Meet Your Maker

Liam chats with Tom Lowe, the grandson of British animation legend Bob Godfrey, about looking after his grandfather's archive of animation cels and artwork for shows like Henry's Cat and Roobarb.Check out the archive here: https://www.henrys-cat.art/Meet Your Maker is produced by Liam GeraghtyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meet_your_maker_podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Collier has gone from playing with toys to collecting them to now making them. He creates custom art toys of niche Irish pop culture resulting in actions figures of everyone from Pint Man to Peig Sayers.Check out Richard's work at: https://www.instagram.com/hibernotoys/Meet Your Maker is produced by Liam GeraghtyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meet_your_maker_podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosemary Mac Cabe's first book - This Is Not About You - is a life story in a series of love stories. On today's episode she sits down for a conversation on how to write a very personal book. You can order a copy from Easons, Kenny's and all good book shops. www.meetyourmaker.ie

In writer/director Robbie Banfitch's found footage film The Outwaters - four travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert. In this episode Liam chats to Robbie about making the film.

Doc and his dog Sprocket from Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock are two of the most beloved characters on television. On this episode we tell the story of the actor who played Doc - Gerry Parkes. We look at his journey from Dublin to Canada through theatre, film & TV with a little help from his family and co-star Steve Whitmire - puppeteer of Sprocket and Kermit the Frog.

Meet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the final of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Elizabeth Kilroy (The Corner of Scotsman's Bay) and Frank Sweeney & Cóilín O'Connell (no_matter_here) discuss their projects for Brightening Air. www.brighteningair.com

Meet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the third of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Mamobo Ogoru (Lime Tree, Limerick) and Douglas Reddan (glór, Ennis) talk about their development as curators and their respective broadening of cultural understanding through the process of being involved with LASTA for Brightening Air. www.brighteningair.com

Meet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. This is the second of four episodes where I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On today's episode Jo Mangan and Kate Butler talk about the opportunities of imagination and place in developing immersive art in unusual spaces like the Braun Factory in Carlow with their event Woman In The Machine www.brighteningair.com

Meet Your Maker has partnered with Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh - a series of arts experiences taking place nationwide from June 11-20. Over the next four episodes I'll be sitting down to chat with artists about their projects within Brightening Air. On this episode, I talk with James Riordan (Ar Ais Arís) and John Conway (The Ballad of a Care Centre) about adventures in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in theatre and the arts. www.brighteningair.com

A sculpture of an Irish fairy creature leads to trouble in a small town. Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode was by Blue Dot Sessions. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts.

Irish cartoonist Luke Healy grew up obsessed with America and goes in search of the American experience on a 147-day, 2660-mile-long hike across the Pacific Crest Trail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Your Maker is produced & hosted by Liam Geraghty. Theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Additional music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Louie Zong. www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Meet Your Member is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts.

Cartoon Saloon founders Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey and Paul Young tell the story of the Kilkenny animation studio behind Oscar nominated films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and now Wolfwalkers.

Global pop sensation CMAT on launching her music during a pandemic, living with her grandparents and taking inspiration from Rodney Dangerfield. www.meetyourmaker.ie   Support the show at: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker

Just as he was poised to take over from Disney's Nine Old Men Don Bluth defected, set up a rival company and moved it to Ireland in the 80s. There he created animated classics like An American Tail, The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go to Heaven and helped kick start the Irish animation industry. Support Meet Your Maker: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty www.liamgeraghty.com

A chat with a poet, an artist, a cartoonist and an illustrator about creativity during Covid. www.meetyourmaker.ie Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie This weeks guests are: Poet Emily S. Cooper in Donegal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Cooper Illustrator, designer and book author Charlot Kristensen's graphic novel What We Don't Talk About is available for pre-order at Avery Hill Publishing: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/what-we-don-t-talk-about-by-charlot-kristensen Charlot's website is: https://charlotkristensen.com/ Artist Mick Minogue's website is https://www.mickminoguemadethis.com/ and you can order SWP (Suprise - Woodcut - Post) from his Instagram: www.instagram.com/mickminogue Cartoonist Chelsea Akpan's website is https://thankscocoa.com/ and is @thankscocoa on Twitter & Instagram If you enjoy this little culture podcast from Ireland please leave a review or give the show a shout out. Thanks!

A chat with a poet, an artist, a cartoonist and an illustrator about creativity during Covid.www.meetyourmaker.ieSupport the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmakerTwitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerieThis weeks guests are:Poet Emily S. Cooper in Donegal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emily_S_CooperIllustrator, designer and book author Charlot Kristensen's graphic novel What We Don't Talk About is available for pre-order at Avery Hill Publishing: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/what-we-don-t-talk-about-by-charlot-kristensenCharlot's website is: https://charlotkristensen.com/Artist Mick Minogue's website is https://www.mickminoguemadethis.com/ and you can order SWP (Suprise - Woodcut - Post) from his Instagram: www.instagram.com/mickminogueCartoonist Chelsea Akpan's website is https://thankscocoa.com/ and is @thankscocoa on Twitter & InstagramIf you enjoy this little culture podcast from Ireland please leave a review or give the show a shout out. Thanks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you make a TV show during a pandemic? The classic Jim Henson children's series Fraggle Rock has returned with all new episodes shot entirely from home. We speak to puppeteers Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and John Tartaglia about returning to Fraggle Rock and shooting on iPhone. Dave Goelz is a puppeteer who performs Gonzo the Great, Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot, Boober Fraggle and many other characters from The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth. Karen Prell performs Red Fraggle, Yolanda Rat and many other characters on Sesame Street, Dreamchild, The Animal Show and The Muppets Take Manhattan. John Tartaglia performs Gobo Fraggle and many other characters on Dog City, Bear in the Big Blue House and Elmo the Musical. He also performed in the original cast of Avenue Q. Fraggle Rock: Rock On! is available on Apple TV now and features guests like Alanis Morissette, Common, Jason Mraz, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish, and Ziggy Marley. If you enjoyed this episode you might like these Muppet related episodes of Meet Your Maker: Louise Gold on working on The Muppet Show: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/as-good-as-gold-s1!a238f A behind the scenes look of the Netflix series Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with director Louis Leterrier, puppeteers Louise Gold and Damien Farrell and author Caseen Gaines: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/cracking-the-crystal-s1!7e876 Writer Ed Valentine on how to get to Sesame Street: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/sesame-street-s1!9c795 You'll find more episodes on www.meetyourmaker.ie Meet Your Maker is produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty in Dublin, Ireland. Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. www.thewarren.ie

How do you make a TV show during a pandemic? The classic Jim Henson children's series Fraggle Rock has returned with all new episodes shot entirely from home. We speak to puppeteers Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and John Tartaglia about returning to Fraggle Rock and shooting on iPhone.Dave Goelz is a puppeteer who performs Gonzo the Great, Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot, Boober Fraggle and many other characters from The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth. Karen Prell performs Red Fraggle, Yolanda Rat and many other characters on Sesame Street, Dreamchild, The Animal Show and The Muppets Take Manhattan. John Tartaglia performs Gobo Fraggle and many other characters on Dog City, Bear in the Big Blue House and Elmo the Musical. He also performed in the original cast of Avenue Q.Fraggle Rock: Rock On! is available on Apple TV now and features guests like Alanis Morissette, Common, Jason Mraz, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish, and Ziggy Marley.If you enjoyed this episode you might like these Muppet related episodes of Meet Your Maker:Louise Gold on working on The Muppet Show: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/as-good-as-gold-s1!a238fA behind the scenes look of the Netflix series Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with director Louis Leterrier, puppeteers Louise Gold and Damien Farrell and author Caseen Gaines: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/cracking-the-crystal-s1!7e876Writer Ed Valentine on how to get to Sesame Street: https://meetyourmaker.ie/episodes/sesame-street-s1!9c795You'll find more episodes on www.meetyourmaker.ieMeet Your Maker is produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty in Dublin, Ireland.Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. www.thewarren.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throughout COVID19 one video game has been helping people get through all this - Animal Crossing. www.meetyourmaker.ie

Throughout COVID19 one video game has been helping people get through all this - Animal Crossing.www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Often called the founding father of Irish animation, Jimmy Murakami was behind some of the most iconic animation of all time from The Snowman to When the Wind Blows not to mention his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Support Meet Your Maker on www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker www.meetyourmaker.ie

Often called the founding father of Irish animation, Jimmy Murakami was behind some of the most iconic animation of all time from The Snowman to When the Wind Blows not to mention his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Support Meet Your Maker on www.patreon.com/meetyourmakerwww.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pioneer of Irish animation Aidan Hickey on cut out animation, Bosco and dental surgeries... Part 2 of Animation Island - a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker

Pioneer of Irish animation Aidan Hickey on cut out animation, Bosco and dental surgeries...Part 2 of Animation Island - a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry.Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Animation Island is a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry. Episode 1 explores Walt Disney's links to Ireland, the oldest surviving piece of Irish animation and one of the first animators in Ireland - Gunther Wulff. Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker

Animation Island is a new mini-series from Meet Your Maker that tells the story of the Irish animation industry.Episode 1 explores Walt Disney's links to Ireland, the oldest surviving piece of Irish animation and one of the first animators in Ireland - Gunther Wulff.Support the show: www.patreon.com/meetyourmaker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ian builds a board game to save his kids from boredom on holidays but it doesn't exactly go according to plan...   Join the Meet Your Maker Patreon today!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 90's Lucasfilm did something very odd. They created a new Star Wars film complete with action figures, soundtrack and video game - everything except the film itself. This is the story of Shadows of the Empire. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Your Maker is a proud founding member of The Warren - Ireland's newest podcast network and home to some of the most remarkable and innovative podcasts in the country. In this special episode we meet the creators behind The Warren's podcasts. You'll find them all on www.thewarren.ie www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Deirdre Sullivan on why making things is not a straight line.   www.meetyourmaker.ie   Meet Your Maker is a founding member of The Warren - the home of great Irish podcasts. Take a look here: www.thewarren.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we sit down to talk to disgruntled North Dublin anti-folk pop merchant Big Monster Love. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We go behind the scenes of the new Netflix series Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with director Louis Leterrier, puppeteers Louise Gold and Damien Farrell and author Caseen Gaines.   www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Night at the Hutch tells the stories of three performers at the open mic night 'Bunny's Hutch' feat. Bunny - a drag queen, Julian Mandrews - a drag king and former Miss Alternative Ireland Smilin' Kanker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1928 the Irish Free State caused a commotion when they decided to put animals on their coins instead of political heads. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Twice a week, people from all over Ireland role play online as Gardaí. If you enjoyed this episode throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/meetyourmaker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Horologist Kevin Chellar winds back time on a life spent restoring clocks. If you enjoyed this episode, please throw me the price of a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/MeetYourMaker to help me to continue making it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you even begin to make a game where you can play as everything? Artist and animator David O'Reilly tries to answer that question along with the team behind his reality simulation game Everything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cartoonist Chris Ware talks about the importance of influence.   www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you ensure a 1000 year old manuscript lasts another 1000? This week Liam visits the conservation lab at the Chester Beatty to meet Senior Conservator Kristine Rose-Beers and Book and Paper Conservator Julia Poirier.   www.meetyourmaker.ie   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Your Maker returns on Feb 4th. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 1 of FANGS - the pop culture podcast about Dracula - hosted by Liam as a part of Bram Stoker Festival, Ireland.   Subscribe to FANGS wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An illustrator begins work on his first children's book only to be faced with the biggest challenge of his life. This is the story of The President's Glasses. www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Muppeteer Louise Gold on the story behind - or should that be 'beneath' - The Muppet Show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Animator David Feiss tells the story of how he created one of the most surreal cartoons of the 90s - Cow and Chicken. Show Links: Produced and presented by Liam Geraghty Theme music by Breakmaster Cylinder  David Feiss on IMDB See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Ross Mullan was a kid, all he wanted to be was the guy in the rubber mask at the end of Scooby Doo. Now he is. Ross is the performer of the White Walker in Game of Thrones as well as The Teller and The Silence on Doctor Who.   www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we meet Kate Walshe who makes monsters for a living. www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One day artist Mick Minogue decided that he would draw his friend Paddy every day for the month of January and call it 'Paduary'. www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adventure Time's Lead Designer Andy Ristaino sat down in Dublin Castle garden to talk about working on the show and comic books. www.meetyourmaker.ie Twitter: www.twitter.com/meetyourmakerie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heartbreak leads New Jersey cartoonist Tara O'Connor to Ireland on a search for her family history. What she finds is something very different.   www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This weeks episode of Meet Your Maker throws away the advice that you should never meet your heroes and ends up with a toast from Shane MacGowan, a letter from Harper Lee, an insult from Hunter S. Thompson and a dance pose from Ira Glass. Produced and hosted by Liam Geraghty www.meetyourmaker.ie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Your Maker returns on Jan 29th for Season 2 and we're looking for YOUR stories of meeting YOUR heroes.  Send us a short voice memo telling your story of meeting your hero and email it to liam@liamgeraghty.com  www.meetyourmaker.ie/we-want-you/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.