Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster Podcast
Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Bishop Donal McKeown, Wednesday 29th October 2025
Today
It has become the longest-running musical in the history of London鈥檚 theatreland.
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Rev Dr Julian Hamilton, Tuesday 28th October 2025
Yesterday
Strategy will always be beaten by the simple realties of being human.
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Wallace Thompson, Monday 27th October 2025
Monday
Like everything in life, social media has its pros and cons.
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David Brown, Sunday 26th October 2025
Sunday
They are right though when they say that pride comes before a fall.
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Bishop Trevor Williams, Friday 24th October 2025
Friday
The United Nations officially came into existence 80 years ago today.
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P谩draig 脫 Tuama, Thursday 23rd October 2025
Friday
There have been meetings between British monarchs and Popes before, but not for prayer.
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Tony Macaulay, Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Last Wednesday
Books don鈥檛 just entertain us 鈥� they enlarge us.
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Rev. Dr. Julian Hamilton, Tuesday 21st October 2025
Last Tuesday
One luxury I give myself around my birthday, is turning off the alarm.
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Diane Holt, Monday 20th October 2025
Mon 20 Oct 2025
I hadn鈥檛 realised that there was a chip basket involved.
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David Brown, Sunday 19th October 2025
Sun 19 Oct 2025
I am curious, nervous, maybe excited about being 鈥渙n the cusp鈥�.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 17th October 2025
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Memory is just one of the complex mechanisms in our brain that make us who we are.
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 16th October 2025
Thu 16 Oct 2025
鈥淎ll of humanity鈥檚 miseries stem from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.鈥�
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Tony Macaulay, Wednesday 15th October 2025
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Can places of devastation ever truly become places of peace?
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Rev. Dr. Julian Hamilton, Tuesday 14th October 2025
Tue 14 Oct 2025
I woke up and looked out the window to an incredible sight.
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Diane Holt, Monday 13th October 2025
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Eddie proudly showed them his Sherrif鈥檚 badge while they treated him.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 10th October 2025
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Good things, colourful things, are waiting to be found.
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 9th October 2025
Thu 9 Oct 2025
I鈥檝e started to make a habit of looking up and out across whatever is in front of me...
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Tony Macaulay, Wednesday 8th October 2025
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Did you know an octopus has one more heart than a Timelord from the Planet Gallifrey?
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Rev Brian Anderson, Tuesday 7th October 2025
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Today, I am thankful for the farming community.
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Diane Holt, Monday 6th October 2025
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Not just a plain 鈥渘o鈥� 鈥� more an 鈥渁bsolutely not in a million years, no".
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Katy Gaston, Sunday 5th October 2025
Sun 5 Oct 2025
Grand is an interesting word when it comes to Northern Irish chat.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 3rd October 2025
Fri 3 Oct 2025
I couldn鈥檛 work out why I felt so panicky when it was flying around inside the house.
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Rev Steve Stockman, Thursday 2nd October 2025
Thu 2 Oct 2025
You didn鈥檛 need your TV drama for tension, emotion and surprises.
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Tony Macaulay, Wednesday 1st October 2025
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Its speed and mystery show how vast the universe is, and how much of it remains unknown.
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Rev Brian Anderson, Tuesday 30th September 2025
Tue 30 Sep 2025
That night, I could frame the hope of communities near and far making hopes real.
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Katy Gaston, Sunday 28th September 2025
Sun 28 Sep 2025
Words can have lasting impact a long time after their sound has faded.
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Susan Bennett, Friday 26th September 2025
Fri 26 Sep 2025
How many emails do you have in your inbox?
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Rev Steve Stockman, Thursday 25th September 2025
Thu 25 Sep 2025
For one Sunday we had an opportunity to celebrate our city.
