Hi everyone, I hope you are keeping safe and well. This weeks guest is pitmaster John Relihan. We discuss the real way to barbecue food, how he learnt his craft, his friendship with Jamie Oliver and the 15 programme. We also discuss his highlights as a chef and he gives us a fantastic recipe that we can all try at home. I hope you enjoy this passionate conversation around food and life, as much as we did.

This weeks guest is musician Fin Furey. We discuss growing up in a well known musical family, the ideas and inspiration behind his own music, and his music plans going forward. We also chat about his road trip across Canada, meeting some famous faces along the way, his girlfriend's zero waste grocery store in Dublin and so much more. Fin is an intelligent fella and a great talker, we had a lot of laughs and open minded discussion, i hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

Welcome back, season 2 kicks off here. This weeks guest is a friend of mine who has an interesting story, Shauna is a very brave human being who has made changes in her life to make herself happy, no matter how others feel about it. I have purposely not put too much detail here as there is a poem read at the start of the podcast, which I wrote about Shauna a few years ago, which explains who she is, from there we get into a great, open and honest conversation which i hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Current F4 S.E.A champion, cooking up a storm on his way to F1. This weeks guest is Lucca Allen, a very interesting young man who is on his way to the top of motor sport. Lucca is the son and grandson of the celebrity chefs Rachel and Darina Allen, who started in Karting and worked his way up to become the current South East Asia F4 champion by the age of 17. We discuss growing up in Ballymaloe  House and how food and fresh produce have been a big part of his family, how he got into motor sport, what is like as a young man travelling the world to drive the best tracks available, the dedication needed to get to the top and the modelling side of his brand. Sit back and enjoy.

The Scottish Rasta, finding roots and building yard. This weeks guest is a young man who is doing everything he can to live out his dream. Wanny is a musician from Scotland and is very keen on learning about his history and roots, he has also had a place in his heart for his second home, Jamaica, where he and his good friend own some land and are building a yard. Wanny tells us about how he fell in love with Rastafari, how he spends his time between Jamaica and Scotland, how this influences his music, we discuss his songs and idea behind them and go on tangents about language, life and more. A real chilled and interesting human being, enjoy! 

This weeks guest is an up and coming hip hop, grime and rap MC from London, who is now based in Ireland. This was the first time Shabba and I had met and we clicked straight away and had a real good conversation. We had laughs and had also touched on some deeper moments too. We discuss moving from London to Ireland, what’s it’s like living in both and how this is reflected in his music. You can find his music on all outlets under Leon Shabba Madigan and on Instagram @shabba_official_

Founder of SmartChefApp.com Mindas and I go back a while now and he has been on the show before, in fact he was the first guest on the show when I was testing the software and equipment. I brought him back to talk about a lot more than the previous episode which was heavily leaning towards COVID19 and what was happening in Valencia where he is based. This time round we talk about entrepreneurship, building business, trying different ideas and what tools are out there to assist. A really interesting all round discussion about business, entrepreneurs and start ups and downs. https://smartchefapp.com/

From Cork to Cambodia and back again. I sit down for a chat with Cristina to talk about her time living in Cambodia, the good, the bad and the ghostly, city living versus beach life and how friendly the people are. We also discuss art, poetry and writing, which she felt came to the fore in South East Asia. Cristina also had some tough decisions to make when the pandemic kicked in and her journey home certainly wasn't simple. Enjoy!

A breakdown of songs, album name origins and fanboy moments. This week we have another returning guest, musician, Rory and the Island. Last time we recorded, COVID19 was still fresh and took up most of the conversation, this time we decided to chat about his music! We discuss the origins and ideas behind album names, some of his most popular songs, and also a few that wouldn't always be played at gigs. We also discuss his time in The Revs, the heights they reached and the fanboys moments throughout his career. We also discuss the Zoom gigs available, where Rory can join your online house party and play a gig to your living room, where you pick the set list. Contact him via Rory and the Island on all social media platforms or his website. https://www.roryandtheisland.com/

The Coronavirus pandemic causer with some music industry stories. Amy has been a regular visitor to China over the last 20 years and was last there in January. We discuss the state of play in China and France, where she is based now and how the French people love a riot and protest! We also touch on the music industry which Amy has had access to over the years and she spills the beans on which artists are Divas, and which ones are down to earth. A really enjoyable catch up, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.