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The Baby Tribe Joins HeadStuff Podcasts

We are excited to announce that we have a new podcast joining the HeadStuff Podcasts family. The chart-topping award-nominated podcast The Baby Tribe will return for its third season on Tuesday the 5th of March. 

The Baby Tribe podcast is dedicated to providing parents and caregivers with the latest information and expert advice on baby health and nutrition. From prenatal care to feeding and nutrition, this podcast will cover all the important topics to ensure your little one gets off to the best start in life.

Hosted by Katie Mugan, a paediatric nurse and lactation consultant, and Afif EL-Khuffash, a neonatologist, paediatrician and lactation consultant. Katie from nursingmama.ie, and Afif who works in the Rotunda Hospital have over 40 years of newborn care experience between them. They’re not bad podcasters either! The podcast was shortlisted for Best New Podcast at The Irish Podcast Awards in 2023 and has been topping the parenting podcast charts. With a fantastic guest line-up for season 3, the show is set to grow and grow.

‘We’re absolutely ecstatic to be launching Season 3 of Baby Tribe. It’s a season that promises more insights, more expert voices, and more heartwarming stories that our listeners have come to love. We’re incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received. Our listeners are the heart of Baby Tribe, and we’re thrilled to share the new episodes we’ve been meticulously crafting. Stay subscribed, and if you’re as excited as we are about this new chapter, consider joining HeadStuff Plus for an even richer experience.’

 – Afif EL-Khuffash

‘We are joining forces with the Headstuff Podcast Network! It’s a privilege to align with a network that is home to some of the most influential podcasts out there. This partnership is a testament to the quality and the heart that Baby Tribe brings to the podcasting world. We’re covering every topic imaginable when it comes to children. And it’s not just about overcoming the hurdles; it’s also a celebration of the little victories and joys of parenting.’

– Katie Mugan

To access bonus content and discounts, and to support the show, become a member of HeadStuff+ from as little as €5 (+VAT) per month.

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Keep It Tight is here!

Keep It Tight Podcast Launching on the 14th of February

Each Wednesday Deirdre and Emma will discuss what’s delighted them, bewildered them, enraged them, and everything in between.

No topic is out of bounds from the highest brow to the lowest pelvic floor. Through their uniquely comedic lens, this podcast creates the kind of belly laughs you’ll want to send to a friend; and with the state of the world, a good laugh is in order! With two queens of Irish Comedy, you’ll be in good hands.

Their friendship was recently cemented when they both took part in the no. 1 Amazon Prime show LOL Last one Laughing Ireland presented by Graham Norton. They’re two hilarious and fully-fledged grown women who don’t have time for the faff, so let’s just keep it tight shall we?

Keep It Tight is the latest podcast from HeadStuff Podcasts. You can listen to the first episode on the 14th of February on your podcast platform of choice. Listen to the trailer now.

‘‘Both Emma and I have such a great following of smart funny women who love a laugh – And this is for them really – everyone’s welcome, there’s no subject left off the table and we promise we’ll keep it tight”

– Deirdre O’Kane

“When Deirdre O’Kane asks you to do a podcast with her how can you say no? She is the funniest woman in Ireland. On and off stage”

– Emma Doran

To access bonus content and discounts, and to support the show, become a member of HeadStuff+ from as little as €5 per month.

Podcast artwork for Young Hot Guys by HeadStuff Podcasts featuring hosts Cillian, Shane, and Tony
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Young Hot Guys Are Here!

Young Hot Guys is the podcast you most desire. It is hot enough to melt your eardrums and so young that its generation hasn’t even been named yet. But what is it about… well, my friend, exactly.

Shane Daniel Byrne, Tony Cantwell, and Killian Sundermann are Young Hot Guys.

‘A geek, a gay, and a German walk into a bar. The bartender says I love your podcast! Sounds like a joke right? But this is our life now, ever since we started Young Hot Guys; the incredible new podcast from Killian Sundermann, Shane Daniel Byrne, and Tony Cantwell. It’s a show made by soft men for soft people. And it’s very funny.

 – Tony Cantwell

‘It takes a very media savvy eye to notice there was a gap in the market for guys who are young and hot. We have those eyes and we are those guys. Nobody is ready for this diversity. Tony is from the North Side. Killian is 75% German. I myself am courageously gay. I’m proud to be the first ever gay person with a podcast.

