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Experience JacksonE096: Irish Hills GravelIn this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes both Alexey Vermeulen and Bill Marshall to talk about gravel cycling and the NEW Irish Hills Gravel, coming to Jackson County (the Irish Hills of Brooklyn) on October 18, 2025. The race will start and end at Michigan International Speedway, and touch corners of Brooklyn, Lenawee and Washtenaw Counties with rider’s choice of either the 50K or 100k route. Alexey is an American cyclist currently competing on the professional mountain bike and gravel circuits – and a Michigan native. Bill Marshall’s connection to cycling dates back t...
2025-09-0417 min
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#71: The Apollo Program, Part XVII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we start with the reasons why the Apollo 15 crew's careers all ended in a state of ignominy after one of the more successful moon missions, followed by a few eulogies - Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin and Apollo 12 astronaut Dick Gordon (oops!). We wrap up the episode with the story of Apollo 16, the penultimate Apollo mission.The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its...
2022-12-1931 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 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#64: The Eagle has Landed (The Apollo Program, Part IX)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereI am back from my trip and this week's episodes starts out with two short eulogies. Gemini 4 & Apollo 9 commaned James McDivitt passed away on October 13th at the age of 93 and my grandfather, Korean war veteran John Ireton who I mentioned at the beginning of Episode 12, passed away at the age of 90.After that, we get into on of, if not the, single most impressive accomplisments in human history - July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. After months of...
2022-10-2432 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#63: From the Earth to the Moon (The Apollo Program, Part VIII)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThe big day is FINALLY here - July 16, 1969 - launch day for Apollo 11. We'll talk about some of the day-of pre-launch preparations and traditions all astronauts went through and get this flight underway. It takes about 72 hours to fly from the moon, so we'll also talk about some of the ways this crew passed the time.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...
2022-10-1040 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#62: Go For Launch (The Apollo Program, Part VII)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWernher von Braun is a brilliant rocket scientest whose name has come up multiple time in during the space race. This natuarlized American citizen is undoubtedly the reason the US beat the Soviets to the moon (and according to some experts, the reason the US got to the moon at all). He was also undoubtledly a member of the Nazi party and an SS officer. This week, we take a closer look at this morally ambiguous genius.Also, all of the Ts are...
2022-10-0338 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#61: What the Soviet Have Been Up ToI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereJust like NASA, the Soviet Space Program has moved on to its third-generation spacecraft with a goal of landing on the moon, and just liek NASA, this third-generation craft was initially full of problems. Before getting back to the Apollo 11 crew's preparation for that flight, we will look at some of the Soviet's struggles and how they learned from those issues.The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up...
2022-09-2633 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#60: Introducing the Crew of Apollo 11 (The Apollo Program, Part V)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we will take a look at the crew of Apollo 11 and how each came to be selected as a member of the most ambitious mission undertaken in human history - the first attempt to land people on the moon.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 about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com...
2022-09-1929 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#59: Major Sucesses Following Major Failures (The Apollo Program, Part IV)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThere is a lot going on in today episode from eulogizing two members of Apollo 7 (Mercury 7 veteran Wall Schirra and Apollo rookie Donn Eisele), and the final three missions before the American moonshot (Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 10). Not only were these missions vital to prepare for Apollo 11, but they also set a few records. After Apollo 10 landed there was no dobut in NASA's mind that the next mission would literally shoot for the moon.The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by...
2022-09-1237 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#58: The Aftermath of Apollo 1 (The Apollo Program, Part III)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThanks to an investigation that looked to fix the problems of the Apollo Program versus sweeping them under the rug, NASA was able to get the resources needed to fix the issues and gain the support of Congress and the American public once more. After an 18-month hiatus to completely rebuild the Apollo spacecraft, astronauts successfully returned to space as NASA contined to make progress towards a moon landing.The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As...
2022-09-0533 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#57: The Apollo 1 Investigation (The Apollo Program, Part II)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereIt should come as no surprise that the Apollo 1 shook up how most everyone felt about the Apollo Program – the government, the media, and the general population – but the group that has the most to lose, NASA, and particularly its astronauts, never wavered in their desire to honor the memories of their fallen colleagues by continuing the mission and getting to the moon. Of course, that doesn’t mean that in the months following the fire there wasn’t a lot of frustration and concern on their...
2022-08-2934 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#56: The Tragedy of Apollo 1 (The Apollo Program, Part I)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we talk about Apollo 1, and how the the program planned to take astronauts to the moon, took three lives instead and lead some to begin talking about the cancellation of manned spaceflight in the United States all together.The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb t...
