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The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 167 with Sarah Hanly

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM Show 165 with Sarah Hanly

On this week’s episode of The London Ear, I speak to Sarah Hanly, an Irish actor based in London whose play ‘Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks’ is running as part of the Maiden Speech Feminist Festival in Theatre N16 in Balham.

My chat Sarah deals with some of the issues from ‘Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks’ including eating disorders and mental health issues.

If you need to talk, call these people

Sarah mentioned a couple of organisations during our chat that you can call and chat to if you feel you would like to speak to someone.

B-eat.co.uk is a UK based organisation that helps people beat eating disorders. You can find out more from their website or call them on 0808 801 0677 from the UK.

You can also get in touch with the Samaritans. Their number 116 123 is available to both UK and Ireland residents for free.

If you feel you need to speak to someone, please do call these numbers or chat to a friend. You’re not alone and we want you to be healthy and well.

Find Sarah Hanly online

Thank you so much to Sarah for sharing her story. You can find Sarah on Twitter or on Instagram.
You can find out more about Maiden Speech and TheatreN16 here and tickets for Sarah’s show are available here.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 166 October 7 2017 // Playlist

1. Ryan Vail: Shadows
2. Normanton Street: It’s Been a While
3. Warshaw Radio: Whispers
4. Arcade Fire: Creature Comfort
5. Tandem Felix: Were You There (When They Crucified the Birthday Boy)?
6. Honeymilk: Havslåten
7. you have to wonder: Littleisms
8. Interview with Sarah Hanly
10. Picturehouse: Somebody Somewhere
11. Felin: 21st Century

On next week’s show I speak to photographer Gregory Nolan about his exhibition This was our Scene.

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October 7, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 165

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 165

Greetings from London! It feels like Autumn is kicking in, there’s a cooler breeze in the air and it was dark last night at 8pm.. I miss the extra 28 minutes light you get in Ireland.

Silly season is just about over, we’ll be back with lots of chat on The London Ear soon, but for now, here’s an hour of absolute tunes for you.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 165 // September 9 2017

Here’s what went down on Show 165:

1. No Audio Dialogue:All To Find
2. Swimmers Jackson: Life’s Short (Embrace it)
3. LCD Soundsystem: tonite
4. The War on Drugs: Pain
5. Wolf Alice: Beautifully Unconventional
6. Beck: Dear Life
7. Queens of the Stone Age: The Way You Used To Do
8. The Killers: Run For Cover
9. Ivy Nations: Sentimental Hearts
10. St Vincent: New York
11. Everything Everything: Desire
12. Superfood: Unstoppable
13. Arcade Fire: Creature Comforts
14. Session Motts: Plundered Past
15. Thirty Seconds to Mars: Walk on Water
16. Gareth Maher: Every Little Step

Listen On Demand to The London Ear

Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

Listen to the music on Spotify

You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played in 2017 and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

Listen to The London Ear on Mixcloud

You can keep up to date with me here.

September 10, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162

Seeing as I was back in Ireland last week and spent most of the week preparing for next week’s show, (it’s a biggie) I decided that this week’s episode of The London Ear would feature some of the great music around right now.

So hear ye go, here’s show 162 of The London Ear, oh yeah.. my guest on next week’s episode of The London Ear is Irish Ambassador to Great Britain, Dan Mulhall. Mr Mulhall is off to Washington in a few weeks to take up the post of Ambassador to the United States. I’m thrilled that he took the time out to chat.

But first…

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162 August 5 2017

1. Picturehouse: Sunburst
2. Paddy Casey: Turn this Ship Around
3. The Charlatans: Different Days
4. Ape Rising: The Model Prime
5. Cat Lundy: Triggerman
6. Lana Del Ray Feat: The Weeknd: Lust For Life
7. !!!: The One 2
8. Arcade Fire: Everything Now
9. Panda Cult: Blue Angel
10. Fejka: Twilight
11. Franco Fire: Green
12. Superfood: Unstoppable
13. Luiz Bruno: Yeah
14. Lisa Mafia: Wah Gwarn

Listen On Demand to The London Ear

Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

Listen to the music on Spotify

You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played in 2017 and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

August 5, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 159 with Davy Flats and Eleanor Tiernan

Hello from London. Well this week the summer heat is really starting to take effect here. Even if it’s not too hot, the underground is sickening with a severe lack of air. Apart from the circle line, the average temperature there is 18 degrees, which is particularly gorgeous.

Interview with Davy Flats

London based musician, Davy Flats, joined me on the show to chat about his two new tracks ‘Avocado’ and ’41’. Written about the 41 bus in North London.

You can keep up with Davy on Facebook and YouTube

Interview with Eleanor Tiernan

I was pretty lucky to be able to get chatting to comedian, Eleanor Tiernan, for this week’s show. I managed to chat to her in between stand up shows and catching trains. Eleanor is doing some shows as she prepares to gear up for the Edinburgh Fringe.

You can Find Eleanor on Twitter, Facebook and here’s her website.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 159 July 2 2017 // Playlist

1. Everything Everything: Can’t Do
2. Larkins: Sugar Sweet
3. Childhood: California Light
4. Wyvern Lingo: I love you Sadie
5. Chat with Davy Flats
6. Davy Flats: Avocado
7. Chat with Davy Flats Part 2
8. Davy Flats: 41
9. Bodies: I’m Waiting
10. Confidence Man: Bubblegum
11. Chat with Eleanor Tiernan
12. Arcade Fire: Everything Now

Listen On Demand to The London Ear

Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

Photo of Eleanor Tiernan taken from here. Photo of Davy Flats taken from here.

July 8, 2017