• 'Say Nothing' tells the story of 'The Troubles' through one woman's murder

  • Nov 21 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
  • Podcast

'Say Nothing' tells the story of 'The Troubles' through one woman's murder

  • Summary

  • In the late 1900s, Protestants and Catholics were in conflict over who should rule Northern Ireland, the British or the Irish. The time was dubbed "The Troubles." Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Nothing tells the story of this conflict through the disappearance of a woman, Jean McConville. His nonfiction book has now been adapted into an FX show by the same name. In today's episode, we revisit a 2019 conversation between Keefe and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the conflict, McConville, and how The Troubles left a wound on Ireland's history that remains open today.

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