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The Circling Fin - Lionel's Time Machine

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:20:58 +0000

Fin Keegan finds that Time plays tricks on all of us, especially the clock-watchers. An episode of The Circling Fin first Broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Olympic Games, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, soccer, the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis, Narnia, Time, religious dogma

The Circling Fin - Mona Kodak

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:28:49 +0000

Fin Keegan enters the world of antique snapshots, including one photo so rare it is unsafe to look at. An episode of The Circling Fin first Broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Kodak, digital cameras, Paris, Mona Lisa, Da Vinci, Ludwig van Beethoven, Simon Winchester, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Princeton University, New Jersey, Leonardo da Vinci

The Circling Fin - Barefoot Diva

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:42:35 +0000

Fin Keegan remembers the Barefoot Diva of Cape Verde. An episode of The Circling Fin first Broadcast on WRFM. Tags: threes, Kim Jong-Il, Vaclav Havel, Christopher Hitchens, Cesaria Evora, Cape Verde, North Korea, Foreign Policy magazine, Czechoslavakia, Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, Henry Kissinger, Ayatollah Khomeni, obituaries

The Circling Fin - By Their Heroes Shall Ye Know Them

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:59:27 +0000

An Episode of "The Circling Fin". Fin Keegan revisits the United States to meet a veteran eavesdropper, a probing journalist, and a casino mogul with an expensive elbow. First broadcast on WRFM. Tags: United States, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Berkeley, Herb Caen, Westport, Brian Lehrer, WNYC, Knife Grinders, Steve Wynn, Picasso

The Circling Fin - Wigs and Gowns

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:02:15 +0000

Fin Keegan reflects on our tendency to include as many babies as possible when it comes to throwing out bathwater. First broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Holy Trinity Church, Westport, Church of Ireland, Dr Oliver Whyte, Reverend Val Rogers, wigs, legal garb, Age of Deference, banks, Ireland

The Circling Fin - Occam's Razor

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:07:17 +0000

In his latest radio essay, Fin Keegan slices all before him. First broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Halloween, Occam's Razor, William of Ockham

The Circling Fin - The Unnameable

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:10:19 +0000

An exhibition at Westport Quay raises the possibility of anarchy at the Town Council. An episode of "The Circling Fin" first broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Anna Spearman, Custom House Gallery, Westport Quay, Samuel Beckett

The Circling Fin - Gutenberg's Prison

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:12:45 +0000

In the latest episode, Fin Keegan questions the wisdom of bookworms. First broadcast on for WRFM. Tags: Castlebar, Linenhall, the book, John Mulloy, Fergus Kelly, Red Fox Press, e-book, Gutenberg

The Circling Fin - Expiring Gift Horse

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:14:30 +0000

In the latest episode of "The Circling Fin" series, Fin Keegan has 45 minutes to spend a Gift Token before it expires forever. First broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Westport, Adele, Florence and the Machine, Saudi Arabia

The Circling Fin - The Reinvented Life

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:16:37 +0000

"The Circling Fin" this week finds Fin Keegan looking at a globally successful example of local reinvention. First broadcast on WRFM. Tags: Allergan, Westport, Mayo, Portlaoise, Botox, 1977, names, renaming, reinvention