Red Lines: The Bernadette McAliskey Interview

Mark Carruthers is joined by Paul Johnston, former British Ambassador to Ireland; Mark Hennessey, The Irish Times; and Brigid Laffan from the European University Institute. 

Mark Carruthers reflects on an eventful St Patrick's Day in Washington with Enda McClafferty, Caitriona Perry, Louise Burne and Liam Kennedy. 

Tracy shares her cat’s input on the Empress of Ireland outline. She and Holly also discuss the relatability of Mary Somerville’s writing.

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Henry Louis Wallace, also known as the "Charlotte Strangler", killed eleven black women in South Carolina and North Carolina from March 1990 to March 1994. Ann Burgess interviewed Wallace and testified in his trial. Ann was a pioneer in the study of serial killers. The Netflix se ...  Show more

For our season finale, Hillary welcomes Saturday Night Live’s Emmy Award-winning sketch comedian Kate McKinnon to the show. In her first ever appearance on a podcast, Kate and Hillary compare notes on their recent bouts with COVID-19. Then Kate talks about how she’s parlayed her ...  Show more

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