Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster Podcast
Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 22nd January 2026
Thursday
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by."
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Rev Brian Anderson, Wednesday 21st January 2026
Wednesday
It mirrors something deeper in our culture.
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Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick, Tuesday 20th January 2026
Tuesday
Even in stressful situations – there is often room for laughter.
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Dr Naomi Green, Monday 19th January 2026
Monday
It’s easy to forget that what we see online isn’t reality.
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Deborah Sloan, Sunday 18th January 2026
Last Sunday
There isn’t a specific name for the ‘science of leaving things behind’
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Leon Litvack, Wednesday 14th January 2026
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Once again, Jews no longer feel safe in the places they call home.
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Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick, Tuesday 13th January 2026
Tue 13 Jan 2026
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
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Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Sunday 11th January 2026
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Hope can feel painfully scarce at the moment
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Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 9th January 2026
Fri 9 Jan 2026
I have a glass for capturing spiders...
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Leon Litvack, Wednesday 7th January 2026
Wed 7 Jan 2026
For celebrities, constant presence in the public mind is everything...
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Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 5th January 2026
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Today’s the day for taking down the Christmas tree.
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Deborah Sloan, Sunday 4th January, 2026
Sun 4 Jan 2026
I no longer had what’s known as the ‘Sunday Scaries’.
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Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 2nd January 2026
Fri 2 Jan 2026
I’m travelling to Tasmania to meet a cousin I never knew existed...
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Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 1st January 2026
New Year's Day 2026
This is January, the month named after the Janus figure looking in different directions.
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Leon Litvack, Wednesday 31st December 2025
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Tonight, people round the world will be celebrating the new year.
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Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 30th December 2025
Tue 30 Dec 2025
We talk about time as though it was a physical commodity.
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Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 29th December 2025
Mon 29 Dec 2025
The group now continues without outside help.
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Rev Leslie-Ann Wilson, Friday 26th December 2025
Boxing Day 2025
He gifted the broken cello to the care home he loved.
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Jim Deeds, Thursday 25th December 2025
Christmas Day 2025
In their presence we tend to ‘coo’ and ‘awww’ and smile more.
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Leon Litvack, Wednesday 24th December 2025
Christmas Eve 2025
Each time we read it, I try to focus on something different in the story...
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Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Tue 23 Dec 2025
Effectively it is a non-commercial, parody option to Christmas with all its trappings.
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Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 22nd December 2025
Mon 22 Dec 2025
The shortest day and the longest night have taken place, and we are on the turn.
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Helen McClements, Sunday 21st December 2025
Sun 21 Dec 2025
There is no fellow corncrake to answer its call...
