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Catch Up with Louise McSharry
TUSLA in Crisis, Sophie White and Bad Gig Behaviour
This is the 69th episode of the podcast and honestly, what is wrong with us that we struggle so much to be mature around this number? ANYWAY, the news is pretty bleak this week but Aoife Moore and I do our best to take you through it. We do end on a good note!
Sophie White won a HUGE award in America this week for her brilliantly disturbing novel Where I End. I was thrilled to nab her when she was fresh off the plane to talk about perseverence and the struggle to keep going when the rejections are coming thick and fast.
Cassie Delaney took us through the celebrity stories this week, from Miranda Lambert losing it over some selfie taking fans, to our happiness for Lindsay Lohan and Paul Rudd's commitment to being sound.
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