{"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":"214. Fender Jackson: Arranging “Sensitize” by That Petrol Emotion","slug":"214-fender-jackson-arranging-sensitize-by-that-petrol-emotion","published_at":"2026-05-20T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/214-fender-jackson-arranging-sensitize-by-that-petrol-emotion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ireland-podcast/episodes/214-fender-jackson-arranging-sensitize-by-that-petrol-emotio","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e340adddadb00012365278/e/6a0cedcf0797376c6e345019/media.mp3","summary":"In this special episode of The Ireland Podcast -which is really a continuation of Ep. 213 - Fender Jackson breaks down the harmony and emotional architecture of “Sensitize” by That Petrol Emotion through live piano demonstrations, storytelling and performance. Drawing connections to David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Queen and jazz harmony, the episode explores: split chords and slash chords borrowed harmony add9 chords major vs minor movement emotional tension in songwriting Mingus and hard bop influences Twin Peaks-style harmony arranging music for piano and the relationship between music theory, emotion and intuition. The episode concludes with a live performance-inspired arrangement of “Sensitize.” Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38Eohpgg54xtkHWscjxHc2?si=02db29285e534bef Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this special episode of The Ireland Podcast -which is really a continuation of Ep. 213 - Fender Jackson breaks down the harmony and emotional architect…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1849,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/episodes/214-fender-jackson-arranging-sensitize-by-that-petrol-emotion/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-6592574/214-fender-jackson-arranging-sensitize-by-that-petrol-emotion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}