The Last Post: Dave Severance
1 September 2021 - 14 minsDave Severance was a United States Marine Corps colonel.
During World War II, he served as the commanding officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines and led his company in the battle of Iwo Jima.
Kieran found out all about him on The Last Post.
The Last Post: Jo-Carroll Dennison
Every Wednesday here on the Hard Shoulder on Newstalk we bring you The Last Post. Where we hear about the life of someone who has recently died but you have probably never heard of... John Kelleher, tells Kieran about Jo-Carroll Dennison former Miss America, 97... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
12 mins
3 November 2021 Finished
The Last Post: Jean Binta Breeze
Every week John Kelleher joins the show for The Last Post, this week John discusses Jean Binta Breeze Jamaican poet who died aged 65... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
13 mins
25 August 2021 Finished
The Last Post: Faye Schulman
This week on The Last Post, John Kelleher told us about the life of Faye Schulman, a woman who fought and photographed the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust and who died recently at the age of 101. The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
12 mins
12 May 2021 Finished
The Last Post: Peter Warner
Every Wednesday on the Hard Shoulder, we bring you The Last Post - where we hear about the life of someone who has recently died but you have probably never heard of... Today, John Kelleher told us all about Australian seafarer Peter Warner, who rescued six shipwrecked boys from Tonga, who had survived for eighteen months on a desert island in the South Pacific. Picture: Peter Warner (third left) with his crew: David, John, Luke, Bill, Stephen, Jim, Kolo and Mano in 1968. Photograph: John Raymond/Fairfax Media
15 mins
28 April 2021 Finished
The Last Post: Howard Weitzman
Every Wednesday on the Hard Shoulder, we bring you The Last Post - where we hear about the life of someone who has recently died but you have probably never heard of... Today, John Kelleher told us all about defence lawyer to the stars Howard Weitzman. The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
15 mins
21 April 2021 Finished