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DUBLAND IS BACK!!! After some light settling back in, we're straight into Brexit talk. That gets sorted out, so Suzanne and PJ move on to Greta Thunberg... she gets sorted. There is some stuff about call-out and cancel culture... that's sorted. They move on to the dreaded clampers then, Suzanne's car got clamped - that gets sorted out, eventually. There's talk about Young Offenders, and what they were up to for the Summer...
Suzanne and PJ talk about Dublin's "Drive for Five" after the men's Dublin Gaelic Football team won their fifth championship in a row. This develops into a discussion about fan culture and stadiums. PJ wore a Kerry jersey. They tackle female sports, or rather, they do a comprehensive takedown of the attitude that women's sports are no good. After a lot of seriousness, Suzanne admits that she went to Centre Parcs and PJ has a great time slagging her off...
It’s Halloween and Suzanne and PJ have strong opinions about the matter. PJ is a big fan (in stark contrast to his feelings on Christmas). They chat about ‘Hocus Pocus’, which PJ shockingly hasn’t seen, Salem (“Disneyland for witches”), mad Scottish witch trials and plenty of Irish legends. PJ makes it clear that Halloween is not for kids, and trick or treaters to his house this year won’t be happy...
It's science week again and Suzanne and PJ are joined by Dr. David McKeown... which he might regret. They talk about space, the moon, Mars, climate change, rockets and all things sciencey. They talk about facts and current trend of pushback against experts and facts. Suzanne is uncertain about the moon. David works with the European Space Agency, so they have different levels of understanding around these subjects. There are phrases like "Gamma ray burst detector" in this episode...
It's still science week and we have moved on from rockets to straws. Suzanne's top topic, she is in her element talking about the straws. Dr. David from the last episode stuck around for this one, and we're joined by Dr. Jessamyn Fairfield, nanoscientist and comedian. Yes, straws, keep cups, shampoo, vegetarianism... what is good, what is bad, what is worth doing to save the planet.....
We start with a heartfelt ode to Lilo, PJ's amazing dog. Then PJ's bank woes. The Young Offenders is back! Suzanne has been watching I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and she is trying to support Andrew Maxwell, but is struggling a little bit. Would either Suzanne or PJ go into the jungle? You'll find out in this episode! The Dubland team gives you tax advice for the self employed and then PJ has his first McDonald's in years. There's paper in my mouth, I don't like it...
The Dubland Christmas Party was an enormously fun affair. Suzanne and PJ (and the audience) talked about Christmas movies, Christmas ads, animal facts (with a vet in toe), dogs, a sneaky hotel conspiracy and there is a special guest star of the Dubland podcast... We also streamed it live, which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfugG-cB5s4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dubland is back after the Christmas break, but PJ is not in the humour. He's done with New Year's, he's done with Christmas, he's done with all of it. Suzanne, who loves Christmas, also had a bad time of it, but at least it wasn't Christmas's fault. Suzanne shares some sad news. Then we bring the mood up by discussing the imminent arrival of World War 3. A hat tip to three legendary Irish broadcasters. And Suzanne talks about The Crown...
After a short review of the previous episode, Suzanne and PJ move on to discuss PJ's total lack of social life. This leads to his interaction with his good-looking neighbour. Which of course leads to talk of him moving house, and more mortgage chat, and then a mid-episode plea to a financial expert (a future episode). Everyone in Ireland knows someone who knows someone else who lives in Ireland. This isn't the case in the UK or other big countries...
Dubland starts this week with some ACTION as Suzanne decorates the brand new studio with some fresh coffee. PJ commentates and then the hard sell begins - Dubland needs a sponsor! If you can help, get in touch. The serious business of the episode begins with talk of crisps and butter knives. Nobody wants to talk, that's the theory of the week, on this podcast, in which two people sit in a room and... It's over three weeks into the new year and PJ is still finding ways to moan about Christmas...