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The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 75: Sustainability in the Arts FestivalIn this episode, Jenny is joined by Dr Hazel Farrell and Dr Don O’Neill of the Sustainability in the Arts Festival to talk about winning the Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement (SATLE) Impact Award and to offer an overview of this year’s festival, which will take place from 7th – 11th April. The SATLE Impact prize money of €25,000 will help to expand the work of the previous two festivals which involved multidisciplinary collaborations between undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities such as Music, Visual Art, Graphic Design, Culi...
2025-02-1130 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 74: Meet the English and Theatre Studies teaching teamThis very special episode features members of the English and Theatre Studies teaching team at SETU who share their innovative approaches to teaching and research. In studio with Jenny are Dr Kate McCarthy, Dr Christa de Brún, Dr Úna Kealy, Dr Helena Walsh-Kiely and Deirdre Grant who each bring a variety of skills and to their roles. During the episode, we discuss approaches to teaching and learning, the team’s ongoing research and creative work, and what we love about our jobs and our students!
2025-01-2147 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 73: Christmas recommendations 2024Every year, we try to do an episode in which staff from various departments within SETU give us their recommendations for good Christmas reads and activities, and this year is no different! In this episode, Jenny is joined by Neill Wylie, a Learning Technologist from the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning, Dr Caroline McGarry from the School of Education and Dr Felicity Kelliher, a Professor of Management Practice and Academic Lead at the RIKON Centre. Featuring books by Irish authors, and events, activities and products for you to savour during the festive season, this is a must-listen for anyone...
2024-12-1045 min
Heart Place Hospital Podcast with Jacqui O'ConnorSeason 3: Episode 4 Heart Place Hospital Podcast with EFT Practitioners Tanja Blinkhorn and Jenny MalcolmSend us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Welcome to a special episode of the podcast! Following our recent Energise Your Life with EFT online fundraiser, we’re thrilled to be joined by two remarkable practitioners—Tanja Blinkhorn, Coach and EFT Practitioner, and Jenny Malcolm, Clarity Coach & EFT Practitioner.In this episode, we dive into their journey of creating a service backed by 20 years of science and their personal experiences of transformational and transitional change, both in themselves and in the people they serve. You’ll discover how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can bring...
2024-11-2529 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 71: “Cli-fi” (Climate fiction) with Renée HulanIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny chats to Dr Renée Hulan, a Professor of English Language and Literature at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. She was the Craig Dobbin Visiting Professor in Canadian Studies at University College Dublin in 2020-2021 and has written several books that bring together her interests in climate fiction, Canadian heritage and indigenous communities. She has also edited collections on these themes and recently gave a fascinating online lecture at South East Technological University, entitled “To bring the breathing world close: Reading Cli-Fi from Canada” which was run in conjunction with the Centre f...
2024-11-1142 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 70: A life in the arts with playwright Jim Nolan and actor Michael PowerIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny speaks to Jim Nolan and Michael Power who have just finished their sold-out run of Jim’s new play Castel Gandolfo at Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford. The play revolves around a family whose long-buried secret threatens to unsettle the delicate balance they have established. The production also featured IFTA-nominated Carrie Crowley in the role of the returning mother-figure, Dolly, and a cast from the Four Rivers company which aims to bring new and classic plays to audiences in the south east. In the podcast, Jim discusses the play and his life...
2024-10-2351 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp.68: Diversifying the CurriculumThis episode of the podcast features the collaborative team of lecturers and students who are working on the project “Diversifying the Curriculum”. The project is funded by N-TUTORR, and aims to decolonise and diversify the third-year English module, The Literature of Family. The team presented at the recent national N-TUTORR showcase in Dublin and aims to change the teaching, learning and assessment focus of the module. Also in studio is the SETU N-TUTORR co-ordinator for Student Empowerment, Catriona McGrattan and Student Champion Sarah Daly, both of whom discuss the ways in which students can earn digital badges and what it m...
2024-04-2435 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 67: Supporting Palestine with Fadi ZmorrodThis is a very important and special episode of the podcast, in which Fadi Zmorrod, the recipient of the SEVN (South East Venue Network) bursary joins Jenny in studio to talk about his work with Doulab Circus and Dance. When Fadi was younger, he left the oppressive environment of occupied Palestine and went to study computing in the United States. Yet his heart was simply not in it: he was drawn back to the arts and to his home, where he met his Irish wife, Juliet, and where Doulab Circus and Dance was born. Across Palestine, Fadi and Juliet used dance...
2024-04-1045 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 66: How to talk about race with Dr Ebun JosephAs policies on EDI are rolled out in higher education institutes, increased efforts are being made to diversify and decolonise a wide range of curricula across the sector. With thanks to SATLE funding (Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement) from the National Forum, Dr Ebun Joseph joined us at SETU for two seminars (one with students and another with staff) on understanding racial diversity and talking about race in the classroom. In this episode of the podcast, Jenny chatted to Ebun about her educational journey, setting up the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies, and how Irish universities...
2024-03-0435 min
Pivot with Jenny BlakePain, Purpose, and Portals—Pivoting from Massage Therapist to Coach with John O'Connor“You have to condition your nervous system to feel free, to access and hold that state, no matter the context.”In this conversation, we talk about leadership advisor John O’Connor’s pivot from masseuse to executive coach. He shares strategies for listening to your true calling, which often emerges from friction and frustration, and how those manifest physically in our bodies. John describes how we can tune into yearnings in different dimensions such as health, finances, relationships, community, and business; and how to create portals for new opportunities while noticing who is already orbiting around you.Mor...
2023-12-1746 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 63: Christmas book and event recommendationsHo, ho, ho, and happy Christmas! In this festive episode of the podcast, Jenny is joined by Aoife Hearne, dietician and lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences (and previous contributor to TV’s Operation Transformation), Dr John McNamara who lectures in Social Care, Social Science, and Sociology in the Departments of Social Care and Early Childhood, and the Department of Arts, and Dr David Scanlon, lecturer in Biology & Biopharmaceutical Science. Their Christmas recommendations range from books about the social change instigated by the printing press, the science behind disease and addictive behaviour, and novels about love and loss. They...
