Episodes

  • Ohh this one is a cracker. Professor of Biochemistry Luke O’Neill walks the lads through the history of the brain. He covers everything from electrocuting dead frogs to accidentally firing a rod through your noggin and all the discoveries these events led to.

    He also casually drops in which philosopher had the brilliantly named ‘exploding head syndrome’.


    In part, one Dave finally receives the legal advice on the use of emojis that he so desperately needs

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's : https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    Sources

     

    https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/10/sport/frank-hayes-sweet-kiss-belmont-park-intl-spt/index.html

     

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/thumbs-up-emoji-costs-sask-farmer-82-thousand-1.6898686 

     


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  • In this week’s episode, Dave has recruited actor, writer, space nerd and author of the brilliant Spaced Out - A Casual Approach to the Cosmos, Kalpana Pot, to frighten all of us! So many things in space want to kill us that it’s a wonder we’re here at all! But don’t worry, Kalpana’s really sound and delivers all our impending doom stories with a touch of grace. We also learn in Part 1 about “Safety Coffins” and what’s so very wrong with The Pirates of the Caribbean ride!


    Kalpana’s book can be bought here:


    Spaced Out: A Casual Approach to the Cosmos https://amzn.eu/d/d7Kvz8y


    And she is on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kalpanapot?igsh=NG04Ym9jYWVpdzU=


    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    For more information on Neil's tour dates check out - www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    Listen to Dave on the radio at - https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732



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  • This week the lads are joined by the magnificent Dr. Kit Chapman to explain the weird and wonderful ways animals were used during WW2.

    In part 1 Neil walks Dave through the story of the Texan town that changed its name to get free TV. But both of these amazing stories frankly 

    pale in comparison to the Dave's violent attack on Neil's choice of chocolate bar. 

    You can decide who's right on this one.


    Presented and produced by Dave Moore and Neil Delamere


    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    For more information on Neil's tour dates check out - www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    Listen to Dave on the radio at  - https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732


    SOURCES:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/us/texas-town-called-dish-has-an-identity-problem.html


    Alfort jumping rabbit: Scientists solve mystery of handstanding rabbit


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  • In this week’s episode, we are in the world of noises. Certain noises can be so annoying that some people feel the need to harm the noise maker! Maybe, though, it’s not your fault. Maybe you suffer from something called Misophonia. Author of “Sounds Like Misophonia”, Dr. Jane Gregory takes us through everything there is to know about Misophonia, including her own emerging research. We also learn how useless Dave is at being a strong protective man. 


    As for the elephant in the waistcoat, you’ll just have to listen to discover what that’s all about!


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it'shttps://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs seewww.neildelamere.com/gigs


    Dr. Jane Gregory’s book: https://soundslikemisophonia.com/book



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  • This week the lads are joined by historian and comedian (not necessarily in that order) Dr Ciaran Barlett to talk about Roman triumphs. Not every podcast covering history will cover which historian was, as Ciaran puts it, “a rat bastard” but this one does.

    And to get us warmed up for all things Roman, Neil explains to Dave which man of the ancient world was the highest paid athlete of all time. Throw in some the listeners’ amazing reviews and boom you’ve got yourselves a podcast baby.

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it'shttps://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs seewww.neildelamere.com/gigs

     


    Sources

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/nzpgaq/the-fifteen-billion-dollar-athlete

    https://www.npr.org/2015/10/23/450871036/in-a-tight-spot-abducted-family-struggled-for-freedom-and-hope

     


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  • And just like that, we’re back! Season 6 is here!


    Kicking things off with a very WWYTMT?! subject is Dave’s episode on Dan Donnelly’s Arm! History nut, Jane Casey, tells the phenomenal tale of Dan Donnelly, a Dublin man who made a name for himself first in the capital and then the country when he “beat the English”! A remarkable fellow whose life only got more interesting after he died! How did his right arm become detached from his body? Why was it in a circus? And how did it end up in a pub in Meath? All these questions answered in the first episode of the new season!


    Follow Jane here: https://www.instagram.com/janecasey.ie?igsh=Yno2YjF6YW51NDlo

    @janecasey.ie


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     


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  • Well this episode does exactly what is says on the tin.

    Financial Times journalist and bona fide Italian Marianna Giusti enlightens the lads about how many of the seemingly set-in-stone and ancient culinary traditions of Italy are very recent inventions. They learn about “gastro-nationalism” and as if that’s not enough, they find out which US president actually physically cleaned up after a nuclear accident.

     

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    Sources

    https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/vr-148

     

     https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/04/04/rabies-patient-becomes-first-fatal-case-in-us-after-post-exposure-treatment-report-says/

     

     

    https://dolly.roslin.ed.ac.uk/facts/the-life-of-dolly/index.html

     

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574


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  • In this week’s episode, we learn about the man who went from slave to senator in the fledgling, revolutionary United States. Author Cate Linnebery joins the lads to explore the incredible life of Robert Smalls. Also, Dave unleashes all the facts he didn’t manage to include in the rest of the episodes of Season 5. What are older, sharks or the rings of Saturn? What animal eats the most moose? It ain’t what you think! Dave also shouts at us all as he shows why he would be the worst self-help guru ever!


