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ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD &... The Magic of Body DoublingDiscover how body doubling—having another person present while you work—can transform your productivity and help you tackle tasks that feel impossible alone. In this episode, Jorie Houlihan explores the science behind why body doubling works for ADHD brains, shares practical ways to incorporate it into your daily life, and provides tips for finding your perfect body doubling match.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNWhat body doubling actually is and why it's not a character flaw or dependencyThe neuroscience behind body doubling for ADHD brains and how it activates different neural pathwaysHow body doubling creates external structure when...
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ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD & Externalizing Your ThoughtsIn this practical episode, Jorie Houlihan breaks down why externalizing thoughts is crucial for ADHD brains and how to create simple systems that actually work. Learn why your working memory struggles, how to stop losing brilliant ideas, and discover foolproof strategies for remembering what matters—without creating complicated systems you'll never stick to.Don’t Miss ThisIf this episode spoke to you, make sure to:✅ Follow and leave a comment if this episode resonates with you.✅ Share this episode with a friend who needs help creating a second...
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Chris HoulihanLive Birthday Jamz - Full Sunday's mixThis is the raw uncut mix from start to stop Sunday October 12th
Thomas Craig: from start to about 1h30m
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Houlihan & Poston alternating roughly every 30 min from 5ish until close
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ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD &...Finally Knowing What the French is Going OnWhat happens when you finally get an ADHD diagnosis at 49?In the very first episode of ADHD &… with Jorie Houlihan, I share my personal story of living decades with guilt, procrastination, and shame before realizing I wasn’t lazy—I had ADHD. From forgotten appointments and abandoned planners to the surprising role TikTok played in me finally getting my diagnosis, this episode is about what it really feels like to be a late-diagnosed woman with ADHD.You’ll hear about the grief and relief that comes with an answer, why “trying harder” never worked, and...
2025-10-1413 min
ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD & Living Differently: Gigi Verrey on Creativity, Resilience, and Self-TrustWhat happens when a high-achieving woman is finally diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood? In this episode of ADHD &… with Jorie Houlihan, I talk with Gigi Verrey—digital creator, actor, financial advisor, and advocate for limb difference—about how her diagnosis changed everything.We dive into the relief and grief that come with finally having answers, the hidden ways women mask ADHD, and how traits like hyperfocus, creativity, and empathy can become real strengths. Gigi also shares her favorite ADHD-friendly hacks for work, home, and daily life.If you’ve ever felt “different” or doubted your abilities, t...
2025-10-1450 min
ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD & The Chemistry of MotivationEver wonder why it’s so hard to start something — even when you want to do it? It’s not about effort or caring enough. It’s about chemistry.In this episode of ADHD &… with Jorie Houlihan, we look at dopamine and norepinephrine — the neurotransmitters that drive motivation, focus, and follow-through. You’ll learn how ADHD brains process reward, why urgency and interest activate us, and how to use that knowledge to your advantage.Once you understand what’s really happening in your brain, you can stop blaming yourself — and start working with it.🎧 Listen now and...
2025-10-1420 min
ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD & Time Blindness (and How to Spot It)If you’ve ever said, “I’ll just do this for 10 minutes,” and suddenly hours disappear, this episode is for you.In ADHD &… with Jorie Houlihan, we’re unpacking what time blindness really is — a neurological difference that changes how ADHD brains perceive and track time. You’ll learn why ADHD often feels like living in “now” or “not now,” how hyperfocus warps your sense of time, and simple ways to make time visible again.From analog clocks to practical cues that support your focus, this episode helps you replace guilt with curiosity and work with your brain, not aga...
2025-10-1413 min
Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSeekers of The Little Ark of Kilbaha County Clare Danny Houlihans Irish Experience ShowDanny Houlihan returns after the Summer break with another episode in his series, this time the Kerryman who's Grand Mother was from County Clare crosses the Shannon Estuary into County Clare a favorite place of Danny's. This time Danny Houlihan is a Seeker a Seeker of the Little Ark of Kilbaha a Christian relic of a time now forgotten only in the the minds of its people and the memory of late Fr Michael Meehan and the Loophead Area. This is A Wild Atlantic Way Story.
2025-10-0725 min
ADHD &...with Jorie HoulihanADHD &...with Jorie Houlihan - TrailerEver feel like everyone else got the manual for life—and yours was missing pages? You’re not alone. ADHD &... is a podcast for women diagnosed with ADHD later in life who are ready to stop feeling stuck and start working with their brains, not against them.Hosted by ADHD life coach Jorie Houlihan, this show offers short, shame-free episodes with relatable insights, practical strategies, live coaching, and expert interviews—all designed for real life with ADHD. Because it’s not just about focus. It’s everything.🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday starting October 14, 2025. 🎧 Subscribe now on Apple, Spotify...
2025-08-3101 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSt Senan of Moylougha Clare Shannon Estuary Way Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Show 1In this episode Danny Houlihan travels across the Shannon River to a special place in history called MoyLougha County Clare birth place of Saint Senan of Scattery. This episode is Danny's first from the Clare County and not the last. This new pioneering series explores the Shannon Estuary Way and its rich history its people and the culture of County Clare.
2025-08-1014 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceTeampeailin Ban Listowel Famine Burial Ground Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan travels out from his research base on the Shannon to the quiet secluded grave yard of Teampeaillin Ban Listowel County Kerry.
It was here during the Great Irish Famine or Holocaust of 1846 and Black 1847 thousands were buried here a sad reminder of the areas history. The deaths were massive in the area of North Kerry during the period and the landscape lost its people culture and its precious Irish language. Danny explores the area and again weaves a history and a Story of an area of North Kerry often forgotten in the...
2025-07-1516 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Burning Part 3 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowDanny Houlihan returns to the Seaside Resort of of Ballybunion in the final episode of the current research on the evictions in the famous North Kerry Resort in 1915. The picture painted of the place and its people and the fight to rid the town of the greedy landlords and evictors.
2025-06-0514 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Burning 1914-1915 Part 2 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this the second in the series the seaside town of Ballybunion braces itself for evictions as the situation escalates 1914-1915. Danny Houlihan weaves through the old faded and lost newspapers of the day and pays a visit to a Court Room of the day uncovering local history that was long since forgotten in time. This was Ballybunion Burning a Period and a history lesson for all students and adults alike local history at its best.