2023-12-0441 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp. 62: Alexander MacLeodJoining Dr Jenny O’Connor in studio for this episode is the award-winning Canadian author Alexander MacLeod. A Professor of Creative Writing at St Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Alexander has been published in the prestigious New Yorker and Granta magazines and has won the Atlantic Book Award, the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and the O.Henry Award. His first collection Light Lifting was published in 2010 and his latest, Animal Person, was released in 2022. Both collections explore the fragile connections that define us, the collision of the mundane and the extraordinary and the invisible forces that d...
2023-11-1644 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 60: Shakespeare SquaredIn this episode, members of Waterford’s newest theatrical company, Shakespeare Squared, join Jenny in the studio to talk about the genesis of the organisation and their recent production of Twelfth Night, an open air promenade piece that used the backdrop of Waterford’s Viking Triangle to bring their interpretation to life. Along with theatre professional Eimear Cheasty, co-directors Joe Meagher and Deirdre Dwyer won the maximum available funding from the Arts Council’s Theatre Project Awards 2023 to stage the production and here, they discuss their creative approach to getting the project off the ground. Performer (and former graduate of Engl...
2023-10-1240 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 59: Generative Artificial Intelligence vs The EssayIn this first episode of a new season of the podcast, Dr Jenny O’Connor is joined by Pete Windle, the Head of the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning at SETU, and Dr Kate McCarthy, researcher and lecturer in Theatre Studies to discuss the way generative artificial intelligence (GenAI, e.g. Chat GPT) has affected the teaching of subjects that traditionally relied on the essay (or other text-based methods) for assessing students. The discussion includes philosophical questions about teaching and learning but also the challenge posed by large student groups and how AI can teach us how to think mo...
2023-09-2852 min
The Are Kids For Me PodcastJennyWelcome to season 3 of the Are Kids For Me podcast. I took a break after season 2 but am delighted to be back with some special episodes. My first guest was actually the inspiration to make new episodes and it was a joy to speak to her. Jenny is in her 70s and is living a very content childfree life with her husband. She talks us through making the decision in the 1970s and revisiting the decision at various stages of their lives. She encourages us to think about what we are choosing instead when we decide not to...
2023-05-131h 02The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 55: Joe Lambert of StoryCenterStoryCenter has worked with nearly a thousand organisations around the world and trained more than fifteen thousand people in hundreds of workshops to share stories from their lives. Through its wide-ranging work, it has transformed the way that community activists, educators, health and human services agencies, business professionals, and artists think about the power of the personal voice in creating change. The co-founder of the organisation, Joe Lambert, started out with a degree in Theatre and Political Science at UC Berkeley and a passion for activism, and moved from theatre work to digital storytelling as a way of furthering...
2023-02-2840 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 54: Deirdre GrantIn this first episode of the new semester, Jenny welcomes Deirdre Grant, a dance practitioner and choreographer who also works as a lecturer at SETU Waterford, teaching on courses as diverse as Theatre Studies, Early Childhood Studies, and Social Care. She is also the current Dance Artist in Residence at Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford. During Covid, when her work with community groups and regional artists could no longer take place, the idea for a book about how to reconnect with the body post-pandemic started to grow. The resulting publication, Prompts for the Mover, was developed in conjunction with...
2023-02-0931 min
Jenny McCarthy's Wedding Tip WednesdayDavid O'Connor - Louis CopelandWhat a fantastic conversation I had with David O'Connor, General Manager at Louis Copeland! David tells us all we need to know about Wedding attire for the men for the big day itself and the days that follow! I hope you enjoy!
2022-12-2137 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 53: Aingeala FlanneryThis episode of the podcast features award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster Aingeala Flannery, whose debut novel The Amusements has won high praise from the national press, and from authors such as Anne Enright, Donal Ryan and Marian Keyes. Set in Tramore, Co. Waterford, the story revolves around Helen Grant, who dreams of escaping the seaside town and running away to art college, and follows her family and neighbours over three decades. During the course of the conversation, Aingeala discusses giving up a stable job in national media to pen her debut, her connection to Tramore and her fondness for...
2022-11-2346 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 52: William Keohane and Dr Christa de BrúnOn Tuesday 25thOctober, poet and essayist William Keohane visited SETU to perform ‘Boxing Day,’ a 52-poem sequence that offers one poem for each week of the year. Each one offers a fragmentary glimpse into the experience of gender transition and taken together, the 52 poems present a narrative account of a year of change, apprehension, and grief. The event was organised by English lecturer Dr Christa de Brún and funded by the EDI office at SETU Waterford.
In this episode of the podcast, William and Christa join Jenny in studio to talk about the importance of this type...
2022-11-1038 min
9plusTeresa Deevy & the Lyrical Bodies Project w/ Una Kealy, Kate McCarthy and Jenny O'ConnorSETU researchers Dr. Una Kealy and Dr. Kate McCarthy have been involved in research around early 20th century Irish playwright and author Teresa Deevy or some time. Most recently, they are running a project Lyrical Bodies which involves a collaboration with visual artist Amanda Coogan and the Dublin Theatre of the Deaf. Dr. Jenny O'Connor is involved with the project in her capacity as a maker of digital stories, a relatively new medium through which research outputs are disseminated. The podcast gives an overview of Deevy's life and times, her struggles as a feminist writer in early 20th century I...
2022-11-0940 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 51: Dalal Sayed, Lani O’Hanlon and Sinead O’HigginsIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny talks to the facilitators of this semester’s English and Theatre Studies Day, Dalal Sayed and Lani O’Hanlon, as well as Sinead O’Higgins of Waterford Libraries. Dalal’s recent memoir Escape from War to Live in Peace tells of her family’s experience of fleeing from Syria and settling in Cappoquin, Waterford and Lani has recently won the Trócaire Ireland Poetry Competition with her poem, “When I visit Dalal” about their relationship. Sinead was instrumental in securing funding to get the book published and has been involved in organising launch and publ...
2022-10-2736 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 50: Extra-Curricular EventsIn this episode of the podcast, we check in with third year English and Theatre Studies students Dawn Murray and Naja Klemme, who discuss what they have gained from taking part in extra-curricular activities at SETU. They discuss how they got to know one another via online bingo sessions organised by the Students’ Union during Covid, how important it is to connect with lecturers and guest speakers at organised events, and what it’s like to work with performance artists and theatre practitioners as part of the Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford.
2022-10-1233 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 49: Aislinn O’Loughlin (and werewolves and vampires)In this special, fifth anniversary episode of The Nerve, author Aislinn O’Loughlin discusses writing in the Young Adult genre in advance of the release of her new book, Big Bad Me. The novel tells the story of Evie and her sister Kate, who encounter a litany of suspicious murders in the wake of Evie’s revelation that she is a werewolf. A novel about identity, difference, family and love, it relies on vibrant and sparky characters along with witty dialogue to engage its readers. Aislinn talks about writing books in her teens, how to appreciate rejection letters from publ...
2022-09-2839 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 48: Poet, academic Emily CullenIn this final episode of the podcast for this academic year, Jenny is joined by poet, scholar, harper and Arts curator, Emily Cullen. Emily is currently the Poet in Residence in the University of Limerick and combines that role with poetry writing as well as curating literature and poetry events. On foot of Poetry Day Ireland, Emily talks about the importance of poetry in Irish life, her “scenic” route to where she is now, and teaching as a mutually enriching experience for students and teachers alike. She also reads and discusses a poem from her collection, Conditional Perfect (2019).
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2022-04-2940 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 47: Vincent Devine (painter of The Vicky Phelan Triptych)In this episode of the podcast, Jenny is joined by the artist Vincent Devine, who recently travelled the country with his painting ‘The Vicky Phelan Triptych,’ and its owner, David Brennan. Vincent attended WIT’s International Women’s Day celebrations, where he talked the audience through the symbolism of each section of the painting, and the collaborative process that he and Vicky went through during its planning and development. He discusses the importance of the painting in generating conversations around women’s health, trauma and resilience, and how it has impacted his own life and work. During the episode, Jenny and...
2022-04-0736 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 46: English and Theatre Studies Day in the Theatre Royal, with Jamie BeamishOn Wednesday 9th March, students of English and Theatre Studies at WIT attended a workshop on Shakespeare facilitated by actor Jamie Beamish in the wonderful environs of Waterford’s Theatre Royal. Jamie is the current Theatre Artist in Residence in the Theatre Royal and in this episode, he joins Jenny in studio alongside the manager of the theatre, Mary Boland, who has an ambitious new vision for how the venue might open itself up to the people of the south east. They discuss the impact of the English and Theatre Studies Day, the changing role of theatre in our so...
2022-03-3143 min
The Unusual CreaturesPlaying Along with Bree O'ConnorBree O'Connor is a Wonder Woman of the arts. She has seen and done it all, from every angle, and she plans to never stop. A lover of creation and an inquisitive student of life, Bree is always examining the human experience, and trying to find ways to magnify its brilliance and pain. She is an artist but also one of the best champions of other's art; all while wearing many hats, including wife, mother and activist. Want to know what the future of creation could look like for everyone... then listen up, Bree has some things to explain.
2022-03-2952 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 45: Postgraduate StudyIn this episode of The Nerve, we are guided by our third-year students, who have lots of questions about how to find the right postgraduate course, and how to navigate the PAC and UCAS systems. In studio with Jenny are Angela Collins, Head of Careers and Careers Advisor at WIT, and final year English students Katie Chance and Ben Harper.
If you’re still not sure what you want to do, how do you go about narrowing your selection? What kinds of documentation do colleges look for upon application? How do you write a personal statement? How ea...
2022-02-2540 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 44: Edward Hayden, Drama League of IrelandIn this episode of the podcast, Dr Jenny O’Connor chats to WIT’s own Edward Hayden in his capacity as editor of the Drama League of Ireland magazine. Edward is the course leader for the Higher Certificate in Culinary Arts and is well known to viewers of Virgin Media’s Ireland AM where he occupies a guest chef slot. In his spare time, Edward is a very active member of the award-winning New Ross Drama Workshop, and in his role as editor of the DLI magazine, has interviewed and curated content for the first issue of 2022. He speaks about...
2022-02-0938 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 43: Annemarie Ní Chuireáinn and Dr. Christa de BrúnIn this episode, Dr. Jenny O’Connor talks to the award-winning poet Annemarie Ni Churreáin, who gave an online seminar this semester at WIT on the way in which literature can develop a critical consciousness in students. This event was organised by English lecturer Dr Christa de Brún, who joins Jenny to chat about using one of Annemarie’s poems to challenge and stimulate students’ thinking. Annemarie has had her poetry published in the Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly and her first collection, Bloodroot, was shortlisted for highly prestigious awards in Ireland and the U.S. She is a...
2021-11-2437 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 42: Iron Annie CabaretIn this episode, Jenny is joined by Luke Cassidy, the author of the novel Iron Annie, and writer of the stage show adaptation of the text, the Iron Annie Cabaret. Luke talks about setting his debut novel in his home town of Dundalk, writing two female lead characters, and what is involved in getting a stage show off the ground in Covid times.
2021-11-1031 min
Asking Better QuestionsEP 37 | Jenny Rearick: Intentional CommunicationJenny is a communication and presentation skills coach, gym owner, personal trainer, and educator. She is obsessed with communication and has dedicated her career to exploring, practicing, and teaching what she knows. Episode Details:Communication and Effectiveness How can fitness professionals and coaches alike be more intentional with their communication?How do we make GREAT first impressions?Presence - Verbal and Non-Verbal SkillsIn person vs. VirtuallyActive ListeningAsking focused and earnest questionsListening in difficult conversationsEmotions and conversation via textsHow does ego play a...
2021-10-211h 02
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 41: The Little Robber GirlIn this episode of The Nerve, Jenny talks to theatre makers Deirdre Dwyer and Nicholas Kavanagh, who facilitated this semester’s English and Theatre Studies Day at WIT. Deirdre’s new work is the audio drama The Little Robber Girl, which, along with the accompanying postal pack, brings to life the story of tearaway Mattie and her dog, Arthur. This work was written by Deirdre in her role as Theatre Artist in Residence at Garter Lane Arts Centre, and employs the voice talents of several local actors, one of whom is the mercurial Nicholas Kavanagh. They discuss the process of b...
2021-10-2032 min
In the Know with Dr. OhDr. Oh continues with Jenny O'Connor Assistant Director, Laboratories at HoxworthDavid Oh, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati is joined by Jenny O'Connor Assistant Director, Laboratories to discuss the Lab at Hoxworth blood center. This is part 2 of a two part podcast.
2021-10-1809 minIn the Know with Dr. OhDr. Oh is joined by Jenny O'Connor Assistant Director, Laboratories to discuss the Lab at Hoxworth blood centerDavid Oh, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati is joined by Jenny O'Connor Assistant Director, Laboratories to discuss the Lab at Hoxworth blood center. This is part 1 of a two part podcast.
