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The Corrigan Cast

The Corrigan Cast

By Brendan Corrigan

The Corrigan Cast, by Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan, takes a unique, usually light-hearted look at various aspects of life in Colombia and the region in general, as well as current affairs around the world. It makes for (usually!) fun, interesting listening!

The Corrigan Cast's predecessor, The Colombia Cast, can be found at: www.spreaker.com/show/the-colombia-cast.

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Audio blog: Where's Archie? The case of Bogotá's Cuban cardiologist and the phantom smartphones

The Corrigan CastJan 15, 2021

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A pet hate
Mar 26, 202407:13
Colombia's San Juan de Rioseco: Only its river runs (almost!) dry
Mar 13, 202408:01
Boosting dental health
Mar 03, 202405:19
Merging a life vacation with a vocation: Overcoming Social Studies Syndrome
Feb 18, 202405:12
An act of good
Feb 07, 202405:10
Fly on through the turbulence — there is no better alternative
Jan 24, 202406:30
Without the pain, the pleasures are plain (and enslaving)
Jan 11, 202405:57
Hell yeah or no?! It's a no, so!
Dec 21, 202305:12
Dawn of the downsizers
Dec 12, 202307:07
Goodbye Nanny State! Hello Overbearing Mother Society (it's beginning to look a lot like China!)
Nov 23, 202307:31
A little blue in the green, green grass of Ireland
Nov 07, 202305:22
Seventh heaven: Seven benefits of living in Colombia
Oct 17, 202309:23
Free love and sexual fluidity: Queer today, gay tomorrow
Oct 04, 202307:24
Yes Güicán! But you just can't touch the snow-capped mountains | Magical Colombia!
Sep 28, 202309:52
'An alcoholic?! Me?! No way!'
Sep 14, 202305:52
Colombia's credit contradiction
Sep 04, 202306:47
Less stress, less success in these idle times
Aug 24, 202305:17
Cartagena: A costly Colombian Caribbean city but more relaxed than I'd remembered
Aug 15, 202307:57
Colombia's plebeian transport: A riveting ride
Aug 08, 202309:12
Tight times ahead with no respite in sight — we ain't seen nothing yet
Jul 26, 202305:22
Exacting revenge
Jul 18, 202303:25
Fattening up our future health problems with ultra-processed foods
Jul 11, 202305:00
In need of some peace and quiet? Sleepy Somondoco is the place to go to
Jul 04, 202304:30
Bogged down in Bogotá
Jun 27, 202303:56
Video version of IQuiz "The Bogotá Pub Quiz", edition LXII: What a Juuune! | Give it a go!
Jun 23, 202346:30
Fiendish frenemies: The toxicity of ambivalent relationships

Fiendish frenemies: The toxicity of ambivalent relationships

While keeping your enemies closer than your friends may be prudent advice, studies show it's the frenemies that you need to watch the most. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-fiendish-frenemy.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqoMFLXsyAs https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/opinion/frenemies-relationships-health.html https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk *The sign in Spanish on the thumbnail image reads: 'We only give credit to those over 90 who bring a grandparent as guarantor.' (Or better yet, f**k off!) #frenemies #AmbivalentRelationships #ToxicRelationships #NeitherABorrowerNorALenderBe


Jun 15, 202305:36
Drink-from-home boozers: Take to the tiendas instead!
Jun 07, 202305:35
Making the bell toll for us while we still can | What's rung is rung!
May 30, 202305:21
Not so gaga for physical footy: Time to nip it in the rib?!
May 18, 202304:51
The panadería's pudgy pauper: Is a boy's begging for bread killing him softly?
May 11, 202304:21
Little thirst to teach English in these thinking times | Any chance of a few pennies for my thoughts?!
May 04, 202304:35
Still chasing that dragon. Don't dream it's over!
Apr 13, 202301:07
A Boyacá fruit route: Tierra Negra-Nuevo Colón-Turmequé
Apr 13, 202308:30
The quiet man conquereth (beware the quiet ones)

The quiet man conquereth (beware the quiet ones)

Playing the quiet man, being the silent type, often leads to better results in resolving certain disputes.

