Episodes
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Ep15. Snippets, Reviews, Memes, and Mimes: Listening to music in 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
We discuss how people are listening to music through snippets, reviews, memes, and mimes. Do songs matter anymore? Does connection with the artist matter anymore? Is music on the decline, or is this weird shit just a natural evolution enabled by technology?
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Ep14. Righteous Indignation
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Traynor reflects on a recent run-in with an estate agent where he lost his temper and asks: am I the asshole? The Big Mouse shares a story from a recent football match where things also got heated. We both ponder: is it better to express anger in the moment, or to wait, and let cooler heads prevail?
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Ep13. Embracing the Uncool and Popular
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
We chat about how strong preferences in art and music dwindle as you get older. This can free you up to like things you previously would have despised. We also discuss running out of podcast material and the Golden Goose Model!
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
When will the CPCC ever let us be? When will be free? Can we just pop in for a metaphorical cuppa tea, or do we need to always listen intently? Join us as we attempt to answer these questions. Thank you, Listener!
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Ep11. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
On the latest episode of Feckology, Traynor and The Big Mouse discuss things that have occurred in society/technology/their personal lives in the last 20 - 30 years, that would have surprised younger versions of their selves. Featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Demolition Man, Jedward, and Dustin The Turkey!
Friday May 31, 2024
Ep10. Be Yourself on Social Media - Or else don't!
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
We chat about "one-sided" social media relationships, and our experiences with how we present our personalities to others, online and offline.
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
In today's episode, the Big Mouse and @feckinmetalcast reflect on the Decline of Drinking Culture including changes in how we socialize, consume entertainment, pursue fringe hobbies, and of course, meet people of our chosen sexual orientation (less caution to the wind, more safety, more online dating). Are things better or worse for young people - we don't know, do you, Listener? Do write into us!
Friday May 10, 2024
Ep08. Give a Man a Mask: The Quirks of Performing on Stage
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
On this episode, Traynor and The Big Mouse reflect on growing up attending single-sex primary and secondary schools in Ireland, and how it affected their abilities to interact with the opposite sex.
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Ep06. Now take a second to enjoy it Now
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
A cynical and disdainful critique of the "living in the moment" life coaches and their kernels of truth.