Explore every episode of the podcast Deep Diving with Eoghan McDermott

In this episode Eoghan talks to photographer Conor McDonnell who has photographed everything from Kim Kardashian's wedding, to Sir David Attenborough and polar bears. He was recently added to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. He talks about being in the inner circle of celebrity, his love for the craft and getting the call to shoot Kim and Kanye's big day with 24 hours notice.

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Eoghan chats to Irish band Picture This about their meteoric rise to fame in Ireland and trying to replicate that success worldwide with the help of the biggest record label in the world.

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Eoghan chats to broadcaster and current Love Island host Laura Whitmore about her journalism beginnings, moving to London, becoming the face of an institution, why she didn’t like being incorrectly linked to Leo Dicaprio, her decision to publicly document her miscarriage, meeting Harvey Weinstein and taking over as host of Love Island under controversial circumstances.

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Eoghan chats to actor Robert Sheehan about fame, loathing Los Angeles, activism, sexuality, #MeToo, meditation and why he originally didn't think Umbrella Academy was any good.

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In this episode, Eoghan talks to two young Dubliners about their near fatal addictions to class A drugs and alcohol. This episode of the podcast is part of Recovery Month, brought to you by The Rutland Centre addiction treatment clinic in Dublin. Adult themes are discussed openly. Listener discretion is advised. Rutlandcentre.ie

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Eoghan chats to mother of Billie Eilish, Maggie, about her daughter's explosion to world fame in a matter of 18 months, navigating fame, her brushes with depression, her decision to homeschool and the challenges of fame. 

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This episode discusses how a singular police raid on a gay bar in New York in the 1960's led to what we now now as the Pride celebrations all around the world. Mark Stern from Slate Magazine in Washington talks us through the history of Pride and the commercialisation of the festival by big companies.

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Eoghan chats to Fitness YouTuber Rob Lipsett about building an empire from nothing, the personal cost of being always "on", why influencers have such a bad reputation and life inside the Love Island villa. 

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In episode one, Eoghan chats to singing sensation and social media court jester Lewis Capaldi about growing up in Scotland, auditioning on TV talent shows, adapting to his new found fame and a new appreciation for Justin Bieber. 

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In episode two, singer songwriter RuthAnne, who has written songs for Britney Spears, Niall Horan, Martin Garrix, Bebe rexha and JoJo looks behind the curtain of the songwriting industry. She talks moving to Los Angeles at 17, being mentored by The Script, making huge money very young, Michael Jackson and her #MeToo moments. 

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Joe McElderry won the X Factor in 2009 when nearly 20 million people watched him take the crown. Within 18 months he had released an album been dropped, been outed as gay and already started making plans to move on, under the unforgiving glare of the media spotlight. Here we talk that journey, the press, body shaming and re-inventing himself as a new type of star. 

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The Script have sold over 35 million albums. Drummer Glen Power navigates the rise of the band and reconciling his own personal demons before they cost him. 

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Bradley Simpson is lead singer of multi-platinum band The Vamps. He chats to Eoghan about managing ego, money, fame, mental-health and nose-bleeds! 

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Derry Girls is a cultural phenomenon. Focused on the lives of four teenage girls growing up in 1990's Northern Ireland, it navigates their teenage tribulations against the backdrop of sectarian violence. Nicola Coughlan plays Clare, a nerdy and uptight swot, who also happens to be gay. Nicola talks about her own struggles personally, professionally and mentally before the show changed her life, as well as her activism, body-shaming and her late father Martin. 

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