Words To That Effect
Words To That Effect is a narrative storytelling show that explores the intriguing places where fiction, history, science, and popular culture intersect and inspire. From the Victorian past to utopian futures, dinosaurs to detectives, zombies to mummies.- Conor Reid
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25: Dinosaurs (Palaeontology to Pyjamas)
In 1842 a Victorian anatomist looked at some unusual fossils and, noticing they had something in common, he decided we needed a word to describe these strange creatures. He called them dinosaurs.
Cut to the present day and there are dinosaur f...
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Season 3 Preview
Words To That Effect is back! Season 3 kicks off next Monday, Jan 14th. In the meantime, have a listen to a preview of what's in store for the season.
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24: WTTE Live at Liberty Hall
Words To That Effect is back! Episode 24 is a recording of September's live show for the Dublin Podcast Festival.
This episode is a story about a long-...
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23: Adaptation (How Does a Book Become a Film?)
The book is always better than the film.
Or so they say.
But there are obviously quite a few problems with this, as there tends to be with an...
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Two Announcements and an Update
No episode this week unfortunately, but I do have two exciting announcements. Have a listen and find out!
More at wttepo...
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22: Book Clubs: Revolution and Politics
The Rick O'Shea Bookclub is Ireland's largest bookclub. It has 17,000 members and is growing fast. Book clubs have never been more popular. But where did they begin,...
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