2021-10-1120 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 40: Returning To Campus After LockdownIn this (celebratory!) episode of The Nerve, Dr Jenny O’Connor is joined in studio by second year student Anthony Finn and third year students Aoife Manville and Katie Chance, who have returned to the WIT campus after 18 months. They discuss the remote online learning experience, making friends with people who used to be virtual classmates on Zoom and what it’s like preparing for your first ever college exam in your final year of college.
2021-10-0737 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 39: Write by the Sea Festival with Lucy MooreWelcome back to the first episode of The Nerve for the new semester. In this episode, Dr Jenny O’Connor speaks to Lucy Moore of the Write by the Sea Festival which normally takes place in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford. This year, the festival remains online and will host the likes of Douglas Kennedy, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Colm Tóibín, Melatu Uche Okorie, Billy O’Callaghan and WIT’s very own Dr. Fiona Ennis. Lucy discusses community support for the festival, the high quality of entries for the writing competition and storytelling in sitting rooms.
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2021-09-1526 min
Little Steps, Big Futures:The PodcastKatie O' Connor - Settling into PreschoolThis week we have our second returning guest - Katie O' Connor.Katie is an Early Years Practitioner and mom to a little boy who just started Preschool.We chat to Katie about the madness around September time, the settling in period, advice for parents and Practitioners, as well as the struggles and worries they may face. Katie openly spoke about her worries about her little boy starting Preschool and the challenges she faces having him in the same classroom as herself. We hope you love it! Support us:
2021-09-0944 min
What Editors WantWeidenfeld and Nicolson - Jenny LordJenny Lord is the Publisher at Weidenfeld and Nicolson, part of Orion who were recently crowned Publisher of the Year.We discuss the role of a Publisher at a publishing house, and Jenny's career from Fig Tree to Canongate and now at W&N. She has always published incredible non-fiction and in particular we look at Motherwell by Deborah Orr, The Lonely City by Olivia Laing, The Outrun by Amy Liptrot and Out of the Woods by Luke Turner.Listeners in London will get the chance to see What Editors Want LIVE...
2021-06-1051 min
The Love Your School PodcastConnecting Amazing Teachers with Amazing Families with Joe Connor from SchoolhouseToday we had the pleasure to chat with Joe Connor, the cofounder of Schoolhouse. SchoolHouse takes the work out of providing your child with the best education in a unique, personalized way. They enable parents to partner up with families in their community to form a microschool with a group of similar-aged kids and match you with the best and brightest educator in your area. SchoolHouse provides all the tools necessary to ensure that your child(ren) receives an enriching, educational experience, with greater flexibility and more personalized attention than traditional schools may offer - all in a safe...
2021-05-0932 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 38: Tomm Moore of Cartoon SaloonIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny speaks to Tomm Moore of Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon. Its most recent film, Wolfwalkers, is currently nominated for the 2021 Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Prior to this, The Breadwinner, Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells and the short film Late Afternoon were also nominated for Oscars and other prestigious awards. The studio produces content for television and streaming services too, and has thrived during the pandemic creating an impressive slate of new productions that will come to fruition over the...
2021-04-1529 min
Actually Sorta SamePinched by a Leprechaun ft. ConnorKenny was busy doing... soccer... this week so our number one fan Connor jumped in to talk to Evan and Jenny about pollution, grand theft auto, the Royal Family, superpowers, SNL, Komodo dragons, and Evan’s mispronunciation of the word “sentient”.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/actuallysorta/message
2021-04-151h 11
Rice Is RiceServed with Our Connection to Food w/ Jenny Lau (Celestial Peach)In this episode we have the pleasure to be able to talk to Jenny Lau, the Founder and Chief Peach of Celestial Peach which is a platform that explores veganism, eating for longevity and to reconnect with parts of your inherited identity via Chinese food. The joys (and by that we definitely mean PAINS) of remote recording during a pandemic meant that Jem couldn’t be a part of this episode but if you missed her on this one keep watching out for our weekly episodes as she’ll be back for the next ones for sure! Even with a th...
2021-03-3144 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 37: Joanne McCarthy of The Waxed LemonIn this episode, Jenny is joined by Joanne McCarthy, one of the co-founders of literary magazine, The Waxed Lemon. Joanne discusses the responses to the latest edition’s call for submission, offers advice for budding contributors and reads from her own poetry which has been published in The Stinging Fly, The Honest Ulsterman, and The Bangor Literary Review.
2021-03-2525 minLittle Steps, Big Futures:The PodcastTessa O' Connor - Paediatric Sleep ConsultantThis week we chat to Tessa O' Connor, a Paediatric Sleep Consultant.We are talking all things sleep from birth to Childcare and everything in between. Tessa gives us some great advice for parents who are trying to establish a flexible sleep pattern and answers some questions we got from Instagram.Please always consult your family doctor or reach out to a sleep consultant if you have any issues with your little one. We hope you love it! To see more from Tessa go to: https://www.instagram.com...
2021-03-2557 min
ManTalks PodcastJenny Sansouci - The Healing Power of Medicinal Mushrooms and CBD
Jenny and I dig into some of the practical applications of things like CBD and functional mushrooms (think Lion’s Mane, Chaga, Turkey Tail, and others). A healthy mind and a healthy body absolutely go hand in hand. If you’re looking to elevate your sleep, cognition, or overall wellbeing, listen to this. Side note: This was recorded some time ago, but I was surprised to find out both Amazon and Instagram have prevented Jenny from advertising her book.
Jenny Sansouci is a certified health coach and creator of the wellness blog Healthy Crush, where she's been writ...
2021-03-151h 09
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 36: John Patrick McHughIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny chats to writer John Patrick McHugh, whose recent collection of short stories, Pure Gold, has received rave reviews from The Irish Times and Vanity Fair. Prior to the publication of the collection, JP’s stories were published in literary journals like Granta, Winter Papers and The Stinging Fly. The conversation veers from how long it takes to produce two good sentences to working in a supportive writing bubble with Nicole Flattery and Sally Rooney, and how it feels to find out you’ve been published. JP also reads from a couple of stor...