2025-04-2815 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Burning 1914-1915 Part 1 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn the years of 1914 & 1915 Ballybunion was experiencing a time of change with the threat of evictions looming and the loss of their hard enterprise by a landlord and his greedy company. As documented in the media of the time a threat to their homes and their way of life indeed the seaside resort itself was on the brink. In this episode which is part one explores the events that were unfolding in a place which to all is a seaside resort. Danny Houlihan explores this hidden history of his area not known to most locals and lost to time...
2025-04-2315 min
Software Defined TalkRick Houlihan, MongoDB Field CTO on Document DatabasesBrandon talks with Rick Houlihan, Field CTO at MongoDB, about why document databases are more important than ever, how MongoDB fits into modern app architectures, and where AI comes into play. Plus, Rick shares the story of how he helped deprecate 3,000 Oracle databases at Amazon.
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2025-04-1843 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Landlord Parade Ballybunion 1874 -St Patrick's Day Show 2025 Danny HoulihanIn 1874 a unique parade took place in the village of Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland to honor a Landlord from Foots Cray Kent London England this event was steeped in history and its background is any historians dream. Danny Houlihan has undertook a massive trawl of all available material in Ireland and has linked up with the Bexley Library to uncover the hidden past of one of the areas Landlords now lost in time and the connection with a place in North Kerry now lost in time Ballyeagh and the Cashen and the small fishing village of Ballybunion in the...
2025-03-2932 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceChristmas Show 2024 The Lia Fail Danny Houlihan's Irish ExperienceIn this Special Christmas Show Danny Houlihan reflects on a past Christmas in North Kerry and its people he witnessed. This Podcast also covers the background of the famous Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny which has captivated historians in Ireland and Scotland for years. This is only an introduction to the Lia Fail The Stone of Destiny. Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience.
2025-01-1226 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSheela Na Gigs Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan travelled out to a number of Historical Places in North Kerry Ireland where the famous Images can be found on stone secreted away in the forgotten Past Life Ways of North Kerry. The Sheela Na Gig or as they have been called fertility symbols dot the landscape of Ireland many are hidden away from the eyes of the public while others are found in museums. In this exploratory episode Danny examines the applications and the places where the famous Shell Na Gig are found.
2024-12-0513 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Field Exchange Brookfield Farm 2024 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan travels out from his Research Centre in North Kerry Ireland to the Banks of Loughderg to the famous Brookfield Farm with his friends in Brilliant Ballybunion and the 2024 Filed Exchange. This is the second in the outside broadcast series recorded live on location in Ireland by Danny Houlihan.
The Field Exchange is pioneering the rebirth of our old Irish customs and and culture linking with the creative artistic talents with a strong emphasis on climate change and the re development of forestry and local food producers in Ireland and the relationship with...
2024-11-081h 30Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Hawthorn Tree Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan returns from the Summer break and the Journeys he and his friends have undertaken and the quest for more hidden places and Irish Experiences. The podcast series has just broke the 5,000 downloads World Wide a testament to Danny's hard work in researching history. The Hawthorn Tree in Ireland is one of the old sacred Trees which can trace its roots way back into antiquity A Rich Irish History.
Today the Hawthorn Tree like other Irish trees are under threat due to modern land reclamation and modern mechanisation and pollution. The history and f...
2024-10-0814 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBrilliant Ballybunion Sing for Your Supper 2024 Danny Houlihan's Irish ExperienceIn this special episode Danny Houlihan travels into the Irish countryside to the Barna Way North Kerry Ireland for a special event produced by The Brilliant Ballybunion Team Entitled Sing for your Supper.
This special Journey started from the Grotto Aghafona in Ballybunion and traveled into the beautiful Irish Country side surrounded with the sounds of the birds and the natural areas of The Barna Way. The area of focus was the Barna Way a special place adorned with tress and a lovely woodland walk and Organic Farm.
In the old days in Ireland people r...
2024-08-1253 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Gold Box of Ballinclemesig Killury Causeway Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan highlights an aspect of our ancient culture Goldsmitting in the area of North Kerry and a taste of areas beyond the County of Kerry.
On the 28 day of May 2023 I visited the old Killury Cemetery near the lovely village of Causeway County Kerry Ireland which is a mine of information and the Ring fort in the Village which is in great condition and well worth a mention and indeed a visit when you are here in Ireland on holiday or have an interest in our past.
This is a fine...
2024-06-2718 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceHere In The Middle of The Glen Danny Houlihan's Irish ExperienceDuring the Penal times primitive churches were erected in secluded places such as glens, valleys and shorelines out of the eyeshot of the English Soldiers. Built sometimes of available material such as mud and in cases roofs of sod or straw or willow woven depending on the area and the material around the area that would have been suitable for use.
Priests were being hunted down and hung the practice during the Penal Laws with lookouts being posted along ditches, hillsides and pathways to spot the approaching English Redcoats approaching with their horses.
Danny Houlihan i...
2024-04-3020 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Landlord & The Fishermen of Ballyeagh Demonstration 1880 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowThe Landlord & The Fishermen of Ballyeigh Ballybunion. In 1880 there was a demonstration to highlight the attempt to embank or close of a section of the Ballyeagh Strand by the local landlord of Ennismore Lixnaw North Kerry. A huge demonstration took place on the famous mound on the Castle Green today where the band stand is located with thousands of people attending brass bands and speakers added to the occasion with the seaside town of Ballybunion exceeding numbers stated of 12,000.
Danny Houlihan again trawls the old faded newspapers for details to throw a light once more on the...
2024-04-0334 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSaint Patricks Day 2024 Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowWelcome once more to Saint Patricks Day and to all our Irish people living abroad in the USA, Australia, Canada, England,Italy, France, Liam in Germany, and here in Ireland and to all my supporters of Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience and my members of the podcast series Have a Great Day and enjoy the parades and the music and culture that represents us here in Ireland.
Danny will be out this year on the famous pipes in Causeway North Kerry another historical place which he will cover during the year.
This episode looks back at o...
2024-03-171h 11Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Mermaid of Ballybunion Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode entitled An Mhaighean Mhara,The Sea Maiden Danny Houlihan travels back to the 1800s to an account of a Mermaid sighting on the Lady's Strand Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland.
Michael Bo Bhuide a local is the man who witness the sighting while out one early morning near the old quarry near the Blackrocks, another sighting many years later off the coast of Kilconly.
