How to be Sound

Burlesque dancer Lavendelle met her husband in the basement of a fraternity when she was 17 – but before that, she'd had many a romantic meet/cute moment, as well as many a not-so-romantic back-of-the-cinema makeout session. **You can follow Lavendelle on Instagram and TikTok @lavendelleburlesque.My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK. See here for a lot of links! I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media foodie, influencer, bar owner and theater kid Stephanie Bonner joins me on Meet/Cute to talk leaving home at 18 for the bright lights of the Big Apple, dating in NYC, falling in love with her husband and deciding to give up the glitz for life in Fort Wayne. Follow her on Instagram @sbonbon and catch drag brunch in The Green Frog in Fort Wayne on Saturdays at 1pm. My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, please contact Women's Aid (Ireland or UK), or the AWAIC (US). You can follow @fortwaynefoodslut on Instagram, check out her website or listen to her podcast. My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Meet/Cute, virtual assistant Hannah Wofford is in the hot seat to talk about almost appearing on MTV's Catfish, being the one who prepares men for The One, and meeting her husband at the age of 19 (and marrying him at the age of 21). My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophie White met her husband way too young – or so she says, meaning she missed out on the "fun" (? questionable) of Tinder, Bumble and Hinge. But she likes him a lot, so it's probably okay. (But she'd still like a little hall pass and thinks all bisexuals should get one.)Follow Sophie on Instagram @sophwhitewhoop or check out her full bibliography on her website, here. You can listen to The Creep Dive wherever you get podcasts, or subscribe to be in the Mother of Pod club.My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times bestselling author Ashley C. Ford knows a lot about love, thanks to her husband, who taught her that love isn't a competition; her upbringing, which showed her the ways she didn't want to be loved; and the work she's been able to do on herself, which allowed her to believe she's worthy of that love to begin with. Somebody's Daughter, Ashley's memoir, is available now wherever books are sold. From indie booksellers, Split Rock Books in the US has it; as does Gutter Bookshop in Ireland. You can check out Ashley's website here, and follow her on Instagram and Twitter, too. My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in Ireland. Gutter Bookshop has that, too. I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to Meet/Cute, a podcast about getting together, breaking up, and everything in between. I'm your host, Rosemary Mac Cabe, and I'm here to ask the big questions. What brings two people together? And what tears them apart? In other words: tell. Me. Everything.This is a podcast for romantics; a podcast for lovers; a podcast for anthropologists but, above all else, a podcast for nosy f*ckers. Join me every Thursday as I talk to someone about the ins and outs – if you'll excuse the pun – of their romantic histories. Subscribe to Meet/Cute wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Not Without My Sister, my OTHER podcast, wherever you're listening to this – or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3YoMClQm0lLsjBULXgTjTB?si=WjcLvI5sRwWoP_TFrDsH0A You can follow Chuy "JR" Harris on Instagram or on Twitter @cochinochuyThe episode of How to be Sound that brought us together is the episode where I interviewed Session Moth Martina about indie wrestling – listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ep-18-fighting-words-irish-wrestling-star-session-moth/id1336039859?i=1000429242397If you, like me, didn't know anything about what it means to be demi-male, you might like this piece on The Body is Not an Apology: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/coming-into-my-gender-identifying-as-a-demi-guy/Chuy found out his Dad was gay in his freshman year of high school, when he was in ninth grade (age 13) – here's a piece from Gays With Kids about how to come out to your kids, from Dads who've been there: https://www.gayswithkids.com/the-being-blog/advice-on-coming-out-to-your-kids-from-gay-dads-whove-been-thereI mention Greenleaf, a show you'll find on Netflix that I really, really like, about a Memphis megachurch. Thrilling stuff.Glitter Cat Barista offers free programs for marginalized coffee professionals, with a view to increasing the diversity in coffee competition! Check it out: https://www.glittercatbarista.com/***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The illustration Charlot Kristensen created for the recent cover of The Irish Times' Saturday Magazine which focused on being black and Irish will surely go down in history as one of the most iconic Irish images of 2020. We sat down in our respective homes (#stayhome, y'all) to chat about how this commission came about, working as an artist in Ireland and her upcoming graphic novel, What We Don't Talk About. You can check out Charlot's work on her website at charlotkristensen.com and pre-order her graphic novel here. Charlot is involved with the Dublin Comic Arts Festival, more on which here.Alan Dunne, who Charlot mentions as a friend and great supporter of her work, can be found at alandunne.ie. I mention Jordan Peele's Get Out, which is a stunning – and horrific – satire on race in America. ***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you for listening to Episode 1 of Not Without My Sister, which we have tentatively titled, 'Not Without Our... Mother?' This episode is dedicated to, and focuses on, our Mother, who, for all of her Irish Mammyisms, has her own individual quirks and foibles which make her – we think – just interesting enough to dedicate an hour-long podcast episode to. We hope you enjoy it :)If you have any topic suggestions, or subjects you'd like us to chat about, please do let us know! Leave a comment on our website or contact us via Instagram @rosemarymaccabe and @beatricemaccabe.Here are a few of the things we reference throughout the episode. You'll find the transcription here.Liadan Hynes' How to Fall ApartGoldie Hawn's "brain breaks"Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryNot Without My Daughter, starring Sally Field and Alfred MolinaThe Vietnamese author whose book Beatrice discusses is named Phuc Tran. The book is Sigh, Gone. You can listen to Tran discuss the subjunctive, or its absence, in this NPR talk.Beatrice's favourite mystery Sindy Instagram account (a Sindstagram account?) is @Sindy_the_travelerNot Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe. Editing is by Liam Geraghty. Original music by Cody D. Records. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson.Not Without My Sister is a production of The Warren. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode was recorded way back when, one of the first episodes of the first season of How to be Sound. This is me revisiting that episode – the only episode I've recorded with a person of colour, which is a massive failing on my part and something I will be looking to improve in the future. I've done a bad job of offering my listeners equal and fair representation of today's world, and for that I can only apologise. #BlackLivesMatterYou'll find Erica Cody on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – and you can check out her music videos (you should) on YouTube, too. Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound! Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. Mother of Pod. Just in case you don't know what a Billie Barry kid is... BE WARNED: this will scar you for life. Check out BIMM, Ireland's music school (it's not really like Fame, allegedly). Step Up: High Water starring Jade Chynoweth is really, really good. I promise. Watsky: Moral of the Story is a good song to listen to (on repeat) when you're worrying about what other people are doing (unlike Erica, who's focused on her own sh*t). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alison Curtis is one of the most recognisable voices on Irish radio, presenting Today FM's Weekend Breakfast show every Saturday and Sunday morning from 8-11am. She sat down to talk about emigrating from Canada, immigrant assimilation and the radio gender gap. Follow Alison on Twitter here and on Instagram here.***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Julie Mc Loughlin and her husband Owen left steady, full-time jobs to set up their own business after a spot of creative DIY piqued the interest of friends, family and, well, everyone who heard about their off-kilter wedding invitations. I sat down with Julie to talk about the business of business, creativity and conceptualisation, working from home and how Jando got off the ground.This episode was, crucially, recorded before the current pandemic – and it's more important than ever to support Irish art so, if you're in the market for some new prints, check out Jando's offering.***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Molly Finn (NOT her real name) set up an OnlyFans when she realised there was some interest in her holiday bikini pics – and because, surprisingly, her mother asked why not. She sits down to talk about the democratisation of pornography, whether or not OnlyFans is sex work and how much she charges to send a picture of her feet. For more on OnlyFans, read 'How OnlyFans Changed Sex Work Forever' from the New York Times.***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Limerick-based singer-songwriter Emma Langford sits down to talk about touring in Germany, producing an album with three months' notice, the importance of using your voice – and platform – to further the causes you believe in, and whether or not she's ever just thought about writing a rubbish pop song to rake in the €€€.Follow Emma on Twitter and Instagram – and check out her new single, Sowing Acorns.