2022-08-2231 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#55: My First Arlington National Cemetery FuneralI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereTwo weeks ago I had the chance to attend a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery and I just had to share the experience with you, so please join me in honoring the life and service of retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Gene Hill.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast...
2022-08-1537 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#54: Project Gemini, Part VII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week, we wrap up Project Gemini with the final four Gemini missions and mention how those final missions answered all of the remaining questions about space travel to the moon and skills that would be needed for lunar exploration. But the Gemini missions couldn't provide information about the physical composition of the surface of the moon and to know if the surface could support a human presence, let alone a landing craft, NASA needed to send probes to the moon which turned out to...
2022-08-0132 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#53: Project Gemini, Part VI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we take a look at NASA astronaut class 3 and then briefly overview the other 20 astronaut classes NASA has selected since then, but the meat of the episode is the nearly disasterous Gemini 8 misison that a clear thinking and quick acting Neil Armstrong brought back from the brink and the disaster that killed the Gemini 9 main crew and ultimatly put Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 misison, making him the second man to walk on the moon.The Space Race series introduction is...
2022-07-2535 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#52: Project Gemin, Part IVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereOn this week's episode, we see Mercury 7 Astronaut Gordo Cooper's career come to an end so we eulogize him while talking about the final 3 Gemini missions of 1965, the most active year to date for NASA manned space missions. Additionally, we talk about a very important aspect of military culture, unit patches. Starting with Gemini 5, the members of every crewed NASA mission has designed a patch to wear while in space and to commemorate the mission, and after the Gemini 5 crew made theirs, patches w...
2022-07-1831 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#51: Project Gemini, Part IIII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we being to see the US space program come into its own and really begin surpassing its Soviet rival. With the Gemini 3 mission, the US proves that it can manually maneuver a capsule in space and with Gemini 4, it shows that like Soviet cosmonauts, US astronauts can also spacewalk - and the US spacewalk was twice as long as the Soviet's.The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain...
2022-07-1125 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#50: Project Gemini, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter the Mercury 7 were selected, an unofficial project sought to test 13 women pilots to see if they pass the same tests. The Mercury 13 - or FLATs (Fist Lady Astronauts Trainees) - all passed the Phase I tests but the project was cancelled before most of them could go any further. Because they had no test pilot experence (a career field only open to men in the 1950s and 1960s), none of them were astually considered to become astronauts despite impressive resumes and good test results.
2022-07-0430 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#49: Project Mercury, Part VII and Project Gemini, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereOnly one of the Mercury Seven astronauts never returned to space - Scott Carpenter. Only two of the Mercury Seven are buried at Arlington but regardles of their final resting spot, they will all get an eulogy. With that said, today, I will share the rest of Scott Carpenter's story. After that, I will launch into the story of Project Gemini and the Next Nine (see what I did there?)The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As a...
2022-06-2033 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#48: Project Mercury, Part VII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we get to the conclusion of John Glenn's orbital flight and find out if the alarms worrying NASA will jeopardize his re-entry and his life. NASA will also deal with the aftermath of the flight and we will see Project Mercury more or less through to its end. The future of NASA and JFK's moon shot have everything riding on this.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about...
2022-06-1330 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#47: The State of the Podcast One-Year Anniversary EpisodeI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereToday I look back on the last year, my first as a podcaster, talk a little about who is listening and answer listener-submitted questions.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast visit: · The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofarlingtonpodcast· T...
2022-05-3027 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#46: Project Mercury, Part VI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter waiting for Shepard and Grissom to fly, after waiting through TEN launch postponements, John Glenn FINALLY get his turn to go into space, but after NASA see a particular warning light illuminated, will he make it back safely?The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to...
2022-05-2328 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#45: Project Mercury, Part IVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week, JFK meets with the Mercury Seven at the White House to honor Alan Shepard, specifically, and the entire team, generally, for all they have done to get America in space. Acting to build on what he knew would be short-lived momentum after Freedom 7's flight, Kennedy addresses congress and the American public about the importance of the space race, despite what would be tremendous cost. He then asked Congress to find the program and the American taxpayer to foot the bill....
2022-05-1628 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#44: Project Mercury, Part IIII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereOn this week's episode, the Project Mercury astronauts react to Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbiting the earth, reigniting American fears about Commies in Space that also erupted after the Sputnik launch. Alan Shepard makes a suborbital flight, becoming the first American in space. Of course, Russian scientists are very dismissive of the American flight, loudly wondering if a suborbital flight counts as a space flight.The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice.As always, a very special thanks to M...
