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Three queer Irish showgirls discuss pop culture over copious amounts of wine. Hosted by Lady K, DialEmma and Ruby Noir

Lady K, DialEmma and Ruby Noir


    • Dec 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 78 EPISODES


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    77 - Magical Lizard Boyfriend

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 97:20


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. It's our final episode. A long chat about what we liked and disliked and all the things we wished we could have covered in the past three years. Thanks so much to everyone who listened and contributed to the show.

    76 - Ham Alarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 84:17


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Comedy murder mystery 'Only Murders In The Building' and a deep dive into Musical Theatre drama series 'Smash'. 00:00 - 07:10 Intro 07:10 - 21:30 'Only Murders In The Building' 21:30 - 1:21:00 'Smash' 1:21:00 - 1:24:16 Outro

    75 - Social Media Pirate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 77:00


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: The magical realism of 'Dispatches From Elsewhere', the piratey goodness of 'Black Sails', the surf-tastic 'Point Break' and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 11:05 Intro 11:05 - 27:05 'Dispatches From Elsewhere' 27:05 - 50:29 'Black Sails' 50:29 - 53:27 Wine Corner 53:27 - 1:13:45 'Point Break' 1:13:45 - 1:16:59 Outro and Contact Details

    74 - Bleach Doesn't Lather

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 70:08


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Attack Of The Hollywood Cliches', the youtube channel of hair guru Brad Mondo, and one of the best worst movies of all time 'Staying Alive', as well as all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 07:52 Intro 07:52 - 26:14 'Attack Of The Hollywood Cliches' 26:14 - 43:40 'Brad Mondo' 43:40 - 1:08:33 'Staying Alive' 1:08:33 - 1:10:07 Outro and Contact Details

    73 - Mouldy Coronavirus Leggings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 87:58


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer, Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Cult film 'Fight Club', the new Netflix competition reality show 'Metal Shop Masters', and Amazon Prime documentary series 'LuLaRich', plus all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 15:00 Intro and Listener Submissions 15:00 - 37:10 'Fight Club' 37:10 - 53:20 'Metal Shop Masters' 53:20 - 1:22:45 'LuLaRich' 1:22:45 - 1:27:57 Outro and Contact Details

    72 - Foot Fetishist Google Search Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 76:17


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Gosford Park', stand up comedy special 'Happy Face' by Ryan Hamilton, HBO Max music documentary ''99: Peace, Love, & Rage'. 00:00 - 16:05 Intro and Listener Submissions 16:05 - 34:50 'Gosford Park' 34:50 - 45:00 Ryan Hamiltion - 'Happy Face' 45:00 - 1:11:50 'Woodstock '99: Peace, Love & Rage' 1:11:50 - 1:16:16 Outro and Contact Details

    71 - Cling Film It Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 62:35


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer, Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: '1984' - the 1984 film adaptation of Orwell's masterpiece, art documentary 'Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed', and 80's rom-com 'Mannequin', as well as all the usual nonsense and the return of 'Wine Corner'. 00:00 - 08:25 Intro and Listener Submissions 08:25 - 23:45 '1984' 23:45 - 26:10 'Wine Corner' 26:10 - 42:00 'Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed' 42:00 - 59:45 'Mannequin' 59:45 - 1:02:34 Outro and Contact Details

    70 - Sit Up Straight And Read A Dictionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 62:50


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Music documentary 'Summer Of Soul', Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in 'Jeeves And Wooster', John Favreau's 'Chef' and 'The Chef Show'. 00:00 - 04:23 Intro 04:23 - 23:08 'Summer Of Soul' 23:08 - 36:55 'Jeeves And Wooster' 36:55 - 1:00:24 'Chef' and 'The Chef Show' 1:00:24 - 1:02:50 Outro and Contact Details

    69 - Apocalypse Grandpa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 65:52


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Time loop rom-com 'Palm Springs', youtube channel 'Philosophy Tube', and super hero animated series 'Invincible'. 00:00 - 09:45 Intro and Listener Submissions 09:45 - 23:12 'Palm Springs' 23:12 - 44:25 'Philosophy Tube' 44:25 - 1:03:00 'Invincible' 1:03:00 - 1:05:51 Outro and Contact Details

