Blindboy Podcast

Arghus · 07-05-2020 7:11pm

I might have to listen - even though BB has long disappeared up his own posterior - Eddie Lenihan is great.

07-05-2020 7:26pm

He's gonna start streaming video games while commentating and he said during a test on instagram, "I don't want to say I'm playing this game, I intend to mindfully explore the game as
a contemplative state", although it was difficult to make out what he saying as he was so far up his own arse

NeftDaslari · 07-05-2020 9:21pm

Arghus wrote: »

I might have to listen - even though BB has long disappeared up his own posterior - Eddie Lenihan is great.

Eddie has a monthly podcast where he's just talking to himself - worth a listen to his stories!

Arghus · 07-05-2020 9:27pm

NeftDaslari wrote: »

Eddie has a monthly podcast where he's just talking to himself - worth a listen to his stories!

Thanks for that info. I will check it out.

briany · 08-05-2020 1:44am

I've heard that Eddie Lenihan podcast. It's not bad but he has a tendency to fill his stories with uninteresting detail. He can be one of these people where you ask him the time and he'll tell you how the clock is made.

What his podcast needs is a cohost who puts questions to him off the top of his head or from listeners and keeps him on topic. There's a tonne of questions you'd want to ask someone like Eddie and I thought Blindboy did a fine job in that regard.

Kingp35 · 08-05-2020 10:24am

Deleted User wrote: »

He's gonna start streaming video games while commentating and he said during a test on instagram, "I don't want to say I'm playing this game, I intend to mindfully explore the game as
a contemplative state", although it was difficult to make out what he saying as he was so far up his own arse

Absolute rubbish like this is why I gave up on he podcast a few months ago.

cullenswood · 08-05-2020 11:53am

Deleted User wrote: »

He's gonna start streaming video games while commentating and he said during a test on instagram, "I don't want to say I'm playing this game, I intend to mindfully explore the game as
a contemplative state", although it was difficult to make out what he saying as he was so far up his own arse

You got a link to this?

08-05-2020 11:55am

cullenswood wrote: »

You got a link to this?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_n09g7lv5x/

Jim Root · 08-05-2020 4:34pm

He needs to get off the internet for an extended period of time.

happyday · 11-05-2020 12:28pm

He never mentioned a relationship or partner or friends bar maybe Mr Chrome. He doesn't drive and seems to live life like a teenager in his 30s.... could he be older?

wildlifeboy · 13-05-2020 9:10am

happyday wrote: »

He never mentioned a relationship or partner or friends bar maybe Mr Chrome. He doesn't drive and seems to live life like a teenager in his 30s.... could he be older?

judging by things hes mentioned such as childhood albums i would say born mid to late 80s

corks finest · 14-05-2020 12:37am

wildlifeboy wrote: »

judging by things hes mentioned such as childhood albums i would say born mid to late 80s

Harmless

Ash3070 · 22-05-2020 12:26pm

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wildlifeboy wrote: »

judging by things hes mentioned such as childhood albums i would say born mid to late 80s

1987.

Terrontress · 24-05-2020 11:25pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He's gonna start streaming video games while commentating and he said during a test on instagram, "I don't want to say I'm playing this game, I intend to mindfully explore the game as
a contemplative state", although it was difficult to make out what he saying as he was so far up his own arse

He was talking to Limmy about streaming video games. European Truck Simulator and the like.

He’ll probably do well at it as there is a good market for that. Get a bit of Irish recognition and then international English will start to watch. He has spoken a lot about video games in the past.

For me, video games are like playing golf or oral sex. A bit of craic to be involved yourself, but I can’t see why you’d ever want to watch someone else doing it.

briany · 25-05-2020 12:56am

Terrontress wrote: »

For me, video games are like playing golf or oral sex. A bit of craic to be involved yourself, but I can’t see why you’d ever want to watch someone else doing it.

There're pretty solid industries based around watching those first two activities you mention

. But as far as game-playing goes and watching people play, for me it more comes down to the streamer's ability to entertain. The only two I'd really watch are Francis Higgins and Limmy, and when either is on form, they can be funny f***ers. The game just acts as a launching pad and a focus to riff off of.

Say Your Number · 25-05-2020 1:06am

Yeah Francis is very good, Tommy Shlug on the bus simulator on a Sunday evening was great, I miss it since he stopped doing it, loved when Francis was playing Shenmue a while ago, the gameplay was basically GTA minus the craic, his reactions to the weird dialogue and crap voice acting was very amusing.