 – Shane Daniel Byrne

“This is a dream come true for me, I’ve wanted to do a podcast with Tony and Shane for years and years, long before I even knew them in fact. I just knew we’d do an incredible podcast together. Sometimes, (and this is a bit embarrassing to admit) I’d sneak into their houses at night, this was when they were teenagers and I was a child so I found it easy to slip through open windows and things like that, anyway I’d brush their hair gently as they slept and whisper into their ears “sleep my sweet child, we’ll do a podcast together one day…”

 – Killian Sundermann

Young Hot Guys is the latest podcast from HeadStuff Podcasts. The podcast is available in both audio and video format and you can listen to the first episode right now on your podcast platform of choice or here on HeadStuff Podcasts.

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Spice Bags win at Irish Food Writers Awards 2023

Spice Bags’ hosts Mei Chin, Blanca Valencia and Dee Laffan may have sadly hung up the headphones earlier this year but that doesn’t mean that they have stopped receiving the praise they deserve. 

Spice Bags won Gold at this year’s Irish Food Writers Awards hosted at the RDS Dublin on October 26th. It is the second time our formidable foodies were awarded Irish Food or Drink Podcast of the year.

Named after everyone’s favourite Chinese-Irish drunk snack, Spice Bags is all about Ireland’s relationship with food from the outside world.

Mei, Blanca and Dee are three multicultural women living in Ireland, who love to chat about the food they love, and sometimes hate, interviewing people in Ireland and abroad who are helping to shape the culture of food here, and always asking questions like – How have Chinese restaurants changed not just the dining options in Ireland but the communities where they exist? Why are so many Irish cheeses made by women? Why does Dee get chills at the thought of “Cold Ribena”?

You can find the entire back catalogue of Spice Bags episodes here on HeadStuffPodcasts.com or wherever you listen to your favourite shows.

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Double Love Spooktacular Live Show

We had another fantastic night in The Podcast Studios, the home of HeadStuff Podcasts, on Thursday October 26th as we hosted Double Love’s Halloween Special with a packed house and many more enjoying the show from the comfort of their home on Livestream.

Special guest Amy Clarkin, author of An Post Irish Book Awards shortlisted ‘What Walks These Halls’, joined our Sweet Valley experts Anna Carey and Karyn Moynihan on the night.

The mood for the night was set with an opening live performance of the Podcast’s theme song played by host Anna Carey on the ukulele. During the show, the hosts took a deep dive into the ‘stupidest SVH thriller yet’, talking about everything from Victorian ghosts to the notorious Nicholas Morrow.

Meanwhile, fans of Double Love from far and wide connected and shared their passion for the podcast over the livestream chat. Some fans even took a day off work to watch the stream uninterrupted!

The best Sweet Valley high themed costume of the night won a Double Love tote bag full of Sweet Valley High classic books, The Podcast Studios merch and more.

Double Love delves into the weird and wonderful world of Sweet Valley High, one book at a time. The live show was a recording of Episode 137 – Jessica Wakefield may have forgotten that her favourite number is 137, but we haven’t!

Make sure to sign up to HeadStuff+ for discounts on future live shows from your favourite hosts on HeadStuff Podcasts.

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HeadStuff Podcasts Launch Join The Cast Podcast Competition

HeadStuff, Ireland’s premiere podcast network, has announced a new competition to find Ireland’s next big podcast, offering a prize worth up to €50k in production costs.

Join The Cast is a free and open competition where entrants submit a 3-minute audio or video clip pitching their podcast idea. Entries will be judged by a selection of big names in the podcast game, including Tony Cantwell (Tony Cantwell’s Hit Show), Naomi O’Leary (Irish Passport Podcast) and Gearoid Farrelly (Agony Rants), among others. The top pitchers will be revealed in the New Year and will get the chance to record a pilot episode of their show in HeadStuff’s state-of-the-art facilities, The Podcast Studios off Pearse Street. 

These winning pilot episodes will all be broadcast together on HeadStuff’s channels, with the public voting on an eventual winner, who will be rewarded with a full season of their own – with all production costs paid for! This includes studio time and an accompanying marketing campaign. 

“I have no doubt that there is loads of podcasting talent out there just waiting to be discovered. We’re hoping this competition will bring some of the best and brightest to our attention, and we’ll be able to help them reach their potential and make a great podcast.”

– Alan Bennett – CEO HeadStuff & The Podcast Studios 

The deadline for pitches is the 19th of November. For anyone looking to find out more, you can visit Jointhecast.ie or any of HeadStuff’s social pages on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook.

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