Juvenalia

Writer and broadcaster Aoife Barry returns to the podcast and she’s brought one of the big topics, one we assumed would have come up at some point in the previous 178 episodes but it’s here now and that’s the important thing. It’s Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride! We enthuse wildly about the film before jumping into a discussion about the types of films Hollywood is willing to make now. It’s a great hour. Aoife is @SweetOblivion26. Aoife’s book Social Capital, which is excellent, is out now. Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan Maguire Juve

We thought it might be nice if we got all three of us on the same episode for once to tell each other about something we thought the others might not know about. Sarah told us about the Tower Of The Sun in Osaka. Alan told us about Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s Long Earth series, and Andrea told us about Ryan Gosling’s 2009 folk-horror-doo wop album Dead Man’s Bones. We hope you like it. This is the thing Sarah’s talking about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Sun Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture

Comedian Peter McGann returns to Juvenalia and he’s brought us one of our favourite films, Hot Fuzz! How thoughtful of him. We talk about scripted vs improv comedy, Edgar Wright’s style and his imitators, the wonder of Nick Frost, and lots more. We had fun, we hope you like it. Peter is @peterjmcgann. He’s on tour in September with his show Great Lad. You should go see it. Tickets are here Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan Maguire Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

The Daily Beast’s Allegra Frank joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about Weezer! Allegra is a longtime superfan of all Weezer, Alan and Andrea are longtime superfans of early Weezer so it was a good chance to explore the bits of Weezer that we maybe haven’t given a fair shake over the years. It really was a joy to get a chance to have a big long talk about Weezer. Allegra is @LegsFrank. You can find her work at The Daily Beast. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan. Juvenalia is a Tall Tales po

Author Elaine Feeney joins Alan and Sarah to talk about Jonathan Demme’s 1991 Oscar-sweeping, pop cultural juggernaut, The Silence Of The Lambs. We talk about the complicated and controversial legacy of Buffalo Bill, looking Clarice in the eyes, our favourite shots, the magic of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, and Elaine tells us about showing scary films to her kids. It’s a good one. Elaine is @ElaineFeeney16. Her latest novel How To Build A Boat is out now. Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan Maguire Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast.

Comedian Ally Ryan joins us to talk about Aardman Animation’s first feature film, Chicken Run (2000). We talk about feminism, communes, revolution, loads of stuff. We surprised ourselves at how much we took from it really. It was a good time. Ally is @UpYourAllyRyan. You can find all her upcoming gigs there. Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

PARKLIFE, SunshEEEine, and so forth. We’re talking about the cultural juggernaut (for approximately five years) that was Britpop with Michael Orange aka Feather Beds. We talk about Blur v Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene deep cuts, and try to figure out if The Bends was Britpop. Along the way we take diversions into No Disco, 120 Minutes, and City Pop. Michael is @Feather_Beds. His new album Softer Measures is out May 26th. Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Yip Yip! We’re talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender with author Amy Clarkin. Avatar is so good! Alan and Sarah had not watched Avatar before this but now they would die for Aang and the gang. Did we talk about the one specific thing that you think is important about Avatar? Maybe! We talked about a lot of things so hopefully your thing is one of them. Amy is @amyclarkinwrites. Her debut novel What Walks These Halls is out RIGHT NOW Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at griffnotes.ghost.io Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Artist and podcaster Carly Monardo returns to us for the third time and this time we’ve got a doozy. We’re talking about Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm (2005). We talked a lot about being twenty. It’s very much about being twenty and working in Urban Outfitters, and discovering things for yourself. We also took a slight detour to deliver a pep talk about following your dreams and making that thing. This is a good one, you’ll like it. Carly is @whirringblender. She stars in Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These, Those Stars Of Space which are both extremely worth your time. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at griffnotes.ghost.io Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenal

We're seven years old today! To celebrate, we decided to put one of our Patreon-only episodes up for everybody. On our bonus series Started/Finished, we talk about what we've started and finished lately. On this one from Jul 2022, Alan and Andrea talk about Stranger Things, Elena Ferrante, Disney Cruise Youtube Walkthroughs, and the Portal games. One of these things turned into an extended discussion about Weezer and Pat Finnerty. You'll never guess which one. Started/Finished is usually only available to our Slammer level patrons. There are currently 22 episodes of Started/Finished along with other bonus episodes, zines, and outtakes at patreon.com/juvenalia Thank you so much to everybody who's ever listened to an episode or shared the show. Thanks to Dee McDonnell for our artwork which still slaps. Thank you to Cassie Delaney for having us on Tall Tales.

