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Category: Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary

Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented by Paul Harrison. In the series Paul reflects on how he was born in 1953, the day before Joseph Stalin died. Paul take’s a light-hearted look at what has happened in the world since his entry into it and Stalin’s exit from it. Paul being a North-sider born and bred, offers personal reflections on events and issues from the 1950s, 60s and 70s that all have a Dublin connection. Subscribe to the series on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get podcasts.

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Episode 14 – Clearing out the attic

Episode 14 – Clearing out the attic. To make way for new insulation and flooring in the attic we had to do a long overdue clear out. It was a nostalgic process. But nothing prepared me for my reunion with my L.P.…
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Episode 13 – Reds under the Bed

Episode 13 – Reds under the Bed. Reflecting on the perceived Soviet threat in the 1960s when every household got a leaflet on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Then, in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the…
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Episode 12 – Mad Men

Episode 12 – Mad Men. Attracted by TV images of advertising executives on Madison Avenue, New York;  getting a job in advertising in Dublin and the humdrum  that came with it; then happening upon Madison Avenue many years later. About the series…
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Episode 11 – A Poor Player

Episode 11 – A Poor Player. Learning to play the guitar, forming a band, and our first gig in the school hall which could have gone better. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written…
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Episode 10 – Cardboard Money Boxes

Episode 10 – Cardboard Money Boxes. The foreign missions, collecting money in school for the ‘black babies’, famine and my personal encounter with malnourished children. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s Diary is a podcast series written and presented…
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Episode 9 – The Dark Chocolate Box

Episode 9 – The Dark Chocolate Box. Giving up sweets for Lent and the annual box of chocolates from my grandmother in Limerick every Easter. Repurposing the box as a treasure chest for prized possessions, including a piece of Nelson’s Pillar and…
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Episode 8 – Shan Mohangi

Episode 8 – Shan Mohangi. The gruesome story of a South African medical student who killed and dismembered a local girl in Dublin  in 1963, made all the more shocking because Ireland had such a low crime rate at the time. Contains…
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Episode 7 – Corporal Punishment

Episode 7 – Corporal Punishment. The widespread and acceptable use of corporal punishment in schools, the social acceptance of slapping in the home and one particular instance of corporal punishment I have never forgotten. About the series Life after Stalin – A Dubliner’s…
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Episode 6 – Fever

Episode 6 – Fever – Being diagnosed with meningitis at the age of six; my long stay in a fever hospital and the institutional effects of being abruptly and completely isolated from my family. About the series Life after Stalin – A…
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Episode 5 – Protestants

Episode 5 – Protestants – Reminiscing about our Protestant neighbours in Artane and Coolock, the ancient  Protestant Church in Coolock compared to the makeshift Catholic one in Artane; and remembering my own Church of Ireland side of the family. About the series…
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