Danny explores a brief history of the Sea Maiden and the Irish verses An Mhaighean Mhara in his native tongue a first in the series not the last.
2024-02-2920 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastMake Great Decisions | Elspeth KirkmanFeeling indecisive? Ever wondered what it takes to master the art of decision-making? Join us on a thrilling journey with Elspeth Kirkman, the brilliant mind behind the groundbreaking book 'Decision Scape: The Art of Getting Perspective.'
In this episode, Kurt and Tim dive deep into the captivating world of decision-making as Kirkman takes us on an adventure through the intricacies of perspective. What if decision-making was more than just a process – what if it was an art form? Prepare to be captivated as we explore the four pillars of perspective – distance, viewpoint, composition, and frame – and uncover...
2024-02-191h 18Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceWhiskey Galore Ballybunion 1833 Ship Wreck Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience New Year ShowWelcome to Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Show New Years Episode, as a Wild Atlantic Way Champion I have kept the best episode to open the 2024 Season so sit back and enjoy the story the hidden history the Whiskey, the landlords, Old Dexter and his Coastguards, Holy Men, Sean Peadar O Chonochubhair and the events of the area and a bit of my Irish music combined that makes up Whiskey Galore Ballybunion 1833/1834.
In 1833 A violent storm erupted from the West as the SS City of Limerick under the command Captain Cooper and his brave crew made their way bey...
2023-12-3034 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceChristmas Show 2023 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWelcome to you all and to our Christmas Show this year which travels back on a number of our episodes fused with my music on my bagpipes to enhance the Christmas Spirit.
The scenic banks of the Shannon Estuary in North Kerry Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way is the starting place with a few tunes on the pipes, then I travel deep in land from the Wild Atlantic Way route to explore some rich areas of culture and hidden heritage. Abbeydorney, Gale,Killehenny and the Leathardan Walk are the places a part of our rich Irish...
2023-12-121h 30Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceHalloween The Ghosts of The Thetis Beale Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan takes us back to a night in 1834 along the Shannon Estuary when the ship the Thetis was wrecked off Beale Bar North Kerry Ireland and its history. This is a second in the series of the Thetis and covers the Ghostly story what was seen days and years after the wrecking of the ship. Ballybunion Podcaster and historian Danny Houlihan weaves his magic once more telling his areas own unique story a part of the Wild Atlantic Way coastline in Ireland.
Today in Beale North Kerry Ireland a Wild Atlantic Way...
2023-10-2810 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Willow Tree Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowThe Willow Tree Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience Show
Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way and Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience show I hope you all are well and safe my friends and if you are driving walking or jogging please take care.
In this months episode I will be adding another old Irish tree the Willow Tree to my series on native trees and their deeply rooted connections with the landscape of Ancient Ireland and its people and its applications to the lives of our people, its history and its links with our Irish Mythology an...
2023-10-0313 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceKilmoyle Church Ruins North Kerry Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan travels out once more from his North Kerry Base and explores more of the rich history on the Wild Atlantic Way Route that makes up the Kingdom of Kerry.
In this episode Danny travels inland from the coast to Kilmoyle in North Kerry Ireland and its old ruins and graveyard, a place not visited by many tourists on the tourist trail but its history is unique as the old church site dates back to the time of the Early Christian period and its foundation by a female Irish Saint now long f...
2023-09-0212 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceWethers Well and Saint Brendan Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan uncovers more history of North Kerry Ireland in Holy Wells Part 2 Hidden History.
Welcome everyone in this months episode I traveled out once more from my North Kerry base on a July day an overcast day this time to a very special place in County Kerry Ireland, A place called Tobar Na Molt Wethers Well which has been associated with the Baptism of our Patron Saint of Kerry Saint Brendan the Navigator and two other local missionary's Bishop Erc who had a settlement there near Arfdert in Lerig and St Ita...
2023-08-0521 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSamuel Lewis Visit to Ballybunion 1837 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan explores once again the old faded articles and periodicals of bygone days to find out more history in relation to seaside resorts in Ireland, when they started and the people that made up these special places after all seaside places were their homes and lives and life ways.
Using his home place again as a starting point on his journey Ballybunion as a village became internationally known for its beach, cliff walks and caves in the early 1800s, during this period we can find the sea side village of Ballybunion welcoming visitors...
2023-07-1020 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceGale Graveyard & Abbey Listowel Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny Houlihan Wild Atlantic Way Champion travels out onto one of the arteries of the Wild Atlantic Way to a graveyard called Gale Cemetery about 5 kilometres from Listowel County Kerry Ireland. Today only a grave yard marks the area where once in bygone times there was a settlement possibly Culdees/Hermits, church and abbey within its confines flourishing among the high trees that once covered the landscape near it.
In this quiet countryside grave yard with the singing birds in the nearby trees lies hundreds of our ancestors that died in the Great Irish...
2023-07-0815 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceKilnaughtin Church Tarbert Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWild Atlantic Way Champion & Podcaster Danny Houlihan explores more of the rich heritage and culture which is North Kerry Ireland.
April 16th Danny Houlihan traveled from his base in North Kerry out on a very sunny blue sky day along the Wild Atlantic Way North Kerry just beyond Ballylongford on the outskirts Tarbert County Kerry Ireland. A special place and another place Danny recommends all to see and soak up and experience Killnaughtin Church and its ancient history on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Kilnaughtin A Feast To The Senses Part 1 in the series.
2023-06-2915 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceKillehenny Ancient Parish 1 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowKillehenny Ancient Parish is today located south of the seaside town of Ballybunion North Kerry its history and culture in the area stems back to the dawn of time to 7000-4000BC.
Pre Christian Settlements, Viking Raids, and Ancient Shore Dwellers along with legends and more are covered in this but a first in the series of podcasts under the title Ancient Parish.
Wild Atlanticway Champion and podcaster Danny Houlihan travels back through the pages of its history and plots a unique course of discovery into this ancient Parish this is only part one. Thousands...
2023-06-2323 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Races 13th June 1888 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowIn this episode part 1 of our sporting section which will cover other areas in the country, Danny Houlihan will take a look back at an event the Ballybunion Races that were held in the area of the town in the year June 1888 and details the from the Kerry Evening Post and other old faded local historical sources which Danny has consulted and its ironic that this June the Ballybunion races will be held once more in Ballyeagh Strand. So I hope to get down there and sample the atmosphere and report back in another episode.