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-quiet-man-conquereth.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):

https://youtu.be/9zy12C_HsX8 (Abandoning the beer standard)

https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU [Hooked on the BBC (or CCP if you will)]

https://youtu.be/Pn7Ppnhbs7Q (As Bog(otá)-standard as it gets)

https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/03/colombias-false-friends.html (Colombia's false friends)

https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2015/03/honouring-honesty.html (Honouring honesty)

https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk (Rewarding the reckless)


#TheQuietMan #SilentTreatment #BewareTheQuietOnes #ActionsNotWords #FalseFriends

Apr 05, 202304:35
Benign smartphone use: My message to BBC Radio 5 Live, thanks to my phone!

Benign smartphone use: My message to BBC Radio 5 Live, thanks to my phone!

It's a theme I've explored many times, the positive and negative aspects of smartphones (see, for example, https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-digital-dystopia.html and https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/10/taking-time-to-think.html).
Here on the Naga Munchetty programme on BBC Radio 5 Live — a station I listen to on my phone! — I accentuate the positives. I'm not always negative, you know!
*Listen to the programme at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001knp1.
#smartphones #BBCRadio5Live #NagaMunchetty  

Apr 03, 202301:16
Find a way or fade away: But is the end nigh for the age of the wage slave?
Mar 28, 202306:55
Chasing Zetaquirá's waterfalls — from hot to cold

Chasing Zetaquirá's waterfalls — from hot to cold

The Boyacá town of Zetaquirá has plenty of attractions, including Colombia's tallest thermal waterfall. Just be careful bathing in its waters when the rains come! For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/03/chasing-zetaquiras-waterfalls-from-hot.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtube.com/shorts/johJBuQ7ATk?feature=share (Colombia's tallest thermal waterfall, part I) https://youtube.com/shorts/YsYZRA1lwgY?feature=share (Colombia's tallest thermal waterfall, part II) https://youtube.com/shorts/NRXAo5D_PUk?feature=share (Colombia's tallest thermal waterfall, part III) https://youtu.be/J5GeJNsmSDU (A shout-out to Sutamarchán) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengup%C3%A1_Province (Info on Lengupá) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PMh3Yy4S3Nc (Up in the clouds with Zetaquirá's Virgin Mary!) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BDrbfM3YjWo (Chasing Zetaquirá's waterfalls: The adventure is in actually finding them!) https://youtu.be/5Cpvk6ccZLs (A Pauna cracker: Somewhat satisfying and not too dry) #Zetaquirá #Boyacá #Colombia #ThermalWaterfall #waterfalls

Mar 21, 202306:50
Tourism cancer

Tourism cancer

There are various reasons why there's a belief that 'tourism's greatest cancer is tourism.' Is the industry environmentally unsustainable? 

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/03/tourism-cancer.html

Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): 

https://youtu.be/ru1tmchxcXI (Living with a destructive parasite) 

https://youtu.be/htr7k8abWPE (The bellicose side to biking in Bogotá, worsened by the snooty "e-scooterers") 

https://youtu.be/s2uz4SAqWzU (The Great Reset) 

https://youtu.be/a2ag1BT7tkw (The Hypocrite World Cup: Everyone's a winner) 

https://youtu.be/QdizFwr2uKE (Living with unsettled and unsettling questions) 

https://youtube.com/shorts/KV8qIOOJCvo?feature=share (Gustavo Petro speech snippet) 

https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2018/10/saving-ourselves-planet-earth-is-fine.html 

#TourismCancer #SustainableTourism #tourism #CarbonNeutral 

Mar 14, 202303:38
Agents of short-change

Agents of short-change

It was only after getting paid that I discovered the hefty percentage the talent agency awarded itself from the payment from the production company for the role I played. 

