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UK politics satirised from a house in North Tyneside with your host Gavin Webster. Ranting about the latest commons vote, to the latest whip resigning to the latest Trump tweets, Gav weaves his way through it in an articulate poetical way with a musical background. Show going to go twice a week very soon.
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Film Network Ireland's Wrap Chat Podcast is the Irish Film Industry Podcast. Hosted and produced by freelancers. Founded by Paul Butler Lennox and Paul Webster in 2017, they were joined in 2020 by an exceedingly talented line up of presenters including Mia Mullarkey, Sean T. O Malley and Remie Michelle Clarke and more recently by the indomitable Georgina McKevitt, Mark Monks (who is also our engineer) and Luke Brabazon. It is a show about and for Irish filmmakers of all levels and industry e ...
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Send us a text Yes 27 the year of course that Hendrix, Cobain, Joplin, Jones, Morrison and Winehouse got to before they checked out. We're here to stay though and we've got a new guest character, Big Lev who is a soldier based in the Ukraine, but Reeves and Starmer get it and we've got a take on Sultana leaving the Labour Bin Fire. Of course we've …
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Send us a text Alex Brummer, no that's not a typo gets a kicking, by the way he's a Daily Mail expert which sounds like a contradiction in terms. Apparently Red Rayner, that's Angels Rayner according the everyone in this country, well according to Why Don't You Mail On Sunday reporters Glen and Calum, apparently we're 'sleepwalking into recession' …
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Send us a text Our 25th show, Spanish tourism demonstrations and would you believe it 'touristaphobia'. Finally white middle class can feel like they're a victim. Closer to home ironically enough the Pakistani sex abuse scandal or as the BBC would say the Asian sex abuse scandal or as GB News would say the Pakistani Rape Trails get a Bazookering, a…
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Send us a text Yes we're up to 24! This is the best one yet in my own humble opinion. Assisted dying gets the Baz treatment and it's a bit of riot special for most of the show, Northern Ireland and of course LA where the police think it's all fair in love and war to shoot Australian journalists in the leg. Do please enjoy!! Support the show Get in …
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Send us a text Trump's row with Musk and at the same time a huge falling out at Reform Towers with Yousef walking due to Pochin's Burqa comment at PMQ's. Chaos at the end of the week Not to mention defence spending, the expanding of the light railways and trams and of course Thames Water being in the shit...no pun intended. It's all here. Do tune i…
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Send us a text We're back with our 22nd show. Farage gets a good grilling as of course does the turncoat PM as well as their respective cohorts. The two child benefit caps, immigration, Prince Charles in Canada and of course the latest Trump outbursts are digested and analysed. Scottish news as well. Don't forget to get in touch with Bazookaaah on …
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Send us a text The Australian leader of the opposition, the great European deal and reaction to it, the deals that Trump is doing worldwide and of course reaction to the people trafficker that made a load of money from shipping asylum seekers across the Mediterranean. It's chock full of jokes, proper jokes. Support the show Get in touch with Bazook…
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Send us a text Yes we're up to number 20 and this is topical as owt. Trump of course, some Pope quotes, the Aussie election, an EU rant, Turkey talks, Zelensky, Putin and of course the shower that run our own country. It's all there. Enjoy. Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even personal anecdo…
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Send us a text We're back and we're on the edge of worldwide fascism but never mind that M&S, Harrods and the Co-op have been hacked! Full story covered on the show. Also we've got a take on the expected cabinet reshuffle and a working class MP could be on her way. More Trump tariff stuff as well as the conclave election shenanigans and of course w…
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Send us a text Yes we're up to the coming of age of 18 and there's plenty of grown up childishness on this week's Bazookaaah, the columnist Sarah Vine, the transfer of privately educated kids into the state system, the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree and the ongoing trial, Canada's new president and many other bits and pieces. Don't forget to be a…
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Send us a text A new Bazookaaah on the week the Pope died. There's a Popey tribute to the man himself and to Saint Peter who never really gets the credit! Also on the opposite of divine intervention we've got some cloud dimming satire and general weather jokes. Look out as well for a real rant about St George's Day too. I hope all the English liste…
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Send us a text After our first live show, we drop a new episode in today. JK Rowling, bin strikes in Birmingham, Scunthorpe and Immimgham and coal and pig iron, Rory McIlroy, Trump and his El Salvador counterpart and many more nuggets of news from this week Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or eve…