2022-05-0930 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#43: Project Mercury, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWith as far ahead as the Soviet Space Program was, it wasn't surprising that the first person in space wasn't one of the Mercury Seven, but Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. But what is surprising is that it was almost as big a shock for the Americans as when Sputnik was launched... we will also find out which of the Mercury Seven will be the first American in space.During the Space Race series, Lift Off by kennysvoice is the show's temporary intro.
2022-05-0233 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#42: Project Mercury, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThe second and third years for the US space program were not much better than the first and the United States found itself playing catch up to the Soviets. To make matters worse, the Mercury Seven began dividing up into factions, a scandal threatened the astronauts' place in Project Mercury, and when John F. Kennedy, who had spent approximately zero percent of his life contemplating space and the US role in it was elected president, NASA had no idea what to expect next.F...
2022-04-2528 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#41: The Space RaceI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereJumping head first into the space race, this week sporadically covers the history of the interest in space over the last 3000 years or so and ends with the early days of the Cold War space race. The Soviet Union jumps out to an early lead and leaves the United States reeling to catch up. NASA is created and introduces its first class of astronauts, hoping one of whom will become the first human in space.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain U...
2022-04-1834 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#40: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part VI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week wraps up the Abner Doubleday story with his retirement years - looking at his association with veterans' organizations and his role in the Theosophic Society. If you're not familiar with Theosophy, don't worry, I'll go into that as well. I hope that after the last five episodes you will agree with me that Abner Doubleday was so much more than less-than-dashing! If you are interesting in learning more about the causes Colonel (ret) Kenny Mentz, who I mentioned at the top...
2022-04-1138 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#39a: Veteran's Last Song - Supplemental Episode #1I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereI just had to talk about the outro music for Episode 39. I mean, how cool is it that an audio recording of a Civil War veteran singing about the Civil War exists?!I didn't use the entire song in the last episode but I play it in its entirety at the end of this one. The lyrics are posted with the recording on the website.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to...
2022-04-0408 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#39: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part IVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereMany people know about hard fighting on day two of the Battle of Gettysburg at places like Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Peach Orchard; or about Pickett's Charge on day three - but what if I told you that if not for the foresight of a cavalry commander named Buford and a suddenly-thrust-into-command infantryman named Doubleday on day one, we may have never head of those other locations and actions. Outnumbered, sometime by as much at 3 or 4 to 1, these two held the high ground...
2022-04-0442 min
Not in a Huff with Jackson Huff#082- Claudia Morrison: The Life of a Professional Irish DancerThis week we step into the world of Irish dancing with professional, Claudia Morrison. We talk about what created her passion for the dance, the differences between the different forms (competitive, production, etc.), and the folklore behind why you cannot move your arms and upper body! We also discussion the productions who have brought the dance mainstream like Riverdance and if they are helpful or not to the sport. This was a fun one where we dive into the Made in Ireland costumes, sky high wigs, and dancing in bars at 8 years old. Join us for the little jig!
2022-03-3042 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#38: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part IIII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereIt took Doubleday about a a year to get back into the fight after Fort Sumter and he provided one of the few bright spots for the Union at Second Manassas. After that, he was a filed commander and found himself on campaign for the next year. After Manassas, successfully commanded at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville (kind of) at higher and higher levels - brigade, division, and corpsMost of these fights were absolute disasters of the Union, but even still, Doubleday and...
2022-03-2833 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#37: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter taking the time to eat a big breakfast while under bombardment by Confederate shells, Doubleday and his artillerists get the Union into the fight taking the first shift of the Union defense of Fort Sumpter. But the outnumbered force had to yield in the end.After returning north, Doubleday got his own command - known as the Fort Sumpter Garrison as many of the regulars from Fort Sumpter remined with him - and began participating in the wider Civil War. He did...
2022-03-2138 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#36: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereLast week I talked about how Abner Doubleday is sometimes still known as the guy who invented baseball when in reality, he had nothing to do with the sport. With that in mind, I wanted to take time to discuss things that Doubleday actually did, like advocate ardently with his wife Mary for abolition, freed a Mexican slave during the Mexican American War by paying off the debt of a many called Sancho, and participating in the first instance of urban combat in US military...
2022-03-1433 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#35: Abner Doubleday and the American PastimeI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week I talk a little about baseball in my life, how I really hope there is not a work stoppage this season, and how that is all connected to Arlington National Cemetery. There is a persistent myth that Union General Abner Doubleday invented baseball in upstate New York in the mid-19th century. Its a nice concise origin story but there is just one problem with it - it is completely made up. So how did Doubleday, who was a student at West Point...
