Agony Rants
Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and comedian Gearóid Farrelly have been friends for a very long time. In this new show they are widening their circle of friends to include you. If you need unwavering, unconditional support, someone to champion you or to just get something off your chest; they are ready to listen, offer advise and if necessary start a brutal campaign of revenge on your behalf. As a national treasure and mother of two Niamh is the calm, soothing voice of experience. Gearóid on the other hand has a cat and limited patience but is well-intentioned. To ge...
Agony Rants LIVE: Hen's Teeth - 8th November
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Your problems. Their opinions. Absolutely no guarantees.
Join comedian Gearóid Farrelly and Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh for a hilarious live edition of Agony Rants, the podcast where life’s dilemmas are picked apart, questionable advice is dished out and absolutely nobody is qualified to help.
From relationship disasters and family feuds to friendship fallouts and petty grievances, no problem is too big, too small or too ridiculous.
Expect outrageous confessions, hilarious tangents, audience participation and the kind of advice you should probably never follow.
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255: Animal Dilemmas
Gearóid needs a holiday after an overzealous concert goer interaction and Niamh describes her Marty Party experience.
They have a couple of excellent stories from some listeners, including a listener in Canada who has some minor embarrassments to declare, and they discuss how to extricate yourself from a WhatsApp committee group.
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254: A Course In Cop On
Gearóid needs a holiday after an overzealous concert goer interaction and Niamh describes her Marty Party experience.
They have a couple of excellent stories from some listeners, including a listener in Canada who has some minor embarrassments to declare, and they discuss how to extricate yourself from a WhatsApp committee group.
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253: Pocus, Hocus, Focus!
Gearóid is planning a solo holiday and Niamh is in full Halloween panto flow, once again they are living very different lives!
They mull over whether it's right to leave one child out of a birthday invite and if the perfect man can move plans along too fast!
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252: Pulp Fiction - A Lá Craic!
Gearóid shares his big birthday plans and dissects a pop culture reference about Niamh from a recent book. Having lived it herself, Niamh joins in to fact check every last detail.
They debate the pain of being left out of plans by friends who have more money than you, and how to navigate planning the diverse needs of a hen group.
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251: It's All About The Small Wins
Gearoid and Niamh discuss their lesser known achievements, and the reality of solo holidays. They deal with how to connect with family when your mum isn't there to remind you and is a partner really perfect if the sex is blah.
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250: 5 Years On And Still Friends
Gearóid and Niamh ponder on 5 years of Agony Rants and what has changed over those years.
They tackle how to escape a Devil wears Prada type boss without losing it and how to survive your best friend emigrating.
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249: Perhaps I Should Have Done More
Niamh shares her fabulous Donegal Camino experience with a reluctant Gearóid.
They tackle a family dispute over babysitting and a workplace dilemma of when to speak up in mixed company.
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248: Home From The Fringe
Gearoid is still adjusting to being home from Edinburgh, and Niamh helps him unload about his Fringe Trauma.
They ponder how to handle social situations when a Mother wants to hang with your friends all the time and when 4 should become 2.
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247: The State of Ya!
Gearoid and Niamh discuss who has the most Brain Fog after their very busy times, and how they are going to recover in the week ahead - spoiler alert they will recover in very different ways!
They deal, very directly, with a problem where someone gets a promotion over their best friend and help someone decide if they should attend a wedding without their partner!
Note to listeners: This episode was recorded remotely and as a result the quality is a little lower than usual. Usual studio quality will resume next week. Thank you for...
246: The Things That Haunt Us
Gearoid discusses his Dickensian woes, as Niamh lives a gig life of privilege full of Lobsters.
They ruminate on app dates that ghost you in person and when to admit to an affair with your brother's best friend.
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245: Working The Room
Gearóid discusses his many humiliations and Niamh has had a 'glow up'.
This week listeners wonder how to survive a disastrous interview and whether the grass is always greener at another job.
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244: Surprise, Surprise
Gearóid ponders Cilla and Niamh discovers her "remote locator" role in her family.
In the problems, they consider the rules of dealing with a boyfriend's best friend and when an "ex" is your partners best friend.
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244: "Surprise, Surprise"
Gearoid ponders Cilla and Niamh discovers her "remote locator" role in her family.
In the problems, they consider the rules of dealing with a boyfriend's best friend and when an "ex" is your partners best friend.
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243: "What Am I Supposed To Do With That?"
Gearoid is living it large in Edinburgh and Niamh is planning her Donegal Camino walk.
They talk about how to keep the flame alive when your kids are small and what to do with the Placenta.
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242: Good Grief
Niamh asks who rules the playlist in a car, and Gearoid speaks Garbage and Banarama.
They discuss problems relating to grief, one which deals with a needy step mother and the other with a sibling fall out.
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241: She-Ra: The Bitter Years
Gearoid and Niamh discuss van life and dancing and debate the necessity of the She-Ra reboot.
The problem's of a returning ex in a friends life and how to big up your partner to their family are discussed.
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240: To Crush or Not To Crush, That Is The Question...
Gearoid feels the lack of holidays and Niamh is sad that her phone doesn't recognise her. They ponder over a mixed marriage dilemma and mixed message relationship at work.
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239: Is There Anything You Won't Do?
Niamh discusses her punditry debut and Gearoid raves about his preparation for his upcoming Belfast Pride dance session with Stephen.
They deal with someone who left his job dramatically and a woman who worries that her sister might not have her work life balance right.
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238: Mean Girls are not for life.....
Gearoid and Niamh decide if they survived the roast and Niamh proves her commitment to the show.
They comment on how much headspace you should give Mean Girls at work, and what to do when a family member puts you in an awkward position.
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237: When Is A Stalker Not A Stalker?
Niamh is uneasy due to unwanted attention, and Gearoid tours the Mother & Baby circuit.
They tackle the old "am I the problem" in relationships and how to deal with a cul de sac neighbourhood drama.
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236: Roast of The Day
Gearoid and Niamh discuss the Roast in the Abbey which has nothing to do with food, and wonder will it test the limits of their friendship.
They ponder on how to manage a crush on a flatmate, and changing the script if you are always the joke in your friend group.
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235: AI, AI, Oh
Gearoid is fascinated with the new ability of AI to communicate with animals, and Niamh feels the onset of the World Cup.
They tackle surviving elderly parents who take extreme holidays, and curbing your tongue around unfaithful co-workers.
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234: Remember My Name
Gearoid struggles with recurring memory loss and Niamh discusses the new arrival her friend has brought into their lives.
They give their thoughts on how to introduce a partner with an unusual job to your family, and coping with problematic neighbours advances.
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233: These Weird Dreams
Gearóid describes his vivid dream trilogy, and Niamh has bragging rights on her youngest's life choices.
They discuss a 'therapy speak' problem, and respond to the age old, should your partner be in touch with their ex.
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232: Beware Of Smiling Strangers
Gearoid has big feelings about Niamh's involvement with the cool kids, while Niamh finds herself in a sticky situation of her own making!
They give tips on how to give shade to an hostile co-worker and how to deal with a power hungry cyclist.
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231: Don’t Swear, It’s Kylie
Niamh gets told off for using her words badly, and Gearoid anticipates Kylie’s new documentary!
They deal with a perfect partners problematic family, and an overprotective friend group.
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230: Hills and Thermals
This week, Gearóid faces his reptile fears while Niamh roves The Hills of Athens.
In the mailbox a listeners asks “is my date too sexy for me?“ and your hosts give their best advice on what to do with bad texters.
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229: Mic Drop
Gearóid is sharing a mic drop moment on his gig in Sydney and how his parents visited him before he left to show him support for a life choice he wasn't making! Niamh showed her listening skills as she is still in chill mode after her holiday in Athens.
They give their opinions on accessing a partners phone without their knowledge and what to do when you don't want to decorate but your partner does!
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228: Moike No!
Gearoid visited Ramsey street while Niamh was holding down the fort, navigating the challenges of the fuel protests here in Ireland.
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227: Not Quite Neighbours
Gearoid visited Ramsey street while Niamh was holding down the fort, navigating the challenges of the fuel protests here in Ireland.
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226: Coast to Coast
This week Niamh & Gearoid compare and contrast their weekend experiences, Gearoid in Australia and Niamh in Donegal.
In the mailbag listeners are asking what to do if you develop a crush on a good friend and the difficulties of working with a best friend who has a different approach.
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225: A Significant Injury
This week Gearóid confronts Niamh after his trip to the docters, while Niamh recounts her favourite Irish sayings.
In the mailbag, one listener’s brother is giving their mother awful haircuts while another is practicing his pilates moves outside of class.
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224: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
This week Gearóid nearly oversleeps before a gig, while Niamh works on perfecting the Irish goodbye.
In the mailbag, one listener’s sister has lost everything in a fire, and another is dealing with a sibling pushing some potentially dodgy investment opportunities. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present.
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223: Energised and Positive (Briefly)
This week Gearóid is entering his pottery era and Niamh wants to tap into her inner child. In the mailbag, one listener who identifies as straight is constantly being mistaken as gay. Meanwhile, another listener is struggling to cope with an ex-husband who still works at the same company. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present.
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222: The First Time Ever I Bored Your Face
Gearoid has had a harsh look at his life via Jessie Buckley and Niamh is on her soapbox about Timothee Chalamet. They also discuss the song that sends Gearoid over the edge.
In the mailbag we have a letter about a group holiday plans and a really boring problem about recycling.
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221: Tales From The Florist
Gearoid has googled Niamh and found out what inspirational advise he gave her was.
In the mailbag we have a friend group about to implode from an internal breakup and the partner of a florist who is party to scandal.
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220: Aggressively Calm
Gearoid met a very calm airport security man and Niamh is on a decluttering rampage.
In the mailbag we have a hellish birthday party for an aunt with no boundaries and a sister who is into wellness but out of touch.
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219: Even Stephens
Niamh has been forcibly removed from Dancing With The Stars and Gearoid is furious.
In the mailbag we have someone who has found out their partner is a criminal and man who has found a way to welcome his new neighbours by destroying their relationship.
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218: A Wild Trip To The Island
Niamh has had a haircut and Gearoid has had food poisoning while doing shows!
In the mailbag we have an account of a wild trip inspired by a listener hearing the letter from the friend who had lost a tooth, we also have a parent struggling with a school not enforcing it's own smart phone policy.
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