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 Podcasts
How do we reach our potential in work and life? The Inside Learning podcast explores the science of learning and the future of work with expert guest speakers and research-based insights from The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, a global research centre focused on learning technology. Hosted by author, consultant and coach Aidan McCullen. Get in touch: [email protected] / https://www.learnovatecentre.org
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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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Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin is a space which ignites curiosity and discovery where science and art collide. Part of the Global Science Gallery Network Pioneered by Trinity College Dublin.
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This series of podcasts features students at TCD talking about the TCD experience
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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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A Walk Through Dublin History by Sam Ford, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2021. Join urbanist and tour guide Sam Ford as he explores the fascinating histories of Dublin theatre. This audio walking tour meanders through three and a half centuries of performance in the city, from candlelit riverside revels to this year’s festival and various riots and ruptures in between. The audio walking tour can be experienced both by listening to Sam guide you through Dublin City, or as a podcast.
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Every Monday and Thursday Professor Luke O'Neill from Trinity College Dublin, explores the world of science with his incredible knowledge and familiar wit.
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TCD Physics Student Podcast
a group of physics students from Trinity College Dublin, each at varying stages of degree completion and varying stages of trying to understand what's going on, who get together to discuss anything and everything.
Podcast by a group of physics students from Trinity College Dublin, each at varying stages of degree completion and varying stages of trying to understand what's going on, who get together to discuss anything and everything.
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Off Script is a podcast at intersection of medicine, science, and society. Produced by the Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine, join us to explore deep questions about our health, our history, and the well-being of the world
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John O’Hegarty was destined for great things. He studied philosophy in the prestigious University of Leuven in Belgium and had a masters in psycho-analytic studies from Trinity College, Dublin. On the day he politely robbed his first bank, he crossed over into a world where all his education became meaningless. It was his point of no return – but it wasn’t the moment that changed everything. That came two years previously on a winter’s afternoon in 2002 when an accident would alter the cours ...
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In an era when the only constant is change, Mark Little and Ellie Payne take us on a journey along the fault-line of media, democracy, and technology, to find the thinkers and doers who can restore belief in a better tomorrow. A six-part podcast series brought to you by the Schuler Democracy Forum in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Each episode brings together arts and humanities researchers and media practitioners and theorists to di ...
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Reviewing the weekly news and how those stories impact on workers.
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This podcast series started as a special "capsule" focused on the 2021 Provost Election at Trinity College Dublin, which saw Linda Doyle elected as the first female provost in the institution's 429 year history. Inspired by Linda's focus on the intersection of Engineering and the Arts, we have curated a series of compelling podcasts with individuals who transcend traditional subject matter barriers. These people #choosetochallenge every day and listening to them will force you too to challen ...
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For the Irish historian John Bagnell Bury, history should be treated as a science and not a mere branch of literature. Many contemporary histories written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were poetic and heroic in tone, blending fact and fiction, myths and legends. They sometimes relied on sources from Shakespeare and classical poets. For Bury, the facts of history may be legendary or romantic in nature, but they should be recounted in a scholarly and non-judgmental manner, ...
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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish
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52:32In this episode: from our earliest ancestors to today's global diaspora, we take a trip through 10,000 years of Ireland's history. Featuring Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History, Trinity College Dublin; Professor Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O'Donnell Professor of Irish Studies and Concurrent Profe…
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85 Years On: Operation Dynamo and the Battle of Dunkirk
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52:23In this episode of Talking History, we're debating one of the most dramatic episodes of the Second World War: Operation Dynamo, the incredible evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in May 1940. Featuring: Prof Eunan O’Halpin, Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College Dublin; Dr David Jordan, Co-Director of the Freeman Air…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage Equality in Ireland
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54:09In this episode of Talking History, we're going back in time 10 years to remember how Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote, as we debate what the passing of the marriage equality referendum really meant for Irish history. Featuring: Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of Gender Studies at…
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In this episode of Talking History: The social history of death and dying, with historian and bereavement counsellor Molly Conisbee Vietdamned: How the World’s Greatest Minds Put America on Trial, with historian Clive Webb And Alexander The Great: Lives and Legacies, with Stephen Harrison of Swansea University.…