If you...
2023-06-0510 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceMay Eve Sunset Lahardane Walk 2023 Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceMay Eve Sunset Walk Lahadane 2023 Danny Houlihan.
Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way & Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Show and our May Eve Sunset Walk Lahardane 2023.
I guided a group during the May weekend to the top of Knockanore the hill of slaughter on May Eve, where once the might of the Fianna was tested against Tailc Mhic Treoin a noted warrior from Greece over the beautiful female Niamh.
Most of you will not be able to attend the walk on this occasion so I will just give you a taste of the sights w...
2023-05-0930 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceFr Mortimor O’ Connor Champion of The People Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceIn this episode which is a first in the series Danny Houlihan deals with historic individuals along the Wild Atlantic Way. In this episode Danny covers a brief history of a local Priest and Champion of the People the late Fr Mortimer O' Connor Parish Priest of Ballybunion who lived in the area in the 1870s.
This crusading Priest took on the power the money and the might of the Landlords to secure the small tenants their holdings and public rights in the area of Ballyeagh and Ballybunion and further afield.
In this episode Danny H...
2023-05-0826 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceTales from The Seaside 2 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowDanny Houlihan looks back at the old faded newspapers of the times in 1900s and comments it made on the developing seaside resort in Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland. Again after years of praise like other places which will be covered in the series Danny describes the town and what was ongoing and according to the press what was needed in improvements. In the 1930s there was a drive to light the seaside resort in the North Kerry town with local people promoting the idea of a locally built power plant this was achieved after many meeting and many funny...
2023-04-1711 min
The Houlihan NarrativesBill Yankee: Not Like They Showed On T.V.Bill Yankee actually knows how to throw the houlihan…
…which is just one of his many talents! As a teacher, a rancher, a trucker, and an artist, he’s touched the lives of many during his more than 40 years spent living in Lander.
He told this great story at our event, held on January 6, 2018 at the Bhava Shala in Lander, Wyoming. Our theme that evening was “Any Minute”.
See photos and learn more about Bill at this episode's page.
Music for this season comes from artist Jason Tyler Burton, featuring the song “On My Mind” fro...
2023-04-1016 min
The Houlihan NarrativesWilly Ratz: Casually Finding MyselfWilly Ratz is one of a kind…
…who can do it all. He’s got a foot in science, he’s an excellent cook, and quite the photographer. He can fix your bike, tell the best jokes, and make a mean chocolate cake.
He told this story at our very first Houlihan Narratives event, held on November 4, 2017 at the Bhava Shala in Lander, Wyoming. Our theme that evening was “Time Out”.
See photos and learn more about Willy at this episode's page.
Music for this season comes from artist Jason Tyler Burton, featu...
2023-03-2013 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSt Patricks Day 2023 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowSt Patricks Day has arrived again and around the World Irish celebrations are under way with parades and our music song and dance that show case our rich diverse culture and heritage.
In this episode Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience celebrates the day with a taste of History and music which will put you feet tapping. Danny looks back at a few of his podcasts Holy Wells and Lisslaghtin Abbey in Ballylongford with a few tunes weaved into the story on his pipes along the way. Enjoy & Happy Saint Patricks Day 2023.
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2023-03-1723 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Ash Tree Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowWelcome to the Wild Atlantic Way & Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience.
I Hope your all keeping well my friends.
In this episode I will cover one of our native Irish tree The Ash Tree and its associated legends and lore.
The Ash Tree or Crann Fuinseoige is highly regarded in Ireland along with the oak and yew trees and can traces its roots back to the dawn of time. A native tree which in bygone times was venerated by the people of Ireland and its ancient customs and our old Ogham Calendar of Tr...
2023-03-1409 min
The Houlihan NarrativesThe Story of The HoulihanStories gain their power by being told. And heard.
We often hear ourselves in the stories of others. And while Lander is our town, it's also every town. You're going to hear yourself, your neighbors, and your friends in these stories.
Each of our story-telling events is tied to a theme and invites community members to present their stories in front of a live audience.
We’ll be sharing some of those stories here.
Music for this season comes from artist Jason Tyler Burton, featuring the song “On My Mind” from his album Lost Be...
2023-02-2103 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Hazel Rod & The North Kerry Diviners 1 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowThe Hazel Rod made from the Crann Coill or Hazel Tree is famous in Irish Myth & Legend and the famous Salmon of Knowledge. Hazel Rods were used in Ireland many years ago for various purposes such as divining for wells and for the location of missing people. In this episode Danny Houlihan travels out again along the Wild Atlantic Way and its history to sample another two recorded events he has documented and indeed witnessed with the famous Hazel Rod a part of the history of Ireland
If you would like to support my research which is...
2023-02-1313 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSt Augustine Ballyduff Wilson Gun 1887 Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceA New Church in Rattoo St Augustine Wilson Gun 1887
In this special episode Danny Houlihan returns once again to Ballyduff and through the faded brown documents and old newspaper clippings from old scrap books of the day takes a journey back in time at a part of a shared shared history between Ballyduff and Ballybunion a unique Church commissioned by the late Wilson Gun and his wife of Ballyduff North Kerry Ireland in the year of 1877 and 1879.
Indeed not many visitors to the area may know that located on Sandhill Road in Ballybunion there were tw...
2023-02-0113 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceAsdee County Kerry Ireland Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowIn this episode of the series Danny Houlihan visits a famous holy well along the Shannon side in North Kerry Ireland called Tobar Eoin and the associations with the famous America Out Law Jesse James and the John James family of the 1820s onwards from a long-forgotten place called Snugborough Asdee.
Long lost names and tradespeople that made up the history and fabric that is Asdee North Kerry Ireland are spoken of once again. All are brought back in focus of the past lifeways with local historian Danny Houlihan consulting sourced information and tattered fragments of brown...
2023-01-2037 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Golf Club The Early Game of Golf 1893 Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Golf Club 1893 The Early Game of Golf Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience
Today the famous Ballybunion Golf Course is World renowned for its two championship golf courses the Old Course and the Cashen Course.International golfers have visited the course over the years and the club has hosted many events including Murphy’s Irish open in 2000 including visits from famous International golfers who come to play the famous links yearly.
In this short historical visit back to the famous fairways and the faded brown pages of old newspaper clippings and available material from the year...
