Podcast appearances and mentions of conor o'brien

My latest very special guest is Conor O Brien, otherwise known as the multi-award-winning singer-songwriter behind the band Villagers. We dig in to a love of Paul's music (and vice-versa) along with collaborations over the years from US tour support to The Black Barn Sessions and writing together for True Meanings - and even their recent performance together at The Roundhouse in London. Villagers latest LP - Fever Dreams - is an amazing piece of work too - well worth checking out. Find out more with links to the back catalogue, videos with Paul Weller and my blog about Villagers at PaulWellerFanPodcast.com Thanks for listening - make sure that you subscribe / follow and leave a review - and if you want to support the podcast financially, you can buy me a virtual coffee (£3) at paulwellerfanpodcast.com/shop  

Tonight's show presented by Stephen Gleeson features Conor O Brien, Brendan Maher and Ken Dunne on hurling; Tommy Twoomey on football and Geraldine Kinane on camogie! Dan Kennedy produced.

Co-founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, Conor O'Brien, Executive Director, and Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director, and John A. Farkas, Jr. SFF Board Member & Major & Planned Giving Officer at WVIA Public Media, speaking about "Fringe Under Glass", the innovative arts event to be held in downtown Scranton on September 25, 26, & 27th, 2020, with performances taking place in windows of storefronts and small businesses as audience watch & listen with special headsets. Friday at 7 pm; Saturday at 2 & 7 pm; Sunday at 2 & 7pm. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance www.scrantonfringe.org/

John A. Farkas, Board Member of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the organization that was founded in 2015 by Conor O'Brien & Elizabeth Bohan, in anticipation of the 2020 SFF September 24 through October 4 in downtown Scranton. Applications to perform at this fall's event can be found at www.scrantonfringe.org/apply. The deadline is March 29. 2020.

Derek talks to Conor O'Brien about his new book: Ireland Through Birds. They are joined in studio by Dr. Richard Collins, Éanna Ní Lanhma and Ken Whelan. we find a strange insect in Tullamore and we take a look at the decline of the European Eel.

Derek talks to Conor O'Brien about his new book: Ireland Through Birds. They are joined in studio by Dr. Richard Collins, Éanna Ní Lanhma and Ken Whelan.

On the show today we covered our Irish abroad with Preston North End striker Graham Burke who discussed his sides upcoming game against Doncaster in the FA Cup, spending Christmas in England and discussed his Ireland hopes under Mick McCarty and Stephen Kenny. We had Leinster head coach Leo Cullen on the show along with Conor O'Brien discussing their sides 40-7 win over Ulster and we also had former All Ireland winner Shane Carthy on the show discussing his recovery from depression. Now That's What I Call Sport is live every Sunday morning from 9am.

Conor O'Brien aka Villagers joins John Kennedy in the studio to talk through his new album 'The Art of Pretending to Swim' and play some acoustic tracks from it

TV chef and food writer Nigella Lawson celebrates the 20th anniversary of her first cookbook, Amelia Singer – of Amelia's Wines – shares her success story and Irish singer Conor O'Brien performs from his brand new album 'The Art of Pretending to Swim'.

Decent pun title, that. NO ENCORE is thrilled to welcome the great Conor O'Brien of Villagers fame to the show this week as he discusses new album The Art of Pretending to Swim, Twin Peaks and a whole lot more. Elsewhere, the legendary Fionnuala Jones returns on co-host duties amidst a typically raucous episode that is absolutely packed with reviews and news. Don't forget; NO ENCORE returns to The Workman's Club on Sunday October 14th as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival. Tickets [HERE](https://www.ticketmaster.ie/dublin-podcast-festival-no-encore-dublin-10-14-2018/event/180054FFD92EECA4?camefrom=TWIT_WP_NOENCORE_030918)  ACT ONE: Live show announcements and reviews of Mitski and Arctic Monkeys in the live arena. ACT TWO: So much news including the return of Westlife and Dave's take on the new Netflix documentary on Quincy Jones. ACT THREE: Conor O'Brien of Villagers in conversation. ACT FOUR: Suede bring the album of the week in the form of The Blue Hour. ACT FIVE: Songs of the Week with Chris Cornell, Sufjan Stevens, Mini Mansions, Mumford & Sons and Danny Brown. EXIT MUSIC: We Had Zillions - 'Endless'

