Conor O'Callaghan's guest appearances

Conor O'Callaghan

Arena

The Irish Times Books Podcast

The Stinging Fly Podcast

Books for Breakfast

Vision & Graft

Prompety Prompt

Christine Dwyer

Caitriona Lally

Sinéad Gleeson

Wendy Erskine

Colin Barrett

Lisa McInerney

Anakana Schofield

Kerry Hardie

Helen Cullen

Adrian McKinty

Zadie Smith

Thomas Morris

Louise Kennedy

Mick Herron

Paula Meehan

OwlTail

Molly Aitken

Enter the scintillating world of severed heads and banana delivery logistics, as we sit side by side with award winning guests Molly Aitkin, author of The Island Child, and Conor O’Callaghan, author of We Are Not In The World. Joining hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor, as they respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing the highs and lows and challenges of being a writer, how to haunt your readers, and why it is so hard to say ‘I’m a writer.’ Oh, and Conor disrupts the prompts with the most succinct response to the 3 minute prompt ever.In this episode the pre-prepared prompt was taken from the twitter account @itstimetowrite, and was ‘go to your bookshelf, pull out a red book, turn to page 32, the first noun on the page is your character’s worse fear, the last word is their best defence.’ The live three minute prompt was ‘someone keeps sending you severed heads of birds.’ The final one minute prompt was ‘describe an orange to someone who’s never seen one.’ Why not have a go at the prompts yourself (but don’t forget to time yourself, and try not to cheat, lol) and send us your own responses at prompetyprompt@gmail.com or via twitter.com/prompetyprompt &amp; instagram.com/prompetyprompt A Cornucopia Radio productionCo-created &amp; Produced by Letty Butler and Stephen MellorBased on an original idea by Stephen Mellor. 

Enter the scintillating world of severed heads and banana delivery logistics, as we sit side by side with award winning guests Molly Aitkin, author of The Island Child, and Conor O’Callaghan, author of We Are Not In The World. Joining hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor, as they respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing the highs and lows and challenges of being a writer, how to haunt your readers, and why it is so hard to say ‘I’m a writer.’ Oh, and Conor disrupts the prompts with the most succinct response to the 3 minute prompt ever.In this episode the pre-prepared prompt was taken from the twitter account @itstimetowrite, and was ‘go to your bookshelf, pull out a red book, turn to page 32, the first noun on the page is your character’s worse fear, the last word is their best defence.’ The live three minute prompt was ‘someone keeps sending you severed heads of birds.’ The final one minute prompt was ‘describe an orange to someone who’s never seen one.’ Why not have a go at the prompts yourself (but don’t forget to time yourself, and try not to cheat, lol) and send us your own responses at prompetyprompt@gmail.com or via <a href="http://twitter.com/prompetyprompt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/prompetyprompt</a> &amp; <a href="http://instagram.com/prompetyprompt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/prompetyprompt</a> A Cornucopia Radio productionCo-created &amp; Produced by Letty Butler and Stephen MellorBased on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.

Episode 6 - Severed Heads & Banana Delivery (with Molly Aitken & Conor O'Callaghan)

In Episode 002 of Vision &amp; Graft I sit down to talk to Conor O'Callaghan, a London based director who I have collaborated with on many occasions, most recently on his short film maithiúnas.We begin by talking about one of my inspirations for starting the podcast, the BBC documentary, Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency and the impact it had on us both. The documentary explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men and seeks to find answers to the growing problem. I recommend that you watch the documentary and have provided a link below.We go on to discuss the shocking mental health and suicide statistics the documentary presents to us and then to the importance of talking about our emotions, in particular for men.Conor very kindly opens up about his own experiences growing up and working as creative and this insight makes the episode well worth listening to. There are great takeaways I'm sure we can all benefit from.We are never alone in the struggles that we face.Vision &amp; Graft aims to inspire action, give hope and normalise the discussion of mental health issues within creative sectors as well as more widely throughout society. "If talking is the cure then creativity is the recovery." - RWP---Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency Documentary | LinkConor O'Callaghan Instagram  | @ococallamaithiúnas Instagram | @maithiunasfilmmaithiúnas website | www.maithiunasfilm.comAlexia Kombou VO Instagram - @alexiakombou_voiceoverAlexia Kombou VO Website - www.alexiakombou.comNed Wolfgang Kelly Instagram - @nedwolfgangkelly---Vision &amp; Graft Podcast | visiongraft.comVision &amp; Graft Podcast Instagram | @visiongraftVision &amp; Graft Podcast Twitter | @visiongraftRWP Website | rwpreisner.comRWP Insta | @rwpreisner---Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional  medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or read in the episode notes.

