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“Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
"Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” is a podcast series, colored with humor, nostalgia and pathos. It’s about a Boston tenement kid, born in 1939, clawing his way out of poverty by being hard-working, creative, persistent, entrepreneurial and by taking risks often. There are also stories of my later life in Boston, Cambridge and New England. If you like old Boston stories or Irish-American stories or old Cambridge stories, this is your podcast. If you like Pull-Yourself-Up-By-The-Bootstrap type…
Episodes
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, #27, Blonde Jokes Plus, Episode 232
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, #27, Blonde Jokes Plus, Episode 232 Blondy jokes Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, #28, Just Jokes, Episode 232
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, #28, Just Jokes, Episode 232 Various jokes Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, #29, New England Jokes, Episode 233
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, #29, New England Jokes, Episode 233 Mass. NH, Maine, Vermont, Conn & RI jokes Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Roddy McCorley, Irish Songs, Episode 230
Send us Fan Mail Roddy McCorley, Irish Songs, Episode 230 Irish patriot of the 1798 Irish Rebellion informed on and hanged on the Bridge of Toome, near Antrim…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, Church Jokes, Episode 227
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, Church Jokes, Episode 227 Jesus & The Martians and other jokes Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
The Patriot Game, Irish Songs, Episode 229
Send us Fan Mail The Patriot Game, Irish Songs, Episode 229 The Patriot Game is an Irish Ballad written by Dominic Behan. He criticizes the romantization of…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
The Last Farewell, Irish Songs, Episode 224
Send us Fan Mail The Last Farewell, Irish Songs, Episode 224 "The Last Farewell" is a song by the British folk singer Roger Whittaker who did the vocals on the…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Redo AI & The Crisis of Young Men, Episode 231
Send us Fan Mail Redo AI & The Crisis of Young Men, Episode 231 Maybe there is no such a crisis. Maybe young men but not young women have figured out that…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Seamus Heaney, Irish Writers Series, Episode 228
Send us Fan Mail Seamus Heaney, Irish Writers Series, Episode 228 Seamus Heaney, Renowned Irish Poet, Irish Patriot, Harvard Professor and my Cambridge…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club #25, Married Couples Jokes Plus, Episode 226
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club #25, Married Couples Jokes Plus, Episode 226 Lots of Husbands & Wives jokes Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Eugene O'Neill, Irish Writer Series, Episode 223
Send us Fan Mail Eugene O'Neill, Irish Writer Series, Episode 223 Eugene O'Neill was the first American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Flannery O'Connor, Irish Writers Series, Episode 215
Send us Fan Mail Flannery O'Connor, Irish Writers Series, Episode 215 Flannery O'Connor is considered one of the best short story writers of the 20th Century…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, #23, Episode 220
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, #23, Episode 220 Military jokes, talking dog jokes. Dorchester jokes, Rooster jokes. Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Magazine Beach, Then & Now, Episode 219
Send us Fan Mail Magazine Beach, Then & Now, Episode 219 Magazine Beach is a 15 acre riverside park in Cambridge, Mass., located on the banks of the Charles…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, Boston Jokes, Episode 218
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, Boston Jokes, Episode 218 Jabber Murphy, South End Irish Pub, Savin Hill, Dolly Parton's Chest, American, Russian &…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, God Jokes Plus, #21, Episode 217
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, God Jokes Plus, #21, Episode 217 St. Francis of Assissi. Marvin Cohen, God, Jewish Bras,Paddy Murphy, Eamon Murphy…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Irish Writers, Episode 215
Send us Fan Mail F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Irish Writers, Episode 215 The Irish people have been given certain gifts by God but not all Micks have all of…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, Religious Jokes Plus #19, Episode 211
Send us Fan Mail Murphy's Comedy Club, Religious Jokes Plus #19, Episode 211 Priest, Rabbi & Pastor jokes, Nun jokes and others. Support the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
The Flying Irishman Plus, Episode 214
Send us Fan MailThe Flying Irishman Plus, Episode 214This episode describes two Michael C. Murphys., both Army Lt. Colonels. One was the legendary "Flying…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Medal of Honor Winner, Episode 213
Send us Fan MailLt. Michael P. Murphy, Medal of Honor Winner, Episode 213This one is about Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy, born May 7, 1976, was a United…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
The Rising of the Moon, Irish Songs, Episode 212
Send us Fan MailThe Rising of the Moon, Irish Songs, Episode 212This episode, “The Rising of the Moon” refers to the ballad describing the orders for the…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Audie Murphy, World War 2 Hero & Movie Star, Episode 209
Send us Fan MailAudie Murphy, World War 2 Hero & Movie Star, Episode 209The most decorated World War 2 Hero was Audie Murphy, a 5 foor, 110 lb. Irish…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Cocoanut Grove Night Club Fire, Episode 203
Send us Fan MailCocoanut Grove Night Club Fire, Episode 203Boston's Cocoanut Grove Fire was a catastrophy aqnd one the worst fire US history. It happened on…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Disease, Boston's 3 Deckers & Shanty Irish, Episode 203
Send us Fan MailDisease, Boston's 3 Deckers & Shanty Irish, Episode 203 Living in Boston, as the Murphys did in the 40s and 50s, with its crowded, small flats…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Cockroaches, Cooties & Shanty Irish, Episode 202
Send us Fan MailCockroaches, Cooties & Shanty Irish, Episode 202Today I bring you back to the 1940s and 50s, and how Boston's 3 decker dwellers lived with and…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
From Catholic to Pagan, The Fall of Boston's Papists, Episode 102A
Send us Fan MailFrom Catholic to Pagan, The Fall of Boston's Papists, Episode 102AHow did the devout 1950s Catholic population of Massachusetts, Boston and the…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
From Catholic to Pagan, The Fall of Boston's Papists, Episode 102B
Send us Fan MailFrom Catholic to Pagan, The Fall of Boston's Papists, Episode 102BHow did the devout 1950s Catholic population of Massachusetts, Boston and the…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Galway Bay, Episode 198
Send us Fan MailGalway Bay, Episode 198Dr. Arthur Colahan wrote this song, Galway Bay after serving as a physician in WW! and having been hurt from mustard…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Murphy's Comedy Club, Episode 192
Send us Fan MailMurphy's Comedy Club, Episode 192Some more Paddy Murphy jokes plus Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and other jokesSupport the show
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
Is It an Irish Song or Is It a Scottish Song?, Episode 143
Send us Fan MailIs It an Irish Song or Is It a Scottish Song?, Episode 143For centuries Irish and Scottish music has passed over national borders freely. Many…
- “Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.
"The Town I Loved So Well", Episode 143
Send us Fan Mail"The Town I Loved So Well", Episode 143A wonderful, moving song by Phil Coulter about the Irish town of Derry and its centuries of battle…