Best Lisa Saunders Podcasts (2025)

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From Mud to Metal - A Grit-Fueled Journey in Manufacturing 37:11

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Manufacturing Manager, Daniel Anglemyer, didn’t take the traditional path into manufacturing, and that’s exactly why you’ll want to hear his story. From hog barns and cage fights to union shops and now leadership at Hibshman, Daniel brings grit, humility, and a clear-eyed approach to modern manufacturing! In this episode, he opens up about how cult…

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Talking Gargoyles, Partying In World War 2 Berlin And Being Inspired By Young Poets 1:12:47

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Our last podcast was our 50th show lads. 50! Mad. On Monday, we have a load of poems and stories for, starting with some info about our live podcast at Swords Castle next Saturday with Wavin Words where there’s also a young poets slam for anyone between 14-18 years of age. If you know of a future world champion slam poet, bring them. Speaking of be…

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A Champion for Change with Christina Collette 42:02

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In this episode, we talk with Christina Collette, GM of Final Frontier Manufacturing (Formerly Action Industries) in Arvada, CO. She shares her path from managing teams in banking to rolling up her sleeves on the shop floor. What pushed the shift? A love of math and a frustration with repetition that evolved into a desire for work that challenged h…

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Poetry Slamming At The International Literature Festival Dublin! 1:03:04

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We’re back not with a bang lads, but a SLAM! We were at the International Literature Festival Dublin this week as Leon hosted this year’s Slamovision with @rising.tide.events The place was packed, and the performances on the night were insane. A night where artists stepped up one-after-another to tell stories that need to be told from voices that n…

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Tristram Fane Saunders, Poetry in Liverpool And The Hillsborough Disaster 57:56

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Tristram Fane Saunders, Poetry In Liverpool And The Hillsborough Disaster This week, we look back on our incredible weekend in Liverpool hosted by Rachel and Hayley at Giz A Word (Instagram @gizaword.collective) where we met some of the city’s creatives and got a taste of what Liverpool is all about. Spoiler: Karaoke and non-stop craic Instagram ha…

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Understanding Masculinity Through Poetry 1:04:57

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Understanding Masculinity Through Poetry Well, we give it a go anyway and thank the fecking lord we have poetry to help us. We’re share a piece from ourselves as well as work from Simon Armitage, Ursula Walshe and Hayley Gordon Want to say a massive thank you to everyone we met in Liverpool this weekend. Everyone was so sound, what a night the Giz …

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Albert Camus, Trans Rights And Looking Back At Repeal The 8th 52:18

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We have pretty much everything covered this week. We read a note from Albert Camus, a poem written by Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse about his mother and we have issues pronouncing Hercule Poirot Lots of beautiful poems are snuck between those bits, but a special highlight is hearing from Jameson Newell. An American trans man living in Ireland…

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Cracking the CMMC 2.0 Code with Darren Gallop 58:10

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What does it mean to be CMMC 2.0 Compliant? Why does it matter, and how do manufacturers tackle it without getting lost in the weeds? Greg interviews Darren Gallop, CEO and founder of Carbide Secure, to cut through the noise on CMMC 2.0 and why starting with a self-assessment is step one. He digs into the certification process, budgeting, and tools…

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LUAINA - A New Collection Showcasing Ireland's Best Spoken Word Artists and Poets 1:01:24

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A very special podcast this week as we invite Luain Press's Lee Sheridan to discuss his brand new anthology collection Luaina! We were delighted ourselves to be involved in the collection, not just because being published is good craic, but we are alongside some of Ireland's most talented spoken word performers and artists. After Lee attended the b…

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Achieving Contentment, Dublin Is Tallaght and Lazy Actors 1:11:25

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We go missing a week and we give you over an hours worth of bleeding poetry! We did go on a bit today, but crammed into the corners of our nonsense waffle are poems that will bring us all down to earth a little and focus on what is bloody important in our lives! Thank f*** for poetry! Kate Ireland's spoken word masterclass on sitting with her Grann…

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Andrew Garfield, Disney's Moana And A Love Story In A Dublin Pub 56:18

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Bloody hell do we have jam packed podcast for you this week guys. We have a love story to kick things off that happened at Mulligans pub on Poolbeg Street that ended at The Cobblestone where a woman from Peru had lost a poem gifted to her by a Welsh traveller. Just when you thought Ireland couldn't get any more fecking romantic! We share the essay …

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From Homemade Furniture to Operational Excellence with Rebekah Collogan 37:17

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In this episode of Manufacturing Mavericks, we’re excited to welcome Rebekah Collogan, a seasoned operations leader with years of experience in optimizing production, scaling teams, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor. Rebekah shares her journey into manufacturing, her challenges in streamlining operations, and her strategies for b…

