Colm O’Regan Wants a Word X 2
PATRICK FREYNE
I recorded two episodes of Colm O’Regan Wants A Word just before Christmas. It was a double bill about Building Ireland Back Better. Episode 1 Half an hour of comedy and fun chat with the very funny Patrick Freyne -he of the brilliant TV reviews and great book 'Let's Do Your Stupid Idea'- about how to rebuild Ireland culturally in 2021 once we all recover from the plague.
It features insta priests, vaccination queue skippers, the liveline reaction to the Normal People sequel, how to get people to leave a pub as well as Patrick’s mandolin debut with the theme from Wild Mountain Thyme.
Part 2 was about trying to change the politics, the economy, the everything and my guest was economist Aidan Regan. Featuring Brexit as an EastEnders character, How To Scandal, Ireland's class divide flipped on its head and obviously we fixed the housing problem.
In both, Paul Tylak and Sharon Mannion were on top form as ever.
AIDAN REGAN