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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Collar & Elbow Wrestling (or: How the Irish Probably Invented MMA)
We're back and starting off season 5 with Jason telling Kevin all about the ancient Irish sport of Collar & Elbow wrestling...
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The Trial of Stradbally
We're finishing off this story, and the year, with the second part of the missing postman tale, the Trial of Stradbally. Happy Christmas everyone and we'll be back i...
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The Disappearance of Larry Griffin
Here's a special, festive episode of Shite Talk for this Christmas season, all about the disappearance of the Kilmacthomas postman, Larry Griffin.
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John Delaney – A Cowboy Special
We're finishing up this season (and celebrating reaching 50 episodes!) with a Shite Talk History Cowboy Special on the former head of the FAI, Don John Delaney....
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Noel Browne's Mother & Child Scheme
To finish up our series on the fall of the 13th Dáil we talked out Dr. Noel Browne going up against the 1950s Catholic Hierarchy with his Mother and Child Scheme...
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Samhain Special – The Haunting of Loftus Hall
This week we've got a Samhain (Halloween) special, featuring Ireland's most haunted house and a one handed man from Cavan
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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.