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see : www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     


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  • It’s a dog-eat-dog world, right? The alpha male of a pack uses aggression and dominance to stay as the leader of the pack? Well not so much. The lads are joined by Kira Cassidy an associate research scientist with the National Park Service research program in Yellowstone to bust some lupine myths and explain who is the most important member of the wolf pack. It is definitely not who you think.

    Part 1 sees some excellent advice about how not to go to the loo in the middle of the night.

     

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see : www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    Sources

    https://museumofchildhood.ie/charles-camerons-bags-of-flies/

     

    https://www.iflscience.com/in-1849-a-mans-penis-became-lodged-in-a-bottle-through-an-entirely-plausible-potassium-explosion-59501

     


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  • Have you ever borrowed a car to nip off for a few hours? Well, that's what Bertha Benz did except it was the only car in the world and nobody had ever nipped anywhere in one before! Ever! She was the wife of Carl Benz of Mercedes Benz fame, sure, but she was so much more. An investor, a businesswoman, a pioneer and the inventor of the roadtrip! Everything about this story is wild and comic, scientist and musical theatre writer, Helen Arney, is here to tell us all about Bertha.


    In addition, we'll learn so much about streets, road, avenues, parkways and intersections that our brains will look like spaghetti junctions! Plus, we'll all laugh at rude things because rude things are fanny, sorry, funny! See, you're laughing now.

    Oh, and did you know Neil was on Live at the Apollo? Well, you will after this!


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 


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  • This week we meet David Gluckman, the man (amongst others) who invented everyone’s favourite Christmas tipple, Baileys. He must be Irish, right? Wrong. Well, he must be a food scientist? Wrong. Surely it’s his biggest impact of Irish exports? Wrong.


    To put you in the mood for such deliciousness Neil drops some food facts in part 1.


    Be warned, one of them will make you question ever having a 99 again.


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 


    Sources


    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/beaver-butt-goo-vanilla-flavoring

     

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66546779


    https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-many-bananas-would-i-need-to-eat-to-become-radioactive


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  • Imagine working your whole life on something and, when you finally get the chance to make the dream a reality, you just go, “Naaaah. You’re grand.” Well, that’s what somebody did when offered the chance to land on the moon! Who was that man? Well, Matt Hobs, scientist, comedian and moon landing enthusiast, is here to tell us all about him. Come for the guy turning down the moon, stay for the 1000 women in space story. Trust us!


    As if that wasn’t enough, we also discover how much of a chicken Dave is and what toy knocked out more teeth than any other. 


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore


    Edited by Cathal Minogue


    Music by Dave Moore


    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    Matt’s socials:

    X: https://x.com/matthobscomedy?s=21&t=rs7dRKAmcTi6x0A3nRFHlA


    Instagram: https://instagram.com/matt.hobs.1


    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 


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  • We finally have the episode when Dave says "Time is a just a construct". That may well be the case, but you still have to have major cajones to want to change the entire calendar. Enter badboy of Europe, France. This week the lads meet Dr Matthew Shaw from Queen's College Library, Oxford University who talks them through the plan to get rid of Sundays, decimalize time and rename every day of the year.


    Part 1 sees Neil explain a champagne-related coup while Dave demonstrates a frankly extraordinary ability to belch on command. Get that man on a talent show.


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore


    Edited by Cathal Minogue


    Music by Dave Moore


    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


     


    Sources:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-widow-who-created-the-champagne-industry-180947570/ 


    https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-joseph-ignace-guillotin#:~:text=When%20Guillotin%20died%20in%201814,changed%20their%20family%20name%20instead.


    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/06/letters-of-last-resort-pms-early-task-to-write-to-uks-nuclear-sub-commanders


    For more info on Neil's gigs see: www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's: https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 


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  • In this episode, Dave has uncovered an incredible tale of age-defying physical prowess and downright stubbornness! Meet Gustaf Håkansson, an elderly Swedish gentleman who cycled the length of Sweden. Twice. To prove a point. Sarah Mulkerrins, a sports journalist, who has worked with every broadcaster around, drops by to tell this incredible tale. As if that wasn’t enough, we also learn about more of Sweden’s most talented people, including the guy who has written almost as many Number 1s as Lennon and McCartney!


     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     


    https://x.com/sarahmulkerrins?s=21&t=rs7dRKAmcTi6x0A3nRFHlA https://instagram.com/sarahmulkerrinstv?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==


    https://instagram.com/sarahmulkerrinstv?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==


    For more info on Neil's gigs see www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 


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  • The internet’s version of Liam Neeson, Jose Monkey joins the lads to explain how just how easy it is to figure out where you shot that video you posted.

