inspireland Podcast
1) Pop Filter: Best of 2016
There’s too much pop culture to possibly keep track of. There are so many podcasts, apps, boxsets, books, and movies clamouring for your attention that it’s hard to know which are worth exploring. Tha...Show More
2) E51 Kliph Nesteroff: History Of US Comedy
Kliph Nesteroff joins me on the show to discuss his bestselling book The Comedians; Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy. The Comedians chronicles the evolution of comedy fro...Show More
3) POP FILTER: BLACK MIRROR
***THERE WILL BE SPOLIERS*** In episode #3 of Pop Filter I join Wil and Lorraine to discuss the first few episodes of Netflix's bleak but brilliant Black Mirror. Black Mirror was written by the always...Show More
4) E50 Dara O'Kearney: Poker Pro
In this episode of the podcast I was delighted to be joined in the studio by professional Irish poker player, Dara O'Kearney. Dara, or Doke as he's known in the poker world, gave a wide ranging and fa...Show More
5) POP FILTER: WESTWORLD
In episode #2 of Pop Filter Wil and Lorraine discuss the first few episodes of HBO's Westworld. Westworld is based on a 1973 film of the same name that was written and directed by novelist, Michael Cr...Show More
6) E49 Virginia Heffernan: The Internet As Art
I've read books and think pieces about the internet but none have come close to describing the web's awesome yet terrifying power as well as Magic And Loss by Virginia Heffernan. Heffernan, who has be...Show More
7) POP FILTER: AMANDA KNOX
We break from the norm for this episode as Wil McDermott, editor of Inspireland Podcast, sits down with our mutual friend, Lorraine Harton to discuss something from popular culture. In this episode th...Show More
8) E48 Easkey Britton: Soulful Surfer
In episode #48 I was joined by Ireland's first lady of surfing, Easkey Britton. Surfing is so deep in Easkey's DNA that she was named after a famous wave off Ireland's west coast. More recently, Easke...Show More
9) E47 Constantin Gurdgiev: Economics As Art
For episode #47 I was joined by the economist Dr Constantin Gurdgiev. When the Irish economy crashed and everybody was desperately searching for answers and solutions I often heard Constantin on the r...Show More
10) E46 James Bloodworth: Myth Of Meritocracy
In episode #46 I was joined by journalist and author, James Bloodworth. James's book, The Myth Of Meritocracy, is a detailed investigation of the inequalities at the heart of how society works. Â Blood...Show More