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Songwriting Poets feat Jim Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan 57:34

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Inspired by our conversation with Mike Garry about musicians writing poetry, we wanted to dedicate this episode to our favourite artists who also enjoy a poem or too. Leon owns a copy of 'The Lords And The New Creatures' by The Door's frontman Jim Morrison, his only poetry collection so we had to talk about him, his mad blood-drinking, pagan mental…

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Special Guest Interview With Poet Mike Garry - A Conversation Of Wonderment 53:44

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We have the honour and privelege to bring you to a very special conversation. Mike Garry is a Manchester poet who's stories and perspectives on life will give you the inspiration you didn't know you needed to live your days to the fullest. We chat to Mike about his upcoming tour around Ireland, the power of reading for the disadvantaged and his abi…

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A Tribute To The Great Pat Ingoldsby 43:37

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A special episode from Poetry's Dead HQ this week as we celebrate the life and work of Dublin's poetic voice, Pat Ingoldsby We sit and listen to our beautiful community of poetry heads who share their favourite poems of Pat with us so we can share them with you. We hope this podcast does him justice and people can always come back to this show if t…

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Paula Meehan, Brendan Behan And Wanting To Work From Home 45:59

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We're feeling the spring in our step lads as the days are getting a little longer, and the poems just keep bleedin' coming! After Brendan Behan's book Confessions Of An Irish Rebel kept Ryan company on a solo trip to Belfast this week, we share a few stories and a tear-jerker poem from a man that we'd all love to share a pint with. We asked the Dub…

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Showing Up & Second Chances with Kody Guidry 26:54

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From a part-time job in college to becoming an equity partner in a thriving machine shop, Kody Guidry's journey is anything but conventional. In this episode, we explore how Coastal Machine is scaling operations into defense, aerospace, oil & gas, why Kody supports hiring and training inexperienced talent instead of pursuing seasoned machinists, an…

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Special Guest Episode with Emmet O'Brien At Dublin Central Library 55:33

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As we vacate Ryan's apartment, we christen our first podcast at Dublin Central Library with Dublin spoken word artist Emmet O'Brien. We go all around the houses with this podcast, getting into the weeds of childhood, the battles of being a creative from a working class area how it feels to perform in front of a pond full of fairies. We share work f…

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Pamela Anderson, John Cummins and Being Guided By Al Capone 53:01

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We always knew deep down that Pamela Anderson was a poet, sure why did you think we had her on our walls? OK worth a try, and we're as surprised as you are that we are kicking the show off this week with not one but TWO poems from Pamela, which if we didn't know, could easily be the work of Albert Camus. I know, but listen to the podcast and see fo…

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Episode 4 Jessi Stegall and Ilya Vidrin 26:55

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In this final episode of season two of Works in Progress, movement-based researchers Ilya Vidrin and Jessi Stegall join ArtLab Director Bree Edwards to discuss their dance-based collaborations at the ArtLab. Both are dancers and educators with graduate degrees from Harvard specializing in neuroscience and ethics. Ilya and Jessi make the invisible v…

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Michael Longley, Anne Waldman and 'Why'D You Only Call Me When You're High?' 42:31

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Jesus wept its been way too long lads, but we're back at you with poems, craic, probably lies about Irish history and loads of other bits and pieces to help you start the week off poetically. The community lost one its most powerful voices in January with the loss of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Known for his work helping paint pictures of peace i…

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Welcome to Series 2 of The Poetry's Dead Podcast With Ryan Duggins And Leon Dunne! 19:06

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Spring is returning after a brutal winter and so are the poems! Whilst the storms and dry January pushed most the population to hide indoors and wait for a bit of sunshine to come after 5pm, we were training hard on bringing back the show with a little glow-up. We have the full show coming back on Monday 10th February, but enjoy our little teaser e…

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Are You Up for the Fight? with Bob McGregor 45:08

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In this episode of Manufacturing Mavericks, Bob McGregor, President of Neo Industries, shares his journey of turning around a micro-machining company in Colleyville, TX. When Bob purchased the struggling business, he had to navigate financial setbacks and make strategic decisions, including firing unprofitable customers and even sending apology fru…

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Best of 2024 with Greg McHale 27:52

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In this special year-end episode of Manufacturing Mavericks, we reflect on the fantastic guests we’ve had on the show in 2024 and recap some of their best moments. This episode recaps insightful discussions with shop leaders and industry pioneers who have shared their experiences, challenges, and wisdom with Greg McHale. Join Greg as he revisits co…

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Episode 3 Frank Waln 27:49

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In this episode, Lakota music artist, public speaker, and educator Frank Waln joins ArtLab director Bree Edwards to explore the medicinal power of music in constructing futures from the rubble of colonial violence. Drawing on his formative relationship with music, Frank traces the lineage of hip-hop back to experiences of colonial displacement face…

