Irish Times Off Topic
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Last week, we got out of the Off Topic studio and went on the road to the Electric Picnic. The Irish Times tent in the Mindfield section played host a series of talks on TV, film, sports and media. Today will be having a listen to some of the
On this week's Off Topic podcast, we look at the business end of the Irish music industry. How difficult is it for new artists to become visible? How can they make money? and is talent alone enough to succeed? To answer these questions and many
Do Irish people feel cherished? Is honesty of expression always encouraged in this country? Founder of Trailblazery Kathy Scott endeavored to answer these questions by conducting a 'Census of the Heart' . On this week's Off Topic, Kathy joins h
Don't try to be funny!!! This week's Off Topic riffs on the theme of improvisation in comedy. To discuss its lineage and place in comedy writing for stage and screen, Laurence Mackin is joined by actor and improviser Danny Kehoe, improv teacher
New documentary "Bobby Sands: 66 Days" goes on general release today, and its maker Brendan J Byrne is in studio with Hugh Linehan and Fintan O'Toole to talk about how his film challenges the easy narratives surrounding the hunger striker - to
On this instalment of Off Topic, host Laurence Mackin welcomes writers Sarah Maria Griffin, Caomhan Keane and Rosie Gogan-Keogh into the podcast studio to discuss the pristine 'Spielbergian' tropes of Netflix's latest success Stranger Things, t
What is fun? Are you having much fun? Does the thought of having fun fill you with disgust? Michael Foley, author of a new book on the subject Isn't This Fun?Investigating the Serious Business of Enjoying Ourselves endeavours to answer these qu
West Coast music is in rude health according to Dean Van Nguyen. Artists like Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar are releasing fresh and vital albums packed with musical experimentation and a keen social conscience. Dean joins h
Beyoncé Knowles is fast approaching twenty years in the business. First coming to attention as part of the hugely successful and consistent girl group phenomenon Destiny's Child, her transition to multi-platinum solo artist was seamless and log
The Brexit effect seems to have cast a shadow of confusion and foreboding over most industries in this country and the culture sector is no different. To discuss the implications for Irish music and film and what it means for the long-establish
To mark Impact Journalism Day, Hugh Linehan meets some people involved in projects aimed at creating sustainable social change. First Hugh chats with NCAD graduate Mark O'Meara's project is a novel solution to the problem of how to help homel
In the wake of last week's mass shooting in Orlando's Pulse nightlcub, Off Topic takes a look at the role of gay clubs and LGBT spaces and how they've changed. Laurence Mackin hosts a panel discussion with three guests who play a pivotal role i
This week the Stanford case reopened the debate about the prevalence of sexual violence against women and the treatment, in court and in society, of victims and perpetrators. Publicly, all men condemn sexual violence, but what are they doing
Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee, a native speaker and supporter of Irish, was one of the many who disagreed with Irish Times feature writer Rosita Boland's column this week, in which she complained she was made to learn a langua
"Unsteady foundations - imposing something new on something old" ; this goes some way to describing the challenges and opportunities presented by the destruction in Dublin's city centre following the 1916 Rising. On this edition of the Off Topi
One of the best known campaigners for civil rights of his day, a knighted poet, a gay man, a nationalist, a rebel: the life of Roger Casement's provides more than enough fodder for a big screen treatment. Exploring what such a movie would be l
Eurovision fever has gripped the Off Topic podcast this week despite Nicky Byrne's failure to make the final. Laurence Mackin is joined in studio by Eurovision diehards Hugh Linehan and Laura Slattery with Patrick Freyne joining us on the line
By dropping the N-word on Twitter, Gerry Adams inadvertently drew attention to a contested view of history: that the experiences of Irish people, from Plantation-era deportees to nationalists during The Troubles, are equally as unjust as those
Patrick Freyne spent a Friday embedded with Ryan Tubridy and the The Late Late Show team, observing how they prepare for the night ahead. He joins Laurence, media columnist Laura Slattery and former TLLS researcher Donal Scannell to pull back t
Irish Times music critic Jim Carroll and Brian Spollen of MCD join Hugh to look at the tremendous body of work left behind by Prince, who died yesterday at the untimely age of 57. In part two Laurence Mackin and guests mark the 400th annivers
Is technology enhancing or diluting the live music experience? To discuss this and a variety of other music-related topics Laurence Mackin is joined in studio by musician Daniel Anderson, Sorca McGrath of the band Ships and Irish Times writer a
Enda Walsh, one of Ireland's best-loved contemporary playwrights, pops in to talk about the unexpected new form his contemporary opera, The Last Hotel, has taken: the critically acclaimed dark drama has been filmed and will be televised next we
Virtual reality has always been about to arrive, and today is no different. But with the release of the futuristic-sounding Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR systems (and the not so futuristic Google Cardboard) you might be forgiven for believing
Who fears to speak of rebel songs, who blushes at the name? We certainly don't on this special installment of Off Topic, joining Ronan McGreevy to discuss the appeal and poetry of the Irish rebel song are Irish traditional singer Jerry O'Reilly
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