Will give Blindboy a chance and see what he comes up with.

briany · 25-05-2020 7:32pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

Yeah Francis is very good, Tommy Shlug on the bus simulator on a Sunday evening was great, I miss it since he stopped doing it, loved when Francis was playing Shenmue a while ago, the gameplay was basically GTA minus the craic, his reactions to the weird dialogue and crap voice acting was very amusing.

Will give Blindboy a chance and see what he comes up with.

Blindboy did mention he'd be doing more than just gaming on Twitch. For example, he mentioned about putting together tunes live. It'd be very interesting to watch him do that. It's not Blindboy's strong suit, IMO, to be spontaneously funny like Francis Higgins. His comedy, when he does it, is more premeditated stuff.

25-05-2020 10:52pm

briany wrote: »

Blindboy did mention he'd be doing more than just gaming on Twitch. For example, he mentioned about putting together tunes live. It'd be very interesting to watch him do that. It's not Blindboy's strong suit, IMO, to be spontaneously funny like Francis Higgins. His comedy, when he does it, is more premeditated stuff.

I think spontaneous comedy is Blindboy's only suit which is evident from the live podcasts being the only bearable thing he puts out

briany · 26-05-2020 2:16pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I think spontaneous comedy is Blindboy's only suit which is evident from the live podcasts being the only bearable thing he puts out

I don't hear him doing much spontaneous comedy in those. He's usually just laughing at what his guests are saying when they say something amusing.

Robert McGrath · 27-05-2020 8:47am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think spontaneous comedy is Blindboy's only suit which is evident from the live podcasts being the only bearable thing he puts out

I’ve liked any of the short stories he’s put out on the pod too. He’s a decent creative writer

applehunter · 30-05-2020 8:57pm

Ultimately the guy is just another liberal ****** sucking up to 3rd wave feminists and Nigerians.

s1ippy · 08-06-2020 11:01pm

He's doing a livestream of RDR now which is quite entertaining.

https://m.twitch.tv/theblindboypodcast

PodcastReview · 24-06-2020 7:58pm

Even if I was deaf I wouldn't listen to this.

The fact he has ads all over other decent podcasts is why I'm here, **** off.

Tell me how · 24-06-2020 8:01pm

PodcastReview wrote: »

Even if I was deaf I wouldn't listen to this.

The fact he has ads all over other decent podcasts is why I'm here, **** off.

Is there any podcast you actually enjoy, you seem to be 0/6 going by your posts so far.

Edit: Wait! I see you like one.

CBear1993 · 23-07-2020 2:21pm

Any of you see his latest post on Facebook today?

Just a 10 minute video of him mashing a few sounds together into a song where he describes running around a house in a video game ... “crawling like a little crab”.

It gave me a chuckle but has the man lost the plot or what is he putting out? I really don’t know what it is, he said on the post

“This is an art project, I want art to be the process rather than the finished piece”.

Rubber bandits Facebook page about 45 mins ago

Sometimes if I’m bored in the house I’d lay back and come out with complete sh*te like this making up silly little songs. Doesn’t mean I plaster it onto social media and pass it off as art

wildlifeboy · 27-07-2020 11:08am

CBear1993 wrote: »

Any of you see his latest post on Facebook today?

Just a 10 minute video of him mashing a few sounds together into a song where he describes running around a house in a video game ... “crawling like a little crab”.

It gave me a chuckle but has the man lost the plot or what is he putting out? I really don’t know what it is, he said on the post

“This is an art project, I want art to be the process rather than the finished piece”.

Rubber bandits Facebook page about 45 mins ago

Sometimes if I’m bored in the house I’d lay back and come out with complete sh*te like this making up silly little songs. Doesn’t mean I plaster it onto social media and pass it off as art

he blocked me after i slagged his cowboy clothes song, do you loike my cowboy booots, they go with my jacket... oooooohh..What a Maestro!

Goodshape · 27-07-2020 12:31pm

CBear1993 wrote: »

Any of you see his latest post on Facebook today?

Just a 10 minute video of him mashing a few sounds together into a song where he describes running around a house in a video game ... “crawling like a little crab”.

I'm not on Facebook but sounds like that's a clip from his new Twitch stream.

He's on there a few nights a week and it's a live broadcast, just talking with people in the live chat, messing around in Red Dead, and/or improvising some tunes.

