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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 to?

The Gaza Orphan Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-orphan-for-105080810

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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.

The New Shrapnel podcast - Balaclava Street Revisited - is out now here:

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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.

Jon Schwarz from the Intercept pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103754202

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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 Dublin's North Inner City to headlining gigs in New York. He tells us about the options and opportunities he got in the local youth club and the choices he made growing up in Inner City Dublin.

The Far Out Far Right Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103261907

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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.



CW: contains traces of Sparky singing

The Affordable Homes Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102064746

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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.

Find out what happened when Tony did and then didn't do RTE's Upfront here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101412091