***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dublin fashion designer Claire Garvey had a week to design two outfits for Eimear Noone, the first female conductor ever to conduct the orchestra at the Academy Awards – but she didn't let that get in her way! (See the result on Claire's Instagram.) We sit down to talk fashion design, the Irish arts scene, surviving through a recession and how relying on trends will never be an issue for her.Follow Claire on Instagram @clairegarveydesigner and check out her website, ClaireGarvey.com.***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PhD researcher Ellie Marley is studying the impact of shame on the lives of women in Ireland living with a HIV+ diagnosis – we sit down to talk about what she's learned so far.If you'd like to get in touch with Ellie about her research, you can contact her by email here.A few bits we mention include:Still Standing: An Irishwoman's Story of HIV and Hope by Liz MartinI Thought it was Just Me (But it Isn't) by Brene BrownTeam America's Everyone's Got AIDSThe AIDS drama, And the Band Played OnThe HSE's national campaign to reduce HIV stigma, U+U=U***If you'd like to support the work I do – help keep 'How to be Sound' going AND read a plethora of essays on life, love, sex, dating, feminism and more, sign up to my Patreon from just $4 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow Colette on Twitter @RedHareColette and listen to her podcasts, Science Drops, and The Critter Shed, anywhere you get podcasts. Colette is a fellow member of The Warren, Ireland's newest podcasting network. Read more about that at thewarren.ie  *** Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe.  You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe.  Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow Holly on Twitter here – and sign up to her Patreon to read all about her new life. The Irish Independent covered Holly's Kardashian-koloured moment in the sun – when her illustrations of Kim Kardashian got shared by America's first family. If you haven't already, you can listen back to episodes of Holly's podcast, Popsessed, presented with DJ Conor Behan, wherever you get podcasts. Holly wrote about her experience volunteering in Calais for The Irish Times. You can read it here. Read all about Ireland's recycling targets here. *** Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe.  You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe.  Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lindsay Leggett IS The Sugarist – she sugars people of all shapes, sizes and genders from her Temple Bar studio. Lindsay mentions her Dad being from Corktown, Detroit – there's a really interesting article about the history of the area from the Detroit Historical Society here. From Lindsay's site: why sugaring is better than waxing. If you haven't already, buy and read Lindy West's book. Please use my Amazon affiliate link because it helps me make bank. You can check out merch from The Vulva Gallery here. Watch the (NSFW) clip from the Australian Hungry Beast documentary news series on labiaplasty here. The X Factor clip I refer to, featuring the Pussycat Dolls "singing" through their greatest hits, is here. I mention Virgie Tovar and her body positive selfies – follow her on Instagram! FINALLY, Lindsay refers to Ologies, a podcast presented by Alie Ward, the BFF of My Favorite Murder's Georgia! (And I attributed this piece on problematic true-crime obsessions to Wired, when it is in fact from The New Republic. I'm fired.) *** Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe.  You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe.  Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're anything like me, you're always on the lookout for new podcasts to become addicted to - so here's your audio intro to The Warren - Ireland's newest podcast network! How to Be Sound is in The Warren family, so of course I'm biased - but I think it's a collective of really innovative and interesting podcasts that are all well worth checking out. In this special episode my producer Liam Geraghty meets the creators behind The Warren's podcasts (including me!) so expect everything from dogging to amourous frogs! You can see all of The Warren's podcasts on www.thewarren.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Niamh Maher is director of audio and video at Her.ie. Listen to her podcast, Girls with Goals, here. Follow her on Instagram. Twitter is here. Niamh spoke to Michaella McCollum for Her.ie. Watch the video and read the details here. Listen to PlayXPlay, a weekly sports show hosted by Jenny Murphy and produced by Niamh. Things we mention include: Popsessed, the pop culture podcast hosted by Conor Behan and Holly Shortall The episode of How to be Sound featuring James Kavanagh, which you'll find on iTunes here Aislinn Mahon, GM of Huckletree. Listen to her Girls with Goals episode here Michaella McCollum's book, You'll Never See Daylight Again, is available from Amazon (affiliate link) The Morning Show, a new streaming series on Apple TV+ NK Jemisin's The Fifth Season, one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read (affiliate link) *** Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe.  