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From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 or gun battles in the 1920s, the podcast vividly recreates a sense of time and place. Each episode is meticulously researched creating character driven narratives that are engaging and accessible for all. Since the first episode was released back in 2010, the podcast has covered scores of fascin ...
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Hailed as changing the way society thinks about female sexuality, Guys We Fucked continues to pave the way toward a healthier outlook on sex. Hosted by stand-up comedians Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson, this critically acclaimed podcast will be your new best friend. Tune in every Friday to hear discussions on the most taboo kinks, interviews with revolutionaries in sexual health, cultural icons, and, occasionally, guys they’ve fucked. Learn more at https://luminary.link/gwf
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The Women's Podcast, hosted by Róisín Ingle & Kathy Sheridan. Producers: Róisín Ingle and Suzanne Brennan. By women, for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Isles of Mistery (previously me time & murder)
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True crime comedy podcast from Northern Ireland. Bitesized episodes focusing only on Irish and British crimes.
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In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.
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The Ruck Rugby Podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times. Join Alex Lowe, Stephen Jones and a selection of rugby personalities, including Stuart Barnes, Mark Evans and Alan Dymock, as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.
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Women on Walls at RCSI in partnership with Accenture is a podcast series celebrating the lives of eight Irish women who forged careers in healthcare during a time in Ireland when women were expected to stay at home. Women on Walls is a campaign by Accenture in partnership with RCSI that seeks to make women leaders visible through a series of commissioned portraits that will create a lasting cultural legacy for Ireland. The Women on Walls portrait commissions are managed by Business to Arts.
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The Crackpots And These Women
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The Crackpots and These Women: A ragtag group of sportswriters, lawyers, and general policy wonks gather together weekly to discuss the Aaron Sorkin classic "The West Wing, " one to two episodes at a time.
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Each week Breifne Earley talks to a different sports star from across the Irish sporting world. Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, International athletes and the hottest sporting prospects for the future. Each week we put our guest to the Spotlight Sweat our own Sports Quiz to see which star knows the most about Irish Sport. Each guest also gets to demonstrate their musical taste by selecting the closing song of the show. Sporting Spotlight is broadcast weekly on Dublin City ...
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Two crazy ladies discuss the absolute best AND worst Christmas movies the world has to offer. Who knows, maybe we’ll find the ideal - Christmas cracker!
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Welcome to OTB Football. It's where you'll get the finest football analysis with some of the sharpest minds in the game, we'll throw in some nostalgia, transfer nonsense and legends interviews too. Gary Breen, John Giles, Pat Nevin, Kevin Kilbane, Kenny Cunningham, Graham Hunter, David Meyler, and much more too! The Football Show on Off The Ball with Nathan and Joe. Saturday Football with JD, Dan and Johnny. Football on OTB AM (Deal or No Deal and much more too!) OTB Roadshows. Subscribe for ...
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Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include: - 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. - 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. - 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo. Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests. About the Presenter Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artisti ...
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Her Voice Echoes presents women's history through letters, editorials, articles and other documents written by and, sometimes, about women. Our goal is to hear the voices of women across time, whether it's a court case from Plymouth Colony, a letter home from a daughter visiting London in the 1880s, or an email from a soldier in Iraq to her husband back home in the US. We hear the voices of women whose names you may know and from others who lived their lives in obscurity. We explore the big ...
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A.I.N.E. is an app exclusive radio drama series about a faulty Human-Robot Hybrid adjusting to life in contemporary Ireland. Although A.I.N.E. appears as a smart and sophisticated 30 year old, the reality is...she’s not the sharpest tool in the box. Can artificial intelligence and Irish society co-exist? Is it all going to end in tears? Tune in every Monday to hear Ireland’s first A.I. bring awkwardness to a new level. A.I.N.E. (Artificial Intelligence Nine Eight) was a joint development bet ...
