Best Bryan Gill Podcasts (2024)

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Unlock Your Metabolic Potential: Mastering VO2 Max, Metabolic Health, and Breathing Techniques with expert Gilles Essiembre; the 50 year old man with a VO2 max of 70.4 1:33:47

20h ago1:33:47

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Send us a Text Message. Unlock the secrets to boosting your VO2 max and enhancing your overall performance as we sit down with the incredible Gilles Essiembre, a seasoned athlete whose expertise spans bodybuilding, Spartan races, and ultra-marathons. Gilles's impressive journey to achieving a VO2 max score of 70.4 at age 50 is nothing short of insp…

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Kate Hext, "Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:10:06

10d ago1:10:06

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Hollywood is haunted by the ghost of playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Kate Hext is the story of his haunting, told for the first time. Set within the rich evolving context of how the American entertainment industry became cinema, and how cinema …

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The Man Who Is Beating Bryan Johnson In The Rejuvenation Olympics For Pennies On The Dollar. Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity with Dave Pascoe. EP 015 1:19:51

12d ago1:19:51

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Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered how to age gracefully while maintaining peak physical health? Join us on the Stephen McCain podcast as we sit down with Dave Pascoe, a formidable contender in the Rejuvenation Olympics, to uncover the secrets behind his youth-preserving regimen. From exosome treatments revolutionizing his shoulder recovery to s…

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David Burke, "The Puppet Masters: How MI6 Masterminded Ireland's Deepest State Crisis" (Mercier Press, 2024) 1:13:09

21d ago1:13:09

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In The Puppet Masters: How MI6 Masterminded Ireland's Deepest State Crisis (Mercier Press, 2024), David Burke uncovers the clandestine activities of Patrick Crinnion, a Garda intelligence officer who secretly served MI6 during the early years of the Troubles. As the Garda Síochána launched a manhunt for the Chief-of-Staff of the IRA, Crinnion found…

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Propion: The Game-Changing Gut Health Metabolite for Longevity with Nicholas Tubach & Dr. Dan Winer. EP 014 46:17

25d ago46:17

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Send us a Text Message. Unlock the secrets of longevity and cognitive health with our special guests, Nicholas Tubach and Dan Weiner. In this episode, we promise you'll gain invaluable insights into the critical role the gut microbiome plays in overall well-being. Nicholas shares his unique journey from the humanities to biotech, driven by a passio…

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Paige Reynolds, "Modernism in Irish Women's Contemporary Writing: The Stubborn Mode" (Oxford UP, 2023) 58:12

1M ago58:12

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Paige Reynolds's book Modernism in Irish Women's Contemporary Writing: The Stubborn Mode (Oxford UP, 2023) examines the tangled relationship between contemporary Irish women writers and literary modernism. In the early decades of the twenty-first century, Irish women's fiction has drawn widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, with a sur…

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Shahmima Akhtar, "Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race and Nation, c. 1850-1970" (Manchester UP, 2024) 18:28

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Shahmima Akhtar is a historian of race, migration and empire and an assistant professor of Black and Asian British History at the University of Birmingham. She previously worked at the Royal Historical Society to improve BME representation in UK History, whether working with schools and the curriculum, cultural institutions, community groups or oth…

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Laurence M. Geary, "The Land War in Ireland: Famine, Philanthropy and Moonlighting" (Cork UP, 2023) 27:59

2M ago27:59

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In this interview, he discusses his new book The Land War in Ireland: Famine, Philanthropy and Moonlighting (Cork UP, 2023), a collection of interconnected essays on different aspects of agrarian agitation in 1870s and 1880s Ireland. The Land War in Ireland addresses perceived lacunae in the historiography of the Land War in late nineteenth-century…

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Bronagh Ann McShane, "Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration" (Boydell & Brewer, 2022) 37:56

2M ago37:56

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Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration (Boydell & Brewer, 2022) by Dr. Bronagh Ann McShane investigates the impact of the dissolution of the monasteries on women religious and examines their survival in the following decades, showing how, despite the state's official proscription of vocation living, rel…

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Cian T. McMahon, "The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine" (NYU Press, 2021) 53:50

2M ago53:50

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Cian T. McMahon is an associate professor of history at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. His research focuses on the history and identity of the Irish Diaspora. In this interview, he discusses his new book The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine (NYU Press, 2021), a social history of migration during the Great Irish Fami…

