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Hold Onto The Colours Podcast

Hold Onto The Colours Podcast

By Paul Melia

Welcome to the Hold Onto The Colours podcast where I hope you enjoy some interesting talks from some interesting people. So tune in.
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#39 Jim Rugg

Hold Onto The Colours PodcastJan 23, 2022

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#89 Ariel Lanyi
Apr 17, 202453:54
#88 Jérôme Leroy
Apr 07, 202401:14:25
#87 Ali M. Ansari

#87 Ali M. Ansari

Today's guest is a returning one, Professor Ali M Ansari. Ali has a new book out titled Iran (Polity Histories). It is a great book and I really enjoyed it. A link to the book can be found in this description. Always great chatting with Ali https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509541519/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Mar 22, 202401:08:28
#86 Sorcha Ní Lochlainn

#86 Sorcha Ní Lochlainn

Today's guest is Sorcha Ní Lochlainn who is involved with the feminist organisation which is a non-profit, volunteer-led organisation formed to promote the rights and interests of women and children in Ireland. We discussed upcoming Irish Referendum slated for the 8th of March. #ireland #irish #referendum

Feb 22, 202457:09
#85 Phill Brown

#85 Phill Brown

Today's guest is a returning one, the great Phill Brown. Phill just re-issued his fantastic book ''Are We Still Rolling?'' We had a great chat as usual. Go get the book


#talktalk #bobmarley #jimihendrix

Feb 21, 202401:20:28
#84 Elliot Roberts

#84 Elliot Roberts

Today's guest is Elliot Roberts. Elliot is a YouTuber with a huge following of over 100,000 subscribers. He makes really great videos on music, movies and most importantly, The Beatles. We had a great chat. Thank you to @ElliotRobertsVideos If you have not already, do check out Elliot at the following links below. Patreon patreon.com/elliotroberts Instagram instagram.com/elliotroberts Twitter twitter.com/ElliotRoberts5 Other Youtube Channel    / @elliotrobertsactor   Letterboxd letterboxd.com/elliotroberts

Dec 04, 202301:31:19
#83 Kenneth Womack

#83 Kenneth Womack

Today's guest is writer, literary critic, public speaker, and music historian, particularly focusing on the cultural influence of the Beatles. He is the author of the bestselling Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles and John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life. We chatted about his latest book, Living With The Beatles: On The Road With The Fab Four, The Mal Evans Story.

Nov 28, 202354:47
#82 Phill Brown

#82 Phill Brown

Welcoming back the great Phill Brown to the podcast. Phill has worked with everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Bob Marley to Talk Talk. We had a lovely discussion on music and life.

Nov 04, 202301:40:35
#81 Ali M. Ansari

#81 Ali M. Ansari

Today's guest is a returning one, Ali M. Ansari. Ali is the Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies.

Oct 30, 202301:12:57
#80 John Patitucci

#80 John Patitucci

Today's guest is bassist and composer John Patitucci. John has worked with many artists including Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie and many more. He just released ''Scenes from an Imaginary Film.'' Check out the links below to listen to John's music.

https://www.johnpatitucci.com/

https://www.instagram.com/johnjpatitucci/?hl=en

Oct 05, 202356:28
#79 Dae Lims

#79 Dae Lims

Dae Lims is a musician/composer/producer. Dae has gain much recognition and praise with AI work with regard to The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He recently released his version of The Beach Boys Smile named DAE LIMS Presents SMiLE AI.

Sep 05, 202301:57:26
#78 Enda Reilly
Sep 01, 202301:32:45
#77 Professor Paul Smith

#77 Professor Paul Smith

Professor Paul Smith is a Associate Professor in French Politics and History and head of French at University of Nottingham. Paul has experience with French television, and some English language television - including interviews on France 24

Aug 28, 202301:49:26
#76 Mario DiSanto

#76 Mario DiSanto

Today's guest is musician and producer Mario DiSanto. Mario recently released his debut album and also has a popular Youtube channel
Aug 17, 202302:00:27
#75 Malcolm Byrne

#75 Malcolm Byrne

Today's guest is Senator for Fianna Fáil, Malcolm Byrne. Malcolm Byrne has been a Senator since April, 2020 and serves as Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. From Gorey, Co. Wexford, he is a graduate in Law, Arbitration and Governance (UCD, QUB). He previously worked for Chambers Ireland, as the first Commercial Manager with my home.ie, as Chief Executive of Community Games, as Executive Director of Screen Producers Ireland and for twelve years as Head of Communications and Public Affairs with the Higher Education Authority. A Councillor from 1999 to 2019, he also served as Chair of Wexford County Council. A former Vice-President of the National Youth Council of Ireland, Education Officer with the Union of Students in Ireland and Executive Member of the European Students’ Union, he was named in 2014 as one of the EU 40 Under 40 European Young Leaders. He has a strong interest in issues relating to education, research, technology, the arts, foreign policy, youth participation, housing, planning and local government.

