Welcome to the first episode of the new and improved Get Around To It, the culture podcast for curious people - presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy.

On the first episode we:

• Give our quick takes on the new CMAT album Euro Country and RTE One TV show Traitors Ireland
• Discuss the need for the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme
• Review The Paper (Sky), Thursday Murder Club (Netflix), and David Byrne’s new record Who is the Sky?
• Preview the NewDad album and films The Swallow (dir Tadgh O’Sullivan) and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and fill you in on the film Sanatorium (dir Gar O’Rourke)

INTERVIEWS

Telling us what they ‘got around to’ lately:

• Michael Fry (comedian) ahead of his Dublin Fringe Festival show Fry Me To The Moon (9-11 Sept)
• Alison Spittle (comedian) ahead of her Dublin Fringe Festival show Big (16-20 Sept)
• Frank Blake (actor) ahead of the play The Boy by Marina Carr at The Abbey Theatre (15 Sept - 1 Nov)

Recorded at the East Quad studio in TU Dublin. Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry.

Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes.

Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen.

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