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Ep 124: Season 8 Wrap Up 1:05:42

2M ago1:05:42

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In this season wrap-up of "The Storied Outdoors" podcast, hosts Brad and Bryan take you on a journey through their recent fishing trip, sharing stories and memorable moments from the day. They also revisit the standout episodes from season eight, offering insights and reflections on the diverse range of topics and guests featured. Additionally, Bra…

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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher 24:48

2M ago24:48

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In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…

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Leveraging Cellular Medicine To Unlock The Pathways For Optimal Health, Regeneration, & Longevity with Dr Elizabeth Yurth. EP 013 1:17:14

3M ago1:17:14

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Send us a Text Message. Are you ready to revolutionize your understanding of orthopedics and cellular medicine? This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, a double board-certified physician in physical medicine, rehabilitation, anti-aging, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Yurth shares her journey from traditional orthopedics to a holistic approach in…

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Ep 123: Gates Shaw: Retired Pastor, Passionate Quail Hunter, & Outdoorsman 1:25:37

3M ago1:25:37

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Rev Gates Shaw, the esteemed retired Pastor of St. Mary's on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church, is a man of multifaceted interests and unwavering commitment. Renowned for his passion for quail hunting and the great outdoors, Rev Shaw's influence extends far beyond his pastoral duties. Despite his retirement from Church work in 2013, he remains deeply …

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Nicholas Taylor-Collins, "Shakespeare, Memory, and Modern Irish Literature" (Manchester UP, 2022) 1:01:15

3M ago1:01:15

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In this interview, Dr. Nicholas Taylor-Collins discusses his most recent book Shakespeare, Memory, and Modern Irish Literature (Manchester UP, 2022). Shakespeare, Memory, and Modern Irish Literature explores the intertextual connections between early modern English and modern Irish literature. Characterizing the relationship as 'dismemorial', the b…

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Ep 122: Consider The Lilies: Essay by Dr. Bryan Gill 24:26

3M ago24:26

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In this episode, Dr. Bryan Gill contemplates what it means to “consider the lilies” in his latest essay. From fly fishing the Cahaba River and standing in awe of how the beautiful Cahaba Lilies thrive through adversity to reminiscing on days of his childhood walking through flower gardens with his Grandaddy, lilies are a constant theme in this essa…

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Marc McMenamin, "Ireland's Secret War: Dan Bryan, G2 and the Lost Tapes that Reveal The Hunt for Ireland's Nazi Spies" (Gill Books, 2022) 1:18:33

3M ago1:18:33

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Marc McMenamin's Ireland's Secret War: Dan Bryan, G2 and the Lost Tapes that Reveal The Hunt for Ireland's Nazi Spies (Gill Books, 2022) is a thrilling account of the true extent of Irish-Allied co-operation during World War II. It reveals strategic Nazi intentions for Ireland and the real role of leading government figures of the time, placing Dan…

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Ep 121: Ty Walker: Owner of Smoke In Chimneys and The Hatchery 1:03:56

3M ago1:03:56

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In this episode on The Storied Outdoors we sit down with Ty Walker, the passionate owner of The Hatchery, where he and his family are on a mission to revitalize land stewardship. Ty shares the remarkable story of transforming a 1930s trout hatchery in Virginia into a beacon of sustainability and spiritual renewal. Fed by pure spring water and nestl…

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Ep 120: For a Single Duck: Essay By Brad Hill 31:54

3M ago31:54

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In this essay Brad reflects on the experiences and thoughts during his first season of duck hunting. It begins with a contemplation on the spiritual aspect of adventure and the beauty of nature, beginning with noticing the flight patterns of wood ducks. Brad recounts his initial hesitation and eventual enthusiasm for duck hunting, guided by friends…

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Marion R. Casey, "The Green Space: The Transformation of the Irish Image" (NYU Press, 2024) 29:41

3M ago29:41

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Marion Casey is a professor at Glucksman Ireland House at New York University where she also serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies. She has published widely on various aspects of Irish-American history and in 2006 she co-edited Making the Irish American: History and Heritage of the Irish in the United States with Joe Lee. In this interview, s…

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Ep 119: Live From Brookwood Baptist Wild Game Supper 29:33