Jul 18, 202301:02:21
#74 Why I love The Beatles

#74 Why I love The Beatles

Talking about The Beatles.
Jul 12, 202313:34
#73 Professor Ali Ansari

#73 Professor Ali Ansari

Today's guest is Professor Ali Ansari. He is the Professor of Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies.

Jul 06, 202357:41
#72 Martin Clancy
Jun 28, 202302:05:60
#71 Katy Jon Went

#71 Katy Jon Went

Katy is a writer, commentator, educator, keynote and conference speaker, and activist, on social justice, equality, diversity & inclusion. For more visit http://www.katyjon.com
Jun 21, 202301:45:27
#70 Paul Murphy

#70 Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy is an Irish People Before Profit–Solidarity politician who has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2014 Dublin South-West by-election. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency from 2011 to 2014.

We discuss Immigration, Hate Speech Bill, and Irish Neutrality.
Jun 04, 202351:04
#69 Kevin Briggs

#69 Kevin Briggs

Kevin Briggs (also known as the Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge) was a California Highway Patrol officer noted for his work in suicide intervention, having dissuaded more than two hundred people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. In 2013, Kevin retired from the California Highway Patrol to focus his efforts on suicide prevention with over 20 years of experience in crisis management and suicide prevention.

May 19, 202336:38
#68 Michael LeRoy
May 02, 202301:15:35
#67 Gaurav Dayal
Apr 22, 202339:08
#66 Nigel Pulsford

#66 Nigel Pulsford

Today I am joined by composer/musician/producer and ex-Bush guitarist Nigel Pulsford. We talked about his great new record, ''Losing Track'', Bush, Music, Jazz and life in general. I reallly enjoyed. I highly recommend his new album, I am really enjoying it.

Check out ''Losing Track'' at https://nigelpulsford.bandcamp.com/album/losing-track

Apr 14, 202301:07:40
#65 Fr. Vincent Lampert

#65 Fr. Vincent Lampert


Vincent Lampert (born 1963) is an American Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Father Lampert was appointed to become an exorcist by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlien.
Father Vince Lampert received his exorcism classroom training at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. He was in the same training class with Father Gary Thomas, the exorcist for San Jose, California US. Matt Baglio wrote the book, The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist based on Father Gary Thomas, which later became the 2011 movie, The Rite. Father Lampert received practical experience, by assisting with over 40 exorcisms with Father Carmine de Filippis, who is the mentor for exorcists in the Diocese of Rome. While speaking to students about exorcism at Seton Hall University about his training, he told them he spent three months training to be an exorcist.

Apr 08, 202338:12
#64 Is Ireland Falling Apart?

#64 Is Ireland Falling Apart?

Is Ireland Falling Apart?
Mar 25, 202306:20
#63 Dave Eringa

#63 Dave Eringa

Dave Eringa is a proudcer, mixer and sound engineer. He as worked with the likes of The Manic Street Preachers( on multiple albums), Idlewild, Roger Daltrey, Kylie Minogue and many more.

He played keyboards on "Generation Terrorists", producing & mixing "Gold Against The Soul", playing keyboards live with the band 1993–94, producing & mixing two tracks on "Everything Must Go" ("Australia" & "No Surface All Feeling"), producing & mixing half of "This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours" (including No. 1 single "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next"), producing & mixing the first No. 1 of the millennium ("Masses Against The Classes"), producing & mixing "Know Your Enemy", & producing "Send Away The Tigers".

Mar 21, 202301:06:36
#62 Inspiration

#62 Inspiration

Inspiration
Mar 07, 202306:01
#61 Wayne Shorter, Tuskegee, Pink Floyd, Album covers

#61 Wayne Shorter, Tuskegee, Pink Floyd, Album covers

Podcast 61
Wayne Shorter, Tuskegee, Pink Floyd, Album covers
Mar 04, 202308:44
#60 Ant-Man, Batman, Roald Dahl, Politics, Bill Evans and Millenium

#60 Ant-Man, Batman, Roald Dahl, Politics, Bill Evans and Millenium

Today I talk about the new Ant-Man movie, Batman in the Flash, Roald Dahl and changing his books, Hate Speech Law Ireland, Bill Evans, and the television show Millennium.
Feb 24, 202313:24
#59 Podcasts, Making Music and Life

#59 Podcasts, Making Music and Life

Talking about the podcast, my upcoming albums and music in tandem with life.
Feb 17, 202311:41
#58 Burt Bacharach 1928-2023

#58 Burt Bacharach 1928-2023

A video talking about the great Burt Bacharach. He was/is a huge influence musically for me. What a great composer and arranger he was.

Feb 10, 202303:31
#57 Phill brown
Feb 09, 202301:44:34
#56 David Joesph
Dec 17, 202238:04
#55 Brian Campbell

#55 Brian Campbell

Today's guest is boxing and MMA writer and analyst Brian Campbell. Brian is co-host with Luke Thomas of the great and popular MMA/Boxing show Morning Kombat. Brian also writes for CBS Sports and is a boxing analyst for Showtime. I loved this podcast with Brian. We talked MMA, Pro Wrestling and a lot of music conversation which is always something I am down for. I highly recommend Morning Kombat. Best sports combat  show in my humble opinion. Thank you Brian. 

