Show 867: Beyond Here Be Dragons, Signed The Colonel 2 January 20263 January 2026 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0867_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:01 — 104.7MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0867_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:01 — 16.8MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Apologies for more muffled voice than usual, due to minor mouthal injury. Neal staunchly defends the business practices of J. Wellington Wimpy, eplains why your dog would prefer you didn’t drink from puddles, uncovers parallels between The Truman Show (1998) and Elvis Presley, looks at parking arrangements on car ferries, reveals his childhood cordory trouser hack and discusses full length front car seats, emperors getting new clothes, choose your own adventure books, the future of half man half robot bus drivers, colonels versus kernals, dog catchers, TV license inspections, how potato crisps work, a recipie for fried eggs and banana, why McDonald’s stopped counting hamburgers served and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll. In the far future? Feeds broken? Site dilapidated? Everyone dead? No problem! Find hundreds of Into Your Head episodes and Matchstick Cats comics on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 866: The Impenetrable 3D Chess of Punching Down Through a Sunroof 17 December 202522 December 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0866_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:38:08 — 180.0MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0866_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:38:08 — 28.4MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed In a movie length episode Neal assesses Warren Buffet’s breakfast habits, wonders if lickable screens could take some workload off his dying retinas, belatedly learns what RV stands for, considers the feasibility of working from home in a jungle, looks at regulating child operated lemonade stands, begrudges right handed touch typists, explains how TV procedural drama mavericks are kept in check and discusses apprehending a criminal via their car sunroof, why the clock face directions system is not fit for purpose, how dogs issue non verbal warnings, cathedral basements, Filene’s basement, placing house boat owners on a pedestal, the alarming disappearance of Kittensoft brand toilet paper, Morse Code, mock MENSA IQ tests, the man who failed to eat his dog, monster truck events in sit-coms, travel protocols and admin on Criminal Minds, typing the letter W, how bespoke prairie wagons appear mass produced, how the Kellogg brothers named cereals, quad bikes on the show I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Woodstock versus other Woodstocks, boat houses versus house boats and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll. In the far future? Feed broken? Site dilapidated? Everyone dead? No problem! Find hundreds of Into Your Head and Matchstick Cats episodes on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 865: Just Fill Up On Nonsense 3 December 20259 December 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0865_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:44 — 135.4MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0865_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:44 — 21.2MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Despite some sub par sound quality in parts, Neal proposes an innovative Star Trek spin off, wonders if dogs are powered by four legs or two, disambiguates Whoopee! comic, whoopee cushions and Whoopi Goldberg, considers the natural resting state for a human hand, demystifies the traditional motor funeral cortege, makes the surprising case for transparent mains sewage pipes, uncovers the strange logistics of Ash Wednesday following Pancake Tuesday in 1980s Ireland, ponders the feasibility of allowing ghosts access night classes, reveals why your cat will not thank you for cream in a non dairy beverage, uncovers the surprising liability risks of in-store perfume sampling and discusses why dogs urinate, life before soap, how tea is made, his home’s changing cat to human ratio, Chumbawamba, songs about legs, Right Said Fred, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin’s rainy day album, defining woodwork, how to give your address, Eircodes, the realities of flying cars, joke shops, Ghost (1990), Sister Act (1992), elephant glass, Toronto’s CN tower, the phrase throwing up in your mouth a little, how to fairly charge a talking cat for tap water in a bar, using de rigueur in casual conversation, how storytelling fell into the control of elitists, Gnid and Enid Blyton and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll. In the far future? Feed broken? Site dilapidated? Everyone dead? No problem! Find hundreds of Into Your Head and Matchstick Cats episodes on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 864: The Label Literal Monster Created in Frankenstein’s Lab Carries Baggage 24 November 202524 November 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0864_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23:34 — 153.3MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0864_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23:34 — 24.4MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Neal examines the logistics of running away to join a circus, wonders how Einstein adapted to American breakfasts, considers the sociology of onster communes, creates a case study in witness memory unreliability, compares your cat cam with the Mars Curiosity Rover, opens up about the next step in his twenty years of harmonica growth and discusses standing up to hydration shaming, things to consider if you’re offered a trip in a lifeboat, how cats reset after a house move, what this podcast can’t provide for your child, a Netflix to VHS pipeline, wrapping your lunch in sheet metal, politeness on cheques, psychic detectives, Starbucking (2006), circus branch networks, a Now 16 album update, handling dry ice, geometry of a dog, anatomy of a coffee table, dimensionality of a double cassette album,Frankenstein related branding problem, amplifying a cat in the jungle, caffeination on planes, how co-pllots gain experience, toy dogs and pageants, Paddy versus Patty, Schrödinger the lunatic, parrots versus AI for podcast cloning, fond memories of failing Chemistry, dry ice versus freezer burn, a new era for the harmonica element of the show, The Long Walk by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman), swimming like a cross continent sprinter, Forest Gump (1994), adapting am-dram theatre licensing