Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster Podcast
Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Janni Knox, Thursday 1st October 2026
Yesterday
Apparently, my genes knew I was Irish long before I did.
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Rev Chris Bennett, Wednesday 30th September 2026
Wednesday
I would just shrug my little shoulders and toddle off...
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Pastor Lindsay Allen, Tuesday 29th September 2026
Tuesday
It goes without saying that accuracy in scales is important.
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Shannon Goodwin, Sunday 27th September 2026
Sunday
Don’t just look at the crowd. Look at the person.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 25th September 2026
Last Friday
Surely these are simple events that I can do quickly?
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Karen Jardine, Monday 28th September 2026
Last Thursday
No matter how self sufficient we seem, we all need a little guidance...
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Janni Knox, Thursday 24th September 2026
Last Thursday
The closer we look at our fellow animals, the more connections we find.
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Paul Connolly, Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Wed 23 Sep 2026
We’d finally hear singer Julian Casablancas’s signature rasp.
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Pastor Lindsay Allen, Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Tue 22 Sep 2026
What do we mean when we say we believe something?
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Katy Gaston, Monday 21st September 2026
Mon 21 Sep 2026
The words that we speak can often reflect what we feel about ourselves
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Susan Bennett, Friday 18th September 2026
Fri 18 Sep 2026
In many ways nostalgia is a form of grief...
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Janni Knox, Thursday 17th September 2026
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Facing imminent spider domination, I decided more research was necessary.
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Paul Connolly, Wednesday 16th September 2026
Wed 16 Sep 2026
“I didn’t understand that, was it in English?”
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Tuesday 15th September 2026
Tue 15 Sep 2026
There are fewer potatoes, carrots and onions to be harvested.
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Katy Gaston, Monday 14th September 2026
Mon 14 Sep 2026
Even something so mighty can become stressed.
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David Brown, Sunday 13th September 2026
Sun 13 Sep 2026
The three-days we spent in Bethlehem shook me to the core.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 11th September
Fri 11 Sep 2026
This year, the weekend is officially one hundred years old.
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Janni Knox, Thursday 10th September 2026
Thu 10 Sep 2026
We frequently ask each other, “How are you?”
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Paul Connolly, Wednesday 9th September 2026
Wed 9 Sep 2026
It lived in the corner and was an immovable monolith...
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Tuesday 8th September 2026
Wed 9 Sep 2026
By shutting down conversations, we are all impoverished.
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David Brown, Sunday 6th September 2026
Sun 6 Sep 2026
From “bouncy” you might say to, “less bouncy”.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 4th September 2026
Fri 4 Sep 2026
My deepest secrets were printed in black and white...
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Paul Connolly, Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Something close to magic happens around us each time and in each place we play it.
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Tuesday 1st September 2026
Tue 1 Sep 2026
Arday’s life and work had been the subject of intense media scrutiny for several weeks.
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David Brown, Sunday 30th August 2026
Sun 30 Aug 2026
I wept and whimpered the whole way between Glasgow and Stranraer.