You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe.  Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow Fionnuala on Instagram and Twitter, and listen to her podcast, 'Bandwagons', wherever you get podcasts. *** Support my work and read my writing on Patreon from just $1 a month. Your support helps fund the making of 'How to be Sound', as well as pay my daily wage as I try – hard – to write The Book, coming (I hope) in 2021. Follow me across all social media @rosemarymaccabe – I'm less active than ever, so it's kind of a relaxing following to be a part of. If you're shopping from Amazon, please enter through my storefront. I (occasionally) add some of my favourites, but no matter what you buy, I'll get a little commission if you click through my link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can keep up with Shauna Fitzgerald on Instagram and on Twitter, and check out Lift Training Studios here. I started out at Lift doing their Six Weeks to Strong programme – read about my progress on STELLAR. Shauna's own podcast, 'You're Well Able', is now available on Soundcloud, Spotify and iTunes.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Follow Beatrice Mac Cabe on Instagram (don't worry, she's not very active) here.  Turkish singer Tarkan.  My So-Called Life vs My Favorite Murder. The song I played from Coyote Ugly. (You're welcome.) Want to know the definition of mansplaining? Read this handy chart.    ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Follow Kate Brennan Harding on Instagram here and on Twitter here – or drop her an email at themeltedlady@gmail.com   Chris Newman is the Irish actor who auditioned for an Irish-language gig with, er, no Irish. Read all about it.   Follow the Man Who Has it All on Facebook – it's well worth it!   I mentioned watching the documentary, The Keepers, on Netflix. It's also worth a watch, but major trigger warnings for child abuse / clerical abuse / murder. Lots of triggers.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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You can follow Claire on Twitter and Instagram – she even has a Wikipedia! FANCY. And check out Big Smoke Writing Factory, the creative writing school she co-founded.   And check out Banshee, the literary journal Claire co-edits, here.   If you've never read The Babysitters' Club books, now's the perfect time to start... Plus, bonus blog: What Claudia Wore.   We mention Louise O'Neill's book, Almost Love, too (uncomfortable, but good, reading).    (Imogen Heap's Hallelujah is what Marissa goes out to, if you'll forgive the bluntness of that statement. Spoiler alert for The OC.)   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Julie Jay plays the Workman's (for just €10!) on July 19th – get tickets here!    Follow Julie on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.    Listen to her podcast, Up to 90, wherever you get podcasts!    We discuss Liz Nugent – whose books, Lying in Wait and Skin Deep, are vg! As well as Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by My Favorite Murder podcasters Karen Kilgarrif and Georgia Hardstark.   The Last Days of August is an excellent podcast by Jon Ronson – we (both) highly recommend it!   If you haven't already, sign up for a free trial of Audible and listen to West Cork – because it's worth it.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Margaret McAuliffe is a playwright, actor, Irish dancer – and more! The Humours of Bandon is a play about Irish dancing, life and Ireland, with Fishamble: The New Theatre Company.   You can follow Mags on Twitter here, and on Instagram here.    Catch her in August in Much Ado About Nothing, as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival.   Watch Jig, a documentary on Irish dancing, on YouTube.   That "Millennial Burnout" article I'm always on about is here.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. From just $1 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as monthly (exclusive!) book club podcasts; for $8 a month you'll get an extra piece of writing each fortnight; and for $10 you'll get something IN THE POST, like in the olden days!    If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Claire Concannon works for DEBRA Ireland - and is avowedly single.   The really good book I was reading while I was on a date (and wanted to get back to) was NK Jemisin's The Fifth Season, which I would really recommend.   "Women are happier without children or a spouse." Read all about it in the Guardian.   That "Millennial Burnout" article I'm always on about is here.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. For just $4 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as an exclusive mini podcast episode every fortnight. The latest minisode featured Gearoid Farrelly scrolling through my Tinder in a somewhat hopeless attempt to find me a man. (It's fun, I swear.)   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Follow Jeanie McDonald on Instagram here, and on Twitter here.   