Show Notes
Simon Kingston and David Clarke explain the motivation for recording the Prodcast and why this is an interesting time to be talking about the Irish Protestant community
More from The Prodcast
Simon and David explore how Irish Protestants came to bequeath the Gothic novel to the world, while going in search of a deep Irish identity with roots in a magical past. They ask whether the same skill for bypassing politics to find shared attachments to the natural world continues to be useful today.
David and Simon talk about the Anglican choral tradition and the wider Protestant love of hymn singing – scones for the ears you might say.
David and Simon consider the events on the Garvaghy Road and what they mean for relationships across the island.
Neale Richmond is the most senior Protestant in the Irish Government. We talk to him about what motivates him, and what his Protestant identity means to him. We also lay to rest the rumour that he is in his nineties.
Simon and David ask why the Irish, famed for their gift as talkers, sometimes make a fetish of silence.