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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Charles Byrne the Irish Giant
Hello! Here's the first patreon episode of season 9, a (sort of) follow on story from the Burke and Hare episode about some giant Irish men. Enjoy!]]>...
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The Burke & Hare Murders with Ben Verth
Welcome back to Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast! Sorry for the summer break!
To kick off Season 9 we have a tale about two Irishmen murdering a bunch of ...
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Aer Lingus Hijacking
Hello! Here's a mad episode about the time an Aer Lingus flight was hijacked in 1981
Apologies it's late, we tried to get it out before the end of the month but we...
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Irish U.F.Oh No Here Come The Aliens!
This week Jason put together a collection of Ireland's best known UFO sightings.
We're off to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival for a week starting tomorrow. ...
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From Pints to Chess, the John Healy story
This week we in celebration of Conor Murphy's recent success with chess we talked about another famous Irish chess man, John Healy.
For part of this episode we wa...
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TD Mattie McGrath: A Cowboy Special
Here's the opening bit of a recent episode we did on Patreon about Tipp's finest TD, Mattie McGrath. If you want to hear the rest of this episode, and all the other ...
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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.