Discover captivating conversations with musicians, actors, and other interesting people on the Collective Whisper podcast. Join Simon K as he interviews fascinating guests and showcases live performances.Tune in now for engaging content, great stories, and some music too!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 23 minutes
episode 32: Gets to know....Zoe Holohan
On this episode of the Collective Whisper podcast Simon speaks to author and motivational speaker Zoe Holohan.
On 23 July 2018, in the seaside town of Mati in Greece, Zoe Holohan and her husband of four days were enjoying the beginning of their honeymoon. Then disaster struck. Unprecedented wildfires swept through the area, killing 102 people. Zoe and Brian fled their villa, chased by the flames, running for their lives...
episode 31: Gets to know....Tom Brislin
On this episode of the Collective Whisper podcast Simon speaks to keyboard player Tom Brislin from the band Kansas.
They speak about his amazing career playing piano and keyboards with Kansas ,Meatloaf, Yes and Debbie Harry and many others.
Tom Brislin has performed on tour and on recordings for several of the biggest names in classic rock, including Yes, Meat Loaf, and Debbie Harry of Blondie. In 2019 Tom joined the legendary Kansas as the group’s keyboardist/backing vocalist...
episode 30: Gets to know....Galway Rape crisis centre
On this episode Simon speaks to Michelle Caulfield and Susan Costello from the Galway rape crisis centre.
They speak about the great work that the GRCC does in helping victims of rape and sexual abuse and how they help educate young and old in matters of consent and sexual awareness amongst their peers,friends and future sexual partners...
episode 29: Gets to know....Lenny DePaul
On this episode Simon speaks to former Navy,US secret service and Commander of the US Marshals Lenny DePaul.
Lenny speaks about his time in the Navy,in the US secret service guarding Ronald Reagan and his time as a Unites States Marshal.He also talks about working and consulting on hit shows such as "Hunting Hitler","Manhunters" and various others.
A native New Yorker, Commander DePaul was born and raised in Utica, New York...
episode 28: Gets to know....George Murphy
On this episode Simon K speaks to Irish singer/songwriter George Murphy
George Murphy is an Irish singer songwriter who hails from the Dublin suburb of Beaumount.
He exploded onto the Irish music scene after his memorable appearances on the Irish television show “You’re a Star”. Just out of secondary school at the age of 17 he very quickly took over the Irish music scene, signing to Sony Ireland for his debut album ‘Dreamed A Dream’ which went straight to No.1 in the Irish charts...
episode 27: Gets to know.......Patrick Kilpatrick
On this episode Simon K speaks to actor Patrick Kilpatrick
One of the finest screen/television character actors of his generation, playing against a spectrum of Hollywood's leading action heroes, Patrick Kilpatrick's entertainment career has spanned more than 170 films and television shows as lead actor, producer, screen writer, director, and global entertainment teacher- from "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise to "Dark Angel" with Jessica Alba, from the largest production in Public...
episode 26: Gets to know.......Kids
On this episode Simon K speaks about kids and our relationships with them, understanding them, loving them, raising them and how different our childhoods were to children's childhoods today.
He talks about the tolerance we need to have for an ever-changing world and how our kids need our support in discovering who they are and want to be...
episode 25: Gets to know.....Andrew McGinley
On this episode Simon K speaks to Andrew McGinley.
Warning: This episode contains stories of children's deaths and may affect some listeners.
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Simon discusses the heartache of Andrew losing his 3 children and how he wants to continue their legacy and make sure they are not forgotten and he hopes
other people in similar situations can learn from this and get help...
episode 24: Gets to know.......Ireland's rural drug scene
On this episode Simon K speaks about Ireland's rural drug scene and how it is changing Irish lives.
Cocaine is the second most commonly used drug among students in Ireland, according to a new survey.
In first place for recreational drug use with this cohort is cannabis, while cocaine is now thought to be more widely used today than ecstasy...
episode 23: Gets to know.......The Coffin Confessor
On this episode Simon K speaks to Bill Edgar from Australia,who is the Coffin confessor.
Bill tells Simon all about his life as a a street kid, being homeless, suffering abuse at the hands of family and teachers and how a spell in prison changed him.
He talks about how he became a private investigator and eventually starting crashing funerals as the coffin confessor telling deceased people's secrets and confessions to shocked families and so called loved ones...