Podcasts on Spirit Radio: Recent Episodes
Podcasts on Spirit Radio
Wendy Grace talks to Carol Hennessy about Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal, Pastor Solomon is this week’s prayer coach and Katharine Gray of Heavenly Partners explains the final of the ‘Seven Deadly Relationship Sins’. Available until Wednesday January 8th, 2020 at 2:46pm
Wendy Grace talks to Dougie Hobson on Christmas books, films and music, Paul Melia on COP24, Senator Ronan Mullen on Seanad debate on abortion bill, Stephen Kinsella (FSM Bray) on children’s health and fitness and Katharine Gray on ‘Being in a Rush’ in relationships. Available until Wednesday December 11th, 2019 at 3:13pm
Jacki Ascough talks to Vicky Mkandawire (Playstival) about free play time for kids and Darragh Murphy on The Moving Crib. Available until Wednesday December 11th, 2019 at 3:07pm
Wendy Grace talks to Caitriona Lynch on getting children to help at home, J John on the JustOne Christmas Carol event, Carol Nolan TD on the Abortion Bill Dail debate, Dermot Landy on healing from addiction, singer Eimear Quinn on her upcoming Christmas shows, and Professor Patricia Casey on plans for a new Divorce Referendum. Available until Friday December 6th, […]
Wendy Grace talks to Thérèse Davey about gift voucher do’s and don’t’s, Bernadette Goulding on abortion regret, Eoin McGee on pensions, Jonny Somerville about upcoming Momentum conference, and Dr Andrew O’ Regan the weekend’s EGM of the Irish College of General Practitioners. Available until Wednesday December 4th, 2019 at 12:05pm
Wendy Grace talks to Dr Andrew O’Regan over the Government’s GP contract for abortion services, Ciairín de Buis on women’s representation in politics, Johan Van der Flier on young people’s search for God, and Robert Thompson on the book release ‘Insights into an unsighted world’. Available until Thursday November 21st, 2019 at 1:08pm
Wendy Grace talks to Caitriona Lynch about having children that tells tales, Phil Coulter on his nationwide tour, Guna Landy talks about adjusting to living in Ireland, while Jennifer Willis McDowell shares about coming to terms with abuse at the hands of her father. Available until Friday November 15th, 2019 at 2:46pm
Wendy Grace talks to Caitriona Lynch about screentime and families, Darina Allen about her new cookbook, Lydia Monds on this weekend’s Building Blocks training conference, Clay Olsen of Fight the New Drug on the impact of pornography, and Susan Brinkmann gives a Christian perspective on mindfulness. Available until Friday November 8th, 2019 at 2:24pm
In a packed show, Wendy Grace talks to Larry Donnelly about the upcoming US Midterms, veteran British evangelist David Hathaway previews his visit to Newry, Ian O’Doherty on why Peter Casey resonated with a surprising number of voters, Breda O’Brien on women in the Church, and finally John Pontifex shares the breaking news of Asia Bibi’s long hoped for acquittal […]
Wendy Grace talks to Andreas Thonhauser of ADF International about the ‘I’m Human, Right?’ campaign, Katharine Gray talks about her Christian dating service ‘Heavenly Partners, Gráinne Loughran of ALONE encourages us to ‘Have a laugh for loneliness’ and Annmarie Bowring of Dalkey Garden School shares her gardening tips for November. Available until Wednesday October 30th, 2019 at 12:44pm
Singer Paul Byrom chats with Wendy ahead of his upcoming solo concert which takes place at the Helix Theatre, Dublin on 6th October at 8pm. For more information and to book tickets: http://thehelix.ie/ Available until Friday September 27th, 2019 at 9:39am
Money Doctor John Lowe joins Rob in-studio to talk about cultivating financial responsibility in students.
Core Sherlock from the Pro Life Campaign discusses the imminent possibility that doctors in Ireland may be compelled to refer patients for abortion procedures against their will.
With morning rush gridlock coming back to our towns and cities in the Autumn return to school, and a huge lack of access to public transport for a majority of people, how can we prioritise public transport in a country that isn’t as well connected as it should be? Paul Melia, Environmental Editor for the Irish Independent, talks to Wendy […]
Caitríona Lynch joins Wendy for our weekly Thursday parenting slot to talk about ‘rescuing’ our children – do we rescue them too much? Do they need to take more responsibility? Are we too blame as the people who raised them?
Expert climatologist Professor Peter Thorn joins Wendy to talk about why temperatures are rising worldwide, what is human influence doing to our climate and what we can do about it. For more information about the proven human-effected change in our climate, see http://ipcc.ch/.
