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Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Ohio State Trolls Notre Dame Pot Of Gold, Jeff Jackson Retirement, Ted Lasso ReturnsToday's Rapid Fire topics include: Ohio State trolling Notre Dame's St. Patrick's Day 'Pot of Gold' recruiting day, should we be concerned that Notre Dame hasn't capitalized in recruiting yet on its CFP championship game appearance, Irish hockey coach Jeff Jackson's retirement, the hit show Ted Lasso will be returning, and Robert Griffin III says TV debate shows have ruined how sports is covered.
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Digital Irish PodcastFrom Sydney to Melbourne: Digital Irish Australia's ExpansionIn this episode of The Digital Irish Podcast, we explore the growing global reach of Irish innovation, with a special focus on Australia as a key hub for Irish businesses and professionals. Digital Irish Australia is a chapter dedicated to fostering collaboration between the two nations, and in this episode, we sit down with Kian Jackson and Stephen Mullen, the dynamic leaders behind this initiative.Kian and Stephen share their journey of moving from Ireland to Australia and the unique challenges and rewards they've experienced while building a vibrant community of Irish professionals. They discuss the key...2025-03-0646 min
Gone To The DogsEpisode 62 - Irish Derby Time!Dani & Joe discuss all the Category 1 action from over the weekend before they are joined by Irish guru, Barry Caul, to talk all things Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby.UK Cat 1 action: 17sIrish review: 26min 40sIrish Derby preview: 46min 23sDon't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel - search Gone To The Dogs Live!X: @GTTDPodcastWhatsapp channel link: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VamfQKoDTkK2juCfEh0F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-201h 00Gone To The DogsEpisode 57 - Irish Derby with a little OaksDani and Joe are joined once again by Barry Caul who reviews the action at Shelbourne Park over the weekend and looks ahead to the third round of the 2024 Boylesorts Irish Greyhound Derby.Irish Derby 2nd round review: 17sOaks review: 34min 23sIrish Derby 3rd round: 37min 07s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-3055 minGone To The DogsEpisode 56 - Gary Wiltshire & Irish Derby 2nd RoundDani and Joe interview legendary bookmaker, Gary Wiltshire, about the ups and downs of the betting ring. Joe is then joined by Barry Caul as they go heat by heat through the second round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby.Gary W: 17sIrish Derby Friday: 1h 07min 17sIrish Derby Saturday: 1h 23min 40sGary's books: Winning It Back: The Autobiography of Britain's Biggest Gambler (out now)50 Years in the Betting Jungle (out for Christmas!) Hosted on Acast. See...2024-10-241h 40
Guaranteed Irish StoriesA reflection on what Guaranteed Irish means to businesses with Michael Jackson - MathesonMichael Jackson, Chairman of Guaranteed Irish and Managing Partner at Matheson, reflects on Guaranteed Irish's 50-year journey. He discusses the organisation's evolution, its role in today's economy, and underscores the importance of sustainability while exploring effective ways to leverage membership advantages.2024-03-0523 min
The Joe Jackson InterviewsShane MacGowan 1994 ”I’m proud of Ireland and good that Irish people are proud of me.”I uploaded the first part of this 1994 interview as a podcast in 2020. I reposted it two days ago when I got the tragic news that Shane had died. May his soul rest in peace. This "singles" podcast is part two of three podcasts from that Irish Times interview. I am delighted that so many people in Ireland in particular, have listened to and downloaded the first Shane interview and put him at the top of an Apple Irish Music interviews podcast charts. And I love, as many will, him saying here to me, "I'm proud of Ireland and good...2023-12-0210 min
Ghosts of Arlington Podcast#94: The Spymaster Who Created Modern American Espionage, Part VI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAs the war in Europe draws to a close, Wild Bill Donovan once again tries to convince FDR of the need for a centralized intelligence service - but when the president suddenly dies, he has to deal with a new chief executive, Truman, who he is not familiar with. All this while also helping Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson prepare for with will be known as the Nuremburg Trials.After the war, he goes back to his private practice, at least until a...2023-07-0343 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#91: The Spymaster Who Created Modern American Espionage, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWilliam Donovan's final battlefield action of WWI is to countermand an order he received to attack - an order that would needlessly cost more lives than the Irish Regiment has already lost. Not only does he live to defend this action, but he is eventually awarded the Medal of Honor and the commander who issued the order is relieved. After the war, he returns to Buffalo and his law practice but when he become US Attorney General in Buffalo and Western New York, he makes...2023-05-2931 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#90: The Spymaster Who Created Modern American Espionage, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThe last two episodes we talked about the highest decorated member of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, and now we look at the man who created the OSS - William J. Donovan, aka "Wild Bill" - from his humble origins in Buffalo New York, through his social rise as an up-and-coming Columbia educated lawyer, to his appointment as a battalion commander in New York's Irish Regiment as the US enters World War I and ships out to Europe.The...2023-05-2228 minThe Joe Jackson InterviewsThe Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited radio show. Eartha Kitt. 2018. ’An extraordinary hour,” said The Irish Times.This is a re-post of one of my first podcasts in 2020. I am re-posting because I am currently reading through my journals for a proposed documentary that may be made about me, and I came across something wonderful Eartha Kitt, a woman I admired greatly, said to me after this interview in 1987. She said, "I feel you are interested in me, in the spirit of Eartha Kitt, not the image." I was. Also, this was one of my first interviews, and I was, from the start, doing my damndest to do interviews that outlasted the latest issue of whatever...2023-03-2649 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#70: The Apollo Program, Part XVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter eulogizing Alan Shepard, the first American in space, we will take a look at Apollo 15, what is often referred to as the most successful Apollo mission. It had everything - a beautiful location near lunar foothills, a rover - A CAR! - to drive around in, a memerable experiment broadcast for all the world to see, and the first every DEEP SPACE space walk. But despite this success, the end of the podcast might leave you thinking that something went terribly wrong.T...2022-12-1231 minThe Joe Jackson InterviewsReviewing the reviewer. Joe Jackson deconstructs a review of his Richard Harris book.Today, December 10th, I have published in the Irish Independent, a letter under the headline, 'Why review of my Harris book made me laugh.' It is a reference to Daily Telegraph writer Jasper Rees. Today also happens to be the 90th birthday of Richard Harris's only remaining sibling, Noel. He told me he "felt sick" when he read in the Irish Independent the review by Mr Rees. This is my response.
2022-12-1020 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#69: The Apollo Program, Part XIVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week, Alan Shepard, the first American in Space, finally get the change to go back after a decade of being grounded due to an inner ear problem. While on the moon, Shepard provided on of the more memorible moments of the Apollo program when he hit two golf balls with a makeshift six iron. After returning to Earth, the avid golfer donated the club to the US Golf Association museum in New Jersey and gave the Smithsonian a replica.Also, do you...2022-12-0530 minThe Joe Jackson Interviews’My friend Richard Harris. Joe Jackson recalls some fiery encounters.’ Joe Jackson reads his own article.'My friend Richard Harris. Joe Jackson recalls some fiery encounters.' That was the headline on the front cover of the Irish newspaper, the Sunday Independent, on September 4th 2022. It was a 'hook' for 'A Turbulent Journey,' a 4-page article in the newspaper's Life magazine. The strap for that article said, 'Richard Harris and Me: The Journalist who cracked the actor's 'fake facade,' revealing the human behind the hellraiser. Journalist Joe Jackson interviewed Richard Harris for the first time in 1987. A deeply insightful and occasionally fiery encounter, it was the catalyst for a friendship that would endure...2022-12-0216 minGhosts of Arlington PodcastThe Black Sheep of the Mayflower - Supplemental Episode #2I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWhen one finds out that one is a direct descendent of the first person executed for murder in Colonial America, one has to share the story (it's me, I am one). My 11th Great Grandpa John Billington journey on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact, but he was not a Puritan, and 10 years later, he was hanged for the murder of a man named Newcomen based on very sketchy evidence (but I still think he did it).The Into & Outro Music is...2022-11-2831 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#68: Houston, We've Had a Problem (The Apollo Program, Part XIII)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThanks to the 1995 Tom Hanks movie of the same name, Apollo 13 is arguably the best known of the Apollo missions. Public attentnion and support of the Apollo program was falling, but after an onboard explosion but the Apollo 13 astronauts' lives in danger, the entire world waited with bated breath to see if NASA would be able to get the crew back to Earth alive.The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks...2022-11-2140 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#67: The Apollo Program, Part XIII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week, we catch up with Buzz Aldrin's post NASA life, and then move on to the mission that followed Apollo 11 to the moon - Apollo 12. While NASA was excited to continue to explore the moon, many were questioning if there was anything else to gain versus the great cost of the lunar missions. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to...2022-11-1430 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#66: The Apollo Program, Part XII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter the successful Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins quickly realized that their lives would never be the same. This week, we will look at what Armstrong and Collins, the two members of Apollo 11 who have passed on, did with the rest of their busy and full lives. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word...2022-11-0734 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#65: On the Lunar Surface (The Apollo Program, Part X)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter Apollo 11's successful landing, this week we will cover their lunar activities, including Neil Armstrong's first steps and first words, which have gone down in history and what Buzz Aldrin considers his historic lunar first, which for some reason did not make it into the history books - at least not the one I had in high school. Let's just say it makes Billy Madison think Buzz is a super cool guy!The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by...2022-10-3137 min