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The Fresh Batch Podcast
by The Fresh Batch Podcast
Sparky and Dean deliver a tasty slice of Ballymun Bred. Available on The Tortoise Shack
Episodes
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#34 - Jonathan Smith
The Ballymunners are joined by aul beardy blue balls himself, Jonathan Smith, for a chat about everything from Cuba to Cafés. They also explore the importance of fellowships, fireworks, family and friends.
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#33 - Colm Quearney / Singer Songwriter
Close friend, Musician and Singer Songwriter Colm Quearney brings Sparky and Dean a bag of fresh chips and sits down for a warm chat about the importance of music, family and friendships. He gets honest about how therapy helped him figure out what's important in his life and tells us about some…
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#32 - This Is Dublin
Dean and Sparky ask where do our fears and prejudices come from? What can we learn if we start to listen to those who we look down on or feel superior too?
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#31 - Eddie Winston / Singer Songwriter
Eddie Winston sits down with Sparky and Dean for a powerfully honest chat about growing up in Ballymun, family, addiction, recovery, connection and music. This too shall pass.
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#30 - Learn to Listen & Listen to Learn
In this episode Dean opens ups about his anxiety and learns a few tips for coping with it. Sparky talks about humility, high blood pressure and listening to learn.
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#29 - Ciarán Moran / Singer Songwriter
Dean and Sparky sit down to chat with their friend singer songwriter Ciarán Moran. Ciaran brings us on a young songwriters journey from his mothers house in town to headlining gigs in New York. He tells us about the options and opportunities he got in the local youth club and the choices he made...
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#28 - Hello Darkness, Stand By Me
Sparky and Dean do a deep dive into the darkness to try and find some light. We also get to hear these two friends playing a lovely song together. Sign up to Tortoise Shack
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#27 - Fatboy / Bricknasty
Fatboy of Bricknasty and The Fresh Batch have an honest chat about darkness and light and the dynamic musical journey of life. He creatively seduces us with a slow reveal about the art of growing up in Ballymun.
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#26 - Jimmy Judge / Psychotherapist
This is a lovely chat between three friends in which Jimmy shares his honest wisdom. Check out Jimmy's podcast 'The Twilight Conversations' an irreverent look at Psychotherapy.
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#25 - Trina O'Connor / Criminologist
Dean and Sparky are joined by Criminologist Trina O'Connor. They chat about the importance of community, connection, youth clubs and education. They also discuss housing policy, policing, poverty, drugs, grooming and racism in Ireland.
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#24 - Damien Dempsey / Singer Songwriter
In this very special episode of The Fresh Batch, Dean and Sparky chat with their long-time friend; singer-songwriter, Damien Dempsey. Hearts open, vulnerable and full of love. This is a conversation about Aboriginal wisdom, spiritual healing, the power of singing and friendship and why we're all...
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#23 - We're Moving To The Tortoise Shack
The Fresh Batch is moving to The Tortoise Shack Podcast Platform. The Tortoise Shack is a podcast hub for some of Ireland’s most creative and curious minds. We chat with The Echo Chamber Podcast Host and Tortoise Shack co-founder and Tony Groves in The Tortoise Shack HQ on The Ballymun Road about...
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#22 - John Rooney
We are blessed to sit and chat with John Rooney in his home in Mulranny, Co. Mayo. Originally from Coolock in Dublin John met the love of his life, his wife Mary, on Achill Island and has been out west with her ever since. A singer, actor, teacher and self-proclaimed jack of all trades, John...
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#21 - Podcasts For Palestine Live
This is a small taste of Podcasts For Palestine Live in The Sugar Club featuring The Accidental Rapper with Aravindh Krishnan Efi and Aziz Abusharkh, Baraa Al Bayary, Ian White, Aseel Shuqair, Walaa Ajjawi, Poet Mickey Cullen, Singers Ciaran Moran, Martin Leahy and Seàn Mulrooney. This podcast…
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#20 - Four Dubs In Alice (Special)
This is a special podcast recorded in Alice Springs, Australia while Sparky was on placement from college for six weeks. He's joined by fellow Dubs and Maynooth Students Jamie, Sarah and Karla.
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#19 - The Great and Powerful Oz
Sparky's back from the land down under. What adventures did he have..?
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#18 - Stephen Magee / Great Days
We invite you up to Magical Hill for food, chat and one of those great days with Stephen Magee.
