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Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.
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Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
In my 2022 book Richard Harris: Raising Hell and Reaching for Heaven, I tried not to focus on the obvious side of Richard's life, the brawling. But many people seem to love these stories of his fights!
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Some sections of certain interviews deserve to be heard by those who may benefit from them. I dedicate this to all teenagers struggling with depression. Hold on, you can make it through. I did. So did Tiernan.
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
They say you should never meet your heroes. I don't agree. But this podcast tells of a positively surreal meeting I had one night with Van Morrison.
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
The new host of Ireland's Late Late Show, back when he was young and uncensored
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
My first meeting with Dolores, in Dublin's Central Hotel, in 1990, a sweet and innocent Dolores.
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Thirty years later, people might find it interesting to revisit this Gerry Adams interview. It should appeal in particular to fans of the Wolfe Tones
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
It's been more than a quarter century since Eamon Dunphy and I did this interview. The clip here was cut from an Irish rock magazine
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
My favourite memory of this interview is that Neil's manager couldn't believe I had asked Neil about his ties to the Mafia. But Diamond himself had no problem answering ther question!
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Interviewing was never just a job for me. I'm not even a trained journalist. I come from the world of the arts nad happily admit that I was searching for "timeless, universal truths" and "transcendence from the start. How's that for pretentiousness!!!
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
This is just a bit of fun I had interviewing in 1993, the future, and now current President of Ireland