Podcasts

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.

Latest episodes

Thomas More

3 days ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of August Books

7 days ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Ellen Hutchins

7 days ago - 49 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Limerick and the British & Irish Lions

24 days ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Thomas Cromwell: His Final Years

a month ago - 53 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

The Irish Lumières

a month ago - 50 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Books Special: The History of Marriage

On this episode of Talking History, we discuss a number of new history titles, including 'Wedded Wife: A Feminist History of Marriage' by curator Rachael Lennon; 'Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America' by Jeremy Jennings, Professor of Political Theory at King’s College London; and 'Law and the idea of liberty in Ireland from Magna Carta to the present' by coeditor Peter Crooks. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan.