https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-prodcast--6997638enSociety & CultureDavid Clarke & Simon Kingstonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3dc2c73868d6a3d98f693b084910b528.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-prodcast--6997638Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:48:45 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonDavid Clarke & Simon Kingstonfeeds@spreaker.comDavid Clarke & Simon Kingston discuss what it is to be an Irish Protestant.falseb45c7a55-898a-5bbd-90b7-794d64af6e1dae201d40-89a7-11f1-a67b-290f0ebc1b18episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-14-sex-i-m-afraid--74715351https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74715351Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:12:58 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonWho was really having sex in repressive 1980s Ireland? Plus the Irish government’s failed effort to woo Ulster Unionists with condoms and divorce, and David audibly blushes amid Simon’s insinuating banter.2166falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-the-food-of-the-prods--74318299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74318299Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:15:09 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonDavid and Simon explore the identity-defining questions of scones, jam and tray bakes… and David makes a confession.2270falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-the-insecurity-of-the-colonised-mind--73922129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73922129Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:02:10 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonWith a nod to our favourite bass player, Conor “Deego” Deegan, we look at whether continued lamenting of the treatment of Ireland by the English might be a sign of insecurity rather than confidence. With references to the World Cup, and an out-of-date...2393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-burke-vs-farage--73278018https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73278018Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:58:58 +0000David Clarke & Simon Kingston2197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-10-talk-culture-scones--72095378https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72095378Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:22:38 +0000David Clarke & Simon Kingston2181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-poor-prods-and-wandering-pronouns--73149494https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73149494Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:14:22 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonThe stereotypes about Irish Prods are durable, but David and Simon discuss some of the ways in which they can and should be challenged.2262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-you-prodded-us-back--73016472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73016472Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:18:55 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonSouthern Ireland, partition, prod pride and other listener notes & queries2290falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-7-the-long-tail-of-the-phoenix--72057319https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057319Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:40:22 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonDavid and Simon explore why Southern Prods still seem so reluctant to talk about their identity in public.1842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-a-field-guide-for-prod-spotters--72057290https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057290Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:21:58 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonA look at more recent history and varieties of Irish Protestant experience and outlook.2235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-what-have-the-prods-ever-done-for-us--72057278https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057278Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:54:27 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonIn which we canter through the first few centuries of Irish Protestant history and some of their legacies.1875falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-we-do-god--72057263https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057263Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:41:02 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonWhat did being Protestant do to our thinking about politics and the society around us in the 1980s and 1990s?1788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3-growing-up-as-prods-in-the-1980s--72057240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057240Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:43:51 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonDavid grew up in the South, Simon in both the North and the South. What was it like being Protestant in 1980s Ireland. Why might it matter now?2130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-here-s-to-us-and-who-s-like-us--72057137https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057137Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:41:31 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonSimon and David get into the details, including Simon explaining his beef with Deego.1557falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1-in-which-we-try-to-explain--72057223https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72057223Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:44:00 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonSimon Kingston and David Clarke explain the motivation for recording the Prodcast and why this is an interesting time to be talking about the Irish Protestant community1616falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-the-prodcast--71729135https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71729135Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:42:00 +0000David Clarke & Simon KingstonDavid Clarke and Simon Kingston try to explain what an Irish Protestant is and what this series is about.553falsetrailer