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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Edward Carson with Darren Matthews
This week Kevin told Jason, and our guest Darren Matthews, all about the life and times of Edward Carson, the father of Ulster Unionism. We've got two shows left in Ireland for 2022 so you should come see us in either: Dundalk - Dundalk Gaol for a rete...
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1913 Lockout with Donal Fallon (Three Castles Burning)
We were delighted to get the opportunity to record this episode about the 1913 lockout, live inside the historic Emmet Hall of Inchicore. The building was once owned...
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Live – John Philpot Curran in Coughlan's with Roger O'Sullivan
Hello! This is a recording of the live gig we did in Cork last month where Jason told the story of celebrated law man, John Philpot Curran. We had local man Read More →
O'Donovan Rossa with Des Bishop
Hello! For the first episode of Season 8 we had Des Bishop on to talk about the original Fenian bad boy (slash possible father of modern terrorism) Jeremiah O'Donova...
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STFC #4 – A Madea Homecoming
We watched "A Madea Homecoming" because Mrs. Brown (Brendan O'Carroll) from Mrs. Brown's Boys was in it and we're sorry and we'll never do it again. We had our frien...
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Ireland's First Heavyweight Pro Wrestling Champion – Danno O'Mahony
We were joined by Mob Theatre's Stephen Bradley and John Spillane to talk about the life and times of the great Danno O'Mahony, Ireland's first ever Pro Wrestling Ch...
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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.