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Get Around To It

Aoife Barry & Lauren Murphy

Get Around To It is the weekly culture podcast for curious people. Join arts journalists Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry every Monday for previews, reviews and interviews and deep dives into arts and culture in Ireland and beyond. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee.

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  • S3 · E9
    July 31 · 34 min

    Deep Dive: Vicki Notaro on her latest book, Anywhere But Here

    On this week's Deep Dive we chat to the fab Irish author Vicki Notaro about her journey to writing, her new book Anywhere But Here, and her screenplay ambitions. Thanks so much for chatting to us Vicki! Her book is available in all good bookshops. Thanks to Penguin Ireland for facilitating. We are taking a break for August - see you in September! Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E7
    July 6 · 14 min

    Culture Notes: David Freyne on writing his film Eternity

    We're so delighted to have the fantastic Irish director David Freyne on the podcast this week, taking about making his film Eternity (available to watch on Apple TV). We caught up for a quick chat at the StoryHouse Screenwriting Festival at the Light House Cinema recently - please bear with the sound, as it was windy! Thanks to David and StoryHouse Screenwriting Festival for facilitating the interview. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E6
    June 29 · 48 min

    Previews & Reviews: Disclosure Day, The Bear, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Blue Heron

    Reviewed this week: the film Disclosure Day, and three series - The Bear, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Make That Movie Previewed this week: Madonna's new album, Sara Baume's latest book Opening Night and the film Blue Heron (Aoife will be doing a Q&A with Blue Heron director Sophy Romvari at the Light House Cinema on Thursday 2 July about this film - tickets here: https://www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/blue-heron) Plus: news about a screening of Lauren and her husband Sean's short horror film Heathen at Galway Film Fleadh! Tickets for our next table quiz on 8 July are available here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/get-around-to-it-arts-culture-table-quiz-8-july-2026-tickets-1990566960363 Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E5
    June 22 · 1 hr 15 min

    Replay: What it's like having your book adapted for screen

    This week's episode is a replay as it's Aoife's turn to go on holidays. We chatted to Irish authors Andrea Mara (All Her Fault), Catherine Ryan Howard (56 Days) and Rónán Hession (Leonard and Hungry Paul) fill us in on what it's like to have your book turned into a successful TV series. Ever wondered how it all works - whether you get to write the script, if you get to pick the stars or go on set, and whether the money is worth it? You'll find out the answers here. Plus some myths are busted too! Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 15 · 44 min

    Deep Dive: Patrick Freyne on his new book, Experts In A Dying Field

    We're so delighted to have the brilliant journalist and author Patrick Freyne on the podcast this week, taking about his excellent new book, Experts In A Dying Field. The book is in bookshops and libraries now. Thanks for bearing with us while we navigate summer work hours and holidays - see you next time for a Previews & Reviews episode! Thanks to Patrick and Penguin Ireland for facilitating the interview. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E4
    June 8 · 42 min

    Deep Dive: An Irish intimacy coordinator explains how the job works

    What does an intimacy coordinator do? How do you get into the job, and what does your work involve? We're so delighted to have the Berlin-based Irish intimacy coordinator Cathy Walsh on GATI this week to tell us all about her job. More about Cathy Walsh here: https://www.cathywalsh.org/about And MINT intimacy coordinators here: https://www.mintimacycoordination.com/ Cathy's cultural pics were: The Delivery Guy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39179041/?ref_=ttpl_ov_i The Macedonian film Before the Rain https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110882/ And Norwegain folk dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zci9YA9rOEs Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E3
    June 1 · 33 min

    Deep Dive: The reality of marriage, writing novels and more with author Kathleen McMahon

    We're so delighted to have the novelist Kathleen McMahon on the podcast today to talk about writing her latest book Other People's Lives, her thoughts on marriage and relationships, difficult writing experiences, and her grandmother, the acclaimed writer Mary Lavin. Thanks so much Kathleen and to Penguin Ireland for faciliating the interview. Other People's Lives is out now. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E2
    May 25 · 54 min

    Previews & Reviews: Off Campus, Rivals, Dove Ellis, Spider-Noir

    Reviewed this week: a recent Dove Ellis gig, the new series of Rivals, new series Widow’s Bay and steamy romance series Off Campus. Previewed this week: Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir and Tip Toe, the new series from Russell T Davies Plus: we interview filmmaker Mike Sheridan about his new documentary, Amplified, about the importation of US culture wars. Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E2
    May 18 · 59 min

    Deep Dive: Anna Carey on her new novel, Love Scene, and writing romance

    We're so delighted to have romance novelist Anna Carey on to talk to us for this week's Deep Dive about writing her new novel Love Scene. Love Scene is about Annie and Art, two former classmates who are reunited when writing for an Irish soap opera, Northside. This enemies-to-lovers tale had us kicking our heels with joy - we loved it! Here's Anna on writing the book, romance tropes, writing for a soap opera herself, and lots more. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S3 · E1
    May 11 · 1 hr 20 min

