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Isolated Ape is a weekly podcast, hosted by, me, Nick, having discussions with interesting people who are doing all they can to live out their lives, in the way they want, including Musicians, Artists, DJ's, Photographers, Chefs, Athletes and many, more, trying to inspire everyone to see what is possible with passion, focus and determination. From fun, laughter and inspirational stories, to, deep, raw honesty, we touch every emotion along the way, the guests from such varied backgrounds that ...
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Hi everyone, I hope you are keeping safe and well. This weeks guest is pitmaster John Relihan. We discuss the real way to barbecue food, how he learnt his craft, his friendship with Jamie Oliver and the 15 programme. We also discuss his highlights as a chef and he gives us a fantastic recipe that we can all try at home. I hope you enjoy this passio…
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This weeks guest is musician Fin Furey. We discuss growing up in a well known musical family, the ideas and inspiration behind his own music, and his music plans going forward. We also chat about his road trip across Canada, meeting some famous faces along the way, his girlfriend's zero waste grocery store in Dublin and so much more. Fin is an inte…
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Welcome back, season 2 kicks off here. This weeks guest is a friend of mine who has an interesting story, Shauna is a very brave human being who has made changes in her life to make herself happy, no matter how others feel about it. I have purposely not put too much detail here as there is a poem read at the start of the podcast, which I wrote abou…
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Current F4 S.E.A champion, cooking up a storm on his way to F1. This weeks guest is Lucca Allen, a very interesting young man who is on his way to the top of motor sport. Lucca is the son and grandson of the celebrity chefs Rachel and Darina Allen, who started in Karting and worked his way up to become the current South East Asia F4 champion by the…
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The Scottish Rasta, finding roots and building yard. This weeks guest is a young man who is doing everything he can to live out his dream. Wanny is a musician from Scotland and is very keen on learning about his history and roots, he has also had a place in his heart for his second home, Jamaica, where he and his good friend own some land and are b…
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This weeks guest is an up and coming hip hop, grime and rap MC from London, who is now based in Ireland. This was the first time Shabba and I had met and we clicked straight away and had a real good conversation. We had laughs and had also touched on some deeper moments too. We discuss moving from London to Ireland, what’s it’s like living in both …
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Founder of SmartChefApp.com Mindas and I go back a while now and he has been on the show before, in fact he was the first guest on the show when I was testing the software and equipment. I brought him back to talk about a lot more than the previous episode which was heavily leaning towards COVID19 and what was happening in Valencia where he is base…
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From Cork to Cambodia and back again.I sit down for a chat with Cristina to talk about her time living in Cambodia, the good, the bad and the ghostly, city living versus beach life and how friendly the people are. We also discuss art, poetry and writing, which she felt came to the fore in South East Asia. Cristina also had some tough decisions to m…
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A breakdown of songs, album name origins and fanboy moments. This week we have another returning guest, musician, Rory and the Island. Last time we recorded, COVID19 was still fresh and took up most of the conversation, this time we decided to chat about his music! We discuss the origins and ideas behind album names, some of his most popular songs,…
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The Coronavirus pandemic causer with some music industry stories. Amy has been a regular visitor to China over the last 20 years and was last there in January. We discuss the state of play in China and France, where she is based now and how the French people love a riot and protest! We also touch on the music industry which Amy has had access to ov…
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British Sports Photograph 2019 nominee with a Royal seal of approval. I really enjoyed this chat with Richard, we discuss how he got into photography and how he focused on his passion to make his hobby get so out of hand, it became his full time job. We also discuss 'that photo', which has been the game changer for him, how he thought a royal purch…
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You best leave your feelings at the door! First off, this is not for the faint hearted, I got Stevie Nix back, along with Chris and Dave, great mates from Lanzarote, to sit down for a catch up. We discuss what its like in France and Lanza, where the lads live, conspiracy theorists, football and the so much more I cannot recall!!! I laughed from sta…
