Back in 2017, I was invited to be interviewed on Australia’s ABC radio. My reaction was a pleased, but muted, “That’s nice.” I would have been far more intimidated had I realised that the interviewer, Richard Fidler, is and was, an Aussie legend with the most downloaded podcast in that part of the world and a wide knowledge of… well, it felt like everything.

In any case, the interview was rebroadcast yesterday in Oz, and you — yes, you! — can listen to it right here:

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs...

Or!

Just look for the “Conversations” podcast from ABC. The title of my episode is: Myths and Legend — Battles, fairie curses and the evil eye: why old Irish tales still delight us.