The Basil Breen Boombox

#10: Sean Breen

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
0:00 Intro1:00 Previous podcast attempt3:00 Putting yourself out there4:30 Caring what people think6:30 Going against the grain7:50 Focusing on one thing09:00 Sacrifice 10:30 The nature of advice12:50 Advice as judgment13:40 Bad name advice for Paddy15:20 Digital marketing 16:20 Over optimising the wrong thing17:10 The Green Suit18:00 Gift giving18:50 Present for the ba ba20:10 Having children22:45 Older parents24:40 Alone is fine25:10 Paddys Day video26:20 The serious side of comedy28:30 Awkward church shot31:30 Recording in public33:00 Pursuing sketch comedy34:00 The birth of Paddy35:20 Comedy learnings37:50 The power of comedy39:50 Comedic influences41:40 Where is the line42:50 Trusting children44:20 Childhood in Mourne View45:40 Learning from play48:30 Paddys Impact50:40 Helping Employers vs jobseekers52:30 People's CV53:30 The baggage of school56:30 Steiner schools58:10 Other ways to measure59:50  Social class1:01:50 Self-belief1:06:00 honesty with yourself1:08:20 the tape in your head1:10:50 Comparing1:12:00 Awareness1:15:00 Courage

#9: Basil Breen

https://www.basilbreen.com
 
Timestamps
0:00 Intro1:00  Pink wall RIP1:30 The need for podcast guests 2:55 Podcast with Daniel Crowe3:45 Keeping it conversational4:30 Do you wanna be a guest?5:30 Conversation is easy6:55 The localised podcasting enterprise8:10 Upgraded guitar9:10 Getting back to busking10:30 Goodbye to 360 video12:20 Future live streams13:20 People have different cups of tea16:00 The end of the world19:50 The pros and cons of tradition20:50 Surviving the apocalypse23:00 Olive oil is the answer23:45 Russian embassy25:00 Song performance: Hold On30:40 The power of glasses

#8: Daniel Crowe

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0:00 Start1:20 Previous podcast we did together2:20 Keeping things conversational4:15 Brazilian Culture5:05 Random noise6:55 Being the podcast host7:25 Letting the mind run free8:15 Reasons to do a podcast Vol 59:20 Being your true self10:20 Pre-lock down Dan11:30 Practicing the craic12:10 Zoom parties15:15 Small talk16:10 3 questions for connection18:00 Avoiding people's insecurities 19:00 People & their age20:25 Connecting with people through openness24:00 Clunkyness in conversation24:55 Like, yano what I mean?25:35 The miracle of conversation26:15 Speaking in craic29:00 Relief in fear30:10 Dying in a funny way30:50 What are the dead saying?31:40 Thinking about death34:55 Playing games with the world35:45 Pushing people away36:50 Prioritising romantic relationships37:50 Resenting your partner39:00 What makes a good partner40:00 The female biological clock 41:35 Being grateful for getting old43:20 The fear of doing44:15 When you're ready, it will happen44:45 Defining your success46:25 Not working for anyone49:05 Don't be so hard on yourself51:20 Work with people you respect57:15 Software Engineering58:35 Avoiding working in the wrong place59:30 Earning your stripes1:03:00 Selling your soul  for money1:05:10 The curse of ambition1:05:40 Procrastination1:08:10 Innercast, the app1:11:20 All talk, no action 1:13:20 The discovery of musical scales1:14:05 Moving to audio based communication1:15:10 Web scraping1:17:00 Is your phone listening?1:26:55 Love for conspiracies1:31:10 Dans short film1:32:35 Interruption1:33:45 Back to Dans short film1:36:25 Writing something that relates1:37:50 Overcoming perfectionism

