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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Brendan Behan – The Borstal Boy (Part 1)
Hello and welcome to part one of us talking about the Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan. It was the man's birthday on the 9th of Febuary which means he would have been turning 100 this year, if he hadn't of died 59 years ago. Makes you think.
Part two wi...
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Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant
Hello, we're off this week so here's an episode from out patreon from last year where we talked about a figure that's been in the news again recently, Charles Byrne ...
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Going Baloobas with Gary White
Hellooo, this week we had our friend Gary White on to tell us about the Baloobas tribe and the Niemba ambush in the Belgian Congo, enjoy!
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Irish Animation Spectacular – Film Club
We cobbled together an episode about 4 times big animation shows did a one-off episode set in the old country.
Plus bonus chat about The Joker, Kev's need fo...
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Kerry's James Bond – William Melville
This week Jason tells Kevin a story about a 'M'an who left a little place called Sneem to work on some pretty big schemes across the water.
It's Dame Judi Den...
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Post-Saipan (Keane and McCarthy aftermath)
We decided to wrap up the whole FAI, Saipan, The Van saga by going through some of the aftermath of Saipan and what both men involved would get up to in the years fo...
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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.