In Episode 002 of Vision &amp; Graft I sit down to talk to Conor O'Callaghan, a London based director who I have collaborated with on many occasions, most recently on his short film maithiúnas.We begin by talking about one of my inspirations for starting the podcast, the BBC documentary, Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency and the impact it had on us both. The documentary explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men and seeks to find answers to the growing problem. I recommend that you watch the documentary and have provided a link below.We go on to discuss the shocking mental health and suicide statistics the documentary presents to us and then to the importance of talking about our emotions, in particular for men.Conor very kindly opens up about his own experiences growing up and working as creative and this insight makes the episode well worth listening to. There are great takeaways I'm sure we can all benefit from.We are never alone in the struggles that we face.Vision &amp; Graft aims to inspire action, give hope and normalise the discussion of mental health issues within creative sectors as well as more widely throughout society. "If talking is the cure then creativity is the recovery." - RWP---Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency Documentary | <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p098hsv6/roman-kemp-our-silent-emergency" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link</a>Conor O'Callaghan Instagram  | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ococalla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ococalla</a>maithiúnas Instagram | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maithiunasfilm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@maithiunasfilm</a>maithiúnas website | <a href="https://www.maithiunasfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maithiunasfilm.com</a>Alexia Kombou VO Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/alexiakombou_voiceover?igshid=13aehu4aqpf7h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alexiakombou_voiceover</a>Alexia Kombou VO Website - <a href="https://www.alexiakombou.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alexiakombou.com</a>Ned Wolfgang Kelly Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/nedwolfgangkelly?igshid=agajyp1wg570" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nedwolfgangkelly</a>---Vision &amp; Graft Podcast | <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3cc1ba9d-8294-4bc6-897a-d5729e0ae48e/shows/6ce3bfa0-9573-44fc-a389-01988b1f50ec/episodes/8f130911-2113-4ab4-8297-dd374627427e/www.visiongraft.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visiongraft.com</a>Vision &amp; Graft Podcast Instagram | <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3cc1ba9d-8294-4bc6-897a-d5729e0ae48e/shows/6ce3bfa0-9573-44fc-a389-01988b1f50ec/episodes/8f130911-2113-4ab4-8297-dd374627427e/www.instagram.com/visiongraft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@visiongraft</a>Vision &amp; Graft Podcast Twitter | <a href="https://twitter.com/visiongraft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@visiongraft</a>RWP Website | <a href="http://www.rwpreisner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rwpreisner.com</a>RWP Insta | <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3cc1ba9d-8294-4bc6-897a-d5729e0ae48e/shows/6ce3bfa0-9573-44fc-a389-01988b1f50ec/episodes/8f130911-2113-4ab4-8297-dd374627427e/www.instagram.com/rwpreisner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rwpreisner</a>---Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional  medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or read in the episode notes.

2 | Let's Start Talking | Conor O'Callaghan

Laura McKenna

Welcome to the audio edition of the special Books for Breakfast video  podcast for Mountains to Sea dlr Books Festival.  We were delighted to be the opening event for the festival, with two writers and  two Toaster Challenges. Our first  guest was  Laura McKenna, whose new, ambitious and epic novel Words to Shape My Name  has just been published by New Island. Inspired by true events, this outstanding story of failure hope and resilience traverses continents and two centuries and has at its core the unbreakable bond between the Irish rebel Lord Edward Fitzgerald and his manservant. Laura was followed by Conor O'Callaghan whose much-anticipated second novel, We Are Not In The World, about a man in the aftermath of a painful love affair driving a haulage lorry from England to France with his twenty something daughter, has just been published by Doubleday.Laura's Toaster Challenge choice was André Brink's A Dry White Season, while Conor chose Cormac McCarthy's The Road.Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Video podcast intro music was 'Homage to  Brian Keenan' by Fintan Vallely from Merrijig Creek Artwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. Support the show

Welcome to the audio edition of the special Books for Breakfast video  podcast for Mountains to Sea dlr Books Festival.  We were delighted to be the opening event for the festival, with two writers and  two Toaster Challenges. Our first  guest was  Laura McKenna, whose new, ambitious and epic novel <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/fiction/words-to-shape-my-name" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Words to Shape My Name</a>  has just been published by New Island. Inspired by true events, this outstanding story of failure hope and resilience traverses continents and two centuries and has at its core the unbreakable bond between the Irish rebel Lord Edward Fitzgerald and his manservant. Laura was followed by Conor O'Callaghan whose much-anticipated second novel, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118745/we-are-not-in-the-world/9780857526854.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Are Not In The World</a>, about a man in the aftermath of a painful love affair driving a haulage lorry from England to France with his twenty something daughter, has just been published by Doubleday. Laura's Toaster Challenge choice was André Brink's <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/104/1048145/dry-white-season/9780749399894.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Dry White Season</a>, while Conor chose Cormac McCarthy's <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/110490/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Road</a>. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href="https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Video podcast intro music was 'Homage to  Brian Keenan' by Fintan Vallely from <a href="https://fintanvallely.bandcamp.com/album/merrijig-creek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merrijig Creek</a> Artwork by Freya Sirr To subscribe to <a href="https://booksforbreakfast.buzzsprout.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books for Breakfast</a> go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

26: Mountains to Sea podcast audio edition with Laura McKenna and Conor O'Callaghan

I Care A Lot, about a woman whose  career embezzling money from older people runs into trouble, a documentary about legendary musical maverick, Frank Zappa, Tara Brady &amp; Darryl Jones review  films, 'We Are Not in the World' is Conor O'Callaghan's new novel, the story of a road trip by a father &amp; daughter, Liam Geraghty on The Muppet Show on Disney+

Film reviews - Conor O'Callaghan - The Muppet Show 

Eileen Battersby interviews Conor O'Callaghan about his novel Nothing on Earth at The Irish Writer's Centre.https://irishwriterscentre.ie http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-book-club

Eileen Battersby interviews Conor O'Callaghan about his novel Nothing on Earth at The Irish Writer's Centre. <a href="https://irishwriterscentre.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://irishwriterscentre.ie</a> <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-book-club" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-book-club</a>