The Blindboy podcast is a storytelling podcast in the Irish tradition of the Seanchaí. Seamlessly Intertwining history, fiction, cultural critique and politics into a relaxing form the author calls “The podcast hug”.

The Blindboy podcast has now exceeded 40 million global listeners and his global & recent UK tour Sold out & he was nominated for four awards at the Irish podcast awards this year which is incredible.

With humble beginnings as a short term tool to promote his first book, over the past two years this podcast has grown to international success with listnerships reaching one million per month.

Blindboy is a best selling author of fiction, who has written two collections of short stories. He has over a decade of experience writing for television, having made shows for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, MTV and RTE.

From Toronto, to London, to Sydney to Galway, Blindboys live podcasts are consistently sold out affairs where he captivates his audiences in an quietened intimate atmosphere. Drawing from his years of live performance experience, Blindboy can make a crowd of 1200 feel as though they are in a small room with only a handful of others.

He reads from his book, and he speaks with a guest. It is not an interview, but rather an intimate chat which seeks to replicate a private conversation in a public space through the language of theatre.

These live shows are spontaneously endearing and heartwarmingly engaging, there’s usually something in here for everyone to enjoy. Sometimes he may have a guest who is a person with an interesting life story to tell, and other times he might interview a person who is an expert in their field.