{"podcast":{"title":"The Ireland Podcast","slug":"the-ireland-podcast-6592574","podcast_index_feed_id":6592574,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64e340adddadb00012365278","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ireland-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64e340adddadb00012365278/1693559531557-a3e429011c16709063a495507115d15b.jpeg","author":"Salthill Media","episode_count":231,"summary":"About the Podcast The Ireland Podcast is a long-form interview series creating space for unhurried conversation about life on the island of Ireland and beyond. The Conversations Hosted by Fender Jackson and produced by Salthill Media, the podcast centres on listening rather than argument. Each episode features a single guest and allows time for reflection, context, and experience to emerge naturally. Guests include artists, musicians, writers, athletes, broadcasters, historians, and cultural figures whose work or perspective offers insight into place, memory, and lived experience. There is no political or religious agenda. The podcast does not seek to persuade, promote, or argue a position. Instead, it exists as a space for careful dialogue, where complexity is allowed and difference is approached with curiosity rather than confrontation. The Host Fender Jackson grew up in Ulster and later lived in England and China before returning to Ireland and settling in Galway, where most episodes are now recorded. These experiences inform a listening-led, exploratory approach shaped by distance as well as proximity, and by an awareness of how place, movement, and memory intersect. Approach…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:19:48.107666+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574"},"episode":{"title":"213. Slash Chords Explained - Bowie, Beatles & Beach Boys","slug":"213-slash-chords-explained-bowie-beatles-beach-boys","published_at":"2026-05-18T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/213-slash-chords-explained-bowie-beatles-beach-boys","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ireland-podcast/episodes/213-slash-chords-explained-bowie-beatles-beach-boys","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e340adddadb00012365278/e/6a0a2c04efd1f558b0489115/media.mp3","summary":"In Part 1 of this two-part music special from The Ireland Podcast, Fender Jackson explores the emotional power of slash chords - also known as split chords - and how artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys and David Bowie used them to create richer and more dramatic harmony. Along the way, he discusses: “God Only Knows” “The Long and Winding Road” “Life on Mars?” “Where Are We Now?” as well as: four-track recording in the 1960s Brian Wilson and The Beatles recording technology Featuring live piano demonstrations throughout the episode. A video version of this episode with chords on the screen is on Spotify and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In Part 1 of this two-part music special from The Ireland Podcast, Fender Jackson explores the emotional power of slash chords - also known as split chord…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/episodes/213-slash-chords-explained-bowie-beatles-beach-boys/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/213-slash-chords-explained-bowie-beatles-beach-boys.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}