221 episodes

Juvenalia is a pop culture nostalgia show where Alan Maguire, Sarah Maria Griffin, and Andrea Cleary invite interesting people to tell them about something they were obsessed with when they were young; how they felt about it then and how they feel about it now. We've talked about books, films, tv shows, musicians, computer games; we're interested in it all! It's nice, you'll like it.

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    • 4.9 • 14 Ratings

Juvenalia is a pop culture nostalgia show where Alan Maguire, Sarah Maria Griffin, and Andrea Cleary invite interesting people to tell them about something they were obsessed with when they were young; how they felt about it then and how they feel about it now. We've talked about books, films, tv shows, musicians, computer games; we're interested in it all! It's nice, you'll like it.

    196: Elliott Smith with Alan & Andrea

    196: Elliott Smith with Alan & Andrea

    This is a big one. We had a little gap in our schedule so Alan & Andrea decided to get all of their feelings about Elliott Smith down in podcast form. We talk about that voice, those melodies, that guitar playing, the time he and Louis theroux interviewed each other for Select Magazine, his creative partnership with Jon Brion and so much more.

    Sidenote: consider this a kind of reverse trigger warning: we don’t talk about any details of Elliott Smith’s death or engage in any speculation around it in this episode.

    Here’s the Elliott Smith and Jon Brion show we mention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK4okHerWeI

    and here’s the Elliott Smith/Louis Theroux interview https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/?p=2571

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of standup on July 19th with Rogue Comedy in Jarrz, Waterford.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 26 min
    195: Kingdom Hearts with Claire Anne

    195: Kingdom Hearts with Claire Anne

    Claire Anne is the studio head of Dúlamán Studios and creator of upcoming YA “sci-fi cosplaying as a fantaasy murder-mystery” animated series Oribis. She joined us for a super-sized episode about a super-sized game series, Kingdom Hearts. We tried to unravel the looping complex story, the integration of Disney and Final Fantasy characters, the music, and loads more.

    Claire Anne is currently preparing to launch the Kickstarter for Oribis. You can follow her progress here

    Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

    Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    194: Are You Afraid Of The Dark? with Los Bitchos

    194: Are You Afraid Of The Dark? with Los Bitchos

    Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society, Serra Petale and Agustina Ruiz from Los Bitchos join Alan and Sarah for a big ol chat about Nickelodeon’s long-running spooky anthology series Are You Afraid Of The Dark? We talk about our favourite episodes, which ones genuinely traumatised us for life, the importance of a good scare, watching true crime with your mother, Melissa Joan Hart, and lots more.

    Serra and Agustina are in Los Bitchos. Their new single La Bomba is out now and they’re on tour in the USA, Canada, UK, and Europe later this year.

    Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

    Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 46 min
    193: Britney Spears with ROOUE

    193: Britney Spears with ROOUE

    Electro-pop twins ROOUE aka Róisín and Lulu join Alan and Andrea as we enthuse wildy about Britney Jean Spears. We talk about the VMAs, that voice, her dancing, the whole virginity thing, and of course her vast discography of classic pop.

    ROOUE are @ROOUEMusic. Their debut EP Juxtaposition is out May 24th.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    192: Moulin Rouge with Áine O'Connell

    192: Moulin Rouge with Áine O'Connell

    Áine O’Connell of the new books podcast I Think You Should Read joins us as we get super earnest about Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 spectacular spectacular Moulin Rouge. We just kind of geek out about it really Sarah and Áine both have a deep and lengthy relationship with film so there was a lot to talk about. It’s a good one.

    Áine is @ainereads. She co-hosts I Think You Should Read, a podcast about books you should read.

    Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

    Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 59 min
    191: Space Jam with Richy Craven

    191: Space Jam with Richy Craven

    WELCOME TO THE JAM. Author Richy Craven joins us to talk about the biggest Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes crossover event of 1996, Space Jam. We also find time to talk about Tom Cruise’s love of cinema as is only right and proper. It’s a good time.

    Richy is @RichyCraven. His debut novel Spirit Level is out April 25th.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

Spiffybumble ,

A really lovely time

I stumbled into this podcast to listen to one of the guests and was surprised to find how well it was produced and how respectful the show was.

I’ll definitely be listening to more in the future!

ColinD16 ,

Charming, Brilliant, Funny Podcast

I could go on for days what I love about this podcast. I recently saw Juvenalia described as “nice people having a nice time talking about nice things.” Which I think captures the charm of this podcast—I would add on that those nice people, Alan and Sarah and guests, are whip smart, endearingly funny and all around immediately likable folks.

pber2468 ,

Great podcast

But I wish Sarah would let the guests talk. Not that I don’t enjoy her, I just wish she didn’t monopolize the conversation.

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