Irish Stew Podcast

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

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Sherlock Holmes & Terry Golway Join Irish Stew LIVE at New York's Most Fenian Pub
June 14, 2026

Sherlock Holmes & Terry Golway Join Irish Stew LIVE at New York's Most Fenian Pub

What's Sherlock Holmes doing in New York's most Fenian pub? That's the intrigue at the heart of Terror From America: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, the debut novel from journalist and historian Terry Golway, and the question Irish Stew podcast cohosts Martin Nutty and John Lee set out to answer befor…
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Kwame Daniels brings exuberant, immersive Frederick Douglass-inspired North Star from Belfast to New York
May 31, 2026

Kwame Daniels brings exuberant, immersive Frederick Douglass-inspired North Star from Belfast to New York

When Frederick Douglass left Belfast in 1845, only seven years after escaping slavery, he declared: "Wherever else I feel myself to be a stranger, I will remember I have a home in Belfast." That remarkable statement from a Black abolitionist finding radical welcome in a 19th-century Irish city is t…
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Encore for The Floating Hospital, Celebrating 160 Years of Service on June 2, 2026
May 24, 2026

Encore for The Floating Hospital, Celebrating 160 Years of Service on June 2, 2026

While Team Irish Stew preps for its Fresh Stew LIVE before a paying (!) audience on June 1, past guest Sean Granahan and The Floating Hospital he leads are gearing up for June 2, the evening of their 160th anniversary Summer ...
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Fresh Stew Preview: Irish Stew Going LIVE with Terry Golway
May 10, 2026

Fresh Stew Preview: Irish Stew Going LIVE with Terry Golway

Balmy spring weather lured Irish Stew cohosts John Lee and Martin Nutty to Central Park to record this episode in an urban pine forest, steps from the site of Seneca Village where so many Irish immigrants once lived. Backed b...
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Three Films, Five Voices: Irish Stew Wraps the Capital Irish Film Festival
April 26, 2026

Three Films, Five Voices: Irish Stew Wraps the Capital Irish Film Festival

It’s a wrap for Irish Stew as the podcast-in-residence at the 2026 Solas Nua Capital Irish Film Festival in Metro DC with this episode of five conversations spanning three films: Saipan, Báite, and Conveyance. The Festival’s Opening Night feature Saipan unspools the drama that played out on that di…
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Echoes Across the Atlantic: EPIC Museum’s Aileesh Carew in Philadelphia
April 12, 2026

Echoes Across the Atlantic: EPIC Museum’s Aileesh Carew in Philadelphia

Though the latest Irish Stew guest is Aileesh Carew, CEO and Museum Director of Dublin’s EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, this interview takes place in Philadelphia, upstairs again at Fergie’s Pub. Both Aileesh and cohost John Lee came to the “City of Brotherly Love” for the Irish American Busines…
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Recent Blog Posts

Transcript: Fresh Stew Live: Terry Golway in Conversation
June 15, 2026

Transcript: Fresh Stew Live: Terry Golway in Conversation

IRISH STEW PODCASTFresh Stew Live: Terry Golway in ConversationErnie O’Malley’s, New York City • June 1, 2026Featuring readings from Terror From America performed by Mick Mellamphy Editorial NoteThis transcript …

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OTD: Peggy Cummins - Actor (1925 - 2017)
Dec. 29, 2025

OTD: Peggy Cummins - Actor (1925 - 2017)

Peggy Cummins was born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller to Irish parents in Wales on December 18th, 1925. She was raised in Killiney on the south side of Dublin. Her mother, Margaret Cummins was an accomplished actor. Peggy got her start in Dublin's Ga…

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OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2024)
Oct. 3, 2025

OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2024)

Frank Pantridge was born to a farming family near Hillsborough, County Down, on October 3rd, 1916. In 1934, he was accepted to the medicine program at Queens University Belfast (QUB). Graduating in 1939, he volunteered for WWII service the day after…

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Irish Stew Podcast

"We LOVED the two Irish Stew podcasts we just listened to on a snowy Colorado day. It’s so great to feel so easily connected to the global Irish community! Bridget Bray got us excited about genealogy …"

Land Library | Oct. 26, 2020

Loving the Stew!

"I'm very impressed with the first few podcasts. Jeffery Hazlett is a charismatic person with an engaging energy. John and Lee ask pointed questions that make that interviews effortless. Bridget Bray …"

dasherbug | Nov. 1, 2020

The Right Ingredients

"Accomplished guests plus thoughtful hosts who’ve prepped in advance, don’t intrude on their guests and close with fine summaries.Karen DalyNYC"

novemx | March 3, 2021

Love it!

"Thank you to the creators and guests, what an amazing contribution to a great culture."

Fenian 1916 | March 29, 2021

Great podcast with great hosts!

"This podcast is well worth checking out. The hosts are really well-prepped and knowledgeable and the guests are super interesting. Highly recommend giving it a listen!"

Caoimhe Donnelly | Jan. 14, 2023
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