Keeping It Good

’GOOD Politics’ with Ivana Bacik

In this episode, Jools talks to the new leader of the Labour Party in Ireland, Ivana Bacik TD. In a conversation designed to inspire young women, they talk about what what got Ivana into politics, how young people can make a positive contribution to society, what is needed to bring about a GOOD society, and the island that Ivana wants to see - for everyone!

The Good Summit 2021 Simon Coveney Interview

Jools sits down with Simon Coveney to have a chat about various issues that face the Island of Ireland, both North and South.

‘Thanks for Keeping it Good’ with Jools Hamilton

On the final episode of this series of #KeepingItGood, we welcome Jools Hamilton, our co-founder, and presenter of the series! Alongside Amr Dawood, Jools founded The Good Summit as a vehicle to help the conversation Common Good in the world, and of how we can do things differently. Jools’ – ‘Rev Dr Julian Hamilton’ – is an ordained minister of the Methodist Church in Ireland, currently Chaplain to Trinity College Dublin. 

Jools has a passion to see people live in light and love – people filled with purpose, dignity, passion and compassion. He believes there is always more to life than we can see and more that we can be! In this final episode of the series he connects some dots and gives a few brief final thoughts for us all to be getting along with… 

‘When Your Faith Drives You Onto the Streets’ with Emma McCallion

*Please be advised that this episode contains discussion on adult themes and is not suitable for younger audiences.

Emma McCallion is a singer-songwriter based in Valencia, Spain, originally from Northern Ireland. Emma is a languages teacher, musician, conference speaker, and coordinator of a Christian NGO working with vulnerable women in street prostitution in Spain. 

Emma’s songs highlight social issues and call us to action over injustice. Her new single “Paying for Love”, comes directly from her deep Christian faith, and is a thought-provoking take on inequality. The song encourages us to reflect on our impact on others whilst sending out a clear message of reconciliation. As a special treat in this podcast - you get to hear it!

Where life, art, faith, and action collide, we are delighted to welcome Emma McCallion to #KeepingItGood!

 

‘Real Life Game of Thrones - Fighting for Peace and Justice’ with Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham is an Irish stage and screen actor best known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic–fantasy series Game of Thrones. 

In other roles Liam has been nominated for the London Film Critics’ Circle Award, the British Independent Film Award, has won two Irish Film & Television Awards, and shared a BAFTA with Michael Fassbender, for their crime–drama short film Pitch Black Heist.

A fierce advocate of human rights, peace-making, refugee and immigrant entitlement and a better world, Liam is a supporter of several charities –most notably being an advocate for World Vision, the world’s biggest children’s charity. 

We are delighted to welcome Liam to Keeping It Good to help us have the conversations that matter!

‘Treasuring the Past to Fuel the Future’ with Liz Maguire

Liz Maguire has developed an incredible social enterprise called ‘Flea Market Love Letters’ which aims to learn from and be inspired by the past through letters that people wrote to each other!

 

Collecting for this passion project is ongoing. There are now over 400 letters in the archive, and that number is ever increasing!

 

Liz is helping humans to connect with themselves, each other, and the past.

Her story encompasses history learning, social sharing and community connections, and we are delighted to welcome her to Keeping It Good to chat all about her amazing project!

 

‘Keeping a GOOD Head on your Shoulders’ with Aimée-Louise Carton

Aimée–Louise Carton, the CEO of the company she co–founded KeepAPPY, is one of the most impactful young female social entrepreneurs in Ireland.

Following her own battle with mental health, Aimée almost took her life on the bridge beside her house in 2017, however her life was saved by a helpline volunteer and her dog Aura. 

Since then, Aimee has been on a mission to provide access to preventative care for those suffering from a mental illness but will never seek help. Her work with KeepAPPY has brought support, understanding, and education to many people suffering alone.

We are proud to welcome Aimée to Keeping It Good to chat all about her amazing work! 

‘Making Good Happen’ with Matt Callanan

We are delighted to welcome the incredible Matt Callanan to #KeepingItGood. Matt is the founder of the growing movement We Make Good Happen, which is all about sparking the joy of human kindness.

His #Tenner4Good idea went viral around the UK where he hid £10’s in envelopes around his city with two rules: 1. Don’t spend it on yourself. 2. Do some good with the £10 - people did inspiring, creative and unexpected things with the Tenner4Good they found. 

Matt is a former global DJ, music producer, filmmaker, podcaster, coach, an international speaker, and a doer of good!

Matt is looking to inspire and encourage people to engage in small acts of kindness to help make the world a little bit happier.

‘Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science’ with Luke O’Neill

Professor Luke O’Neill, who specialises in immunology, is one of Ireland’s leading and most popular scientists, currently helping the country by educating the general public around the coronavirus and what we need to do in order to move through and beyond this pandemic. 

 

Luke holds the Chair of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, and he is the best-selling author of the incredible ‘Humanology: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Amazing Existence’ and also ‘Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science.’

 

Luke is passionate about how science helps the world become a better place and us better people, and we are delighted to welcome him to The Good Summit Podcast!  

 

'What it Takes to Make a Country GOOD' with Simon Anholt

Simon Anholt has worked with the presidents, prime ministers and governments of more than fifty nations, devising strategies and policies to help them to engage more imaginatively and productively with the international community. 

In 2014, Anholt founded the Good Country, a project aimed at helping countries work together to tackle global challenges like climate change, poverty, migration and terrorism, by mobilizing “the only superpower left on the planet: global public opinion.”

A best-selling author of many books, his latest release ‘The Good Country Equation’ is an incredible tour of the world and what it takes to make a country a country, and a world good.

Anholt is also a TEDx speaker with millions of views and an Honorary Professor of Political Science.

We are very excited to welcome Simon Anholt to The Good Summit podcast!