2021-03-1133 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 35: Bernie McGillBernie McGill’s novel The Watch House was nominated in 2019 for the Ireland/European Prize for Literature and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes nominated The Butterfly Cabinet as his novel of the year in 2012. Her short fiction has been nominated for several awards and in 2008, she won the Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Award in the United States. Bernie is a former Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen’s University, Belfast and she teaches and facilitates workshops with the Irish Writers’ Centre (one of which is coming up in April of 2021).
In t...
2021-02-2344 min
Be Healthy PodcastEPISODE 17: Celebrating a Century of Care - Tim and Jenny O'ConnorTim and Jenny O'Connor, relatives of one of Bristol Hospital's founders, Fuller Barnes, stop by the show to talk about their family ties to the organization and the City of Bristol as well as their personal experience with the hospital.
2021-02-2234 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 34: Royal Irish Academy Librarian, Barbara McCormackIn this season of episodes, Jenny conducts one-to-one interviews with people who are important to the Arts in Ireland in one way or another. This first episode features Barbara McCormack, the Academy Librarian with the Royal Irish Academy. The discussion focuses on what it means to be in this type of role and how the pandemic has affected the work that can be done. There is also some valuable advice for students looking to follow this career path.
2021-02-1226 min
Golden Hour PodcastJenny Jay (Photographer, Entrepreneur, Videographer)Jenny Jay has built a six-figure business doing creative work as well as speaking and teaching in Toronto Canada. Jenny's company: https://instagram.com/thedoublejaycollective/Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: SUBSCRIBEDAVE MAZE LINKSTwitter: https://geni.us/davemaze_twitterInstagram: https://geni.us/davemaze_igYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davemazeCONTACT UShttps://www.ghp.fm/contactFOLLOW DAVEhttps://linktr.ee/davemazeFOLLOW CONNORhttps://instagram.com/connor_mccaskill
2021-01-2655 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 33: Christmas RecommendationsHo ho ho! Five of the regular podcast hosts from WIT got together to record a joint episode recommending some books, TV programmes, films, podcasts and tech that you (or a loved one) might enjoy over the Christmas period. Features Jenny O’Connor from The Nerve, Bruce Wardrop from Win Win, Niamh Maguire from Engendering Change, Tom Grinsell from WIT Talks Student Life and Rob O’Connor of The Machine.
A very Happy Christmas to all our listeners.
Recommendation Notes:
Bruce Wardrop
(Book) Atomic Habits – James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
(Podcas...
2020-12-1642 min
The Machine: A computer science education podcastChristmas RecommendationsHo ho ho! Five of the regular podcast hosts from WIT got together to record a joint episode recommending some books, TV programmes, films, podcasts and tech that you (or a loved one) might enjoy over the Christmas period. Features Jenny O’Connor from The Nerve, Bruce Wardrop from Win Win, Niamh Maguire from Engendering Change, Tom Grinsell from WIT Talks Student Life and Rob O’Connor of The Machine.
A very Happy Christmas to all our listeners.
Recommendation Notes:
Bruce Wardrop
(Book) Atomic Habits – James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
(Podcast) Real S...
2020-12-1642 minLittle Steps, Big Futures:The PodcastKatie O' Connor - Christmas SpiritTodays episode is going to be a little bit different. It is also our last episode of 2020!We recently saw a beautiful Christmas video on Facebook made by our wonderful guest today, Katie O' Connor. Katie is a preschool teacher at the Holy Cross Mercy Preschool. This video captures and defines what Christmas is all about. Katie chats to us today about this magical video and where the idea came from.One thing Katie said during our chat really stood out. Katie told us that "we may be retricted, but our be...
2020-12-1033 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 32: If I knew then what I know now…In this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by three English graduates who are currently engaged in postgraduate study. Lauren Browne, Michael Power and Dylan Phelan reflect on what they might tell their first year selves about opening themselves up to new experiences, taking feedback on board and fostering self-belief, and they discuss how the BA Arts programme has prepared them for the current challenges of their postgraduate work.
2020-11-2341 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 31: English and Theatre Studies Day with Billy O’CallaghanIn this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Billy O’Callaghan, our special guest for this semester’s English and Theatre Studies Day. Billy is the winner of a Bord Gais Energy Book Award and has been nominated for a raft of other awards for his writing. He has had over a hundred short stories published in literary journals around the world and has had his work translated into eleven languages. Billy ran two sessions with our students: one on the art and craft of the short story, and another on the how to get pub...
2020-11-1144 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 30: Global Undergraduate Awards and life after the BA Arts programme at WITIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor talks to Dr. Christa de Brun about being on the judging panel for the Global Undergraduate Awards, which receives approximately 4,000 entries each year from across the world. She is also joined by two former English, Aaron Kent and Alessia Zuccarelli, who discuss being highly commended in the Awards and how their time at WIT led to their current postgraduate opportunities. Aaron has recently won an Irish Research Council scholarship and has taken up a PhD position at WIT, working alongside Dr. Una Kealy and Dr. Kate McCarthy on the un...
2020-10-2829 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 29: Online Teaching & LearningIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor speaks to Dr. Áine Furlong, Dr. Úna Kealy and English and Theatre Studies student Jack Reid about the process of moving from face-to-face to emergency online teaching and learning. They discuss the things that scared them the most, the opportunities they see in the digital space, and top tips for maximising time and energy online.
2020-10-0831 minThe Are Kids For Me PodcastJenny & Ann BlakeIn this episode, I talk to Jenny and Ann Blake about their experience of making a decision of whether to become parents or not, both as individuals and as a couple. They very generously share this personal process and important insights. These include the need to be very honest and open with yourself and your partner, to be aware of your relationship dynamics and individual needs within that, as well as the danger of focusing on the things you don't have in your life and how this can block you from seeing what you do actually have and might...
2020-10-021h 14
Bridging the Social Distance75 Nikki O'Connor (Gisborne, New Zealand)This interview is the furthest journey yet, taking us all the way to Gisborne New Zealand, where I interview Nikki O'Connor. New Zealand has caught the attention of the world, with a firm, quick response to Covid 19, and now the island of nearly 5 million people is Covid-free, and life has returned to a kind of normal. It's inspiring and hopeful to see a population recovering, and fascinating to get a glimpse of life in New Zealand, as we talk about our respective countries' responses to this global pandemic, and our shared fandom of New Zealand's amazing Prime Minister.
2020-07-2459 min
Saluki Standards PodcastSaluki Standards Podcast Ep. 24: ZeVeyon Furcron, Jenny Jansen, & Dalton BanksOn this week's Saluki Standards Podcast, Connor Onion chats with Saluki Football captain ZeVeyon Furcron, Saluki Men's Basketball newcomer Dalton Banks, and Saluki Softball's Jenny Jansen.
