mark Morales, Yen Nitro, lettered by Clayton Cowles 1:50 Chi…

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Vicky Pattison - ‘You don't become old and wise if you haven't been young and daft’ 55:32

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Vicky Pattison was 22 when her life changed and she was cast in reality TV show Geordie Shore. She was on the show for nine seasons between 2011 and 2014, during which time the cameras followed her falling in love, becoming engaged, then breaking up. Now 37, Pattison has rarely been off our screens - whether it’s as a finalist on Celebrity Masterch…

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Absolute Mojoverse Episode 5: Absolute Trinity Guest Artists 1:12:18

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Absolute Mojoverse is back to shovel refuse, freeze the rich, and trick the devil himself as we read the Absolute Trinity. Each book has incredible guest art, Carmine Di Giandomenico for Absolute Superman, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente for Absolute Batman and Mattia De Iulis for Absolute Wonder Woman. For a publishing line with such iconoclastic…

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Dannii Minogue - ‘I hit low points where I thought: “I just can’t take this any more.” 58:33

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In her most revealing interview to date, Dannii Minogue talks openly about the pressures of fame, the relentless comparisons with her sister, Kylie, and navigating a divorce that left her broke. It’s an extraordinary conversation with a woman who found fame as a 10-year-old in her native Australia. As a teenager Dannii, signed a record deal and act…

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Jason Isaacs 58:23

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We’re back in the UK, and we have an acting legend joining us this week - it’s Jason Isaacs! Jason had already been in touch earlier in the week to apologise for ‘being a vegan who doesn’t like vegetables’! But no bother! We cooked up a storm and we love a challenge. And Jason more than made up for it with his excellent table chat; we heard about w…

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Episode 48: Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk by Frank Tieri and Michael Sta. Maria 1:10:42

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Escape the Mojoverse is back to talk the book Matt has been calling "Sabretooth: Dead and Loving it" for about half a year now! We get hyperviolent, conquer New York Gangs, and practice our thousand yard stare with this years delightfully anarchic Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk. Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk is written by Frank Tieri, art by Mic…

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BRITAIN'S BIGGEST MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE ? | The Story Of The Birmingham 6 | Chris Mullin 1:02:09

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For this week's episode I'm joined by ex-investigative journalist and MP, Chris Mullin, who though his efforts, was able to help free the falsely convicted Irishmen known as "the Birmingham 6". We speak about the sequence of events on the November 21st 1974 which left a mark on the city and people of Birmingham, k*lling 21 people and injuring over …

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TwoMacs Podcast Kenny Archer Part 2 Ep44 49:29

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Kenny Archer (Part 2) - Celebrating champions in Croke Park, Istanbul and Dungannon Square. A Liverpool fanatic, Kenny recalls the night of a life-time in Istanbul, the Tyrone reporters in the press box in Croke Park when the Sam Maguire Cup was won and pays tribute to Dungannon Swifts on their marvellous Irish Cup win. He also gives an insight int…