Dr Ulrike Vieten of Queen’s University Belfast was my guest on today’s show. There has been quite a lot of discussion in certain circles over the past few years about the idea of intersectionality. There has been a lot of heavy critiques of the theory over the past few years and I was…
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Chatter #94 – Dave Elliott on the Art of Comedy and Life as a Comedian
Dave Elliott, the Northern Irish comedian, was my guest on today’s show. Dave has become in his own words, almost an elder statesman of the Northern Irish comedy scene, having been around for 7 or 8 years now. He’s completed his first big tour entitled Dad (a rip off of Michael Jackson’s Bad…
Chatter #92 – Andy Young on MMA, the UFC, and the Fighter Mentality
Andy Young, a former flyweight world champion and one of the owners of Hybrid MMA, was my guest on today’s show. Having been pestered by several friends to try Mixed Marshall Arts over the past year or two, I was keen to meet someone involved in the sport at a high level and…
Chatter #91 – Tim Elliott on America, the Late Roman Republic, and Populism
Tim Elliott, an ancient historian researching populist politics in the Roman Republic, was my guest on today’s show. We had a really interesting conversation discussing an article he wrote that alludes to comparisons between the late Roman Republic and the current state of US politics, most intriguingly between Donald Trump and Julius Caesar….