Painter and Illustrator Tara Anand joins us to talk about Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman’s Coraline which you should go watch immediately if you haven’t because it’s stunning. We talk about the similarities in Irish and Indian ghosts, making small things, mothers, and lots more. This is a good one. You can see Tara’s incredible work at @taraanandart. The Tiger's Tale, illustrated by Tara and written by Catherine Barr is out April 13th 2023.  Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at griffnotes.ghost.io Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan. Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Comedian, screenwriter, and director Becky Cheatle joins us as we take another look at Star Wars! Becky’s experience of them is different since she actually saw the originals in the cinema, an experience cruelly denied to current Star Wars people. We also talk about the time the actual Darth Vader made an instore appearance in a Waterford shopping centre. It’s a good time, you'll like it. Becky is @Becky.Cheatle. You should go see her do standup, she’s great. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Cass

Musician Gavin McDermott aka Dashoda joins Alan and Sarah for a big talk about the console that gave us Ocarina Of Time, Mario 64, and Goldeneye, amongst other classics, Nintendo’s N64. We talked about all of them but we found ourselves coming back again and again to Goldeneye. Alan was a Sega child so this was an educational week for him. Sarah is, of course, 1/4 Nintendo so had lots to talk about with Gavin. Dashoda is @DashodaMusic. Dashoda will release his debut EP Never Enough on Wednesday 15th March 2023. He will play the Workman's Cellar, Dublin the same night. Tickets on sale now. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at griffnotes.ghost.io Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of merch. I

Comedian and filmmaker Jonathan Victory joins us to talk about Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy. We cover as much of it as possible: Gollum, Eowyn, Aragorn opening those big doors in The Two Towers, and also Jonathan’s documentary about his trip to the filming locations in New Zealand, A Far Green Country. (international link) Jonathan is @VictoryContent. His Scene + Heard show Elementaller is in Smock Alley on Feb 11th + 12th. Tickets Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/ Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Cassie Delaney.

Ok, so we definitely thought we had this scheduled to go up over Christmas but we just came back from our holidays and it turns out we messed up. Sorry. You’re probably still making your way through all the Christmas specials from other podcasts anyway so what’s one more eh? Alan and Sarah have never seen It’s A Wonderful Life. Sarah and Cassie have never seen Die Hard. Alan, Sarah AND Andrea have never seen The Holiday so we decided to watch all of them and see what the fuss was about. (Spolier alert: We all hated The Holiday. Sorry to fans of that one.) Thanks for sticking with us in 2022 as we tried to regain our footing and our ability to schedule podcasts after everything. Happy New Year! Andrea is not on twitter anymore. You can hear her on The Nialler9 Podcast and My Favourite Album with Andrea Cleary. You can hear Cassie on The Creep Dive. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. W

It’s the winter time do we’ve got some more recommendations for you. Not, I repeat, not Christmas recommendations. You have to follow your own bliss at Christmas. No, instead Alan and Sarah are here to talk about things that feel wintery-but-not-Christmassy to them. Things like Windwaker, Sigur Ros’s (), Mulled Wine and Nigella’s Roast Chicken, Twin Peaks, and Mount Eerie. Extremely un-festive we’re sure you’ll agree. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan. Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Podcaster and comedian Roger O’Sullivan joins us for an absolute trip back into 90s early evening weekend telly as we revisit Breaking The Magician’s Code: Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed or as everybody actually called it The Masked Magician. We had a blast. Roger is @RogerOSullivan. His co-hosts Unexplained Legends, it’s very good. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Andrea @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan. Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

Rachael Krishna is back! We had such a great time talking to her about Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat last year that we knew we had to bring her back so we could all talk about all of our juvenile theatre experiences. Between us we covered most of 20th century musicals history, from How To Succeed In Business to Grease to adaptations of Animal Farm written by a drama teacher. Rachael is @RachaelKrishna. Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan. Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

It's the final episode of BOOvenalia and it's the best one! Producer Cassie and girlfriend Lydia join us to chat about the most wonderful autumnal magical art that is Practical Magic.  Starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock,  Practical Magic chronicles the lives of witchy sisters Sally and Gillian Owens. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters were taught the uses of practical magic as they grew up. As adults, Sally and Gillian must use their magic to destroy an evil spirit before it kills them. Lydia can be found @D8Design.co and Cassie is @CassieLorraine.  Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the last while. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's patreon.com/juve

Things are really getting spooky now as Sophie White joins us to talk about one of the most influential horror films of all time, Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Alan and Sophie both saw TTCSM at way too young an age so we have a good chat about that and lots of other stuff. If you’ve seen it before then you know that we’re going to be talking about some heavy stuff. If you haven’t then consider this a Content Warning for violence against women for this episode. Sophie is @sophwhitewoop on instagram. She has written many books, the latest one Where I End is out right now. She also co-hosts two of your favourite podcasts, Mother Of Pod and The Creep Dive Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now. Sarah is @griffski. Her books are in all good bookshops. Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork. We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the last while. We also have s