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This week’s episode is a live recording of Brad and Bryan speaking at a wild game dinner at Brookwood Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Their pal and former guest of the show, Richie, asked them to speak at this men’s gathering in the spring of 2024. They showed the YouTube film, “Fishing for something bigger than fish,” and then spoke about refle…

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Crawford Gribben, "J. N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism" (Oxford UP, 2024) 43:46

4M ago43:46

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J.N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) describes the work of one of the most important and under-studied theologians in the history of Christianity. In the late 1820s, John Nelson Darby abandoned his career as a priest in the Church of Ireland to become one of the principal leaders of a small but rapidly growi…

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Ep 118: J. Wayne Fears: Prolific Outdoor Writer, Survivalist, and Explorer 1:24:59

4M ago1:24:59

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J. Wayne Fears grew up in the Cumberland Mountains roaming around on a mountain named Tater Knob. His dad was a trapper and an expert woodsman, and his mom was a country schoolteacher. From his dad, he learned to live in the wilds, and from his mom, he obtained a love of the written word. When other kids were playing team sports, J. Wayne was spend…

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Peter Gray, "William Sharman Crawford and Ulster Radicalism" (U College Dublin Press, 2023) 35:02

4M ago35:02

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Exploring both his life and legacy, the first full biography of William Sharman Crawford, the leading agrarian and democratic radical active in Ulster politics between the early 1830s and the 1850s. This biography places the life and ideas of William Sharman Crawford in the context of the development of radical liberalism in Ulster province over a …

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Philip Freeman, "Two Lives of Saint Brigid" (Four Courts Press, 2024) 24:09

4M ago24:09

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St. Brigid is the earliest and best-known of the female saints of Ireland. In the generation after St. Patrick, she established a monastery for men and women at Kildare which became one of the most powerful and influential centres of the Church in early Ireland. The stories of Brigid's life and deeds survive in several early sources, but the most i…

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Ep 117: Robin Taylor: Photographer And Painter 1:02:14

4M ago1:02:14

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In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit on the tranquil front porch of Robin Taylor. Robin is a staple in the outdoor community of Alabama and creates some of the most striking photography and paintings. Birds were chirping and woodpeckers were rattling as we rocked in our rocking chairs overlooking a quiet pond in front of Robin's house. It…

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Aidan Beatty and Dan O'Brien, "Irish Questions and Jewish Questions: Crossovers in Culture" (Syracuse UP, 2018) 1:46:40

4M ago1:46:40

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The Irish and the Jews are two of the classic outliers of modern Europe. Both struggled with their lack of formal political sovereignty in the nineteenth-century. Simultaneously European and not European, both endured a bifurcated status, perceived as racially inferior and yet also seen as a natural part of the European landscape. Both sought to de…

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Seamus O'Malley, "Irish Culture and 'The People': Populism and Its Discontents" (Oxford UP, 2022) 35:10

4M ago35:10

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Seamus O’Malley is an associate professor at Yeshiva University. His first book was Making History New: Modernism and Historical Narrative (Oxford University Press, 2015). He has co-edited three volumes, one of essays on Ford Madox Ford and America (Rodopi, 2010), a research companion to Ford (Routledge, 2018) and a volume of essays on the cartooni…

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Ep 116: Matt McPherson: Founder and Owner of Mathews Archery & McPherson Guitars 53:37

4M ago53:37

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In this episode, we are so excited to share our conversation with Matt McPherson founder of Mathews Archery and McPherson Guitars. Both of these are industry leaders in their respective fields. Matt shares about his drive for excellence in everything he puts his hands to as a way of honoring God. His faith has driven him to do some amazing things a…

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Ep 115: Why We Do What We Can’t – Flies and Fingerlings by Andre Davis 12:34

4M ago12:34

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In this episode, Brad Hill reads an essay written by previous guest, friend of the show, and staple member of the Alabama flyfishing community, Andre Davis. This essay is a look into the passion that so many of us share in this world of flyfishing in the state of Alabama and beyond. We hope you will enjoy this essay, but more than that, we hope it …

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Ep: 114 Andre Davis: Fly Fishermen & Founder of Skills & Gillz 1:14:08

