Episode 157 – Sinead O’Connor vs the Catholic church

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.  This episode brought to you in part by: Bourbon & Beyond Festival | A Perfect Blend of Bourbon, Food & Music In Louisville September 14-17, 2023 WIN TICKETS HERE! At Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Headliners Include: Bruno Mars, The Killers, Brandi Carlile, The Black Keys, Plus Duran Duran, Billy Strings, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers And Many More Acts From Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues & Alt Rock GA, VIP, and Angel’s Envy Beyond VIP Passes Plus Camping On Sale Now At BourbonAndBeyond.com   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories   SHOW NOTES: The book Why Sinead O’Connor Matters: https://www.allysonmccabe.com/my-book The memoir Rememberings: ​​https://www.amazon.com/Remembe....rings-Sin%C3%A9ad-OC Journal article on Catholicism in 1960’s & 70’s Ireland: https://journals.openedition.o....rg/etudesirlandaises https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Sin%C3%A9ad_O'C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Catholic_Church_in_I https://stylecaster.com/entert....ainment/music/161962 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland#History https://www.u2songs.com/news/m....other_records_son_re https://www.rollingstone.com/m....usic/music-news/sine https://www.spin.com/2015/09/s....inead-oconnor-interv https://www.nationalworld.com/....culture/television/s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....I_Do_Not_Want_What_I 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 Boomtown Rats photo ripping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmm--HkLjIg https://www.wow-vinyl.com/thesingle.asp?c=21&d=89