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Irish Wandering landed in Amsterdam I have an very insightful chat with Cian about how it is slightly comforting knowing the pandemic a truly global thing. He misses travelling and photography which has been his passion since he gave up MMA, we discuss how the Dutch are sensibly going about things in a normal but safe way and how is new pet dogs na…
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Lanza's TikTok, Herbalist, Poet! I have a very light hearted chat with my old mate Pete to discuss how things are in Lanzarote, how the Spanish restriction ease up is not what you think and how he is getting through isolation with weed, TikTok and diving into conspiracies for a laugh! We touch on subjects such as the tourist trade for island resort…
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From Hong Kong riots to Aussie bush fires, now this, it won't get him down though. I chat with Eoin to have a great conversation around what its like in China, leaving in in the middle of the Hong Kong riots to move to Sydney, the bush fire welcome and how there seems to be quite a relaxed approach to social distancing, in Sydney anyway. A really e…
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A Yorkshire man missing sport, but the decks are back out! We discuss the rebirth of DJ Shanks, missing sport but doing a daily sporting challenge to get through and his sons Vlog. He is clearly missing travelling but Dave knows there will be big opportunities the other side, realizes a lot of people have the time to put into finding them right now…
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Just letting the listeners know that we are no longer going to be posting to SoundCloud and where we are available (Spotify, iTunes, Apple Podcast App) and what kind of guest to expect now we are a few weeks in. If you do not have theses apps, we are still available from https://anchor.fm/isolated-ape Thanks for the support, stay safe, stay positiv…
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Baby due today, dance school to run and baking to be done, easy peasy. I sit down with Eilis on her baby’s due date to have a very positive chat about pregnancy check-ups during this time, how pastry chefs are keeping busy and how she has adapting to running a virtual dance school. She has always had many plates to spin, but nature has forced her t…
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He Rev'd to the Island, now the Wildcat is waiting to pounce Rory and I discuss him having to go for his first ever interview, how it currently feels like a time freeze, Facebook Live gigs and his son stealing the show. We also touch on conspiracy theories and tips on dealing with the anxiety, which may come in handy in this time of the isolation. …
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His Mrs is due any minute, but will he be allowed in for the birth? I sit down with my good friend Steve to see how he is getting on during COVID19 isolation. His partner Aisling is due their first child on the day of recording, we chat about if he will be able to be there for the birth and how he can explain to the child in 20 years that they were…
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Corkman only on day 3 A really enjoyable chat with Cork native Moyno, about building site social distancing, the ease of applying for government funding, car insurance, landlords and the future of the bar trade. We get deep towards the end discussing the future, the earth giving us a lesson and shout out to the front-line heroes!…
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An Irishman and an Englishman move to a sunny island. Kinch and Stevie have a light hearted chat around whats going on in Tenerife and Kildare. Steve is seeing this as early retirement and Kinch enjoys the isolation, as long as he can walk his dogs, have a listen to 2 people who are taking this all in their stride......for now.…
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Should be in Australia, stranded at home! Peter should be on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling and relocating to the other side of the world with his girlfriend, COVID19 put a stop to that but he is still seeing the funny side(or trying at least). We discuss whats next, whats now, whats good, whats fucked?…
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A Texan in Texas More of an insight to whats happening around the globe during this pandemic, this time from Monica in Texas, USA. Discussing how social distancing and going for walks can be done, how work from home used to be a reward (not any more!) and how the initial panic buying set in in the States.…
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Scotsman in The Netherlands I sit down with Ian to discuss what happening in the Netherlands and Glasgow, how adapting to work from home has been impressively seamless for most and how this current climate reminds him of movies with unfortunate endings for the everyday folk!
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Lithuanian in Valencia, via many other places. I virtually sit down with my friend Mindas to test out the equipment for the new podcast. We end up discussing how the Corona Virus is affecting things where he lives in Valencia, any advice on "working from home", which he has been doing for years and a general chat about the crazy world in 2020!…
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