Live from the Convent
Live from a convent in Ireland. Various topics and guests. Dark and honest. This podcast is for those of us who used to mess around with a tape recorder as children. Making our own ridiculous radio shows. A lot of improv here - unpolished, experimental, full of play, good jokes and abysmal ones.
Episodes
37 episodes
36. A Romantic Trip Under the Sea
Old Melons remembers a pre-marriage date with Donald, her husband. He was a fish when they first met.
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20:17
35. Connie's Warehouse
'Connie's Warehouse', the film from 1962 which shocked the whole world. Bobert Bedford and his process, and possibly coming down from Ayahuasca during the shoot.
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20:54
34. Fortune Teller Face-Off
Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh and her husband, Donald, visit a fortune teller. There is a specific bone to be picked.
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20:37
33. Baseball Cap & Parka Shortage - Filmmaker Nightmare
Baseball caps and parkas are no more. Where does that leave film directors? Filmmakers: Magnus, Dmitri, Daniel and others, open up.
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21:20
32. Virtual Holiday, Sunny Always
Big Mack, Mary, Bradley, Samuel, Gertrude, Holly and an always silent managing partner, Jeffrey, discuss how best to market virtual holidays to the public in the boardroom.
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21:03
31. Hoverschaft
An omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent looming column outside a bedroom window that is a giver of all sorts.
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20:02
30. The Band from Thirty Years Ago
Hands shaking holding their coffee cups, the first of a series of interviews with the band, "Cherry Pie Pile-Up." Cindy, Randy, an ancient English guitarist, their manager, Joey (Cindy's husband).... The drummer wasn't available, he migh...
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20:49
30.5 Random Samples Mushed Together
A few seconds in between each track, so please let it run. Three in all. Put together on Garageband as a break from talking.
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4:40
27. A Do-Over. Major.
Simone Spadehard will have to show a part of herself that is less than perfect for a film. She calls on her friend, Graham, a very talented makeup artist, to help.
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22:29
26. Varicose Photo
Someone in a padded cell cannot get over the concept of a photograph. Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh expounds her varicose veins accessories business, VariCoz.
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22:23
25. Forcefield
Danté Van Der Merwe has invented a device that women can wear late at night to electrocute the shit out of potential attackers. Adya Sharma, a playwright, with a special interest in women's deepest darkest fears, contributes.
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22:14
24. Prawns on a Plane
A dish containing prawns crossed with mussels, a creation of the copilot's mother, turns out to be a very big problem for flight 69XFOCKFLAP1800 to Boppbrobap City. Will the passengers make it home safely and in time for Christmas?
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22:26
23. Manino Bambino
Old Melons/ Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh talks about her old summer job of mango-picking and a start-up idea that came to her during this time. "Manino Bambino," a man-carrying business that really took off, and made her a very rich woman until she...
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24:32
22. She, Below. Oh No
The host quarrels with her badder (yes, I realise it should be worse) half.
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22:05
20. Getting to What's in the Box
Psychotherapist and psychiatrist, Beatriz Glaubschnitzleute, talks about her patients getting to and going through the box-reveal process.
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24:05
19. Insurance Company That Covers UFOs
Ever wondered how those unidentified, flickering, hovering vehicles late at night insure themselves? Well, there's an insurance company that spotted the saggy, gaping hole in the market and made it their business to sew it up tight.
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23:06
17. Flaps on the Nile
Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh tells us about her adventure on the Nile and how her husband, Donald, started off as a fish-sort.
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25:54
16. Bangs Can Make or Break in Entertainment
An interview with a fringe/ bangs killing it in the entertainment industry.
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23:12
15. Big Salami & A Tub of Orange-Brown Glory
Nuala talks about her nights out with her mafia male friends back in 1771.
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23:54