The Fresh Batch Podcast

The Ballymunners are joined by aul beardy blue balls himself, Jonathan Smith, for a chat about everything from Cuba to Cafés. They also explore the importance of fellowships, fireworks, family and friends.

Close friend, Musician and Singer Songwriter Colm Quearney brings Sparky and Dean a bag of fresh chips and sits down for warm chat about the importance of music, family and friendships. He gets honest about how therapy helped him figure out what's important in his life and tells us about some of the exciting projects he has cooking.

Dean and Sparky ask where do our fears and prejudices come from? What can we learn if we start to listen to those who we look down on or feel superior too?

In this episode Dean opens ups about his anxiety and learns a few tips for coping with it. Sparky talks about humility, high blood pressure and listening to learn.

Eddie Winston sits down with Sparky and Dean for a powerfully honest chat about growing up in Ballymun, family, addiction, recovery, connection and music. This too shall pass.

Dean and Sparky sit down to chat with their friend singer songwriter Ciarán Moran. Ciaran bring us on a young songwriters journey from his mothers house in town to headline gigs in New York. He tell us how about the choices he made options and opportunities he got in the local youth club growing up in Inner City Dublin.

Sparky and Dean do a deep dive into the darkness to try and find some light. We also get to hear these two friends playing a lovely song together. Sign up to Tortoise Shack

Fatboy of Bricknasty a⁠nd The Fresh Batch have an honest chat about darkness and light and the dynamic musical journey of life. He creatively seduces us with a slow reveal about the art of growing up in Ballymun.

This is a lovely chat between three friends in which Jimmy shares his honest wisdom. Check out Jimmy's podcast 'The Twilight Conversations' an irreverent look at Psychotherapy.

Dean and Sparky are joined by Criminologist Trina O'Connor. They chat about the importance of community, connection, youth clubs and education. They also discuss housing policy, policing, poverty, drugs, grooming and racism in Ireland.

In this very special episode of The Fresh Batch, Dean and Sparky chat with their long-time friend; singer-songwriter, Damien Dempsey. Hearts open, vulnerable and full of love. This is a conversation about Aboriginal wisdom, spiritual healing, the power of singing and friendship and why we're all dancing with our own madness. "If I'm going to find some healing..." Recorded by Ger Kellet

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack If you heard Podcasts for Palestine, then you'll have heard Dean and Sparky of the Fresh Batch. So rather than do the odd collaboration we've decided to come together. So ladies and gentlemen, here is a short intro to the newest podcast on the shack, a slice of Ballymun Bred. Please say hello to Ballymun's finest. Yup! New Episode with Damien Dempsey coming very soon on the member feed. If you're listening on another tortoise shack feed please subscribe to the Fresh Batch here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6WCE6oZVS1Q6j5PDyJgdNd or on Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fresh-batch/id1733014181 Latest Gaza update podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-99192378

The Fresh Batch is moving To The Tortoise Shack Platform. The Tortoise Shack is a hub for some of Ireland’s most creative and curious minds. We chat with The Echo Chamber Podcast Host and Tortoise Shack co-founder and Tony Groves in The Tortoise Shack HQ on The Ballymun Road about what this means and how it came about. We have great plans and we're very excited for the future and hope you are too. See you over on The Tortoise Shack.

We are blessed to sit and chat with John Rooney in his home in Mulranny, Co. Mayo. Originally from Coolock in Dublin John met the love of his life, his wife Mary, in Achill Island and has been out west with her ever since. A singer, actor, teacher and self-proclaimed jack of all trades, John reflects on a his life from being born in his grandfathers bedroom, to being in recovery, to now living with end stage heart disease. John remains grateful for the life he has lived.

This is a small taste of Podcasts For Palestine Live in The Sugar Club featuring The Accidental Rapper with Aravindh Krishnan Efi and Aziz Abusharkh, Baraa Al Bayary, Ian White, Aseel Shuqair, Walaa Ajjawi, Poet Mickey Cullen, Singers Ciaran Moran, Martin Leahy and Seàn Mulrooney. This podcast was a collaboration between The Fresh Batch Podcast and Tortoise Shack.

This is a special podcast recorded in Alice Springs, Australia while Sparky was on placement from college for six weeks. He's joined by fellow Dubs and Maynooth Students Jamie, Sarah and Karla.

Sparky's back from the land down under. What adventures did he have..?

We invite you up to Magical Hill for food, chat and one of those great days with Stephen Magee.

Sparky and Dean explore where the agreements in society come from. Are they important and what happens to our reality if we don't keep them or believe in them anymore?

Steo Wall is an Artist, a Singer Songwriter. In this chat Steo tells us about where he's from, The 'Glory Days' and how hearing 'The Ancestors Call' on a wild November night of primal screaming on the cliffs of White Strand helped him become a channel for songs and find voice.