This week's guest is Declan Murphy. A finance wonk, part-time poet, full-time provocateur and one of my very, very best friends.

For many year, our nights out at the end of a busy week were something I relied on to help blow off some steam and looked forward to, always. Having been kept apart for almost two years now because of the seemingly never ending Panini… well, let’s just say I’m very much looking forward to the next one.

However, our conversation about Declan’s music choices for the pandemic and beyond was a really gorgeous taste of what I can look forward to, Or a foreshadowing. Who’s to say?!

His choices were a brilliant reflection of who he is: eclectic, intelligent, mildly subversive and 100% gorgeous.

It’s not a short episode, but it is a fun one. Complete with bonus nonsense at the end (if you can hang on that long).

I really hope you enjoy listening to this week’s episode even a fraction as much as I enjoyed recording it.

As ever, we can't play the music we discuss, for rights reasons, but you can find his playlist here or on the website. I hope you'll listen and enjoy.

https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/

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Rohan and I have been friends since the dawn of time. Or the mid-'90s for those of you who remember them.

We’ve been through so much together, and have lost almost as many hours talking about music, as we have every peak, trough, scandal, semi-remembered night out, and revenge plot in our private lives.

Being able to capture a tiny bit of it for the podcast is a total treasure to me. I loved hearing about Rohan’s determinedly optimistic pop choices almost as much as the convening of our Mutual Appreciation Society™.

The episode can be found on the website at https://www.lastyearadjsavedmylife.com/episodes/episode-five-rohan-young/

Rohan's Playlist can be found here on Spotify or here on the website.

His barely used social media can be found here too: https://www.instagram.com/rohan7992/

https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/

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Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome to Episode Four. This week I’m super excited to chat with one of the loveliest, funniest, smartest and most gloriously irreverent people on this planet; my lovely chum, Mark Congiusta. (Fair warning, this one's sweary. Oops!)

Mark made the terrible mistake of hiring me waaaaaay back in 2010. He knew it was a terrible mistake because he left the agency and moved to the other side of Ireland a mere three months later. No, he really did. (None taken, Mark).

In reality though, Mark single-handedly changed the trajectory of my life when he hired me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without him. Nor would I be semi-barred from Eddie Rockets on Camden Street in Dublin, but that’s a story for another podcast… whenever I get around to recording my memoirs.

Mark’s pandemic music, and the music that has sound tracked his life, not only confused my Spotify algorithm, but also helped me discover some new music, and revisit some old favourites with a fresh perspective.

Mark's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ojw2hC67cWHK6yfXho2Sz?si=518d398e36b74e34

Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/interactivemark

Mark's website: https://interactivemark.me/

https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/

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