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🗓️ 7 August 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Guinness is the most iconic Irish brand of all time. A large part of its success is based on a history the company has carefully crafted around the beer. However like all histories, the actual history of Guinness is complicated. In this episode, I am joined by Eoin Tabb and DJ Walsh to explore some of the more controversial aspects of the history of Guinness. So tune in to uncover the untold stories behind Ireland's famous stout.
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0:57.1 | Admiral Insurance, always looking out for you. Guinness is perhaps the most successful Irish product or brand and history or at least a |
1:20.0 | version of history has been key to its success. Over the last century the Guinness |
1:25.4 | Company has carefully crafted a narrative about its past that has been key to its |
1:30.2 | success. They've endorsed books, documentaries and even podcasts to tell their story. |
1:36.2 | And while these are often well researched, they are highly selective. And don't get me wrong, |
1:41.3 | there's much about the Guinness company that does set them apart. |
1:44.3 | Historically, they were considered the best employers in Dublin. |
1:47.7 | But as with Annie's story, there are two sides to the history of Guinness. Arthur Guinness, the celebrated founder of the company, was accused of being an |
1:56.6 | informal for the British in the 1790s. Over the following century and more, the Guinness |
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