This podcast is not sponsored by The Big Romance, but you should go there anyway because the drinks are good and the cheese toasties are incredible.   Apps discussed include Bumble, Tinder and POF. (That is the order in which I would rate them, FYI.)   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. For just $4 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as an exclusive mini podcast episode every fortnight. The latest minisode featured Gearoid Farrelly scrolling through my Tinder in a somewhat hopeless attempt to find me a man. (It's fun, I swear.)   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Jennifer Stevens on Instagram here. (She's available for freelance commissions!)   If you're interested in the heyday of print media, Tina Brown's Vanity Fair Diaries is an incredible read. Bear in mind, though: Ireland was never like America. NEVER.   Jen also appeared on an episode of Mother of Pod, one of my favourite podcasts, which you'll find here.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. For just $4 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as an exclusive mini podcast episode every fortnight. The latest minisode featured Gearoid Farrelly scrolling through my Tinder in a somewhat hopeless attempt to find me a man. (It's fun, I swear.)   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rose McGowan was, at one stage, perhaps best known for her role in Charmed. Now, she's best known as one of the leading voices in the #MeToo movement – she detailed, in her memoir, Brave (which you can buy here) her rape by Harvey Weinstein.   You can buy tickets to her spoken word show at the Edinburgh Fringe, August 13th-18th, here.   Watch her interview with Jameela Jamil on the @i_weigh Instagram account.   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. For just $4 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as an exclusive mini podcast episode every fortnight. The latest minisode featured Gearoid Farrelly scrolling through my Tinder in a somewhat hopeless attempt to find me a man. (It's fun, I swear.)   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow Gearoid Farrelly on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook - and check out his website here. Buy tickets to his upcoming shows below:   2 May Cork https://bit.ly/2ExYKj8 3 May Waterford https://bit.ly/2QijIdq 10 May Ballymun https://bit.ly/2LsByF3 15 May Belfast https://bit.ly/2U7YH6t 18 May Lisburn https://bit.ly/2Cvxj85   ***   Would you like to hear more from me? Read my writing on Patreon here. For just $4 per month you'll get two pieces of writing per week, as well as an exclusive mini podcast episode every fortnight. Gearoid's minisode features him scrolling through my Tinder in a somewhat hopeless attempt to find me a man. (It's fun, I swear.)   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nessa Cronin is the owner of Vanity Fair Boutique in Newbridge. You can follow her on Instagram here and check out their Facebook page here.   If you're interested in the fashion industry, sustainability and luxury fashion, read Dana Thomas' Luxury. Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline is also a really good read.   If you haven't already, watch The True Cost.   ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($4) every month to help fund it. I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons.   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lynn Enright's first book, Vagina: A Re-Education, has just been released. You'll find it here on Amazon (affiliate link) and in all good bookshops. Follow Lynn on Twitter and Instagram.   ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($4) every month to help fund it. I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons.   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe.   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Gabriella's blog, Curly Cailin, here! Follow her on Instagram while you're at it.   Read The Curly Girl Method - it's the original #CGBible! This is a link through my Amazon affiliate account, which helps me pay my bills! You can see my Amazon Influencer homepage here, with a whole load of book recommendations and more!    Deep dive into some academic research about curly hair here.   When my shaved head was growing back, I went through some interesting hair phases... but one of my secondary school pics got me featured on Into the Gloss as a "best worst hair" runner-up. So, every cloud.   Johnson & Johnson knew about the presence of asbestos in their Baby Powder for years. Read about it and weep.   Does having curly hair hurt your career? Business Insider is on to our troubles.   Read Gabriella's post on who she's following for curly / wavy / kinky hair advice.   Here's a pic of my extensions. I had to scroll back SO FAR to find this so... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Check out Jette's new non-profit ilo on the website - and sign up to receive her wonderful newsletter. And sign up for your new period subscription here, from just €5.70 a month. You can follow Jette on Instagram here and check out her website while you're at it. From Buzzfeed: how millennials became the burnout generation. SO INTERESTING. ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.) This month, half of all Patreon earnings will go to ilo. (The other half will go to pay my producer!)   I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons, at whatever level ($1 and up).   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing).   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Petrified, a podcast drama with some very spooky undertones.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Session Moth Martina aka Karen Glennon, follow her on Twitter, on Facebook and on Instagram. Buy Session Moth Martina merch here. For upcoming events, the OTT Wrestling site is what you're looking for! Read about Hulk Hogan's hard time (ahem) here.  And watch GLOW!  Lastly, listen to image.ie's The Spill (particularly the episode I'm on). ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons, at whatever level ($1 and up).   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing).   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Petrified, a podcast drama with some very spooky undertones.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode's guest, James Kavanagh, is discoverable on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Back when James was Exchequer Street Boy: Broadsheet.ie.    Check out Currabinny, James' food website, here, and buy the book online at Amazon* (or in terrestrial shops if that's your jam).   James's Let's Get Checked video is well worth watching. You can check it out here.    And watch eels eating pizza (if you think you're hard enough).    ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons, at whatever level ($1 and up).   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing).   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Petrified, a podcast drama with some very spooky undertones.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode features Irish fashion designer Helen Steele, whose debut collaboration with Dunnes Stores is live now. Her collaboration with graffiti artist Maser is coming soon to Costume in Dublin. We didn't get to talk about this but Helen also has a gorgeous line of rugs with Ceadogán Rugmakers - you can see them here. Jump the Hedges is a brand that creates incredible yoga and sports bags - "bags for activity" - from discarded truck tarps. Check out the website. Helen talks about The Modist and modest fashion. Net-a-Porter's Modest category* really does have some gorgeous pieces. If you stayed interested throughout my Islam / modesty ramble, you might want to watch the Little Mix video I'm talking about. Or you can read Female Chauvinist Pigs*, if you haven't already. Check out the Model Alliance, which was set up to protect the rights of working models in the fashion industry. Not Another Agency is the agency Halle Steele is signed to, in case you're interested! Maser's website is here. If you don't know his work, do a quick Google Image search and enjoy. ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons, at whatever level ($1 and up).   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing).   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Petrified, a podcast drama with some very spooky undertones.   *These are affiliate links. If you click through and buy, I'll make a tiny percentage and love you forever xoxo   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Gabbi Loedolff of Lush is the guest on this episode of How to be Sound. Read her impressive LinkedIn CV here - and shop from Lush here. Follow Gabbi on Instagram @gabbiloe.    (I'm not talking TOTAL sh1t: there really is a Spice Bus!)   The Lush Showcase is amazing - and bizarre. Here's the website.   Here's an interesting feature in the Guardian on Lush founder Mark Constantine.   Buy a Keepcup (or five) or a Stojo so you can be just like me! And while you're at it, go the whole hog and get a bamboo toothbrush.   Watch Gabbi's talk on blockchain and cryptocurrencies for retail here.    I talk about Fan Bingbing's social rating / currency - she's reappeared anyway, but you can read about China's social rating system here.   Lush's journey to removing mica - and replacing it with a synthetic equivalent - from its products is detailed here.   ***   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   I've also started a How to be Sound book club; we meet every few months, there's tea and coffee, we chat about books and Blindboy and other things that come up and it's fun! It's open to all patrons, at whatever level ($1 and up).   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing).   Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Fangs, a Dracula-themed podcast to coincide with Dublin's Bram Stoker Festival.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Linda Conway on Instagram; shop ethical fashion at Stiall and follow Stiall on Instagram here.   