2022-03-0733 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#34: From Harlem to Tuskegee - Like Father, Like Son, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we wrap up Black History Month by continuing the story of Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the man who commanded the Tuskegee Airmen for the US Army Air Corps in World War II, who would transfer to the US Air Force when that military branch was created in 1947, and who would become the Air Force's first African American general officer.his week's Ghost of Arlington is:Air Force Lieutenant General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (Section 2, Grave E-311 RH)A...
2022-02-2822 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#33: From Harlem to Tuskegee - Like Father, Like Son, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter the Harlem Hellfighter's returned from the Great War, a cultural movement of African American literature, music, art, and entertainment took the United States by storm. Centered in Harlem, the movement - known as the Harlem Renaissance - was the first taste of African American culture for many everyday Americans. Unfortunately, the movement was unable to survive the Great Depression.It took several years but eventually the Harlem Hellfighters first commander, Colonel William Hayward's vision for the segregated unit was finally achieved when, o...
2022-02-2125 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#32: The Harlem Hellfighters, Part II (Jim Europe & The Black Death)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we continue the story of the Harlem Hellfighters by exploring their homecoming parade down 5th Avenue in the New York City - possibly the largest parade in the history of a city that loves parades - and focusing on arguably the two most famous veterans of the 369th. First, Jim Europe, who was a household and considered the musical successor of Scott Joplin. He also invented a dance that is still well known and danced the world over today. The second is Henry...
2022-02-1439 min
Irish Examiner SportSix Nations Special: Will French passion trump Irish control in Le Crunch?Join Irish Examiner columnist Donal Lenihan with guests Ronan O'Gara, Crusaders Head Coach Scott Robertson, and Irish Examiner rugby writer Peter Jackson for a special Six Nations show. Our panel reflects on a dramatic opening weekend of the Championship and looks ahead to Le Crunch in Paris next Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-02-101h 04Ghosts of Arlington Podcast#31: The Harlem Hellfighters, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAs Black History Month gets underway, I wanted to take the time to share the story of the 369th Infantry Regiment from World War I, that went on to be dubbed the Harlem Hellfighters. These men had to fight for their right to fight for their country and to avoid the menial labor tasks most segregated units were assigned upon arriving in Europe in World War I. They got their wish and faced intense combat over 191 days at the front, the most of any US...
2022-02-0741 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#30: Red-Blooded American in the Red Army: The True Story of Joseph Beyrle, The Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II, Part IVI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis concluding episode in the Joe Beyrle saga sees Joe Forrest Gump his way into the Red Army, fight along side Soviet soldiers, and somehow avoid death on the battlefield all while having a personal interaction with Marshal Georgi Zhukov, the most famous leader in the Red Army. His bad luck with trains continues but eventually he makes it to a US Embassy, where he is suspected of being a foreign agent, possibly sent to assassinate the ambassador. This story can never be made into...
2022-01-3136 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#29: Red-Blooded American in the Red Army – The True Story of Joseph Beyrle, The Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II, Part IIII'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we follow Joe Beyrle from his transportation from temporary POW camps in France to permanent camps in Germany, and finally, to on in Poland. Along the way he has to recover from a fractured skull that left him in a coma for six days, survive American fighters strafing his train car, unaware that it is transporting American POWs, and torture by the Gestapo that nearly killed him after yet another failed prison break. I imagine that you have gathered from the...
2022-01-1736 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#28: Red-Blooded American in the Red Army – The True Story of Joseph Beyrle, The Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter a two week break, I am glad to be back and hope your new year is off to a wonderful start! This week in part two of a four part tale, we continue to story of Joe Beyrle. After he jumped into Normandy with 3rd Battalion, 101st Airborne Division he finds himself alone and does his best to cause a little mischief. He is then captured not once, but twice by the Germans and learns the sad fate of his battalion commander and two...
2022-01-1038 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#27: Red-Blooded American in the Red Army - The True Story of Joseph Beyrle, the Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereDon't miss the special announcement at the start of the episode about the new-ish format I will be adopting so that I don't go insane trying to produce too much content each week and a scheduling update for Christmas & New Years.This week we start the multi-part tale of US Army Staff Sergeant Joseph Beyrle who went from an athletic kid with a scholarship to Norte Dame, to a 20 year old who made two solo clandestine jumps into Nazi-occupied France to deliver hundreds...
2021-12-2035 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#26 - American Scoundrel - The Notorious Politician and Union General Dan Sickles, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter killing US District Attorney Barton and getting off on the first-ever use of a temporary insanity defense, Dan Sickles keeps up the shenanigans for the rest of his life, becoming one of the most senior politically appointed generals in the Union, one of the most controversial figures of the battle of Gettysburg, military governor after the war, and a US ambassador. He also managed to get fired nearly every step of the way, too.This week’s Ghost of Arlington is:...
2021-12-1358 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#25: American Scoundrel - The Notorious Politician and Union General Dan Sickles, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereDan Sickles might be best known as the US Representative from New York who shot and killed the unarmed US District Attorney Philip Barton Key in Lafayette Square. The murder of the son of Star-Spangled Banner author Francis Scott Key just steps from the White House drew the attention of the entire nation and was the first trial watched nationwide with real-time updates thanks to the telegraph.Sickles admitted to killing key and several people saw the murder take place in broad daylight...
2021-12-0653 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#24: Wreaths Across AmericaI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereEvery year since 1992, Morrill Worcester, a wreath make from Maine, has been traveling to Arlington National Cemetery to lay wreaths on headstones in December. A viral photo in 2005 lead to the 2007 formation of the non-profit organization Wreaths Across America. If you would like to find out how to get involved, visit the website www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.I am taking the week off for Thanksgiving so there won't be a new episode next week, but I want you to know that I am extremely...
2021-11-2215 min
The Irish Bears NetworkChicago Bears Return to Action & Justin Fields Continues Development - Irish Bears ShowWelcome Back to The Irish Bears Show | The Bears Return from the Bye Week & So does The Irish Bears Show |
We are delighted to be joined by Jack Wright from The Bear Down Report
Topics:
- Offensive Line Play Improving?
- Teven Jenkins returns to Practice
- Justin Fields Development vs Team Wins?
- Justin Fields & Lamar Jackson Showcase
- Bears Receiving Core; How Good are they vs How Good Should they Be?
- Bears...
2021-11-181h 27Ghosts of Arlington Podcast#23: Pallbearers of the UnknownI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week's marathon episode fulfills my promise back in Episode 9 to tell the story of the men of the Allied Expeditionary Forces who selected the WWI Unknown Soldier and returned his remains to the United States for burial at Arlington. I also get to talk a little about my experience laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of the Tombs 100th anniversary commemoration. Spoiler: It was awesome!This week’s Ghost of Arlington are:Army Sergeant Edward Younger (Se...
2021-11-151h 15Ghosts of Arlington Podcast#22: The Top of the World, Part III'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThe fascinating conclusion to the story of the race to the North Pole between Robert Peary and Matthew Henson, and their chief rival Dr. Fredrick Cook.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are: Navy Rear Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (Section 8, Lot 15)Josephine Peary (Section 8, Lot 15)Matthew Henson (Section 8, Lot 15)Lucy Henson (Section 8, Lot 15)Marie Ahnighito Peary Stafford (Section 8, Grave 5190-6)Army Captain Edward StaffordHere are the websites with more information about next week's centennial anniversary of the dedication of the Tom...
2021-11-0833 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#21: The Top of the World, Part II'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereI always remember being taught in school that the first person to reach the geographical North Pole was US Rear Admiral Robert Peary, but as with most events in world history, the truth isn't as cut and dry as that. This is part one of my attempt to set that record straight.Here are the websites with more information about next week's centennial anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:1. For a free reservation to personally walk t...
2021-11-0137 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#20: The Great UnknownI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereJohn Wesley Powell isn't usually mentioned in the same breath as Lewis and Clark, but he should be. His expedition through the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon put the last uncharted area of the contiguous United States on the map. And he did it all with one arm... well, not tied behind his back, but amputated two inches below the elbow after getting shot during the Battle of Shiloh. It never once stopped him from doing anything - like founding the National Geographic Society.
2021-10-2538 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#19: The U-2 IncidentI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereFrank Powers was shot down over Russia while flying the iconic U-2 airplane on a reconnaissance mission in 1960. He was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in Soviet prison but was eventually exchanged for a Russian spy captured several years earlier. Upon returning home, Frank was both privately and publicly praised and denigrated for his conduct while in Soviet custody. He died when his son was 12. It wasn't until he was in college that his son decided it was time to dig into the...
2021-10-1846 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#18: Radioactive - Arlington's Nuclear BurialI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereIf you were to ask an American what the worst nuclear accident in the United States was, if they even have an answer, they would probably say Three Mile Island. Most Americans are unaware that in January 1961, a reactor an isolated Idaho desert went supercritical and killed two soldiers and a sailor. This is the story of the SL-1 reactor explosion, complete with finger-pointing, deflecting blame, and false, unsubstantiated rumors of a love triangle and murder/suicide that made it into the official record anyway...
2021-10-1141 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#17: Cochinchina is Burning - The First American Casualty in VietnamI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereIn this episode I make a case that the first American KIA in Vietnam didn't happen 1956, but rather in 1945. Am I crazy or is there some merit to my argument? You make the call! Also, I am headed out of town for some much needed R&R and this will be last episode for two weeks.This week’s Ghost of Arlington is: Army Lieutenant Colonel Albert Peter Dewey, Section 3, Grave 4272-A-3-4 Also, a very special thanks to Mount...
2021-09-2732 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#16: LockerbieI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWith the exponential increase in terrorism over the last 30+ years, it is easy to remember the more recent events, but sometimes the events that happened longer ago fade to the background - last week I said that has probably happened to large extent with the US Marines killed in Beirut in 1983. It has also likely happened with those killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing in 1988. There were 270 victims - 259 in the air and 11 on the ground. This week, we remember them.This...
2021-09-2029 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#15: September 11, 2001I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereFor someone a month away from his 21st birthday when it happened, I can't believe it has been 20 years since 9/11. This week's episode just happens to talk about what went on in the cemetery day, less than 400 yards from the Pentagon, and what the last two decades have looked like. I didn't plan for this episode to drop on this auspicious anniversary, it just worked out that way.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are: The Pentagon Group Burial Marker (Section 64) Army Lieu...
2021-09-1338 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#14: "We Write No Last Chapters, We Close No Books"I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereDid you know that from the moment his remains were recovered, the Air Force officer eventually buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was known to be 1st Lt. Michael Blassie? So how did he come to be later identified as X-26 and designated the Vietnam War's Unknown Soldier? If you listen to this week's episode, I will discuss just that.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are: The Vietnam War Unknown SoldierAir Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie (St. Louise, Missouri)A...
2021-09-0636 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#13: "I Could Stay Here Forever"I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we talk about the most visited site at Arlington National Cemetery, President John F. Kennedy's grave - after his burial, everything changed.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are:President John F. Kennedy (Section 45, Grave S-45)Jacquelin Kennedy Onassis (Section 45, Grave S-45) Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Section 45, Grave S-45-A)Arabella Kennedy (Section 45, Grave S-45)Patrick Kennedy (Section 45, Grave S-45)Also, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the...
2021-08-3035 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#12: The Century's Nastiest Little War & Two New UnknownsI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereI reflect just a little on the fall of Kabul to the Taliban then get back to business with how the Korean War put the recovery efforts of WWII fallen on hold and after the Korean War, recovery teams were cleaning up after two wars. Because the efforts were simultaneous, the Unknows from WWII and Korea were interred in a single ceremony.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are:Marine Corps Corporal Paul Kenneth Taylor (Section 31, Grave 4501)Army General Walton H...
2021-08-2331 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#11: The Last Great War?I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereRecovery efforts for WWII remains were well underway when the Korean War broke out in 1950 and put a halt to them. When that war ended, in 1953, the US Army was working to recover fallen Americans from two wars. As a result, the Unknown Soldiers from WWII and Korea were interred simultaneously. Also, sometimes a real-life Rambo does survive his valorous action on the battlefield.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are:Army Staff Sergeant Alton Knappenberger (Section 59, Grave 3193)Polish Prime Minister Ignacy Pa...
2021-08-1629 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#10: Keeping Promises and Breaking FaithI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereWe've got 1930s newsreel sound clips this week (Fancy!) which talk about the time the US Army attack US WWI veterans in Washington, DC on the order of the US president... true story. If you don't know about the Bonus Army in 1932, you need to hear it; not exactly the "support our troops" mentality of politicians today. Oh, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier gets its permanent sarcophagus and epitaph 10 years after its initial dedication but the ceremony doesn't go quites as planned.
2021-08-0925 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#9: Known but to God (The Story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier)I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we cover the selection of an unidentified American World War I soldier who was returned from Europe to be buried in The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day 1921.This week’s Ghost of Arlington is:The World War I Unknown Soldier Also, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to...
2021-08-0225 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#8: The Great City and the Great WarI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereEeek! The podcast was plugged by Doctrine Man, himself. How cool is that?!?! A screen shot is absolutely on the website. Also, we didn't quite make it to the story of the Unknown Soldier like I thought we would - but next week for sure. We do talk about the plans - and the planner - behind the construction of Washington, DC, the first US military aircraft, and the Great War.This week’s Ghost of Arlington are: Army Brevet Major and Cap...
2021-07-2620 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#7: Arlington Enters the 20th Century AKA Fighting Joe Wheeler - Confederate General, American GeneralI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereFirst off, an apology. For some reason, the audio got wonky in the final third of the show. I cleaned it up the best I could but as I have said before, I really don't have any idea what I'm doing when it comes to this. This week we talk about the Spanish American War and the approval to bury Confederate dead in the cemetery.This week's Ghost of Arlington are:The USS Maine Memorial Brevet Major General (and former Confederate Lieutenant G...
2021-07-1925 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#6: Montgomery C. Meigs, Part 2 - Master Builder of the Union ArmyI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis is the second of our two-part story about the life of Montgomery Meigs. Many people with high-profile positions in the US Civil have praised Meigs as an unsung hero of the Civil War, saying without his expert management of Union logistics, the war could have had a very different outcome. He continued to leave his mark on Washington, DC after the war - overseeing the growth of Arlington National Cemetery, the expansion of the Smithsonian Institution, and his "Big Red Barn."This W...
2021-07-1219 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#5: Montgomery C. Meigs, Part 1 - Father of Arlington National CemeteryI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week's episode is the first of a two-part story about the life of Brevet Major General Montgomery C. Meigs,, covering his birth to just before the outbreak of the Civil War, with a major focus on his two most enduring pre-war engineering projects: The Capitol Expansion and Dome, and the Washington Aqueduct project.For more information, including links to stream the show and pictures from these two major construction projects, visit the GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com
2021-07-0531 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#4: Custis Lee Gives Up ArlingtonI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereAfter the Supreme Court ruled that Custis Lee was the legal owner of Arlington and the US Government was forced to give the property back, how did it end up back in government hands? This week's ghost of Arlington is: Army First Lieutenant John Meigs, the 22-year-old son of the father of Arlington National Cemetery, General Montgomery Meigs (Section 1, Grave 1-SH)For more information, including links to stream the show, visit the GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com
2021-06-2812 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#3: Arlington Returns to the LeesI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereFirst off, there is a partial retraction (or at least a semi-correction) of last week's story of the origin of Taps... that didn't take long! Then, after years of unsuccessful attempts to recover the property and buildings of the former Arlington plantation, the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Lee family. So, what is the US Government going to do with the 20,000 military members interred there?!This week's ghosts are some of the former slaves who became known collectively as Freedmen and...
2021-06-2128 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#2: The First Burials at Arlington - An Act of Necessity and VengeanceI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we discuss some of the firsts in Arlington's history - including the first burial, the first burial with family present, the first burial of a combat casualty, the first burial of a draftee, and the first officer burial. Included is also the history of arguably history's most famous bugle call, Taps. This Week's Ghosts of Arlington are:US Army Private William Henry Christman (Section 27, Grave 19)US Army Private William H. McKinney (Section 27, Grave 98)US Army Private William Reeves (S...
2021-06-1416 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#1: The Need for a National CemeteryI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereThis week we talk a little about what Arlington National Cemetery looks like today, what the property started out as, and why a national cemetery was needed next to Washington, DC in the first place.This Week's Ghosts of Arlington are:George Washington Parke Custis (Section 13, Grave 6513)Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (Section 13, Grave 6512)For more information, including links to stream the show, visit the GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com
2021-06-0724 minGhosts of Arlington Podcast#0: Ghosts of Arlington Podcast IntroductionI'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereI was surprised when I looked for an Arlington National Cemetery-themed podcast a few years ago and could not find one. Now, after procrastinating long enough, I have decided to make one myself. Do I know anything about podcasting? No. But I certainly have the skills necessary for audio recording and mixing, right? Absolutely not. Then again, when have I ever let having no experience or qualifications stop me from trying something new?! I'll tell you when, never... well, at least rarely. So here it...
2021-05-2810 min
The Irish Bears NetworkThe Irish Bears Show - Bears Fanzone Show! Episode 1Welcome Back to The Irish Bears Show. Today we put the show in the hands of all Bears Fans!
We would Like to Welcome Noel @DaIrishBears1, Tony @Tony_Daly from Ditka Digest, Ryan Dengel @BDrDengel from The Bear Down Report, Ryan Badgley @RyanBadgley40 from Bears Barroom and Brendan Sugrue @BrendanSugrue from The 46 Podcast.
Welcome to the First Fanzone Show! This is the Show Made By the Fans and For The Fans!!
We Will be Debating and Discussing the Following Topics:
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2021-05-162h 11
Exile Nation - The Official London Irish PodcastEp 5: Paddy Jackson and James Lightfoot BrownEpisode 5 of Exile Nation, the official London Irish podcast is here and it’s a St Patrick’s Day Festival bumper edition!This episode features two buoyant characters, London Irish fly-half Paddy Jackson (+ special guest Parker the dog!) and Academy Coach James Lightfoot-Brown!James Lightfoot-Brown, or ‘Lights’ to his mates, gets behind the mic this week in our St Patrick’s Day Festival bumper edition, as he talks us through the London Irish Academy, swapping international allegiances and the exciting crop of youngsters who he tips to win the Exiles silverware in the future.Paddy al...
2021-03-2352 min
Irish On TapSeason 2 Episode 21: Tory Jackson🍀Special Guest🍀
On this episode, we’re joined by Tory Jackson, former Irish guard. We discuss:
- Tory’s tenure in South Bend
- Brey’s coaching style
- What ND excels at as a program, what they need to improve at
- Why has ND taken a step back in recent seasons?
- And much more
2020-11-1741 min
Bloody Violent HistoryAn Irish Terrier - Dogs of War, #3 of 100 Bloody ObjectsDuring the Great War, thousands of dogs were sent to the Western Front to patrol, guard, catch rats and carry messages. It is an extraordinary story of courage and sacrifice and the contribution these beloved animals had in sustaining morale and keeping spirits high. In particular, it tells of the Irish Terriers who seemed almost the perfect breed for the hardship and rigours of the trenches.So it GoesTom Assheton & James JacksonReading from:Winter, Denis, First of the Few, Fighter Pilots of the First World War, (1983) See...
2020-11-1019 min
Brave Voices at Notre DameBrave Voices - Sam Jackson (Notre Dame Leprechaun)Brave Voices is a podcast presented by Fighting Irish Media and Notre Dame Athletics.
Brave Voices is hosted by former Track and Field athlete and current FIM Producer, Indi Jackson. It will feature interviews with Black Notre Dame student-athletes to talk about race in their life in whatever form or fashion that they want.
In episode 1, Indi chats with former Notre Dame Leprechaun, Sam Jackson. They discuss his experience as the second ever Black Leprechaun in Notre Dame history and how he handled the issue of race in his public role as the athletics mascot.
Later, they discuss race at N...
2020-10-2000 min
Irish JesuitsProfessor Kevin JacksonKevin Jackson, Professor of Business Ethics and Law at Fordham University in New York City, speaks to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about music as a profession of contemplative journey. This was in light of his presentation at the international conference on Spirituality in Society and the Professions at Waterford Institute of Technology on 16 May 2019. He is a composer and jazz pianist improviser.
2019-06-2727 min
Brave Voices at Notre DamePodward Notre Dame - Indi Jackson (FIM and ND Track and Field '17)Join hosts Tony Simeone and Jon Cotton of Fighting Irish Media as they take listeners on an insider tour of the projects and personalities behind Fighting Irish Media, the video production and media services division of Notre Dame Athletics.
In the first episode of 2019, the guys sit down with FIM's Indi Jackson! In just a few months as a full time employee with FIM, Indi has already worked on some of the biggest projects at FIM, including the [Notre Dame vs. Michigan Onward](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIyB1rle6yM)!
Later in the episode, they discuss Indi's impressive a...
2019-01-211h 14
Irish Times Inside BusinessThe Future of Banking with David Duffy, Mairead Jackson & Gavin KellyWhat role if any will traditional bricks and mortar banks play in the future dominated by disruptive technology like AI, robotics and social media? For the first ever Inside Business episode recorded in front of a live audience, we asked three of Ireland's top experts to predict the future of the industry.The panel: David Duffy, chief executive of CYBG (Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) in the UK and a former AIB CEO, Gavin Kelly, director of distribution channels with Bank of Ireland, and Mairead Jackson, managing director of Accenture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-2759 min
The Irish TimesJoe Jackson interview: Michael D Higgins, Gabriel Byrne, BonoJoe Jackson interview: Michael D Higgins, Gabriel Byrne, Bono by The Irish Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2015-12-2206 min
MavisEllen JacksonFor The First Time For A Long Time sung acapella by Mavis Ellen JacksonI am not a singer and don't wish to be a performer but a song is just 'words on a page' if it is not sung! I wrote this while on holiday in Kerry, Eire. The photo is taken from where I was sitting in the ring of Kerry. It was so beautiful and I got to thinking that it would be a wonderful place to come home to to mend a broken heart. I am not Irish, I'm English, but I love Ireland and the Irish people who have always made me feel very welcome when I visit in...
2013-03-1703 min