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Send us a text Tarriffs and Trump which go together like a pint and Castella, obviously Greenland is in the mix as well plus some rare Royal takes despite the fact that Bazookaaah Towers is a Royal free zone. Loads of great Le Pen stuff as well and some fantastic French with a Northumbrian twist Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by pass…
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Send us a text We're at number 12. Trump (obviously), the Nasals (undoubtedly) but there's other stuff as well, Jack The Ripper, DNA, Pancakes, Albania, chrome production, more Prince Andrew stuff, it's a packed episode! Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even personal anecdotes to gav@bazookaaa…
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Send us a text Trump (of course), shoplifting, the nasal UK government including the old favourites like Cooper, Philipson and Reeves. Ofsted, Thames Water and many many more titbits. It's a busy one this week!! Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even personal anecdotes to [email protected]
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Send us a text Trump, Streeting, Burns Night, The Sunday Mirror deputy political journalist, they're generally top of the charts on this one. Obviously the Farage family get a mention and Badenoch gets a shout as well as the characters involved in the nasal government. To be fair, the nasal chancery chancer and king of the NasalsI'm not making it c…
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Send us a text We're at Number 9 and of course Trump's inauguration is the main news. From Capitol Hill to the Cathedral. Also Scottish news, knives, a bit of middle east stuff and Yvette Cooper, we've got in on Bazookaaah Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even personal anecdotes to gav@bazooka…
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Send us a text We're back despite me being loaded with cold but I love you all so I had to do it! The Red Bull Soap Box Challenge, the FA Cup. the new political party started with Cummings and of course Musk at the helm and there's extended Musk material as well. Of course Rachel Reeves gets another lampooning and other members of the government an…
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Steven Davidson drags Mike into an alternative dimension of the Capozzola mind where things worked out very differently. Amongst other adventures, we hear about Mike's successful crossbow stall at Buckingham Palace, his early years living at Neverland ranch, working with a young David Bowie at the United Nations and why he wil never have more than …
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Send us a text Yes it's the lucky 7th episode. Back to the humdrum and slow news or so we thought then this whole Elon Musk squabble started and the main lampooning comes from the chaos created by that story. Also Scottish news and Anglican church lampooning. You can't beat a bit of January blues lifting Bazookaaah! Support the show Get in touch wi…
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Send us a text It's 2025 and a New Year Special. Suella Braverman, Christmas doos, Trump, Turkey, Italy, Farage, Robinson, of course our very own AI prime minister Keir Starmer, the old firm derby and all other knockabout stuff. Happy New Year Bazookians! Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even …
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Send us a text It's number 5 and it's our Christmas special. Christmas films, Greenland becoming American, the King's speech, the Catholic and Anglican Christmas messages, it's all here with of course lots of proper jokes. Support the show Get in touch with Bazookaaah by passing stories or funny news pieces or even personal anecdotes to gav@bazooka…
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Send us a text We're back! It's our last before Christmas and we're as topical as ever, Prince Andrew and the Chinese spy, the Czech takeover of Royal Mail, the WASPI women and of course the send ups of the silly twats that inhabit the political square mile round Westminster as well as a few thoughts about this time of year on TV and Christmas reco…
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Send us a text It's the difficult second episode of Bazookaaah. It's kicking off in Georgia, Syria and of course there's no harmony with the outgoing governments of France and the USA. Greece are getting their camp clothes in a twist about their Elgin marbles not being sent back so they're in a strop and of course so are middle class celebrities of…
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We’re excited to announce the latest edition of FNI Wrapchat, brought to you with gratitude to Arri Rental and Kodak! In this episode, Brand new host Johnny Elliott is joined by regular co host Georgina McKevitt to sit down with Maurice O'Carroll to chat about his feature Drama SWINGBOUT which hits cinemas this weekend 20th Sept. 🎬#SupportIrishMade…
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Don’t Forget to Remember is an artist’s exploration of the fragility of memory, and the lived experience of his mother’s advancing Alzhiemers; yet it also celebrates a family’s life lived together. In collaboration with the artist Asbestos, the film opens an honest conversation about the delicate nature of memory. Through the artist’s process, we e…
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Steven takes Seymour back in time to a new history of his own invention. Hear why he was arrested by the tortoise police and how he built a new high speed road between Newcastle and London with just a rake and some ladders. Experience his fake moustache journey through South America and friendship with Pele, his fistfights with meercats and the rea…