Four revellers happy to be out of the spirit-dampening storm, the boys are back on the NO ENCORE beat once again. They're not alone, either, as Conall and John of We Cut Corners drop by to discuss their new album Imposters. Elsewhere there's a massive Irish album to discuss, some blasts from the past with new tracks, and Colm almost dying from a fit of laughter - let's crack on... ACT ONE: Kevin Sharkey's bid bites the dust, the economic pressures of music in Dublin are illustrated once again, and the fourteen horsemen of the popocalypse are on the ride - it's the news... ACT TWO: Two men who make Dave Grohl seem like a galloping bell-end, the We Cut Corners boys pull up a seat to chat new album, old habits, and what they'd play on The O.C. if The Bait Shop came calling/it was 2005. ACT THREE: The lads sink their teeth into a record bound to cause a splash - but has Conor O'Brien produced another masterstroke as Villagers return with The Art Of Pretending To Swim? ACT FOUR: Remember The Ting Tings? Yes?! Well you're going to bloody love Songs of the Week then. Also, for the record, featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Health, All Tvvins, and "Avril Lavigne". EXIT MUSIC: Roisin Murphy, 'Jacuzzi Rollercoaster'

…AND WE’RE BACK!!!! Stacey and Mark are back after a few “Work Weeks”. We are back with none other than the amazing Conor O’Brien, Executive Director of The Scranton Fringe Festival. Conor and his team, including Managing Director, Elizabeth Bohan are celebrating Scranton Fringe Festival’s 4th successful year this year.We discuss where Fringe Festival’s originated, the genesis of The Scranton Fringe Festival, and some of the misconceptions about it. This podcast we got back to more light hearted, fun discussion, and there is no better than Mr. O’Brien. Please give a watch or a listen. This one is really entertaining.