    68 - Bedding Fridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 65:06


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Michael J. Fox rom-com 'Doc Hollywood', indie cannibal flick 'Ravenous', and cult 80's sitcom 'The Golden Girls', as well as all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 10:00 Intro and Listener Submissions 10:00 - 25:10 'Doc Hollywood' 25:10 - 41:15 'Ravenous' (1999) 41:15 - 1:00:35 'The Golden Girls' 1:00:35 - 1:05:05 Outro and Contact Details

    67 - Passive-Aggressive Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 69:18


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: youtube makeup artist John Maclean, board game 'Catan', and Marvel TV series 'Loki'. 00:00 - 12:55 Intro and Listener Submissions 12:55 - 28:45 'John Maclean' youtube channel 28:45 - 45:00 'Catan' 45:00 - 1:06:22 'Loki' 1:06:22 - 1:09:17 Outro and Contact Details

    66 Happy Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 77:11


    It's Pride Month and we're on holidays!  In the meantime, join us in gay reminiscence over conversations about queer cinema documentary The Celluloid Closet with special guest Bunny O'Hare, the queer comedic stylings of Justin Elizabeth Sayer, Ryan Murphys latest musical edition The Prom and one of our favorite musicals of all time, cult classic Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 

    65 - A Stingray From The Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 73:29


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Strictly Ballroom', Bo Burnham's new Netflix special 'Inside' and camp classic 'The Birdcage'. 00:00 - 10:50 Intro and Listener Submissions 10:50 - 29:20 'Strictly Ballroom' 29:20 - 55:05 Bo Burnham 'Inside' 55:05 - 1:11:30 'The Birdcage' 1:11:30 - 1:13:29 Outro and Contact Details  

    64 - Temporally Unmoored

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 66:09


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Halston', 'Dollface', 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' 00:00 - 13:10 Intro 13:10 - 34:30 'Halston' 34:30 - 44:45 'Dollface' 44:45 - 1:04:10 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' 1:04:10 - 1:06:12 Outro and Contact Details

    63 - Murder Hornet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 62:35


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: cult 80's film 'Overboard', Stand up comedy legend Dylan Moran, post-apocalyptic rom-com 'Love and Monsters' and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 08:25 Intro and Listener Submissions 08:25 - 26:00 'Overboard' 26:00 - 30:05 Cocktail Corner 30:05 - 42:05 'Dylan Moran' 42:05 - 58:10 'Love and Monsters' 58:10 - 1:02:33 Outro and Contact Details

    62 - Excelsior!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 73:40


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Dark Tourist', 'Velvet Buzzsaw', 'Rutherford Falls' 00:00 - 14:10 Intro and Listener Submissions 14:10 - 41:35 'Dark Tourist' 41:35 - 43:40 Wine Corner 43:40 - 56:00 'Velvet Buzzsaw' 56:00 - 1:12:10 'Rutherford Falls' 1:12:10 - 1:13:40 Outro and Contact Details

    61 - Some Killer, Mostly Filler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 83:06


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Art con documentary 'Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art', the work of Queer icon Justin Elizabeth Sayre, drag documentary 'Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts', Food & Wine Corner, and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 13:30 Intro and Listener Submissions 13:30 - 32:25 'Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art' 32:25 - 42:05 Food & Wine Corner 42:05 - 56:30 The work of Justin Elizabeth Sayre and IOS Order Of Sodomites youtube channel 56:30 - 1:20:28 'Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts' 1:20:28 - 1:23:05 Outro and Contact Details

    60 - Queer Eye For The Patriarchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 80:55


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude, discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Stand up comedy from Nate Bargatze, Heavy Metal music doc 'Anvil! The Story Of Anvil', Netflix reality show 'Marriage Or Mortgage', and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 21:08 Intro, Listener Submissions, Wine Corner 21:08 - 33:50 'Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American' 33:50 - 53:25 'Anvil! The Story Of Anvil' 53:25 - 1:18:45 'Marriage Or Mortgage' 1:18:45 - 1:21:31 Outro and Contact Details

    59 - The Shepherd's Pie Of Television

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 76:04


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Cult classic 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch', 'Castle', and retro video game documentary 'The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters', as well as 'Wine Corner' and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 09:50 Intro and Listener Submissions 09:50 - 33:20 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch' 33:20 - 36:50 Wine Corner 36:50 - 53:25 'Castle' 53:25 - 1:14:05 'The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters' 1:14:05 - 1:16:03 Outro and Contact Details

