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July 13, 2021

Irish Stew Shoutout: Three Castles Burning

Shoutout for @3CastlesBurning hosted by @fallon_donal and one of the Stew Crew's favorite Irish Podcasts #GlobalIrishNation #Dublin

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July 4, 2021

S2E12: Cauvery Madhavan - Novelist connecting Ireland & India

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…

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June 21, 2021

Preview: Fiona McEntee - Immigrant Advocate

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.

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June 20, 2021

S2E11: Fiona McEntee - American Immigration Attorney

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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June 17, 2021

Irish Stew Shoutout: Centerpiece NY - Sean Benson Episode

You can find all of Centerpiece NY podcasts at: https://www.centerpieceny.com

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June 9, 2021

Paddy McGrath Hammer Coach and Maker of Champions

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

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June 6, 2021

S2E10: Paddy McGrath Olympic Hammer Coach

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…

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May 25, 2021

Preview: FIn Dwyer - Irish History Podcast

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…

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May 23, 2021

S2E9: Fin Dwyer - Host of the Irish History Podcast

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…

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May 12, 2021

Peter Quinn: Novelist of the Irish in New York

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

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May 11, 2021

Joseph Plunkett - Blood Upon The Rose - read by Martin Nutty

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…

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May 11, 2021

Liam MacGabhann - James Connolly - read by Martin Nutty

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…

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May 9, 2021

S2E8: Peter Quinn - Interpreter of Irish America

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…

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April 27, 2021

Preview: Sorcha Glackin - Film Maker

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

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April 25, 2021

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 landed at the New York Film Academy earning a diploma…

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April 11, 2021

S2E6: Michael Dowling – Health Care Optimist

Growing up in rural poverty in Co. Limerick, Michael Dowling was surrounded by a “cacophony of nos.” Fortunately for Dowling there was no better motivation than being told he couldn’t do something. That spirit and a prodigious amount of hard work propelled him through University College Cork, success on the…

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April 11, 2021

Preview Michael Dowling – Health Care Optimist

Growing up in rural poverty in Co. Limerick, Michael Dowling was surrounded by a “cacophony of nos.” Fortunately for Dowling there was no better motivation than being told he couldn’t do something. To get the full episode and hear the full story visit: www.IrishStewPodcast.com

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March 28, 2021

S2E5: Jack Byrne - Mystery Writer

Jack Byrne grew up in Liverpool, the son of post WWII Irish emigrants. In his first novel, Under the Bridge, Jack takes the Liverpool of his parent's era to craft an engrossing mystery featuring the post war Irish and their struggles as they try to make there way in a…

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March 28, 2021

Preview: Jack Byrne - S2E5

Jack Byrne grew up in Liverpool, the son of post WWII Irish emigrants. In his first novel, Under the Bridge, Jack takes the Liverpool, of his parent's era, to craft an engrossing mystery featuring the post war Irish and their struggles as they try to make there way in a…

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March 14, 2021

S2E4: Turlough McConnell - Champion of Irish Culture in America

A brick came through the window and an idyllic life in the Co. Donegal resort town of Buncrana was shattered as The Troubles spilled over from Derry with the realization that “This can end.” Working to ensure that it doesn’t end for Irish art, culture, and history in America, Turlough…

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March 14, 2021

Preview:Turlough McConnell S2E4

Turlough McConnell is a champion of Irish culture in America. He has spent the last fifty years playing a key role in supporting Irish creatives across multiple artistic domains To get the full podcast episode, please visit IrishStewPodcast.com

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Feb. 28, 2021

S2E3: Liza Donnelly: Visual Journalist, New Yorker Cartoonist, Speaker, Feminist

From when her mother gave her a book of James Thurber’s cartoons, Liza Donnelly has expressed her wit and rising political consciousness through pencils, pens, watercolors, and now through her live drawing on an iPad at the Oscars, the Democratic National Convention, other marquee events for CBS. On this episode,…

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Feb. 28, 2021

Liza Donnelly: Episode Preview

From when her mother gave her a book of James Thurber’s cartoons, Liza Donnelly has expressed her wit and rising political consciousness through pencils, pens, watercolors, and now through her live drawing on an iPad at the Oscars, the Democratic National Convention, other marquee events for CBS. WWW.IrishStewPodcast.com

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Feb. 14, 2021

S2E2: Ted Smyth: Diplomat, Corporate Executive, Influencer

Viewing life as “something of a random walk,” Ted Smyth went from rural to urban, to international, from leadership roles in diplomacy to C-suite roles in Fortune 500 companies, to a rich post-corporate career in Irish American community leadership. On this episode of Irish Stew, Ted describes his journey from…

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