165 - Michael Collins 🇮🇪

165 - Michael Collins 🇮🇪

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March 29, 2026 · 1h 43m · Episode 167

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Michael Collins' and its historical context, along with various other cultural topics.

"Oh... they're the IRA." – Matt Loveranes, 2026 It's a Cass pick, which means you know it'll either be animated, a musical, or an obscure period piece (shout out Dean Spanley). Today's film is definitely in the third category and comes straight from Year 11 history class. "Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic," says Letterboxd. Not a word on the smouldering sexual tension between Michael and his bestie Harry Boland? Say it ain't so! Over in the Pop Corner, we chat Oscars, the book Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, Two People Exchanging Saliva, the game Book of Hours, Song Sung Blue, Arrival (2016), Woodenhead (2003), Pillion and the graphic novels Witch's Egg (Donya Todd) and Kill Six Billion Demons (Tom Bloom). We also return to our discussions of The Bride and The Testament of Ann Lee, now that more hosts have seen the films. Also, Cass presents some strong evidence to prove that Christopher Luxon is a huge F1 fan (derogatory, on both sides).

People in this episode

Host: Cass

Topics covered

  • Irish history
  • film review
  • Oscars discussion
  • graphic novels
  • book discussion
  • F1 fandom

Keywords

  • Michael Collins
  • Irish Free State
  • film review
  • Oscars
  • graphic novels
  • Benjamin Stevenson
  • F1

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Two People Exchanging Saliva, Book of Hours, Song Sung Blue, Arrival, Woodenhead, Pillion, Witch's Egg, Kill Six Billion Demons, The Bride

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