{"podcast":{"title":"The Irish Passport","slug":"the-irish-passport-1120361","podcast_index_feed_id":1120361,"rss_url":"https://www.theirishpassport.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://www.theirishpassport.com/series/default-podcast/","image_url":"https://www.theirishpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Irish-Passport-logo-smaller-2.jpg","author":"The Irish Passport","episode_count":136,"summary":"Irish culture and current affairs with the historical backstory that explains it all. Presented by journalist Naomi O Leary and lecturer Tim Mc Inerney, this is your passport to Ireland.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T02:19:45.869587+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-irish-passport-1120361"},"episode":{"title":"Bridget: Saint, Goddess, Myth","slug":"bridget-saint-goddess-myth","published_at":"2026-02-23T11:50:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-irish-passport-1120361/bridget-saint-goddess-myth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-irish-passport-1120361","url":"https://www.theirishpassport.com/podcast/bridget-saint-goddess-myth/","audio_url":"https://chtbl.com/track/38395/www.theirishpassport.com/podcast-download/2085/bridget-saint-goddess-myth.mp3","summary":"This month marks the official start of spring in Ireland and to mark it Naomi and Tim discuss the figure of Bridget, Brigid or Bríd. A goddess in Gaelic times who became Christianised into Saint Bridget, the stories about this figure reveal fascinating details about the society that produced them. A bonus Halfpint debrief episode is available here for Patreon supporters: www.patreon.com/posts/halfpint-debrief-151451289 Here are links to some podcasts we mentioned in the episode that have delived into Bridget and her legacy in Ireland: The Irish History Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/7frXuuvc…bERYSyD5yP-crldw Talking History: open.spotify.com/episode/7LY4tBxJ…l0SuqBjCppl0miww","meta_description":"This month marks the official start of spring in Ireland and to mark it Naomi and Tim discuss the figure of Bridget, Brigid or Bríd. A goddess in Gaelic t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-irish-passport-1120361/episodes/bridget-saint-goddess-myth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-irish-passport-1120361/bridget-saint-goddess-myth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}