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Reviewed this week on GATI - East of Eden on Netflix, Carrie on Prime Video, Tall Tales & Murder on RTE and How To With John Wilson on HBO Max. Previewed are Elsinore (Aoife recently saw an early screening), the new Fontaines DC album Dopamine Chamber, and we fill you in on how to bone up on the background to the new Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, You Can See Everything, ahead of it hitting cinemas on 20 November. Plus our bi-monthly culture guide from Lauren! And a big thanks to all who attended our recent GATI quiz, we'll have another before Christmas. 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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reviewed this week on the pod: Sharon Horgan's new HBO Max series Youth; the book A Bigger Life by Louise O’Neill; the latest Resident Evil film and the Apple TV series Last Seen. Plus previews AND the Get Around To It cultural listings. Don't forget our Get Around To It Arts & Culture table quiz is back on in Madigan's this Wednesday - last few tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/get-around-to-it-arts-culture-table-quiz-30-sept-2026-tickets-1998447370883?aff=oddtdtcreator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back for a new season after our summer break! We missed you :) This week we review: The new Slow Horses season on Apple TV The Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger The Alix Earle reality TV show Earle Meets World on Netflix The new Gilla Band album Pugnello. AND we have a Culture Events Guide too - thanks Lauren! Plus we have some previews to boot. Our next arts & culture table quiz is on 30 Sept - get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/get-around-to-it-arts-culture-table-quiz-30-sept-2026-tickets-1998447370883 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Reviewed this week: the TV series Katie Price - Nothing to Hide; the film Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie; Sheila Armstrong's book The Red Mouth Previewed this week: the new Strokes album Reality Awaits, and the Prime Video series Ride Or Die, starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer. Plus: an interview with Julian Lloyd Webber about his ‘Bach, Bows & Arrows’ tour and memoir. AND we have a new section - Gig Around To It! Our gig guide, where Lauren helps you keep tabs on the big gigs happening around the country over the next few weeks. 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.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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_iThe 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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected] Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/getaroundtoitpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.