Niamh Sharkey's guest appearances

Niamh Sharkey

LCJ Q&A Podcast

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The Flipped Podcast

Getting Started with Audiobooks in Kids and Ages 0-4

The DJ Bob Show

OwlTail

Norton Virgien

Eureka! comes from the minds of creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien. This new animated series, about an ambitious, genius child inventor, her family and human (and animal) friends, premieres Wednesday June 22nd at 7:30pm on Disney Junior, with new episodes also available on Disney+. Eureka! is packed with positivity, creativity and imagination, thanks to Sharkey and Virgien.

Eureka! comes from the minds of creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien. This new animated series, about an ambitious, genius child inventor, her family and human (and animal) friends, premieres Wednesday June 22nd at 7:30pm on Disney Junior, with new episodes also available on Disney+. Eureka! is packed with positivity, creativity and imagination, thanks to Sharkey and Virgien.

Guests: ‘Eureka!’ Creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien

Norton Virgien, and Niamh Shakey have had very storied careers. They’ve joined forces to create Eureka! for Disney Junior.  Settle down, as they explain to DJ Bob how they originated the idea during a trip to the coffee shop, how creative it was to get into the mindset of an 8-year-old when conceiving inventions, as well as how personal the project was to them.

Norton Virgien, and Niamh Shakey have had very storied careers. They’ve joined forces to create Eureka! for Disney Junior.  Settle down, as they explain to DJ Bob how they originated the idea during a trip to the coffee shop, how creative it was to get into the mindset of an 8-year-old when conceiving inventions, as well as how personal the project was to them.

1217: Inventing Disney Junior's Eureka! (with Norton Virgien and Niamh Sharkey) 

Welcome to the fourth episode of Flipped. We're delighted to present to you an interview with Niamh Sharkey, author, illustrator, current Laureate na nÓg and creator of the new Disney show Henry Hugglemonster. Enjoy. Podcast Powered By Podbean Subscribe in iTunes here Download episode (right/ctrl click) Facebook page (!)Podcast Contents00:01 - Intro01:28 - Early beginnings and stealing library cards03:58 - Keeping Sketchbooks05:30 - Australia, Tazmania + the first book08:05 - Giant Turnip and Niamh's Process10:00 - Ravenous Beast11:30 - Animated Series - Henry Hugglemonster16:30 - Thinking about your audience17:20 - Spirit of the book19:00 - Art Direction for Hugglemonsters23:20 - Laureate na nóg + Pictiúr25:30 - Radio Doodle + little pages26:20 - Google doodle27:40 - Drawing is cool - Oh yeah!29:20 - Back to Henry30:40 - Outro and Competition detailsReferencesNiamh's Bloghttp://niamhsharkey.blogspot.ie/Laureate na Nóghttp://childrenslaureate.ie/ Catch Henry Hugglemonster on Disney Junior (UK) at the following times or check out disney.co.uk for more info. Fridays at 14:49, 17:49A little bit about Pictiúrhttp://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/blog/pictiur-is-going-to-parliament/ Flipped was produced by Aidan McAteer &amp; Megan McMahon, edited by Aidan McAteer and featured music from www.royaltyfreemusiclibrary.comWe wanted to say a special thanks to Niamh for taking the time to talk to us.We hope you enjoy the podcast - let us know what you think at flippedpodcast(at)gmail.com.Now you can like our Facebook page page, plus listeners in Ireland can win a copy of the wonderful hardback book "The Art of Hotel Transylvania"www.flippedpodcast.com

Welcome to the fourth episode of Flipped. We're delighted to present to you an interview with Niamh Sharkey, author, illustrator, current Laureate na nÓg and creator of the new Disney show Henry Hugglemonster. Enjoy. <a href="http://www.podbean.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Powered By Podbean</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/flipped/id595193087" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe in iTunes here</a> <a href="http://flippedpodcast.podbean.com/mf/web/f979x9/flipped_podcast_ep4.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download episode (right/ctrl click)</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlippedPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page (!)</a> Podcast Contents 00:01 - Intro 01:28 - Early beginnings and stealing library cards 03:58 - Keeping Sketchbooks 05:30 - Australia, Tazmania + the first book 08:05 - Giant Turnip and Niamh's Process 10:00 - Ravenous Beast 11:30 - Animated Series - Henry Hugglemonster 16:30 - Thinking about your audience 17:20 - Spirit of the book 19:00 - Art Direction for Hugglemonsters 23:20 - Laureate na nóg + Pictiúr 25:30 - Radio Doodle + little pages 26:20 - Google doodle 27:40 - Drawing is cool - Oh yeah! 29:20 - Back to Henry 30:40 - Outro and Competition details References Niamh's Blog <a href="http://niamhsharkey.blogspot.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://niamhsharkey.blogspot.ie/</a> Laureate na Nóg <a href="http://childrenslaureate.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://childrenslaureate.ie/</a> Catch Henry Hugglemonster on Disney Junior (UK) at the following times or check out <a href="http://disney.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">disney.co.uk</a> for more info. Fridays at 14:49, 17:49 A little bit about Pictiúr <a href="http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/blog/pictiur-is-going-to-parliament/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/blog/pictiur-is-going-to-parliament/</a> Flipped was produced by Aidan McAteer &amp; Megan McMahon, edited by Aidan McAteer and featured music from <a href="http://www.royaltyfreemusiclibrary.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.royaltyfreemusiclibrary.com</a> We wanted to say a special thanks to Niamh for taking the time to talk to us. We hope you enjoy the podcast - let us know what you think at flippedpodcast(at)<a href="http://gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>. Now you can like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlippedPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> page, plus listeners in Ireland can win a copy of the wonderful hardback book "The Art of Hotel Transylvania" <a href="http://www.flippedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.flippedpodcast.com</a>