On the penultimate night of the first Dublin Podcast Festival, the Bord Gais theatre played host to Brian Reed, creator of S-Town. The somewhat sparse crowd was treated to a sixty-minute conversation and a Q & A session which included previously unheard clips and stories from the podcast. Beginning with an excerpt from a conversation with John B. McLemore, the anti-hero of the podcast; the audience was thrust back into the world of Bibb county, Alabama, or Shit town as it’s affectionately known. The night was billed as ‘A new way to tell a story’ and this theme was explored…
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There’s a sense of giddy anticipation in the air as Vicar Street fills up to the brim with die-hard fans and casuals alike. On the third night of Dublin’s inaugural podcast festival one of the biggest hitters in the world of podcasts is in town to debut a brand new chapter in the erotic adventures of Belinda Blumenthal. I am, of course, talking about My Dad Wrote a Porno, the smash hit comedy which has been downloaded over 50 million times and has been given the seal of approval by celebrity guests such as Elijah Wood and Michael Sheen. Jaime…
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Presented by HeadStuff and Aiken Promotions, the inaugural Dublin Podcast Festival will bring 10 nights of live podcasts, headliner shows, comedy showcases, discussions and workshops taking place in various citys throughout the city across September 19-29. Featuring a diverse range of international and homegrown podcasters, Criminal, The Memory Palace, Fascinated, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Featuring a diverse range of international and homegrown podcasters covering everything from music, food and literature to comedy, film and crime, Criminal, The Memory Palace, Fascinated, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Scroobius Pip’s Distraction Pieces, Roddy Doyle and No Encore featuring Daithí, Overhead The Albatross and…