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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Two Shores, Many Crises: 2025 Politics in America and Ireland with Ted Smyth
Dec. 28, 2025

Two Shores, Many Crises: 2025 Politics in America and Ireland with Ted Smyth

In this end of years politics episode, Martin Nutty sits down with Ted Smyth, former Irish diplomat and president of the advisory board at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU, to discuss the political landscape on both sides of the ...
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Stew in Review: Irish Stew Cohosts Toast 2025
Dec. 21, 2025

Stew in Review: Irish Stew Cohosts Toast 2025

Irish Stew couldn’t make it to Dublin, so cohost Martin Nutty and John Lee settled for the Dublin House, a venerable watering hole on New York’s Upper West Side, known for its low-key vibe, high quality pints and its 10-foot-...
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Keeping Hope Afloat with Sean Granahan of The Floating Hospital
Dec. 14, 2025

Keeping Hope Afloat with Sean Granahan of The Floating Hospital

In this season of giving, Irish Stew welcomes Pennsylvania-born lawyer-turned-nonprofit leader Sean Granahan, the president of The Floating Hospital, a 160-year-old New York charity with deep Irish roots that still cares for ...
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“That Beats Banagher!” with Historian James Scully & Horse Racing’s Mark Boylan
Dec. 7, 2025

“That Beats Banagher!” with Historian James Scully & Horse Racing’s Mark Boylan

The Irish Midlands flow to the relentless rhythm of the River Shannon and along its banks the Irish Stew podcasters found themselves again, Day Five of their “Off the Beaten Craic in the Hidden Heartlands” wanderings, gazing ...
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Birr Castle - Citadel of Science, with Historian Brian Kennedy - Day 4 - Part 2
Nov. 30, 2025

Birr Castle - Citadel of Science, with Historian Brian Kennedy - Day 4 - Part 2

Ireland has no shortage of stately manors, but as Irish Stew hosts Martin Nutty and John Lee learned, no other historic property has a legacy like Co. Offaly’s Birr Castle Demesne, which for generations has been an incubator ...
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Peatlands for Prosperity’s Promise with Douglas McMillan & Donie Regan - Day 4
Nov. 23, 2025

Peatlands for Prosperity’s Promise with Douglas McMillan & Donie Regan - Day 4

The poet Seamus Heaney once said, "I think of the bog as a feminine goddess-ridden ground, rather like the territory of Ireland itself." And that territory is 14- to- 21 percent bog. So, on their fourth day “Off the Beaten Craic in the Hidden Heartlands,” Irish Stew cohosts John Lee and Martin Nutt…
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Recent Blog Posts

OTD: Peggy Cummins - Actor (1925 - 2017)
Dec. 29, 2025

OTD: Peggy Cummins - Actor (1925 - 2017)

Peggy Cummins was born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller to Irish parents in Wales on December 18th, 1925. She was raised in Killiney on the south side of Dublin. Her mother, Margaret Cummins was an accomplished actor. Peggy got her start in Dublin's Ga…

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OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2024)
Oct. 3, 2025

OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2024)

Frank Pantridge was born to a farming family near Hillsborough, County Down, on October 3rd, 1916. In 1934, he was accepted to the medicine program at Queens University Belfast (QUB). Graduating in 1939, he volunteered for WWII service the day after…

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Outbreak of the Economic War: June 30, 1932
June 30, 2025

Outbreak of the Economic War: June 30, 1932

Irish Independent, July 1, 1932, with headline story on Anglo-Irish economic tensions Background to the Anglo-Irish Trade WarWhile the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 granted Ireland a measure of independence, many in the newly formed Saorstát &E…

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Reviews

Irish Stew Podcast

"We LOVED the two Irish Stew podcasts we just listened to on a snowy Colorado day. It’s so great to feel so easily connected to the global Irish community! Bridget Bray got us excited about genealogy …"

Land Library | Oct. 26, 2020

Loving the Stew!

"I'm very impressed with the first few podcasts. Jeffery Hazlett is a charismatic person with an engaging energy. John and Lee ask pointed questions that make that interviews effortless. Bridget Bray …"

dasherbug | Nov. 1, 2020

The Right Ingredients

"Accomplished guests plus thoughtful hosts who’ve prepped in advance, don’t intrude on their guests and close with fine summaries. Karen Daly NYC"

novemx | March 3, 2021

Love it!

"Thank you to the creators and guests, what an amazing contribution to a great culture."

Fenian 1916 | March 29, 2021

Great podcast with great hosts!

"This podcast is well worth checking out. The hosts are really well-prepped and knowledgeable and the guests are super interesting. Highly recommend giving it a listen!"

Caoimhe Donnelly | Jan. 14, 2023
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