#7: Basil Breen

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
0:00 Intro1:50 Burning out on too many things3:20 Experiment of one3:50 Perfectionism & post optimization5:40 Post & ghost6:05 Block your time7:30 Reacting to feedback 9:10 The need for honest feedback10:25 Recording music11:50 Writing comedic music13:20 Social media - use or be used14:05 The hijacking of the desire to be validated15:35 Being extremely extraverted 17:15 The spectrum of belief 18:20 The need for encouragement19:50 The snowball of inspiration20:40 The fear of busking in Skerries22:00 You are always inspiring people24:00 The power nature of ideas26:00 People don't have ideas, ideas have people27:20 Genes, memes & ideas28:50 Johnny Cash & Folsom Prison30:20 Ring of Fire & song titles32:20 New song - Freshwater34:20 Learning piano36:50 How to learn new things38:20 Reflections on the episode & the ability to transition

#6: Basil Breen

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
0:00 New setup1:00 Headphone blues 1:30 Take yourself not too seriously2:20 Multi-room3:20 Talking for gold4:20 Relationship with social media5:20 The road to bulletproof6:10 Unless you stop yourself, no one will7:10 Moving towards the ideal8:00 Social media feedback9:00 Meta level value proposition10:00 Check yourself11:25 Habit reduction and creation12:25 Dance like no one is watching13:40 Parental influence14:50 Growing away from your parents15:50 Following your heart17:25 Investing in a new guitar pick up19:00 Re-recording originals19:50 Iteration is everything21:00 Mr Joe Rogan & Self Censorship22:30 Be the change22:55 Lessons from Joe 24:00 Joe's responsibility24:30 The power of debate26:20 We are all fallible 27:25 Blinded by bias28:00 Everyone thinks they are right29:00 The middle way29:35 Human tribalism30:20 The critical lens31:45 Getting in your own head33:00 Talking to yourself

#5: Basil Breen

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
0:00 Start2:00 Reasons for a podcast3:00 Sharpen up your speech3:50 "All art is exploration" - Sherman Alexie5:20 Long term pursuits6:20 The Triple R EP & the theme of 37:30 Practicing for recording8:00 Recording inside the couch fort10:00 Closing your eyes11:00 Blind skateboarder with human sonar12:00 The difficulty of recording multiple takes13:15  Adding a video component 14:10 Piggy backing off the Raglan express15:10 Doing covers & the  Pink Floyd Tribute band16:20 The Spiritual baton of Irish Music18:00 The Great Institute of the Pub

#4: The Basil Breen DVD Video

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
Topics covered:
- New live recording process
- Video production lighting
- Future live performance ambitions
- The dangers of telling people what you are going to do - End of lockdown

#3: The Basil Breen DVD Video

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
 

#2: The Basil Breen Broad Cast

https://www.basilbreen.com/
Topics covered
- Trip to London- Releasing the app I've been working on- Working with others- Next song release- Busking/Selling Christmas trees in Skerries- The pains of video blogging

#1: The Basil Breen Broad Cast

https://www.basilbreen.com/
 
I've been doing a lot of thinking recently about what I am trying to achieve with the content I am putting out into the world. I was going through and editing my busking videos and I had to ask myself; "Why am I doing this"?Every time I go out and record myself busking, I am giving myself more work to do that has nothing to do with creating music, improving as a musician, or helping others.For the longest time, I thought that this was just a necessary evil in order to build a bigger platform to launch my music off.But why do I need a bigger platform? Why do I need more followers, more likes, more views? What purpose is this going to serve? What am I hoping is going to happen? My whole value structure had been perverted by social media.For the most part, I hate what social media has done to humanity. It has turned us into passive apes. We constantly compare ourselves with virtual figments and assume our positions in hierarchies that do not exist.It is not healthy to know or care about what anybody else is doing on a regular basis, with the exception of your immediate friends and family really.I have been mainly using social media for my own selfish motives and desires. This will always be true on some level.But I also want to be 100% honest and transparent in my endeavors. And I want to inspire people to do the same and follow their hearts.It's not about changing the entire world. You can actually have the most influence within your family and friend groups. And you can have a positive impact within your local communities. And that is enough of a reason to try and do so.An acquaintance will care more about what you have to say than a stranger. The world has gotten too big for us to feel like we can make any sort of difference. But the actual world of your everyday reality is a lot smaller than you think. And you can make a difference.I've always wanted to start a podcast. Consider this episode one.