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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Dr. Francis Tumblety (probably Jack the Ripper)
The life and times of a mad man from Cavan.
For anyone who skips the intro, here's what ye missed:
1. You can find tickets to our next live show in Dublin on May 25th here: Shite Talk: Links
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Brendan Behan – The Quare Fellow (Part 2)
Hello and welcome back to the second and final part of the Brendan Behan story. Just as a heads up, in this episode we cover Behan's decline which does include some ...
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Francis Millen & the Queen's Jubilee Dynamite Plot
Jason wrote up one of the stories he came across while researching the William Melville (the Irish James Bond) episode!
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The Behan Boys
Here's some extra stuff from the first Behan episode covering Brendan's brothers Dominic and Brian (Dominic pictured here singing tunes in a pub with all time favour...
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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 turn...
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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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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.