The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with expert guests from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.
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The podcast in which we watch, assess and discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Hosted by film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
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As a classic rock enthusiast (even though I was born in the mid-1990s), I discuss my favorite albums that were released 10-20 years before I was born and give my ranking of the songs on the album. I have also included Extended Podcasts, which include autobiography reviews, concert reviews, movie reviews, games, and more!
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Reviews and more of Big Finish Doctor Who audios
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The Irish at War is a podcast about the military history of Ireland and of Irish people. Whether fighting in Ireland or in foreign service, this podcast aims to examine all the details from the man on the ground to the bigger picture consequences of the battle.
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In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Olivia Newton-John's hit album, Physical, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and reads me a 20 question quiz from a Rock and Roll Trivia book.
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On this episode of the show we looked at the McMahon murders. The murders occurred on 24 March 1922 when six Catholic civilians were shot dead at the home of the McMahon family in Belfast. The victims were businessman Owen McMahon, four of his sons, and one of his employees. Two others were shot but survived, and a female family member was assaulte…
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Tom's new book is out now wherever books are sold. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Dwarf-Discovering-TV-1988-1993/dp/1399034944 https://www.waterstones.com/book/red-dwarf-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399034944Red Dwarf fan Tom Salinsky による
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In this Season 7 episode, I discuss The Cars' debut album, The Cars, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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101 Gerry Healy and the Workers Revolutionary Party
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On this episode of the show we were joined by Dr. Aidan Beatty to discuss his new book The Party is Always Right: The Untold Story of Gerry Healy and British Trotskyism published by Pluto Press. Gerry Healy was the Galway born leader of the Socialist Labour League and the Workers Revolutionary Party. He was a key figure in Trotskyism and one of the…
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In this Season 7 episode, I discuss my experience at the Bruce Springsteen concert.
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In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Queen's hit album, A Day at the Races, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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In this Season 7 episode, my wife guest stars and gives me the first word of song titles from albums from my collection and I have to guess the album.
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In this Season 7 episode, I discuss Fleetwood Mac's hit album, Fleetwood Mac (The White Album), giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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We have reached a very special milestone on the Irish History Show as this is our 100th episode! We discussed setting up the show and how it has evolved over the years. Our thanks to Near FM for originally broadcasting the show and our special thanks to all the amazing guests we’ve had over the years. We remember our favourite episodes and subjects…
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Tom's new book is out now wherever books are sold. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Dwarf-Discovering-TV-1988-1993/dp/1399034944 https://www.waterstones.com/book/red-dwarf-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399034944 Get your tickets to the launch event on 3 October here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/952245641347…
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In this episode, I preview what Season 7 has in store, including how many albums will be covered and some of their accomplishments, as well as what some of the additional podcast episodes will look like.
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Jessica Regan in 16 Postcodes at the Edinburgh Fringe
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Twenty years, 16 postcodes, one city. In her debut storytelling show, Jessica Regan (BBC, Channel 4, Guilty Feminist) shares lessons lived and learned from a life in no particular order. Each show is drawn from true tales of love and landlords, of mice and men and more, told with help from the audience who will play their part in her odyssey as she…
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In the Season 6 finale, I name some of the bests of the Season 6 albums, as well as naming the Best Song and Best Album of the season.
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Quiet Riot's hit album, Metal Health, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and has to guess the album title from my personal collection after the main words were replaced by synonyms.
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On this episode of the show, we discussed the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project. The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project, supported with funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, seeks to identify all of the conflict-related fatalities in Ireland between the opening shots of the Civil War on 28 June 1922 and…
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Heart's hit album, Heart, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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In this Season 6 episode, I rank the best songs written by Jim Steinman.
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On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the Plantation of Ulster. The Plantation was the colonisation of Ireland’s northern province of Ulster by people from Britain during the reign of James VI and I. The official plantation began in 1609 in six of Ulster’s nine counties, Donegal, Coleraine, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Armagh and Cavan. Land…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Jessica Regan Episode 312. Star Trek The Next Generation: Chain of Command Released 1 May 2024 Today we watched the two-part story “Chain of Command”, the tenth and eleventh episodes of The Next Generation’s sixth season, and the last two episodes transmitted before the start of the spin-off show Deep S…
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Boston's hit album, Don't Look Back, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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BP311 This Side of Paradise with Garrett Millerick
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Garrett Millerick Episode 311. Star Trek (TOS): This Side of Paradise Released 24 April 2024 “This Side of Paradise” is the 24th episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 2 March 1967. It was written by Jerry Sohl and DC Fontana and directed by Ralph Senensky. Star Trek theme with lyrics …
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In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and reads me a 20 question quiz from a Rock and Roll Trivia book.
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BP310 The City on the Edge of Forever with Joy Wilkinson
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Joy Wilkinson Episode 310. Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever Released 17 April 2024 Today we watched “The City on the Edge of Forever”, the 28th episode of the original Star Trek’s first season. The script is credited to science fiction author Harlan Ellison, and the director was Joseph Pevney.…
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss the Flashdance soundtrack, giving a quick history of the movie, how the soundtrack came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Dan Starkey Episode 309. Star Trek: The Devil in the Dark Released 10 April 2024 “The Devil in the Dark” is the 25th episode of the original Star Trek, from its first season. It was written by producer Gene L Coon and directed by Joseph Pevney, and it was first shown on NBC on 9 March 1967. Thanks to sp…
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In this Season 6 episode, I review four books that I've read recently: Bob Spitz's "The Beatles," Ken Caillat's "Making Rumours," Robert Daltrey's "Thanks A Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite," and Debbie Harry's "Face It.”
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Andy Stanton Episode 308. Star Trek The Next Generation: Tapestry Released 3 April 2024 “Tapestry” is the 15th episode in TNG’s excellent sixth season, featuring recurring character Q, first introduced in the pilot episode. It was written by Ronald Moore, directed by Les Landau and first shown on 15 Feb…
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Aerosmith's hit album, Toys in the Attic, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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BP307: The Enemy Within with Natalie Bochenski
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Episode 307. Star Trek (TOS): The Enemy Within Released 27 March 2024 “The Enemy Within” is the fifth episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 6 October 1966. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Leo Penn. This begins a short season of episodes looking at …
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In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and tries to correctly identify the combining word between two songs.
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Jackson Browne's hit album, The Pretender, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky The Oscars 2024 Released 12 March 2024 Following an unsuccessful attempt to record an episode immediately following the transmission of the 96th Academy Awards on ITV, we reconvened a couple of days later with hopefully more coherent thoughts. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the us…
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss why I think Foreigner should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss the Mamas and the Papas' hit album, The Mamas and the Papas, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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The Nine Year War in Ireland took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603. The rebellion was led by Hugh O’Neill and Red Hugh O’Donnell and was a response to the Tudor Conquest in Ireland. The rebellion began in Ulster but eventually spread throughout the whole country. There were some significant Irish victories such as Clontibret and Yellow Ford but t…
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In this Season 6 episode, my wife guest stars and tries to describe three album covers from my collection using only five single-word clues.
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In this Season 6 episode, I discuss Bonnie Tyler's recent album, The Best Is Yet To Come, giving a quick history of how the album came together, a rundown of the songs, my own personal take and ranking of the songs, and my overall rating of the album.
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