How to be Irish
Examining Irish society and culture to understand how our history, psychology, and politics have shaped what it means to be Irish today.
Join me as I host conversations with Irish people who are experts in different facets of Irish culture, including nature, language, healing, folklore, mythology, music, poetry, mental health, entrepreneurism, activism, identity, social issues and current affairs.
I also ask every guest what it means to be Irish. Their answers may surprise you.
Latest Episode
Can we decolonise the Irish language through music? with singer-songwriter Amano Miura (10.01.2025)
Previous Episodes
- How recession reshaped Ireland’s culinary identity, with food writer Sian Conway 03.01.2025
- Reeling in the Year: Ireland’s Top News Stories of 2024, with Reporter Sheila Naughton 20.12.2024
- Has modern life disconnected us from nature in Ireland? Rewilding our Irish identity with Soil Boy 13.12.2024
- What does it mean to belong in Ireland? with Social Psychologist and Social Entrepreneur Mamobo Ogoro 06.12.2024
- What do the young people of Ireland want? General Election special with Jenny Maguire 29.11.2024
- Faeries, Druids, Tombs and Stone Circles: The Magic of Ireland with Bobbo the Bard 22.11.2024
- Has the decline of the Irish language led to a loss of Irish identity? with Saoirse Garet 15.11.2024
- Are the Irish still battling intergenerational trauma? Our deep sadness with The Mindful Physio Caoimhe Gibney 08.11.2024
- How much has Irish Society changed since the 1950s? with Feminist and LGBTIQA Campaigner Ailbhe Smyth 01.11.2024
- What if Ireland was never colonised? Irish Mythology and Ancient Irish People with Emilie O'Driscoll 25.10.2024
- Healing through Creativity with Writer Daragh Fleming 18.10.2024
- Why are the Irish Obsessed with Emigration with Hannah Nash 11.10.2024
- From Palestine to Pallasgreen, Building a Better World with Rob O'Donnell 04.10.2024
- Irish Republicanism, the Art of Storytelling and Guinness with NYC Cabbie John McDonagh 27.09.2024
- Climbing the Mountain of Life with Explorer Pat Falvey 20.09.2024
- What is 'How to be Irish?' (Intro) 18.09.2024
