My Roots Are Showing is the new podcast from Irish arts journalist and broadcaster Nadine O'Regan, in which well known people in the world of culture and beyond reveal their stories and inspirations. Recent guests include the actor Domhnall Gleeson, director Lenny Abrahamson, Shirley Manson from the band Garbage and broadcaster and author Graham Norton.
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Simon Le Bon joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Simon Le Bon, the iconic British singer and frontman of Duran Duran, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about a life in music, his early days in the band, his quest to make glamour the "new punk-rock", and what he thinks now of Elton John, young musicians' use of AutoTune and John Taylor's decisions around some of their songwriting, plus their new album …
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David Gray joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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David Gray, the acclaimed British singer-songwriter, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his influences and inspirations, as well as his new album Skellig, his early days in music, his move into electronica with his record-breaking fourth album White Ladder, the bestselling record in Irish chart history, and how Covid-19 has impacted the live music …
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Luke O'Neill joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Luke O'Neill, the immunologist, Trinity professor, Inflazome co-founder and author, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his life and background, and his views on everything from the global pandemic through to millennials, depression and the future beyond Covid-19.Von Nadine O'Regan
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Patrick Freyne joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Patrick Freyne, the award-winning critic and debut author, joins Nadine O'Regan on My Roots are Showing to talk about his new book OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea, a collection of essays which tracks back through his life as a writer, musician and human being in Ireland, examining topics including mental health, the arts, writing and progressiveness …
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Andrea Corr joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Andrea Corr, lead singer of The Corrs, joins Nadine O'Regan to discuss her multi-faceted career. As frontwoman of The Corrs, the Dundalk-raised Irish singer has, along with her three siblings, sold over 40 million albums. She has also carved out a successful acting career on the stage and published a recent memoir Barefoot Pilgrimage, which is out …
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Ed O'Brien of Radiohead joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Ed O'Brien of Radiohead joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his first solo album Earth, as well as his decades in Radiohead, his route to creativity, the support of his friends such as producer Flood and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and how time spent in Brazil shaped him in the making of his first solo album. He also speaks about how Radiohead …
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Nancy Harris joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Irish playwright Nancy Harris joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about her life and work, including her plays The Beacon and Our New Girl, and her background, growing up as the child of two well-known journalists, Anne and Eoghan Harris, and her early move to Birmingham and then London to pursue her career. Motherhood, parenting and feminism are also dis…
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Richie Sadlier joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Samantha Power joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Una Mullally joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Irish journalist, author, activist and podcaster Una Mullally joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about her career in journalism, as well as her origins in Dublin, her early days, her decision to leave the Catholic Church, falling in love, and how she coped when faced with a cancer diagnosis days after her 32nd birthday. They also talk about the joy and t…
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Emilie Pine joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Irish author Emilie Pine joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about her brilliant non-fiction book Notes to Self, which tracks back over her life, and offers her take on difficult but important subjects, including motherhood, family alcoholism and gender equality issues. Notes to Self has been published in more than a dozen countries and won several awards…
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Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his life inside and outside politics, discussing his influences, his younger days in Dublin, his years in England, his feelings on Brexit, Ireland and modern politics, and his decision to abandon his early dreams of a life in writing to pursue a radically different type of care…
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Graham Norton joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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The brilliant BBC chat show host, author and broadcaster Graham Norton joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his incredible career, his early days growing up in West Cork, his acting days, and his move into broadcasting and writing.Von Nadine O'Regan
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Jon Ronson joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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The talented British author, screenwriter and podcaster Jon Ronson joins Nadine O'Regan for a new episode of My Roots Are Showing, in which he talks about his life and career, as well as his many brilliant podcasts and books, which include The Butterfly Effect, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Psychopath Test and Them: Adventures With Extremists…
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Kevin Barry joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Irish author Kevin Barry joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about life, literature, Cork in the 1990s, the Dublin housing crisis and much more. Barry is the author of Night Boat to Tangier, which was recently longlisted for the Booker Prize. His previous novels are Beatlebone and City of Bohane, and he is also the author of a number of fine short-story c…
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Tracey Thorn joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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The bestselling author and musician Tracey Thorn joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots are Showing to talk about her life in music, her love of "sad bangers", her new book, and her time in Everything But the Girl.Von Nadine O'Regan
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Willy Vlautin joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Acclaimed US author and musician Willy Vlautin joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about the art of novel-writing, making music with The Delines and Richmond Fontaine, and the experience of having his hit novel Lean on Pete made into a film starring Steve Buscemi and Chloe Sevigny. They also chat about his influences and inspirations, including artists su…
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Domhnall Gleeson and Lenny Abrahamson join Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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Domhnall Gleeson and Lenny Abrahamson feature on My Roots Are Showing, to talk about their film The Little Stranger, plus my new year's resolution for 2019.Von Nadine O'Regan
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My Roots Are Showing with Nadine O'Regan, joined by Mango, Darren McGarvey and Melatu Uche Okorie
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On Episode Two of My Roots Are Showing, Nadine O'Regan is joined by authors Melatu Uche Okorie and Darren McGarvey and musician Mango to talk about their backgrounds, inspirations, careers and what drives them.Von Nadine O'Regan
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Shirley Manson joins Nadine O'Regan for My Roots Are Showing
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When you get offered an interview with Shirley Manson of Garbage, do you know what you do? You jump at it. Not just because the band are so acclaimed and successful, though they are (they've sold millions of albums) or because they're kicking off a new tour with their Electric Picnic date this Sunday. No, it's because Shirley Manson has long been a…
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