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An American, a Canadian, and an Irish woman walk into a living room, hit record, and start talking about all the things "nice girls" are not supposed to say in polite conversation. We're not nice girls, we're That Kind of Girl, and it's time we stopped sealing our lips. Hey! It's Caitlin Cook (the American one), Niki Davis (the Canadian one), and Róisín Nic Ghearailt (the Irish one). We're your hosts of That Kind of Girl, the anti-shaming podcast where we openly discuss that which is still t ...
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Interviews with expert historians and genealogists, covering everything from medieval Britain to Anne Lister's diaries. From DNA expertise to Suffragette activism! Presented by me (Natalie Pithers), a family historian on a mission to help others write their family history. Seeking to understand the time and place within which our ancestors lived is a crucial step for anyone exploring their family history. Our ancestors were more than names and dates. With this in mind I pick the brains of a ...
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An intimate journey of remembering and reclaiming ancestral stories, feminine wisdom, and earth magic. This podcast series is an intimate journey of wild reclamation. Each episode is designed to nourish your soul and give you an experience of ancestral remembering. Throughout the series, I dive into my personal story of dreaming with the ancestors and reclaiming the ancient traditions of my heritage from Ireland & the British Isles. I interview guests who are also on this journey of remember ...
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Football Daily: Republic of Ireland secure sixth successive win, Rice to the rescue for Arsenal, Premier League action tonight
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The COYGIG Pod Ep.99 | A Nations League clean-sweep, Carusa's break-out year & who comes next?
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We're 6/6 for The Nations League and 1/4 on podcast members, so who else to sub in other than Puskás nominee Stephanie Zambra! Finally defrosted from last night's game, she joins Kathleen McNamee to dissect what can only be classified as a very successful campaign under interim manager Eileen Gleeson! Got a question for the pod? Email TheCOYGIGPod@…
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Ireland's sporting X-Factor | Harsh realities | Jenny Claffey
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Former pro-tennis player Jenny Claffey was on Off the Ball Breakfast to talk about her experiences on TG4's series 'The Underdogs.' Catch Off the Ball's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off the Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off the Ball app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW t…
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In 'The New Naturals,' Gabriel Bump explores grief after the loss of a daughter
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The New Naturals follows a couple's journey from grieving their infant daughter to an underground utopia. In today's episode, literature professor Gabriel Bump tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how his own personal loss led to the emotional stream of consciousness and acceptance of societal change in the novel.…
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Taking the world by storm – a history of podcasting 2/2
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In the past decade, podcasting has taken the world by storm. The advent of smartphones and the ground-breaking podcast 'Serial' would see podcasting surge in popularity. In 2020 alone over a million new shows were launched. But does it have a future? Some are not convinced. In the second and final part of my series on the history of podcasting I lo…
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Football Daily: Republic of Ireland in Nations League action, Arsenal travel to Luton, managerial change at Sheffield United
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In 'Oath and Honor,' Liz Cheney analyzes Trump's effect on the Republican party
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When former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney criticized Donald Trump's presidency, she says she didn't know the Republican party would turn on her. But after losing her leadership role in the party and her bid for reelection, Cheney had to reassess. Her new book, Oath and Honor, opens up about the House investigation into the January 6 attack, and…
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Isles of Mistery (previously me time & murder)
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The Fascinating Women of Holloway Prison | Maxine Carr | Dena Thompson | Françoise Dior
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Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2rBOKo6pRNE If you have a little known true crime, haunting or conspiracy story. Please tell me in the comments or DM on Instagram: Follow and connect here: https://linktr.ee/islesofmistery Always a huge special thanks to the Patreon supporters. Watch more exclusive episodes here and support a small growing creato…
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The Ruck Rugby Podcast
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Are the media responsible for the Farrell situation? And 'what is the point of Newcastle?'
