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The Corrymeela Podcast
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Season 3, Episode 5. Dr. Yousif M. Qasmiyeh
Yousif M. Qasmiyeh joins Pádraig to talk about displacement, 'refugee literature', poetry, and conceptions of time.
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Season 3, Episode 4. Rev. Dr. Rachel Mann
Rachel Mann joins Pádraig to talk about theology, poetry, and her eclectic tastes in music and writing.
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Season 3, Episode 3. Dr. Dong Jin Kim
Dong Jin Kim joins Pádraig to talk about the situation on the Korean peninsula, the complexities of unification/ reunification, and the role that humanitarian aid can play in reconciliation work.
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Season 3, Episode 2. Jan Carson
Jan Carson joins Pádraig Ó Tuama to talk about magical realism, writing about the Northern Irish Protestant experience, and her work in community arts.
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Season 3, Episode 1. Professor John Paul Lederach
John Paul Lederach joins Pádraig Ó Tuama to speak about pacifism, language, the power of going in circles, and the role of the arts in conflict transformation.
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Season 2, Episode 12. Dr. Peter Coleman
Peter Coleman joins Pádraig Ó Tuama to speak about his belief in the power of big ideas, the science of intractable conflict, and how we can begin to address political polarisation.
Customer Reviews
Our beautiful, complex humanity
While The Corrymeela Podcast claims to explore issues of Irishness and Britishness, that seems to sell short the work it’s actually doing. Yes, through conversations with (mostly) Irish or British guests, Pádraig Ó Tuama does present many perspectives on the political history and sectarian divisions of Northern Ireland. Though he and his guests go deeper, diving into topics and personal stories that reveal great truths about our shared human experience. Ó Tauma asks thoughtful, engaging questions that draw his guests into authentic exchanges rich with emotion, intellect, humor, and insight. These discussions expose how so many of the ways we seek to identify ourselves - national, political, racial, religious - are constructs designed to oversimplify, to “other,” or to divide people, when in actuality we’re more united by our beautiful, yet complex, common humanity. I believe that is the true foundation needed for reconciliation, which is the main work of The Corrymeela Centre, and this podcast is an impactful extension of that work.
educational, beautiful, all the good things
this is a show about irishness and britishness, but i’ve learned more from this podcast on how one might approach our divided moment in american politics more than any other. if you want to hear people talk about what transformation, communication and reconciliation really mean based on their own experience, i can’t recommend this show more highly.
Insightful, Informative and Engaging
Padraig is a very skilled and thoughtful interviewer, who attracts guests who move the complex and storied history of the Irish and UK relationship forward in smart and insightful ways.