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/03/agents-of-short-change.html

Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): 

https://youtu.be/SDuKQz9lSck (Focusing on filling the glass) 

https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk (Rewarding the reckless) 

https://youtu.be/e9UFOrv5dr8 (Enticing extras, the siren call of our times) 

https://youtu.be/h5p41xsn3xA (https://youtu.be/h5p41xsn3xA)  

#TalentAgencies #FindersFee #UnfairPay #TVExtras #acting #Bogotá

Mar 07, 202304:42
Rewarding the reckless
Feb 27, 202305:03
Living with unsettled and unsettling questions
Feb 15, 202304:30
Abandoning the beer standard

Abandoning the beer standard

There's much to be said for adopting a more lightweight approach to drinking beer. This can be easier said than done, however.  

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/02/abandoning-beer-standard.html.   

Additional reading/viewing referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): 

https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A ('Bogotá's perpetual Corner Bar barrio') 

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/irish-spend-smallest-share-of-any-eu-country-on-food-but-are-in-top-half-on-alcohol-spend-new-report-42323025.html (Irish Independent story) 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcohol-consumption-by-country (Alcohol consumption by country) 

https://youtu.be/JnJTIQh_8IQ ('Bogotá's Santandercito, keeping the satiated dullness at bay') 

https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-alcohol-problem.html ('Our alcohol problem') 

https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU ('Hooked on the BBC (or CCP if you will)') 

https://youtu.be/FgguOVTjD5o ('Never-ending solo searching') 

https://youtu.be/IrZgsbzStIQ ('Return of the peripatetic preceptor and the languid language learners') 

https://youtu.be/SbqKNWfbCJw ('Drunk almost to death on the culture wars')  

#DrinkingCulture #beer #AlcoholAddiction #ProblemDrinking

Feb 09, 202305:07
Focusing on filling the glass

Focusing on filling the glass

Longing for halcyon days of yore is about as useful as overly focusing on past traumas.  

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/02/focusing-on-filling-glass.html

Additional reading/viewing referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): 

https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/06/things-could-always-be-better.html ('Things could always be better', blog story) 

https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A ('Bogotá's perpetual Corner Bar barrio', audio blog) 

https://youtu.be/WxNWMRoeHiU ('Making ends meet in Colombia', audio blog) 

https://youtu.be/y2W2i_iLdLw ('Growing up and taking responsibility', audio blog) 

https://youtu.be/J2PnghxjH_M ('Hold tight, the worst is yet to come', audio blog) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_3t-CHBZs ('The Town I loved So Well', song)  

#GlassHalfEmpty #GlassHalfFull #LookingForward

Feb 01, 202302:56
A shout-out to Sutamarchán

A shout-out to Sutamarchán

Sutamarchán's claim that it has the best climate in the world is quite debatable. That aside, it's a nice town to visit. 

For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-shout-out-to-sutamarchan.html.   

Additional reading/viewing referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): 

https://youtube.com/shorts/ovNFcqcKTTc?feature=share (Sutamarchán's main plaza) 

https://youtube.com/shorts/aA0ljU-65H4?feature=share ('The polytunnel capital of Colombia?') 

https://youtu.be/5Cpvk6ccZLs ('A Pauna cracker') 

https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAA ('A dog's life in Colombia')  

#Sutamarchán #longaniza #Tinjacá #Boyacá #Colombia

Jan 25, 202305:55
The care necessities: Dealing with old age
Jan 20, 202303:17
A Pauna cracker: Somewhat satisfying and not too dry
Jan 12, 202306:58
Finding that savoury spot between feasting and fasting
Jan 03, 202306:21
The Wrong Way "hits" of 2022
Dec 29, 202203:03
BBC Radio 5 Live Christmas message
Dec 23, 202201:08
Lending Migración Colombia a helping hand
Dec 22, 202206:60