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Sapphire FM On DemandNEW - Wavelength Music Documentary: Bits & Pieces of England, Pt 1The Romans; The Adventure Of English; Boris Johnson; 1984; Woke Therapy Group; Drake Poem; London Criminals; The Great Train Robbery; Coronation StAdult content in this series is marked with an asterisk *Introduction Listen With Mother Introduction (Eileen Browne) (02.45) Ian Dury/England's Glory (06.06) Lewis Hamilton Wins Portuguese GP, 2020 (06.34) Paul Cosgrave/Pliny The Elder's Description of Albion (07.09) Melvyn Bragg/Introduction to The Adventure Of English (08.25) Paul Cosgrave/John Ruskin Quotation (08.34) The Kinks/Waterloo Sunset (11.37) Peter Baker/Prologue from Beowulf (excerpt) (11.50) Yes Minister - Diplomacy (13.26) Boris Johnson Loses Speech Notes (13.55) Parliamentary Criticism & Brexit (15.23) Fascinating Aida (*expletives)/We're So Sorry, Scotland...2025-04-121h 00
Irish Left Archive PodcastSpirit of Revolution: Ireland from below, 1917–1923Spirit of revolution
In this episode we discuss the recently published book,
Spirit of Revolution: Ireland from below, 1917–1923
. This edited volume looks at regional and local case studies during the
revolutionary period, highlighting the widespread radicalism – beyond the
national independence movement – that flourished around Ireland at the time in
land and housing action, labour mobilisation and trade unionism. We discuss the
volume with John Cunningham and Terry Dunne, who are co-editors of the book, as
well as both contributing individual chapters.
John Cunningham works in the Department of History at the University of Galway
and is pro...2024-05-241h 04
Dublin Festival of History PodcastFrom 8th Amendment to Repeal the 8th - with Mary MuldowneyIn this episode from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal of the 8th. The fifth anniversary of that Referendum was on May 25 and the signing of Repeal into law took place on September 18, 2018.This episode was recorded at Central Library on September 28, 2023.The Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, i...2024-01-3142 min
Irish Left Archive PodcastPolitics & Cultural InfluenceThroughout 2023 we have asked podcast guests if there are any cultural artefacts or events that they consider particularly influential on their politics.
This episode brings together responses from historian Mary Muldowney, anarchist activist Gregor Kerr, Republican activist Des Dalton, author Michael Flavin, historian Brian Hanley, and Irish Anarchist Network activists Nestor and Saornil. Below, in the order they are mentioned, are our guest’s choices for politically influential books, films, music, events and media.
(Where possible, we’ve linked to publicly accessible versions. Others are linked to further information.)
Ermanno Olmi – The Tree of Wooden...2023-12-3122 min
The Royal Irish AcademyA Brief History of the Dublin Metropolitan Cattle MarketThe Market was a significant element of the area in the hinterland of Grangegorman from 1863 when it opened first to 1973 when it was closed down. This talk by Dr Mary Muldowney and Dr Declan O'Brien includes extracts from oral history interviews, with a range of people who shared their memories of working in the Market as well as information about the local and national importance of this very rural enterprise in its busy urban setting. Representing different facets of the life of the Market, the contributors came from various parts of the city and country and shed a fascinating light...2023-07-0652 min
Irish Left Archive PodcastMary Muldowney: Left HistoryIn this episode we talk to Dublin City Council historian-in-residence Mary Muldowney about left approaches to history. Mary discusses her research and public dissemination of history; her advocacy of oral history and its particular utility in bringing out working class histories and history ‘from below’; attitudes to history in Irish academia and how they have changed; and some of the events of the left and trade union movements that merit greater analysis and recognition.
We previously spoke to Mary about her own political background and experience as an activist and trade unionist in episode 7 of the podcast.
2023-04-291h 07
Talking History with Patrick GeogheganThe GPOIn a special episode broadcast from the GPO in Dublin for the Dublin Festival of History, Dr Patrick Geoghegan marks World Post Day with a panel of experts to discuss the iconic building of the General Post Office and its history - featuring GPO Museum Curator Stephen Ferguson and historians Dr Sinead McCoole, Mary Muldowney and Cathy Scuffil.2022-10-0950 min
性史对话5 堕胎 节育与暴力 abortion activism参考书目：
· Faye Ginsburg, ‘Procreation stories: reproduction, nurturance and procreation in life narratives of abortion activists’, American Ethnologist, Vol.14, No.4, (Nov. 1987), pp.623636
· Mary Muldowney, 'Breaking the silence: pro-choice activism in Ireland since 1983', Chapter 7, in: Jennifer Redmond, Sonja Tiernan, Sandra McAvoy, Mary McAuliffe (eds), Sexual politics in modern Ireland, (Irish Academic Press, 2015).
· Rickie Solinger, ‘Introduction: Abortion Politics and History’, in: Rickie Solinger (ed.), Abortion Wars: a half century of struggle, 1950-2000, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), pp.1-10
· Christballe Sethna and Steve Hewitt, ‘Clandestine Operations: The Vancouver Women’s Caucus, the Abortion Carav...2021-03-211h 01
This Week in SportsEP120 - Hail MurrayOn this week’s episode, I’m recapping a wild NBA week, that was capped off with the 2020 NBA Draft. Week 10 of the NFL season is in the books. Did the Steelers remain unbeaten? Yes. Was there a Hail Mary you have to see to believe? Also, yes. Tune in. You’re going to enjoy this one.
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Irish Left Archive PodcastMary Muldowney: Trade Union and Left Campaigns, the Socialist Party, and Oral HistoryIn this episode we talk to Mary Muldowney about her political background and experience campaigning in the trade union movement and working in the Socialist Party; pro-choice campaigns including the Women on Waves ship and the abortion referendums; and her work as a historian, and how that relates to her activism.Mary is a historian in residence with Dublin City Libraries. She is the author of The Second World War and Irish Women: An Oral History, originally her PhD thesis. She has a particular interest in oral history, and was involved in the founding of the Oral...2020-09-1455 min
Questionable Personalities PodcastEpisode 34 Corona Virus special with Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog Lady.Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog Lady describes her quarantine experience and talks about facing her own mortality. Suzanne aka Underdog also has a very interesting theory about the meaning of the corona virus. According to Suzanne, Virgin Mary predicted the whole thing back in 1965 when she appeared in Garabandal, Spain. This is a phone interview so the sound quality is not the best.Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog Lady appeared on Howard Stern's TV and radio shows numerous times. 2020-03-3041 min
Dublin City Libraries & ArchivesWorking on the Railway in Dublin, 1900-1925Welcome to the Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive Podcast. In this episode, Mary Muldowney looks at the lives of Dubliners who worked for the Great Southern and Western Railway in the early years of the 21st century. At the time the Great Southern and Western Railway was the largest railway system in Ireland and it was a significant employer in Dublin. Mary looks at working conditions, pay, pension and industrial action, focusing especially on the lives of those who were engaged at the lower levels of the pay scales, men and women who were completely dependent on the railways...2016-12-0150 min