Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

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Northern Ireland has a better story to tell — one that goes beyond bombs, bullets and a sunken ship.You are part of this story. With 300+ conversations featuring some of the incredible people who call this place home, our weekly show gives you the chance to get away from the clickbait and connect with the amazing things happening in Belfast.Previous guests include NASA Scientists, Billion-Dollar CEOs, 91-year-old park-runners, Oscar-winning directors, Olympic Gold medalists, Bitcoin Auctioneers, Tim Burton's puppet-maker and a guy who built an aeroplane in his garage.Well-known voices include Snow Patrol, Foy Vance, Julian Simmons, May McFettridge, Zoe Salmon, Andrew Trimble, The Dead Rabbit, Michael Deane, The Priests, Two Door Cinema Club, Oliver Jeffers, Pete Snodden, Colin Geddis, Mary Peters, Rebecca McKinney and May Blood — the millworker who became a peer in the House Of Lords.Check it out! https://bestofbelfast.org/

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Recent Episodes
  • How ‘Rory’s Travel Club’ Got 100k Customers
    Aug 18, 2024 – 00:49:41
  • Collecting Adventures with Lucy Briggs
    Aug 12, 2024 – 00:57:37
  • This coach helped me stop being a workaholic | Caroline McKenna
    Aug 5, 2024 – 01:02:53
  • Ciaran May on the Sins of our Fathers, Suicide & the Path to Resilience
    May 27, 2024 – 01:03:47
  • “Just do” — Tom Griffiths
    May 20, 2024 – 01:21:27
  • Bethel’s Kitchen’s Willetta Gabriel on Bagels, Pickles & the Future of Dromore
    May 13, 2024 – 01:01:29
  • Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion
    May 6, 2024 – 01:09:27
  • “American Uncle” Tony Novosel on Study USA & the Transformational Power of Travel
    Apr 29, 2024 – 00:48:48
  • Graham Robinson on Virtual Production & The Future of Storytelling
    Apr 22, 2024 – 00:52:18
  • Changing the world one beer at a time | Alan Mahon, Brewgooder
    Apr 15, 2024 – 00:58:02
  • Marty Neill on Tiny Rooms, Video Games & “Figuring It Out”
    Apr 8, 2024 – 00:51:12
  • Máirtín Ó Muilleoir on Blackbirds, Boyhood & The Future of Media
    Apr 1, 2024 – 00:46:26
  • Patrick Treacy on Pioneering Aesthetic Medicine, Treating Michael Jackson & Witnessing History
    Mar 25, 2024 – 00:48:59
  • Meat Merchant Peter Hannan on Quality, Attention To Detail & “Chance Encounters”
    Mar 18, 2024 – 00:48:39
  • Iain Percy on Olympic Success, Electric Ferries & Maritime Decarbonisation
    Mar 11, 2024 – 00:26:40
  • Unlocking Toyota's Winning Formula | Alan Weir | Belfast Roots to Global Success
    Mar 4, 2024 – 00:47:30
  • Ross Lazaroo-Hood on Taking Risks, Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs & Living Forever
    Feb 26, 2024 – 00:57:18
  • Snow Leopards, Snakes & Community Farms | Wildlife Conservationist Jonny Hanson
    Feb 19, 2024 – 00:32:15
  • Beyond the Love Story with Relationship Coach Lisa McFarland
    Feb 12, 2024 – 01:01:25
  • Education Reimagined: Behind-The-Scenes At Holywood Steiner Private School | Peter Chambers
    Feb 5, 2024 – 00:44:39
  • CONSUMER to CREATOR ft. Seth Godin
    Feb 1, 2024 – 00:31:45
  • Adam Chambers on Supreme Confidence, Investing In Yourself & Building A Legacy
    Jan 29, 2024 – 00:56:57
  • The Ache For Distant Places w/ Andrea Haughian
    Jan 22, 2024 – 00:51:38
  • Aaron Dugan: Cocktail Bar Manager, The Merchant Hotel
    Jan 15, 2024 – 00:56:38
  • Andrew Irvine: City Centre Chaplaincy
    Jan 8, 2024 – 00:42:21
  • Baroness May Blood: Integrated Education Fund
    Jan 1, 2024 – 00:53:51
  • Terry George: The Oscar-Winning Director From Belfast
    Dec 25, 2023 – 00:56:50
  • The Small Steps To Success w/ Ryan Donnelly
    Dec 18, 2023 – 00:43:14
  • “EVERYTHING You Know About Networking is WRONG!” — Kingsley Aikins
    Dec 12, 2023 – 00:54:14
  • Headmaster Kyle McCallan on Leadership, “The 3 B’s” & Following Better Things
    Dec 4, 2023 – 00:43:31
  • Gemma Austin: A Peculiar Tea
    Nov 27, 2023 – 00:59:07
  • Martina Tierney on Seating Matters, Family Business & “The Stairway of My Life”
    Nov 20, 2023 – 00:55:50
  • The Tierney Brothers on Cutting Turf, Family Legacy & Meeting Bob Proctor
    Nov 13, 2023 – 01:09:24
  • Colin Gibson on Military Contracting, PTSD & The Power of Being Yourself