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Steven Davidson takes Jarred back into the tumble dryer of his early life. We hear the reasons behind his random digging of gigantic holes, about a deep and beautiful friendship with Taylor Swift, tales of eating bamboo in the mountains whilst learning martial arts, of selling a thousand wigs and winning an Olympic bronze medal at snooker before th…
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Our host Keith O'Grady is back with this brilliant episode and is joined by a film and Tv Worrier, Locations Manager Brenda Gough, from Belfast. Keith O’Grady is an award-winning filmmaker based in Northern Ireland. He makes fiction films and documentaries, in English and Irish. He has countless hours of broadcast TV experience, having worked on fi…
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Fni Wrapchat is back in 2024 with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke. Remie is joined by Author, Activist and Film Professional Winnie M Li. Our host Remie Michelle Clarke is an award-winning Irish writer, ghostwriter and editor, writing under R.M. Clarke. - ​She is also an international voice-over artist with almost two decades…
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Just under two years on from his last show, the slowest working man in showbiz brings the magnificent Mark Maier into a life that he definitely didn't live. Episode 29 takes Mark through a vicious cheese meltdown, onward to a school for gifted parkour leapers and round the corner via a field giving spirited performances to disinterested cows. All t…
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After a little break, Fni Wrapchat is back with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke.This one is a great episode for Actors. Share with an Actor buddy!Remie was joined by the brilliantly talented Gavin O'ConnorGavin is an Irish actor best known for his work as Mackin in the hit drama Taken Down (2018). Known for his character port…
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Friend of the show Ken Wardrop of Venom Films returns to talk to Luke Brabazon about his brand new feature documentary So This Is Christmas. We urge everyone to see this funny, beautiful and incredibly moving film in the cinema. It is the antidote to all the pre-Christmas madness.Ken studied filmmaking at the National Film School, IADT. His short f…
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We can't believe we've done 200 episodes of the podcast, but here we are. We got to celebrate this milestone in front of an amazing crowd at the FNI Fast Fest screening in The Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin last week.We sat down with Cathy Brady and Mark O'Connor and had a wonderful chat about the life of a filmmaker in Ireland today.Cathy Brady is a …
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Paul Butler Lennox recently sat down with super-talented stunt performer and fellow Northside native, and proud Ballymunner Philip Condron.Philip Condron, 32, from Ballymun, who runs Screen Combat Ireland training performers in martial arts and action training, has been working in the performing arts industry for four years. He was selected to be t…
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On this weeks ep of FNI Wrapchat Paul Webster got to chat with the talaented Director of "Ballywalter" Prasanna Puwanarajah, Ballywalter is in Irish Cinemas from the 22nd of September.A bitter-sweet comedy drama set in Ballywalter, Northern Ireland. Patrick Kielty (RTE's new Late Late Show host) is deeply touching in director Prasanna Puwanarajah’s…
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Welcome back to a very special episode of Wrapchat! hosted by Mark Monks, we had the unique incredible opportunity to attend the Boyne Valley Film Festival recently. A huge thank you to Frank Kelly and his team for accommodating FNI and allowing us to delve into the world of The Boyne Valley International film Festival and the fantastic movies that…
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Fni Wrapchat: Brought to you by ARRI.Subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and of course Headstuff+Become a member on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and help our never ending crusade to united the Irish Film community. Join us at our inaugural FNI Fast Fest this Summer from 25th-27th of August.Visit https://wearefni.com/fastfestFilm Network I…
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Fni Wrapchat Ani-mates! Brought to you by ARRI.Our special eps on the Animation Industry in Ireland, Continues. Hosted by the exuberant Carla Lennon, these specials will delve into the world of animation, featuring interviews with some of the brightest names in the Animation industry. In this series of special eps, we dive deep into the world of an…
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A Couple of years ago we did a mindfulness episode where we identified a need for a mindfulness and wellbeing service on the island of Ireland. We felt that it was badly needed. In that time Minding Creative minds was founded and what an important service it is. Today we have the founder of MindingCreativeMinds.ie, Dave Reid to talk about its incep…
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Joining Luke on this Episode of Fni Wrapchat is the fascinating and determined Screenwriter, Director and Educator Ronika Merl.RONIKA IS AN AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER. SHE ALSO DIRECTS, AND RUNS THE WICKLOW STORIES FILM FESTIVAL. Having placed highly in both the Academy Nicholl Fellowship as well as the Austin Film Festival in 2019, she has since e…
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