The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

As the saying goes, it takes many years to become an overnight success, and this is something that Chris Kent knows all about. Having worked for years as an electrician, Chris wanted to try his hand at comedy and started to graft hard on the scene. Things started to take off for him and he was able to work at his comedy full time. But then Covid hit – the dream ended and Chris went back to his trade to make ends meet. But today, Chris is back on the horse and he’s selling out venues all over Ireland and the UK. On this episode of the Mario Rosenstock Podcast he tells me his fascinating story and we go deep on all things comedy, writing and life as a performer Comedy – we got exclusive access to Met Eireann’s voicemails this week, and some familiar voices have a lot to say to them! Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand

Whenever my Today FM colleague Dave Moore and I get in to the podcast studio, we talk A LOT about music. We’re both completely fascinated by things like how compositions are structured, the formula behind a great pop song, what makes a great producer, that kind of stuff. The last couple of times Dave was on the show, we held back a few bits that we didn’t have time to include in the final edit, and Ive wrapped them up for you here in this special ‘unheard-bits’ episode. First Dave tells us the story of a life changing moment for him, when his music caught the attention of one of the world’s biggest bands. Then he talks about his obsession with thrash metal and why he believes it is such a great style of music – and he’s quite convincing!

This week, its story time and Im delighted to be able to dip back into the archives and revisit one of my favourite episodes with, in my opinion, one of Ireland’s best storytellers, Peter Sheridan - author, playwright, and director. Peter has driven across America with actor Sean Penn, developed a cocaine addiction through his friendship with an LA dealer named Cuban Mike, auditioned top Hollywood actresses like Renee Zellweger, and learned rebel songs directly from Christy Moore. He has done it all, and he’s here to tell the tales on this episode of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast.Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand.

Over the last 20-years, Steven and David Flynn, aka The Happy Pear, have built one of Ireland’s best-known health food brands – and they’ve also become international healthy living influencers, known for the 5am sea swims, the handstands, the yoga in jocks, and all of the quirky things that they have become so famous for. And as a result, they have a massive following of people who love them, and indeed those that don't. And that divided public perception is just of the things we chat about in this really fascinating conversation. . We also talk about things like being identical twins and what that feels like, why we’re all too obsessed with protein and are neglecting something far more important, and some pretty out-there places they ended up in on their travels. I think you're going to see a very different side to The Happy Pear in this episode of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast.Comedy – Matt and Ivan, and Taoiseach Simon Harris leave voice notes for the twins.Check out their latest book The Happy Pear 20Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand