Best Philip O Connor Podcasts (2024)

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Life, Liturgy, and Live Music with Leila Way and Ryan Flanigan 45:43

1h ago45:43

45:43

Today we've got live music in the studio, reminding us of God's faithfulness in conflict and pain, and why beauty, the arts, and artists are so vital to and for the Church. Singer-songwriters Leila Way and Ryan Flanigan join us from Resurrection South Austin to play some new tunes for us and talk about the intersections of music with church life, f…

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Conversation Across Difference with Kelli Joyce and Jordan Hylden 50:29

8d ago50:29

50:29

Listen to our first Conversation Across Difference, Episode 102. Join us at the God at 'I' Level photography exhibit. Progressive and conservative: do ever the twain meet? What are safe spaces across current divides on topics that matter? And, when we do talk across divides, how do we get below the surface? Today's Conversation Across Difference is…

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Irish In Sweden - The Secrets To Playing Against Ireland With Sweden Coach Peter Gerhardsson 48:48

22d ago48:48

48:48

With Ireland's Girls In Green set to face Sweden in two crucial Euro qualifiers in the space of a week, I sat down with Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson to talk about football, the Fontaines DC, Drogheda hospitality and a whole lot more!

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Ephraim Radner on Christian Politics and Mortal Goods 43:37

1M ago43:37

43:37

What's the proper scope of Christian politics? Should Christians be politically active, and if so, how? Is the political sphere and its options a place of anxiety and ceaseless activity that should be avoided? Is it a place of possibility to "bring heaven to earth"? Does it have value as a place of failure and limitation? And what do politics have …

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Ground Control: Lunar with Eyal Solomon 27:17

29d ago27:17

27:17

Eyal Solomon (@EyalSolomo44643) is the CEO and co-founder of Lunar, an open-source platform which bills itself as the “first reverse API gateway.” Lunar allows engineering teams to monitor, manage, and optimize API consumption. According to Eyal, it’s very easy to integrate with APIs, but difficult to keep them maintained, and there was a clear nee…

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Irish In Sweden - From Tyrone To Travelling The World - Patrick Hamilton Walsh 47:45

1M ago47:45

47:45

This week's guest is Patrick Hamilton Walsh, who as a teenager in Tyrone realised he wasn't actually much good at anything - but he had some dreams, and a plan, and nothing was going to get in his way. Since then he has visited more than 150 countries and is now based in Sweden with his family in the midst of a life that touches on sport, business …

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Stephanie Spellers on Being an Episcopal Evangelist 45:36

1M ago45:36

45:36

Episcopalians have a love-hate relationship with evangelism. Everyone is welcome into an Episcopal church, but how do they get there? Is it true that "everyone who should be an Episcopalian, is"? Isn't evangelism what other Christians do who have lots of enthusiasm but less natural restraint and good taste? Is there an Episcopal, or even an Anglica…

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Irish In Sweden - Gaelic Football Is BACK for 2024!! 37:13

2M ago37:13

37:13

The Irish In Sweden podcast is calling it - winter is OVER and the Gaelic football season is underway, so this week's episode comes to you from the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where Stockholm Gaels, Malmö GAA and Sandviken Gaels were all flying the flag for Swedish Gaelic football! There's a range of voices old and new from all over Ireland, brou…

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Metadata Management: DataHub with Shirshanka Das 36:56

2M ago36:56

36:56

Shirshanka Das (@shirshanka) is the CTO of Acryl Data and founder of DataHub, which bills itself as the #1 open-source metadata platform. It enables data discovery, data observability and federated governance to help tame complex data ecosystems. Shirshanka first developed DataHub while at LinkedIn, but has grown it into an independent project with…

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The Global Gael - Sports, Data & Injury Prevention With Stephen & Kitman Labs 37:43

2M ago37:43

37:43

On this week's episode, Stephen Smith joins me to talk about how his time with Leinster Rugby led to the foundation of his company Kitman Labs, which brings together vast amounts of data about athletes and teams to provide greater insight and improve performance, a fascinating tale of a journey from the rugby boot-room to Silicon Valley and beyond.…

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Irish In Sweden - Live From The Arrivals Exhibition 27:20

2M ago27:20

27:20

Last Thursday saw an incredible array of Irish talent in Sweden exhibiting their art at the Ambassador's residence as part of the "Arrivals" exhibition organised by Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan. Though I didn't get to speak to all the artists, I got to talk to many of them, as well as the organisers themselves about what was a hugely successful …

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021: Breaking Barriers: Deacon Adina Meyer's Journey to Priesthood 54:07

