Banter is an ongoing series of public\u00a0interviews, conversations and discussions. We tell stories about this, that and the other.<\/p>\n
Since starting out in July 2009, we have covered such topics as books, food, campaigning, photography, mindfulness, farming, Higgs boson, housing, nudge theory, innovation, football, politics, TV, climate change, cycling, new businesses, masculinity, craft beers, running, music festivals, David Bowie, technology, radio, Madonna and much, much more<\/p>\n
You’ll find the full cast of the hundreds of previous Banter guests here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0podcasts of many of our days out here<\/a>. There’s also a full rundown of every one of our events\u00a0to date on the main page.<\/p>\n Banter came into being in the upstairs room of the late, legendary\u00a0Twisted Pepper<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Dublin, but we\u00a0have also hosted discussions at many Irish and international events and festivals including Web Summit<\/a>, SXSW<\/a>,\u00a0Bloom<\/a>,\u00a0Other Voices<\/a>, \u00a0Ballymaloe Literary Festival<\/a>, The Beatyard<\/a>,\u00a0The Big Grill<\/a>, \u00a0Imagine Festival Of Politics & Ideas<\/a>,\u00a0International Literature Festival Dublin<\/a>,\u00a0Cruinni\u00fa na C\u00e1sca<\/a>,\u00a0Culture Night<\/a>,\u00a0Make A Move<\/a>, Castlepalooza<\/a>,\u00a0C\u00fairt International Festival of Literarture<\/a>, Savour Kilkenny<\/a>, Musictown<\/a>, First Fortnight<\/a>,\u00a0Burren Winterage Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Shore Shots Film Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Electric Picnic<\/a>,\u00a0Galway Arts Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Kilkenny Arts Festival<\/a>, CultureTECH<\/a>,\u00a0Kinsale Arts Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Earagail Arts Festival<\/a>, GAZE International LBGT Film Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Mindfield<\/a>,\u00a0Darklight Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Hard Working Class Heroes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Quarter Block Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve done Banters in tents, cafes, clubs, halls and pop-up venues. We\u2019ve done them in an artist\u2019s kitchen in Donegal (there was a Picasso on the wall), a pub and hardware shop in Dingle (you could buy a hammer and a pound of nails out front), a thatched cottage in Derry and a former bomb shelter in London. We’ve also Bantered on\u00a0the city walls in Derry (an event soundtracked by a musketeer letting off a few shots), on the back of a lorry in the town square in Kinsale (and in the town’s beautiful Charles Fort) and in a barn in the heart of the Burren.<\/p>\n If you’re interested in having a Banter discussion at your event or festival, please get in touch.<\/p>\n Banter\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0produced and programmed private white-label events for a wide range of Irish and international businesses and we would be happy to talk to you about this if you need more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Banter is an ongoing series of public\u00a0interviews, conversations and discussions. We tell stories about this, that and the other. Since starting out in July 2009, we have covered such topics as books, food, campaigning, photography, mindfulness, farming, Higgs boson, housing, nudge theory, innovation, football, politics, TV, climate change, cycling, new businesses, masculinity, craft beers, running, … <\/p>\n