Des Bishop Podcast

  • Autor: Vários
  • Narrador: Vários
  • Editora: Podcast
  • Duração: 163:52:08
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Sinopse

Stand up comic Des Bishop, talks to Comics, Politicians, Artists and whoever he finds interesting about life on both sides of the Atlantic.

Episódios

  • Mother and Baby homes

    13/01/2021 Duração: 43min

    Des gives his thoughts on the report coming out about Mother and Baby homes in Ireland. He also shares a bit of family history of what happened to his Grandmother's family and how its evidence of the legacy of shame.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Democracy vs Trump's Ego

    06/01/2021 Duração: 36min

    I had to record as all this stuff was happening because I was going out of my mind.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • I love Waterford Whispers

    03/01/2021 Duração: 20min

    Just a very quick bonus ep about the controversy around the WWN sketch about God being accused of sexual assault. Warning if you found the sketch offensive this is not the ep for you.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Good riddance 2020 with Hannah Berner and Steve

    31/12/2020 Duração: 52min

    Just a fun ep tp say goodbye to an awful year. Hannah Des and Steve chat about all the ways our lives have been changed by the pandemic and then we look at some of the big pop stories of the year finishing off with the insane Hilaria Baldwin story. Happy New Year everyone.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Losing your Mom to Covid with Laurie Kilmartin

    24/12/2020 Duração: 55min

    On this week's ep Des chats to Comedian Laurie Kilmartin about loss. Laurie lost her mom at the beginning of the pandemic. Like Des she is not an adult orphan having lost her dad early last decade. She had turned her experiences losing her father into a show and a book so Des and Laurie have that in common. Its a wonderful chat about loss and grief and when the pandemic hurts you personally.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • David Robert Grimes on the Anti Vax movement

    19/12/2020 Duração: 55min

    This is a bonus ep at this important time to combat misinformation about vaccines. This is an essential listen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Urban Myths debunked with Stephen Mullan

    17/12/2020 Duração: 52min

    Well after the serious topic of The Famine last we decided to lighten the mood this week with what I think is always a fun chat about urban myths and old wive's tales. I am pretty sure that is no longer acceptable to say so I didn't put it in the title. I learn something new every time I revise what info we grew up with that was total nonsense. From not swallowing gum to flat 7up we have a look at any nonsense or actual wisdom from the urban myth.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • The Famine Special with Stephen Mullan

    11/12/2020 Duração: 01h06min

    As promised last week Steve and Des chat about the famine. Its not the most serious historical chat you will ever listen to but they are not afraid to chat about some of the controversies around the causes and aftermath of the famine.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Positives of 2020 with Stephen Mullan

    03/12/2020 Duração: 49min

    Its been a terrible year as we know but Steve and Des went to the listeners to see if there were any positives to be taken from the year. Also Steve shares his thoughts on writing a book about parenting.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Leggings from the devil with Julie Jay

    26/11/2020 Duração: 01h07min

    This week we chat about the big scandal of the week in Ireland. A school in Carlow told the girls not to wear leggings on PE day. I asked comedian and former teacher Juiliw Jay to discuss. We also chat about teaching in general and had some fun about parent teacher meetings, bad teachers vs good ones and what to do when you and a student just don't get on well.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Hannah Berner and I discuss Harry Styles and the Crown

    19/11/2020 Duração: 01h06min

    So Hannah is back on this week as Steve is busy with college work. We chat about Episode one of Season 4 of the Crown which deals with the killing of Lorn Mountbatten by the IRA in 1979. We also chat about Harry Styles being on the cover of Vogue. We finish up with a quick chat about how things are going in our relationship since Hannah moved in 2 months ago.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Des Birthday Special with Aidan and Steve

    12/11/2020 Duração: 01h01min

    Fun ep on Des's Birthday. Des and Steve answer questions from non Irish listeners about what they want to know about Ireland. Aidan joins up to chat about Trump  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • American Election Special with Stevo and Aidan Bishop

    05/11/2020 Duração: 56min

    What an exciting count in the American election. Steve and Des are joined by Aidan Bishop to chat about what they think of the evolving situation. Special cameo from Hannah Berner.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Jason Byrne is back plus US election chat and more with Stevo

    29/10/2020 Duração: 01h18min

    On this week's ep Des and Steve chat about the upcoming US election but first they reminisce about the good ole days of corporal punishment. Des shares some boarding school stories and Steve shares some of the stuff he is working on since he went back to college. Jason Byrne finishes up the ep with some chat about his new children's book and some thoughts about how he has been coping since his dad died  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Zoomin Toobin with Joanne McNally

    22/10/2020 Duração: 56min

    On this week's ep Joanne is back to share the doom and gloom of level 5 lockdown in Ireland. We also chat about Jeffrey Toobin getting suspended for his zoom shenanigans. Des shares about Hannah having to get her appendix out and the bonding experience of a medical emergency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • An inspirational story from the Southside of Chicago

    16/10/2020 Duração: 01h14min

    On this week's episode we continue the discussion Yamaneika started last week about race in America. I chatted to my friend Jeanine Anderson who survived a very difficult childhood in the Southside of Chicago and went on to a very successful career as a lawyer. She shares the reality of growing up poor and in raised in the presence of addiction. She talks about turning anger into motivation and what she feels society's responsibility is in tacking racism and inequality. It's a harrowing tale of a brutally difficult childhood and the effort required to overcome adversity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Trump on roids and racism with Yamaneika

    09/10/2020 Duração: 01h29min

    On this week's episode Des chats with NY based comic Yamaneika. He planned to talk to her about Trump but instead got a good history lesson about race in America and also a personal journey of how racism presented itself in Yamaneika's life. Des and Steve chat up front about the madness going on around Trump.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Enya Martin Giz a laugh and Hannah moves in with Des

    02/10/2020 Duração: 01h42min

    This week Steve and Des chat with Enya Martin of Giz a laugh fame. They chat about all things online content and what its like to come to live comedy without being part of the stand up scene. Des also chats about Hannah moving in with him. Its a fun ep.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Cutting off the wristband of your identity. Thoughts on Paris Hilton.

    25/09/2020 Duração: 40min

    On this weeks ep Des and Joanne chat about how much of their identity is tied up in their jobs.Its a chat inspired my the Paris Hilton documentary. THey discuss the documentary and why it was made. i  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • The Social Dilemma, Des and Steve freak out about Social Media

    18/09/2020 Duração: 54min

    Des and Steve watched the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma and are chatting about it on this episode. First Des gives a relationship update and Steve chats about how no one is wearing masks. Des and Steve have a lot of nostalgia for the early days of Social Media before we realised its destroying the world. They then talk about their thoughts about what the documentary was talking about and how they feel about it all. Finally Des challenges all of us to think about what they really don't want the world to know about their online habits.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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