David Balfe, Nikita Gill And Sneaky Cats

On today's pod, we celebrate the release of the second album from For Those I Love, as well as hearing Olivia Rodgrido’s advice about poetry being the foundation for all songwriting, which we’d be on board with.We also dive into the work of Nikita Gill the hidden-in-Instagram-captions genius poetry from Teyindhi Ramsewak and talk about Alice Kinsella’s new collection ‘The Ethics of Cats’We also share a powerful and completely unique poem about Joan Of Arc by Pip McGough that’ll get your blood pumping before we help a listener problem with our agony aunt section all about feeling misunderstood.Great to be back and thanks to everyone who listened to last week’s return of the podcast.In the words of David, go enjoy that good dryingRyan and LeonPoems from the showAlice Kinsella - The Walkouthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0704/1521257-the-ethics-of-cats-alice-kinsellas-new-poems/Nikita Gill - If You Asked Me How To Live Foreverhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7757886.Nikita_GillPip McGough - Joan DeluxInstagram - @manifest_gothicTenidhi Ramsewak - If I Leave The HouseInstagram - @syllabic_nomadDavid Balfe - Of The Sorrowshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp-f6cG6rcoSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction by Lisa DowneyProduced by Ryan Duggins