5M ago1:14:08

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In this episode we talk to Andre Davis. Andre is an avid outdoorsman who finds peace and restoration in the demonstrative power of God's nature. He is a proud big brother, uncle, son and husband. Andre' has spent a lifetime outdoors hunting, fishing, hiking, building, playing music and teaching. Married to a sixth grade teacher, his household is fu…

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Colleen Taylor, "Irish Materialisms: The Nonhuman and the Making of Colonial Ireland, 1690-1830" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:03:52

5M ago1:03:52

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Coins, flax, spinning wheels, mud, pigs. Each of these objects were ubiquitous in the premodern cultural representation of the Irish. Through case studies of these five objects, Colleen Taylor’s new monograph Irish Materialisms: The Nonhuman and the Making of Colonial Ireland, 1690-1830 (Oxford University Press, 2024) recovers the sometimes-oppress…

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Anelise Hanson Shrout, "Aiding Ireland: The Great Famine and the Rise of Transnational Philanthropy" (NYU Press, 2024) 55:04

5M ago55:04

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Famine brought ruin to the Irish countryside in the nineteenth century. In response, people around the world and from myriad social, ethnic, and religious backgrounds became involved in Irish famine relief. They included enslaved Black people in Virginia, poor tenant farmers in rural New York, and members of the Cherokee and Choctaw nations, as wel…

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Paul Bew, "Ancestral Voices in Irish Politics: Judging Dillon and Parnell" (Oxford UP, 2023) 1:07:11

5M ago1:07:11

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The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest Irish leaders of the nineteenth century and also one of the most renowned figures of the 1880s on the international stage, and John Dillon, the most celebrated, but also the most neglected, of Parnell's lieutenants. As Paul Bew shows in Ancestral Voices in Irish Politics: Judging Dillon and …

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Ep 113: Cpt Robin Simms: Fly fishing guide and Boat Captain 1:16:39

5M ago1:16:39

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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Captain Robin Simms, who just received her certification to operate 150 foot vessels. Robin is a longtime friend of the show and vital member of the Alabama flyfishing community. We previously had Robin on the show in a mini episode at the international fly fishing film festival at Cahaba brewery last year. …

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Ep: 112 Jacob Holsonback: Surfer & Surf Shop Manager 1:18:47

5M ago1:18:47

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Jacob Holsonback, a native of Pace, Florida, is a manager at Innerlight Surf Shop in Pensacola, Florida, overseeing its four locations, including two in Pensacola, one in Gulf Breeze, and one in Destin. In the summer months, Jacob shares his passion for surfing with folks who take part in a surf camp sponsored by the shop. In this episode, we dive …

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Ep 111: David Parham, Huntsville Adventurer & Wild places in Alabama 1:04:31

5M ago1:04:31

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In this episode, we talk to David Parham about all of the amazing places in Alabama to find adventure. David grew up in Birmingham, attended college in Tuscaloosa, and currently lives in Huntsville working as an engineer. He grew up climbing and was driven outdoors by finding anywhere he could go climb. Climbing quickly turned him into a camper and…

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Ep 110: Sam Bailey: Advertising Director Southern Culture On The Fly 1:01:49

6M ago1:01:49

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In this episode, we talk with Sam Bailey about all things fly fishing, and those who helped us to get into the sport along the way. Sam tells us some great stories about working in fly shops with Mr. Craig Haney, and how that led to a love of the sport. He also talks about Southern Culture on the Fly, and the great things that they are doing to con…

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Ep 109: Charles Martin & Sons: Alaska Stories And a Conversation About Manhood 1:20:40

6M ago1:20:40

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Ep 109: Charles Martin & Sons: Alaska Storied And a Conversation About Manhood In this episode, we sit down with former guest and New York Times best selling author, Charles Martin. However, this time we were joined by two of his three sons, Rives and Charlie. Charles, Rives and Charlie all spent some time in Alaska this past year, and we were not …

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Ep 108: Dorsal Outdoors: Film Making, Story Telling, and Authenticity 1:27:28

6M ago1:27:28

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Ben Meadows and George Constantine from Dorsal Outdoors, a crew of lifelong buddies from Alabama who just couldn't put a good story down. These guys are insanely talented at crafting films about the outdoor experience. The people, The places, and The pursuits . From the time that Ben and George got stranded on an uninhabited island while trying to …