I'm sure it's better craic watching live at 10pm with a bunch of other people in the chatroom than it is seeing a few minute clip on Facebook at mid-day. Or not. Whatever you're into yourself.

27-07-2020 12:43pm

I've been a bit of a hater of him for a while now but I'm quite impressed by his ability to play live (nonsense lyrics aside)

Hotblack Desiato · 30-07-2020 2:31pm

PodcastReview wrote: »

Even if I was deaf I wouldn't listen to this.

Er, if you were deaf you wouldn't be able to listen to it...

Cienciano · 27-10-2020 8:48pm

Blindboy was on Adam Buxtons podcast this week if anyone is interested

TRANQUILLO · 30-10-2020 1:05am

Cienciano wrote: »

Blindboy was on Adam Buxtons podcast this week if anyone is interested

No thanks.

Ardent · 30-10-2020 2:30pm

Cienciano wrote: »

Blindboy was on Adam Buxtons podcast this week if anyone is interested

Just listened to it. Found it surprisingly tedious and disappointing. Incessant waffle about post-modernism and what he learned in art college.

Tell me how · 30-10-2020 5:42pm

Found his podcast with Graham Norton very enjoyable a couple of weeks ago.
Graham is a very pleasant interviewee in fairness.

Cienciano · 02-11-2020 8:20pm

Ardent wrote: »

Just listened to it. Found it surprisingly tedious and disappointing. Incessant waffle about post-modernism and what he learned in art college.

So, blindboy then. A bit on feminism, bit on "flow" too

cloudatlas · 30-12-2020 3:38pm

'Best Chestnuts' Going on about the troubles again. I was hoping for a relaxing holiday podcast. A lot of what he is telling us I already know. Kenya, Black Panthers, British propaganda.

Lucas Hood · 04-01-2021 6:26pm

Tell me how wrote: »

Found his podcast with Graham Norton very enjoyable a couple of weeks ago.
Graham is a very pleasant interviewee in fairness.

I only listened to this recently and Hozier one.

Blindboy interrupts a bit too much for me.

Lucas Hood · 13-01-2021 11:57am

I usually like his podcast but today's one I felt he talked a lot without actually saying much.

Not a great pod.

John Doe1 · 25-01-2021 2:26pm

I wish he would concentrate on talking about mental health/music and doing his short stories.

All the woke Marxist student ****e is insufferable.

onrail · 25-01-2021 2:28pm

John Doe1 wrote: »

I wish he would concentrate on talking about mental health/music and doing his short stories.

All the woke Marxist student ****e is insufferable.

I simply don't get the short stories so tend to skip. Each to their own .

Dave Van Ronk · 29-01-2021 6:44pm

Blindboy talking about Ireland & food (Chicken fillet rolls episode) was one of the worst podcasts i've heard in a long while. Painful & ignorant generalisations of Ireland's food culture, and did a massive disservice and ran our countries food culture & industry down internationally.

I found myself getting the opposite of a podcast hug, podcast boils.

BLINDBOY, NEVER TALK ABOUT IRISH FOOD, OR FOOD IN GENERAL, AGAIN.

AND QUIT THE EXCESSIVE BRIT BASHING TOO.

happyday · 29-01-2021 8:16pm

Dave Van Ronk wrote: »

Blindboy talking about Ireland & food (Chicken fillet rolls episode) was one of the worst podcasts i've heard in a long while. Painful & ignorant generalisations of Ireland's food culture, and did a massive disservice and ran our countries food culture & industry down internationally.

I found myself getting the opposite of a podcast hug, podcast boils.

BLINDBOY, NEVER TALK ABOUT IRISH FOOD, OR FOOD IN GENERAL, AGAIN.

AND QUIT THE EXCESSIVE BRIT BASHING TOO.

It would make you squirm alright.

And I'm sick of hearing him blame everything on the Brits. Even deli counters in service stations.

cloudatlas · 29-01-2021 10:21pm

Dave Van Ronk wrote: »

Blindboy talking about Ireland & food (Chicken fillet rolls episode) was one of the worst podcasts i've heard in a long while. Painful & ignorant generalisations of Ireland's food culture, and did a massive disservice and ran our countries food culture & industry down internationally.

I found myself getting the opposite of a podcast hug, podcast boils.