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Talking History is searching for white smoke as we explore the history of the most unusual conclaves, including the one that lasted almost three years. Featuring Dr Celeste McNamara, Assistant Professor in Early Modern European History, DCU; Dr Patrick Houlihan, Associate Professor in History at TCD; and Dr Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical…
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Contingent Leadership with Victoria Pelletier
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20:49In this episode, we discuss the concept of contingent leadership with Victoria Pelletier, author of 'Influence Unleashed' and 'Unstoppable.' We delve into Apple's history with Steve Jobs to illustrate the evolving nature of leadership and the necessity for businesses to adopt flexible, future-oriented workforce strategies. Victoria shares insights …
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In this episode, we bring you a roundup of history books: we explore how New York was invented in the 17th century, with Russell Shorto, director of the New Amsterdam Project at the New York Historical and senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute; we chart the fall of civilisations with Paul Cooper, podcaster and historian; and discuss why Ma…
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This week is the 250th anniversary of the birth of JMW Turner, so we are playing back our show on one of the greatest landscape artists of all time. Joining Patrick is Charlotte Topsfield, Prints & Drawings Curator, National Galleries of Scotland; Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints & Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland; and Niamh McGuinne, Paper Conse…
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In this episode, we explore some fascinating new historical exhibitions and curations taking place around the world. The recreation of Anne Frank's annex in New York, with Tom Brink, Head of Collections and Presentations at the Anne Frank House. Bilingual Dublin street signs and what they reveal about our cultural heritage, with Nicole Volmering of…
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175. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 2
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48:46Second of three workshops held in the Spark, Phibsborough. Recorded on 10 April 2025 and continues the themes of the previous week, looking at historical materialism. Topics include Engels, Mao, Peadar O'Donnell, Brian O'Neill, The Ripening of Time Collective, and Mahdi Amel and the pitfalls of underdevelopment/world systems theory when applied to …
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In this episode, we mark 100 years since the publication of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby and explore how its themes are still relevant today. Featuring Prof Philip McGowan, School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast; Prof Kirk Curnutt, executive director of the F Scott Fitzgerald Society and Professor and cha…
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174. Irish Radical History Workshop, pt.1
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47:40Recording of the first of three workshops on Irish radical history, held in The Spark, Phibsborough, 3 April 2025. The series will focus in on Marxism and history, Irish class consciousness and class struggle, and pioneer Irish socialists of the 19th century. Slides from the workshop available here - https://conor-mccabe.com/2025/04/04/irish-radica…
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Exploring Learning Innovation with Graham Brown-Martin
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35:11In this episode, we delve into the world of learning innovation with Graham Brown-Martin, author of 'Learning Reimagined'. Graham shares his journey from working on mainframe computers at the Open University to pioneering educational technology in the 1980s. We explore key topics such as the contrast between instructionism and constructionism, the …
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In this episode: this month's round-up of history books - 'Travellers in the Golden Realm' by Lubaaba Al-Azami, 'The Brutish Empire' by Des Ekin, and 'Dublin: The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923' by Brian Hughes.
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In this episode: our panel reflects on King James I & VI of Scotland - his life and loves - on the 400th anniversary of his death. Featuring historian Gareth Russell, Anna Groundwater, Principal Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History at National Museums Scotland; Clare Jackson, Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at the University of …
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In this episode, we meet the descendant of Arthur Guinness to discuss the early history of the brewery; we speak with Catherine Healy from Epic Irish Emigration Museum to discuss the stories of emigrants who wrote letters home; and how to start building your family tree, with the National Library of Ireland's Steven Skeldon.…
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On this episode of Talking History: the history of Ireland's non-political executions, as we bring you the story of Annie Walsh, the only woman executed in independent Ireland.
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AI, Skills Gaps and The Future of Work with Calum Chace
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22:54In this episode of Inside Learning, host Aidan McCullen speaks with Calum Chace, an expert on artificial intelligence and the author of several bestselling books, including 'Surviving AI' and 'Pandora's Brain'. They discuss the concept of two singularities: the Economic Singularity, where AI renders many jobs obsolete, and the Technological Singula…
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In this episode of Talking History: The early days of the Oscars, with Cara O'Doherty, film critic and arts reporter In search of Ireland's national poet in the 19th century, with author Bridget Hourican And medieval monasticism, with author Edel Bhreathnach.
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40 Years On: Contraceptives Legalised In Ireland
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52:26We're marking the 40th anniversary of the legalisation of the sale of contraceptives in Ireland in this episode of Talking History. Our panel features: Dr Jennifer Redmond, Associate Professor in 20th Century Irish History, Maynooth University; Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of Gender Studies at UCD, specialising in Irish women's/gender …
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