The burren – County Clare   The Burren in west County Clare is our featured destination in this podcast.  Entire books are written about this 200 acres of rocky limestone that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a landscape of myths and legends and sacred ground with archaeological remnants that date back thousands of years. It’s also a landscape of contrasts – the gray rock against the blue sky, mountains and hills that rise out of a seemingly endless flat bedrock. The contrasts are particularly powerful in the spring when the flowers of the Burren come into bloom.  Tiny little orchids pop up in between the slabs of limestone   Most people who visit the Burren drive through and stop at the most famous locations such as the Poulnabrone dolmen or the Burren Perfumery. They take the obligatory photo of Lamanegh Castle and maybe stop at Corcomroe Abbey.    The Buren is a sacred landscape.  The poet and philosopher, John O’Donohue, who was from the Burren region said of the Burren: It’s a bare limestone landscape. And I often think that the forms of the limestone are so abstract and aesthetic, it is as if they were all laid down by some wild surrealistic kind of deity. Being a child and coming out into that, it was like a huge wild invitation to extend your imagination. Quote extracted from the Onbeing podcast – March 18, 2016 I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been to the Burren. On my first trip to Ireland, I had no role in planning the itinerary. I simply went along with friends who’d invited me and enjoyed the sites they chose.  I can recall my friend, Hal McConnell – a great mystic with a brilliant and the planner of our Ireland tour saying, “Now, we’ll enter a mystical landscape – the Burren where everything seems harsh and stark, but there’s an underlying sacredness about the place.   Though you can catch glimpses of the highlights by driving through, a better experience is to walk the Burren. Get out into the landscape and place yourself in that sacred space.  It’s so worth stopping, moving, absorbing that special energy unique to the Burren.   Or better yet, treat yourself to a walking tour led by a guide who knows his or her way around and can reveal parts of the landscape you won’t be able to see on your own.  Our favorite Burren tour guide is Tony Kirby. And he’s our guest on this podcast.   Interview with Tony Kirby   Tony Kirby is full time tour operator offering walking tours through the Burren. He’s been offering these tours for 15 years through his company, Heart of the Burren Walking Tours www.heartofburrenwalks.com Tony Kirby Facebook Page The Burren and the Aran Islands: A Walking Guide by Tony Kirby Tony comments about the Burren that it is a rare global landform – limestone pavement. Of world importance botanically for its unique mélange of wild flowers. Exceedingly rich cultural (archaeological) landscape – “a vast memorial to bygone cultures” with a 6,000-year-old story of low-scale pastoralism. The Burren’s natural and cultural landscape is home to much legend and mythology.
 His favorite site in the Burren is St Colmán’s Hermitage – a mainland equivalent of Skellig Michael. A hermitage of Early Christian origin set in mature forest at the base of the region’s sheerest cliff. Rich in legend of the Saint Colmán. The Burren (200 sq miles) is less visited than other big-ticket Irish Atlantic destinations like the Cliffs of Moher, peninsular Kerry, Connemara, the Aran islands and Galway city. However, those that visit the Burrren are struck by how important a heritage landscape it is internationally and secondly by the fact the extensive rocky landscape is in part man-made i.e. caused by prehistoric agri-vandalism. Tony’s has a blog about the Burren that is done with renowned landscape photographer Carsten Krieger at  www.burrentales.com Tony is soon launching a site with photographer Karin Funke. - The Holy Wells of the Burren www.burrenholywells.com Launching website very soon – The Killeens of the Burren. Killeens are burial grounds of unbaptised children. Politics by W.B. Yeats   corcomroe Abbey   Corcomroe Abbey is a 12th century monastic ruin that was once occupied by the Cistercians. It is a place of two worlds. If you ever wanted test yourself for sensitivity to the otherworld, this would be a perfect spot to start.   Have you ever felt like you were being surrounded by memories?  Graveyards do this to me. I know I feel differently when I cross the threshold into a graveyard… but if I really examine what it is that I’m feeling, it’s a swirling around of memories – the stories of the dead, of those who mourned them, stood by the gravesides, came back and visited, the sculpture who created the ornate markers, the stone cutter who etched the names into stone…   Corcomroe projects its memories into the landscape. If you quiet yourself as you approach the abbey ruins, you’ll begin to feel the memories. This often happens to me in monastic ruins, but none so much as at Corcomroe.   Notice the details.  They’ll speak to you. In your mind, talk to the effigy of the Chieftain king. Internally hear what he says to you.  Look above him and notice the smile on the bishop’s face. With your inner eye, see the monks walking the cloister walk.  Follow them, hear their prayers. It is so easy to step back in time here.   I have this little spiritual exercise I do when I walk in the wild places. As I internally communicate with the spirit world, I find that I’m often confirmed by the shape of hearts. Heart shaped stones, shapes in the trees, clouds, leaves on the ground.  I see hearts. But only at these special times.  The last time I was Corcomroe, I snapped a picture with my phone of the gable wall with the large window. I didn’t see it until I looked at the digital image – but there – big as life on the wall was shadow cast by the sun in the perfect shape of a heart. I’ll post that picture in the Shownotes.   The effigy of King Conor O’Brien is what people tend to remember about Corcomroe. And that’s just what was intended some 750 years ago when it placed there.   In 1268 Conor O'Brien, Lord Thomond and his son, his daughter, his grandson and a number of others were slain in a battle very near the abbey. Conor O'Brien's body was laid in a tomb under the floor of Corcomroe abbey against the north wall. A niche was cut in over it and an effigy placed on top of the tomb. This effigy atop King Conor O'Brien's tomb is one of only two effigies of Irish kings. the two kings died about the same time and the effigies appear identical.   Beneath the floor next to him are the graves of some of his warriors.   This short poem appeared in the Irish Monthly in 1911 by R.M.G.     Conor O'Brien of the kings. How sound you sleep in Corcomroe!  The night wind in the choir sings  The hymns of many a year ago.   What day was that when you were borne By warriors from the field of red !  Your blade was broke, your side was torn:  They laid you in your royal bed.   They ripped the chancel's paven floor  And laid your warriors there in rows:  Their requiem is the tempest's roar,  Their souls are sped where no man knows.   ~Background music Long Road Ahead by Kevin MadLeod – incompetech.com          Corcomroe Abbey – Monastic Ruins in the Burren by Mindie Burgoyne     Thank you for listening to the Thin Places Travel Podcast. You can find us on the web at thinplacespodcast.com. You can also find me on twitter at @travelhags and facebook.com/thinplaces.  And if you enjoyed this episode, please give us quick rating and review on iTunes – under Thin Places Travel Podcast. And consider subscribing.  In our next episode, our guest will be Mary Reynolds, an Irish garden and landscape designer famous for her wild gardens and her focus on bringing back the wild places. So long, for now. 

