As we live in extraordinary times, here are three extraordinary true stories: Paul Hutchinson learns the spoon trick and lands in very hot water; Una Lappin learns not to run alone in the wilds of Niger; Jim Livingstone learns not everyone has his best interest at heart. Paul is your host.
Our first podcast made up entirely of home-recordings: Judith Summerton feels the balm of human kindness in NYC; Paul Brady feels a fool in the depths of grief; Karen Hetherington feels the need to reconnect. Paul is your host.
We all need to acknowledge & be acknowledged so applause to our contributors, three of whom recorded in lockdown: Paul Whittington on the distractions of parents’ night; Jenny Ireland on the trauma of brain surgery; Joe Nawaz on doing the right thing; Fergal McGuckin on being a fool. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 needs your help to keep the podcast going - Paul has more details. We’ve also three stories for you on this podcast recorded at a selection of tenx9s: Steve Tymms is proud of daughter Heather; Helen Judge takes pride in goading the nuns; Richard O’Leary is proud of big sister Maud. Stay safe!
A bonus podcast that will make you smile & weep: let Cathy Carson break your heart with this excellent story featuring her mother, the Kinks & a 17-year-old. Recorded in the Black Box, February 2020 when the theme was “From the Heart.”
Three stories recorded at tenx9 Kyneton near Melbourne, when the theme was Sorry: Paul D tells a story of a Belfast bus & Lady Diana; Angus Grant is very sorry on a night out in Riga; Marye O’Brien briefly loses her way in Co Cork & in life. Sarah Lockwood & Lee Brennan are your hosts.
In a collaboration with the British Heart Foundation NI on February 26 2020 in the Black box, we heard amazing true stories From the Heart: Lynda Donaldson survived against the odds thanks to passers-by; Jacqui English pays an emotional tribute to Tommy - “forever 50”; Seph Mallon introduces us to fighter Daithí. Paul is your host.
It was the first tenx9 in Limavady & a wet Friday but with the theme of Love, it was pure sunshine in Roe Valley Arts Centre. Here are are three stories from that evening: Paul Brady finds love with the Duchess; Linda Faith-Kelly walks away from a love that wasn't right; Roy Arbuckle discovers a love for all things artistic. Paul is your host & guide.
Here is a bonus pod from the wonderful Paul Hutchinson told at the Black Box in Belfast on January 22 when the theme was The Kindness of Strangers. Cara Doran is your host.
Three more stories from our January evening: Fergal McGuckin realises his camping days are behind him; Laura Kelly realises she is not quite the Good Samaritan she hoped to be; Glenn Jordan realises Springsteen fans are the best. Paul is your host.
