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Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan40 Years On: Contraceptives Legalised In IrelandWe're marking the 40th anniversary of the legalisation of the sale of contraceptives in Ireland in this episode of Talking History. Our panel features: Dr Jennifer Redmond, Associate Professor in 20th Century Irish History, Maynooth University; Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of Gender Studies at UCD, specialising in Irish women's/gender history; Prof Caitriona Beaumont, Professor of Social History at London South Bank University, and Visiting Full Professor at the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice/Gender Studies at UCD; and Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Professor of Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College Dublin.2025-02-1652 min
Saturday with Colm Ó MongáinOver 500k remain without power after Storm ÉowynSiobhan Wynne, Network Regional Manager for the ESB; Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West; Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central; Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law at the South East Technological University2025-01-2508 min
Saturday with Colm Ó MongáinRreaction to the make-up of the new cabinetPaul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West; Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central; Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law at the South East Technological University2025-01-2517 min
Saturday with Colm Ó MongáinThe attendance of President Higgins to a Holocaust Memorial eventTom O’Dowd, Chairperson of Holocaust Education Ireland; Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West; Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central; Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law at the South East Technological University2025-01-2521 min
SHIFTThe Race to SuperintelligenceThis is the final installment of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems. The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Daniela Her...2024-10-2321 min
SHIFTThe Race to SuperintelligenceThis is part two of a special series documenting the race to build superintelligent AI systems.The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Dan...2024-10-1618 min
SHIFTThe Race to SuperintelligenceThe Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next machine age. Support for this program comes from The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network, supporting and bringing together journalists reporting on AI, and with AI, globally.Credits:The Race to Superintelligence is created and produced by Jennifer Strong, with Emma Cillekens, Daniela Hernandez, and Meg Marco. We had additional research and production assistance from Sonya Gurwitt, Niamh McAuliffe, Anthony Gre...2024-10-0918 min
The CounterAll Politics Is Personal with Jamie Lynn ManiscalcoPolitics isn’t just about policies—it’s about people. And the more authentic, diverse voices we bring into the political arena, the stronger our democracy becomes.
In this episode of The Counter, we sit down with political campaign expert Jamie Lynn Maniscalco to discuss why all politics is personal and why we need leaders who reflect real-life experiences—not just millionaires, lawyers, or lobbyists. We explore how to engage young women in the political process, the power of language in shaping leadership, and why representation matters now more than ever.
If we want a governme...2024-10-021h 08
New Books in European PoliticsJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in British StudiesJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in Political ScienceJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in GenderJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in LGBTQ+ StudiesJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in LawJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in Western European StudiesJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in Irish StudiesJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex WorkJennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)Mary McAuliffe is a historian and lecturer in Gender Studies at UCD. Her latest publications include (is The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn co-authored with Harriet Wheelock) and Margaret Skinnider; a biography (UCD Press,2020). Throughout the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 she has been conducting extensive research on the experiences of women during the War of Independence and Civil War and is currently completing her book based on that research, OUTRAGE: Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923 (forthcoming 2025). Jennifer Redmond is Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at May...2024-09-1458 min
Most Wanted81. Robert ChambersSend us a Text Message.This week Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Jennifer Levin at the hands of the "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers.Sources:New York Magazine: East Side Story from the November 10, 1986 issue of New York Magazine by Michael StoneA&E True Crime Blog: Stories & News: Robert Chambers: The Murder of Jennifer Levin and Where 'The Preppy Killer' Is Now by Robert KahnCBS News: "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers released from prison after second lengthy prison term Town and Country: Looking Back at the Preppy Killer Case, More Than 30 Years LaterThe infamous Upper East S...2024-08-081h 00
Most Wanted81. Robert ChambersThis week Amanda and Lauren cover the murder of Jennifer Levin at the hands of the "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers.Sources:New York Magazine: East Side Story from the November 10, 1986 issue of New York Magazine by Michael StoneA&E True Crime Blog: Stories & News: Robert Chambers: The Murder of Jennifer Levin and Where 'The Preppy Killer' Is Now by Robert KahnCBS News: "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers released from prison after second lengthy prison term Town and Country: Looking Back at the Preppy Killer Case, More Than 30 Years LaterThe infamous Upper East Side murder has y...2024-08-081h 00