Get 20% off at Stiall for the month of October (2018) with the code SOUND – full-price stock only!   Podcasts I've been liking: WTF by Marc Maron (P.S. Watch Glow on Netflix); Taranoia and her Patreon; Sword and Scale; The State of Us; Uncover: Escaping NXIVM; Dr Death.   Read my blog post on my fave podcasts here.   In case you cared – and LOLed at my description of jumping into my jeans – I wrote a blog post on the best jeans for apple shapes. It's good, I promise.   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. His latest project is Fangs, a Dracula-themed podcast to coincide with Dublin's Bram Stoker Festival.   Read my blog! My money diaries series is still doing incredibly well; people are nosy f*ckers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Anna Sheils McNamee on Instagram - and you can follow @mydadsblind for updates about her upcoming show. Buy tickets here!   This episode of How to be Sound is sponsored by Siopaella. Get 15% off their Siopaedit and Siopahome ranges with the code "rosemary". Valid until September 30th 2018.   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Shawna Scott's shop online at Sex Siopa; follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and check out her newly set up Instagram for her wedding celebrant business.   This episode of How to be Sound is sponsored by Siopaella. Get 15% off their Siopaedit and Siopahome ranges with the code "rosemary". Valid until September 30th 2018.   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I wanted to put the spotlight on my producer Liam Geraghty's podcast - Meet Your Maker. In this episode Liam meets Muppeteer Louise Gold to hear her story of working on The Muppet Show with Jim Henson in the seventies.    You can subscribe to Meet Your Maker wherever you listen to podcasts.   www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You'll find Erica Cody on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – and you can check out her music videos (you should) on YouTube, too.   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Producer extraordinaire Liam Geraghty's Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen.   Mother of Pod.   Just in case you don't know what a Billie Barry kid is... BE WARNED: this will scar you for life.   Check out BIMM, Ireland's music school (it's not really like Fame, allegedly).   Step Up: High Water starring Jade Chynoweth is really, really good. I promise.   Watsky: Moral of the Story is a good song to listen to (on repeat) when you're worrying about what other people are doing (unlike Erica, who's focused on her own sh*t). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Follow Joanne McNally on Twitter @jomcnally and on Instagram @joannemcnallycomedy. Sofie Hagen's podcast, Made of Human, is where I got the inspiration for How to be Sound – and where I get a lot of inspiration, to be honest! If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Liam Geraghty's (almost) award-winning Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. You'll find Her.ie's Girls with Goals here.   I wrote a piece about why I wasn't going to the Gossies; it caused a bit of a shit storm. You can read it here.   Here's a piece about Singlehood, the piece that was Joanne's first on-stage gig, from the Irish Examiner. (It's behind a login, but you don't have to pay. It's a login-wall.)   "I feel unsafe." THAT comedy club incident is here.   Read Lionel Shriver talking about diversity in the Spectator here.   NYT's The Daily podcast did a great recent two-parter about the US's opioid crisis.   Joanne recently saw Suki Kim talking about life in North Korea at the Dalkey Book Festival. She has a TED talk too. This is her website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Follow Kirstie on Twitter, and subscribe to House & Home (and support Irish journalism!) here. Follow Kirstie over on Instagram Stories for a look at her cats – and her great taste in interior décor.   If you're buying from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you'd use my affiliate link. It helps support what I do and costs you nothing extra! Same goes for Asos...    AND if you're super generous, support me on Patreon! It's basically a type of crowd-funding site that allows you to put your money where your "likes" are; if you like the content I'm making, please consider giving a small amount ($1) every month to help fund it. (If you donate at the $6.66 per month level, you'll get an extra How to be Sound minisode over on Patreon for your listening pleasure.)   You can follow me on all of my social media handles @rosemarymaccabe and you can even subscribe to my newsletter (my ideas are new and intriguing). Thank you so much for listening to How to be Sound. Please take some time to rate and/or review on iTunes; it helps other people who might like it to find How to be Sound!   Liam Geraghty's (almost) award-winning Meet Your Maker is also well worth a listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.