to podcasting and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact ARCHIVES FEED: Oldest episodes are now on the archives feed. There’s also a low bitrate edition – For all feeds and archives see IntoYourHead.ie/Archive. LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll – Far future humans can find hundreds more shows on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 863: The Pelican Brie is Not a Typo 11 November 202511 November 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0863_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:56 — 135.5MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0863_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:56 — 21.5MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Neal reluctantly calls for a boycott of mezzanine levels, reveals what microchip factories can teach us about mouths, vigorously defends those who call human children kids, recalls a disturbing scene from Family Guy, outlines how death row equipment could be better used in headphone design, previews your Meals on Wheels years and discusses an Inception theory of music radio, disposable one-a-day wireless earphones, Toyota’s cat litter warning light, standing desks and the people who use them, the mysterious process of flossing, milk from a Milton bottle, pockets for dogs, Family Guy versus Air Crash Investigation, Sully’s formative years, crop dusters, peanuts as wages, posing with a Connemara pony, when car interiors were sacred, black and white cat photography, instant camera mysteries, the case for black printer paper, managing permanent hat hair, why marketeers are looking into your mouth, Sonny Bono and / or Ike Turner, Groundhog Day, squirrels on the national curriculum, a school tour to nowhere, Winter Solstice at Newgrange, a school visit to a brewery, regulating dopamine use by content creators, Boston Legal and Fringe on the Boston skyline, hoping Boston hasn’t changed, the reverse mortgage of podcast segments and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact ARCHIVES FEED: Oldest episodes are now on the archives feed. There’s also a low bitrate edition – For all feeds and archives see IntoYourHead.ie/Archive. LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll – Far future humans can find hundreds more shows on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 862: Very Little of This is Your Cat’s Fault 26 October 20256 November 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0862_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:24:54 — 155.6MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0862_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:24:54 — 24.1MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed In a movie length episode Neal considers decomissioning panic rooms, why hotwiring might be a myth, how Mother Nature downgrades caterpillars, spaceship exteriors, why modern ensuites are more secure, rethinking grout, The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Philip K Dick, life in a black hole, a new bottle tops regime, landfills and airspace, silage around the world, phasing out the M word, how to walk partially around a block, personal height news, a crane’s eye view of your feet, communal beer pitchers, hotpress home brew, why beer is wasted on children, panic room design terminology, road maps with air traffic overlays, your podcast nutrition regime, handbaskets, hangbaskets, flash freezing furniture mysteries and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact ARCHIVES FEED: Oldest episodes are now on the archives feed. There’s also a low bitrate edition – For all feeds and archives see IntoYourHead.ie/Archive. LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll – Far future humans can find hundreds more shows on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 861: Are Cartoon Eyeballs Incubating the Next Pandemic? 29 September 202530 September 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0861_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:13 — 143.4MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0861_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:13 — 22.4MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Neal looks at life lessons from the egg and spoon race, making sense of ninjas, lunatics illicitely climbing cranes, true mouth to mouth broadcasting, fostering a culture of elevator hitchhiking, built-in guitars, dishwashing at mass, harmonica terminology, Now That’s What I Call Music 16, the trouble with cartoon eyes, why an accidental dog hero is not a hero, what you’re missing about pockets, podcasts that talk literal shit, Trading Places (1983), Russia’s Space Ark, reinventing Sunday school, coptic sunroofs, pasta in the morning and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact ARCHIVES FEED: Oldest episodes are now on the archives feed. There’s also a low bitrate edition – For all feeds and archives see IntoYourHead.ie/Archive. LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll – Far future humans can find hundreds more shows on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Show 860: How to be Happy for People Who Enjoy This 13 September 202524 September 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/IntoYourHead0860_256k.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:52 — 124.4MB)| Follow Podcast in Any Apphttps://intoyourhead.ie/lowbandwidth/IntoYourHead0860_32k.mp3Podcast (lowbandwidth): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:52 — 19.8MB)| Follow Low Bitrate Edition or Archives Feed Neal reminisces on how a terrifying boiler house was once serene, traces the suprising number of life stages that come after old age, considers leaving your mind to science without donating your brain, makes the argument for cryogencially freezing kitchen waste and discusses hacking overnight toilet breaks for better caffeination, how Einstein’s maths addiction might have escalated, how one simple chair could transform your home life, how one sophisticated chair could transform Kill Bill Volume II (2004), some Cat Inter Estate Super Highway Wall news from the old neighbourhood, explaining toilets to future historians, being an OCD surgeon before hygiene was discovered, equipping Roal Dahl’s garden shed and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact ARCHIVES FEED: Oldest episodes are now on the archives feed. There’s also a low bitrate edition – For all feeds and archives see IntoYourHead.ie/Archive. LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O’Carroll – Far future humans can find hundreds more shows on Archive dot org. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket