Blindboy Returns

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week the one and only Blindboy Boatclub makes his much-anticipated return to An Irishman Abroad. Limerick’s most loved artist and hip-hop icon explains how his life was changed by taking his courage in his hands on a new platform, his attraction to dog videos as pure entertainment on Tik Tok and the Irish housing crisis. For the very first time he discusses how Irish artists are moving to London because they can't afford to rent in Dublin. There's also a fascinating discussion on how we expect things from those with a platform, conspiracy theories and Jarlath reveals some exciting news about the next stage of the Irishman Abroad Podcast Network. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. The Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	I love reading up about the CIA because the CIA are fucking fascinating.
0:03.8	Some of the shit they get involved in.
0:05.5	They're really dirty bastards.
0:07.4	Like, did you know the CIA?
0:08.6	You can prove that the CIA funded Pokemon Go.
0:12.4	The CIA have a company called Incutel, which is a huge amount of the American black
0:17.1	budget goes into this private company called InQTel.
0:20.4	And you can see that this is CIA funded and then you look at what do they fund.
0:24.6	And one thing they funded was Pokemon Go.
0:26.6	And you're going, what the fuck did the CIA want with Pokemon Go?
0:30.6	But really what it was is Pokemon Go, you walk out into the street,
0:35.6	someone tells you there's a Pikachu around the corner,
0:38.0	and now all of a sudden you're using your phone to map the entire road to find Pikachu.
0:43.0	So they invested in Pokemon Go as a way to harvest data in countries.
0:48.6	So if they want to, instead of having a spy satellite, they just make Pikachu appear in Korea,
0:54.1	and everyone goes out and maps the road
0:55.9	for them and then the CIA have access to that data.
0:58.6	And that's why they'd fund something like Pokemon Go.
1:01.3	For more, where that came from and to hear the complete extended cut of this interview in full
1:06.7	with no ads every week and to get access to the full back catalogue
1:10.8	of every single episode that we've ever released
1:13.6	for just the price of a pint every month
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