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#17 - The Agreement
Sparky and Dean explore where the agreements in society come from. Are they important and what happens to our reality if we don't keep them or believe in them anymore?
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#16 - Steo Wall / Singer Songwriter
Steo Wall is an Artist, a Singer Songwriter. In this chat Steo tells us about where he's from, The 'Glory Days' and how hearing 'The Ancestors Call' on a wild November night of primal screaming on the cliffs of White Strand helped him become a channel for songs and find his voice.
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#15 - The Sea Of Hope
At the end of Recovery Month Dean and Sparky chat about hope, how to counteract class stereotypes portrayed in the media and online, the silent truth about cocaine addiction in Ireland and how recovery is empowering working class communities to begin to use their voice to build a sea of hope.
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#14 - Irene Dunne
In this episode Dean and Sparky chat with the very colourful Irene Dunne. Snippets of Irene's voice messages can be heard in some previous episodes and now we get the chance to find out about the woman behind that wonderful voice. This ones a real beauty.
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#13 - Shake Your Chakra
Dean and Sparky go down the full moon, meteor strike, conspiracy theory, illuminati, cult, dark web, Agenda 21 rabbit hole which can end up being unlucky for some.
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#12 - The Fresh Traveller Podcast / Martin Stokes
In preparation for their live show in Ballymun in November Sparky, Dean and Martin Stokes get together for a rare but beautiful conversation.
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#11 - Buy The Ticket
Sparky tells us about his trip of a life time to Russia and Mongolia. He introduces us his alter ego 'Dermot' and tells us a great story about his mate Denis who went to Calcutta to work with Mother Teresa. Hope to see you all at our first live show in November. Buy the ticket.
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#10 - Manchán Magan / Writer & Documentary Maker
Enjoy our conversation with Manchán Magan about the Mythical, Mystical, Mental and Spiritual lands of Ireland, Australia, Africa and those beyond this world. We talk about the land, the trees, the water and the mycelium matrix. We explore what we have learned and what we can teach each other…
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#09 - Mick Corcoran / Sparky's Da
We sit down with the Daddy, Mick Corcoran / Sparky's Da. Mick is a Husband, Father, Brother, Union man and Captain Mainwaring lookalike. This is a stunning conversation with a humble legend of a man who was born on a sofa in Crumlin.
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#08 - Lean Into The Universe
Sparky and Dean talk about drugs use and grooming, community work and politics, the art of conversation and having the craic, the liberty of acceptance and having the confidence to let go and lean into the universe. Podcast Engineer Ger Kellett
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#07 - Mick O'Brien / The Druids
We're joined by Mick O'Brien of The Druids. Mick is a folk singer, lecturer, radio presenter, podcast host. He's also none of them, he's just Michael O'Brien. Between the tears and laughter we chat about masks, the real rock bottom, the rope and the ladder, acting, equality, liberation, love and...
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#06 - Ryan Lincoln / Actor
We're joined by our friend Ryan Lincoln. Ryan is a gigging actor and has been living in London for the past year. He recently returned home to Ballymun and shared some deeper thoughts on what lessons the London life has thought him. We chat about family, fame, creativity, living in the now and…
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#05 - Kitty Holland / Irish Times Social Affairs Correspondent
We're joined by Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent. We talk about her work, drug crime, white collar crime, policing, poverty, misogyny, women's safety, asylum seekers, The Carrickmines fire and The Star Dust Inquest. There's some laughs and a few tears.
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#04 - Amy O'Keefe / The Matchmaker
Our first ever guest is Matchmaker Amy O'Keefe. Amy runs a Facebook group called 'Another one of those really addictive Facebook pages'. We chat about matchmaking, cults, religion, costumes, confessions and anything else that pops into our head. Amy tells us how she went from socially awkward to...
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#03 - From Darkness Into Light, It's An Inside Job
Dean and Sparky go deeper into the truth and discuss the choices we all have in the journey of life. The darkness, the light and the inner journey of insight and intuition that leads us home. #HomeSweetHome
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#02 - The Recovery of The Working Class
Dean and Sparky explore how recovery and addiction can coexist and the phenomenal potential of working class podcasting in Ireland.
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#01 - The Fresh Batch Podcast
Sparky and Deano deliver a tasty slice of Ballymun Bred.
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