The Nutty Chronicles
A narrative history of a Dublin family which combines anecdote, genealogy, history and speculation to reconstruct the lives of my modestly circumstanced Irish family stretching back over 200 years
8: The Trinity Birch
June 28th, 2021
This episode continues the focus on my Dad's life and his work and is a chronological extension of events covered in episodes 5 and 6. Although the …
M3: The Good, The Bad and the Future
March 22nd, 2021
This 3rd TNC Meta episode delves into the process behind creating the new website associated with the podcast. and why creating a dedicated website is vital to the growth of a podcast. I also talk about the trade off …
7: A Bed of Thorny Roses
January 11th, 2021
This episode tells the story of the early years of my parent’s life together and how the family got into the rose growing business, the motivations, …
6: Ireland and Dad’s Lost Decades
October 12th, 2020
The Ireland of the 1930s-50s was both socially conservative and economically isolated. This is the story of those decades as seen through my …
M2: A Tale of Two Humps
August 17th, 2020
This 2nd TNC Meta episode delves into the importance of influencers on podcast subscriptions. Examines the impact of frequent social media promotion in driving listening activity and concludes with a progress review …
5: Pandemic's Grandchild - Part 2
August 2nd, 2020
This episode is the conclusion of Pandemic's Grandchild Part 1 and follows my Grandmother Emily Behan's move from Killeshin in Laois to Drumcondra in …
5: Pandemic's Grandchild - Part I
June 16th, 2020
This episode tells the story of the Pandemic Flu of 1918 - 19 and how it had a profound effect on my family, especially my Grandmother, Nana Emily Behan
In this episode I interview Dublin historian on the impact of the …
M1: Going Meta
May 21st, 2020
This is a meta podcast. The term "meta" is used a lot in the techie world to describe activities which are self referential, so making a podcast about the making of podcast is about as meta as it comes. Essentially this …
4: Great Uncle Bill and World War I
April 28th, 2020
This episode covers the life of my Great Uncle Bill. The Dublin he grew up in and which preceded him and continues through his service in World War One
3: The Big One - Lily
March 9th, 2020
My great Aunt Lily was a maverick figure who carved out a non traditional life. This is the story of the difficult choices she had to make to live in …
2: Cannicide and a Dog Named Towser
February 29th, 2020
An event that I consider seminal in my Dad's life and which may have be the origin incident of his wary relationship with most family members. The episode also focuses on my Dad's relationship with both sets of his …
1: Recovering My Irish Family
February 21st, 2020
In 1973 my Paternal Grandfather, Frederick Nutty, passed away. This episode examines my Father's reaction and begins to explore the reason why I know so little about his family
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