16 October
Programme 13 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between October 16th and 19th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: SCINTILLATING
Thought for the week: Matty Mullins - "The only person you should try to be
Shows
We are pleased to bring you Podcasts of all the shows for Seasons 4 to 7 (the current season) here on our website. Seasons 1 to 3 can also be found on the Irish Radio International Mixcloud account using the following links: Seasons1 & 2, Season 3.
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9 October
Programme 12 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between October 9th and 12th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: PAROXYSM
Thought for the week: Socrates - "And now we go our ways,
2 October
Programme 11 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between October 2nd and 5th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: INTRANSIGENT
Thought for the week: Robin Williams - "There is still a lot to learn
25 September
Programme 10 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between September 25th and 28th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: SALIENT
Thought for the week: Bill Gates - "It's fine to celebrate success,
18 September
Programme 9 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between September 18th and 21st.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: BENIGN
Thought for the week: Benjamin Franklin - "Either write something worth reading
11 September
Programme 8 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between September 11th and 14th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: ABJECT
Thought for the week: Martin Seligman, the Happiness Professor, has revealed
14 August
Programme 7 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between Augst 14th to 17th
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: STUPENDOUS
Thought for the week: Stiofáin Ó Máille - "Morning is the
7 August
Programme 6 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between Augst 7th to 10th
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: INCIPIENT
Thought for the week: Maya Angelou - "I've learned that people will forget
31 July
Programme 5 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between July 31st to August 3rd.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: EXPANSIVE
Thought for the week: Admiral William H McRaven - "If you want to change your life
24 July
Programme 4 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between July 24th to 27th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: GREGARIOUS
Thought for the week: Jim Rohn - "Don’t join an easy crowd;
17 July
Programme 3 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between July 17th to 20th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: INTEGRITY
Thought for the week: Jim Rohn - "Happiness is not something you postpone
10 July
Programme 2 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between July 10th to 13th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: PROTEAN
Thought for the week: Nelson mandela - "A winner is a dreamer
3 July
Programme 1 of the 2020/21 season (season 7) is first broadcast between July 3rd to 6th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: SANCTION
Thought for the week: Pierre de Coubertin - "The most important thing in the Olympic Games
26 Jun
Programme 43 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between June 26th to 29th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: DISTINGUISH
Thought for the week: Jack Welch - "Before you are a leader, success is
19 Jun
Programme 42 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between June 19th to 22nd.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: LEVERAGE
Thought for the week: Nelson Mandela - "There can be no keener revelation
12 Jun
Programme 41 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between June 12th to 15th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: IRE
Thought for the week: Walt Disney - "The way to get started is to
5 Jun
Programme 40 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between June 5th to 8th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
ECSTACYThought for the week: Brian Tracy - "Make your life a masterpiece
29 May
Programme 39 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between May 29th to June 1st.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: MERCURIAL
Thought for the week: Salvador Dali - "Intelligence without ambitition
22 May
Programme 38 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between May 22nd to 25th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: CRINGE
Thought for the week: Montaigne - "Choice, not chance,
15 May
Programme 37 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between May 15th to 18th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: CALLOW
Thought for the week: Euripides - "Why should we feel anger at
8 May
Programme 36 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between May 8th to 11th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: CURT
Thought for the week: Earl Nightingale - "Everything begins with
1 May
Programme 35 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between May 1st to 4th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: ASSIDUOUS
Thought for the week: Reinhold Niebuhr - "Grant me the serenity to accept
24 Apr
Programme 34 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between April 24th to 27th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: KIBITZ
Thought for the week: Nelson Mandela - "After climbing a great hill
17 Apr
Programme 33 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between April 17th to 20th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: PANDEMONIUM
Thought for the week: François La Rochefoucauld - "It is not enough to have great qualities
10 Apr
Programme 32 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between April 10th to 13th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: INNUENDO
Thought for the week: Joseph Conrad - "I don't like work, who does-
03 Apr
Programme 31 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between April 3rd to 6th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: KERFUFFLE
Thought for the week: David Maraness - "Myth becomes myth
27 Mar
Programme 30 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between March 27th & 30th.
- 2>Part 1 (Available Friday 4pm):
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: INFERNAL
Thought for the week: Bono - "When the story of these times gets written,
20 Mar
Programme 29 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between March 20th & 23rd.
Part 1 (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: SOCIAL-DISTANCING
Thought for the week: Mark Twain - "The only way to keep your health is
13 Mar
Programme 28 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between March 6th & 9th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: VOLUPTUOUS
Thought for the week: Albert Einstein - "I would teach peace rather than
6 Mar
Programme 27 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between March 6th & 9th.
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: NERVURE
Thought for the week: "Never give up
28 Feb
Programme 26 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between February 28th and March 2nd. This week is a special show all aboiut Dr Ralph C Smedley
Part 1 (Available Friday 4pm):
Ralph Smedley's Life21 Feb
Programme 25 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between February 21st and 24th. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: FLUID
Thought for the week: Margaret Halsey - "The crucial disadvantage of aggression
14 Feb
Programme 24 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between February 14th and 17th. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: BLACKGUARD or BLAGGARD
Thought for the week: Jim Rohn - "Be strong, but not rude; Be kind
7 Feb
Programme 23 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between February 7th. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: QUINTESSENTIAL
Thought for the week: Jim Rohn - "Be strong, but not rude; Be kind
31 Jan 2020
Programme 22 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between January 31st and February 3rd. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: APLOMB
Thought for the week: Ralph Waldo Emerson - "We aim above the mark
24 Jan 2020
Programme 21 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between January 24th and 27th. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: ALLEGORY
Thought for the week: Winston Churchill - "A pessimist sees the difficulty
17 Jan 2020
Programme 20 of the 2019/20 season is first broadcast between January 17th and 20th. Here are the details of the show:
Intro (Available Friday 4pm):
Word of the Week: NONCHALANCE
Thought for the week: Gerald Good: "If you want to turn your life around,