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• 8. Argentina I: The MacAllisters and the Patos

  In this episode, the hitchhiking narrative converges with our sports narrative. We tell the story of how getting stuck in a Patagonian shack led to the family of Alexis MacAllister, and how the Liverpool midfielder was basically created in a lab.We then go to the Hurlingham district of Buenos Aires and pay a visit to the Hurling Club, where Dickie MacAllister takes us through the fascinating history of Gaelic games in Argentina.Finally, we visit the small town of Intendente Alvear, where the national sport of “Pato” is king, and horses are the sports animals of choice.Before all that, there is part eight of Eoin’s hitchhiking journey, where he desperately tries to get out of Bajo Caracoles.Follow Eoin…https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahanhttps://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: [email protected]

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• 7. Peru: The Big, Amazonian, John The Baptist Sesh

  In this episode, Eoin brings you on an injury-delayed tour of Peru. There is the story of mountain climbing in Arequipa and how the political turmoil of 2022/23 affected the nation, while there is also an analysis of the societal divisions in Peru as represented by football.We traipse up towards the Amazon river, taking in a massive John the Baptist celebration en route to a rickety boat along the river. Cocooned away from the world, the trip concludes with a mad chase to find phone coverage to see if Kerry have beaten Tyrone in the All-Ireland championship.Before all that, there’s part seven of the Patagonian hitchhiking journey, our most in-depth, most chaotic, most turbulent instalment yet.Follow Eoin… https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahan/https://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: [email protected]

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• 6. Central America: 2 minutes and 58 seconds in heaven

  In this episode, Eoin brings you on a sporting tour through three countries in Central America.We begin in Costa Rica, where we watch their World Cup dreams dying a death, before an unlikely resuscitation allows an entire nation to dream, if only for a brief moment.We venture to Belize where a small town is looking to recapture past glories in the nation’s Premier League.And we go to Guatemala, where we take chicken buses up to the mountains to the small towns totally obsessed with basketball.Before all that, there’s part six of the Patagonian hitchhiking journey, as Eoin is finally asked to do some driving for himself.Follow Eoin…https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahan/https://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: [email protected]

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• 5. Mexico: Motherf***rs, Magic Mushrooms and Mayo hurling

  In this episode, we take you to Mexico City where Independence Day is in full swing. We use the information provided by the Irish Hooligan to go and spend the day with some lucha libre fighters in a “dangerous part” of Mexico.For Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), then, we go to San Cristobal de las Casas and we attend a rave in the woods, learn about the Zapatista movement and we meet the people trying to build a gym in order to provide positive environments for the children of the city.Finally, we go to San Jose del Pacifico and we go on a magic mushroom journey in one of the most beautiful settings in the world, in the company of a former Mayo hurler.Before all that, there is part five of Eoin’s hitchhiking journey, where he desperately tries to get out of Paso de Indios.Follow Eoin…https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahan/https://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: [email protected]

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• 4. Uruguay: “It’s not a miracle”

  In 1972, a plane carrying members of the Old Christians rugby team of Montevideo crashed in the Andes, leaving behind a slew of survivors. After 72 days trapped on the mountain, 16 survivors managed to make it home.In this episode, Eoin visits the home of one of the survivors, Antonio Vizintin, for an extended chat about those 72 days and, indeed, the reaction to the revelations that dead bodies were used for food on the mountain.We also speak with Jorg Thomsen, director of Museo Andes 1972, and Ana Ines Martinez Lamas, who lost her brother in the crash.There are also the sounds of Uruguayan Carnaval.Before all that, there’s part four of the Patagonian hitchhiking journey, as Eoin embarks on a risky journey East, from Esquel.Follow Eoin…https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahan/https://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: [email protected]

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