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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'Typhoid' Mary Mallon – The Superest of Spreaders
Somehow we didn't think to do this episode during that whole pandemic thing, so we're timely as usual. But anyway, it's never too late, so here's an episode about ol' Mary Mallon, the superest of spreaders.
We have a live Halloween Special recordin...
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Eddie Irvine's Ferrari Statue
Here's a short bonus clip that was cut from the Tommy Byrne episode for time, we talked about how a statue commissioned by Ferrari ended up in a small Westmeath town...
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The F1 man from Dundalk, a Tommy Byrne story
For this episode Kevin told Jason all about the Dundalk's fastest man you've never heard of, Tommy Byrne.
We have a live gig coming up in Cork for Halloween,...
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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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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.