    58 - You Stole My Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 76:42


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude, discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Johnny Cash documentary 'Tricky Dick and The Man In Black', epic S ci-Fi series 'The Expanse', and cult mockumentary 'Drop Dead Gorgeous', as well as all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 16:05 Intro and Listener Submissions 16:05 - 31:50 'Tricky Dick and The Man In Black' 31:50 - 50:45 'The Expanse' 50:45 - 57:50 Wine Corner, Space X 57:50 - 1:14:20 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' 1:14:20 - 1:16:40 Outro and Contact Details

    57 - Mildly Allergic To Rubber

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 69:30


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Star Trek: Lower Decks', cult music documentary 'DIG!', and 90's action-comedy 'Last Action Hero', and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 14:25 Intro and Listener Submissions 14:25 - 31:50 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' 31:50 - 51:25 'DIG!' full documentary on youtube 51:25 - 1:06:40 'Last Action Hero' 1:06:40 - 1:09:29 Outro and Contact Details

    56 - Off To Doctor Lawyer School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 66:38


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude, discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Marvel's 'WandaVision', cult 90's documentary 'The Cruise', and bonkers B-Movie 'The VelociPastor'. 00:00 - 15:05 Intro and Listener Submissions 15:05 - 32:05 'WandaVision' 32:05 - 50:30 'The Cruise' youtube link to full doc 50:30 - 1:03:29 'The VelociPastor' trailer 1:03:29 - 1:06:37 Outro and Contact Details  

    55 - The Push-Up Bra Of Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 73:48


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'History Of Swear Words', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'Grabbers' 00:00 - 16:35 Intro and Listener Submissions 16:35 - 32:00 'History Of Swear Words' 32:00 - 36:00 Wine Corner 36:00 - 55:45 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' 55:45 - 1:09:00 'Grabbers' 1:09:00 - 1:13:47 Outro and Contact Details

    54 - I'm Gonna Steal Your Eggs Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 84:03


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: mockumentary 'Death to 2020', Zom-com 'Santa Clarita Diet', and Star Wars spinoff 'The Mandalorian' plus all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 20:20 Intro, pop-culture resolutions 20:20 - 35:55 'Death To 2020' 35:55 - 54:14 'Santa Clarita Diet' 54:14 - 1:21:14 'The Mandalorian' 1:21:14 - 1:24:02 Outro

    53 - Stupid Leather Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 72:27


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Good news stories from 2020, Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Broadway musical 'The Prom', and the worst film of 2020 'Wild Mountain Thyme'. 00:00 - 19:55 Good news from 2020 19:55 - 36:40 'The Prom' 36:40 - 1:05:50 'Wild Mountain Thyme' 1:05:50 - 1:12:26 Outro

    52 - Disco Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 70:17


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Feelgood docu-series 'We Are The Champions', music industry documentary '20 Feet From Stardom', and Lesbian Christmas Rom-Com 'Happiest Season', as well as Wine Corner and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 13:00 Intro and Listener Submissions 13:00 - 30:00 'We Are The Champions' 30:00 - 43:35 '20 Feet From Stardom' 43:35 - 48:00 Wine Corner 48:00 - 1:07:00 'Happiest Season' 1:07:00 - 1:10:16 Outro and Contact Details

    51 - Unsafe Gravy Boat Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 72:51


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one Dapper Dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Chess drama 'The Queen's Gambit', 'Legally Blonde: The Musical', and Comedy horror series 'Truth Seekers', plus Wine Corner and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 21:37 Intro ramblings 21:37 - 35:40 'The Queen's Gambit' 35:40 - 41:35 Wine Corner 41:35 - 54:35 'Legally Blonde: The Musical' 54:35 - 1:10:10 'Truth Seekers' 1:10:10 - 1:12:50 Outro and Contact Details

    50 Nostalgia Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 76:48


    This week, something's gone terribly wrong!  Not really but we've taken a week off so we're offering you a nostalgia extravaganza, revisiting our discussions of 70's horror camp fest Theatre of Blood feat. the glorious Bunny, the best thing ever made The Muppet Show, modern nostalgia vehicle Kobra Kai and 80's kid caper classic The Goonies.  Theatre of Blood: 01:09 - 14:09 The Muppet Show: 14:12 - 34:45 Kobra Kai: 34:47 - 55:35 The Goonies: 55:37 - 01:16:27 We'll be back next week with a fresh batch of pop culture hot takes. 

    49 - Self-‌Install Bidet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 72:55


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine On this episode: Cult movies 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Repo: The Genetic Opera', medical history podcast 'Sawbones', and all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 15:15 Intro, Listener Submissions, Wine Corner 15:15 - 31:25 'Death Becomes Her' 31:25 - 49:50 Sawbones 49:50 - 1:10:15 'Repo: The Genetic Opera' 1:10:15 - 1:12:54 Outro and Contact Details

    48 - Battle Moth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 77:01


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'The Cabin In The Woods'; Morticia, Vampira & Elvira; and 'Practical Magic', as well as all the usual nonsense. 00:00 - 09:10 Intro and Listener Submissions 09:10 - 26:44 'The Cabin In The Woods' 26:44 - 30:57 Wine Corner 30:57 - 47:40 Lindsay Holiday's youtube video 'Morticia, Vampira & Elvira' Full video on youtube 47:40 - 1:11:38 'Practical Magic' 1:11:38 - 1:17:00 Outro and Contact Details  

    47 - Lizard Orgy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 47:48


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three queer Irish showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'The Greatest Event In Television History', 'October Rust' by Type O Negative, and cult Halloween classic 'Hocus Pocus'. 00:00 - 16:50 Intro and Listener Submissions 16:50 - 23:55 'The Greatest Event In Television History' Episode 1 - Simon & Simon 23:55 - 35:32 'October Rust' - Type O Negative 35:32 - 46:00 'Hocus Pocus' Making of 'Hocus Pocus' - short doc 46:00 - 48:50 Outro and Contact Details

    46 - Tiny Hollow Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 66:16


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls - and one dapper dude - discuss pop-culture old and new over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Dark superhero series 'The Boys', music theory youtube channel 'Sideways', 'Karate Kid' sequel series 'Cobra Kai', the return of Wine Corner and a bunch of other nonsense! 00:00 - 15:17 Intro and Listener Submissions 15:17 - 28:28 'The Boys' Season 1 trailer 28:28 - 40:50 'Sideways' youtube channel 40:50 - 43:41 Wine Corner 43:41 - 1:04:28 'Cobra Kai' Season 1 trailer 1:04:28 - 1:06:15 Outro and contact details    

    45 - Panic Chopping Shallots

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 77:37


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: We try and figure out what the hell 'Tenet' was about, 90's Kevin Smith film 'Mallrats', and our unending love of 'Masterchef UK'. 00:00 - 11:00 Intro and Listener Submissions 11:00 - 28:02 Tenet 28:02 - 48:40 Mallrats 48:40 - 1:14:50 Masterchef UK 1:14:50 - 1:17:36 Outro and Contact Details

    44 - Chekhov's Air Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 74:57


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer, Irish Showgirls and one dapper dude disuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller series 'Snowpiercer', #CATS-the -mewvie, and trashy, so-bad-it's-good cult movie 'Burlesque'. 00:00 - 07:40 Intro 07:40 - 21:25 Snowpiercer 21:25 - 35:04 #CATS-the-mewvie 35:04 - 1:13:02 Burlesque 1:13:02 - 1:14:56 Outro

    43 - No Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 65:36


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer, Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Warrior Nun', a selection of 2020's best new albums by female artists, and wedding show 'Say I Do' 00:00 - 08:25 Intro and Listener Submissions 08:25 - 24:30 'Warrior Nun' 24:30 - 47:13 Album discussion 47:13 - 1:02:50 'Say I Do' 1:02:50 - 1:05:35 Outro and Contact Details

    42 - A 'Tears Of Blood' Aesthetic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 67:28


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where three Queer Irish Showgirls and one dapper gentleman discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: It's Vintage Week! We talk about 'The Muppet Show', youtube channel 'My Classic Car TV', and screen classic 'Brief Encounter'. 00:00 - 08:28 Intro and Listener Submissions 08:28 - 29:48 'The Muppet Show' 29:48 - 43:21 'My Classic Car TV' youtube channel 43:21 - 1:04:10 'Brief Encounter' on youtube 1:04:10 - 1:07:27 Outro and Contact Details

    41 - These Beef Strings Are Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 80:04


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer, Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode we're joined by Lykan Animal for a chat about 'Aden Films' - a youtube channel dedicated to high end meat cookery and street food in Japan, food docu-series 'Rotten', and 'Mucho Mucho Amor : The Legend Of Walter Mercado'.   00:00 - 11:58 Intro 11:58: - 28:40 'Aden Films' Yum 28:40 - 56:05 'Rotten' S2 trailer 56:05 - 1:16:05 'Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend Of Walter Mercado' Trailer 1:16:05 - 1:20:03 Outro and Contact Details  

    40 - Cone Of Meat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 74:48


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where we discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: Heart warming Queer documentary 'Circus Of Books', 'Hamilton' on film, and Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood'. 00:00 - 18:10 Intro, Listener Submissions, Wine Corner 18:10 - 33:35 'Circus Of Books' 33:35 - 47:42 'Hamilton' 47:42 - 1:13:15 'Hollywood' 1:13:15 - 1:14:47 Outro and Contact Details

    39 - Walls With Holes In Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 54:46


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode we're joined once again by Lykan Animal to discuss sci-fi comedy 'Upload', youtube channel 'ContraPoints', and the work of madcap Musical genius Tim Minchin. 00:00 - 11:05 Intro 11:05 - 27:50 ContraPoints 27:50 - 38:30 Tim Minchin 38:30 - 51:50 Upload 51:50 - 54:45 Outro and contact details

    38 - A Mummified Pretzel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 67:00


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode we're joined once again by Lykan Animal to discuss youtube hair gurus 'The Villbergs', cult comedy 'Arrested Development', Irish sketch comedy troupe 'Foil Arms & Hog', and comedy horror film 'Extraordinary'. 00:00 - 12:20 Intro, Bird Updates, Cooking Tips 12:20 - 23:50 'The Villbergs' 23:50 - 39:30 'Arrested Development' 39:30 - 53:05 'Foil Arms & Hog' 53:05 - 1:05:00 'Extraordinary' 1:05:00 - 1:06:59 Outro and Contact Details

    37 - A Bag Of Notions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 59:09


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode we're joined once again by Lykan Animal to discuss 'Elementary', 'The Great British Sewing Bee', 'Gravity Falls', and all the usual nonsense we can think of.   00:00 - 18:15 A very special message, Intro, Listener Submissions, Wine Corner and more. 18:15 - 28:55 'Elementary' 28:55 - 42:28 'The Great British Sewing Bee' 42:28 - 52:38 'Gravity Falls' 52:38 - 59:08 Outro and contact details

    36 - Noir Family Bird Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 50:44


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: 'Mad Men', Sondheim's 90th Birthday concert 'Take Me To The World',  costume maker Micarah Tewers, as well as the usual listener submissions and a special solo edition of Wine Corner. 00:00 - 12:04 Intro, Listener Submissions, Wine Corner 12:04 - 23:07 'Mad Men' 23:07 - 39:03 'Take Me To The World' Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert Full Concert on youtube 39:03 - 47:47 Micarah Tewers youtube channel 47:47 - 50:43 Outro and contact details  

    35 - Lockdown 3: Revenge Of The Freddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 47:32


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine.  On this episode: We're joined once again by Lykan Animal for a chat about creepy dolls, rainbow wine, 'Community' on Netflix, 'Encore!' on Disney+, and a list of Theatre shows available online.

    34 - Lockdown 2: Locked And Loaded

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 48:10


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: We experiment with remote recording. Lykan Animal joins us again to discuss 'Danny La Rue - A Fabulous Life In Drag' and 'Tiger King'. And we talk about how we're all getting on in Lockdown. 00:00 - 19:45 Intro and chat 19:45 - 29:35 'Danny La Rue - A Fabulous Life In Drag' youtube link 29:35 - 46:15 'Tiger King' 46:15 - 48:09 Outro and contact details

    33 - Apocalypse Cordial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 88:15


    Welcome to 'Giving Me Life', a fortnightly podcast where 3 Queer Irish Showgirls discuss pop-culture, old and new, over copious amounts of wine. On this episode: We're joined by our special guest, fellow cabaret performer and wellness expert 'Lykan Animal' for a long unstructured chat about all the things we're doing and watching to try and stay sane and healthy during the current crisis. 