Check out Brian on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/brianccampbell

Twitter @https://twitter.com/BCampbell  

Morning Kombat @  https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKombat 

#morningkombat #briancampbell #mma

Dec 07, 202201:32:18
#54 David Leaf
Nov 25, 202201:08:02
#53 Zindel Segal

#53 Zindel Segal

Today's podcast is with Zindel Segal who is a cognitive psychologist, a specialist on depression, and one of the founders of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. He has wrote several books including The Mindful Way Workbook. He has appeared on TED X. We had a lovely conversation.

 For more on Zindel visit: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058117958220

Nov 10, 202241:42
#52 Benjamin Zeller

#52 Benjamin Zeller

Today's guest is Benjamin E. Zeller. Benjamin is a researcher and teacher of religion in America. He focuses on religious currents that are new or alternative( Alien religions), including new religions, the religious engagement with science, and the quasi-religious relationship people have with food. He wrote a book based on well-known cult Heaven's Gate called Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion. I really enjoyed the conversation. #aliens #heavensgate #theology

Nov 02, 202237:56
#51 Ben Wardle
Aug 16, 202201:12:24
#50

#50

Well 50 podcasts down. Thanks to all who have listened/watched, The lovely guests who gave me their time. Here are some short words :).

Aug 07, 202203:37
#49 Tim Friese-Greene
Aug 01, 202201:37:33
#48 Phill Brown

#48 Phill Brown

I had the pleasure to talk to one of my favorite recording engineer's Phill Brown. Phill has worked with so many artists, from Talk Talk to Little Feat to Dido to Bombay Bicycle Club. All is detailed in his amazing book '' Are We Still Rolling?''. Phill engineered on three of many favorite and best sounding albums Talk Talk-Spirit Eden, Laughing Stock and Mark Hollis's solo album. I loved the conversation.
Jul 30, 202201:51:18
#47 Avi Loeb

#47 Avi Loeb

Today's guest is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and best-selling author(New York Times) Avi Loeb. We discussed his most recent book Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, Oumuamua, The Galileo Project and many more things. I really enjoyed the conversation. What a smart and gentleman Avi is. For more information about Avi please click the link below.

https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/Opinion.html

Jul 17, 202238:05
#46 John Leslie

#46 John Leslie

Today's guest is philosopher and writer John Leslie. We had a great chat about death, the afterlife, the multiverse, chess, and more. I enjoyed the episode.

Jul 11, 202202:08:23
#45 Michael Beinhorn
Apr 28, 202201:21:25
#44 Leah Kardos

#44 Leah Kardos

Today's guest is Leah Kardos. Leah is a composer and author. Recently she released her latest book David Bowie Blackstar Theory: The Last Works Of David Bowie. I really loved the book, it is a fascinating look at Bowie's music. Leah also is a talented composer. I really enjoyed the conversation. For info on Leah's works check out the link below

www.leahkardos.com

Apr 21, 202201:35:35
#43 George Del Barrio
Apr 21, 202202:02:36
#42 Sydney Weaver

#42 Sydney Weaver

Today's guest is Cuber (Rubik's cube expert) and magician Sydney Weaver. She is a nine time gold medalist professional Speed Cuber. Sydney was born with arthritis and told she would probably never walk. But she beat the odds and is a inspiration. She appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us in which she did a lovely magic routine with a cube. We discussed cubes, algorithms, social media, magic and many more subjects. I really enjoyed the conversation. 

Check out Sydney at http://www.sirwaffle.com/

Mar 16, 202201:03:26
#41 Professor Timothy Darvill

#41 Professor Timothy Darvill

Today's guest is Professor Timothy Darvill. Timothy Darvill OBE is an English archaeologist and author, best known for his publications on prehistoric Britain and his excavations in England, Wales, and the Isle of Man. He is Professor of Archaeology in the Faculty of Science and Technology Bournemouth University in England.[1] Timothy Darvill is recognised as one of the leading authorities on Stonehenge and the British Neolithic. It was pleasure to talk to him on such an interesting subject matter.

Feb 25, 202248:44
#40 Kurt Farquhar

#40 Kurt Farquhar

Today's episode is with composer Kurt Farquhar. Kurt scores CBS’ comedy series The Neighborhood, now in its 4th season; Disney +’s The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the long anticipated revival of the groundbreaking animated series The Proud Family which premieres on February 22nd; and Netflix’s upcoming fantasy teen drama series First Kill.

A television and film composer, songwriter, producer and founder/CEO of True Music, a prominent music licensing company, Farquhar has scored more primetime television series than any other African American composer throughout his 32-year career.

His credits include scoring hit series such as Black LightningThe King of Queens; AmbitionsGirlfriendsSister, SisterMoeshaSoul FoodIn The HouseStitchersNed and Stacey; as well as genre-defining series for the BET network such as American SoulGames People PlayThe QuadBeing Mary JaneReal Husbands of HollywoodIn Contempt; and many more.

Feb 06, 202255:58