In this episode I interview Martin Davies, Ibizologist and owner of the Ibizan publishing house Barbary Press http://www.liveibiza.com/ibiza_literature/barbary_history.htm Martin explains why he came to the island and how he got into publishing. He has published seven books on Ibiza with an eighth – “Voyage and Discovery” by Conor O’Brien due out in May or June. The podcast is illustrated by Lizzie Langford, an artist based in Ibiza and Barcelona. The music comes from a recording made in 1952 at St Josep, Ibiza, by Alan Lomax.

In episode 10 i sit down with my long time friend Connor O'Brien and discuss everything from him playing in bands growing up, to driving 50 foot tourbusses and the responsibilities and liabilities that come with it, living life on the road, the music business and much more.

In Episode 13, we sit down with award-winning actors, writers, and New Vintage Ensemble members Conor O'Brien and Simone Daniel from Scranton. We talk about their darkly funny original play, "The Darling Core," coming to The Cooperage Project in Honesdale and 59E59 Theaters in New York City before going overseas to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, updating the show and how theatre continues to stay relevant and shake things up, local theatre and its demanding audiences, engaging crowds in different ways and places, the amusing story of a woman who made a scene while walking out of a show, the upcoming Scranton Shakespeare Festival, the success of “Hamilton,” Broadway and the importance of theatre outside of New York, the third annual Scranton Fringe Festival, and more. In The Last Word segment, we discuss the controversy surrounding the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department and their new approach to social media. The department has received both praise and criticism for making jokes and posting memes on their Facebook page, some which feature a topless woman and a “South Park” reference saying, “Show us on the doll where our Facebook posts hurt you.” While officers have defended the posts, saying that it "humanizes" the police and has increased engagement on their page, resulting in more awareness and quick identification of suspects they’ve posted, some people think their jokes are unprofessional and have gone too far, promoting sexism and mocking sexual molestation, leading to distrust of officers and confirmation of the "good ol' boys" mentality. We read comments we received on Facebook from both sides of the debate and offer our own reactions. The NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond.

Bitch Falcon tell me about a song they love (by Ho99o9), there's the new single from Kormac, Le Galaxie, Come On Live Long, some new No Monster Club, Diet Cig, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Conor O'Brien & Nico Muhly, Vagabon & Future Islands, and some tickets to see Joey Dosik. Sound. Strange Brew - indie beats, alternative rock and good vibrations from the past, the present and the not too distant future with gugai. Every Thursday night at Róisín Dubh, Galway, Ireland and every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. Strange Brew : Songs Of The Day playlist - https://open.spotify.com/user/gugai/p... www.facebook.com/strangebrewgalway twitter/@gugai gugai@roisindubh.net

    This week we talk to Conor O'Brien about celebrating our uniqueness Conor O'Brien is an Irish singer and songwriter for the band Villagers. The band came to prominence in 2010 with the release of their debut album, Becoming a Jackal. Released to critical acclaim, the album was shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. The band's second studio album, {Awayland} was released in 2013. It won the Choice Music Prize that year and was also shortlisted for the 2013 Mercury Prize. Their 2015 record Darling Arithmetic quickly became on of Eric's favorite records of last year. It also won an Ivors Award for Best Album of the Year.   In This Interview, Conor O'Brien and I Discuss... The One You Feed parable Using art to explore our inner challenges His "meditation" song His song about smiling into the void- Nothing Arrived Embracing the difficult How most music tries to cover up the cracks in life How music that seems sad can be very comforting. Being part of something bigger Realizing how little we know Becoming more comfortable talking about his sexuality Being an introvert The sweet relief of knowing nothing comes for free Looking for shortcuts in life and how they don't exist Why being on The One You Feed is sort of like going to a therapist How therapy is less accepted in Ireland as much as America Having faith in the things that make you different Finding the things in ourselves that are unique and magnify them For more show notes visit our website         A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.  One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear. The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?” The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable. This parable goes by many names including: The Tale of Two Wolves The Parable of the Two Wolves Two Wolves Which Wolf Do You Feed Which Wolf are You Feeding Which Wolf Will You Feed It also often features different animals, mainly two dogs.

In this latest epsiode of the WGM podcast, Níal chats to Villagers frontman and Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter Conor O'Brien in his Dublin kitchen. www.theweeklygm.com

In Episode 60, we sit down with Conor O'Brien and Simone Daniel of the local theatre group New Vintage Ensemble to talk about the professional troupe and their upcoming original production, “The Trouble with Sketch Shows,” at the Scranton Cultural Center on June 24 and June 25. We discuss how they both got into theatre, including funny stories about being an underage clown in a shady nightclub and why #sluttyclownbaby should be trending right now; the history of the New Vintage Ensemble and its connection to the former Vintage Theater; how the group “reinvents the familiar” in their own distinctive style and follows their mission statement; working with comedians and others outside the group in this upcoming production; how the “writers’ room” environment and different senses of humor shaped the show; directing and performing in sketches as opposed to a typical linear play; crafting jokes about Northeastern Pennsylvania without being predictable; partnering with the Scranton Cultural Center as well as The Cooperage Project in Honesdale; scheduling a late-night performance to begin establishing a downtown theatre culture and cultivating a regular audience; Conor and Simone’s weird relationship; and Conor’s response to being made fun of on Episode 45 of the podcast, when we had other members of the NVE on to talk about their previous production, “Hamlet.” In The Last Word segment, we briefly touch upon our thoughts and feelings after the tragic mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida over the weekend before we leave to attend a vigil in Scranton to remember the victims that evening. Directed by Conor O’Brien and written by O’Brien, Simone Daniel, Timothy McDermott, Matt Serniak, Sarah Regan, and Kathleen Barrett, “The Trouble with Sketch Shows” runs Friday, June 24 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Saturday, June 25 at 8 p.m. in the Junior Ballroom at the Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). Tickets are $10 and can be reserved online at newvintagenensemble.com or purchased at the door. Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the unedited and uncensored podcast features Rich Howells, NEPA Scene founder and editor, and Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios. Every episode streams on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and nepascene.com.

Strange Brew #15 - loads of wonderful new music from exmagician, Solar Bears, The Altered Hours, Toby Kaar, Bouts, The Natural History Museum, The Altered Hours, plus Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Oh Boland, John Grant and Conor O'Brien from Villagers tells us about one of his favourite songs. Good times, all round. Strange Brew - indie beats, alternative rock and good vibrations from the past, the present and the not too distant future with gugai. Every Thursday night at Róisín Dubh, every Friday at 9pm on 8radio.com Facebook/strangebrewgalway twitter/@gugai

In Episode 45, to be, or not to be, is not the question, but we have plenty of other queries for the New Vintage Ensemble! The Scranton theatre group is putting on William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Scranton Cultural Center Jan. 8-16, so we chat with director Casey Thomas and supervising producer and ensemble actress Mandy Pennington about how and why they got involved with this production; rewriting and modernizing the script; finding a good skull; casting and why the actors were chosen for their respective roles, including Conor O’Brien as Hamlet; the challenges of introducing Shakespeare to some and recreating his work in a fresh way for others; the striking promotional images for the show; working with the SCC and union members; how they first caught the acting bug; making movies with big stars in California; learning to love and appreciate Shakespeare; and how “Last Action Hero” relates to all this. In The Last Word segment, we talk about the Weekender, a local arts and entertainment publication that created a social media firestorm and made local and national news for insulting military veterans with an unfunny and poorly written article that should never have been published. We discuss how their downward spiral of empty shock value and clickbait content over the last year and a half has led to this point and give them some advice to get back on track. “Hamlet” runs Friday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Shopland Hall at the Scranton Cultural Center (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Fidelity Bank Box Office at the Scranton Cultural Center in person, by calling 570-344-1111, or via all applicable Ticketmaster outlets, including ticketmaster.com. Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the unedited and uncensored podcast features Rich Howells, NEPA Scene founder and editor; Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios; and Lauren Quirolgico, commercial and content strategist at Lavelle Strategy Group and editor at TwentyFiveEight. Every episode streams on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and nepascene.com.

