The Simpler Life? with James & William
James Kavanagh & William Murray are leaving Dublin, which they’ve called home together for the last 11 years, in search of a simpler life in the countryside. They’ve bought a house in Kilkenny with an acre of mature garden ready for planting & growing. They also want to raise chickens & maybe a few ducks. Listen along as the city-to-country transition unfolds and figure out with them if it truly will be a simpler life... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bye Bye Caravan, Halloween & Erica Drum
See William & James this Saturday LIVE! Buy Erica Drum's new cookbook HERE!
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NI Tayto, Oranmore & Taps
See William & James LIVE! Nov 7th
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Simple Sandwiches & Derry
See James & William LIVE! Savour Oct 24th and Live Work Visit Invest Kilkenny on Nov 7th
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Lights, Donegal, Wine!
See James & William LIVE! Savour Oct 24th and Live Work Visit Invest Kilkenny on Nov 7th
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Is Our Sink Too Big?
James wonders what William's job actually is and they both wonder if the sink they chose is too big... An interview with Cassie Stokes is at the end!
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Colour, Tiles, Ceramic Switches & Daisy Edgar Jones
James & William discuss the wonderful world of colour & meet Daisy Edgar Jones
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James Is Hangry
William didn't like Practical Magic Number Two. James is very hungry.
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G-G-Galway / Ballyvaughan
James and William are live from The West!
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Vienna, William's On The Way!
Should James join William in Vienna for the half marathon?
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Bye Dolly, House Decor Decisions, NYC
Maybe skip this one, we argue alot and it might be stressful to anxious listeners. Here's William's great NYC Map
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Sofa's Choice
William & James chose their sofa! (Sofie's Choice? Get it?)
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Beetroot Salad, Drag & Drought
William's back from his surprise annual leave, dinner is discussed & drought is revealing all sorts of things.
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ATN Recap, William's Away, Vicki Notaro Is Here
William is on annual leave - didn't give the team (James) notice though, ffs. Vicki Notaro joins James to discuss her new book.
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LIVE! From All Together Now
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Two Weddings & A Pot Filler Tap
William & James ran off in different directions to represent at two weddings, James turned 37 and treated himself to a Devol pot filler tap.
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Wedding Suit Search, Classical Studies & Indian Takeaway
William's on the hunt for wedding attire, they see The Odyssey and agree to argue less. Let's see how long that lasts.
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Madonna, The Alphabet & Glorious Cork
James gives Confessions II the thumbs up, William disses Charli XCX and they both gush about Cork
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Paris, Pride & Driving A Tractor
James was sizzling in Paris, William's learning to drive a tractor
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The Melting Life
James & William melt away while recounting James' trip to London, William's gardening job & disagreements over tiles.
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William's Drunken Adventures, Festivaling, Renovation Wo€s
William tries a new restaurant, James goes to Beyond the Pale and they realise things are becoming EXPENSIVE regarding the renovation
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Belfast Sinks & Window Dilemmas
Do James & William get a dual Belfast Sink? What about an electric or manual Velux window? WHO KNOWS
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Wedding Bells & Summer Salads
An impromptu history lesson on Sudocrem, James talks the South of France and William ponders summer salads, soon to be available at the Currabinny Caravan
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LIVE! From Curracloe Beach
James and William report live from the beach, contemplate to mo or not to mo, Kyle Minogue's Netflix documentary and dreaming of holidays.
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Gorgeous Local Walks, Food Festivaling & Two Michelin Dining
William discovers some gorgeous local walks and James takes his mistress to Cork.
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We're Back! Is William A Secret Nudist?
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Happy Birthday William!
This is basically an episode of This Is Your Life for William. Happy birthday, we love ya!
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Ice Cream, Wild Garlic & Packing Up The House
What's your fave ice cream? What would you make with wild garlic? Let us know!
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Opinionated: AI: Is It All Slop?
The row boats are here! This was probably too big of a topic to tackle on Opinionated tbh. Listen as we wade our way through a tech giant that seems like pandora's box right now. Stick around for Andrea Horan's take at the end.
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The End Is Nigh (hopefully)
James & William wait to be green-lit to start renovations, minerdles are discussed and Diana's off to the vet to investigate a mystery lump.
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Renovation Acceleration & Mitchelstown
The renovation is happeing ASAP (?!) need somewhere to live ahhhh. William contemplates on beautiful Mitchelstown
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Corrandulla & Galway
The winner of our Three No Strings Attached Podcast Tour competition is the very entertaining Ciara Daly! We invaded her home for the day and had gorgeous chats about Corrandulla, some local food businesses and bits & bobs she loves about Galway. She also ensured we were sufficiently fed and watered - we love you Ciara! This episode was powered by Three 5G Home Broadband
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Our Pond is Pregnant!
The frogs are spawning! Spring is springing! Kiwis are helping us slumber!
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Puglia, Groupies & Wild Garlic
James is whisked off to freezing Italy for work, William sees The Streets and gathers up wild garlic.
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Westport & Ballina
William & James explore Mayo, how to win a visit from them to your house & the death of nightclubs.
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Opinionated: Winter Olympics, Justin Bieber & Catherine Connolly VS The DUP
Welcome to our first bonus episode! We'll be releasing a quicky of a Sunday with hot takes on things from the world of pop culture & news. Think of it as a voicenote from us to tide you over till Wednesday xo
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St. Brigid & Erewhon
James minces around Beverly Hills (squandering the renovation savings) while WIlliam makes St. Brigid crosses. It's all go!
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Getting Political & Being Late For Yoga
William and James get properly political and William puts his foot down: James needs to change his tone. All that and more: LIVE! from The Hoxton!
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Quantity Surveying & Baby Showering
Shiz is getting REAL. Quantity surveying has begun. Babies are being showered. William & James are firmly in their mid 30s.
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The Yellow Prada Coat Cold Case
The search for James' yellow Prada coat is back on! Grab your girls, grab your magnifying glass, grab your trench coat and get hunting!
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Happy New Year!
A rundown of Christmas 2025, wishes for 2026 and the inaugural (hopefully annual) The Simpler Life? Awards. Feedback on categories welcome!
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