2020-07-2400 min
DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell"The Broccoli is Steamed" with Jenny DiNoiaConnor and Dylan are joined by the wickedly talented Jenny DiNoia (Wicked, Mamma Mia!) for an unbelievable conversation. They cover everything from reality shows filming in the midst of a pandemic, honoring the lives of the late Nick Cordero and Naya Rivera, the impact of Glee, the gift of motherhood, playing Elphaba for 12 years, the sisterhood between Jenny and her Wicked co-star Hayley Podschun, the comfort of sitcoms, and the DRAMA of us losing our Twitter account. This is one for the books!Follow Jenny DiNoiaTwitter & Instagram: @jennydinoiaFollow us!...
2020-07-221h 07
Musical Theatre Mixtape PodcastMusical Theatre Mixtape Podcast S1 Episode #4 - Jenny LeggNicholas Joel (@nicholas_joel98) and Connor Pratchett (@connorpratchett) are talking to friends, colleagues, and fellow theatre lovers, discussing various songs from the shows and creating the guests very own theoretical 'Musical Theatre Mixtape'. This weeks guest is Jenny Legg (@jenny.legg), who discusses her incredible CV and her favourite dark and gritty shows as she makes her Musical Theatre Mixtape.EMAIL: mtmixtape.podcast@gmail.comTWITTER: @mtmixtapeINSTAGRAM: @musical_mixtapePlease rate and review! Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-2223 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 28: Books on the NightstandWe continue our Books on the Nightstand tradition in the final episode of The Nerve for this semester. However, while we normally invite staff from other departments to give their recommendations, we had to improvise a little in these abnormal times. Instead, this episode comes to you from the sitting room of Dr. Jenny O’Connor, who is joined by her husband Rob O’Connor from the Department of Computing and Mathematics, and their four daughters Sophie, Elise, Wendy and Stella. From science fiction to modernist literature, adventure stories to rhyming books about naughty musical notes, there is something here...
2020-04-2438 min
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 11 Nao O'Connor (Sober Sound Record)For this episode I interview Nao O'Connor: The two of us originally met when CFRU tabled at the Tech and Trades event at G.C.V.I last year. Nao originally arrived to Guelph from Tokyo Japan as an international exchange student, intitially only planning to stay for that school year. But he fell in love with our city and now calls Guelph home, relocating - and releasing a brand new album with - his musical project Sober Sound Record, and studying at Mohawk College. College is now remote, his co-op placements in limbo, and Nao's choice is not a...
2020-04-1459 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 27: Waterford’s Magdalene HeritageIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Dr. Jennifer O’Mahoney and Dr. Kate McCarthy of the Magdalene Heritage and Waterford Memories projects which aim to document survivors’ narratives about their time in Magdalene laundries and to offer educational resources to schools and the general public that focus on the social history, cultural and built heritage of Waterford’s former Magdalene Laundry and Industrial School. Dr. O’Mahoney and Dr. McCarthy have developed Waterford Memories website (www.waterfordmemories.com) and have recently launched a resource called Exploring Waterford's Magdalene Heritage: An Activity & Resource Pack, a se...
2020-03-2737 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 26: Donal Ryan. English Day at WITEnglish Day at WIT takes place once per semester. This semester, we were delighted to welcome the multi-award winning author and lecturer in Creative Writing, Donal Ryan to the Institute for a workshop with our English major and minor students. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Donal who speaks about the process of writing and the emergent beauty of simple, precise language. Dr. Fiona Ennis, Dr. Christa de Brún and third year student Angela Sutherland also offer their thoughts on Donal’s work and what they learned from the workshop about their...
2020-03-0934 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 25: Theatre trip: Gone Full HavishamAs part of the extracurricular programme of events on offer to students of English and/or Theatre Studies at WIT, staff and students attended a production of Gone Full Havisham at Garter Lane Arts Centre. The play documents the wedding night of Emily Halloran, who has been jilted at the altar and is live streaming the fallout via social media. Written and performed by Irene Kelleher and directed by Regina Crowley, it uses innovative staging techniques and challenges the audience to think about their own complicity as they enjoy the spectacle that unfolds. Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined in...
2020-02-2732 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 24: Students of English at WITIn the first episode of The Nerve for the new semester, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by three English students to talk about the content of the English programme: first year Rebecca Byrne, second year Beibhinn O’Sullivan and third year Lauren Browne. The students discuss the modules they’re studying, the extra-curricular English activities facilitated by staff and the benefits of studying at WIT (there are many!).
2020-02-0635 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 23: Books on the NightstandIn this episode, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by colleagues from the School of Humanities to discuss the current books on their nightstand. Dr. Hazel Farrell (Music), Philip Cremin (Religious Studies) and Dr. Christa de Brún (English) talk about the texts they have been enjoying recently and that they would recommend to others. The books include a biography about a woman who created Ireland’s first concert hall and youth orchestra; a bildungsroman about growing up in pre-Troubles Derry; a classic of gay literature that investigates themes of self-denial and the concept of home; a fantasy adventure and t...
2019-12-0438 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 22: Translating Irish PlaysIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Dr. José Francisco Fernández Sánchez, a Beckett scholar and expert in translation from the University of Almería in Spain, as well as WIT lecturers Dr. Úna Kealy (English and Theatre Studies) and Andrés Romera (Spanish) who have recently collaborated on a translation of Teresa Deevy’s The King of Spain’s Daughter. The discussion ranges from Samuel Beckett and Teresa Deevy to how to translate colloquial Waterford sayings and how to convey humour in another language.
2019-11-1133 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 21: Imagine Arts Festival and Waterford Writers’ WeekendIn this episode, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Jane Keane of the Imagine Arts Festival committee who highlights this year’s not-to-be missed events and talks about how important the Arts scene is for Waterford. The festival incorporates Waterford Writers’ Weekend and also in studio are Dr. Una Kealy and Dr. Fiona Ennis who speak about their festival event, which is entitled “Impossible Situations: Waterford women writing on love and loss”. The Imagine Arts Festival takes place from 18th – 27th October, 2019.
