Best Denis O Brien Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 6 // Olwen Fouéré // Performance Artist 1:20:11

1+ y ago1:20:11

1:20:11

In the sixth and final episode of the series, presenter Dónal Dineen meets one of Ireland’s most important contemporary theatre and performance artists, Olwen Fouéré, an artist known for her remarkable and often physical performances. Fouéré - whose extensive practice navigates theatre, film, the visual arts, music, dance theatre and literature, sp…

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Episode 6 // Trailer // Olwen Fouéré 2:12

1+ y ago2:12

2:12

Full episode streams on Saturday October 15th. In the sixth and final episode of the series, presenter Dónal Dineen meets one of Ireland’s most important contemporary theatre and performance artists, Olwen Fouéré, an artist known for her remarkable and often physical performances. Fouéré - actor, writer, director and performance artist talks with D…

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Episode 5 // Michael Keegan-Dolan // Choreographer 1:20:20

2y ago1:20:20

1:20:20

Hot on the heels of The Dance, Pat Collins’ masterful documentary on the same subject, Episode Five of We Are The Makers takes a deep-dive into the making of a contemporary theatrical masterpiece, Mám, by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan, which premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2019. Our host Dónal Dineen travels to the West Kerry home …

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Episode 5 // Trailer // Michael Keegan-Dolan 2:06

2y ago2:06

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Full episode streams on Saturday April 30th. Hot on the heels of The Dance, Pat Collins’ masterful documentary on the same subject, Episode Five of We Are The Makers takes a deep-dive into the making of a contemporary theatrical masterpiece, Mám, by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan, which premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2019. This epi…

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Episode 4 // Denise Chaila and Brian Cross (B+) 1:27:24

2+ y ago1:27:24

1:27:24

Episode Four features a new collaboration from two Limerick artists, rapper and poet Denise Chaila and filmmaker Brian Cross (B+). Their piece, Energy: A Visual Mixtape is a short film like no other, at just 15 minutes long, it contains a multitude. The film eulogizes local Limerick spaces including Ardnacrusha Power Station, Mount Trenchard House …

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Episode 4 // Trailer // Denise Chaila and Brian Cross (B+) 2:19

2+ y ago2:19

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Episode Four features a new collaboration from two Limerick artists, rapper and poet Denise Chaila and filmmaker Brian Cross (B+). Their piece, Energy: A Visual Mixtape is a short film like no other, at just 15 minutes long, it contains a multitude. The film eulogizes local Limerick spaces including Ardnacrusha Power Station, Mount Trenchard House …

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Episode #3 // Isabel Nolan // Visual Artist 1:35:16

2+ y ago1:35:16

1:35:16

Episode Three is an exploration of the work of visual artist Isabel Nolan, with particular emphasis on the making of her latest exhibition, A Delicate Bond Which is Also a Gap, at Solstice Arts Centre in Navan. Isabel has an expansive practice incorporating sculpture, painting, textile work, photography, writing and works on paper, driven by a rest…

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Episode #3 // Trailer // Isabel Nolan 1:56

2+ y ago1:56

1:56

Episode #3 of We Are The Makers is an exploration of the work of visual artist Isabel Nolan, with particular emphasis on the making of her latest exhibition, A Delicate Bond Which is Also a Gap, at Solstice Arts Centre in Navan. The full episode streams on September 25th. Isabel has an expansive practice incorporating sculpture, painting, textile w…

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Episode #2 // Liz Roche // Choreographer 1:31:25

3y ago1:31:25

1:31:25

Episode Two charts the arc of choreographer Liz Roche's journey to the top of the contemporary dance world. From starting at ballet school in Dublin at aged of seven, through training in London Contemporary Dance School, to dancing across Europe, Dónal hears how her education and experience onstage informs her finely wrought and beautifully choreog…

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Episode #2 // Trailer // Liz Roche 3:59

