{"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":"218. Fender Jackson: An Irishman in China - Shanghai","slug":"218-fender-jackson-an-irishman-in-china-shanghai","published_at":"2026-06-02T18:36:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/218-fender-jackson-an-irishman-in-china-shanghai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ireland-podcast/episodes/218-fender-jackson-an-irishman-in-china-shanghai","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e340adddadb00012365278/e/6a1f22b7335cf85f9cf99f8a/media.mp3","summary":"A couple of months ago I spent another week in Shanghai, one of the most fascinating cities I’ve ever visited. In this episode I revisit videos I filmed during the trip and reflect on the strange mixture of colonial history, futuristic architecture, live music, electric vehicles, museums, marriage markets and everyday life that makes Shanghai feel unlike anywhere else. Along the way: I get sketched by a street artist while recovering from gastroenteritis Visit the Shanghai Museum and a qipao exhibition Discover Shanghai’s marriage market Hear traditional Chinese music in the park Explore the Bund and the French Concession Reflect on China’s electric vehicle revolution and BYD End up in a Queen tribute night in an old temple-turned-music venue Shanghai is one of those cities that feels like several different worlds happening at once. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A couple of months ago I spent another week in Shanghai, one of the most fascinating cities I’ve ever visited. In this episode I revisit videos I filmed d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2744,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ireland-podcast-6592574/episodes/218-fender-jackson-an-irishman-in-china-shanghai/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-6592574/218-fender-jackson-an-irishman-in-china-shanghai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}