After beating drug addiction, Terence Power went on to co-host a hugely popular podcast with fellow Dubliner Calvin O’Brien – then came a life-changing diagnosis. Here, he talks about having brain surgery and becoming a father in the space of a few months, and the need to protect crucial amenities in the inner city against redevelopment
Terence Power, co-host of the ‘Talking B****x’ podcast. Photo: Mark Condren
It reads like the plot of a young adult novel: kid from impoverished environment beats his drug addiction and goes on to become one of the darlings of Ireland’s thriving podcast scene.
If you were to tell Terence Power a decade ago that he would banish his demons and become the host of an award-winning podcast, he would have enquired what variety of hard drug you were on.