Scotus O'Linn and the Supernatural Crisis Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:36:33 -0400 https://podcast.scotusolinn.com en-us © 2026 Scotus O'Linn and the Supernatural Crisis yes Support this Podcast a702a544-028d-5afd-a452-03655df78066 brendanwalsh2003@yahoo.com Brendan Breathnach episodic false An unemployed young man, Scotus O'Linn, gets elected to the Irish Parliament (Dáil Eireann) only to be appointed to a nonsensical post - Minister of Supernatural Affairs. A laughing stock at first, Scotus soons finds himself embroiled in all kinds of supernatural happenings when he is charged with his first task: prove to two beautiful but annoyed Romanian dignitaries (angry that Ireland is taking tourist revenue) that Dracula - not just his author - was really Irish.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Brendan Breathnach brendanwalsh2003@yahoo.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/33yxfniqitrrstkgyw55wtz83tuq?.jpg Scotus O'Linn and the Supernatural Crisis E8 - The Iron Crucifix E8 - The Iron Crucifix With vampire incidents starting to increase, Scotus realises he needs to invest in a good crucifix and revisit the Castle of Lord Drochshuil. This episodes also examines the relationship between Irish fairy lore and vampirism, particular the legends of the ancient Irish fairy race: the Daoine Sidhe.

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]]> With vampire incidents starting to increase, Scotus realises he needs to invest in a good crucifix and revisit the Castle of Lord Drochshuil. This episodes also examines the relationship between Irish fairy lore and vampirism, particular the legends of the ancient Irish fairy race: the Daoine Sidhe.

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]]> Brendan Breathnach Buzzsprout-18996346 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0400 1562 full false E7 - Tourist Trap E7 - Tourist Trap A young American man, part of a tour bus visiting the small town in Ireland where The Quiet Man movie was made, has a terrifying encounter in an old abbey graveyard.

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]]> A young American man, part of a tour bus visiting the small town in Ireland where The Quiet Man movie was made, has a terrifying encounter in an old abbey graveyard.

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]]> Brendan Breathnach Buzzsprout-18926605 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0400 308 full false E6 - The Playboy and the Vampire E6 - The Playboy and the Vampire Scotus puts the vampire encounter in Dublin down to a bad hallucination. He heads down to his home constituency in the West of Ireland to meet and hear the concerns of the local voters. He has a disturbing encounter with his friend Jack Mulligan, and an even more disturbing one when he gets home to his lonely house.

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]]> Scotus puts the vampire encounter in Dublin down to a bad hallucination. He heads down to his home constituency in the West of Ireland to meet and hear the concerns of the local voters. He has a disturbing encounter with his friend Jack Mulligan, and an even more disturbing one when he gets home to his lonely house.

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]]> Brendan Breathnach Buzzsprout-18881384 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0400 1364 full false E5 - Supernatural Abduction E5 - Supernatural Abduction As the bulldozers of Scotus O'Linn's nemesis, Michael James McGovern Construction, begin to raze the ancient ringforts of Rathcroghan, strange things start to happen in Ashling O'Connor's house.

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]]> As the bulldozers of Scotus O'Linn's nemesis, Michael James McGovern Construction, begin to raze the ancient ringforts of Rathcroghan, strange things start to happen in Ashling O'Connor's house.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18720703 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0500 978 full false E4 - The Midnight Sessions E4 - The Midnight Sessions Scotus makes his maiden speech in the Dáil, the Irish Parliament, in which he argues passionately that vampires are not real, but represent great tourist potential for Ireland. Scotus, however, gets a terrible shock and fright walking home -  and the truth dawns that he faces his first greatest crisis as a government minister.

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]]> Scotus makes his maiden speech in the Dáil, the Irish Parliament, in which he argues passionately that vampires are not real, but represent great tourist potential for Ireland. Scotus, however, gets a terrible shock and fright walking home -  and the truth dawns that he faces his first greatest crisis as a government minister.

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]]> Brendan Breathnach Buzzsprout-18643303 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500 1660 full false E3 - The Castle in Galway E3 - The Castle in Galway On a stormy night, Scotus and Jack enter Lord Drochshuil's castle in Galway, with the two beautiful visitors from Romania. A strange evening awaits.

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]]> On a stormy night, Scotus and Jack enter Lord Drochshuil's castle in Galway, with the two beautiful visitors from Romania. A strange evening awaits.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18571640 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0500 756 full false E2 - The Romanian Girls E2 - The Romanian Girls Scotus receives a sinister threat, before picking up the two beautiful Romanian dignitaries at Dublin Airport. They demand an apology unless the unfortunate Scotus has proof that Dracula was Irish. A surprise colleague tries to help Scotus with the task.

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]]> Scotus receives a sinister threat, before picking up the two beautiful Romanian dignitaries at Dublin Airport. They demand an apology unless the unfortunate Scotus has proof that Dracula was Irish. A surprise colleague tries to help Scotus with the task.

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]]> Brendan Breathnach Buzzsprout-18566821 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500 1248 full false E1 - The Minister of Supernatural Affairs E1 - The Minister of Supernatural Affairs Scotus O'Linn, an unemployed and rather depressed young man, is elected to Dáil Eireann (the Irish Parliament) and soon becomes a laughing stock throughout the land when he is duly appointed Minister of Supernatural Affairs. But there's a reason: the Irish leader has an important task for him to carry out.

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]]> Scotus O'Linn, an unemployed and rather depressed young man, is elected to Dáil Eireann (the Irish Parliament) and soon becomes a laughing stock throughout the land when he is duly appointed Minister of Supernatural Affairs. But there's a reason: the Irish leader has an important task for him to carry out.

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