BLINDBOY, NEVER TALK ABOUT IRISH FOOD, OR FOOD IN GENERAL, AGAIN.

AND QUIT THE EXCESSIVE BRIT BASHING TOO.

I actually found it quite amusing I remembered Romantica etc., I thought his reminiscence about his birthday pizza was funny and communion wafers. Ireland doesn't have a renowned food culture like Italy, Spain, France and a distinctive cuisine like Germany it just doesn't. Why not have a bit of a laugh at ourselves and the way things were in the 90's

Dave Van Ronk · 29-01-2021 10:42pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

I actually found it quite amusing I remembered Romantica etc., I thought his reminiscence about his birthday pizza was funny and communion wafers. Ireland doesn't have a renowned food culture like Italy, Spain, Germany it just doesn't. Why not have a bit of a laugh at ourselves and the way things were in the 90's

I'm glad you liked it. You see, I've no issue with Blindoys family frying pizzas and all the rest of it, but when he makes it out to be like all Irish familys were frying pizzas and eating cardboard, then I draw the line.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF BLINDBOY AND NOT FOR THE REST OF US!!

Listening to Blindboy talking about Irish food was like listening to Frank McCourt talking about Irish weather from his childhood.

P.S. Irish food culture is easily on a par with The Germans.

cloudatlas · 29-01-2021 11:03pm

Dave Van Ronk wrote: »

I'm glad you liked it. You see, I've no issue with Blindoys family frying pizzas and all the rest of it, but when he makes it out to be like all Irish familys were frying pizzas and eating cardboard, then I draw the line.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF BLINDBOY AND NOT FOR THE REST OF US!!

Listening to Blindboy talking about Irish food was like listening to Frank McCourt talking about Irish weather from his childhood.

P.S. Irish food culture is easily on a par with The Germans.

Of course he's speaking for himself, isn't that the whole point of a podcast it's from an individual's point of view.

Bratwurst and sauerkraut are known world wide, bacon and cabbage just aren't. Even Scotland has distinctive national dishes.

Dave Van Ronk · 29-01-2021 11:12pm

cloudatlas wrote: »

Of course he's speaking for himself, isn't that the whole point of a podcast it's from an individual's point of view.

Bratwurst and sauerkraut are known world wide, bacon and cabbage just aren't. Even Scotland has distinctive national dishes.

You miss my point. Sure Blindboy spoke for himself... AND he took the liberty to speak on behalf of the rest of us. Tarnished all Irish people with the same pizza frying brush.

Irish stew IS known worldwide. Now YOU'RE running us down too :rolleyes:

cloudatlas · 29-01-2021 11:42pm

Dave Van Ronk wrote: »

You miss my point. Sure Blindboy spoke for himself... AND he took the liberty to speak on behalf of the rest of us. Tarnished all Irish people with the same pizza frying brush.

Irish stew IS known worldwide. Now YOU'RE running us down too :rolleyes:

Oh yes whenever I go to the continent there are loads of restaurants selling Irish stew which is in effect vegetable soup which multiple countries have.

Actually the most shocking thing about the podcast was his advert for banking. Very strange.

onrail · 30-01-2021 11:20am

Yeah I found the CFR podcast great - one of the best in a while actually. His food-memories were pretty much identical to mine, which was comforting in a way.

You can't deny that ireland has a relatively poor culinary culture historically. We've a great reputation for ingredients and produce, but that's it.

briany · 30-01-2021 11:25am

onrail wrote: »

Yeah I found the CFR podcast great - one of the best in a while actually. His food-memories were pretty much identical to mine, which was comforting in a way.

You can't deny that ireland has a relatively poor culinary culture historically. We've a great reputation for ingredients and produce, but that's it.

There are about 10 Irish dishes and half of them are just rebranded English ones.

MercuryBoy · 10-02-2021 3:37pm

The new one with Adam Curtis is good, Blindboy lets him speak!

wildlifeboy · 17-02-2021 10:06am

MercuryBoy wrote: »

The new one with Adam Curtis is good, Blindboy lets him speak!

Id say i listened to 70-90 of his podcasts from the start and nearly all of the ones with a guest he wouldnt shut his mouth most of the time and let them speak. I dont listen to him now because i got sick of it even though i really enjoyed a lot of them. i also avoided the mental health ones as i found them totally boring.

i slagged his accent on twitter as a joke and he blocked me so now i think he's a wanker who cant take a little slagging.

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