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Donna Ashworth, James Mooney and The Victims Of The Stardust Nightclub Fire 1:02:26

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Our last episode of the year is busier than the traffic getting to Dublin Airport at Christmas After Daragh Fleming welcomes us in with a vibe-setting poem about longing and love, we step in to a whopper episode that leaves no Christmas cracker unopened, at a time of year where poetry can help us navigate the tricky waters of the festive season. We…

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Nikita Hand, Ada Limón and Footballers Writing Poetry 41:07

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We don't usually say this, but for this week, stay until the end. This week, inspired by the news that Wayne Rooney writes poetry, we have a dig around to see who else that plays sport has penned a piece or two. We bring to you Alan Shearer with his poem Ambition. On a meander around Baldoyle, Leon stumbles upon a poem painted on a pillar from Pat …

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It Always Starts with a Broom and a Bridgeport with Randal Leach 36:47

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In this episode of Manufacturing Mavericks, Greg welcomes Randal Leach, Operations Manager at Ricaurte Precision, to discuss his journey into manufacturing, which didn’t start with love, but his frustrations turned into opportunity when he realized how much better manufacturing processes and work experiences could be with the right culture and tech…

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Rumi, Christine Anne Foley and Getting Over A Crush 44:16

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We're prowling the catwalk this week with poems to have you struttin' After we take sympathy on Keanu Reaves having his poem butchered by a simpleton, we take you into the world of fashion with Molly May O'Leary, the designated poet of the Dublin Independent Fashion Week, as she paints her words around the fabric/s of the capital. We make a very sh…

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Episode 2 Samora Pinderhughes 24:08

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The music in the introduction and conclusion of this episode comes from the concert on April 30, 2024, at Harvard University, led by artist and composer Samora Pinderhughes and The Healing Project. It includes Dani Murcia, Nia Drummond, and Jebreal Jackson on vocals, Elliott Skinner on guitar and vocals, and Joshua Crumbly on bass. The performance …

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Cillian Murphy, Small Things Like These And The History Of The Irish Church 49:01

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Mass is in session this week on the podcast with banger poems replacing hymns. Now we've both watched and essentially been shook by the movie Small Things Like These, we get into why that movie hits so hard and wind poetry around the experience of the film to help us understand how to navigate that tricky world of church and religion in Ireland. Be…

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Paul Muldoon, Movember and Being Addicted To Cheese 53:49

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If you're here for the cheese addict, stay 'til the end ;) And if you do, your heart and soul will be filled with a myriad of hopeful poems to bring you through the change in weather as you sniffle your way through the start of winter. We shine a light on men's mental health on the show this week, starting with the Movember campaign that poet Darag…

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Dublin Marathon, The Famine and Being Loved Out Loud 55:39

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The title is as wide ranging as show this week guys but stick with us! Over 1 million people were on the streets of Dublin last weekend to support the runners taking on the city's marathon, and we think only 800,000 of them were there to perv over Colin Farrell! Leon ran it and has a poem for us. The next day, Ryan went into The Secret Book Store f…

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Evolving With Your Customers Across Multiple Generations with Adam Gordon 34:19

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Adam Gordon is a second-generation leader at Tendon Manufacturing. The sheet metal and fabrication shop, Based in the Cleveland suburb of Warrensville Heights, was co-founded in 1988 by Michael Gordon Sr. and Greg Tench. Both are still very much involved; today, it’s a family affair. Greg’s son heads up programming/engineering, and Adam heads up Op…

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The Poetry's Dead Podcast Halloween Special 56:44

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For all the men over 30 who listen to the show, we apologise for the intro music. It's Halloween though, so we had to scare you a little bit and what better way to start the show than with the scariest music ever recorded, the entrance music that wrestler Kane. Poetry still to this day is hard to come by in popular culture, but The Simpsons in 1991…

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Allen Ginsberg, Wedding Poetry and Sharing Friends With Your Ex 40:13

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It took 6 months for us to mention the movie 'Dead Poet's Society' so give us a break! On the show this week, we have love, former loves, and all that life offers you in-between so settle in for 40 minutes of poetry and giggles. Leon had travelled out to Scotland for a wedding between two poets who had set each other a task of writing each other a …

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Georgie Jones, Sean Walsh and Postnatal Depression 46:29

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The days are the shorter, and we're here to keep you company It's getting colder, but the leaves are looking mighty fine out there so take us with you on that walk this week, but grab a scarf. Georgie Jones gives us a poem this week that paints a picture of a world that we will never see: the feminine power of the women's bathroom. Seems just yeste…

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Rupi Kaur, Michelle Bosonnett and Unrequited Love 52:49