    Nov 6, 2023 – 04:33:12
  • “Don’t Hug The Shore!” — Kevin Roland, MD of Teneo (Recorded September 2023)
    Oct 30, 2023 – 01:01:06
  • Brendan McGurgan on Scaling, Personal Transformation & Keeping Score of the Things That Matter
    Oct 23, 2023 – 01:06:14
  • Joseph Kennedy III on Famous Last Names, Figuring Stuff Out & Northern Ireland
    Oct 16, 2023 – 00:48:56
  • Celebrity Defamation Lawyer Paul Tweed on AI, Supreme Confidence & Using Good Judgement
    Oct 9, 2023 – 00:47:33
  • Diplomat Colin Leeman on Foreign Service, Travelling the World & Coming Out
    Oct 2, 2023 – 00:56:45
  • George McGowan: Professional Parkour Athlete
    Sep 25, 2023 – 00:48:48
  • Polymath Laurence Beattie on Grandparenting, Growing Up & Seeing Ghosts
    Sep 18, 2023 – 01:01:00
  • Gospel Singer Roberta Clements on Alcoholism, Miracles & The Master’s Plan
    Sep 11, 2023 – 01:26:47
  • Leon McCarron on Adventure, Iraq & The Garden of Eden
    Sep 4, 2023 – 01:03:08
  • The Priests: Fastest-Selling Classical Music Act of All Time (While also being full-time priests!)
    Aug 28, 2023 – 01:17:00
  • Hotbox Sea Sauna, Benone Beach (My Favourite Place in Northern Ireland)
    Aug 21, 2023 – 00:56:56
  • Nadine Patterson: Stop-Motion Puppet-Maker for Tim Burton & Wes Anderson
    Aug 14, 2023 – 01:03:35
  • Otto Jaffe & The History of the Jewish Community in Northern Ireland
    Aug 7, 2023 – 00:55:14
  • Private Investigator Ian D. Withers on Murder Charges, Child Recovery & Telling The Truth
    Jul 31, 2023 – 01:10:37
  • Hospitality Legends: Ryan Jenkins, Owner of ROAM Restaurant
    Jul 24, 2023 – 00:48:08
  • Joan Burney Keatings on Outrageous Serendipity, Leading With Your Gut & The Purpose Driven Life
    Jul 17, 2023 – 00:52:07
Recent Reviews
  • Jim-Bob-Billy-Bob
    Expat’s Dream
    I recently (Sept. 2020) moved to California from Carrickfergus and after spending all day surrounded by Americans I love listening in and hearing about home and hearing the good Norn Iron accent.
  • S.McBrien
    Everything good about Norn Iron
    Moved to America in 2009 and miss the wee things about home. This is a great podcast and I LOVE listening to the wide range of people interviewed. Keep up the good work Matthew 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
  • Bobthebuilder007
    Love it
    Outstanding show and we love what Matt is doing exploring the wonderful persepctive and people of Northern Ireland.
  • Karen#makinggoodnessaccessible
    Episode 60. The Heroes Journey
    Great to hear the ‘heroes journey’ from a Northern Ireland mindset and accent. Thanks Aidan Malone, for the recommendation. Karen:-) Ps. It helped me understand what the ‘cave’ bit is all about.
  • hannahstahulak
    Brings Belfast to life!
    My boyfriend and I first came across Matthews show after we visited Belfast in 2016. We have since listened to all his episodes, and even met up with Matthew recently on our latest Belfast adventure! I love that Matthew is breaking down the stigmas that still try to hang on to Belfast, and instead focuses on the cities talents and resilient people. I have learned so much about the city through his show, keep up the good work! Sean and I can’t wait to be Belfast’s LA transplants.
  • markdowds
    Brilliant
    I love what Matthew is doing to draw out the best of Belfast and to highlight interesting and brilliant stories to inspire us to do more
  • NI junkie
    Getting addicted
    My daughter Nora introduced us to Best of Belfast. Love your humor too!
  • Niamh Parker
    Highly recommend to anyone!
    Great content and not just for the NI folks! Subscribe subscribe subscribe!
  • Done Full Stop
    High Marks
    While searching for a show with folk having a proper chat (research for voicing a character for Dungeons and Dragons, gnome bard, plays the fiddle) I found this one and it was just what I needed, but then found the content to be a greater find. Wonderful interviews with fascinating people. Thanks so much for your splendid podcast. Subscribed and listening in earnest. Jim - USA
  • lover of Belfast
    Keeping my Journey going!
    Recently visited Belfast from the U.S. I fell in love, couldn’t get enough of this wonderful city. I downloaded Best of Belfast so I could keep my journey going! Brilliant!
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