2023-01-1724 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Pier Landing Place 1892 Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowDanny Houlihan historian and Author of Ballybunion An Illustrated History explores events that happened during the later stages of the 1800s in Ireland delving into the faded newspapers of the those bygone days uncovering hidden gems of the past a part of our Irish Heritage.
Welcome once more to my podcast series which is going from strength to strength exploring the rich history of our famous countryside of Ireland.
During the course of my research I have uncovered many historical events that have taking place in areas today which are well established from the 1800s...
2022-12-2713 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceChristmas Show 1 Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceHappy Christmas to you all from Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Ireland from the banks of Shannon River. In this special show I will travel back to a few episodes I recorded this year which was my first year podcasting. I hope you all will enjoy the places I visited and the history that is still in these special areas of North Kerry. In the podcast I will travel back to the times of the famous castles in the area of North Kerry fused with some of my music on the my pipes.
Happy Christmas to you all...
2022-12-251h 03Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Lights of Lisseen Rua Bromore Cliffs Danny HoulihanBallybunion Podcaster & Historian Danny Houlihan relates a story possibly one of the last related oral folklore tales of the Doon, Bromore Cliffs & Kilconly area which was related to him by a local historian & Folklorist now departed.
The coastline of Doon, Bromore and Kilconly was not a place at night where one should wander its was according to the ancients the realm of the other world a place not to venture. In this folklore tale a local man making his way from Ballybunion had an experience which left a mark on his life forever and the few that...
2022-09-2512 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Sea Lark & The Great Irish Holocaust of 1846 /1847 Ballybunion Danny HoulihanIn this episode Danny Houlihan opens a page in his local history forgotten and confined to an old faded book, a period of immense hardship that was put and executed military style on our local Iraghticonnor people of the area in 1846 and 1847 this was called Droch Shaol (The Bad Life).
The Great Irish Holocaust of 1846 & 1847 commonly known as The Famine. This period heralded the extermination of the Irish language its people and our native culture and music to an extent many more years will have to be dedicated to research to uncover the full truth and whole...
2022-09-2025 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceCliff Walk Ballybunion Danny Houlihan Wild Atlantic Way ChampionWild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan takes us on a Journey from the Castle in Ballybunion to the famous caves of the town which in 1834 was visited by famous writers and Geologists both William Ainsworth and writer Alfred Tennyson and later many more.
Leaving the historic strand Danny follows in the steps of many famous people onto the walk where the views are extensive of the town and its Wild Atlantic Way landscape. This area is where Danny Houlihan’s famous Wild Atlantic Way Tour was founded. We follow Danny as he relates his story and unearths th...
2022-06-0220 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceMarconi Radio Station YXQ Ballybunion Anniversary Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceOn the 19th of March 1919 Marconi Radio Station YXQ transmitted the first East to West Voice Speech Transmission from a wireless station on Sandhill Road Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland to a receiving station at Louisbourg Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada.
Transmissions were successful with Marconi Engineer W T Dirchem’s voice heard at Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada using pioneering Valve technology and a Telephony transmitter.
Prior to the Marconi Company and engineers arriving in Ballybunion, the station was owned and operated by Universal Radio Syndicate LTD of London using pioneering Arc Technology designed by Vl...
2022-03-1922 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceSt Patricks Day Show Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceJoin Danny on his St Patricks Irish Show,Danny is a Bagpiper historian sit back enjoy, its Ireland as he weaves a tapestry of Danny's Houlihan's Ireland.Ps Bagpipes are on this podcast/Low Whistle
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2022-03-161h 01Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceShip Wrecks of The Shannon Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience ShowIn this episode Danny travels back to the days of the ship wrecks during the 1800s on the Shannon Estuary Ireland on The Wild Atlantic Way North Kerry Ireland. The Thetis still to this day is with us, all that remains is a few wooden ribs buried in the sands of Beale and the memory of that faithful night many moons ago and that of SS Premier which sank without trace in the Shannon Estuary, all interwoven into a rich tapestry which is Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience. In the episode Danny Houlihan consults newspapers from the 1800 period and the...
2022-03-0618 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceMary O Malley Young Danny Houlihan’s Irish ExperienceIn this episode Danny Houlihan highlights a special woman Mary O Malley Young, who left her mark on the people and the landscape of Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland in 1868, this mark will be there for years to come.
Mary was a kind person to all including young orphan children and locals alike. Mary was a local woman from Kilconly who married a tea planter by the name of John Young. Marys life and family spanned a history which saw the rising evictions in her area resulting in Mary moving to Kilrush working at Crottys and it has...
2022-02-1512 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceCarrigafoyle Castle Ballylongford Danny HoulihanIn this episode I will travel along the North Kerry Coastline on the Wild Atlantic Way to Ballylongford to its Castle Carrigafoyle, to explore a part of its rich history.
Strategically located on the inland estuary Carrigafoyle Castle commanded the respect of all who arrived in the estuary within its banks.
From Ri Na Fhile on Doon Promontory Ballybunion ruled an O Connor chief, from this area the clan ruled the Kingdom of Ciar for centuries and later Lords of Iraghticonnor.
The Clan later moved along the coastline of North Kerry building many s...
2022-01-1012 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallylongford Lisslaghtin Abbey Danny HoulihanIn this episode Danny Houlihan takes a journey out along the North Kerry Coastline to Ballylongford and its famous Abbey/Friary known around the World as Lisslaghtin.
The story unfolds its rich history and the many raids that Abbey and its friars suffered at the hands of advancing forces. Lisslaghtin is a must for all to visit when arriving in Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way.
2021-12-0609 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceStanding Stones Danny HoulihanStanding stones erected by our Irish ancestors dot the landscape of Ireland. Built way back in antiquity to mark a place of burial of a chieftain or special member of a clan.
In this episode Danny Houlihan takes a look at the standing stone and its importance to ancient Ireland. In researching standing stones other items have been found, such as Cist graves, and items of settlement such as the old mill stones or Quern Stones, Danny rolls back the history on the quern with a brief look at how it was made and operated. In modern...
2021-11-1507 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Fulachta Fiadh Cooking Places Danny HoulihanIn this short episode Danny Houlihan relates the history of our out door cooking places of Bronze Age Ireland called Fulachta Fiadh, Fulachta refers to a cooking place and Fiadh a deer. All that remains of these priceless relics today are the heaps of burnt stone that lie buried on the landscape of Ireland.
