Michael Flynn, aka Mattress Mick, has a great story to tell – he’s a true entrepreneur at heart and thrives off the cut and thrust of business. He runs a very successful company now, but this wasn’t always the case - he has his fair share of very tough times, including when he had to sell his family home to pay his debts.

In our chat Mick tells me about the highs and lows of his life in business, some of the hilarious guerilla marketing campaigns he has come up with, including of course where the whole idea of the character ‘Mattress Mick’ came from in the first place, the story of adopting his daughter from Russia, and loads more.

Michael Flynn’s new book is called Bouncing Back: Memoirs of a Mattress Salesman.

COMEDY - Mattress Mick is such a well-known guy that when I put it out there on my socials that he was coming in for a chat, the voicemails started to pour in from people like Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates, Michael D Higgins, and Miriam O’Callaghan.

The Mario Rosenstock Podcast is produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand

He’s one of Ireland’s big Eurovision success stories, he has a weekly slot on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show called 'The Lyric’s the Thing', and he’s got some brilliant behind-the-scenes celebrity stories from the heyday of Dublin’s nightlife - Paul Harrington is great man to have on a podcast like The Mario Rosenstock Podcast.

Paul and I chat about the stories behind some great songs, his favourite Eurovision hits, some juicy behind the scenes stories from the VIP room in Dublin’s iconic Lilly’s Bordello, and memories of our mutual friend, the late, great Tony Fenton.

COMEDY – As Michael D approaches the end of his term as President, he’s getting some interesting voicemails. We get exclusive access...

Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand

I don’t think there’s really such a thing as a ‘normal’ conversation with Michael Harding, and I certainly had no intention of trying to have one in this episode of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast. Michael is many things – a writer, a playwright, a podcaster, and a columnist - but he’s also one of the most captivating speakers you’ll have the pleasure of listening to. He has been up and he has been down and he has thought deeply about life and how to live it well, and he loves to share what he has learned, in case you might find it of use.

So if you want to hear two grown men do down a whole lot of rabbit holes about amateur Buddhism, existentialism , love, loss, and the meaning of life – all with a good handful of great craic thrown in - then you’ve just hit play on the right podcast!

Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand