Hosts Emily O'Callaghan and Irina Dzhambazova speak to original mavericks from the creative industries. The name Green Rebel originates from our definition of a person who carves a unique path from their passion - and through hard work and persistence, makes this passion their career. This podcast…
Emily O'Callaghan, Irina Dzhambazova
On this week's episode, we chat to Dublin-based illustrator Steve McCarthy. Born in Dundrum County Dublin, in 1984. Steve left school at the age of 8, he was homeschooled from then to adulthood. Steve has never sat any kind of exam.
A special live episode with Dublin-based poet and playwright Stephen James Smith, recorded at the Dublin Podcast Festival.
On this week' episode, we talk with Victoria Mary Clarke, a media and life coach who has had more jobs and incarnations than most. Victoria was born plain Victoria Clarke (the Mary was added for effect) in Dublin, Ireland. She learned to read Cornflake boxes at the age of two, and began work on her first autobiography ‘All About Me’ at the age of six.
In today’s episode, we chat with Irish artist Elaine Mai, whose atmospheric and melodic electronic music we love. We had the pleasure to see her perform at Body and Soul. We talk about what it’s it like to not have a grand plan but to take things one step at a time, how she combines her regular job with doing live electronic music and the discipline it takes but also the kindness to oneself when you don’t always fulfil ambitious plans.
On this week's episode, we bring you a very special conversation and performance with musicians very close to our hearts: Molly Sterling and Laura McCabe. Molly has just released her second single "Stripped Down" which you will hear performed live alongside their first single "Plain Static" as well as the song "I am but a Man."
On this week's episode, we bring you a conversation with award-winning comedian Niamh Marron, who has supported PJ Gallagher, Luisa Omielan, David Mc Savage, Foil, Arms & Hog and Gearoid Farrelly in the past. She is rightfully called “Consistently excellent ” by Hot Press Magazine.
On this episode, Emily interviews producer Adam Fogarty and rapper Karl Mangan, aka Mango & Mathman just before their gig at The Sound House, as part of a night celebrating the launch of the new Irish film Dublin Oldschool which they starred and performed in.
Leah Minto, the latest guest on Green Rebel, is a theatre and film actor from Dublin. Her latest role is in Dublin Oldschool, which was released nationwide this weekend. Directed by Dave Tynan and starring Emmet Kirwan and Ian Lloyd Anderson, it is rightfully described as one of the greatest Irish films of recent years. The film takes place over a drug-fuelled bank holiday weekend in Dublin. Lead character Jason, played by Emmet Kirwan reconnects with his estranged brother Daniel, played by Ian Lloyd Anderson, a recovering addict living on the streets. Leah, playing Aisling is one of Jason's party friends.
On this episode, we speak with Roisin Kiberd, a Dublin-based writer whose work has been published in The Guardian, Vice, The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly and other notable publications.
On this episode, we speak with Tony Kelly, an actor, writer, producer, and comedian. A dynamic talent from Waterford in Ireland he has the type of vision, determination, and drive which has resulted in him being asked to work at creative events on Broadway and beyond. He was recently the lead in Writing Home, an Irish feature film currently touring festivals worldwide.
Our next guest is poet Sahar Ali. Sahar is someone who we both admire greatly and have seen perform live several times. We love her poetry and have wanted to have her on the podcast for a while now!
We are joined by performance artist, poet and comedian, Sarah Devereux, maven of alternative nights in Dublin and truly talented with the spoken word.
On this episode, we speak with photographer Aoife Herrity. In the past five years, Aoife has become what she calls a "quiet" photographer, taking care to compose the perfect shot, filled with humanity and semiotics.
On the latest episode of Green Rebel, we talk with Irish comedian Bláithín de Burca. We delve into her life while covering a range of topics including her writing process, stand up performances, confidence issues and how to keep going in a tough industry.
On this special Valentine’s Day episode, one host interviews the other. Emily O’Callaghan is the original green rebel. A scallywag, a hustler and an artist Emily has been searching for that which makes her heart skip since age 12.
Meet photographer Abe Neihum, a Libyan living in Ireland since 1996 whose story is incredibly fascinating. He discovered his passion for photography during college and would have gone on to pursue it had the Arab Spring not arisen in his native Libya. Join us to hear how he is slowly finding his way back to photography.
Catherine Bohart is a really funny Irish comedian. The kind of funny whose jokes actually pay the rent (not in the ideal gaff she would necessarily choose to, but still).
On the latest episode of Green Rebel, we talk with musician Jackie Hennessy. She is the producer of the upcoming documentary Making Waves, which tells the story of the Irish music scene and what makes it so special.
This week, we are speaking with horror film director and writer Conor McMahon. Conor’s fascination with the horror movies originated after seeing audiences laugh and enjoy the goofy shorts he was making with his friends. It was also a way for him to deal with his own anxieties and worries. By the age of 16 he was determined to be a filmmaker and have his first feature by the age of 23. He achieved that with the horror comedy Dead Meat, the first ever horror to be funded by the Irish Film Board. Since then he has made the feature films Stitches and From the Dark. He is currently working on his newest film, Hive Mind.
Still only 33 and now represented by William Morris Agency, Jill Beecher is an Art Director, Production Designer, visual artist and animator from Dublin who has exhibited in Europe, the US, and Australia. She has worked with David Lynch on Twin Peaks and some of his other projects, on Mother! with Jennifer Lawrence, Game Of Thrones, Spotlight and was recognised for her work on The Revenant with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Frankie Gaffney, writer and activist was our guest for Episode 2 of Green Rebel. He speaks passionately to us on subjects close to his heart such as dialects, reading books, creating art, class equality, the curse of social media, and writing his first book, Dublin Seven.
Niall ‘Nialler9’ Byrne was the guest for our first episode of Green Rebel. Niall has been running a successful music review website by the name of Nialler9 for 13 years. He is strongly regarded in Ireland as the go-to recommender for quality music. In this interview, he speaks about the many interesting aspects of the music industry including how he got started.
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