This is the first in the weekend episodes which deals with items of settlement that have been found here in North Kerry Ireland.
2021-11-0506 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Castle Danny HoulihanBallybunion Castle County Kerry Ireland is the most famous landmark on the North Kerry Coastline on the Wild Atlantic Way. Its Origins can be traced back to its promontory history,Early Christian site then its construction during the Medieval Period.
Danny Houlihan Author/ Historian and All Ireland Champion Piper takes us back on a voyage of discovery with the research he has compiled to date. The castle's prior history during the late Iron Age then Early Christian Period.
Through its people its heritage & its rugged coastline this is truly Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience.
2021-10-2517 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceKilconly Danny HoulihanNorth of Ballybunion North Kerry is a very special place called Kilconly, steeped in history myth and legend. In this episode Danny Houlihan Journeys back to the Early Christian Period and relates the story of a monk called Chonnla and a battle with a huge serpent coupled with the history surrounding the church. This podcast is another snapshot of the vast history of this special place.
2021-10-2411 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Castle Danny HoulihanBallybunion Castle County Kerry Ireland is famous as the International logo for Ballybunion. Danny Houlihan Historian relates its history a part of our past and a part of our heritage.
2021-10-2217 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceRing Forts of Our Ancestors Danny HoulihanThe landscape of Ireland is marked by the old homesteads of our ancestors the Ring Fort or Rath. Danny Houlihan in this podcast takes a short journey into some of the forts in his area near Ballybunion in North Kerry. This podcast is not a complete history but again a snapshot of our golden heritage. Through its people, its heritage and its rugged coastline this is Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience
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2021-10-1914 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion in Myth & Legend 2 Danny HoulihanIn this short episode Danny Houlihan concludes the series for the present with myths and legends from the Ballybunion area. These myths were gathered by Danny Houlihan 30 years ago in the old oral way, local tales were recorded by Danny Houlihan from people who's ancestors lived in the area during the Great Famine while some deal with the famous Fianna others are locally founded in myth. Please note all music on Danny Houlihan's Podcasts are by Danny from his albums and can be purchased from the Amazon Music site, all proceeds will be used to keep the podcasting up...
2021-10-1105 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Holy Well Danny HoulihanThe tradition of holy wells can be traced back to the Early Christian Period in the area, with many myths and legends associated with the site. Ancient customs which are now forgotten were once practiced there, and customs preserved. Later on Pattern days emerged with mass celebrated at the local church of St John's followed by a procession to the local well for prayers, however what started out as religious occasion ended in public disorder. Ballybunion and it Pattern Day history is indeed colourful. In this short podcast Danny Houlihan travels back to the famous well in Ballybunion, once...
2021-10-0604 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceNine Daughters Hole Story Danny HoulihanThe Great O Connor Chieftain and his nine daughters features in this short podcast, Danny Houlihan weaves his tapestry once again on the history of the Ballybunion area. Viking raids coupled with the O Connor Clan are all deal with at the swing of legendary O Connor sword, all interwoven into Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience
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2021-10-0405 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Bronze Age Cist Graves Danny Houlihan.Ancient Burial Rites in the Ballybunion area were forgotten until building works during the 1980s uncovered the remains of our past, my late father Sean Houlihan with his JCB un-earthed one such grave called a long stone lined Cist. These stone lined graves date to a period of our history when the rites of the dead were treated with great ceremony. In recent research I have uncovered another Cist grave which was found during the 1800s. I will return again during the series to explore more on the Cist grave.
2021-10-0305 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBeale Stone Alignment Danny HoulihanDanny Houlihan moves out again from his Ballybunion base and travels along the coast to Beale a few miles from Ballybunion. This area is steeped in history and folklore & Irish culture. In this short podcast Danny visits the Beale Stone Alignment, passed by thousands of visitors each year, these priceless relics of our past stand out with the Wild Atlantic Way as their backdrop. On the approach to Beale just beyond Killconly Church over looking the Shannon Estuary the last of our famous landmarks stands. Our Home Our Place again this is just a snap shot enjoy all. Danny...
2021-10-0303 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Castle Danny HoulihanJoin local historian Danny Houlihan on journey of discovery, back to the promontory fort and castle that is today the ruin of Ballybunion Castle. In this episode Danny relates the history he has compiled to date and weaves a unique tapestry of local history.Through its people and its heritage this is truly Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience
2021-10-0217 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceRattoo Round Tower Ballyduff Danny HoulihanIn this episode Danny Houlihan travels out from his North Kerry base to explore the rich history of the famous Rattoo Round Tower Ballyduff Tralee, the monks that once chanted there, the abbey and its past. Danny visits Derryco grave yard with its connections with viking raids and moves in land to Dysert in Lixnaw where we hear of the saint and the legend. This again is just but a snapshot of our great history of the area. It should be noted there are many history papers written about Rattoo Round Tower and fine films made of the area...
2021-09-2717 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceDwellings in the Sandhills of Ballyeagh Danny HoulihanIn this episode 1 Danny Houlihan traces the hidden history surrounding the settlements which existed along the sand dunes of Ballyeagh Ballybunion. This podcast explores the information to date Danny has researched combined with available material to date. A hunter gatherer community, their hand made tools and the animals that made up their life along the coastline of Ballybunion North Kerry. This research is ongoing and will be updated in the future.
2021-09-2314 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallyeagh Faction Fight 1834 Danny HoulihanIn 1834 one of Irelands Greatest Faction Fights took place south of the present town of Ballybunion in a place called Ballyeagh. Thousands of people fought in the faction fight which took place at the annual race meeting on the strand, hundreds were injured and many killed on that faithful day. Danny Houlihan has consulted relevant documents and existing newspapers from the period which are many and are on public record. This is by no means a full history but a snap shot of the event
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2021-09-2017 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceBallybunion Castle Danny HoulihanBallybunion Castle County Kerry Ireland has a rich history which can be traced back to the Iron Age and Early Christian Period. The arrival of the Normans and the local landlord which shaped the history of the famous Castle Green. Join Danny Houlihan in this episode which he has researched to date on the famous ruin.
