The Cork tsunami & other historic natural disasters

In the past decade, podcasting has taken the world by storm. The advent of smartphones and the ground-breaking podcast 'Serial' would see podcasting surge in popularity. In 2020 alone over a million new shows were launched. But does it have a future? Some are not convinced. In the second and final part of my series on the history of podcasting I look at how podcasting became so popular and where it’s heading. The show features Blindboy, Jennifer Forde, Sam Bungey, Brian Greene and Sinead the host of Mens Rea. The final episode of the year will be out next week when we will look at the story of the Irish In the American West. Contributors to the episode Brian Greene https://www.briangreene.com/ Blindboy Podcast https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy Mens Rea https://mensreapod.com/ West Cork https://www.westcorkpodcast.com/ Snugcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/snugcast/id1603925189 I mentioned This is the satire podcast from the Onion I mentioned https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/a-very-fatal-murder/id1333714430 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘You might not be a revolutionary, but you are living through a revolution.’  Podcasting is much older than you might imagine. A decade before the true crime show Serial took the world by storm, creators were making some of the earliest shows.   This podcast is a nostalgic trip through the early days of the internet in Ireland when podcasting emerged. Brian Greene who was making shows in the mid 2000s shares his memories of the early days of podcasting. I also interview some of your favourite hosts including Blindboy and Sinead, the host of Mens Rea.   The show also includes an ancient artefact of podcasting – an episode from the mid 2000s.   Special thanks to Brian Greene for his interview and sharing his research, Blindboy and Sinead the host of Men’s Rea.   Thanks to Jennifer Forde & Sam Bungey the team behind West Cork, DJ Walsh & Eoin Tabb the hosts of Snugcast. While they feature in the next episode their interviews and insights were extremely useful in shaping this series.   Brian Greene https://www.briangreene.com/ Blindboy Podcast https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy Mens Rea https://mensreapod.com/ West Cork https://www.westcorkpodcast.com/ Snugcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/snugcast/id1603925189   Support the show Patreon https://www.patreon.com/irishpodast Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a dark evening in early November 1847. A carriage makes it's way through lawless starving countryside in North Roscommon. A gun shot rings out, a man falls dead. A family mourns but a community rejoices. While the Great Hunger of the 1840s resulted in one million deaths, this one murder encapsulated the stark choices facing that generation of Irish people in a one gripping story. It is retold in this episode. Assassinated: A Story of Vengeance & Murder in the Great Hunger is the studio recording of chapter 4 of my new book ‘A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders’. You can get the full audiobook here The hardback is available here  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the mid 1860s, Andersonville became one of the most feared places in America. This sleepy corner of Georgia gained notoriety in the later stages of the US Civil War when the Confederacy opened a prison camp there. Nearly one third of all prisoners who entered Andersonville never left.  Among their number were hundreds of Irish men. This podcast tells their stories. I am joined by historian Damian Shiels who runs the Andersonville Irish project. An expert on Irish involvement in the US Civil War, Damian explains what Andersonville was and why conditions were so bad. He also shares his latest research including stories of prisoners who had fled the Great Hunger at home. You can find out more about the Andersonville Irish at https://irishamericancivilwar.com/andersonville-irish/ Listen to my 2018 episode with Damian where we discuss broader Irish involvement in the US Civil War. https://play.acast.com/s/irishhistory/the-us-civil-war-and-the-great-famine Support the show and get exclusive content today! Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory Patreonb https://www.patreon.com/irishpodcast Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writing histories of people who led secret lives is difficult because they leave few records. Yet that is precisely what my guest in today’s show has done. In this podcast, Dr Maurice Casey, shares the fascinating history of Rose McKenna and Sydney Arnold and how he uncovered their secret lives. In the early 20th century, this Latvian-Irish couple participated in two revolutions in Ireland and Russia. While Rose tried to arms for the IRA in London, they were also contemporaries of Ho Chi Minh when they lived in Moscow. Maurice shares this forgotten story with you in this episode.   You can read Maurice’s article on McKenna & Arnold here   Support the show- Patreon - Patreon.com/irishpodcast Acast+ - https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory.   My latest book, the Irish Times bestseller is available https://linktr.ee/alethallegacy Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.