A Place to Stray
Stephen Ryan
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S1E27 The Story of A Boy and His Close Personal Friend (Who Was Shaped Suspiciously Like an Internet Media Production Company)
Hello, dear listener.This is The Story of A Boy and His Close Personal Friend, Who Was Shaped Suspiciously Like an Internet Media Production Company.It may surprise you to learn that I was the boy.…
S1E26 The Chicago Episode
Episode 26 of A Place To Stray.Sometimes, naming a podcast episode is a creative outlet in and of itself. You measure puns against each other, trying out different wordplays and cadences. Brevity is…
S1E24 Storygraphorisms
Episode 25 of A Place to Stray.About 18 months ago, I made an episode about data presentation (thrilling, I know). Everyone yelled at me to stop using Goodreads, because I complained about the lack…
S1E24 Half a Life Away
Episode 24 of A Place to Stray.How much of you at 13 years old self is still a part of your current self? That was a real person, with thoughts and opinions. And, if you're 26 like me, you've doubled…
S1E23 The Dog Dies In The End
Episode 23 of A Place To Stray.Disclaimer: No animals, real or fictional, were harmed in the making of this episode. But like. Would you still listen if a fictional dog didn't make it through? And if…
The 1985 Episode
Did you know that the release of Super Mario Bros on the NES is now closer to the Second World War than to the present day? Isn't that CRAZY? Isn't that NUTS? Isn't that INSANE? No? You don't think…
S1E21 A Delve Into Delphi
Episode 21 of A Place to Stray. If you could speak to the gods and have them answer your questions or reveal the future, would you? For deities' minds are fundamentally different from our own, their…
S1E20 In Dublin's Fair City...
Episode 20 of A Place to Stray. Having returned to his home planet, Stephen decides to re-familiarize himself with the place through the power of song. He immediately falls down so many rabbit holes…
S1E19 Mint and Conditions
The unsung hero of the podcast, from the very first episode, has been the mint tea Stephen drinks to keep his throat alive while talking for (sometimes) hours. He realises he doesn't actually know…
S1E18 Ep 18: Please Read and Watch Run With The Wind
Episode 18 of A Place to Stray.This episode releases a week before Stephen's thesis. He is stressed, busy, overworking and undersleeping. It's the perfect time for him to revisit and try (very very…
S1E17 Ep 17: The Tour and the Tower
Episode 17 of A Place to StrayThe first of his two "Thesis Mode" episodes, Stephen reminisces about the times before, when he was travelling and, crucially, wasn't writing a thesis. This leads to a…
Ep. 16: Pet Replacement Theory
Episode 16 of A Place to Stray. Stephen misses his cat. At the time of recording, he would see Ash the next day. At the time of release, he does not know when he'll see that little grey idiot next.…
S1E15 Ep 15: Big Eats and Li'l Treats
Episode 15 of A Place to Stray.This month finds Stephen still recovering from the transcendent experience of eating whole, actual meals two days in a row, as opposed to the usual slop he "cooks". He…
S1E14 Ep 14: Being all Loven't Doven't
Episode 14 of A Place to Stray.Content warning: This episode makes explicit and recurring reference to Valentines Day, despite coming out the day afterwards when you thought you might be finally safe…
S1E13 Ep 13: He's a Keeper
Episode 13 of a Place to Stray. Famously, all goalkeepers are at least a little bit mad. This month, Stephen explores why goalkeeping has always been his favourite position in most sports, and what…
S1E12 Ep 12: Ghibliograhy
Episode 12 of A Place to Stray. Studio Ghibli has earned its place as one of the most beloved animation studios in the world, having spent decades masterfully exploring the cross-sections between joy…
S1E11 Ep 11: Please Read The Last Unicorn
Episode 11 of A Place To Stray. Stephen takes a short break from his children's literature degree to read a children's book. He falls hopelessly in love with it, and spends an hour badly trying to…
S1E10 Ep 10: The Expat Variety Hour
Episode 10 of A Place to Stray. Having moved over and (kind of) settled in, Stephen waves farewell to bi-weekly podcasts with a review of his first couple of weeks in the UK, and a glance through the…
S1E9 Ep 9: What Will You Leave Behind?
Episode 9 of A Place to Stray As Stephen discovers the joy of packing for longer than a week away, he discusses the things he needs to leave in Ireland that he would, if he had the choice, bring with…
S1E8 Ep 8: Picking Through the Scraps
Episode 8 of A Place To Stray Podcasting about podcasting makes its grand, entirely accidental return! Stephen records an episode about AI, hates it, records a bit more about how much he hates it,…
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A Place to Stray has published 28 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
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