Ep.80: Language, home and fitting in, with Patrick Holloway
This episode of the podcast features the writer Patrick Holloway, whose debut novel, “The Language of Remembering” was released earlier this year. The book tells two parallel stories: the first is set...
20 Okt 202532min
Ep. 79: The Poetry Lounge
In this first episode of the new season of The Nerve, we visit The Poetry Lounge, a regular event organised by Waterford poet Ger Duffy that features well known and new poets from around the country. ...
11 Okt 202552min
Ep. 78: Poet, pacifist and fabulist Nidhi Zak/ Aria Eipe
In this final episode of the podcast for this academic semester, we are joined by the poet Nidhi Zak/ Aria Eipe. Her first poetry collection, Auguries of a Minor God(2021), was selected as a Book of t...
8 Apr 202540min
Ep 77: Poet Gustav Parker Hibbett, and final year English students
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by poet and essayist Gustav Parker Hibbett whose debut poetry collection, High Jump As Icarus Story was shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize and the 2025 Jo...
25 Mars 20251h 1min
Ep. 76: Jan Carson and Northern Irish identity
This episode of the podcast follows on from a visit by the author Jan Carson to Waterford as part of the Creative Ireland Shared Island initiative. This project is a collaboration between Mid and East...
3 Mars 202547min
Ep. 75: Sustainability in the Arts Festival
In this episode, Jenny is joined by Dr Hazel Farrell and Dr Don O’Neill of the Sustainability in the Arts Festival to talk about winning the Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement (S...
11 Feb 202530min
Ep. 74: Meet the English and Theatre Studies teaching team
This very special episode features members of the English and Theatre Studies teaching team at SETU who share their innovative approaches to teaching and research. In studio with Jenny are Dr Kate McC...
21 Jan 202547min
Ep. 73: Christmas recommendations 2024
Every year, we try to do an episode in which staff from various departments within SETU give us their recommendations for good Christmas reads and activities, and this year is no different! In this ep...
10 Dec 202445min
