In the 10th episode of the Irish Stew Podcast's Lost in Belfast series, host Martin Nutty sits down with poet Linda McKenna. Together, they discuss poetry, history, and forgotten voices of Irish history. Linda's path to poetry began almost by accident, but her talent was apparent, confirmed when she received…
Rex Daugherty, AD of Theater as Solas Nua, talking about how the Washington, DC Irish arts organization aspires to be the storytelling equivalent of an Irish Pub #GlobalIrishNation #IrishAmerican #IrishPodcast #Podcast @solasnua8766
Rex Daugherty, AD of Theater as Solas Nua, talking about how the Washington, DC Irish arts organization aspires to be the storytelling equivalent of an Irish Pub #GlobalIrishNation #IrishAmerican #IrishPodcast #Podcast @solasnua8766
Andrew Dolan, Executive Director of Solas Nua, discusses how the Washington, DC Irish Arts organization handles the lack of a brick-and-mortar home. #GlobalIrishNation #IrishAmerican #IrishPodcast #Podcast @solasnua8766
Kate Meenan-Waugh talks about how a book giveaway led to her involvement with the Washington DC Irish Arts organization, Solas Nua where she is now Co-Chair of the board. #GlobalIrishNation #IrishAmerican #IrishPodcast #Podcast @solasnua8766
In this episode of Irish Stew, host Martin Nutty connects with key figures from Solas Nua, a dynamic Washington, D.C.-based arts organization devoted to contemporary Irish culture. Recorded during the Capital Irish Film Festival, the conversation features: • Kate Meenan-Waugh, Board Co-Chair • Andrew Dolan, Executive Director • Rex Doherty,…
John Kelly talks about his childhood interactions with the inmates of the Crumlin Road Gaol during the Troubles. That former Victorian prison location is now home to McConnell's Irish Whisky, an old brand dating back to 1776, relaunched to put #Belfast whiskey back on the map. @mcconnellswhisky541 #NorthernIreland #IrishPodcast #GlobalIrishNation…
Join us in jail, or is it gaol, as in the Crumlin Road Gaol, the last Victorian era prison relic in Northern Ireland, now being put to better use as the home of the Belfast Distillery Company, working to revive the classic old McConnell’s Whisky brand and creating a major…
Suzanne Savage talks about challenges and decisions that must be made when performing a Leonard Cohen song. Get the full episode on your favorite #podcast platform or at our website: IrishStewPodcast.com. #GlobalIrishNation #IrishPodcast #IrishMusic @suzannesavage #Belfast #NorthernIreland #Vocalist #jazzsinger
When you’re in a UNESCO City of Music, you expect to hear some great sounds, which we did when we found our way to the Duncairn Centre for Culture & Arts to hear the Belfast singer, songwriter, performer, and musical explorer Suzanne Savage. Hooked at age seven by an Ulster…
Journalist and writer of the Irish Question, John Walsh talks about his take on the impact of the #Brexit 2016 referendum vote on the island of #ireland Get the full episode on your preferred #podcast platform, or at IrishStewPodcast.com #GlobalIrishNation #IrishPodcast #IrishHistory #IrishFilm #Documentary #Film @solasnua8766 #CIFF #Journalist
Alan Gilsenan talking about the disconnect between those who lived in the Republic of Ireland and those in Northern Ireland. His film, The Irish Story explores the history from the partition of Ireland up to the present day Get the full episode on your preferred #podcast platform, or at IrishStewPodcast.com…
This episode of the Irish Stew Podcast features a discussion with documentary filmmaker Alan Gilsenan and journalist John Walsh about their film 'The Irish Question.' The film delves into the recent history of Ireland, the partition between North and South, and contemplates the concept of a United Ireland in the…
Preview of John Duddy speaking at Irish Stew Podcast live event at the First Irish Festival. John talks about how some of the practices that helped him succeed in the ring are every bit as necessary on the stage. Get the full episode on all major podcast platforms or at…
Preview of Ciaran Byrne speaking at the Irish Stew Podcast live event at the First Irish Festival. Ciaran talks about an extraordinary moment experienced while reading a play on stage Get the full episode on all major podcast platforms or at IrishStewPodcast.com #IrishPodcast #Podcast #Theater #Theatre #IrishTheatre #NorthernIreland #Derry
Preview of Crissy O'Donovan of Big Telly Theatre Company speaking at Irish Stew Podcast live event at the First Irish Festival. Crissy discusses the importance of theater in a world that feels fragile. Get the full episode on all major podcast platforms or at IrishStewPodcast.com #irishpodcast #Podcast #Theater #Theatre #IrishTheatre…
Preview of Labhaoise Magee of Fair Play Productions speaking at Irish Stew Podcast live event at the First Irish Festival. Labhaoise discusses what drives her passion for theater and how she taps into the creative streak that lies within all of us. Get the full episode on all major podcast…
Former champion boxer John Duddy from Derry and one-time construction worker Newry’s own Ciaran Byrne share their unlikely paths to acting on stage and in film in part two of our first live podcast recording for Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish Festival. The two friends delve into how their life experiences…
After Origin Theatre’s artistic director Mick Mellamphy welcomes our paying (!) audience to the 1st Irish Festival’s first live podcast event, we introduce theatre makers, Derry’s own Labhaoise Magee of Fair Play Productions and Big Telly Theatre’s Crissy O' Donovan who was raised in Dublin, worked in GB, and is…
Will Stafford describes that #AngelsBreah moment when you open up the door to a warehouse stuffed with barrels of #Whiskey. Full episode available on all major #podcast platforms or at IrishStewPodcast.com #GlobalIrishNation #IrishPodcast
Join us as we get “Lost Outside of Belfast” when we take a 25-minute cab ride from the city center to Hinch Distillery in bucolic County Down. With Head Distiller Will Stafford as our guide, we explore the sensory journey of whiskey making from the meticulous process of mashing, fermentation,…
Many think of The Great Gatsby as a novel of America in the 1920s, a novel of the flapper generation, but what The Great Gatsby is really about is American identity, those that were considered acceptable at the time and those that were not
We commemorate the 100th Anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby this week with Patrick O'Sullivan Greene, author of Gatsby: Death of an Irishman. Patrick guides us through F. Scott Fitzgerald's troubled Midwest upbringing, his quest for status, his ambivalence towards his Irish heritage, the sociopolitical climate of early…
In this episode of the Irish Stew Podcast, host Martin Nutty discusses his experience celebrating St. Patrick's Day at the American Irish Historical Society, meeting its executive director, Dr. Elizabeth Stack. Despite her success in revitalizing the society, news of her removal for cost-saving measures casts a shadow on its…