Let’s return to our Zoom days with a brilliant story from David Simpson told in June 2021 when the theme was Trip. Paul introduces him.
As it’s Mother’s Day in some places, here are three stories with (vaguely) mummy-issues: Fiona Molloy realises she needs to go on retreat; Bronagh McAtasney realises motherhood is not all it’s said to be; Maureen Boyle realises how much she learnt from her namesake. Paul is your host.
Three stories told at the Black Box in Belfast on 22 April 2022 when the theme was Friend: Anna Grindle reconnected with an old friend over coffee; Paul Brady spelt out the friendships that have shaped his life; Paul Doran told how friend became husband & is also your host.
Three stories of love and marriage from the archives inspired by recent events in New York: Helen McClements marries in a winter wonderland; David Braziel defies the odds when he spies Tracey in school; Helen Killick gets a bit daring on her Paris honeymoon. Paul is your host.
At a special event in Antrim Old Courthouse, first-timer Bevin O’Donnell told this wonderful story about the challenges & rewards of looking after people at both ends of the age spectrum.
We teamed up with the Imagine! festival for true stories of Reality: Ian Walsh realised his bad habit had become a danger; Deborah McCune realised her ‘crush’ was no swan; Tom Maguire realised he wasn’t in Miami Vice or on the BBC. Paul is your host.
Three stories told in Newry on March 16 when the theme was Woman: Kerrie Havern unlocks her charitable side during lockdown; Maire McGrath learns a brutal truth about her life; Mary McAnulty is woken up by a question from her classmate. Paul is your host.
Three stories covering love & death & scouts: Richard O’Leary understands the importance of being at home; Gyda Meeten realises when someone has had enough of life; Campbell Killick has a bus ride he’d prefer to forget. Paul is your host.
Two stories from our collaboration with the NI Science Festival on February 23: Paul Hutchinson uses science to dispel an Irish myth; Margaret McClory invokes science & humanity as she returns to the wards. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 was at the Steinbeck Festival in Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady for stories of Dreams: Willa Murphy experienced the affects of her grandma’s dreams; Bob Salisbury helped a young man achieve his dreams; Anne McMaster dreamt of having her pet pig, Wallace. Esther Alleyne was the event host. Paul is your podcast host.