Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast
A somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories. Join Irish stand up comedians and as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past.- Kevin Larney
- Jason Brennan
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Arís – Harry Boland and the Russian Crown Jewels
Hello, here's another Collins related episode, this time from the end of season three. Back in May 2020 we release two episodes about Harry Boland and the Russian Crown Jewels, I've fixed up the audio a bit and edited both episodes together to make thi...
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Michael Collins – The Death of the Big Fella (Part 3)
Here's the third and final part of Collins. We cover the last year of his life from the Truce in 1921, through the Anglo-Irish Treaty, to his death in August 1922...
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Arís – The Templemore Miracles – The Virgin Mary visits the IRA
Hello! Here's an episode we recorded over six years ago about the Templemore Miracles which we mentioned it in the last Collins episode.
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Michael Collins – The Rise of the Medium Fella (Part 2)
Hello! Here is part two of our Collins triple, we talk about Mick's return after 1916, his rise during the War of Independence, and life up until the 1921 July tr...
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STFC: #25 – Taffin
Hello! It's the first film club we recorded at the Headstuff studios, and the first episode for Headstuff+, so we decided to go all out and do Pierce Brosnan's Ta...
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Michael Collins – The Young Fella (Part 1)
Hello! We're back with season 13 and we're starting off with a few episodes on the Big fella himself, Michael Collins. For part one we talked about his family li...
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Kevin Larney
A Carlow-born stand-up comedian and co-host of the popular podcast Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast. Launched in May 2019, the show offers a comedic take on Ireland's quirky and lesser-known historical events, blending humor with storytelling.
Jason Brennan
A Dundalk-born stand-up comedian and co-host of the hit podcast Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast. Since winning Dublin’s Next Top Comic in 2020 he has become a regular on the Dublin comedy circuit, performing at top venues like The International, The Crunch, and Cherry Comedy.