Michael Heffernan has always been a creator. For decades, he designed everything from medical devices to pots and pans. Today, after a near-death experience in 2018, he paints sweeping abstract landscapes and pens corresponding poetry inspired

Ep. 5 - An Bainseo: The Banjo

Feb 1st, 2023 42m 37s

The banjo may appear to be a long-time staple of Irish music, but the tenor four-string is a newcomer to the session.Enda Scahill, 2022 winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize and founder of We Banjo 3, follows the instrument's unlikely journey

Ep. 4 - An Pheil: The Football

Nov 30th, 2022 22m 27s

David Shanahan, Kerry native and punter for Georgia Tech, shares how the GAA helped him make it into Georgia football with a full scholarship.Music: "Old Mother Flanagan:" Performed by Chris Erswell. Creative Commons License: Attribution - No

Ep. 3 - An Gnó: The Business

Sep 29th, 2022 31m 8s

Life sciences contribute up to 32% of Ireland's GDP, according to recent reports. And in South Carolina, this booming industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Southeast.In this episode, Atlanta's Consulate General Caoimhe Ní Chonc

Ep. 2.2 - An Teanga: The Tongue

Jul 28th, 2022 31m 49s

Caitríona Ní Dhomhnaill, a Connemara native and rising star of drama Ros na Rún, talks about her bilingual childhood and what it's like to tell stories for TV and film in the Irish language.Catch Caitríona on the latest season of Ros na Rún at

Ep. 2.1 - An Teanga: The Tongue

Jun 29th, 2022 28m 58s

About 40,000 people speak the Irish language; 200 speak Eastern Band Cherokee. Both languages are considered endangered in their homeland. In this episode, Dr. Ben Frey of the Eastern Band Cherokee Nation and Dr. Misha Becker, linguistics pr

Ep. 1 - An Droichead: The Bridge

May 25th, 2022 23m 42s

Few people stop to ask themselves what happens to a wind turbine blade at the end of its life.The Re-Wind Network, a team of architects, engineers and sociologists from schools across Ireland and the U.S., have teamed up to answer that questio

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