Irish Based Episodes
Episode S2E7: Sorcha Glackin: Storyteller of Sight and Sound
Sorcha’s story takes us back and forth across the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean as she sets her course towards storytelling and journalism on radio and TV for RTE, Newstalk, BBC and CBS. With a step into the unknown she …
S1E9: Ruth Cannon BL - Irish Barrister & Four Courts History Blogger
Ruth Cannon BL is a Dublin based barrister specializing in property and probate law. Ruth acts as a guide in giving an introduction to both the the esoterica and arcane that constitutes the Irish Legal profession and it's history on …
S1E7: Damian Shiels - Historian & Battlefield Archaeologist
For 10 years, Damian Shiels has mined the American Civil War pension files to tell the staggering story of Irish participation in that conflict. This archive is the richest source of early 19th century Irish social history. John Lee and …
S1E6: Ciarán Cannon - Former Irish Minister for the Diaspora
Ciarán Cannon is the elected TD (Irish Member of Parliament aka Dáil Éireann) for the Galway East constituency. Ciarán served as Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development from 2017 - 2020. John Lee and...