Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew Podcast

Irish Stew the podcast for the Global Irish Nation featuring interviews with fascinating influencers proud of their Irish Edge. If you're Irish born or hyphenated Irish, this is the podcast that brings all the Irish together

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Exploring “Belfast’s Great Shared Space” with The Linen Hall’s Julie Andrews
Feb. 17, 2025

Exploring “Belfast’s Great Shared Space” with The Linen Hall’s Julie Andrews

The third stop on our “Lost in Belfast” series is the city’s oldest cultural organization, The Linen Hall Library, located in an 18th-century building across the street from City Hall and a reminder of Belfast’s days as “Lin…
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Celebrating Irish Cinema: Conversations with Mary Robinson & Eva Birthistle
Feb. 10, 2025

Celebrating Irish Cinema: Conversations with Mary Robinson & Eva Birthistle

For the 2nd year in a row, Irish Stew hosts Maedhbh Mc Cullagh, the director of the Capital Irish Film Festival, who discusses the festival's offerings, the audience's response, and the challenges and rewards of organizing s…
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Belfast Graft & Craft: Gerry White’s Jawbox Gin Journey
Feb. 3, 2025

Belfast Graft & Craft: Gerry White’s Jawbox Gin Journey

Gerry knows gin from his time behind the bar and from sipping his favorite tipple from the other side of the stick. But he found his perfect gin, though he could imagine just how it would taste, a taste he finally captured i…
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Niall McKenna: Belfast Chef Knows “What's It All About”
Jan. 27, 2025

Niall McKenna: Belfast Chef Knows “What's It All About”

Join us in the first leg of our “Irish Stew Gets Lost in Belfast Road Trip” in the vibrant Cathedral Quarter at its prime culinary destination Waterman House as we explore the recipe for restaurant success with Chef and Foun…
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Paddy Cullivan Reunites Ireland with Comedy
Jan. 20, 2025

Paddy Cullivan Reunites Ireland with Comedy

Star Trek said it would happen in 2024, but for Paddy Cullivan, 2032 will be the year of Irish Unification. Through hot takes on Irish history and AI-fueled visions of Ireland’s future, Paddy charts the course to unity in 20…
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Ted Smyth: 2024 - The Year in Politics
Dec. 30, 2024

Ted Smyth: 2024 - The Year in Politics

Ted Smyth, former diplomat, C-Suite executive, and current President of the Advisory Board of Glucksman Ireland House NYU, returns to Irish Stew for a fourth annual end-of-year discussion on American and Irish politics. Topi…
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Recent Blog Posts

2024: Out With A Bang
Dec. 31, 2024

2024: Out With A Bang

Yesterday was one of those podcast recognition moments. We struck gold at the Irish Pod Awards in The Society and Culture category and made the podium again with a bronze for the Best Hosting Duo/Trio category. Some months back, we …

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Review: Hotel Lux by Maurice Casey
Nov. 22, 2024

Review: Hotel Lux by Maurice Casey

The histories of the less exalted in the right hands can make for fascinating reading. While much ink has been spilled writing of Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, and Hitler, less is known about how those figures affected the lives of the …

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Who Owns Irish Identity?
Nov. 12, 2024

Who Owns Irish Identity?

There are now millions of podcasts scattered around the internet. To be brutally honest, most are not worth listening to. That is not the case with Transatlantic, which features two former guests we happened to have hosted twice on Irish …

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