215 episodes

Juvenalia is a pop culture nostalgia show where Alan Maguire, Sarah Maria Griffin, and Andrea Cleary invite interesting people to tell them about something they were obsessed with when they were young; how they felt about it then and how they feel about it now. We've talked about books, films, tv shows, musicians, computer games; we're interested in it all! It's nice, you'll like it.

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    • 4.9 • 14 Ratings

Juvenalia is a pop culture nostalgia show where Alan Maguire, Sarah Maria Griffin, and Andrea Cleary invite interesting people to tell them about something they were obsessed with when they were young; how they felt about it then and how they feel about it now. We've talked about books, films, tv shows, musicians, computer games; we're interested in it all! It's nice, you'll like it.

    190: The Mask with Tim Platt

    190: The Mask with Tim Platt

    Comedian Tim Platt from Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These Those Stars Of Space joins us to talk about the impact that Jim Carrey and The Mask had on him as a child. We talk about Carrey’s performance and Cameron Diaz and Milo The Dog and the special effects of course but also about figuring out your artistic vocation, The Mask as alcohol, Man On The Moon, and the editorial biases of Edge City’s newspapers. It’s a good time.

    Tim is @TimothyPlatt. He stars in Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These Those Stars Of Space. His debut comedy album Teeth Like Beak is coming very soon.

    Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

    Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is out April 2025. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 27 min
    189: The OC with Jessa Hastings

    189: The OC with Jessa Hastings

    Welcome to The OC bitch! Jessa Hastings, author of the Magnolia Parks Universe books, joins us as we put on our collared t-shirts and huge belts to talk about The OC! We talk about how Adam Brody changed nerds forever, finding Marissa annoying, Sandy and Kirsten, the music, the clothes, and how The OC is directly responsible for the scripted reality explosion of the mid-noughties. It’s a good time.

    Jessa is @jessa.hastings. The latest book in the Magnolia Parks Universe, Into The Dark, is out now.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    188: Interview With The Vampire with Sophia Cadogan

    188: Interview With The Vampire with Sophia Cadogan

    Comedian Sophia Cadogan joins us to talk about 1994’s Interview With The Vampire. We talk about the hair, and the necks, and the blood. But also about Kirsten Dunst’s amazing performance. We try to figure out why the coffins are important. We admire Brad PItt’s character’s action-oriented problem-solving methods (setting fire to everything all of the time). We had a lot of fun. You will too probably?

    You can find Sophia everywhere at @SophiaCadogan. Her new show Princess Melancholy is on 17+18 Feb in Smock Alley, Dublin.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our patreon-only show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    187: Robin Williams with Alexandra Haddow

    187: Robin Williams with Alexandra Haddow

    Comedian Alexandra Haddow joins us as we try to talk about how much we love Robin Williams without crying

    Alexandra is @MissAHaddow. She’s on tour right NOW. You can find all the info right here.

    Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.

    Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her books are in all good bookshops. Her newsletter is at ⁠griffnotes.ghost.io⁠

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan Maguire

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 57 min
    186: This Is Spinal Tap with Pat Finnerty

    186: This Is Spinal Tap with Pat Finnerty

    Welcome to our first proper episode of 2024. If you listened to our Weezer episode or our Patreon episodes then you know that Andrea and Alan are big fans of Pat Finnerty. Pat makes a fantastic youtube series called What Makes This Song Stink. We were delighted when he agreed to appear on the show and even more delighted when he picked Spinal Tap.

    P.S. there’s a bit near the end where Pat says U2 but we misheard him and thought he said YouTube so if you’re wondering why we suddenly start talking about YouTube, that’s why.

    Pat is @the_pat_finnerty_show on instagram. What Makes This Song Stink is on YouTube. Start from episode 1, thank us later.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our regular show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Twixmas 2023

    Twixmas 2023

    Happy Weird Inbetweeny Bit of the year where nothing’s really happening. We realised that people don’t get around to Christmas episodes of podcasts until January so we just talked about some non-Christmassy things we’d been watching lately. We also did our Off Menu menus just for the hell of it.

    We’re going to take a break for a couple of weeks while we get everything lined up for 2024 but we’ll back soon. Thanks for sticking around.

    Alan, Sarah, and Andrea.

    Alan is @alan_maguire. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he’s doing a bit of stand up here and there.

    Andrea  @AndreaCleary_. Her other podcasts are My Favourite Album With Andrea Cleary and The Nialler9 Podcast. Her newsletter is at https://andrea-cleary.ghost.io/

    Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.

    We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we started and finished in the previous two weeks. We also have some free lil bits of  merch. It's patreon.com/juvenalia

    This episode was produced by Alan.

    Juvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

Spiffybumble ,

A really lovely time

I stumbled into this podcast to listen to one of the guests and was surprised to find how well it was produced and how respectful the show was.

I’ll definitely be listening to more in the future!

ColinD16 ,

Charming, Brilliant, Funny Podcast

I could go on for days what I love about this podcast. I recently saw Juvenalia described as “nice people having a nice time talking about nice things.” Which I think captures the charm of this podcast—I would add on that those nice people, Alan and Sarah and guests, are whip smart, endearingly funny and all around immediately likable folks.

pber2468 ,

Great podcast

But I wish Sarah would let the guests talk. Not that I don’t enjoy her, I just wish she didn’t monopolize the conversation.

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