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Ep 107: Season 8 Introduction 50:08

6M ago50:08

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Brad and Bryan so down together in this episode and recall some of their favorite moments from season seven and preview season eight. They also talk about some of their personal adventures that they took during the break in-between seasons that took them everywhere from the upper Delta in Mobile to the great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennesse…

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Michael O'Malley, "The Beat Cop: Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the Creation of Irish Music" (U Chicago Press, 2022) 59:00

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Francis O’Neill (1848–1936) was a Chicago police officer and a folk music collector. Michael O’Malley connects these two seemingly unrelated activities in his biography of O’Neill, The Beat Cop: Chicago’s Chief O’Neill and the Creation of Irish Music (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Born in Ireland in 1848, O’Neill emigrated to the United State…

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Renée Fox, "The Necromantics: Reanimation, the Historical Imagination, and Victorian British and Irish Literature" (Ohio State UP, 2023) 35:24

7M ago35:24

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The Necromantics: Reanimation, the Historical Imagination, and Victorian British and Irish Literature (Ohio State UP, 2023) dwells on the literal afterlives of history. Reading the reanimated corpses—monstrous, metaphorical, and occasionally electrified—that Mary Shelley, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, W. B. Yeats, Bram Stoker, and others bring …

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Prophet Song: A Novel about a Totalitarian Takeover in Ireland 1:17:06

7M ago1:17:06

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It’s the UConn Popcast, and today we discuss Prophet Song (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2023), Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize winning novel about a totalitarian regime coming to power in Ireland. We discuss the novel’s theorization of individual rights and political power, its success in depicting a family’s unraveling and its failures in telling a broader, …

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Jane Ohlmeyer, "Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism, and the Early Modern World" (Oxford UP, 2023) 1:00:32

7M ago1:00:32

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Empire and imperial frameworks, policies, practices, and cultures have shaped the history of the world for the last two millennia. It is nation states that are the blip on the historical horizon. Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism, and the Early Modern World (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Jane Ohlmeyer re-examines empire as process—and Ire…

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The Future of Ireland: Kevin Meagher on Why a United Ireland is Inevitable 57:17

7M ago57:17

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In A United Ireland: Why Unification in Inevitable and How It Will Come About (Biteback Publishing, 2017), Kevin Meagher argues that a reasoned, pragmatic discussion about the most basic questions regarding Britain's relationship with its nearest neighbour is now long overdue, and questions that have remained unasked, and perhaps unthought, must no…

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Patrick R. O'Malley, "The Irish and the Imagination of Race: White Supremacy Across the Atlantic in the Nineteenth Century" (U Virginia Press, 2023) 57:48

7M ago57:48

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Patrick R. O'Malley's book The Irish and the Imagination of Race: White Supremacy Across the Atlantic in the Nineteenth Century (U Virginia Press, 2023) analyzes the role of Irishness in nineteenth-century constructions of race and racialization, both in the British Isles and in the United States. Focusing on the years immediately preceding the Ame…

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Ep 106: Hidden Wonders (A Christmas Story) by Dr. Bryan Gill 40:20

8M ago40:20

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Grab a cup of hot chocolate and cozy up by the fire for this episode of The Storied Outdoors as Brad Hill reads “Hidden Wonders,” a short story written by Dr. Bryan Gill. “Hidden Wonders” follows the Heatherford’s, a family whose plans were thwarted by an unexpected blizzard that grounded all southbound flights out of New York—including theirs. Wit…

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Ep 105: One Horse Open Sleigh (Christmas Story) by Dr. Bryan Gill 31:06

8M ago31:06

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“One Horse Open Sleigh” by Dr. Bryan Gill is inspired by the original lyrics of “Jingle Bells,” that read, “A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride And soon, Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side…” Bryan wrote this story about two little girls and a mahogany Clydesdale that loved nothing more than pulling a shiny red sleigh in the snow. The h…

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Huw Bennett, "Uncivil War: The British Army and the Troubles, 1966–1975" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 26:08

8M ago26:08

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Huw Bennett is a Reader in International Relations at Cardiff Unviersity. He specializes in strategic studies, the history of war, and intelligence studies, and work on both historical and contemporary issues concerning the use of military power. His research focuses on the experiences of the British Army since 1945, in the contexts of British poli…

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