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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 14h

Ice lollies with ice cream inside are an abomination. Make your mind up, you're either an ice lolly or an ice cream not both. The combination is revolting.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 1d

Say what you like about Australia's health system but every time I dial 000 I'm met by unreasonably attractive paramedics. Seriously, It's enough to put you off your medical emergency.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 1d

Say what you like about Australia's health system but every time I dial 000 I'm met by unreasonably attractive paramedics. Seriously, It's enough to put you off your medical emergency.

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Ian Winick, Translator & Copywriter @ianwinick.bsky.social · 7d

Loved this episode 😍

Not just my section, of course, but finding out what music my fellow guests associated with "joy".

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 11d

Rejoice, episode 3 is out now! This week is all about The Sound Of Joy.
Guaranteed to lift your mood!

Wherever you get your podcasts or listen here:
Bio.link/thesoundof

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Michael J Smith @mocca1976.bsky.social · 6d

Another terrific episode of @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social. Loved hearing what songs mean Joy to Al the guests.

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 11d

Rejoice, episode 3 is out now! This week is all about The Sound Of Joy.
Guaranteed to lift your mood!

Wherever you get your podcasts or listen here:
Bio.link/thesoundof

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 8d

I mean it's definitely a look to rock. Should've waved your dog-eared copy of Godspell at them

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 8d

Add "What I'd wear on Taskmaster" to the same list of daydreams as "Item/story I'd take on WILTY"

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · 9d

i don't really enter podcast awards for the glory, it's just the only way you can get acast to notice you even when they owe you nine hundred pounds

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 9d

Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.

A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry

1. Impressionism
Roses sway in softened reds,
Violets swim in murky blues,
Sugar sparkles in the light,
Blurring into golden you.

2. Surrealism
Roses are melting,
Violets are too.
Ceci n’est pas le sucre.
Keith is a giant crab

3. Social Realism
Roses are dead,
Violence is rife.
Don’t sugar coat
This bitter life.

4. Abstract Expressionism
Are and.
Violets roses so.
You sweet blue.
Are are red is sugar

5. Pop Art
Roses go BLAM!
Violets go POW!
Sugar is COOL!
You are so WOW!

6. Conceptual Art
Roses are red,
Coated in blood:
A deer’s severed head
Drips from above

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 10d

"All you need is a strong pair of hands and a pole."

Simon Threadgold🎃 @dimwittedly.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Oh, I do love the autumn. All the men in grey joggers."

Fourth Doctor Who (Tom Baker) and Second Romana (Lalla Ward) in a punt on the river Cam. From Doctor Who story Shada.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 11d

Rejoice, episode 3 is out now! This week is all about The Sound Of Joy.
Guaranteed to lift your mood!

Wherever you get your podcasts or listen here:
Bio.link/thesoundof

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 14d

I will bet large sums of money it's going to be Helena Bonham Carter.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 14d

Right, let's cheer things up.

Post a happy TV theme that you like. (Just edit out the metadata starting with the ? in the link if you don't mind)

youtu.be/zZek9PFMYOw

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 15d

After extensive and careful consideration of the current meme I would have to say that the things I can talk about for three hours without prep are:

1. My imposter syndrome

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 15d

It just struck me how much of 'Love and Monsters' there is in 'Lucky Day'.

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Simon Threadgold🎃 @dimwittedly.bsky.social · 15d

BritCard should get you free access to BritBox.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 15d

In Australia we have a Medicare card and a photo ID issued by the DMV. I don't drive but I still have a proof of age card.
If the government considered a new form of digital ID I think there would be a collective, bipartisan "What the fuck for?!'

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 15d

I think what I enjoy most about Bluesky is the daily Cabin Pressure-esque word games.

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a book with a car

Of Mice and Mercedes

Ian Winick, Translator & Copywriter @ianwinick.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a book with a car.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Cortina

MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a book with a car.

Boy Swallows Tesla

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The Holmwood Foundation @theholmwoodfnd.bsky.social · 16d

IT'S OFFICIAL!
WE'RE LAUNCHING OUR KICKSTARTER FOR SEASON TWO ON OCTOBER 14TH 2025.

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Michael J Smith @mocca1976.bsky.social · 16d

Another thoroughly enjoyable episode. It’s great fun listening to the other guests to see if their “Firsts” follow a similar link to mine or if they are completely different. Great listening.

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 18d

And we're back!
For this season I have designed album covers for each episode (please be kind)
Also if you go to the link you can find playlists for the featured songs as well!
Bio.link/thesoundof

This week's episode is The Sound Of Firsts and first up is the fabulous @fiotrethewey.bsky.social

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 16d

I re-listened to that episode the other day and was reminded by what you said about BBCs Ghosts.
Some military history types went looking at The Captain's medals and noticed that whoever did the costuming must have put his bar on upside down. The writers later worked it in as a plot point.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 17d

They might have been fine with it if you hadn't specifically insisted on resurrecting Leo McKern and Alec Guinness.

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Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 17d

As brilliant a story as it is, there are so many lines in Boom that are clearly relics originally intended for the Twelfth Doctor and Clara. Some clang more than others as they drop.
I draw particular attention to Ruby delivering the jarring line:
"I like the danger"

Ciarán Moffatt @thesoundofcmoffatt.bsky.social · 17d

Hello! I've got a new experimental podcast all about how we relate music to our lives called 'The Sound Of'

What song to you is the sound of trouble? Or the sound of home? Or even the sound of a Sunday afternoon?

Links to all major podcatchers and a trailer can be found here:
Bio.link/thesoundof

The Sound Of...

Musical connections and personal associations give these conversations the sound of something different.

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