Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show: live interviews done on the show & long-form pre-recorded chats w/fascinating people.
Segments of our live broadcasts and long-form pre-recorded chats with super interesting people. Live radio at it's finest. Broadcasting continuously since 1971!
Podcasting since 2022 • 13 episodes
Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show: live interviews done on the show & long-form pre-recorded chats w/fascinating people.
Latest Episodes
Breege Rowley-film maker "All of our Yesterday's" stories of 250 years of life in & around Swinford, Co Mayo Ireland
Breege Rowley is a GEM! She shares her time so generously and eloquently discusses all the things about her film "All of our Yesterday's" This is the full chat. the abbreviated was featured on the radio show November 15, 2025.You ...
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Live show October 15, 2025
This show has SO MUCH chat, it is a great one to share. All music has been stripped out. Meet Tom O'Connor, Dublin native & recent Northwestern Masters of Journalism graduate, our own Breege Looney, Brandi Barry Benson of Bach &...
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Chicago Irish Radio-Chicago'sGaelic Park Players-Bridget Christianson & Betty Kort, originally broadcast live Oct 5, 2024
The production of Frank McGuinness's "Factory Girls" leads to Bridget Christianson sharing HER memories of working at a shirt factory in Ireland as a young woman. Originally aired live October 5, 2024
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Chicago Irish Radio- Chat Sinn Fein's Dáire Hughes-orig broadcast live Oct 5, 2024
Chat w/Sinn Fein's Dáire HughesHe explains his role, the state of Armagh & we learn about strides forward to unify Ireland under one flagDáire's biographyDáire Hughes is from the Meadow in Newry and is a graduat...
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Chicago Irish Radio-Writer Mary Santarelli & Actress Josephine Craven
YES! This interview started live on-air and continued after. Unedited-you get to hear ALL THE THINGS we discuss. Tangents galore!Josephine Craven brought Mary up to the show to talk about her play "Clifden's Daughter" whic...
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