Irish Stew Podcast
Irish Stew the podcast for the Global Irish Nation featuring interviews with fascinating influencers proud of their Irish Edge. If you're Irish born or hyphenated Irish, this is the podcast that brings all the Irish together
Recent Episodes
S4E3: Larry Kirwan – Rocking Renaissance Man from Black 47 to Broadway
June 27, 2022
We’re not sure what’s more impressive—that Larry Kirwan originated and co-wrote the Broadway hit Paradise Square, or that his early band with Pierce Turner was banned from the notorious New York punk rock club CBGB for being…
S4E2: John McCourt - Tracking James Joyce in Trieste
June 13, 2022
Our Bloomsday episode with the engaging James Joyce scholar John McCourt takes us to Italy for the first time, specifically its outpost across the Adriatic Sea, Trieste. “There, I can safely say I discovered James Joyce,” Mc…
S4E1: Mark Little - From RTÉ to Journalism’s Digital Frontier
May 30, 2022
Our new season of Irish Stew opens with trailblazing journalist Mark Little, a former RTÉ newscaster working to make sense of social media. Coming from a family where there was a daily scrum over who got the newspaper first,…
S3E17: Check In: Liza Donnelly - Bonus Episode
March 20, 2022
Liza Donnelly: New Yorker Cartoonist & “Very Funny Ladies” Irish Stew’s favorite cartoonist is back to tell you about her just-published book, V ery Funny Ladies: an in-depth celebration of women cartoonists who have graced …
S3E16: Check In: Ted Smyth - Bonus Episode
March 17, 2022
We last spoke with Ted Smyth back at the start of 2021. A lot has happened in the world of politics in the intervening period. Ted’s experience on both sides of the Atlantic in the worlds of diplomacy and corporate life ma…
S3E15: Check In: Jack Byrne - Bonus Episode
March 15, 2022
We first sat down with Liverpudlian, Jack Byrne back in Season 2 when we talked about his first novel: Under the Bridge. You can catch that episode here: Jack Byrne: Mystery Writer. Now Jack is back with the second installme…
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Recent Blog Posts
OTD: WIlliam Parsons (17 Jun, 1800 - 31 Oct, 1867)
William Parsons, astronomer and 3rd Earl of Rosse was born in York, England on the 17th of June 1800. Parsons is best remembered for his construction of …
OTD: Ray McAnally (Mar 30, 1926 - Jun 15, 1989)
Actor, Ray McAnally was born in Buncrana, Donegal on the 30th of Mar, 1926. He was the winner of 4 BAFTA awards for his work in both film and television.…
OTD: Rory Gallagher (2 Mar, 1948 - 14 Jun, 1995)
Rory Gallagher, a rock guitarist, was born in Ballyshannon, Donegal on the 2nd of March, 1948. He is frequently cited as the greatest rock guitarist you'…
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