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A busy pod this week! Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher ask if the media are responsible for Owen Farrell having to take time away from international rugby. They also question where Newcastle Falcons go next after an eighth straight defeat in the Gallagher Premiership, plus they round up all the other results including more heartache for …
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Is Atkinson the next McCabe? | Job done vs Hungary | Kathleen McNamee
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Off The Ball's Breakfast Kathleen McNamee reviews Ireland's tense 1-0 win over Hungary in Tallaght. Catch Off the Ball's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off the Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off the Ball app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the Off the Ball Breakfast podcas…
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Nathan Thrall's book revisits a tragic bus accident in Jerusalem
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Today's episode is a true story that takes place in Jerusalem. In 2012, a bus collided with a semi trailer. Six Palestinian kindergarteners and a teacher burned to death. Abed Salama,, who is the father of one of the children, has to navigate physical and bureaucratic barriers as he searches for his son. In A Day In The Life of Abed Salama, author …
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A frustrating night in Tallaght, but a fifth consecutive win for Ireland | Eileen Gleeson, Heather Payne & Izzy Atkinson
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Republic of Ireland interim manager Eileen Gleeson, and forwards Izzy Atkinson and Heather Payne addressed the media following their 1-0 win in a freezing cold Tallaght on Friday night to earn their fifth consecutive win. Off The Ball Football with William Hill.
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'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family
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Donal Ryan's novel, The Queen of Dirt Island, centers its women characters. He tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that making the men peripheral wasn't his goal – "it just kind of happened." In today's episode, he explains how a childhood spent listening to his grandmother, sister and neighbors in his mom's kitchen inspired the voices in the book, and w…
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Football Daily: Ireland v Hungary in Nations League, Liverpool into last 16 of Europa League, Everton lodge appeal against 10 point deduction
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Potential successor to Eileen Gleeson | Barrett's squad exclusion | Sue Ronan
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Former Republic of Ireland manager Sue Ronan joined Off the Ball Breakfast to preview Ireland vs. Hungary. Catch Off the Ball's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off the Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off the Ball app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the Off the Ball Breakfast…
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Two National Book Awards finalists take on climate extremes
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Today's episode features interviews with two authors whose works are 2023 National Book Awards finalists — one fiction, one nonfiction. Both broach the topic of climate realities, though their books take place hundreds of years apart. First, NPR's Scott Simon chats with Hanna Pylväinen about The End of Drum-Time, which opens with a startling earthq…
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The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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Christmas in Old New York: Holiday History
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This week we're highlighting an especially festive episode of the Gilded Gentleman Podcast, a show with double the holiday fun, tracing the history of Christmas and holiday celebrations over 19th-century New York City history. Licensed New York City tour guide and speaker Jeff Dobbins joins host Carl Raymond for a look at the city’s holiday traditi…
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Guys We F****d
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YOU HAVEN’T CRIED SINCE 2015? ft. Mark Normand and Doug Key
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Happy Friday, Fckers! On this week’s episode of Guys We Fcked, Corinne and Krystyna continue "Men: A Celebration" by addressing men’s mental health. Krystyna salutes her man crush of the week, then they ponder why men don’t feel the need to view the world from women’s perspective. Today’s guests are comedians MARK NORMAND AND DOUG KEY. The four dis…
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Irish-Nigerian author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri is giving the middle finger to modern beauty standards. Growing up, Dabiri felt pressured to conform to “oppressive” beauty ideals, to shrink herself to fit in and to straighten her afro hair. Now, as she explains in her new essay ‘Disobedient Bodies’, it’s time to rebel against those suffocating be…
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Football Daily: United let two-goal lead slip in Turkey, Arsenal into last 16 of Champions League, Kelleher to feature for Liverpool in Europa League
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How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi
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Today's episode is a true story that reads like a novel. In 2006, author and labor organizer Saket Soni received a call from an Indian migrant worker. He was one of hundreds of men hired by Signal International to fix hurricane-ravaged oil rigs in Mississippi and asked to pay $20,000 under the impression it would go towards green card expenses. But…
