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The Catalpa Rescue; and When Fitness Went Global.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the 1876 rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. With Brenda Malone and Frank MacGabhann.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Myles Dungan and guests explore how Irish radio began; how pirate stations thrived in the 1970s and 1980s; and the story of Irish language broadcasting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Myles Dungan and guests preview the upcoming release of the 1926 Irish census from the National Archives. With Orlaith McBride, Ida Milne, Gregory Walls, Patrick O'Donovan, Zoe Reid and John Gibney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The history and culture of the Irish pub; and the origins of the Academy Awards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A short history of the Oscars, with Harvey O'Brien of UCD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To discuss the social and cultural history of the pub, Myles talks to Donal Fallon, author of 'The Dublin Pub'; and Perry Share and MoonYoung Hong, editors of 'The Irish Pub'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Irish revolution in County Meath; The Donegal woman who helped launch the computer age; and Roger Casement is honoured in San Francisco.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc McMenamin reports, he talks to Turlough O'Riordan and Jane Grimson about the life of Irish-born tech pioneer Kay McNulty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ciaran Wallace joins Myles to talk about events in Meath during the revolutionary period.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yvonne Judge reports from San Francisco, where Roger Casement was honoured with a plaque on the city's Rainbow Honour Walk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David McCullagh on how Ireland quietly dismantled the Anglo-Irish Treaty - a peaceful revolution that transformed the Irish Free State into the Republic of Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David McCullagh on how the Anglo-Irish Treaty was undone; and Terry Prone on the art of communication in public life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terry Prone joins Myles to discuss her recently published memoir "I'm Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.