Katherine Hill joins Wendy to speak about her new book, called ‘If You Forget Everything Else, Remember This: Building A Great Marriage’. They discuss navigating the ups and downs of marriage, and Katherine gives practical advice to help you to strengthen your marriage and enrich your lives. As well as being an author, Katherine is the Director of Care For […]
Dana Hollomon from WakeUp Ireland chats with Wendy about the upcoming music leadership conference called Elevate which aims to inspire, promote and equip Christian worship musicians and singers through a weekend of leadership and workshops. It is being hosted in Solid Rock Church of God in Drogheda on Saturday, September 15th at 10:30am. See more on https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/elevate-wakeup-worship-leaders-conference-tickets-45776898937
Reverend Gary McDowell joins Wendy in-studio to give us advice on remembering to live our faith, remembering who God is and doing this in an effective way in our lives.
President Donald Trump has announced his intention to visit Ireland this coming November. How should Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his cabinet manage the visit in the interests of the Irish people? And what are the few dissenters in government complaining about? Former TIME magazine senior correspondent David Aikman joins Wendy in-studio to speak about these questions prior Donald Trumps upcoming […]
John Finucane joins Jackie in-studio about the classical music festival returning to Monkstown this 7-9 of September. John is the principal clarinetist of RTE National Symphony Orchestra and plays a piece on-air for our listeners. The concert on Saturday at 6:30pm will cost €1! Find out much more on http://www.musicinmonkstown.ie
Emma Sisk heads up the Blessed Is She WILD retreat, coming to Ireland this November 23-24. She joins Jackie in-studio to give insight into how this came about, what to expect and why you absolutely should go to this two-day womens retreat in the Emmaus Centre this November. ALL women are welcome. If you have children, please come as the […]
Are you less confident in your faith? Do you feel isolated in your faith? Marie Jordan and Geraldine Massey from St Martins de Porres parish in Old Bawn, Tallaght join Wendy in-studio to chat about their experience of a re-awakening of faith in their local community when a space for getting together to chat about faith, life and the Bible […]
15 year old Christian Leah Sheribu from Dapchi in North East Nigeria is being held captive by a terrorist group linked to Boko Haram – the terrorist group that abducted hundreds of Chibok girls four years ago. 110 Dapchi schoolgirls were abducted this past February; 104 Muslim schoolgirls were released; 5 schoolgirls were killed during the abduction; 1 girl remains. […]
Law lecturer at NUIG and journalist Larry Donnelly gives Wendy his thoughts on the late ex-Senator John McCain – after the former Arizona senators funeral in the USA last week, and his perspective on the historic and healing visit from Pope Francis during the recent World Meeting of Families in Dublin.
Little Jimmy Osmond from The Osmonds join Wendy on the line to talk about his upcoming tribute shows to Andy Williams (this 7th and 8th of September), his career longevity and his passion for music. Jimmy will be playing at the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick on the 7th of September and in The Helix in Dublin on the 8th […]
Wendy Grace speaks with Frances Byrne from Early Childhood Ireland about the rising cost of childcare, what care options are currently available to parents and about the new schemes the Irish government is working towards. See more at https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie
Rob Clarke sits down to speak with Lisa McKee about life, faith and Legion of Marys Catholic Youth Conference coming up on the 1st and 2nd of September 2018. Listen in to be refreshed and re-affirmed in the root of love; that the more you give, the more you receive in return. To learn more or get your tickets, see: […]
Dominic Perrem speaks with Prayer Coach Susan Heaney about hope versus wishing, prayer and Romans 15:13; the verse she holds on to and tries to live by – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Dominic Perrem speaks with David Payne, Director of CaFE about how the environment is under threat, how its our duty as Christians to care for the Earth and try to reverse the damage we’ve done. See more at faithcafe.org
Dominic Perrem speaks with Sam Synott from Buddy Bench – an initiative to tackle loneliness in the playground and help with a healthier mental health awareness in children’s earlier years.
Annmarie Bowring from the Dalkey Garden School gives Dominic Perrem some gardening advice for Autumn.
Dominic Perrem speaks with Michael Kinsella, National Director to Aid To The Church In Need Ireland about the desperate suffering of Christian communities in some parts of the world, ACNs involvement at the World Meeting of Families in the RDS and at Croke Park, how this relates to the persecution Catholics have experienced in Ireland, and what his work revolves […]
Dominic Perrem speaks to Kathy Whyte from Nurture Mum about organising and managing a back-to-work pattern for new mothers, about the assurance, support and advice their qualified team provides. See more at www.nurturemum.ie
Wendy Grace speaks with Patrick Mitchell from the Irish Bible Institute for our latest Life In Five, about his faith, his favourite bible verse, his job, his family and their life.