Through its people its heritage and its rugged landscape this is truly Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience
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2021-09-1817 minDanny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceMyths & Legends of The Ballybunion Area Danny HoulihanExperience some of the Myths & Legends of the Ballybunion area with local historian and musician Danny Houlihan
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2021-09-1715 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastGrooving: On the Principle of Scarcity[NOTE: This episode is republished from #74 in June 2019.]
This episode is a discussion on the principle of scarcity. Kurt and Tim attempt to illuminate the power of this very fundamental effect in behavioral science with some real-world examples. Simply put, the scarcity effect is that people want more of those things they can have less of. It’s terribly powerful and is evident in many aspects of our lives.
“Sale ends tomorrow” is one of the strongest tools in a marketer’s handbook, and Kurt and Tim discuss that and others and the ways they impact b...
2020-07-1509 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastKaty Milkman, PhD: Using Behavior Change for Good[NOTE: This is a republished episode from #99 in November 2019.]
Katy Milkman is no ordinary behavioral scientist. She’s a Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at Wharton. She has a secondary faculty appointment in the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical School in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She’s Co-Director, with Angela Duckworth, at the non-profit Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She’s the host of one of our favorite podcasts, called Choiceology, she is in the middle of writing a book, and she’s a Mom and Partner all at the same time!
We a...
2020-07-1258 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastCovid-19 Crisis: Caroline Webb, Senior Advisor at McKinsey, on The Value of Where We Place Our Attention and Amplifying CertaintyCaroline Webb, a Senior Advisor at McKinsey, is an executive coach, author, and speaker specializing in insights from behavioral science to improve our lives at work. Her book on that topic, How To Have A Good Day, has been published in 14 languages and in more than 60 countries. One of her past jobs was to contribute to the world economic forecast, and she is fluid in her ability to speak with authority on a wide spectrum of topics. This session was recorded in February 2020 in the early days of the lockdown and we realize Caroline's words of encouragement to identify e...
2020-07-0554 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastEthical Application of Behavioral Science in the WorkplaceIn this special edition, bestselling author and Forbes contributor, Rodd Wagner, organized a question-and-answer session with Kurt and Tim in front of a live audience to discuss whether behavioral sciences could be applied to corporate environments in ways that allow leaders to manipulate their employees. And, if so, where does that land on the ethical spectrum?
Rodd has grown increasingly intrigued and sometimes concerned that behavioral science has reached a point of refinement and adoption that it could create an unprecedented and unfair imbalance in the social contract between companies and the people who work at them.
2020-02-231h 08
Behavioral Grooves PodcastGrooving: The Behavioral DiagnosisIn this grooving session, Kurt and Tim share how to conduct a behavioral diagnosis. A behavioral diagnosis is a tool we use to uncover the underlying drivers of behavior inside an organization to bring about meaningful change, all with the use of applied behavioral science.
Kurt and Tim have been conducting behavioral diagnoses for many years and have found that leaders often don’t understand why their employees behave the way they do – particularly when it comes to employees response to changes in the workplace. Leaders all too often expect announcements of corporate changes will be met by ra...
2020-02-0228 min
Chris HoulihanHanging with Houlihan 001This is just the audio version of my new series "hanging with Houlihan" - There will be a youtube video of the set here in the next week to 10 days
1)Rain - Lee Burridge, Lost Desert
2)Another Green Mile - Armen Miran
3)Ardeo - Bona Fide, M.O.S., M.O.S. & Bona Fide
4)Bob Fossil (Armen Miran Remix) -Gab Rhome, Mark Allow
5)Maqam (RIGOONI Remix)- Roi Ferrari
6)Without Looking Back (GMJ Remix) - lucas Rossi
7)Albion (Air) - Framework
8)Iceman - Analog Jungs
9)Everytime (Paul Thomas & Dylhen Extended Remix) - Lustral
10)Temporary Sanity (Cornucopia Remix) -Sahar Z, Guy...
2019-11-301h 06
Behavioral Grooves PodcastVictoria Shaffer: End of Life Decision ToolsVictoria Shaffer is a researcher and professor at the University of Missouri. Victoria focuses on applying decision psychology and behavioral economics to medical decision making. In particular, she is researching judgment and decision making and how they impact the design of patient decision support tools.
Tim and Victoria met working on a field research project with Dan Ariely, PhD because of her work on non-monetary rewards with Scott Jeffrey, PhD. She was pushing back on common sense preferences, such as money is the best motivator, just as she is today with her work in the medical field.
2019-10-271h 21
Behavioral Grooves PodcastChris Matyszczyk: Listening to Music While You WorkOur guest in this episode is a prolific writer and observer of the human condition, Chris Matyszczyk (pronounced ma-TIS-chick). We talked with Chris about a variety of topics including
advertising, the psychology of who we are, including an unplanned psychoanalysis of Tim’s desire to be heard as a musician. We also talked about politics and referenced Brexit, life at Google and Facebook, and, hold the phone: how World War will be won by the best nerds.
All of this got started because we saw an article Chris wrote that caught our attention. It was a...
2019-08-121h 26
Behavioral Grooves PodcastScott Jeffrey: On JustifiabilityBecause we're taking a little break, we are republishing one of our favorite episodes: a conversation with Scott Jeffrey, PhD from Monmouth University in New Jersey, recorded in December 2017. Our conversation was so engaging that we wanted to make sure no one misses out on it. The original audio from this was only our third podcast we’d ever recorded, and it was a recorded with the simplest tools available. That said, we hope you enjoy the content.
In this episode, we discuss the concept of justifiability with one of its earliest researchers, Scott Jeffrey, PhD. Scott wa...
2019-08-051h 08
Behavioral Grooves PodcastGrooving: On Cognitive DissonanceWe met up with Kathleen Vohs, PhD at our Behavioral Grooves Meetup in Minneapolis on the evening that her op-ed article appeared in the Washington Post on July 18, 2019. She had been asked by the newspaper to write a piece explaining how supporters of President Donald Trump could continue backing him in light of his, “send them back” comment in a tweet.
The tweet referred to 4 first-term congresswomen of color. All of them are US citizens and only one of them was born outside the United States: Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. Representative Omar is from Kurt and Tim’...
2019-07-2115 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastMatt Loper: Helping Patients Adhere to Medication PlansIn this episode, we spoke with Matt Loper, CEO and Co-Founder of Wellth, an app that helps people with chronic conditions improve their health through better adherence to their prescriptions. Matt’s company works with healthcare providers and insurers to provide rewards for patients who need small behavioral interventions to stay on track.