    Jose has amassed 1.4 million followers online by establishing the locations of videos that people send him- the phrase “Find me Jose Monkey” is fast becoming internet lore.

    He explains just how he does what he does

    Of course, an obvious accompaniment to such a delectable part 2 is a part 1 that tells the story of how pigeons used to guide missiles to their targets. Duh.

     

     

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    Sources:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/23/united-airlines-very-frequent-flyer/

     

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/badminton-black-cocks-name-reconsidered/F2LJCM34NGS46JZII36TXQISUM/

     

    https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/saga-bird-brained-bombers


    For more info on Neil's gigs see

     

    www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's

     

    https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 

     


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  • It’s SEASON FIVE! We are so grateful so many of you listen to us and we can’t believe we’re back for a fifth season!


    Dave is really easing us into this one with a simple question: what’s the worst pain the natural world has to offer? 


    In this episode, we meet Mark Vins, the CEO of one of YouTube’s most successful channels, Brave Wilderness. Mark and his friend, Coyote Peterson, have spent their days getting stung, bitten and finding out the worst pain humans can stand so that we don’t have to! Thanks, lads! 


    We also learn some startling facts and figures surrounding YouTube, including how many years it would take you to watch everything that’s ever been uploaded! It’s a very long time but not as long as Neil guesses cos he’s figured out a way to ruin Dave’s day and this means that normal service has resumed for Season 5!


    Make sure you check out and subscribe to Brave Wilderness:


    https://youtube.com/@BraveWilderness?si=QQ0tXWJksHfgxx69


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    For more info on Neil's gigs see

    www.neildelamere.com/gigs


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's

    www.todayfm.com


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  • In this week's episode, the final one of Season 4, Neil asks a question we've all asked ourselves a thousand times:

    Did General Franco rig the Eurovision Song Contest?

    This led to other questions being asked, such as:

    What?

    How?

    And

    Neil, are you ok?

    Well, it turns out that Neil's claim might just stand up and he brings in the brilliant author, journalist and documentary-maker, Richard Fitzpatrick, to present the evidence.

    As if that wasn't enough, Neil explains in Part 1 why this podcast could be weaponised by a dictator!


    Thank you all so much for listening!


    We will be back in October with Season 5.


    For more info on Neil's gigs see:

    www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's:

    www.todayfm.com/dave


    Presented and produced by Dave Moore and Neil Delamere

     

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

     

    Music by Dave Moore

     

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


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  • This week Dave excels himself for sheer WWYTMTness by explaining just why der Fuhrer had the details of your local Maxol. He has enlisted the help of Dr Joseph Quinn of Oxford University to explain Operation Green, the Nazi invasion plan of Ireland.

    If that doesn’t whet your appetite, part 1 finds Dave in military manoeuvres mode. The Allies blew a lot of stuff up during WWII. Just not in the way you might think.


     

     

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

      

    For more info on Neil's gigs see

     

    www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's

    www.todayfm.com


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  • Yeah, you heard right.

    This week with the help of ophthalmic surgeon Arthur Cummings the lads explore just why you’d want one of your gnashers inserted into your own eye.

    To counteract such gore, in part one, Neil explains which man might be the person who has saved the most human lives ever.

    Add arsonist birds and animals that willingly sacrifice their young, and we got ourselves a podcast.

     

     

     

     

    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

    Edited by Cathal Minogue

    Music by Dave Moore

    Artwork by Ray McDonnell

     

    SOURCES 

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-12/quokka-babies-daddy-long-legs-australian-animal-myths/13188740

     

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/18/soviet-officer-who-averted-cold-war-nuclear-disaster-dies-aged-77

     

    https://wildlife.org/australian-firehawks-use-fire-to-catch-prey/

     

     

    For more info on Neil's gigs see

     

    www.neildelamere.com/gigs

     

     

    To listen to Dave on the radio it's

     

    https://www.todayfm.com/


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  • Maybe, to you, Death Metal sounds like an animal enduring some kind of torture alongside an explosion in a giant metal fabrication factory. Well, guess what, those of us who listen to that music are happier and nicer people than everyone else! Professor Bill Thompson, who is associated with a number of Australian universities, has proven this in a number of incredible studies and he's here to confirm that Dave is nicer and happier than Neil. As if that wan't enough for you, Part 1 sees Dave explore the wildest and most debaucherous behaviour of heavy metals craziest stars. He and Neil get very intimate with a certain bodypart of Rod Stewart that NOBODY asked for!


    Professor Bill Thompson

    Professor: Faculty of Society and Design

    Bond University, QLD, Australia


    Professor Emeritus

    Distinguished Professor 2017-

    Macquarie University, NSW, Australia


    Adjunct Professor

    University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia


    Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore


    Edited by Cathal Minogue


    Music by Dave Moore


    Artwork by Ray McDonnell


    To listen to Dave on the radio it's


    https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808


     


    For more info on Neil's gigs see


    www.neildelamere.com/gigs


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