Podcast Episodes
Back to Search241. The Troubles: War in the Streets of Northern Ireland (Ep 1)
Season 16 Episode 11
What were The Troubles and why did they lead to 30 years of violence and division in Northern Ireland? How were Irish Catholics inspired by the Ameri…
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240. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Irish Civil War (Ep 3)
Season 16 Episode 10
In the aftermath of the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Michael Collins is sent to London to meet Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George and other …
1 year, 1 month ago
239. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Rise of The IRA (Ep 2)
Season 16 Episode 9
The Irish republicans who led the Easter Rising of 1916 are tried for treason by the British government, and sentenced to death. Some are so unwell t…
1 year, 1 month ago
238. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Easter Rising (Ep 1)
Season 16 Episode 8
The 1916 Easter Rising was a definitive moment in 20th-century Irish history. Its memory was evoked throughout The Troubles, with republicans wearing…
1 year, 1 month ago
237. The Great Famine: The Irish Exodus to America (Ep 2)
Season 16 Episode 7
The legacy of the Great Famine continues to shape not only Ireland, but the Irish diaspora in America, Canada, and the UK. In the mid-1800s, starving…
1 year, 1 month ago
236. The Great Famine: The Blight Strikes Ireland (Ep 1)
Season 16 Episode 6
How did the memory of the Great Famine shape Irish identity? Could it have been prevented?
From 1845 to 1852, a disease decimated potato crops across …
1 year, 1 month ago
235. The Viceroy, The Psychopath, and The Merchant: The Irish in Empire (Ep 3)
Season 16 Episode 5
Ireland may have been England’s first colony but, by the 17th century, Irishmen were carving out their own imperial legacies in India. Gerald Aungier…
1 year, 1 month ago
234. Battle of the Boyne: Clash of Two Kings (Ep 2)
Season 16 Episode 4
The Restoration reinstates the monarchy in England, Scotland & Ireland, and Irish Catholics believe that they will get their lands back for their loy…
1 year, 1 month ago
233. Blood and Betrayal: Oliver Cromwell's Irish Invasion (Ep 1)
Season 16 Episode 3
His statue may stand proudly outside the Houses of Parliament in London, but in Ireland, Oliver Cromwell is remembered as “the Devil from over the Se…
1 year, 2 months ago
Legacy: Genghis Khan
After victory in China, Genghis Khan goes west and takes on the Khwarezmians, surprising his enemy with a daring assault. He conquers all in his path…
1 year, 2 months ago