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Tweets Ahead
by Tweets Ahead
An Irish podcast where we discuss our favourite Tweets and Trends from the week. Whether they’re social, political, or from the world of the sports; we love the unpredictable mess that is Twitter. Follow us on Twitter @TweetsAheadCast
Episodes
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54 - Thatcher's Still Dead - 8th April 2022
This week! Twitter remembers Maggie Thatcher on the anniversary of her demise.... fondly? Also; Matthew LeTissier the conspiracy nut, Meta employee's cute nickname for Zuckerberg, and what did Irish Twitter put in the census?
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Bonus - Big Willie Style - 28th March 2022
So THAT happened at the Oscars and Twitter absolutely exploded! We get together to discuss Twitter's reaction. It's a messy bonus episode for a messy event!
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53 - Bono's Poem - 20th March 2022
This episode we're a little worse for wear...but we still have the energy to chat about Bono's poem on St Patrick's day and Twitter's unrelenting reaction to it! We also chat about President Zelenskyy's presidential attire and Seán's continuing journey into Dungeons and Dragons.
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52 - Irish Unionist Party Boy - 19th Feb 2022
This week we chat about a Kilkenny teen making waves on the Irish political Twitter sphere through his set up of the Irish Unionist Party and the #Rethink32 hashtag. Mac talks about Prince Andrew's settlement and Rory McElroy's stance against Saudi Arabian sport washing. Fearghal chats about the...
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51 - Swift Justice - 29th January 2022
It was a volatile week on Spotify! Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Neil Young, Taylor Swift, & Damon Albarn! Also, more on NFT culture!
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50 - NFTs & Social Media Extremes - 22nd January 2022
This week we chat about NFTs and social media extremes and opinions on Twitter. We talk about a crowd of NFT bros who recently purchased a rare copy of Dune and their misunderstanding of copyright law. We also discuss the general consensus around NFTs on Twitter and explain what an NFT is. Sean...
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49 - Politics for Some - 15th January 2022
We talk about what's popular on Twitter this week! We break down the Politics For All account and why this seemingly impartial news source was removed from Twitter. Also, Novak Djokovic (again!!), match fixing, and the man who tried to steal internet sensation - Wordle!
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48 - Irish Twitter's Civil War - 7th Jan 2022
We're back! We go in dept on what Sean calls Irish Twitter's Civil War! Featuring trolls, reporters, and a very elusive Graph-man! Also, Novak Djokovic is doing his thing again!
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47 - Celtic Films - 30th September 2021
This week on Twitter it's all about Celtic Films! They're an American television studio who are making a show all about 'Celts'... which sounds ok until you realise it's a vehicle for far right views and that they've blocked half of Ireland on Twitter! We also discuss Piers Morgan versus Bond.....
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46 - The Path to Manliness - 24th September 2021
Cormac is back! In a low key episode, we chat about the Super Mario Movie casting and Twitter's reaction to it. Also, we found what is possibly the worst account on Twitter; The Path to Manliness. Do the boys measure up to this account's warped version of manliness? Meh....
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45 - Hydrocele - 17th September 2021
This week we are Cormacless but Seán and Fearghal have fun nevertheless. Fearghal talks about Nicki Minaj's shit fest on Twitter this week and the #Ballgate controversy. Seán has a massive realisation about her friend's cousin's testicular problem. Seán then speaks about about a mum vlogger who...
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44 - Frostbit Boy - 28th August 2021
This week it's just Seán and Fearghal on the show! Seán talks about vile anti-vaxxers using the passing of young Irish people to push their agenda of misinformation. He also chats about the hilarious Frostbit Boy story that took Twitter by storm. Fearghal chats about the Nevermind album cover law...
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43 - Shit Takes & Only Fans - 21st August 2021
It's been a hell of a week on Twitter! Seán takes us through the many shit takes he's seen on Twitter this week. We also discuss Onlyfans and how they've left content creators on the lurch. Plus, does a ghost live inside your child and can you be fashionable in Ireland?
