Episode 12 – Mad Men. Attracted by TV images of advertising executives on Madison Avenue, New York; getting a job in advertising in Dublin and the humdrum that came with it; then happening upon Madison Avenue many years later. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and […]
Nov 22, 2024
Episode 11 – A Poor Player. Learning to play the guitar, forming a band, and our first gig in the school hall which could have gone better. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the series Paul reflects on how he […]
Nov 15, 2024
Episode 10 – Cardboard Money Boxes. The foreign missions, collecting money in school for the ‘black babies’, famine and my personal encounter with malnourished children. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the series Paul reflects on how he was born […]
Nov 8, 2024
Episode 9 – The Dark Chocolate Box. Giving up sweets for Lent and the annual box of chocolates from my grandmother in Limerick every Easter. Repurposing the box as a treasure chest for prized possessions, including a piece of Nelson’s Pillar and the flag I waved for President Kennedy on his visit to Ireland in […]
Nov 1, 2024
Episode 8 – Shan Mohangi. The gruesome story of a South African medical student who killed and dismembered a local girl in Dublin in 1963, made all the more shocking because Ireland had such a low crime rate at the time. Contains graphic descriptions of violence and adult content – listener discretion is advised. About […]
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 7 – Corporal Punishment. The widespread and acceptable use of corporal punishment in schools, the social acceptance of slapping in the home and one particular instance of corporal punishment I have never forgotten. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the […]
Oct 18, 2024
Episode 6 – Fever – Being diagnosed with meningitis at the age of six; my long stay in a fever hospital and the institutional effects of being abruptly and completely isolated from my family. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In […]
Oct 11, 2024
Episode 5 – Protestants – Reminiscing about our Protestant neighbours in Artane and Coolock, the ancient Protestant Church in Coolock compared to the makeshift Catholic one in Artane; and remembering my own Church of Ireland side of the family. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and […]
Oct 4, 2024
Episode 4 – ‘Note the Bullet Holes’ – My father’s tour of duty with an Irish Army battalion on a United Nations peace-keeping mission to the About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the series Paul reflects on how he was […]
Sep 27, 2024
Episode 3 – Chanel – Going to school in Chanel College in the 1960s, when Coolock was an actual village; the Marist community and the school’s sporting culture. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the series Paul reflects on how […]
Sep 20, 2024
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