Wellth does this by “giving” patients money at the start of each month to take their pills. To prove they’re on track, they use the Wellth app to take a photograph of their medicines in the palm of their hand. But every day that the...
2019-07-141h 29
Behavioral Grooves PodcastGrooving: On LikingIn this episode, Kurt and Tim explore Robert Cialdini’s Fifth Principles of Influence: Liking. In it, we groove on the very powerful tool for influence and persuasion and give examples of how to apply it.
In short, we like people who like us and are more willing to do things for others who we like. We can find aspects of liking and similarity on a multitude of levels, and this subconscious bias impacts much of what drives our behavior. There are three key things to keep in mind when it comes to maximizing the impact of li...
2019-07-0710 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastNurit Nobel: De-Biasing the Recruiting ProcessIn this episode, we spoke with Nurit Nobel, who is living in Stockholm, Sweden where she’s working on her PhD. Nurit is a co-founder of Impactually, along with one of our favorite guests, Christina Gravert, PhD. Impactually is a behavioral science consultancy that is firmly grounded in both academic rigor and real-world experience.
Nurit, who is related by marriage to the family associated with the Nobel Prize, talked about Impactually’s BOOST model, which is a practical tool for behavior change. The majority of our conversation was focused on a client case study about de-biasing the recr...
2019-06-301h 20
Behavioral Grooves PodcastGrooving: On ScarcityThis episode is a discussion on the principle of scarcity. Kurt and Tim illuminate the power of this very fundamental effect in behavioral science with some real-world examples. Simply put, the scarcity effect is that people want more of those things they can have less of. It’s terribly powerful and is evident in many aspects of our lives.
“Sale ends tomorrow” is one of the strongest tools in a marketer’s handbook, and Kurt and Tim discuss that and others and the ways they impact behavior. We also talk about the implications of scarcity and how scarcity...
2019-06-0908 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastRoger Dooley: Friction and EngagementRoger Dooley is the author of Friction, his newest book that summarizes great examples of companies do good things to reduce friction for customers and some not-so-good things to increase friction. Roger is also the author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing.
He is the founder of Dooley Direct, a marketing consultancy, and frequent speaker on the topics of marketing and neuroscience. Roger even has ties to Carnegie Mellon as he earned his engineering degree there then went on to complete his MBA from the University of Tennessee.
In this episode, w...
2019-05-261h 26
Behavioral Grooves PodcastJulie Downs: From Sexual Health to the SahelJulie Downs, PhD is an associate professor of psychology in the Social and Decision Sciences department at Carnegie Mellon’s Dietrich College and fits perfectly into the cross-disciplinary culture of the group. Her interests have spanned anthropology to healthcare to economics and her zest for each of them is undeniable.
Our discussion with Julie started with some of her latest research on how to help women make the proper vaginal insertion of an HIV-prevention drug. While scientists at the University of Pittsburgh are developing the medicine, Julie is focused on the behavioral aspects including the proper way to...
2019-04-2852 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastSilvia Saccardo: Ethics of Decisions and Italian RapSilvia Saccardo, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Social and Decision Sciences department in the Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. Our conversation with Silvia is the fourth in our series on Carnegie Mellon professors.
We sat down with Silvia in Porter Hall on a chilly day at CMU to discuss her findings on how motivated cognition and hidden biases shape our ethical (and unethical) decision-making. Her research on bribery and lying has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and we found her work with the Dictator Game particularly interesting, es...
2019-04-1756 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastAmit Sood: The Ultimate Happiness DoctorLooking for a simple 5-step plan to be happier? Our guest has one.
Amit Sood, PhD is an author and physician at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in pediatrics, internal medicine and oncology and he also maintains certificates in acupressure, yoga and reiki. His books include two particularly relevant volumes that formed the basis of our discussion: The Guide to Stress-Free Living and Handbook for Happiness. He’s a remarkably well-rounded and humble healthcare practitioner as well as a highly productive author. It’s clear from talking with him that he cares deeply about his...
2019-03-311h 11
Behavioral Grooves PodcastFrancesca Gino: Curiosity and Rebellion Makes Your CareerImagine a company where 100% of the employees are rebels – would it be chaotic or wonderful? Our guest from the Harvard Business School, Francesca Gino PhD, argues that rebels are not just essential, but they can improve corporate effectiveness.
Francesca is a professor and researcher at Harvard Business School who describes herself as a curious behavioral scientist, passionate about teaching and helping leaders make wiser decisions that can improve their lives and those of the people around them. She’s the author of dozens of peer-reviewed articles on decision making and her books include Sidetracked (2013), and more recently, Rebe...
2019-03-241h 18
Mary Houlihan's Li'l PodcastFinding Madison (Pt. 1)September 1, 2018. Mary Houlihan & Eliza Hurwitz intend to record a new episode of their hit coupon-centric podcast "Coupon Cuties," but never do. Why? Because Eliza's roommate and best friend Madison, an American Girl Doll, has gone missing.In the wake of this tragedy, Mary decides to shed her role as co-host of a niche bargain-hunting podcast and take on a more important one: private detective.Will she find Madison? Can Eliza be trusted? And does Arthur the Aardvark have anything to do with Madison's disappearance?---SIGN UP FOR PATREON...
2018-09-1325 min
Mary Houlihan's Li'l PodcastHouse Bitch! (w/ Clare O'Kane)Welcome to the one and only Real Housewives Podcast devoted EXCLUSIVELY to The Real Housewives of Vacaville! Your host Mary Houlihan delivers all the sick Vacaville recaps and steamy hot Vacaville goss you've been craving.This week, Mary welcomes model/film critic/skateboarder/astronaut/guitarist/slash/Slashs Hat, Clare OKane onto the show!---SIGN UP FOR PATREONSupport the show to get access to exclusive zines, prints, paintings, newsletters, and more!https://www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan---PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts...
2018-08-301h 00
Mary Houlihan's Li'l PodcastMary Houlihan's Li'l Podcast TrailerMary Houlihan's Li'l Podcast Trailer---SIGN UP FOR PATREONSupport the show to get access to exclusive zines, prints, paintings, newsletters, and more!https://www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan---PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.MARY HOULIHANS LIL PODCAST IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mary-houlihans-lil-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-05-0802 min