Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster Podcast
Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.
Episodes to download
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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’ve 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 “no” – more an “absolutely 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’t 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’t 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.
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Pádraig Ó Tuama, Wednesday 24th September 2025
Wed 24 Sep 2025
That is one of the pure joys of reading, wondering where on earth is this going?
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Rev Brian Anderson, Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Tue 23 Sep 2025
I am genuinely frightened by how polarised our world has become.
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Katy Gaston, Sunday 21st September 2025
Sun 21 Sep 2025
How long does it take us to create the illusion of a perfect life?
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Dr Naomi Green, Friday 19th September 2025
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Someone had done something kind. Not huge. Just human.
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Rev Steve Stockman, Thursday 18th September 2025
Thu 18 Sep 2025
My wife had a dream, she was about to marry someone else...
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Pádraig Ó Tuama, Wednesday 17th September 2025
Wed 17 Sep 2025
To comfort a soul that is weighed down with pain and sorrow.
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Rev Brian Anderson, Tuesday 16th September 2025
Tue 16 Sep 2025
You are in a safe place. No judgement, no condemnation, only welcome
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Bob Salisbury, Monday 15th September 2025
Mon 15 Sep 2025
To see retirement not as a time of stopping work but more of a chance to change track.
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Katy Gaston, Sunday 14th September 2025
Sun 14 Sep 2025
Planting a tree is one of the most selfless acts a person can perform.
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Dr. Naomi Green, Friday 12th September 2025
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Their joy at finding them made me look again.
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Pádraig Ó Tuama, Thursday 11th September 2025
Thu 11 Sep 2025
There are so many bereaved families in this situation, they make all names available.
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Rev Steve Stockman, Wednesday 10th September 2025
Wed 10 Sep 2025
When you’re in heaven I thought, expect to last forever.
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Rev Norman Hamilton, Tuesday 9th September 2025
Tue 9 Sep 2025
Since A. I. tools offer intsant answers, it is causing us to do less thinking.
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Bob Salisbury, Monday 8th September 2025
Mon 8 Sep 2025
Teaching to them wasn’t just a job it was a vocation.
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Yvonne Aiken, Sunday 7th September 2025
Sun 7 Sep 2025
Either God could heal him or he would go home to heaven
