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 ...

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 &...

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

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...

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...

Super vintage!  The radio show was a little over 2 yrs old.  Mike O'Connor(the OG) w/a little help from Joe(last name unknown)  on this Friday night from the WOPA studios.  Featuring music by Brendan Furey(pipes), Connie Fol...

Michael Londra-how to describe?  This world famous Tenor was principle singer for the original Broadway production of "Riverdance" .  He has gone on to produce musicals, created a hugely popular PBS show-Irela...

Siobhainn sits down with celebrated multi-faceted author Colm Tóibín and learns about his creative process, fun asides, and even a bit of a song.  He is a novelist, short story writer, journalist, and non-fiction writer.  In short, a ...

Interesting few minutes of discussion of speculation on what will happen to border, etc. after Brexit

Siobhainn & Breege-crazy crazy day.My guests this morning generously stayed on for the crazy ride of doing a live broadcast over YouTube.  Ba-na-nas!Great chat from Maida McQuinn Sugrue(Grandma, Tell Me a Story-https://www.amaz...

Ursula Bielski, featured guest speaker at iBAM, sits down for a chat and exchange of ghost stories and happenings.   She is a wonderful story teller and a marvelous, generous guest.Ursula has written 12 books, including "Chica...

Richie Piggott is a scientist, Irish trad music enthusiast, historian.....and more.  Siobhainn met Richie at iBAM(Irish Books, Arts, and Music) for a chat-winding around and about, as these things do.  Hear how he tracked down mus...

iBAM-Irish Books Arts Music weekend at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago draws all that its title suggests!  Lucky for me, a few people had a some time for a chat.  This episode features actor/writer/spoken word performer ...