3y ago3:59

3:59

Streaming in full from tomorrow, June 26th, Episode #2 of We Are the Makers charts the arc of choreographer Liz Roche's journey to the top of the contemporary dance world. Together she and Dónal talk about the act of making, the collision of sound, movement and image, and the cross-disciplinary influences that have inspired her art and career. We A…

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Episode #1 // Eamonn Doyle // Photographer 2:15:21

3y ago2:15:21

2:15:21

Episode one follows the many creative journeys of Eamonn Doyle. Told through in-depth interviews with Dónal Dineen, we trace his impact on the world of electronic music and Ireland's musical underground before charting his meteoric rise to the top of the photography world. His unique ability to mine the poetic and the extraordinary from the ebb and…

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We Are The Makers #1 // Trailer // Eamonn Doyle 3:27

3y ago3:27

3:27

The cultural map of contemporary Ireland is a rich tapestry of many interweaving threads and cross-flowing patterns made of form, light and sound. In We are the Makers we will be making our own marks on this ever-changing map by pulling on individual threads and following those lines all the way back to the creative source and well of inspiration. …

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How telecommunications empowered Caribbean nationals and birthed a diaspora with Denis O’Brien, Founder and Chairman, Digicel Group. 32:11

3+ y ago32:11

32:11

A new era in Caribbean telecommunications has been ushered in by liberalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s marking the emergence of many Caribbean countries from an era of monopoly control over the networks, broadband Internet, and cable television. Mobile phones have become more ubiquitous than toilets, and have sparked social and economic …

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Caribbean Citizen-centric development and new economic frontiers: A conversation with the World Bank’s Director of the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed 32:00

3+ y ago32:00

32:00

The blue economy and digital technology are emerging as strong pathways for economic and sustainable growth in the Caribbean. Both hold promise to diversify the economy, create jobs, and leapfrog development in the region. The World Bank is betting on this strategy and has invested millions in novel digital projects and blue economy programs. Tahse…

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Cayman Islands: Leading the Caribbean in the financial and tech markets...A conversation with Charlie Kirkconnell, CEO, Cayman Enterprise City 34:24

3+ y ago34:24

34:24

Nestled in the Caribbean Sea, are three islands known as the Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. A global financial center, Grand Cayman, the largest of the three, is approximately 76 square miles, and home to about 50,000 residents. These islands pack a financial punch and international attraction that set them apart from…

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Caribbean Rule of Law and regulatory framework: An alternative for foreign investors during COVID disruption and beyond with Dustin Delany, Esq., Managing Partner, Dentons Caribbean 37:23

3+ y ago37:23

37:23

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is testing the economic resiliency of the Caribbean, many are reimagining business and investment in the region. Caribbean economies are being creative in their offerings to foreign investors and compensating for the massive losses of tourism revenues. Foreign investors, for their part, are taking a second look …

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Caribbean shipping: A key link in the global supply chain, a conversation with Juan Carlos Croston, President of the Caribbean Shipping Association 28:45

3+ y ago28:45

28:45

Among the first news about the COVID-19 pandemic involved the shipping industry. Reports about passengers stranded at sea on cruise lines, cargo and cruise ships alike not being allowed to dock out of fear of infected passengers and crew members involved liners associated with the Caribbean, put Caribbean governments on their heels from a health, e…

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What’s Next for the Caribbean: Priorities Come to Roost, a conversation with Scott McDonald, Ph.D, Chief Economist, Smith’s Research & Gradings 42:15

4y ago42:15

42:15

The shock of the pandemic to Caribbean economies across the board has been seismic and is occurring during a worldwide health crisis and global geopolitical shifts between east and west which have huge implications for the Caribbean. With the disruption of tourism which accounts for up to 90 percent of many Caribbean economies, and challenges to me…

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Caribbean Jewry: A Diverse Community 29:41

