56: Summer is icumen in; TCD Writer Fellow James Harpur
56: Summer is icumen in; TCD Writer Fellow James Harpur
We're not back in full podcast mode quite yet but we will be back in the autumn, all going well, and in the meantime we... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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35mins
55: Injury Time; A New Basho
55: Injury Time; A New Basho
Enda has been recovering from a recent injury so podcast productivity has taken a hit, but we're back with our first epi... Read more
9 Mar 2023
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50mins
54: New Year's Eve 2022 Special
54: New Year's Eve 2022 Special
Some of the highlights of this year's Books for Breakfast, featuring contributions by Gabriel Byrne, Thomas McCarthy, We... Read more
31 Dec 2022
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51mins
53: Interview with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
53: Interview with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Welcome to a special Books for Breakfast edition this morning to celebrate Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin's 80th birthday. We ... Read more
28 Nov 2022
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34mins
52: IMRAM 2022; Mark Roper's Beyond Stillness
52: IMRAM 2022; Mark Roper's Beyond Stillness
Today we talk to Liam Carson, Director of annual Irish language festival Imram, about this year's programme. And we inte... Read more
10 Nov 2022
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42mins
51: Judith Mok: The State of Dark
51: Judith Mok: The State of Dark
On todays’s show we talk to Judith Mok, whose memoir The State of Dark has just been published by Lilliput. Judith Mok w... Read more
27 Oct 2022
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45mins
50: Love poems for today: a new anthology from Dedalus
50: Love poems for today: a new anthology from Dedalus
Does love poetry still pack a punch? Do new anthologies of love poetry have anything to say about the kind of world we l... Read more
13 Oct 2022
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41mins
49: Critic at Large: Kevin Power's The Written World
49: Critic at Large: Kevin Power's The Written World
What’s the state of criticism in Ireland? Who needs reviewers and critics and are they even worth reading in any case? W... Read more
9 Jun 2022
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37mins
48: Two Salmon Poets; Trump Rant
48: Two Salmon Poets; Trump Rant
Three poetry collections on the breakfast table today ... We begin with Stars Burn Regardless by Jean O'Brien and Moonli... Read more
12 May 2022
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41mins
47: Leland Bardwell at 100
47: Leland Bardwell at 100
Today's show is a bit special. We're very happy to feature My Name Suspended in Air: Leland Bardwell at 100, published b... Read more
28 Apr 2022
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47mins