Baz Luhrmann, 'The Matchmaker' Willie Daly And Intrusive Thoughts

About this episode

This episode explores various poems and literary works, including themes of matchmaking and intrusive thoughts.

Poems from the show: Aisling Bonner - Dublin, Oh Dublin (Taken from RTE's 2FM Breakfast Show) Aisling Bonner (@aisling_bon) | TikTok Robert Sheehan - Untitled Poem Robert Sheehan - IMDb Claudine Tierney - Willie Daly, Matchmaker Extraordinaire Claudine Tierney (@claudine_artist) • Instagram photos and videos James Joyce - Araby (A Short Story) Dubliners - Wikipedia Niamh Be - Busy Intrusive Thoughts Busy Intrusive Thoughts – Niamh Be Musings Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sun...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Duggins, Leon Dunne

Topics covered

• poetry
• intrusive thoughts
• matchmaking
• Dublin
• literature
• performance

Keywords

• poetry
• intrusive thoughts
• matchmaker
• Dublin
• James Joyce
• Aisling Bonner
• Robert Sheehan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dublin, Oh Dublin, Untitled Poem, Willie Daly, Matchmaker Extraordinaire, Araby, Busy Intrusive Thoughts, Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen

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