{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The JoeIrish and Sherin Podcast","title":"Episode 37 | El Paco","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3424,"description":"\nGuest: El Paco\n\nIn this episode of the Joe Irish & Shirin Podcast, the guys are joined by the one and only El Paco for a proper rollercoaster of a conversation - packed with laughs, madness, brutally honest stories and some seriously powerful moments.\nFrom growing up in Darndale and experiencing violence and discrimination from a young age, to finding boxing, discovering his passion for media and entertainment, and ultimately deciding to chase something bigger - El Paco opens up about the experiences that shaped him.\nThe lads get into Traveller culture, community, discrimination, family, grief and the importance of standing together - including the heartbreaking story of El Paco losing his mother and how that loss became the fuel behind his determination to achieve greatness.\nAnd then there's Finesse Game Promotions - why El Paco decided to walk away from a comfortable job, follow his passion and create a promotion where the fighters come first.\nThere's serious emotion, plenty of devilment, some very dark humour and a whole lot of honesty.\nThis is one you won't want to miss.\n\n[00:00] — Welcome to the Joe Irish & Shirin Podcast! Introducing special guest El Paco\n[01:30] — How Joe first met El Paco and the story behind their friendship\n[02:00] — Traveller banter, comedy and why El Paco encouraged Joe to go all in with the jokes\n[05:00] — El Paco opens up about his childhood and growing up in Darndale\n[06:00] — His earliest memories of violence and gunfire around the community\n[08:30] — Growing up around danger, getting older and how those experiences became normal\n[09:30] — Boxing, bullying and discrimination at school\n[11:30] — Why people from disadvantaged backgrounds can become products of their environment\n[12:30] — Traveller history, survival and the lack of support from wider society\n[13:00] — Discrimination against Travellers and memories of being blocked from communities\n[14:00] — Family, community and the people who helped each other survive\n[15:30] — The...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mGLSnT-JVdCKQr916rExijzriq6gG9jeqJd_GzIzWwo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xY2Ex/NjkxNjcwZWFjYjVj/ZTM2YmJlOTI2NTY5/ZDBiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}