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42 - Robot Trees? - 13 August 2021
Episode 42 - Seán talks about the #paddypowerleavethekidsalone campaign and gambling in gaming, Mac talks more #Messi and #PrinceAndrewSued while Fearghal tells us about those robot trees in Cork. WTF are they?
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41 - Project Z - 7th August 2021
We're back to chat about the biggest trends on Irish Twitter this week! There has been uproar online about a government endorsed 'Project X' style party that broke all sorts of health guidelines and there's been serious fallout as a result! We also check out the #FreeLuas trend and the world of...
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40 - Crafty Wank! - 17th July 2021
This week we discuss one of the dodgier sounding recent trends on Twitter; We discuss the Crafty Wank thread! A thread where a conservative commentator threatens legal action against an anonymous account online. We also chat about the HSE using dating apps like Tinder to encourage vaccines in the...
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39 - Scuba Action Batman - June 25th 2021
This week Seán talks about the #Carlowteachers controversy and how a false toxic story about Presentation College went viral on Twitter; damaging the reputation of the school thanks to a few Irish journalists and virtue signalling politicians. Cormac discusses UEFA's terrible PR with regards...
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38 - Deirdre Conroy's Linen Cupboard - 12th June 2021
We're back! We're also live, in person, like regular people! This week we chat about Deirdre Conroy's disastrous by-election campaign in South Dublin and Twitter's unforgiving reaction! Also, Seán's Conspiracy Corner and Twitter's reaction to the Euros 2020 opening ceremony! Check out...
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Bonus - The best of Seán's Lists - 28th May 2021
No new episode this week but how about the best of Seån's Lists? We showcase 4 of his best, including: The worst Product Updates ever, the worst corporate April Fools day this year, the most horrible things Prince Philip has ever said in public, and Seán's "Ham Children" of the week! Follow us on...
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37 - Gal Gadot Vs Palestine - 14th May 2021
Seån talks about Twitter's reaction to the escalating violence in the Israel - Palestine conflict and then tears into that Gal Gadot Tweet, her Israeli bias and her awful history of performative activism. He then discuss Ireland's affiliation to the Palestine struggle and how Irish Twitter…
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Streams Ahead - Invincible Part 2 - 11th May 2021
Originally recorded the day after the finale of 'Invincible' on Amazon Prime! After the first 3 episodes, Invincible 'mega fan' Sean confidently gave the series 10/10 so far... but how does he feel after THAT finale?? Also, Fearghal has a tough time seeing how the show can possibly follow some of...
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36 - Barbara J Pym! - 7th May 2021
This week we dissect Twitter's sock puppet account of the century; Barbara J Pym! Seán provides background to the man behind the sock puppet account Eoghan Harris, explains what "sock puppetry" is and how Eoghan Harris was uncovered. He then outlines the weirdness of the account, along with the...
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Interview - The Beacon on the Far Right in Ireland - 30th April 2021
In this episode we speak to Bryan Wall, founder of the-Beacon.ie, a website that reports on the Far Right in Ireland. We get the Beacon's opinions about the rise of the Far Right in Ireland, how the Far Right is synonymous with conspiracy theories, how social media plays a detrimental part in...
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Interview - Not the RTE News - 23rd April 2021
This week we get to chat to the man behind one of our favourite Irish parody accounts on Twitter; Not the RTE News (@NotTheRTENews)! We talk about what it takes to run a popular satire account online, being an Irish comedian on Twitter, what happens when people believe your satire account is…
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Bonus - European Super Friends - 19th April 2021
12 of the richest football clubs in Europe are threatening to break away from their domestic leagues and form their own super group - The European Super League! This trend has taken over sports Twitter so much it's forced Fearghal, Sean, & Cormac to record a special bonus episode! Also, featuring...
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35 - Colin the Caterpillar - 16th April 2021
This week without Fearghal, it's Cormac and Seán unhinged. Cormac discusses the deal with Minister of Health Simon Donnelly being unhappy with not being mentioned in Department of Health Tweets. Seán talks more Cancel Culture about Teen Vogue. The Marks and Spencer 'Colin the Caterpillar' debacle...
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34 - Prince Battenberg - 9th April 2021
It was an action packed week on Twitter and the boys had a lot to discuss. #Teachers was trending due to Irish teacher unions wanting to strike over being refused vaccinations, so Seán added some much need nuance to what was a rather polarised debate on Twitter. Seán's list features responses to...
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33 - Twitter: The Movie! - 2nd April 2021
Seán lists some of the good and bad corporate April Fools Jokes on Twitter this year! We talk Twitter's reaction to West Brit Regina Doherty remarking about 800 years of travel to "mainland" UK. Fearghal discusses Hollywood's move to formulate movie scripts from Twitter threads. Cormac reports on...
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Streams Ahead - Invincible - 29th March 2021
We talk about Invincible; the new animated series to hit Amazon Prime. Seán gives a "Beginners Guide to the Invincible Universe" for those who are new to the series and want to know what to expect. We then review the first 3 episodes where we discuss our favourite characters and voice actors and...
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32 - Cash Injections - 26th March 2021
The biggest trend on Irish Twitter this week was without question the controversy surrounding the Beacon private clinic in Dublin and it's questionable distribution of vaccines to a linked private school. We also briefly chat about Chrissy Teigen leaving Twitter, Twitters birthday, and a light...
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Streams Ahead - The Snyder Cut - 24th March 2021
This week we discuss the release of the Snyder Cut on streaming services, Snyder Cut fans on Twitter, and was it better than the Whedon cut? Follow us @TweetsAheadCast Subscribe for more episodes!
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31 - St.Patrick the Druid Killer - 19th March 2021
The lads start without Cormac, chatting about the anti-lockdown protests in Dublin this week. Then Cormac bursts onto the scene Stone Cold Steve Austin style and we chat about things you would only find in Ireland, courtesy of Dara O'Briain's Twitter. Then the boys critique a very unusual Tik Tok...
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30 - When Harry met Meghan.... and Oprah! - March 12th 2021
This week the lads discuss the cultural event that was Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah and Twitter's reaction to it. We also have fun over Piers Morgan's storm out of his breakfast show and revisit that story in NUIG, where students are being disciplined by the college for sharing a meme…
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29 - Good God, Lemon - 5th March 2021
This week on Twitter; the Alec Baldwin, the Catholic Church adoption scandal, and live streaming car chases down the M50 motorway... because that's where we are now as a society! We also spend way too much time talking about celebrities picking up unusual accents... Follow us @TweetsAheadCast
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28 - Student Union Sinners! - 26th February 2021
In this weeks episode Seán talks about religious fundamentalists in Student Union Politics and NUIG trying to control individual students' personal Twitter pages! (#freecian) Cormac chats about Twitter's reaction to the Tiger Woods car crash while Fearghal criticises Twitter's new "Super Follow"...
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27 - Delete Facebook - 19th February 2021
This week on Twitter! Seán talks about Twitter's reaction to the death of US conservative media titan Rush Limbaugh. Cormac discusses the #DeleteFacebook trend and what's been happening in Australia. Fearghal looks at the lighter side of Twitter and asks what's the worst thing you've seen on your...
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26 - Weetabix & Beans - 12th February 2021
This week on Twitter! Fearghal checks out the viral mess that is beans on Weetabix and are all corporate Twitter accounts in Kahoots? Seán checks out the Zoom disaster that is Cat Lawyer. Plus Cormac runs through Twitter's reaction to Ireland's 6 Nations loss to Wales and the French media's role…
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25 - Jackie Weaver & Bad Medical Takes - 5th February 2021
This week Seán investigates another case of cancel culture involving one of the world's largest corporations Coca Cola & Innocent Smoothies. Cormac tackles the brilliant viral sensation that is Jackie Weaver and her exploits on the Handfort Parish Council. While Fearghal unveils one of his...
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24 - Bebo's Back Baby! - 29th January 2021
What's trending on Twitter this week? Cormac takes us back in time and walks us through Bebo's grand revival! What can you remember about it? Fearghal talks Twitter's reaction to Gamestop's stock market crash. Seán takes us through his list of his 5 worst Twitter idiots of the week and what does...
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Streams Ahead - WandaVision - 26th January 2021
On the first of our new bonus series titled "Streams Ahead" - We chat about Marvel's new hit show; WandaVision! We discuss what we think of the format and what some of those pesky easter eggs could be pointing towards. We also debate what the show could mean for the future of the MCU, how does it...
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23 - Bernie Memes & QAnon - 22nd January 2021
This week we ride the glorious wave of Bernie Sanders memes and Seán lists off his top 10 Bernie memes that Twitter produced! He also discusses what the QAnon crowd do now that all of their current conspiracies have evaporated after Joe Biden's swearing into office. What's next for them? Cormac...
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22 - Twitter Censorship & Trump - 15th January 2021
A podcast all about Twitter! This week Seán asks was Twitter right to ban Trump? If so, what are the long term implications? Cormac talks about trending topics such as the Leaving Cert 2021 and Fearghal checks out a fun thread that asks the question; What's the dumbest lie you've ever told?…
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Bonus - Twitter bans Trump, sad! - 9th January 2021
Trump has been banned from Twitter! As a podcast centered around Twitter, we'd be amiss if we didn't dedicate a bonus episode to this momentous occasion! We break down what actually happened and what it could potentially mean for the platform moving forward. Seán explains exactly why Trump was...
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21 - Bean Dad & Doxing - 6th January 2021
Welcome to season 3 and 2021! Where everything is ok again... right? Sadly we have no Cormac this week but Fearghal and Seán are joined by his animatronic replacement; CORMAC-antosh! This week we talk about the Twitter sensation that is Bean Dad; as well as 'doxing' on Twitter and the worrying...
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Bonus - Wee Slim Quiz of the Year - 30th December 2020
Grab a pen and paper!! Join us for an end of year wrap up quiz! Our special guest quizmaster dishes out questions about the trending Twitter topics that we covered throughout the year. We answer questions from Twitter trends that include Trump, Kanye West, Paul Mescal, bad Irish accents, and the...
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20 - Marketing or Aliens? - 4th December 2020
Some sound issues this week but to make up for it, Seán nearly has a panic attack at the end so... This week on Twitter Seán checks out the Monolith phenomenon; Is it a marketing campaign? Is it aliens? What does Twitter think about it? He also lists off his worst marketing campaigns of all time!...
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19 - The Late Late Toy Show - 28th November 2020
We dedicate this week's episode to one of the biggest Irish Twitter trends of the year... The Late Late Toy Show. One night a year an Irish talk show turns into a toy exhibition with children running amuck and toying with poor presenter Ryan Tubridy. We have a laugh chatting about Irish Twitter's...
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18 - Fleets Ahead - 20th November 2020
Episode 8 and we check out this week's Twitter trends! Seán examines Twitter's new 'Fleets' update and as a result lists his top 10 worst product updates of all time, Cormac chats about why Bebo of all things is trending and he breaks down the Stephen Kenny controversy, and Fearghal brings the...
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17 - Wild Mountain Thyme - 13th November 2020
The biggest Twitter trend of the week centered around terrible Irish accents, who would've thought? On this week's episode, Cormac runs through the awfulness that is the Wild Mountain Thyme movie trailer, Seán provides his list of the worst on-screen Irish accents of all time and sorts through…
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16 - USA U OK? (Election Special) - 6th November 2020
Only one trend has absolutely dominated Twitter this week; the US Presidential Election. Fearghal, Cormac, and Seán spent the episode diving into Twitter's reaction into Trump vs Biden and the potential fallout. We have a laugh chatting about the ridiculousness of Trump's reaction, his opposition...
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An Irish podcast where we discuss our favourite Tweets and Trends from the week. Whether they’re social, political, or from the world of the sports; we love the unpredictable mess that is Twitter. Follow us on Twitter @TweetsAheadCast
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