Rob Clarke speaks with Karen Gallagher of Friends First about the results of their survey on anxiety and stress, awareness, helplines, why so many people need to take time off work for illness, and the services they can avail of. Check out their website at www.friendsfirst.ie
Wendy Grace speaks to Dr Michael Ferris about how he came to his faith as a Deep Sea Diver in the US Navy, and about how God uses our brokenness and works through it for His glory.
Wendy Grace speaks with Clifford Sullivan of LawPlus Solicitors about the ins and outs of making your will.
Wendy Grace speaks to Johnny Donnelly about the stage design for the Papal Mass at World Meeting of Families.
Rob Clarke speaks to our political correspondent David Aikman the current public disagreement between the former CIA Director John Brennan and US President Donald J Trump, who just last week stripped the controversial former CIA Director of a private security clearance after John Brennan for leaking classified state information to the media. The former CIA Director had fallen into disrepute […]
Rob Clarke speaks with Steve Johnson live from World Meeting of Families for an update on the atmosphere and events. There are 37,000 people booked to come, with the rugby/show-jumping pitch being used for the biggest events such as daily mass. The entire RDS is being used for various talks, attended every day by thousands of people, Steve gives an […]
Rob Clarke interviews Dublin singer-songwriter Joe Dunne on his new song ‘The Family’; playing with Tom Moore, his interest in folk and Irish music and his upcoming album. Live rendition of ‘The Family’ also.
Rob Clarke speaks to Niamh Daly of Tearfund live from World Meeting of Families on the types of activities and events available there for children and teenagers (22/August/2018). Tearfund have a stand at WMOF to speak about caring for families and the priority they place on keeping children with their families in situations of poverty. You can find out more […]
Maria Casey, Marketing Manager at the Knock Shrine speaks to Rob Clarke about their preparations for Pope Francis’ visit as part of the programme for World Meeting of Families. Find out all you need to know about Sundays papal visit to the shrine, here on Spirit Radio.
Park PNP CEO Garrett Flower speaks to Dominic Perrem about his new app that can help you rent out your parking space to others.
Dominic Perrem speaks to Lucy O’ Hara from Limerick Suicide Watch, which is a volunteer-run suicide patrol and support service along the bridges of the River Shannon in Limerick. It has saved over 180 lives since its inception in Limerick, where the suicide rate is twice the national average. If you would like to volunteer for Limerick Suicide Watch to […]
Pastor Pat Fitzgerald talks to Wendy Grace about prayer making change in your life, making decisions, praying for guidance and advice for parents on loving your children through expected and unexpected exam results.
Wendy Grace speaks with Clodagh Gallagher from Catholic Comment about her excitement for World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland as a young Catholic woman; the “Nope to the Pope” online event on Facebook and the womens symposium entitled ‘Womens Leadership Shaping Global Change’.
Wendy Grace hears from money doctor John Lowe on how to save money on all the costs that come along with your little darlings heading back to school.
Wendy Grace is joined in-studio by author Seymour Cresswell to talk about his new self-published book “‘A Present of An Orange’ & Other Stories”, which is available in DuBray Books on Bray main street, in DuBray Books in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre and in Bridge Street bookshop, Wicklow town, in Alan Hanna bookshop Rathmines and also on Amazon. Seymour reads […]
Wendy Grace speaks to Martina Lehane Sheehan from Cork Wellbeing Counselling & Holistic Living about the importance of looking after our mental health during this season of change, with shorter days, longer nights, colder weather and for some – the end of the freedom of summer.
Wendy Grace speaks to our political correspondent Susan Phillips about the recent pro-life win in Argentina when an abortion bill was defeated in parliament 38-31 after a national grassroots pro-life movement rallied en-masse to oppose the proposed bill, with the majority of Argentinian doctors refusing to perform abortive or abortifacient procedures.
Wendy Grace speaks to holiday doctor Joe Supple about holidaying Kusadasi, Turkey, what he recommends and how to book yourself a brilliant holiday.
Our prayer coach Rob Carley shares his deep life experience and wonderful advice with Wendy Grace on believing in prayer and how to pray through tragedy and grief. If this is something you are struggling with, tune and listen; you are not alone.
American author Alex Marestaing speaks with Wendy Grace about his unique start in writing, giving it all to God and how working as a writer has shaped his faith in ways he never imagined. Listen and be inspired to never give up on your dreams. Find out more about Alex at thestoriestour.com
David Turner of Church In Chains joins Wendy Grace to highlight what the recent election of Imran Khan in Pakistan could mean for the country’s Christian minority. He also speaks about Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has been in prison in Pakistan for 9 years under the country’s death-sentencing blasphemy laws, for sharing a cup of water with Muslim […]
Maternity Coach Sarah Courtney speaks to Wendy Grace about maternal and paternal care in Ireland, along with what ways first-time parents can look towards preparing themselves for the new arrival in terms of balancing their lifestyle.