Imagine the excitement. It's 2008 and the industry is booming. Oil was over $140/barrel and the business opportunities were abounding. That's the environment in which Al and Conor, the guests in this episode, decided to quit their well paid jobs as petroleum engineer and lawyer respectively to start Rigforce. Six months later, everything changed. The world economy was imploding and all their assumptions were being put to the test. In this episode I sit down with Alastair Haldane and Conor O’Brien, to dig into what was going through their heads at this time and how they were able to come out of it stronger, wiser and more resilient to the current downturn. But this conversation is not just about the trials and tribulations of starting a business, it’s about living a fulfilling life. Both Al and Conor are extremely insightful individuals and this episode is full of take aways that we can all apply in our own lives. I hope you get as much out of this as I did, particularly the discussion around personal productivity. If you have a personal productivity hack you'd like to share then I love to hear about it in the comments below! Once again, thanks for listening and thanks for being part of the conversation. Rohan

To celebrate St Patrick's weekend, this week's show features new music from Conor O'Brien of Villagers, Lisa Lambe backed by a cappella group the Keynotes, and more from Cerys Matthews.

In Episode 15, we chat with actor and playwright Conor O’Brien about founding the Scranton Fringe Festival, a brand new four-day event coming to the area in the fall that will feature all types of performance artists across multiple venues. The former co-director of The Vintage Theater discusses the Scottish origins and local details of the festival, along with what it is like to act and direct in one of the most notoriously tough cities in the country for live theater. The winners of this year’s Oscars are also debated, and we discuss taking “The Darling Core,” an original play co-created by O’Brien, to New York City. In the Last Word segment, we respond one last time to a pesky comment troll and end with some much more positive interaction with readers commenting on the Oscars and controversial comedian Daniel Tosh’s upcoming Wilkes-Barre appearance. Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the unedited and uncensored podcast features Rich Howells, NEPA Scene founder and editor; Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios; Lauren Quirolgico, commercial and content strategist at Lavelle Strategy Group and editor at TwentyFiveEight; and in the control room, Jimmy Reynolds, a musician, teacher, and lead audio engineer at TwentyFiveEight.

This week the ever eclectic EastCast show covers Bikes, Brass and Borage and there's no getting away from it.. football. Ana Xavier gets her hands dirty at a DIY repair shop The Bike Kitchen, Pearl Wise discovers a hidden medicinal meadow full of weeds called Phytology, Nia Charpentier meets a brass band who have a penchant for Star Wars.. and we give you the best places to watch or avoid the world cup. Of course there's plenty of music too featuring a election of bands and musicians playing in East London over the next fortnight carefully elected by musical maverick Pearl Wise: Ellen and the Escapades, Dawn Golden, Happyness, Sun Ra Arkestra, Conor O Brien and Angelo Badalamenti.

Episode 5 of weekly showcase of emerging and established Irish creative talent, features comedy from Andrea Farrell, poetry from Colm Keegan and a chat with Villagers' Conor O'Brien. www.theweeklygm.com

Welcome to the second episode of the X-Posure Podcast with John Kennedy. This week you can hear highlights from Conor O'Brien of Villagers, Olly Knights of Turin Brakes, and Screaming Maldini in conversation and in session.

An entire hour of art class has been compressed to one minute using time-lapse photography. Original music by Conor O'Brien and Allison Martsch.