4y ago29:41

29:41

When one thinks of the Caribbean, typically he/she would think of a region of African descendants, and of course, European settlers who colonized the region in the late 15th century. The history of the Jews in Latin America began with Conversos who joined the Spanish and Portuguese expeditions to the continents. By the late 16th century, fully func…

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Cultural Diplomacy and Channelling Bob Marley 33:12

4y ago33:12

33:12

In a world where the international market for cultural goods is larger than the markets for steel, automobiles, or textiles, the Caribbean is developing market driven frameworks to exploit the region’s cultural and creative industries in recognition of the vital role they play in economic growth, providing a competitive advantage, and supporting di…

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Caribbean Regional Stock Exchanges: More than Beaches 34:06

4y ago34:06

34:06

Though the Caribbean is well-known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant music, it has an emerging capital market that should not be ignored. As many as twelve national stock exchanges can be found in the region. In addition, the Caribbean is also home to the first regional securities exchange to be formed in the Western Hemisphere. The Jamaica Sto…

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Caribbean Economic Recovery Post Pandemic 23:47

4y ago23:47

23:47

The pandemic has put to a test conventional economic structures across the globe, including in the Caribbean. It will not be business as usual going forward and for this edition, Dr. Stephen Metzger, Economics Professor at Fordham University shares his opinion on aspects of the Caribbean recovery. Will there be a role for the U.S. and China in the …

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Introducing Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger 9:34

4y ago9:34

9:34

From immigrant to foreign diplomat—a Jamaican-born American shares her voice on what shaped her and why she is motivated to launch a podcast especially now, when the globe is under the biggest challenge of a century, the Coronavirus. She reminisces about her immigrant family and early years growing up in a large family in Brooklyn, New York, and at…

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Introducing Diplomatically Speaking The Podcast 2:34

4y ago2:34

2:34

Originally a radio show, Diplomatically Speaking The Podcast is hosted by Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger, former senior Caribbean diplomat. Diplomatically Speaking will feature conversations with leaders on the front line of U.S. and Caribbean international affairs—fellow diplomats, economists, government, business leaders, celebrities and Caribbean Ame…

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The Debt Mafia is coming for your kids. 45:50

5y ago45:50

45:50

We discuss the process of high school guidance counselors recommending colleges that the kids cannot afford, and then they urge them to complete a FAFSA form to pay for it. The kids end up enslaving themselves at 18, before their life has even started.

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Your Dad’s mail was diverted and he has Alzheimer's. 45:57

5y ago45:57

45:57

Dad is the type of person not to share his financials with his family, and was getting more forgetful right before being diagnosed with Alzheimers, but where is the mail? The son called me and we reviewed old statements from the past year and found 300k in an IRA Annuity. Thank God it is still there.…

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In my opinion, patience and Larry Culp will hopefully transform GE. 45:52

5y ago45:52

45:52

Gary Weisner, who runs GE’s wind-turbine-blade factory in Pensacola, Fl, got a visit from the CEO who showed up in his jeans alone. Larry Culp, the first CEO to visit in 18 years and the first outsider to run GE, is trying to fix it metric by metric.

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Resiliency and Dave Ramsey can teach you much about life. 43:49

5y ago43:49

43:49

Look at Dave Ramsey who many of you follow out there. He went through bankruptcy early in his life, when he was young, and over leveraged real estate. He took it upon himself to swear he would never use debt again and to help others who have gotten themselves into debt trouble. He has helped over 5 million people get out debt, and become wealthy hi…

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Better times are coming. All you have to do is pray and get to work! 45:59

5y ago45:59

45:59

Like most of us, I have mellowed as the years have gone by. The stuff that used to seem so important has faded and in it’s place is a belief that God has a plan for all of us. The key is to everyday do the right thing when nobody is watching. The Lord above is always watching and will call upon us with a tremendous opportunity if he deems us worthy…

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Options and debt hell. Saying no to the kids. 45:11

