Matthew McConaughey, Brianna Parkins and A Lesbian Van

Alright, alright, alright...it was too tempting to type so leave us alone. How else do you expect us to start this podcast description when we're celebrating the poetry of Matthew McConaughey? Exactly. There are many poems we could have shared from his new books 'Poems and Prayers' but we went with Tips Included. Its a 2 hour listen to complete the audiobook, so create some space in your week and listen to his new book on Spotify asap.After a week in Benalmadena, Ryan came home to Ireland gasping for a bit of Irish craic and, as fate would have it, that is exactly the subject of Irish Times columnist Brianna Parkins' column in the weekend edition that we picked up on arrival home, so we share her piece.We have poetry from Norma Gill about believing in the future when grief arrives, a poem about a lesbian date that came with an unexpected twist and we also have our first ever trilingual poem!Thanks for everyone's support. We would love to see the show expand so if you do like the show, please do review, like and tell your mates.Yup poetryRyan and LeonPoems from the podcastTips Included - Matthew McConaughey https://greenlights.com/Brianna Parkins - Good chat? Only when you leave Ireland, you realise it isn't universal - Irish Times Weekend Magazine Column - 27th September 2025https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/brianna-parkins/Norma Gill - The Rocky Patchhttps://www.instagram.com/_words_to_soothe_/?hl=enOla Majekodunmi - On Her Own Termshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn9iQ_9lWi8Hannah Porter - Lesbian Vanhttps://www.instagram.com/hannahkatep_/Agony Aunt - Thought InvaderMusic from Ben Reid - The Risen Peoplehttps://www.tiktok.com/@benreid___/video/7554574732532649218Support the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction by Lisa DowneyProduced by Ryan Duggins