<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/itcouldbeworse/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[It Could Be Worse: A CoronaPositive Podcast]]></title><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:14:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2020 John Cleary]]></copyright><managingEditor>itcouldbeworsepodcast@gmail.com (John Cleary)</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Coronavirus pandemic is changing the world. Shut-ins are heroes. Extroverts are villains. In a world where sitting on your ass and not assaulting strangers over toilet rolls is seen as an accomplishment, it can be hard to remain civilised. If you are keen to avoid role-playing Jack Torrence from the Shining and/or if you dont have a maze big enough to hide from the Jack in your life as social distancing drives us all mad , why not join host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians and layabouts for an unhealthy dose of gallows humour as they try to find the laughter in the lockdown and stay Coronapositive about COVID-19 by reminding us that however bad it gets... it could be worse!]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg</url><title>It Could Be Worse: A CoronaPositive Podcast</title><link><![CDATA[https://itcouldbeworse.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>John Cleary</itunes:name><itunes:email>itcouldbeworsepodcast@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:author>John Cleary</itunes:author><description>The Coronavirus pandemic is changing the world. Shut-ins are heroes. Extroverts are villains. In a world where sitting on your ass and not assaulting strangers over toilet rolls is seen as an accomplishment, it can be hard to remain civilised. If you are keen to avoid role-playing Jack Torrence from the Shining and/or if you dont have a maze big enough to hide from the Jack in your life as social distancing drives us all mad , why not join host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians and layabouts for an unhealthy dose of gallows humour as they try to find the laughter in the lockdown and stay Coronapositive about COVID-19 by reminding us that however bad it gets... it could be worse!</description><link>https://itcouldbeworse.captivate.fm</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians find the funny side of current affairs and pop culture in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Comedy"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="News Commentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Comedy"><itunes:category text="Comedy Interviews"/></itunes:category><item><title>E002: Hyundai&apos;s mask slips, Televangelist Executes Judgment on COVID-19, and it&apos;s Lockdown not Cockdown...</title><itunes:title>E002: Hyundai&apos;s mask slips, Televangelist Executes Judgment on COVID-19, and it&apos;s Lockdown not Cockdown...</itunes:title><description>Host John Cleary is joined by Colm Denham and Jonathan Farrar to discuss weird corporate advertising, praying away the Coronavirus, and the italian government recognising the fourth emergency service: hookers!
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</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Host John Cleary is joined by Colm Denham and Jonathan Farrar to discuss weird corporate advertising, praying away the Coronavirus, and the italian government recognising the fourth emergency service: hookers!</p><p>Music:</p><p>Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.itcouldbeworsepodcast.com/episode/e002-hyundais-mask-slips-televangelist-executes-judgment-on-covid-19-and-its-lockdown-not-cockdown-]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">63239bfc-7314-4cef-8620-1ab800816e44</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cleary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/6cc44bef-3e4d-47b6-a987-1a84300a209a/icbw2.mp3" length="37472414" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>28:20</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>Host John Cleary is joined by Colm Denham and Jonathan Farrar to discuss weird corporate advertising, praying away the Coronavirus, and the italian government recognising the fourth emergency service: hookers!
Music:
Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Host John Cleary is joined by Ciaran McMahon, Brian O Dowd, Padraig Ormsby, Jonathan Farrar and Colm Denham to discuss the ethics of hoarding facemasks, cannibalism, and why theres never been a better time to impress your date with strategic weapons systems.</p><p>Music:</p><p>Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.itcouldbeworsepodcast.com/episode/e001-doomsday-prepper-romance-lying-to-granny-about-facemasks-and-cannibalism]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">8106b014-4a7a-4ccb-9376-10a2a6e2aa0e</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cleary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/2946214d-4c95-4902-805a-dd48b5ff0ebb/icbwe01.mp3" length="31571542" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>32:28</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>Host John Cleary is joined by Ciaran McMahon, Brian O Dowd, Padraig Ormsby, Jonathan Farrar and Colm Denham to discuss the ethics of hoarding facemasks, cannibalism, and why theres never been a better time to impress your date with strategic weapons systems.

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Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Host John Cleary is joined by Neil Keegan and Padraig Ormsby to discuss a terrifying robot Nurse called Tommy, an elderly Irish couple laugh and sing (badly) in the face of death and Disney's love of defensive architecture.</p><p>Music:</p><p>Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.itcouldbeworsepodcast.com/episode/e003-elderly-couple-tempt-fate-on-tiktok-disney-banishes-the-homeless-and-tommy-the-robot-freaks-us-out]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">bb859799-fcd2-431a-99a2-01c025189ca1</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cleary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8cf62547-2c92-4f4a-969f-150aae340bfe/icbw3.mp3" length="19100955" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>26:33</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>Host John Cleary is joined by Neil Keegan and Padraig Ormsby to discuss a terrifying robot Nurse called Tommy, an elderly Irish couple laugh and sing (badly) in the face of death and Disney&apos;s love of defensive architecture.
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Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians find the funny side of current affairs and pop culture during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Providing a weekly dose of gallows humour as they try to find the laughter in the lockdown and stay Coronapositive&amp;nbsp;because however bad it gets... it could be worse!
Trailer Music:
Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Introducing It Could Be Worse: A CoronaPositive Podcast.</p><p>Host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians find the funny side of current affairs and pop culture during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Providing a weekly dose of gallows humour as they try to find the laughter in the lockdown and stay Coronapositive&nbsp;because however bad it gets... it could be worse!</p><p>Trailer Music:</p><p>Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p> Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</p><p> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://www.itcouldbeworsepodcast.com/episode/it-could-be-worse-a-coronapositive-podcast-trailer]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">dab1e937-fade-4b0d-9752-82494adcb054</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8e31eeb-8090-44b3-86e4-fbd8a35088ac/ICBWlogo.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cleary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/066decc3-6db3-4682-b3ae-fa8338e47e5c/itcouldbeworsepodcasttrailer-final.mp3" length="3923490" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>03:24</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType><itunes:summary>Introducing It Could Be Worse: A CoronaPositive Podcast.

Host John Cleary and a rotating cast of Irish comedians find the funny side of current affairs and pop culture during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Providing a weekly dose of gallows humour as they try to find the laughter in the lockdown and stay Coronapositive because however bad it gets... it could be worse!

Trailer Music:

Protofunk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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