For Paul Finnegan it all goes back to his hometown of Galway City, “a small city but I refuse to call it a town” he says and a “crucible of many great things,” notwithstanding its reputation for being “where ambition goes to die.” But Paul explains why, despite his love…
How much of our history would remain buried if not for a few intrepid explorers of the past? In this episode we explore little known Irish diaspora stories buried in cemeteries over 1,300 miles apart in Colorado and Georgia. Drawing on his research of an abandoned cemetery high in the…
Preview for Season 3 Episode 3 featuring historians Damian Shiels and Jim Walsh and their respective projects at Andersonville, Georgia and Leadville, Colorado
Shoutout makes reference to episode 147 which can be found at: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYXZpZG1jd2lsbGlhbXMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/NDljNWY2YjktY2FmMC00Zjg0LWFmNGItZjMyMDRlOGNhMGQ5
Natalie Nugent O'Shea runs one of the most successful Irish cultural centers in America. Here she speaks about the dynamic evolution of culture. You can hear the full episode at: https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/s3e2
Natalie Nugent O’Shea takes us from St. Paul, Minnesota, around the world with Riverdance, to Dublin to start a family, and then back home to St. Paul where she’d co-found a home for Irish arts and culture in the Midwest, the Celtic Junction Arts Center. She tells us of her…
A preview of Season 3's first episode, Vinny Warren the legendary Chicago based ad man talks about how he comes up with new ideas To hear the whole episode, visit IrishStewPodcast.com
WASSUP? Season III of Irish Stew is WASSUP! We launch with an episode on the Irish ad man responsible for the memorable Budweiser commercial that had people around the world shouting WASSUP--Vinny Warren. Vinny takes you from his native Galway to London, New York, Boston and finally Chicago, relates why…
Emer Rocke gives an insider’s perspective on the lives of those most global of Irish citizens, the people of Ireland’s diplomatic corps. The Deputy Ambassador of Ireland to the United States at time of the interview, now Director of U.S. and Canadian Relations, Emer discusses the rewards and challenges of…
Janet Behan carries on the family tradition of creativity in both her acting and writing. The London-born daughter of Dublin-born playwright Brian Behan & Celia Behan, great niece of the songwriter Peadar Kearney (author of Amhrán na bhFiann, the Irish National Anthem), and niece of the writers Dominic Behan and…
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Cauvery Madhavan adds Indian spices to this serving of Irish Stew as we trace her journey from Chennai, India to Sligo, Ireland, to County Kildare, and travel back with her to India to explore Irish stories there through her epic novel The Tainted. We talk of race and color in…
Full Episode Link: https://bit.ly/2SjuT7U A legal advocate for immigration in America, Irish-born, Chicago-based Fiona McEntee is a recognizable media-friendly face and voice in the U.S. immigration conversation through interviews by MSNBC, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Chicago Tribune…and now Irish Stew.
A legal advocate for immigration in America, Irish-born, Chicago-based Fiona McEntee is a recognizable media-friendly face and voice in the U.S. immigration conversation through interviews by MSNBC, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Chicago Tribune…and now Irish Stew. She is the founding and managing attorney of McEntee Law…
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Paddy coaches world class hammer throwers and explains, in this preview clip, what it takes to succeed in this highly technical event. Listen to our full conversation a: https://bit.ly/34Wbixi
Dublin born Paddy McGrath represented his native country at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. For many, that pinnacle achievement would represent an end point to the pursuit of glory in an athletic career. Most, who chase perfection in the hammer throwing circle, leave the sport for more lucrative endeavors. While…
Fin Dwyer has always been interested in history. He grew up in Castlecomer, Kilkenny surrounded by the vestiges of the past and so when he went to college, he pursued this passion, graduating with a master's degree in archaeology. However, the best laid plans often go awry, the freshly minted…
Fin Dwyer has always been interested in history. He grew up in Castlecomer, Kilkenny surrounded by the vestiges of the past and so when he went to college, he pursued this passion, graduating with a master's degree in archaeology. However, the best laid plans often go awry, the freshly minted…
One of the most distinct voice of NYC's Irish American community, Quinn authored Banished Children of Eve which must be included in the canon of great books about New York City Full Episode: https://bit.ly/3bgyUjA
Joseph Mary Plunkett's most famous poem. Plunkett was one of the 7 seven signatories of the 1916 Rising proclamation and as such, forfeited his life in Kilmainham Jail to a firing squad on May 4, 1916 just hours after marrying his beloved Grace Gifford. Plunkett was 28 when he died…
James Connolly (1868-1916), labor leader, socialist, freedom fighter and one of the seven signatories of the 1916 declaration was executed in Kilmainham Jail on May 12, 1916. Connolly had been seriously wounded during the Rising and was unable to stand before the firing squad, instead he was tied to a…
With the republication of his epic novel Banished Children of Eve, the Bard of Hastings-on-Hudson Peter Quinn joins us for a sometimes serious, occasionally irreverent, always insightful look into the global Irish identity from the Irish American perspective. We follow the immigrant’s evolution from the “Paddy” of the famine Irish…
There is a vigorous current of social consciousness that permeates Sorcha Glackin's film making. To learn where that comes from and why, make sure you give this episode a listen at IrishStewPodcast.com