The Prodcast
David Clarke and Simon Kingston explore what it means to be an Irish Protestant, discussing identity, culture, and history from their personal perspectives.
Episodes
EP7: The Long Tail of the Phoenix
David and Simon explore why Southern Prods still seem so reluctant to talk about their identity in public.
EP6: A Field Guide for Prod Spotters
A look at more recent history and varieties of Irish Protestant experience and outlook.
EP5: What Have the Prods Ever Done for Us?
In which we canter through the first few centuries of Irish Protestant history and some of their legacies.
EP4: We Do God
What did being Protestant do to our thinking about politics and the society around us in the 1980s and 1990s?
EP3: Growing up as Prods in the 1980s
David grew up in the South, Simon in both the North and the South. What was it like being Protestant in 1980s Ireland. Why might it matter now?
EP2: Here's to Us and Who's Like Us
Simon and David get into the details, including Simon explaining his beef with Deego.
EP1: In Which We Try to Explain...
Simon Kingston and David Clarke explain the motivation for recording the Prodcast and why this is an interesting time to be talking about the Irish Protestant community
Welcome to The Prodcast
David Clarke and Simon Kingston try to explain what an Irish Protestant is and what this series is about.
