Des Bishop Podcast

Hey guys, Just bonus ep so don't be judging. Sure you know me and the Trump rants. I won't be offended if you don't listen but if you loev the Trump rants then here we go. Not super funny until my chair breaks half way through.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Des open with another Trump rant but he controls himself because he doesn't want to hog the episode. Joanne and Des then chat a bit about whether they wish they were married through all this. (Not to each other) They then decide and try to workshop some ideas around a new show Joanne might write now that she has so much time. She is thinking about doing a show about being adopted and it leads to a really interesting discussion about being adopted and nature vs nurture. Its a really fun ep and a good distraction from all the madness.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's ep Des and Steve chat about settling in to our new lives in isolation, should Liverpool be given the title. when did the penny drop for you, and a bit about how its tough to look back at old bits of your stand up because you have evolved so much. After the chat Des shares some thoughts about the anniversary of his mom's death. Just trying to get as much stuff up as possible for you guys in these tough times.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fun episode today with Joanne McNally over in London and Des in NYC. They chat about how this is all going for them in isolation. Joanne chats about not having any work and how scary that is. Des talks about his last minute decision to come back to NY. They also chat about female relationships and how she gets on with other women in the comedy game.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another Bonus ep here today to help everyone get through the quarantine. Stephen Mullan and I chat about some questions Russell.Brand was throwing out on a recent youtube clip that we both found very interesting. To be honest I was more optimistic when we recorded this than I am now because since then I have seen some reports from Italy that are freaking me out. Still an interesting ep though.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just some extra content to get everyone through their time at home. Just a bit of a rant about Trump and a bit about Ireland's response. Just a bonus ep. Don't have high expectations.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's ep we have comedian Eve Darcy joining Steve and Des to chat about the crazy day that was Thursday March 12. We have a look at the crazy behaviour of people in a panic and have some thoughts about how to spend the next few weeks. What 5 items would you loot? Eve chats about her very interesting podcast. We finish with a chat about Harvey Weistein getting 23 years.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's episode I sat down with my good friend Brian O'Connell. You may know him as a regular contributor to RTE Radio one and also as the author of "Wasted" and more recently "The personals." We chatted in Cork literally steps from UCC where we were classmates together in the 90s. We had a very deep conversation that began with chatting about how he found the personal ads in newspapers as a doorway into people's lives. It was also a doorway into a very personal discussion for us about mortality as he had just come from recording in Marymount Hospice. He then opened up about his own grief and guilt around his friend's suicide. We finished the discussion chatting about our lives without booze and checking in on all that so many years since we both decided to stop. I always have great conversations with Brian and I am delighted to be able to share one with you guys.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have Aidan Bishop and Stephen Mullan on the pod having the craic. The title of this ep is deliberately provocative. In actual fact we have a broad discussion about the Democratic primaries and the establishment of Bernie Sanders as the clear front runner. Before all that we mess around a bit about the corona virus or Covid19 and ask if it is actually as serious a thing as the media makes out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode Stephen Mullan and I chat a lot about Fatherhood. Steve chats about being a Dad and I chat about my dad. First though we chat about being competitive and whether that is a good or bad thing? We also talk about why people find it so hard to admit that they are wrong and ask if there is perhaps some science behind what is going on in the body that drives us to take such strong stances at times. We finish up the chat talking about how much marketing affects our perception on what gender should do what thing. However this is a topic that we plan to return to in greater detail later on.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode I chat to Senator Lynn Ruane about issues around poverty, inequality, and homelessness. I have read Lynn's book about her life and was quite inspired by the hurdles she has overcome to achieve what she had both in education and politics. We discuss teenage pregnancy and the supports necessary to stop that being a barrier to success. We also have a great chat about deciminalisation of drugs of how that can help to stop the poverty cycle.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this weeks episode I chat with Stephen Mullan about masculinity. He had told me to listen to a Guardian youtube series about Masculinity which I am half way through. Before we chatted about what came up in the early episodes of that series, we chatted about his experiences on a day out with the Dublin boys club. Its an idea about trying to create a healthy space for men to talk about what is going on for them and bond with men in a healthy way. We also chat about the importance of male friendships and the difficulty of opening up and getting closer to new friends. Finally we get into modern masculinity, the term toxic masculinity and how to be able to chat about the struggles men face without shame and judgement, particularly around how men themselves are victims of what people term toxic masculinity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I chat to Martin Angolo, a young comic rising in the Dublin comedy scene. We chat a bit about how his mom ended up coming to Ireland from Namibia and raising him as a single mom. We then have a long chat about comedy as a career and how he recently made a decision to take it all more seriously. He struggles with the online content part of how the industry has evolved and we talk about the pros and cons of that. We finish the discussion chatting about the well worn topic of cancel culture arguments about free speech. I also begin the ep with a chat about an incident that happened at the show last night in Portlaoise.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I chat about the argument around the legalisation of drugs. The episode also looks at the stigma around drug use and the overuse of drugs. But first we have a quick chat about the guilt of having a cleaning person and whether you need to clean before the cleaning person comes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's ep I decided to check in on where I am at since my mother died. The Mia Mamma tour started this week so all of the emotions get stirred up so I thought it would be a good time to check in about all that. I chat about the process of developing a new show and trying to manage the audiences expectation of comedy vs emotion. I also chat about how so many different memories get tied up in grief and how this has been a great opportunity to take inventory on where I am at emotionally in my life in all areas. I chat about resentment and regret and how you navigate that when people are no longer with us. Overall its just me trying to work our where I am with it all and I hope people get something out of it .  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First episode of the New Year and we are chatting about the crazy week in Ireland that resulted in Come out ye Black and Tans getting to number one in the British iTunes Charts. We have a look at how narratives drive our Identity, why we hold on to these stories and why they matter. We also have a look at whether there will ever be a time when Unionists feel like it would suit them to be part of a United Ireland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we delve into the online storm brewed up when a JK Rowling tweet drove twitter crazy. We chat about why this issue is always so heated online and discuss the term TERF and what it means. What is it about trans rights that seems to be so controversial? We finish with a chat about cancel culture which despite being a well worm topic has never been discussed on this podcast.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is just Des on his own on today's episode. Originally Des had recorded some thoughts about Donald Trump and the impeachment hearings but then the UK election happened and made him question a lot of things. So in the first part of Des chats about his thoughts on the election results from the UK and how twitter is such a bad reflection of public sentiment. He then chats about how United Ireland started trending on twitter and is it a good idea to start thinking about that. Finally he goes back a day to his wee Trump rant to finish out the ep. Its a fun ep with Des on a solo run.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chatted with Comedian Emman Idama at my house recently. He is originally from Nigeria and came to Ireland when he was 7. I had intended to focus on Emman being from that first generation of immigrants that came to Ireland in the 1990's however the chat took a massive turn when Emman opened up about the abuse he endured in his household and how living with his mentally ill mother was a challenge. I am not quite sure how he survived that challenge to be honest with you and I am still a bit shell shocked from hearing about it. It really is an incredible tale of survival but also a sad tale about the toll mental illness takes on a family. A must listen!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great Chat with Comedian Emma Doran about getting pregnant while still in school and how she deal with all that. The leaving cert was hard enough without being pregnant, Emma did her leaving a few weeks after having a baby. Its an amazing story. We also chat about how she ended up getting into comedy when she was 29 and how her kids feel about having a comedian for a mum.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.