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The Tolka Podcast

The Tolka Podcast

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The Tolka Podcast invites writers to read and discuss the work they have written for Tolka. Hosts Madeline Arkins and Liam Harrison hear pieces from contributors, ask them about their journey of becoming a writer, and in “Tolka the Town”, hear about their recent cultural highlights and book recommendations. Tolka is a literary journal based in Dublin publishing a diverse range of "formally promiscuous" non-fiction – encouraging writers to test the limits of non-fiction through essays, memoir, and the things that fall in between.Tolka Journal Art
Episodes
  • Episode Eight | Wendy Erskine

    Episode Eight | Wendy Erskine
    May 8 2026

    In this episode, Wendy Erskine joins us to talk about her essay, 'Clobber' (published in Tolka Issue Ten).

    Wendy, a fashion icon, discusses the relationship between clothes, creativity and how stories get made, as well as her novel, The Benefactors (2025).

    Music by Lemzly Dale.
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    55 mins
  • Episode Seven | John Patrick McHugh

    Episode Seven | John Patrick McHugh
    Feb 17 2026

    In this episode, we sit down with John Patrick McHugh, who reads an excerpt from his piece "Voice, voice, voice" (Tolka, Issue Ten).

    We discuss self-esteem, the negotiation between voice and style, and what your position in football says about your literary instincts.

    Music by Lemzly Dale
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    51 mins
  • Episode Six | Caelainn Hogan

    Episode Six | Caelainn Hogan
    Jan 26 2026

    In this episode, we chat with Caelainn Hogan to read her piece "House Share" (published in Tolka, Issue Nine).


    We discuss the commodification of housing, the institutionalisation of women in Irish history , and her bad history with birds.


    Music by Lemzly Dale
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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