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

DEEP DIVE episode alert! On this episode we ask: What on earth is Soupy Norman, and why should you watch it?

Lauren is obsessed with a comedy show called Soupy Norman. Aoife asks her what on earth it is, why we should watch it, and why she's starting a campaign to get it on the RTE Player.

PLUS - Aoife gives us the lowdown on her top 5 British comedies of the early 2000s.

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Recorded at the East Quad studio in TU Dublin. Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Engineered by Rory Mulligan. 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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Welcome to Get Around To It, the culture podcast for curious people - presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy.

https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod

On this jam-packed episode we:

• Chat arts & culture news - what's the Comedy Amendment Bill about, and should we be worried about the 'AI actor' Tilly Norwood - or is it a storm in a teacup?
• Give our first takes on the new Taylor Swift record The Life of a Showgirl
• Review the films Steve, The Smashing Machine and A Want In Her
• Preview the series The Iris Affair
• Preview the new The Last Dinner Party album

INTERVIEWS

• Comedian Kyla Cobbler tells us what she got around to lately https://www.instagram.com/kylacobblercomedy/
• Director/actor/photographer Hugh O'Conor fills us in on his new series Showkids, and also tells us what he got around to lately https://www.instagram.com/hughoconor/

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.

Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com

Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod

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

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

DEEP DIVE episode alert! On this episode we ask: What is it really like interviewing celebrities?

Aoife and Lauren have spent many years sitting down with people - from celebrities to business owners to politicians - and grilling them (nicely) for print, radio or TV. So what's it like to interview someone, particularly a celebrity?

Here's the lowdown on the good, bad, and bizarre (wait till you get to the Jack White anecdote...). Contains mention of Paul Mescal's eyes.

PLUS - Aoife and Lauren detail their top interviews of all time.

Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod

Recorded at the East Quad studio in TU Dublin. Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Engineered by Rory Mulligan. 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.

Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com

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

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

Another jam-packed episode ahead!

On this episode we:

• Chat arts & culture news - what links Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and Sally Rooney's statement on not being able to travel to the UK
• Give our quick thoughts on Alison Spittle's show 'Big' and Shane Clifford's show 'Shane of Fools' at Dublin Fringe Festival
• Review the Disney + series Alien Earth (diverging opinions alert!) and Jim Sheridan's upcoming film Re:Creation
• Preview the series House of Guinness, Poor at the Gate Theatre and the new Taylor Swift album
• Reveal if we are Swifties

INTERVIEWS

Telling us what they ‘got around to’ lately:

• Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, whose latest album Rainy Sunday Afternoon is out now
• Sprints, ahead of the release of their second album All That is Over

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.

Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com

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

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

DEEP DIVE episode alert! On this episode we ask: Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the show Girls?

We revisit the show Girls - created by Lena Dunham - and ask why youngsters are so obsessed. This requires a lot of recalling the era of indie sleaze, feminist girl bosses and asking why on earth people care so much about what Dunham looks like.

PLUS - Lauren counts down her top 5 shows about female friendship.

INTERVIEW

• The show kicks off with an interview with the fab Farah Elle, who performs at this year's Dublin Fringe Festival with her show Libya! (16 - 20 Sept: https://www.fringefest.com/festival/whats-on/libya)

Recorded at the East Quad studio in TU Dublin. Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Engineered by Rory Mulligan. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Rory Mulligan with additional edits by 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.

Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com

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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.

Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com

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