5y ago45:11

45:11

Stay away from options please. Those guys with the ponytails on CNBC are pros and I bet they still struggle, despite what they say. A gentleman told me about his son and his son’s wife, who between them were going to debt hell by overspending constantly. Their house is leveraged, credit cards maxed, etc. This gentleman’s wife is giving them money, …

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I Hate Annuities 45:50

5y ago45:50

45:50

I hate annuities. More and more, I hear the stories and I just want to scream. They are not bought, they are sold. and boy they are sold hard. You go into your bank or credit union, they are sold. Retiring, they are sold even though the account is already tax deferred. They are sold to little old ladies who lock away their emergency money. They are…

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The Key to a Good Life.... 45:46

5y ago45:46

45:46

The key to happiness above all others is good health, I believe. My older friend Ray travels the world and goes to places I would be afraid or nervous to go to. He has seen things that are not to be believed and he says good health is the one common denominator to happiness and a long life. So whatever you doing, go to someone who can help you with…

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Love and Money.... 45:53

5y ago45:53

45:53

I see many couples in my office....some have been married for 50 years and some for 5 weeks. I know usually in 30 seconds whether they have a good vibe. In almost every case, the couples who have raised kids, saved money and shared together, and come to see me, have a good vibe. Usually, it is in the form of a wonderful relationship that is grounde…

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Why do people flock to attorney’s running seminars on Living Trusts? 45:48

5y ago45:48

45:48

Instead talk to a pro like Wade Jensen who will set you straight on estate planning and all the document selling.

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Nobody Owes You a Thing 45:47

5y ago45:47

45:47

It’s brutal, but it’s a true....come to papa moment.

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No matter what happens to you, remember the story of Charles Greenlee. 45:51

5y ago45:51

45:51

Bottom fishing in this recovering market.

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Calling the Market Turn 45:54

5y ago45:54

45:54

My internal numbers starting improving rapidly as the market began to recover....did you participate?

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The Ten Commandments of Becoming a Millionaire!! 43:38

5y ago43:38

43:38

We live in a country where anyone with drive, patience, a plan, and discipline can become a Millionaire, and I will show you how.

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Meet Michelle, My Secret Weapon When You're Trying to Get Uncle John Into a Nursing Home 45:50

5y ago45:50

45:50

At 12k/month, they make it as hard as possible to get onto Title19 for nursing home care, so you better have a pro help you with the application or else.

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Amazing Maturity For Her Age 45:20

5y ago45:20

45:20

I had an amazing conversation with a millennial named Maddie. She told me, at 25, she constantly talks to her boyfriend about, when they buy a house, it has to be a larger one so her parents can live with them, because she knows she will have to care for them. She says all her friends think this way! Now maybe I’m an idiot, or a selfish dude, but I…

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Meet Andy, an Old School Auto Guy for 50 Years 45:53

5y ago45:53

45:53

Andy Tubbs of Noank Controls talks about diesel engines, soy based plastics, and other hilarious topics….you will love his cynicism….i do!

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I Read the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee Meeting Minutes and I’m Appalled 45:52

5y ago45:52

45:52

Sometimes you get the feeling that policy makers cannot be this dumb, but guess what?

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Are You Smart or Dumb About Investing and Money? 45:48

5y ago45:48

45:48

As the stock market changes with increasing volatility, it helps to review what the smart ones (the tortoises) vs the dumb ones (the hares) do……it’s brutal but honest!

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The Federal Reserve Has Lost Their Mind 45:49

5y ago45:49

45:49

During the bottom of the market in December 2018, Denis O’Brien called on Federal Reserve Chairmen Powell to stop the madness. Also client struggles with debt and Social Security. Pay attention to the M1 multiplier, big changes coming with will affect us all.

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Talking About Money with Your Family 45:46

5y ago45:46

45:46

If you don’t do it, they will listen to the dumb Credit Commercials and worst yet, their friends! Should income be more of a priority after retirement? No debt for retirees, don’t make me get angry….lol!

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