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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Oct. 4, 2026
Honoring Project Children with Catherine Flood & Linda Croston
Irish Stew: Project Children: Linda Croston & Catherine Flood Episode transcript · Released October 4, 2026 This transcript was generated using AI speech-to-text and lightly edited for readability: filler words, false starts and repeated phrases have been removed, and names, places and organizations have been reviewed and confirmed by the Irish Stew production team. Minor differences from the audio may remain; the episode itself is the authoritative record. Speakers: Martin Nutty John L
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Sept. 27, 2026
You Are What Your Mother Is: Andre Archimbaud's Unlikely Irish Story
Andre Archimbaud spent his life carrying three passports worth of heritage: a French surname, an Italian-American and Irish-American upbringing. While André's Irish identity may be masked by his last name, there is little doubt about the depth of that legacy. This episode, recorded at Ryan's Daughter on the Upper East Side, traces how Archimbaud came to understand that inheritance at a deeper level. It started years earlier at a bar in Washington Heights, where a stranger, several drinks in,
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Sept. 20, 2026
European Surfing Champion Gearóid Mcdaid on Chasing Big Waves and Gold in LA
Gearóid Mcdaid, known across the surfing world as G-Man, grew up twenty minutes from Mullaghmore, County Sligo's fearsome slab wave, and now holds the 2025 European shortboard title with an eye on the 2028 LA Olympics. John and Martin caught him mid-vacation in New York, tucked into Georgie's Chelsea, right under a photograph of the man himself mid-wave. "It's a pretty cool thing that surfing's in the Olympics now," he says. Gearóid's victory at the European Championships last year did its pa
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Sept. 13, 2026
Gerald Angley – Surviving & Thriving as Ireland’s Consul General in New York
One year and a week since taking his new post, the Consul General of Ireland in New York Gerald Angley hosted the Irish Stew podcasters in his office high above Park Avenue for a behind-the-scenes look at Irish diplomacy in action while sharing his reflections on the first year on the job. One event stands out for Gerald. "The scale of St. Patrick's Day blew our minds,” he says. “It's 24/7 for a number of weeks." Gerald walks listeners through the impressive scale of his six-state consu
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July 26, 2026
The Case for Irish Venture Capital: Alan Merriman
Why doesn’t a country good enough to produce Ryanair and Stripe have a normal venture fund industry? Alan Merriman spent three years lobbying the Irish government just to be allowed to launch one, and what he ran into along the way says more about Ireland’s capital gap than most economic reports ever will. Merriman built Elkstone from a boutique advisory firm into one of Ireland's most active venture investors, and in this conversation he's candid about what it actually took to get there. In
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July 12, 2026
Dr. Martin Russell: Ireland’s Global Diaspora Thought Leader
Through its ongoing “Global Irish Nation Conversation” Irish Stew is all about connecting the worldwide Irish family, so sitting down with Dr. Martin Russell, one of the world's foremost diaspora engagement strategists, felt like a meeting of kindred missions. The proud Corkonian has spent nearly two decades turning diaspora theory into practice, working with governments and communities across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Balkans, all while championing Ireland's potential to be
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June 15, 2026
Transcript: Fresh Stew Live: Terry Golway in Conversation
IRISH STEW PODCAST Fresh Stew Live: Terry Golway in Conversation Ernie O’Malley’s, New York City • June 1, 2026 Featuring readings from Terror From America performed by Mick Mellamphy Editorial Note This transcript was generated with AI …
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…
Oct. 3, 2025
OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2004)
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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