2M ago54:07

54:07

Sharing her journey with candor and depth, Deacon Adina Meyer shared her fascinating narrative on the Your Radical Truth Podcast, hosted by Margaret Mary O'Connor. Throughout this informative episode, Deacon Adina explored the pivotal moments and profound insights that have shaped her path towards priesthood within the Catholic Church. To Be Baptiz…

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Flannery O’Connor’s Heathen Rage with Jessica Hooten Wilson and Steve Prince 44:56

2M ago44:56

44:56

Learn more about the Human Pilgrimage conference. Learn more about Steve Prince's work. Learn more about Jessica Hooten Wilson's work. A disgruntled white southern intellectual named Walter lives on his family's farm. They all think his fancy learning makes him good for nothing. On top of that, Walter thinks he's dying. Walter decides to pretend, t…

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Irish In Sweden - Aaron's New Gym & Arrivals Exhibition Set For Take-Off 46:54

2M ago46:54

46:54

Spring is in the air and with it a hot of events and happenings in Sweden! This week I paid a visit to our good friend Aaron Kennedy at his new FSA gym at Odenplan, and I caught up with Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan to talk about the upcoming Arrivals art exhibition at the Ambassador's residence in Stockholm this week. Support the podcast: patreo…

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The Global Gael - Tomás Takes The Long Road On His Bike 46:12

2M ago46:12

46:12

When Irishman Tomás Mac an tSaoir goes out for a spin on his bike, he's often away a little longer than the average lycra warrior - the Kerryman is currently in the middle of a marathon journey form New Zealand to Ireland by bike, across some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain in the world - and this is after traversing America and Africa on …

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020: A Skeptic’s Investigation into Jesus with Julie Hannah 34:00

2M ago34:00

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In the labyrinth of life's inquiries, Julie Hannah navigated a myriad of philosophical doctrines and religious practices. From existentialism's bleak introspection to the serene contemplation of mysticism, each avenue offered a fragment of insight. Yet, it was within the folds of Christian scripture that Julie discovered a cohesive narrative of pro…

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Take Your Own Advice: vlcn with Matt Wonlaw 31:58

2M ago31:58

31:58

After his first child was born, Matt Wonlaw (@tantaman) imagined giving his son life advice. What kind of life did he want his kid to lead? At the time, he was working for Facebook, and he decided that his own life needed a change in direction. So Matt started vlcn, aka Vulcan Labs, a research company that develops open-source projects like CR-SQLi…

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EPN Special with Al-Ahli Arab Hospital Director Suhaila Tarazi 19:39

2M ago19:39

19:39

Donate to the Ahli Arab Hospital. Today's is a short and very special conversation captured on the fly at the Episcopal Parish Network Conference in Houston, Texas, with Dr. Suhaila Tarazi. If you haven't heard of Suhaila, then you have certainly heard of her workplace. She is the director of the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, which was recently in th…

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Irish In Sweden - Robinson-Mark Is Our Latest TV Star In Sweden 40:57

2M ago40:57

40:57

Shrugging off another bout of man flu to bring you Ireland's hottest TV star in Sweden right now. Fireman Mark Bannon from Waterford is blazing a trail on "Robinson", Sweden's answer to "Survivor", and he joins me to talk about moving here and finding home in a small town of 1500 people near Örebro - and, of course, life on the Robinson island!…

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019: Rita L. Houlihan Returns to Unravel the Enigma of Mary Magdalene 48:56

2M ago48:56

48:56

Rita L. Houlihan returns to unravel the enigma of Mary Magdalene in Episode 019 of Your Radical Truth Podcast! Dive deep into the captivating figure with Rita's extensive research and passion for historical truths. From dispelling misconceptions to critiquing depictions in art and literature, Rita's insights offer fresh perspectives on Mary Magdale…

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018: Unveiling the Legacy: Rita L. Houlihan's Advocacy for Mary Magdalene 42:35

3M ago42:35

42:35

On a recent episode of the “Your Radical Truth Podcast,” hosted by Margaret Mary O’Connor, listeners were treated to an enlightening discussion with Rita L. Houlihan. Rita has used her three decades of experience in sales and change strategy consulting to bring a unique perspective to her advocacy work centered on Mary Magdalene within the Catholic…

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Secret Sauce: Amplication with Yuval Hazaz 31:22

2M ago31:22

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Amplication is an open-source development platform for scalable and secure Node.js applications. It allows engineers to skip writing boilerplate code and offers the flexibility to customize and add components. Amplification was created by Yuval Hazaz (@Yuvalhazaz1), a veteran developer who determined that low-code platforms save time but restrict f…

