Meet/Cute – Details, episodes & analysis

Burlesque dancer Lavendelle met her husband in the basement of a fraternity when she was 17 – but before that, she'd had many a romantic meet/cute moment, as well as many a not-so-romantic back-of-the-cinema makeout session.

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You can follow Lavendelle on Instagram and TikTok @lavendelleburlesque.

My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK. See here for a lot of links!

I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.

Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV

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My book, This is Not About You, is out now! Get it in ebook format in the US, or in hard copy in most good bookshops in Ireland and the UK.

I co-host another podcast, Not Without My Sister, with my sister, Beatrice, available on all podcast platforms. Check out my writing on Substack.

Meet/Cute is recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and written, presented and produced by Rosemary Mac Cabe. Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: J7UUYXO9B2ZDF0SV

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you for listening to Episode 1 of Not Without My Sister, which we have tentatively titled, 'Not Without Our... Mother?' This episode is dedicated to, and focuses on, our Mother, who, for all of her Irish Mammyisms, has her own individual quirks and foibles which make her – we think – just interesting enough to dedicate an hour-long podcast episode to. We hope you enjoy it :)

If you have any topic suggestions, or subjects you'd like us to chat about, please do let us know! Leave a comment on our website or contact us via Instagram @rosemarymaccabe and @beatricemaccabe.

Here are a few of the things we reference throughout the episode. You'll find the transcription here.

• Liadan Hynes' How to Fall Apart
• Goldie Hawn's "brain breaks"
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
• Not Without My Daughter, starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina
• The Vietnamese author whose book Beatrice discusses is named Phuc Tran. The book is Sigh, Gone. You can listen to Tran discuss the subjunctive, or its absence, in this NPR talk.
• Beatrice's favourite mystery Sindy Instagram account (a Sindstagram account?) is @Sindy_the_traveler

Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe. Editing is by Liam Geraghty. Original music by Cody D. Records. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson.

Not Without My Sister is a production of The Warren.

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Alison Curtis is one of the most recognisable voices on Irish radio, presenting Today FM's Weekend Breakfast show every Saturday and Sunday morning from 8-11am. She sat down to talk about emigrating from Canada, immigrant assimilation and the radio gender gap.

Follow Alison on Twitter here and on Instagram here.

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Julie Mc Loughlin and her husband Owen left steady, full-time jobs to set up their own business after a spot of creative DIY piqued the interest of friends, family and, well, everyone who heard about their off-kilter wedding invitations. I sat down with Julie to talk about the business of business, creativity and conceptualisation, working from home and how Jando got off the ground.

This episode was, crucially, recorded before the current pandemic – and it's more important than ever to support Irish art so, if you're in the market for some new prints, check out Jando's offering.

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Limerick-based singer-songwriter Emma Langford sits down to talk about touring in Germany, producing an album with three months' notice, the importance of using your voice – and platform – to further the causes you believe in, and whether or not she's ever just thought about writing a rubbish pop song to rake in the €€€.

Follow Emma on Twitter and Instagram – and check out her new single, Sowing Acorns.

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Dublin fashion designer Claire Garvey had a week to design two outfits for Eimear Noone, the first female conductor ever to conduct the orchestra at the Academy Awards – but she didn't let that get in her way! (See the result on Claire's Instagram.) We sit down to talk fashion design, the Irish arts scene, surviving through a recession and how relying on trends will never be an issue for her.

Follow Claire on Instagram @clairegarveydesigner and check out her website, ClaireGarvey.com.

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You can follow Colette on Twitter @RedHareColette and listen to her podcasts, Science Drops, and The Critter Shed, anywhere you get podcasts.

Colette is a fellow member of The Warren, Ireland's newest podcasting network. Read more about that at thewarren.ie 

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You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe. 

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You can follow Holly on Twitter here – and sign up to her Patreon to read all about her new life.

The Irish Independent covered Holly's Kardashian-koloured moment in the sun – when her illustrations of Kim Kardashian got shared by America's first family.

If you haven't already, you can listen back to episodes of Holly's podcast, Popsessed, presented with DJ Conor Behan, wherever you get podcasts.

Holly wrote about her experience volunteering in Calais for The Irish Times. You can read it here.

Read all about Ireland's recycling targets here.

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Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe. 

You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe. 

Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx

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Lindsay Leggett IS The Sugarist – she sugars people of all shapes, sizes and genders from her Temple Bar studio.

Lindsay mentions her Dad being from Corktown, Detroit – there's a really interesting article about the history of the area from the Detroit Historical Society here.

From Lindsay's site: why sugaring is better than waxing.

If you haven't already, buy and read Lindy West's book. Please use my Amazon affiliate link because it helps me make bank.

You can check out merch from The Vulva Gallery here.

Watch the (NSFW) clip from the Australian Hungry Beast documentary news series on labiaplasty here.

The X Factor clip I refer to, featuring the Pussycat Dolls "singing" through their greatest hits, is here.

I mention Virgie Tovar and her body positive selfies – follow her on Instagram!

FINALLY, Lindsay refers to Ologies, a podcast presented by Alie Ward, the BFF of My Favorite Murder's Georgia!

(And I attributed this piece on problematic true-crime obsessions to Wired, when it is in fact from The New Republic. I'm fired.)

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Throw me $1! (Or, y'know, more!) I write a whole lot of pieces on Patreon for paid subscribers and you can be one of those from just $1 a month at patreon.com/rosemarymaccabe. 

You can follow me on all social media @rosemarymaccabe. 

Please do rate, review and subscribe to How to be Sound on iTunes – it really helps boost my ego and make me feel like I'm not wasting my time. kthx

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