    Previews & Reviews: Lena Dunham's Famesick, Legends, Devil Wears Prada 2, Juliano Zaffino

    Reviewed this week: Legends, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Lena Dunham's memoir Famesick, Rose of Nevada and Devil Wears Prada 2. Previewed this week: The Whiteheaded Boy at The Abbey, Love Scene by Anna Carey, Frida Slattery As Herself by Ana Kinsella, House of the Dragon and the Paul McCartney album Boys of Dungeon Lane. Plus: we interview Juliano Zaffino, author of The Steps which is published by Tramp Press. Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E18
    April 27 · 53 min

    Deep Dive: Emma Norton on producing The Dry & Normal People and working with Alexander Skarsgaard on Pillion

    This week's Deep Dive is an in-depth interview with the fantastic producer Emma Norton who has worked on shows like Normal People, and films like The Souvenir Pt II and Pillion. She's the exec producer of The Dry, which is airing its third season on RTÉ One right now (Thursdays at 10.15pm, or you can binge-watch on RTÉ Player). It's a fascinating insight into all the work it takes to exec-produce something, including how it felt to work with the "enigmatic" Alexander Skarsgaard. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E16
    April 20 · 1 hr 11 min

    Previews & Reviews: Hacks, Angine De Poitrine, The Drama, Unchosen

    Reviewed this week: the final season of Hacks, new Netflix series The Unchosen, and we discuss whether Angine de Poitrine deserve all of the hype they're getting Previewed this week: Once Upon A Time In A Cinema, plus a look ahead at upcoming books by Patrick Freyne, Elizabeth Strout, Anna Carey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen, and Caro Claire Burke. And we preview the new Irish film Hokum, which stars the one and only Adam Scott. Plus, we have two interviews this week: We talk to theatre legend Lynne Parker of Rough Magic about its latest production The Delirium Archive, running until 9 May at the Project Arts Centre https://www.roughmagic.ie/archive/the-delirium-archive/ The antastic actor Ryan Donaldson talks to us about starring in Do You Come From Gomorrah? written by the legendary Frank McGuinness and running on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre until 16 May. https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/do-you-come-from-gomorrah/ Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E14
    April 6 · 1 hr 1 min

    Previews & Reviews: Jessie Ware, SNL UK, Project Hail Mary, Lee Cronin's The Mummy

    Reviewed this week: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen on Netflix, SNL UK on Sky, and the books Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon and Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy… plus we discuss why the film Project Hail Mary has been such a hit. Previewed this week: New Netflix series Big Mistakes, new Disney+ series The Testaments, and Irish director Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Plus, JESSIE WARE (!!!) tells us what she got around to lately, and the fab Padraig Cooney of Bedtime Now talks to us about his new record, Wet Work! (He's behind Land Lovers who lent us our theme tune, Cinema Bell) Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E13
    March 30 · 25 min

    Deep Dive: Culture Notes with David Gray

    David Gray tells us what he got around to lately - but before he does that we fill you in on his career so far, Lauren tells us what he's like to interview, and more. It's our first Deep Dive 'culture notes' special, where we feature a high-profile culture-maker's culture picks and discuss their career. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E9
    March 9 · 49 min

    Previews & Reviews: Reality Check: Inside ANTM, DIFF, Project Hail Mary, Gavin Friday

    Reviewed this week: Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, the film The Sound of Falling and the forthcoming Joshua Burnside album, as well as several films we saw at Dublin International Film Festival. Previewed: Project Hail Mary, Dead Man's Wire, Kim Gordon Plus, we interview musician Gavin Friday. And we tell you about Rush Festival of Writing, which was founded by Lauren and her husband Sean Smith! It's on 25th April and headline guest is John Banville. This week: Reviews: The Netflix documentary - Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model. What did we make of the controversies at ANTM? European arthouse film The Sound of Falling - is it worth watching? Joshua Burnside was nominated for the Choice Prize for his last abum Teeth of Time - what's his next album It's Not Going To Be Ok about? Previews: The new Kim Gordon album Play Me - what can we expect from this iconic musician? Do the films Project Hail Mary and Dead Man's Wire look good? Interview: Gavin Friday chats to us about what he got around to lately, plus remixes from his most recent album Ecce Homo. Get Around To It is the culture podcast for curious people, sponsored by Imbibe Coffee and presented by arts journalists Aoife Barry and Lauren Murphy. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Our sponsor: https://www.imbibe.ie Produced by Lauren Murphy and Aoife Barry. Consulting producer Emma White. Editor Aoife Barry. Sponsored by Imbibe Coffee. http://imbibe.ie Theme music: Cinema Bell by Land Lovers from the album Confidantes. Podcast artwork: Chris Hanna https://www.chris-hanna.com/ Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Interested in sponsorship or ads? Email getaroundtoitpod@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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