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Irish In Sweden - Way Out West With Ian "Mocha" Moloney 40:34

2M ago40:34

40:34

Last week I was in Gothenburg on the west coast for a soccer game so I took the opportunity to sit down with Ian "Mocha" Moloney, musician, photographer, occasional curmudgeon and nowadays one of the driving forces in bringing the Irish community there together. He told me all about the St. Patrick's Day celebrations there, the plans for the future…

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The Global Gael - Shooting The Fashion Stars With Photographer Holly McGlynn 47:41

3M ago47:41

47:41

Even though she got her first camera at the age of six, Holly McGlynn wasn't sure that she wanted to be a photographer, but having studied fine art and PR, she felt the pull of making pictures and threw herself in at the deep end in Berlin. From there she has gone on to be one of Ireland's foremost fashion photographers, working with huge global br…

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Philip Yancey on John Donne, Undone 44:48

3M ago44:48

44:48

Follow Philip Yancey's blog. Read Philip's new book, Undone. No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I am inv…

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Irish In Sweden - Voices From St. Patrick's Day 2024 28:00

3M ago28:00

28:00

The long tradition of a St. Patrick's Day parade in the Swedish capital continued on Saturday March 16, with community organisations and companies represented at Kungsträdgården. We took the chance to talk to some of those in attendance about what they were up to! Support the podcast - patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm…

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To the Moon: OpenBB with Didier Lopes 39:41

3M ago39:41

39:41

OpenBB is an open-source investment research platform created by Didier Lopes (@didier_lopes). OpenBB grew out of a project called Gamestonk Terminal that Didier began working on shortly before the Gamestop short squeeze in January 2021. Today, OpenBB has evolved into an infrastructure platform that allows users to build extensions and access finan…

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Irish In Sweden - Gray The Gothenburg Cowboy 40:53

3M ago40:53

40:53

Northern Ireland's Gray Hawthorne is well-known in music circles, as much for his ten-gallon hat and his love of country music as for his skill as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Last week I met up with him as he visited Stockholm to talk about his love of country and how a change in his family situation has led to him writing new songs, and we…

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The Global Gael - "Big Shot" Lauryn Talks To Molly Breen For International Women's Day 37:57

3M ago37:57

37:57

We're celebrating International Women's Day on the Global Gael by handing over the reins to Molly Breen, our wonderful business development manager in the Stockholm office and one of the many talented young women that we have the privilege of working with! Among many great suggestions for female guests for March 8, Molly has chosen to interview fel…

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John Behr on Being Human 45:52

3M ago45:52

45:52

Check out John Behr's new translation of Gregory of Nyssa's On the Human Image of God. What does it mean to be human? We pay attention to our broken humanity more during Lent. And there's that phrase, when we make a mistake, "I'm only human!" True. But what about the glory and promise of being human? What kind of humanity we see in the pattern of C…

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Irish In Sweden - Madde's Making A Name For Herself In Dublin Politics 49:14

3M ago49:14

49:14

On a visit to Dublin last week, I met up with Motala's own Madeleine Johansson, who moved to Dublin 19 years ago and got involved in local politics, leading to a seat on South Dublin County Council for left-wing party People Before Profit. Motala's loss has very much been Ireland's gain, and we talked about what it's like to be at the coalface of l…

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The Global Gael - Mary Lou McDonald's Message To The Irish Abroad 35:52

4M ago35:52

35:52

Tipped as a possible leader of the next Irish government, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald jumped at the chance to join the Global Gael to talk about what our diaspora means to her and her party - and what them being in government might mean for us. In a wide-ranging - and very different - conversation we talked about emigration, housing, voti…

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Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker 35:01

3M ago35:01

35:01

OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework for collecting and managing telemetry data. OpenTelemetry has been more successful than expected, becoming the second fastest growing project in the CNCF. It allows for flexibility and avoids vendor lock-in, making it attractive to startups and large enterprises alike. On today’s show, Eric (@…

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Irish In Sweden - Arrivals Art In Stockholm & Amy’s Home Swap Hope 45:07

4M ago45:07

45:07

Another jam-packed episode this week as Carrie Cook and Sarah Galligan join me to talk about their new "Arrivals" exhibition which will take place in the spring and feature YOUR art, and Amy Falck in Malmö tells me about her plan to swap homes with someone in Ireland early next year so that her, her husband and her soon-to-be-firstborn can steep th…

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