Episode With Richie Sadlier: James Kavanagh, Plus An Episode Close To Home
This week Richie and Killian travelled to Phibsboro to meet James Kavanagh at the home he’s just about to leave after eight years for a new life in the countryside.
Richie and James look back at James’ teenage years, the earliest of which he spent locked up alone in his bedroom, his sanctuary from the homophobic bullying that dominated his time at school. He speaks about the reality of having no friends whatsoever until he was sixteen, darting from class to class to avoid other students and how he managed to start afresh and leave those days behind him.
After the chat, Killian describes an experience both he and James have had in common with last week’s guest, Donie O’Sullivan: recurring panic attacks and trying to manage them before they derail your day-to-day life.
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? Joining Richie on Episode from Las Vegas today is a very special guest…
It's CNN's Donie O'Sullivan @donie ??https://t.co/NoV3C3TACl pic.twitter.com/zbZRTpPXvz
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