Brian and Murdock celebrate the life out of time of the Irish protest singer Sinead O’Connor and explore the culturally defining moment that was her 1992 SNL performance.
Trigger warning: This episode is distinctly about abuse to children and includes graphic descriptions.
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SHOW NOTES:
The book Why Sinead O’Connor Matters: https://www.allysonmccabe.com/my-book
The memoir Rememberings: https://www.amazon.com/Rememberings-Sin%C3%A9ad-OConnor/dp/0358423880
Journal article on Catholicism in 1960’s & 70’s Ireland: https://journals.openedition.org/etudesirlandaises/3902
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O’Connor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ireland
https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/music/1619623/how-sinead-o-connor-die/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland#History
https://www.u2songs.com/news/mother_records_son_records_and_kitchen_recordings_u2s_labels
https://www.spin.com/2015/09/sinead-oconnor-interview-spin-30-cover-story/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Do_Not_Want_What_I_Haven%27t_Got
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_(band)
1988 Music festival performance: https://youtu.be/TsIoxvkChWw
Time magazine Q&A: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,976937,00.html
Boomtown Rats photo ripping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmm–HkLjIg
https://www.wow-vinyl.com/thesingle.asp?c=21&d=89
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Blood_and_the_Holy_Grail
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