Episode 1: Through Irish Eyes
An exploration of the breathtaking scenery, cultural delights and captivating cities of the Emerald Isle. Listeners are taken on a literary pub tour of Dublin, learn about the must-see spots, and where to find the best music.
Host on Episode 1 | |
 | Paul Holdengräber is the cultural wunderkind whose noted claim to fame as the Director of Public Programs at the prestigious New York Public Library is making the library an after-dark hot spot for many New Yorkers. Previously, Holdengräber was the founder and director of the Institute for Art and Cultures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |
Guests on Episode 1 | |
 | Pete Hamill is the New York Times best-selling author of the critically acclaimed novels Snow in August, A Drinking Life, and Forever. Prior to writing novels Hamill was editor-in-chief of both the New York Post and the New York Daily News, and has covered wars in Vietnam, Nicaragua, Lebanon and Northern Ireland. |
 | Bob Mondello is the NPR film critic whose claim to fame is his “must see” tagline. Each year, Mondello screens more than 150 new releases, assessing each on its cinematic merits, then sharing his critiques of the cream of the crop with NPR's award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered. |
 | Nuala O'Faolain is a world renowned Irish author best known for her two volume memoir Are You Somebody? and Almost There. O’Faolain is one of the few female authors to to be recognized as one of the official chroniclers of Irish pain and rebirth. |
 | Larry Kirwan is an Irish writer and musician, most noted as the lead singer for the New York based Irish rock band, Black 47. Over the last 15 years Kirwan’s band Black 47 has developed a cult following that has lead to many sold-out performances in both the United States and Ireland. |
 | Peter Quinn is a chronicler of Irish-America, chief speech writer for Time Warner, and the American Book Award winning author of Banished Children of Eve. A third generation American born and raised in Brooklyn NY, Quinn’s grandparents originally hail from Ireland. |
 | John Timpane is a poet, journalist, musician, and author of It Could be Verse and Poetry for Dummies. Timpane is an editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
 | Peter Guttman is an award winning travel journalist, photographer, writer, author, lecturer and television personality who has traveled on assignment through all seven continents covering more than 200 countries. |
 | Mary Pat Kelly is the screenwriter, director, and producer of the World War II drama, Proud, as well as the author of several books including Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason, and Martin Scorsese: A Journey. Kelly is a contributor to Irish American Magazine and in 1984 Kelly was commissioned by Rolling Stone to cover Ronald Regan’s visit to the country of Ireland. |
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