Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe with Forest Isaac Jones

Hello Libration Nation!, I am so excited for you to hear this week’s episode. Our book is Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, and my guest is the absolutely amazing Forest Issac Jones. If you didn’t guess it immediately, we paired this book with the most Irish of drinks, a smooth, cold Guinness beer.

Forest Issac Jones is an award-winning author of nonfiction, history, and essays. He specializes in Irish history, the US Civil Rights Movement, and Northern Ireland. He lives in Salem, Virginia. His book, Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama, and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972, will be released on April 1st, 2025, so if you’re reading this, it’s out - go get a copy now!

This episode was so special as Forest spoke with me about his experience writing Good Trouble and reading Say Nothing, exploring the Northern Ireland Troubles and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. I cannot say enough about what I learned through reading this book, interviewing Forest, and all I can say, if you’re listening to me, to check out Good Trouble now!

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In this Episode

Say Nothing Series on Hulu

Disappearance of Jean McConville

Bloody Sunday, Derry Ireland January 30, 1972

Understanding Northern Ireland’s Troubles

On Bloody Sunday:A New History of the Day and Its Aftermath by Those Who Were There  by Julieann Campbell

Burntollet Bridge Attack

Selma to Montgomery March

Dolours and Marian Price

Gerry Adams

Brendan Hughes

Northern Ireland Internment: What is its legacy?

Edmund Pettus Bridge Bloody Sunday March 7, 1965

Eamonn McCann

Marian Price lawsuit against Disney+ over Say Nothing TV Show

Boston College Tapes: Troubles Cofessions

Sheyann Webb-Christburg

Richard Smiley

Billy McVeigh and the Derry riots

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland - PBS series

Bernadette Devlin

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