    32 - A Bath Of Cheap Vodka For Your Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 74:18


    On this episode: Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician', youtube Historical Costume Maker Bernadette Banner, 'The L Word: Generation Q', and a bunch of other mad nonsense 00:00 - 16:12 Intro, Oscars Recap, Covid-19, Ducks in Africa 16:12 - 29:40 'The Politician' Trailer 29:40 - 46:42 Bernadette Banner youtube channel 46:42 - 1:11:22 'The L Word: Generation Q" Trailer 1:11:22 - 1:14:17 Outro and Contact Details

    31 - A God Turtle Made Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 63:01


    Note: This episode was recorded on 8th February.  Apologies for the delay in uploading it but our laptop died and we had to get a new one :) On this episode: Oscars 2020, Riverdance, 'Next In Fashion, 'The Octopus In My House', 'John Mulaney and The Sack Lunch Bunch' 00:00 - 16:30 Intro, Oscars 2020, Riverdance, the recent General Election 16:30 - 18:30 Not Wine Corner 18:30 - 33:42 'Next In Fashion' 33:42 - 46:48 'The Octopus In My House' 46:48 - 1:02:00 'John Mulaney and The Sack Lunch Bunch' 1:02:00 - 1:03:00 Outro

    30 - I Really Hope We Ruined It For Everybody Else

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 82:33


    We're back for Season 2! On this bumper episode, we discuss 'Megxit', classic animated series 'Over The Garden Wall', the very reasonable documentary 'Hail Satan?', and the very bonkers 'Cats: The Musical'. All this and two Wine Corners, including the worst wine we have ever tasted. 00:00 - 07:50 Intro, Catch up, 'Megxit', Wine Corner 1 07:50 - 20:23 'Over The Garden Wall' Trailer 20:23 - 27:00 Wine Corner 2 27:00 - 45:08 'Hail Satan?' Trailer 45:08 - 1:20:15 'Cats: The Musical' Trailer 1:20:15 - 1:22:32 Outro and Contact Details

    29 - Facts are for a Malcolm Gladwell Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 65:54


    Merry Christmas.  We bring to you on this Christmas day some of the madder subjects we have discussed over the last year, some of our favourite listener submissions and some of our strange tangents.  On this episode we revisit Binging with Babbish Ask a Mortician  Smart Bitches, Trashy Books as well as Dino Erotica! Dino Porn! Haunted Dolls! Psychic Cats! and our original reaction to the concept of the Cats! film.  Wishing you a Happy Christmas, New Year and copious amounts of wine from Three Irish Showgirls.     

    28 - Docu-Men-Tays!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 70:53


    We remain on our seasonal soujourn and so we're bringing you our favourite real life tales from the last year. Yes, we're revisiting just a few of the documentaries we've discussed and there's plenty more in the archives.  00:57 - 18:08: Behind the Curve , available on Netflix from Ep. 7 Blood of a Labrador 18:12 - 38:40: Nothing Like a Dame feat. Bunny O'Hare, available to rent or buy online, from Ep. 8 Dropping Bombs Like a Bombshell 38:44 - 56:27: Bathtubs Over Broadway available to rent or buy on Amazon, from Ep. 13 A Waxwork from Planet of the Apes 56:30 - 01:10:33: Fyre on Netflix and Fyre Fraud on Hulu from Ep. 5 Brioche and Sushi  

    27 - TV. Some of You May Have Heard of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 53:01


    In a shocking twist, we are still on our Christmas break and so we present to you our favourite TV picks from the last year or so.  This week we're revisiting Lip Service, Russian Doll, Schitts Creek, She-Ra and Luther.  You can't say we're not varied.  1:00 -  14:44 Lip Service 14:47 - 21:43 Russian Doll 21:47 - 34:09 Shitts Creek 34:11 - 46:43 She-Ra 2018 46:45 - 52:40 - Luther

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