This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.
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Trinity College Dublin Talks Podcasts
Trinity is Ireland's top university and lays claim to a beautiful city-centre 16th century campus, notable alumni (Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett to name a few) and world-class research and education. This podcast gets to the heart of what makes this innovative university thrive, its people.
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We are a group of students from across campus coming from all different backgrounds and areas of study. What unites us is our desire to know more about Jesus Christ and make Him known among our fellow students in Trinity. We meet every week for worship and a talk on a relevant question or issue.
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Nature-based solutions are interventions designed to use the properties of nature to address multiple sustainability challenges. They are increasingly used across cities and their surrounding rural and coastal areas. In the NATURESCAPES project, we are exploring how nature-based solutions are adding up on the ground from a landscape perspective. In this podcast mini-series, we talk with a range of participants from the project about nature-based solutions. Can we work with multiple nature-ba ...
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Reviewing the weekly news and how those stories impact on workers.
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We assess the life and legacy of US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the fifth anniversary of her death. Featuring: Kelsi Brown Corkran, Supreme Court Director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and a Senior Lecturer at Georgetown Law; Prof Aoife O'Donoghue, Professor at the School of Law at Queen’s University Bel…
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Interrogating Historical Interpretation
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In this episode, we're exploring how individuals experience history, and how lives are lived against the backdrop of conflict and revolutions. Featuring: Prof Dónal Hassett, Professor of History at Maynooth University; Dr Clodagh Tait, Lecturer in History at Mary Immaculate College; and Prof M’hamed Oualdi, Chair in European History, 19th and early…
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Iconic Irish Presidential Elections: 1990 and 1997
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In this episode, we'll be exploring two of the most iconic Irish presidential elections, 1990 and 1997. Featuring Dr John Walsh, School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, and Prof Kevin Rafter, Full Professor of Political Communication at DCU.
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In this episode of Talking History, we discuss the life, death and legacy of author and statesman Thomas More, who was beheaded by Henry VIII. Featuring: Dr Joanne Paul, senior lecturer in early modern history at the University of Sussex, and author of ‘Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England'; Prof Lucy Wooding, professor of history at the …
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Featuring: Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1150, by Dr Patrick Gleeson, Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast; Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination, by Prof Simon Ball, Professor of International History and Politics at the University of Leeds; and After the Train: Irishwome…
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In this episode, we hear about the remarkable life and legacy of Ireland's first female botanist, Ellen Hutchins. Featuring: Madeline Hutchins, who runs the Ellen Hutchins Festival and is Ellen's great-great-grandniece; Clare Heardman, co-founder and co-organiser of the Ellen Hutchins Festival; Virginia Teehan, CEO of The Heritage Council; Dr Colin…
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Talking Naturescapes with Sara Maia (Central European University)
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Meet Sara Maia from the Central European University: “Drawing on insights from the newly developed global Naturescapes database of nearly 400 projects, it was evident that projects considered as more equitable tend to share a consistent set of features.”By Philipp Montenegro
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Talking Naturescapes with Philipp Montenegro (Lund University)
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Meet Philipp Montenegro from Lund University: “Nature-based solutions are not just about restoring ecosystems – they can also be about restoring dignity, justice, and opportunity. When communities lead the change, nature becomes a pathway to resilience, equity, and hope.”By Philipp Montenegro
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Talking Naturescapes with Mariami Marsagishvili (The Nature Conservancy)
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Meet Mariami Marsagishvili from The Nature Conservancy: “The context of each city makes a significant difference when considering nature-based solutions. Combining on-the-ground fieldwork with background geo-spatial data analysis can help us greatly with our understanding of the trends observed in the data.”…
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Talking Naturescapes with Anouk Fransen (Utrecht University)
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Meet Anouk Fransen from Utrecht University: ‘’One key lesson I learnt is the critical role of experimentation and demonstration in realizing nature-based solutions in both Detroit and Mobile’’By Philipp Montenegro
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Talking Naturescapes with Holly Marriott Webb (Trinity College Dublin)
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Meet Holly Marriott Webb from Trinity College Dublin: “To truly transform cities, we need a collective imagination outside of our current system that dissolves the boundaries between nature and urban life - beyond patches of green on a grey map, toward a seamless, shared ecosystem."By Philipp Montenegro
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Talking Naturescapes with Fiona Kinniburgh (University of Lisbon)
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Meet Fiona Kinniburgh from the University of Lisbon: “I hope that we can help spark cultural shifts and support communities in imagining and building more inclusive, radical ways of living with nature in cities and beyond.”By Philipp Montenegro
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The life and legacy of one of Ireland's most influential historians, with Neasa MacErlean, author of ‘Telling the Truth is Dangerous: How Robert Dudley Edwards changed Irish history forever’; the memoirs of a maverick Republican, with Dr Owen O’Shea, historian and author of 'One Man’s Ireland – Memoirs of Dan Mulvihill'; and the origins of the Lime…
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In this episode of Talking History, we'll discuss the man who helped make Henry VIII, until Henry VIII turned on him - as we bring you the real Thomas Cromwell, on the 485th anniversary of his death. Featuring Gareth Russell, historian and author; Dr Laura Flannigan, Junior Research Fellow in History at St John’s College, Oxford University; Dr Joan…
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In this episode: Ireland's forgotten film pioneers, the Horgan brothers of Youghal, and how three visionary siblings captured a rapidly changing Ireland. Featuring: Darina Clancy, director and producer, and author of ‘The Horgan Brothers – The Irish Lumieres’; Prof Ruth Barton, Professor In Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin; and Dr Denis Condo…
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To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, Newstalk's Talking History debates his life, his legacy and how he should be remembered. Featuring: Prof Christine Kinealy, Professor of History at Quinnipiac University, and author of Daniel O'Connell and Anti-Slavery and an expert on O'Connell, Frederick Douglass, and the Famine; Pro…
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177. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 4
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Final part of a three week session on Irish radical and working class history, that was held in the Spark in Phibsboro in April. The main theme today is the “social question” and what that meant in terms of Irish radicalism in the 19th century. It brings up writers such as Agnes Henry, Anna Doyle Wheeler, Bronterre O’Brien, William Sharman Crawford…
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176. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 3
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Third of four recordings made in the Spark, Phibsboro, in April 2025, dealing with Irish radical and working class history. Topics in this episode include Repeal and Chartism, Daniel O'Connell as a 19th century neoliberal, and working class resistance to the extractive, colonial, mode of production.
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How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War
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In this episode: a profile of Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice, Gerald Boland, with Prof Stephen Kelly, Professor of Modern History and British Irish Relations at Liverpool Hope University; counter-insurgency strategies in the Civil War, with author Dr Gareth Prendergast; and how women changed the study of foreign languages in Ireland…
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In this episode: Crusader Criminals - the knights who went rogue in the Holy Land, with Dr Steve Tibble, honorary research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London; the forgotten history of the occult, with Raphael Cormack, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Durham University; and how Ireland's sea connections brought new ideas, te…
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On the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, we'll discuss her life and legacy. Featuring: Lizzie Dunford, director of the Jane Austen House museum, John Mullan, author of the book What Matters in Jane Austen?, and Janet Todd of the University of Cambridge.
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In this episode of Talking History: a roundup of exciting new exhibitions on the island of Ireland, including: the Irish manuscripts returning to the country for the first time in more than 1,000 years, with curator Matthew Seaver, Assistant Keeper at the National Museum of Ireland; the life, art and legacy of the husband of Constance Markievicz, w…
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