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After a few weeks apart, the boys are back with a drop of malbec and some bleeding whopper poems for you. Anyone who dropped into the Leinster Slam poetry competition last week would have witnessed the power of Cormac Fitz, so it only made sense that we celebrated his win on the show with a poem from the man himself. Rupi Kaur is up next, as Ryan s…

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Now That's What I Call Poetry! The ‘Best Of’ Episode 46:03

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What a special episode we have for you this week! We have taken the time to throve through the archives to bring you some of the best bits of the podcast to date. So sit back, put the kettle on, and take off those shoes, as you relax into 46 minutes of entertainment gold! Or nonsense.. or both.. Poems from today's episode: Oscar Wilde - The Ballad …

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Twisted Roads Make Better Stories with Tony Gunn 50:11

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We’ve all heard of him, and you’ve seen him everywhere with his red microphone as he visits manufacturers and suppliers worldwide, but now you’ll get to REALLY know him on this podcast episode! America’s Manufacturing MC, Tony Gunn, shares how his internal optimism comes from many failures in life. Tony started from very humble beginnings and almos…

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Our Agony Aunt Special 25:49

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Today we celebrate the unsung hero of The Poetry's Dead Podcast, our Agony Aunt. Since we started the show, our resident helper has been penning poems to support all problems we get sent in by our listeners, so today we are putting them all in one giant, whopper Agony Aunt episode. Do you have a problem you'd like a poem for? You know what to do! E…

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Mary Shelley, Lord Byron And A Tribute to James Earl Jones 41:46

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If you were born before 1995, you'd have felt the loss of James Earl Jones. The father of our childhood and the king of the monologue left our world for the next on the day of recording, so we wanted to share his voice on the show. He does a belter of a rendition of a Christina Rossetti poem that we hope you enjoy. Ryan's been losing his mind over …

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Season 2 - Episode 1 Joseph Zeal-Henry 24:03

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In this episode, designer, urbanist, and curator Joseph Zeal-Henry joins ArtLab director Bree Edwards to discuss equity and politics in the built environment. We sat down with Joseph to explore his year-long residency as the Loeb Fellow at ArtLab, where he sought to bridge public service and art in pursuit of new cultural architectures. In collabor…

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The Queens Of Electric Picnic 2024 and Wendy Cope 43:57

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We know. We agree. Last week was an absolute sausage fest. Too many misters and not enough sisters if you ask us, which is why today's episode we are celebrating the powerful women of the Electric Picnic who had blown us away with their poetry over the festival. We both felt very 'seen' when Tess McKevitt performed her poem all about the red flags …

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Live At Electric Picnic 1:16:03

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We survived Electric Picnic. Just. As we were doing our best to thrive over the weekend at Ireland's biggest music festival, we also grabbed a few poetry peeps to lend us their ears for a whopper episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast! Jan Brierton hadn't met Stephen James Smith before their in-conversation chat at the Manifest stage, so we did the h…

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Kate Bush, Chat GPT And Electric Picnic 46:36

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The robots are taking over lads, and they are starting with this podcast! We wanted to see whether or not AI could put together a couple of decent verses, and you know what, we are regretting inviting AI on as it's shown just how bloody easy writing a few verses is. Before that, inspired by a trip to Paris, we discuss one of France's most iconic ra…

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Muhammad Ali, Emily Brontë And The Importance Of Friendship 38:42

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Because you're there for me toooo, oooohh! Yes ladies and gentleman, we were too worried about copyright law to use the Friends theme song for the intro, but today we are in the feels and talking about the value of friendship. Muhammad Ali, when he wasn't being the best fighter that ever lived, was also a very talented poet and we kick off the show…

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What It Takes to Build a Business with Your Name on the Door with Rob Caron 41:31

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On this episode of Manufacturing Mavericks, Greg McHale interviews Rob Caron of Caron Engineering, a true pioneer and the recipient of the 2024 M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal from ASME/SME. Rob shares his journey from unexpectedly finding himself jobless to building a company known for its groundbreaking innovations in advanced sensor and m…

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Shakespeare, Hemingway And Why Do We Write? 42:44

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You Shall Not Pass...without listening to this episode! Ian Mckellen and his BBC Radio 2 interview where he discusses the value of remembering Shakespeare's sonnets have pushed us to jump into the brain of Bill Shakespeare and see if we can pick a sonnet each that doesn't give us PTSD of having to study those bloody plays at school After Ryan took …

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Kendrick Lamar, Wretch 32 and Emmet O'Brien 43:56

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Yo, dawg! Whattup, homey! Whatcha...geezer? It didn't take us long to to run out of rap slang terms for friend as you can see, but we wanted to get you into the spirit of the show early as this week's episode is a special on rhythm and poetry, or as you lot would know it better as, RAP! We have left the library this week and entered the basement ra…