Leabhar Hour

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Leabhar Hour

21 episodes

7 months ago

Leabhar Hour is a brand new Irish book club podcast and blog. Head over to https://leabharhour.com for more.

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Leabhar Hour is a brand new Irish book club podcast and blog. Head over to https://leabharhour.com for more.

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Episodes (20/21)

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S2 E9 | The Thursday Murder Club

David, Marty, Óran and Franny discuss Richard Osman's bestselling debut novel 'The Thursday Murder Club' In the penultimate episode of Season 2.

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3 years ago

47 minutes 40 seconds

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S2 E8 | Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Irish author Séamas O'Reilly joins David, Marty and Franny to discuss his best-selling memoir 'Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?'.

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3 years ago

53 minutes 27 seconds

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S2 E7 | Roald Dahl Collection

"Fantastic Mr." Franny Walshe, Óran "Oompa Loompa" Fitzpatrick, Marty "Mr. Twit" Gillespie, David "Danny the Champion of the World" Smith and Podge "Snozzcumber" Gaffney take a trip down memory lane to discuss their favourite books and stories from the Roald Dahl Collection.

The lads also reveal the winners to the Leabhar Hour social media giveaway live on the show.

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3 years ago

42 minutes 34 seconds

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S2 E6 | In Cold Blood

David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss Truman Capote's non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood'. The lads catch up after Christmas, discuss the true crime genre, and rate and review Capote's classic.

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3 years ago

43 minutes 5 seconds

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S2 E5 | The Paper Bracelet

Irish author Rachael English joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her novel 'The Paper Bracelet'.

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3 years ago

52 minutes 49 seconds

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S2 E4 | Open: An Autobiography

Franny, Óran, David and Podge discuss Andre Agassi's bestselling sports autobiography 'Open'.

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4 years ago

44 minutes 48 seconds

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S2 E3 | The Great Gatsby

David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novella 'The Great Gatsby', and discuss which classics failed to live up to their expectations.

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4 years ago

44 minutes 3 seconds

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S2 E2 | Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz provides a special introduction as the Leabhar lads discuss the English author's murder mystery 'Magpie Murders' in the second episode of Season 2.

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4 years ago

43 minutes 8 seconds

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S2 E1 | Boys Don't Cry

In the first episode of Season 2, Irish author Fíona Scarlett joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her bestselling debut novel 'Boys Don't Cry'.

Fíona discusses her inspiration for the book, her intent behind the ending, her favourite books and much more.

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4 years ago

48 minutes 54 seconds

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S1 E10 | Where the Crawdads Sing

In the 10th and final episode of Season 1, David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick and Marty Gillespie review and rate Delia Owens' best-selling novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.

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4 years ago

53 minutes 14 seconds

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S1 E9 | Of Mice and Men

In episode nine of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie join David Smith to discuss John Steinbeck's classic novella 'Of Mice and Men'.

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4 years ago

40 minutes 38 seconds

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S1 E8 | Snowflake

In episode eight of the Leabhar Hour podcast, 'Snowflake' author Louise Nealon joins David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss her bestselling debut novel.

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4 years ago

55 minutes 10 seconds

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S1 E7 | The Midnight Library

David Smith, Franny Walshe, Óran Fitzpatrick, Podge Gaffney and Marty Gillespie discuss Matt Haig's bestselling novel 'The Midnight Library'.Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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4 years ago

41 minutes 39 seconds

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S1 E6 | Fahrenheit 451

David Smith is joined by Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic 'Fahrenheit 451' in episode six of the Leabhar Hour podcast.Head over to www.leabharhour.com for more.

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4 years ago

45 minutes 10 seconds

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S1 E5 | TransAtlantic

In the fifth episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick join host David Smith to discuss 'TransAtlantic' by Irish author Colum McCann.

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4 years ago

42 minutes 49 seconds

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Leabhar Hour | Our latest book recommendations

In this excerpt from episode four, David, Óran, Franny, Podge, and Marty discuss what books they are reading.Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 10 seconds

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Trailer | The Leabhar Hour podcast

Welcome to the Leabhar Hour podcast, a new Irish book club podcast and blog. Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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4 years ago

1 minute 47 seconds

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S1 E4 | Leonard And Hungry Paul

David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie discuss 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession, featuring a very special introduction by the Irish author.Check out Dublin City Libraries' 'One Dublin One Book' campaign for more on 'Leonard and Hungry Paul'.

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4 years ago

57 minutes 45 seconds

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S1 E3 | Animal Farm

In the third episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Francis Walshe, Marty Gillespie, Pádraig Gaffney and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm'.

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4 years ago

46 minutes 1 second

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S1 E2 | Raised In Captivity

In the second episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Óran Fitzpatrick, Pádraig "Podge" Gaffney, Francis "Franny" Walshe and Martin "Marty" Gillespie to discuss 'Raised in Captivity: Fictional nonfiction' by Chuck Klosterman.This book was chosen by Richard Corbally.Head over to https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more.

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4 years ago

43 minutes 52 seconds