Victoria Staneck joins Wendy Grace for discussion on Ireland’s recent downgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 country in the Annual Trafficking and Persons Report, for failing to meet the minimum safety standards required to fight against human trafficking. Victoria (from the US) lives in Ireland and works with a variety of anti-human trafficking organisations and gives insight into why […]
Stephanie Davis Arai (Director of Transgender Trends) talks to Wendy Grace about how they are a group of parents challenging the narrative in the UK that children with gender dysphoria should be undergoing transgender treatments. She also speaks about the high suicide rate among children and adults with gender identity issues, and the sad reality that hormone treatment and surgery […]
Dr Martin Healy speaks to Wendy Grace about the increase in food intolerance reactions and tracking these through food tests.
Reverend Gary McDowell talks to Wendy Grace about how we get through the storms of life and develop our relationship with God when things get tough.
Jackie Ascough speaks with Krysia Lynch (chair and spokesperson for the Association for Improvement of Maternity Services) about what maternity services are currently available in Ireland.
Noeline Blackwell (Dublin Rape Crisis Centre) speaks to Wendy Grace about the new rape law in Ireland, what that means in practice and why we don’t have up-to-date and detailed information on reports of rape in Ireland. If you have been affected by this issue and would like to reach out to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, please call their […]
Paula Lawlor (Programmes Manager at Suicide or Survive) speaks to Wendy about the programmes they run for those struggling with their mental health and also an upcoming workshop taking place in Kildare that will focus on relaxation and stress management. For more information visit: www.suicideorsurvive.ie Available until Tuesday December 25th, 2018 at 11:36am
Listen back to some of the best bits of the last weeks Morning Show with Wendy Grace The 21 Faces Campain by the Down Syndrome Center, celebrating children with Down Syndrome Father Tony Coote shares his story of Motor Neuron Disease and his ‘Walk While You Can’ around Ireland Journalist Jack Power of The Irish Times gives an update […]
Highlights from this weeks morning show with Wendy Grace Andre Migliarina from Go Hop Travel gives advice on visiting Sri-Lanka and The Maldives Steven and David Flynn of The Happy Pear chat about their latest cook book and give some great advice on eating healthy John Connell talks about his book ‘The Cow Book’ which has been on the best […]
This week Wendy talked to fitness coach Stephen Kinsella about preventing injury, Oxford graduate Ben Conroy about where the pro-life movement goes after May’s referendum result, and Pete the Vet about caring for our pets during the heatwave.
Wendy talks to Pastor Emmanuel and he gives us tips on how to grow in faith… grow stronger spiritually… … get better at listening to God. Available until Thursday June 20th, 2019 at 2:03pm
Joe Supple and our hostess Wendy talk about the latest travel trends, deals, and tricks on where to stay and how to save as much money as possible. Available until Thursday June 6th, 2019 at 1:11pm
Liam Herrick of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Geraldine Martin of LoveBoth discuss the upcoming referendum on abortion. Available until Wednesday May 23rd, 2018 at 3:24pm
Dr Joel Brind (Professor of Biology and Endocrinology at Baruch College in New York) speaks to Jacki about Available until Friday December 21st, 2018 at 11:53am
David Aikman (Former TIME magazine senior correspondent) speaks to Wendy Grace about the influence of social media and the internet on politics, elections and free speech. Available until Saturday December 15th, 2018 at 11:18am
Nick Silverio (of ‘A Safe Haven for Newborns’) speaks to Wendy about the problem of baby abandonment in Florida and the lifesaving work that ‘A Safe Haven for Newborns’ does. Available until Saturday May 11th, 2019 at 4:51pm
Would you know what to do if someone had an asthma attack. Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland, explains how we can all become more Asthma Aware. Available until Monday December 2nd, 2019 at 3:47pm
Dublin student Gavin Boyne shares his amazing survival story. He also talks about OurFuture, an information resource for young people on the upcoming abortion referendum.
TCD student Gavin Boyne says he owes his life to Ireland’s constitutional protection for the unborn.