2019-10-2236 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 20: Theatre trips: Synge and O’NeillUpcoming productions: The Playboy of the Western World, Long Day’s Journey into Night and the Eugene O’Neill Festival
In this, our twentieth episode of The Nerve, we discuss upcoming theatre productions and the texts behind them. Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined in studio by Dr. Richard Hayes, an O’Neill scholar who tells us about the extraordinary journey of Eugene O’Neill’s family from New Ross to America and the festival that celebrates his life and work in New Ross this October. Also in studio are new first year students Catherine Bradley and Brendan Ahea...
2019-10-0239 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 19: Jamie BeamishIn this episode, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by fellow English and Theatre Studies lecturer, Dr. Kate McCarthy and special guest, WIT alumnus and London-based actor Jamie Beamish. Jamie discusses playing Iago in a Waterford accent, what he learned during his time studying music at WIT, and how a willingness to diversify and adapt is key to the success of any Arts graduate.
2019-09-2440 min
Best Song EverBSE 101: Lower Dens, Jenny Hval, Curtis Roach, Sampa The Great, Angelica Garcia and Natural Monuments“I DRIVE TRUCK!!!”
Brian calls in from his vacation and drifts through Lake Michigan as the guys talk about summer days, Tim Allen and Papa Roach. They talk about making your own family and being proud of where you come from. All while playing an incredible playlist of summer tunes from promising new artists.
Songs Played On This Episode:
Curtis Roach - You Got It from Lellow out now
Sampa The Great - OMG from The Return out September 13th on Ninja Tune
Angelica Garcia - It Don’t Hinder...
2019-07-251h 08
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 18: Flash FictionIn the final episode of The Nerve for this academic year, Jenny is joined by Margaret O’Brien, lecturer in Creative Writing at WIT and second year English students Michael Power and Eleanor O’Connor. The discussion is focused upon flash fiction: stories of 1,000 words or less that, through their brevity, offer freedom from the traditional rules of writing and yet, require great attention to detail. Students of English at WIT talk about their experiences of writing flash fiction, and Margaret outlines the potential offered by this narrative form.
2019-03-2832 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 17: The Country GirlsIn this episode of the podcast, Jenny is joined by Dr. Úna Kealy, lecturer in English and Theatre Studies, and students from both of those disciplines, Aoife Molloy, Sinead Croarkin and Bronagh Sharpe. The topic under consideration is the production of The Country Girls now playing in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which WIT staff and students travelled to last week. The Country Girls, a novel banned upon its release in 1960 for its sexually explicit content, was adapted for the stage by the novel’s author Edna O’Brien, and this production (directed by Graham McLaren) invites lots of discu...
2019-03-1434 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 16: Shakespeare the author? Shakespeare the screenwriter!In this episode, Jenny is joined by Dr. Kate McCarthy, fellow English lecturer (and our resident Shakespeare conspiracy theorist) and first year students Béibhínn O’Sullivan and Dean Cusack Lynch, who are currently studying the module Shakespeare: Drama and Film. The podcast discusses our enduring attachment to Shakespeare, the film adaptations and reinterpretations of his plays, and whether he, in fact, is the real author behind the best known works in the English language.
2019-02-2831 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 15: Counterparts and Creative Writing with Danielle McLaughlinThis special episode of The Nerve sees writer Danielle McLaughlin join Dr. Jenny O’Connor in the studio, alongside Creative Writing lecturer Margaret O’Brien and English students Brandon Collins and Dylan Phelan. Danielle McLaughlin is the current UCC Writer-in-Residence and her stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as The Stinging Fly, The Irish Times, Southword, The New Yorker and have been broadcast on RTE Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4. Her debut collection of short storiesDinosaurs on Other Planets was published in Ireland, the UK, the US and Slovakia. Last year, she edited Counterparts, an anthology of work by w...
2019-02-1134 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 14: Books on the NightstandThe first English at WIT podcast of 2019 sees Dr. Jenny O’Connor and Dr. Fiona Ennis of English discussing “Books on the Nightstand” with Mairéad Meagher and Rob O’Connor of the Department of Computing and Maths. Topics range from short story collections about gender, law and politics to novels about music and physics, as well as genocide and the Nuremberg trials. We also mention Danielle McLaughlin’s edited collection Counterparts in advance of her visit to WIT next Tuesday 5th February.
More info on the books discussed can be found at:
Fresh Com...
2019-01-3040 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 13: Hughie and Creative Writing WorkshopIn this episode of The Nerve, Jenny is joined by first year students Aoife Molloy and Emma Kearns, as well as second year student Niamh Callanan and English lecturer, Dr. Christa de Brún. They discuss two of the events organised for English and Theatre Studies students this semester: a performance of “Hughie” by Eugene O’Neill, which featured an American cast (and a well-known TV actor!) and a Creative Writing masterclass with award-winning author Claire Keegan.
2018-11-3030 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 12: Performing the Region ProjectIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Dr. Una Kealy and former Theatre Studies and English student Laura Broderick. Una, together with Dr. Kate McCarthy, runs the Performing the Region research project in collaboration with WIT students, Garter Lane Arts Centre and director Jim Nolan and here, she discusses the three plays that have formed the cornerstones of the project thus far: Jim Nolan’s Blackwater Angel, Teresa Deevy’s Wife to James Whelan, and Una Troy’s Mount Prospect, which is currently running at Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford. Laura is one of the c...
2018-11-1435 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 11: Academic WritingIn this episode Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined in studio by Dr. Fiona Ennis, lecturer in poetry on the BA Arts programme, along with Jess Sinnott, Caleb O’Connor and Alessia Zuccarelli, all of whom are current third year English students. The discussion ranges from the writing challenges faced by first years upon entry into the Arts programme to the lessons that each of the panel (lecturers included) has learned during the course of their studies. Caleb and Jess also reveal details of their new peer mentorship scheme which is available to all students on the English programme, and whic...
2018-10-1139 minThe Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 10: Richard IIIIn the first episode of The Nerve of our Autumn semester, Dr. Jenny O’Connor speaks to Dr. Una Kealy and second year student Eleanor O’Connor about Richard III in anticipation of the English at WIT trip to The Abbey on 20th October. They discuss first encounters with the play, the all-important female characters and the rise and fall of Richard’s fortunes, as well as providing important details on how to book your place on the trip.
2018-09-1929 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerDE165 Jenny Vinatieri | The Fashionista, Singer/Songwriter, meet the Complete Artist! Jenny Vinatieri is a singer-songwriter from Colorado Springs, Colorado gaining traction in the local community and recognition her ability to write across various genres. Jenny is currently partnering with KMG Boulder to write and produce her second project due to be released in 2018. This will be a compilation of songs blending Adult Contemporary, Pop, EDM, Club and Country Cross-Over tracks with fresh lyrics styled after some of her earlier influences (Alannis, Gwen, Shania, and Sheryl) and newer influences (SIA, Chainsmokers, Taylor, and Katy). In the meantime her last collaboration of songs which is currently in circulation be...
2018-05-1150 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 09: Preparing for Exams and Continuous AssessmentsIn this final episode of The Nerve for the current academic year, lecturers Dr. Jenny O’Connor and Dr. Christa de Brún speak to students from first year (Michael Power), second year (Katiemarie Lynch) and third year (Frances Ryan) of the English programme, to find out how students are feeling at this time of the year, and to listen to the questions that they have gathered from their class group about final assignments and exams. They offer concrete and practical advice on how best to prepare, what to do if panic strikes in an exam, how to relieve stress and...
2018-04-2536 min
Best Song EverBSE 65: Neko Case, LION BABE feat. Leikeli47, Jenny Hval, Sundan Archives and Many MorePhotos Courtesy of the Artists “Cheesy Love” On this episode of Best Song Ever Brian recaps his time working on the writing staff of Roseanne, which was his punishment for being the loser of last episode. It also doesn’t look too good for Brian as he quickly falls behind 2-0 after the first song. Luke […]The post BSE 65: Neko Case, LION BABE feat. Leikeli47, Jenny Hval, Sundan Archives and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.
2018-04-131h 21
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 08: John EnnisIn this episode of The Nerve, we are joined by our very first special guest, Dr. John Ennis, award-winning poet and former Head of School of Humanities at WIT. John talks to us about his poetic connection with Russian Pussy Riot, his link with the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, and the importance of poetry as a craft.
2018-03-2348 min
Everything Band PodcastJenny NeffJenny Neff conducts three concert bands at Bala Cynwyd Middle School, is on the NAfME Council for Band Education, and is currently the Interim Director of the Master of Music and Summer Music Studies programs at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Topics: Jenny’s early background as a horn player and the importance of the early support and experiences that she had that led to her career as a music teacher. Jenny’s program at Bala Cynwyd Middle School and the value of having all of the music teachers working together. The transition period know...
2018-03-1949 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 07: In Search Of ValourThis episode of The Nerve is also taken from our week on Vibe WIT Radio. Here, guest presenter Kate McCarthy hosts a discussion on Waterford playwright Theresa Deevy's work 'In Search Of Valour' followed by a reading by some students of BA Arts at Waterford Institute of Technology.
2018-03-1537 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 06: Creative WritingIn this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O'Connor is joined by Margaret O'Brien, lecturer in Creative Writing on the English programme. Also in studio are final year student Apryl Byrne and former student Mary McGrath, who both credit the second year Creative Writing module with helping them to lose their inhibitions and find a voice that they never knew they had
2018-03-1530 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 05: ChristmasIn this episode of The Nerve, Jenny is joined by colleagues Dr. Una Kealy, Dr. Christa de Brun and Dr. Paul Clougher to talk about the Christmas-themed texts that evoke those all-important festive feelings. Poetry by Matilda Blind and Anne Sexton, James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’ and Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ provide the fodder for this delicious audible feast.
2017-12-0737 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 04: 1984In this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O'Connor talks to Dr. Christa de Brún and second year English students Aisling O'Byrne and Brandon Collins about George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, a novel that has last year became an Amazon bestseller despite being first published almost 70 years ago. The podcast focuses on why the novel is suddenly popular again, and the panel discusses some of its most interesting features
2017-11-1729 min
This Creative Life28: Spotlight Series – Jenny McIntoshEmerging artist and Art Activator Jenny McIntosh shares her creative passion and how she juggles her art and day job She’s not exclusively an oil painter but also loves photography or anything art-y Enjoys experimenting with lots of things but out in the environment is where she calls home Her parents were bushwalkers before she […]
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2017-11-1355 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 03: RecommendationsIn this episode of The Nerve, Jenny talks to Dr. Richard Hayes and students of English Dylan Phelan and Zoe O'Sullivan about the books and films that they're currently enjoying outside of class time. Books include The Unconsolable by Kazuo Ishiguro, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell and The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, edited by Sinéad Gleeson. The films discussed are The Big Lebowski (dir: The Coen brothers), Midnight in Paris (dir: Woody Allen), The Siege of Jadotville (dir: Richie Smith) and The Skin I Live In (dir: Pedro A...
2017-10-2543 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 02: The Great GatsbyIn this episode of The Nerve, Jenny is joined by Kate McCarthy who discusses the recent production of The Great Gatsby in Dublin’s Gate Theatre. Dr. Christa de Brún, who teaches The Great Gatsby as part of her module on The Modern Novel, tells us a little bit about the background to the novel, and third year students Garcia Rodriguez and Jessica Clerkin discuss the flawed characters at the heart of the book.
2017-10-1232 min
The Nerve: An English and Arts PodcastEp 01: Teresa DeevyIn the first episode of The Nerve, Jenny speaks to Dr. Una Kealy about Teresa Deevy, a Waterford playwright born in 1894. Deevy’s play “Katie Roche” is currently running at the Abbey theatre in Dublin, a production which WIT students will attend this Saturday. Also in studio are second year English students Alessia Zuccarelli and Caleb O’Connor, who give their views on the play, and discuss the benefits of taking part in Close Encounters of the English kind: A Teresa Deevy Special on Wednesday 27th September 2017.
2017-09-2029 min
Legends of Film Podcast ArchiveLegends of Film: Kevin ConnorDuring this episode we talk to Director Kevin Connor. Mr. Connor’s credits include Motel Hell, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth’s Core, and From Beyond the Grave. Connor discusses his career in film, including the making of From Beyond the Grave, directing the legendary Peter Cushing, and editing Richard Attenborough’s historical drama, Young Winston.
2015-09-1500 minLegends of Film Podcast ArchiveLegends of Film: Kevin ConnorDuring this episode we talk to Director Kevin Connor. Mr. Connor’s credits include Motel Hell, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth’s Core, and From Beyond the Grave. Connor discusses his career in film, including the making of From Beyond the Grave, directing the legendary Peter Cushing, and editing Richard Attenborough’s historical drama, Young Winston.
2015-09-1500 min