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Football Daily: United and Arsenal in Champions League action, Newcastle denied win against PSG, Mustaki targets maximum points in Nations League
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Radical restructuring of women's football in England | Tom Garry
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The Telegraph's women's football correspondent Tom Garry joined Off the Ball Breakfast to explain what the creation of a new company, run by WSL clubs, to take over the league from the FA means for football in England. Catch Off the Ball's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off the Ball Breakfast and get the …
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Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence
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Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim follows a Korean-Argentinian teen's journey to understanding who she is. Through the comfort of her multicultural home in Queens to the hallways of her ultra-woke, elite prep school in Manhattan, Alejandra grapples with academics, the politics of school lunch, and even a microaggression from …
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Irish History Podcast
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Are you in a cult? A history of podcasting 1/2
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‘You might not be a revolutionary, but you are living through a revolution.’ Podcasting is much older than you might imagine. A decade before the true crime show Serial took the world by storm, creators were making some of the earliest shows. This podcast is a nostalgic trip through the early days of the internet in Ireland when podcasting emerged.…
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Football Daily: Champions League action tonight, Wolves boss done with VAR, Megan Connolly on improvements from World Cup
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The COYGIG Pod Ep. 98 | Eileen Gleeson's young guns, Beth Mead is on fire, Spurs go all... Spursy
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It’s the eve of an international week but there is still plenty of Women’s Super League action for Kathleen McNamee and Karen Duggan to sink their teeth into. From Beth Mead back in scoring form to that Tottenham statement, they review the weekend’s games and look ahead to what is possibly Eileen Gleeson’s final two games in charge. Got a question …
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Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness
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The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro is one of our favorite books of 2023. It focuses on a 15-year-old boy, Andy Aziza, who lives in Kontagora and uses the framework of superheroes and villains to grapple with the systemic issues in his home country of Nigeria and the African continent as a whole. In today's episode, Buoro s…
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Caitlin Hayes & Megan Connolly: Ireland gear up for Nations League finale
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Aisling O'Reilly spoke to Ireland WNT players Caitlin Hayes & Megan Connolly as the Girls in Green round off their successful Nations League B campaign with the visit of Hungary on Friday, before Tuesday's game away to Northern Ireland. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill.
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England's back-row injuries, trouble for Bristol and Gloucester and 2003 two decades on!
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Alfie Reynolds, Stephen Jones and Will Kelleher round up all the latest Premiership action. They discuss England's mounting injury list in the back-row, Gloucester and Bristol's struggles and Saracens and Sale still looking like the two best sides in the league. With last week marking the 20th anniversary of England's World Cup win in 2003, Steve l…
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Football Daily: Garnacho steals the show at Goodison, Villa up to fourth in Premier League, Ireland squad build up to Nations League double header
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'Burn It Down' exposes discrimination and toxicity behind the scenes in Hollywood
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As Hollywood was warming up for a summer of labor strikes a few months ago, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan came out with a new book, Burn It Down, that exposed a lot of the abuses many writers, actors and crew members were coming forth about. When the book first published, Ryan spoke with NPR's Eric Deggans about how the set of Lost became a centerpiec…
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SmartArts
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Marshmallow Lasers, Robot Painting Dogs & the 2024 Sydney Festival
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Artist Agnieszka Pilat on her optimism towards AI in art and walking Richard Watts through the process of training three robot dogs to oil paint, for her new exhibition at the NGV Triennial; Ersin Han Ersin, director of Marshmallow Laser Feast collective on their latest installation, ‘Works of Nature’ at ACMI, a hypnotic display of rhythmic lights,…
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'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history
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In her new novel Loot, Tania James writes of a 17-year-old woodworker who's commissioned to build a tiger automaton for the Indian ruler Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. The story is inspired by the real-life Tippoo's Tiger, one of the most famous sculptures in London's Victoria and Albert Museum. James' tale of colonization, war, love and art stre…
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Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S.