Nick Silverio (of ‘A Safe Haven for Newborns’) speaks to Wendy about the problem of baby abandonment in Florida and the lifesaving work that ‘A Safe Haven for Newborns’ does. Available until Sunday December 16th, 2018 at 11:47am
Pastor Solomon Aroboto of Arklow Christian Community Church talks to Wendy about the question Jesus put to his disciples. How we answer the same question can determine how much of the power of ‘The Christ’ we experience in our own lives. Available until Wednesday April 11th, 2018 at 12:33pm
John and Elaine Cogavin (Founders of the Chifundo Foundation) speak to Wendy about their charity which is dedicated to relieving poverty through the advancement of education of underprivileged children in Zomba, Malawi. John and Elaine are joined by their son Pete and his band ‘Pete and the Hobosapiens’ who are playing a charity concert at Lansdowne Rugby Club, Dublin 4 […]
Declan Bonnell (Director of Feed Cork) speaks to Wendy Grace about the Feed Cork food waste initiative. Available until Friday December 14th, 2018 at 12:05pm
Our ‘Life in Five’ series continues with retired International Rugby player Eric Miller speaking to Wendy Grace about how God works in his life. Available until Wednesday December 12th, 2018 at 12:47pm
Neil Fox speaks to Wendy about his families tragic story of loosing his sister Donna to a tragic cycling accident in 2016. The Government have recently announced they are committed to introducing a legal minimum passing distance (MPD) for drivers when overtaking cyclists. Available until Friday December 7th, 2018 at 10:41am
Ion Lazarenco swam into the history books in January. By traversing the treacherous Cook Strait in New Zealand the Bray swimmer (originally from Moldova) became only the 8th person in the world to complete the “Ocean’s Seven”. He shares his story with Wendy. [The “Ocean’s Seven” includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the […]
Our Prayer Coach Series continues with Pastor Nick Park (Solid Rock Church and Executive Director of Evangelical Alliance Ireland) speaking to Wendy Grace on the topic ‘How prayer can bring us into a place of peace’. Available until Wednesday February 14th, 2018 at 9:42am
Claire Musters talks to Richie G on her new book “Taking of the Mask” published by Authentic Media. Join us as we discover how Claire unpacks through deep personal experience some keys to living authentic christian lives. In this podcast Claire talks to Richie about some of the stories that led her to writing the book, along with joining in […]
Kathy Sinnott speaks to Dominic about the upcoming prayer campaign ‘Rosary on the Coasts for Life and Families’ which takes place on Sunday 26th November 2017. Available until Tuesday January 23rd, 2018 at 12:46pm
Suzanne Gachukia-Opembe (wife of Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland) and Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (Papal Nuncio to Ireland) speak to Wendy Grace about the upcoming International Charity Bazaar which takes place in Dublin Castle on Sunday 19th November 2017. Find out more at https://icbdublin.com/
Carol Hennessy (Team Hope) speaks to Dominic about the Team Hope annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal and how people can get involved. Available until Monday December 18th, 2017 at 8:25am
Lisa-Nicole Dunne (CEO of the Children’s Medical & Research Foundation – ‘CMRF Crumlin’) speaks to Dominic about the fundraising they are currently doing to continue supporting sick children at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and to invest in medical research. Available until Sunday December 17th, 2017 at 11:18am
Pastor Pat Fitzgerald speaks to Jacki about mental health awareness in today’s society. Available until Sunday December 17th, 2017 at 8:55am
Our Prayer Coach series continues today with Fr Michael Hurley speaking to Dominic on the topic of responding to difficulties. Available until Tuesday December 12th, 2017 at 11:14am
Louise, a young woman from England, shares her heart wrenching story of regret and forgiveness after having an abortion following rape.
Claire Meaney (Acting Arts Director of Waterford Healing Arts Trust -‘WHAT’) speaks to Dominic about the upcoming Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing which takes place in Waterford. For more information visit: www.wellwaterford.com Available until Sunday December 10th, 2017 at 9:13am
Ahead of Wimbledon, our Health Slot continues this week with Lyall Cohen (Head Coach at LC Tennis Academy, Dublin) chatting to Dominic about the health benefits of tennis. Available until Saturday October 28th, 2017 at 10:05am
Adrian Buckley (Buckley Partnership Architects), speaks to Dominic about fire safety regulations for buildings in Ireland. Available until Friday October 27th, 2017 at 12:00pm
Don Stack (Optometrist and founder of Optical Rooms) speaks to Dominic about children’s eye care and the current backlog in waiting lists for children’s eye tests. Available until Wednesday September 13th, 2017 at 10:00am
Irish Independent columnist David Quinn speaks to Dominic about the National Maternity Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy and the outcome of the Citizen’s Assembly. Available until Friday August 4th, 2017 at 10:59am
Investigative journalist Vanessa Beeley talks from Syria to Dom about what is known about two recent atrocities in Syria, both involving children, and how they have been reported on in the Western media.