Any Crack?
Any Crack?
ShannonCallahan
Join host Shannon Callahan as she answers questions from friends about life and culture in Ireland and America. As an ex-pat living in Dublin, Shannon shares some of her stories about assimilating to a new culture, including observations on language, food and drink, politics, immigration and more. Recognizing she has a specific lens from which she can bear witness to life in Dublin, she invites friends onto the show to swap stories and answer questions together. A complete novice at podcasting, Shannon welcomes the challenge of a new platform for bridging the gap between two cultures and giving insider secrets to venturing into a completely new place.
Episode 8: Dining on a Budget
This week, as she marks the halfway point of the season, Shannon addresses some feedback from last episode. If you'd like to learn more from a podcast that centers on topics of race and Ireland, Shannon recommends The Black & Irish Podcast. For this week's topic, Shannon gives advice on cost of food if you're planning a trip to Ireland. 
Jul 15, 2021
22 min
Episode 7: The Guests Have Arrived!
In this episode, Shannon welcomes her first guests, Naeha and Tim! Tackling a question from a fellow ex-pat, the three dive into getting mocked for being American and how they handle talking about race and racism outside of America. Apologies for the background noise - editing is hard work!
Jul 8, 2021
57 min
Episode 6: F is for Friends
In this ep, Shannon reflects on making friends in the US vs Ireland. Listen to Shan compare people to fruit and reveal Ireland's greatest phenomenon. 
Jul 1, 2021
17 min
Episode 5: TL;DL I Love Philly
In this week, Shannon talks about some of her favorite places in Ireland and the United States. There might just be one place she likes the most, see if you can guess...
Jun 24, 2021
41 min
Episode 4: What's the (Vaccine) Sitch?
In this episode, Shannon talks briefly on the current state of the vaccine rollout in Ireland, acknowledging the differences between the current situation in Ireland and the US for those who might not be in tune. If you're not able for a COVID conversation, we'll catch you next week!
Jun 17, 2021
11 min
Episode 3: A Cool 2 Million Euro
In this episode, Shannon talks about her immigration status - how she got to Ireland, how she hopes to stay in Ireland, what her options are looking like. Feel free to drop into the DMs for marriage proposals and GoFundMe donations!
Jun 10, 2021
20 min
Episode 2: Expectations vs. Reality
This week Shannon ventures into the world of stereotypes to answer her first question. What was she expecting Irish people/Ireland to be like and how have the people and the place lived up to her expectations, or not? Though she tried to record this episode fewer than 6 times, turns out that's the magic number for this podcast, so hopefully you enjoy!
Jun 3, 2021
27 min
Episode 1: Any Crack?
*squeals* This is the first episode of Shannon's curiosity podcast, Any Crack? In this episode, Shannon introduces the podcast idea, the name and a bit about what's to come. She's a novice, folks, so appreciate the editing efforts and excitement over putting out something new. 
May 27, 2021
18 min