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Today's episode features interviews with two highly accomplished artists who've written graphic memoirs about the intricacies of growing up as young men of color in the U.S. First, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell about The Talk, which chronicles how Black parents speak to their kids about race and polic…
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WHAT IS ERECTILE DISAPPOINTMENT? ft. Davey Wavey
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Happy Friday, Fckers! On this week’s episode of Guys We Fcked, Corinne and Krystyna continue their celebration of men with an episode that challenges traditional masculinity. Krystyna salutes her man crush of the week then they discuss pop culture’s most pressing topic — Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce. Today’s guest is male porn star DAVEY WAVEY. The th…
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The Women's Podcast
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Justine McCarthy: An Eye on Ireland
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In her new book, An Eye on Ireland, award-winning journalist and Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy shares new and selected pieces of work from her long-spanning career in journalism. For four decades, McCarthy’s writing has challenged stereotypes, held power to account and helped amplify the voices of women in Ireland. In this wide ranging con…
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Football Daily: FAI confirm Kenny's departure, Ellen Dolan called up to Ireland squad, Wales drawn against Finland in Euro playoffs
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In 'Blackouts,' Justin Torres shines a light on silenced LGBTQ history
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The new novel and National Book Awards finalist by Justin Torres, Blackouts, blurs the line between fiction and history to bring marginalized queer narratives to life. In today's episode, Torres speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about how he was inspired by the work of lesbian archivist and researcher Jan Gay — but when he hit a dead end trying to lear…
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Football Daily: Kenny's time in charge draws to a close, Ireland U21s denied win against Italy, Argentina beat rivals Brazil
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Jonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faith
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King:A Life, the biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective into the life of one of America's most important activists. From his upbringing in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood to his path through university and the frontlines of the Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s career and impact is explained through his faith…
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Athlone manager Ciarán Kilduff: 'They get very little out of it, besides days like Sunday'
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Athlone Town manager Ciarán Kilduff joined Off The Ball Breakfast after his side beat Shelbourne on penalties to claim the 2023 Women's FAI Cup, explaining the extent of the underinvestment in the women's game in Ireland. Catch Off the Ball's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off the Ball Breakfast and get t…
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#421 Evacuation Day: Forgotten Holiday of the American Revolution
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For decades New Yorkers celebrated Evacuation Day every November 25, a holiday marking the 1783 departure of British forces from the city they had occupied for several years during the Revolutionary War. The events of that departure -- that evacuation -- inspired annual celebrations of patriotism, unity, and a bit of rowdiness. Evacuation Day was h…
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Assassinated: A Story of Vengeance & Murder in the Great Hunger
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It’s a dark evening in early November 1847. A carriage makes it's way through lawless starving countryside in North Roscommon. A gun shot rings out, a man falls dead. A family mourns but a community rejoices. While the Great Hunger of the 1840s resulted in one million deaths, this one murder encapsulated the stark choices facing that generation of …
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Laurie Ryan: Leading Athlone Town to FAI Cup | Struggles with concussion
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Athlone Town skipper and Clare footballer Laurie Ryan joined Joe Molloy to reflect on Athlone's penalty shootout victory vs Shelbourne in last weekend's FAI Cup final. Off the Ball Football with William Hill Ireland.
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Football Daily: Kenny set to take charge for final time, last night of Euro 2024 qualifiers, Kavanagh completes move to Pats
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Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football. Subscribe to the OTB Football podcast feed to hear the best football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.
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In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse
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The Covenant of Water follows three generations of a family in the coastal state of Kerala, India, where they're haunted by a devastating event, over and over: In every generation, someone in the family drowns. In today's episode, Dr. Abraham Verghese tells NPR's Ari Shapiro about the medical themes in the novel, and how his daytime occupation as a…
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Discover your next great read with NPR's Books We Love
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Back for its 11th year, Books We Love curates NPR staff and critics' favorite books of the year. You can discover your next great read or find the perfect gift for a literary loved one using our interactive guide. With more than 380 books to choose from, you can filter your search with various tags, including "Book Club Ideas," "Seriously Great Wri…
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