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Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

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 Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past. For ad-free listening and access to our bonus content go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com and sign up for €5/mo + VAT.HeadStuff Podcasts World
Episodes
  • Éamon de Valera - The Long Fella (Part 2)

    Éamon de Valera - The Long Fella (Part 2)
    Aug 22 2025
    Here's part two of three on Éamon de Valera, released on the day of Collins 103rd anniversary. In this episode we cover Dev's part in the Civil War, the creation of Fianna Fail in the '20s, and his wild political run in the '30s. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠⁠Headstuff+⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Éamon de Valera - George (Part 1)

    Éamon de Valera - George (Part 1)
    Aug 11 2025
    In honour of his 50th anniversary, and to balance out the Mick episodes, here's the first in our three part series on Éamon de Valera. In this episode we cover Dev's suspicious birth, his erstwhile Rugby career, and his role in the early struggle for independence. If you want to hear this episode without ads, or to listen to our related bonus content, you can do so by following this link to ⁠Headstuff+ Also, we've got a live gig in Kilkenny on Friday 15th of August as part of the AKA festival and you can get ⁠tickets here.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Muhammad Ali in Croke Park

    Muhammad Ali in Croke Park
    Aug 5 2025
    In this week's episode Jason tells Kevin the story of the time Muhammad Ali spent a few weeks in Ireland before having a fight with Al 'Blue' Lewis in Croke Park! To get all of our episodes without any ads, plus all of our bonus content, head over to Headstuff+ Find us on social media over here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 46 mins
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