Name: Advocates by Ben Clifford
Duration: 4 min 25 s
Description: "Advocates" by Franz Kafka, translated by Tania and James Stern. Read by Ben Clifford.

In this rare long-form interview with actor Chris O'Dowd, his journey from the basement setting of the UCD Drama Society to the waiting rooms of Hollywood auditions is explored through a series of fascinating and surprising stories. The star of The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids and Gulliver's Travels talks to Jarlath about the brave decisions that he made which helped him along the way. 

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Chris O'Dowd (From The Patreon Archive): Episode 10

In this episode the award winning singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan talks about living a nomadic lifestyle since leaving college to tour the world as a member of Damien Rice's band. She speaks about going solo, writing retreats in New York and London and the challenges that face young women in the industry today.

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For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

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Lisa Hannigan (From The Patreon Archive): Episode 11

"Advocates" by Franz Kafka, translated by Tania and James Stern. Read by Ben Clifford.

Advocates

Remix of Nick Thorburn's Serial theme song with Notorious B.I.G.'s "Somebody's gotta die".

Much respect to the original artist's for their amazing work.


Advocates

Ben Clifford

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