# monthly meetup (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover monthly meetup. Page: Feed: --- ## [An obscure government calculation throttles housing](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/an-obscure-government-calculation) _2026-08-19 · Seán Keyes · Progress Ireland_ Why Ireland structurally under-invests in transport infrastructure. ## [RAISED BY FERNS: Q&A with Maya Jewell Zeller](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/raised-by-ferns-q-and-a-with-maya) _2026-08-18 · Bloom · Bloom_ Bloom spoke with Jewell Zeller about her debut memoir, which immerses readers in the miracle of bookmobiles and motherhood—as well as the wisdom of trees, ferns, and water. ## [Why Ireland pays more for wind energy](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/why-ireland-pays-more-for-wind-energy) _2026-08-12 · Progress Ireland · Progress Ireland_ The cost of a congested grid. ## [Against joined-up thinking](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/someone-needs-to-stand-up-for-the) _2026-08-05 · Seán Keyes · Progress Ireland_ Fewer objectives would be better. ## [An excerpt from MUD ON THE MOON: A HYBRID MEMOIR](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-mud-on-the-moon-a) _2026-08-04 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Nita Noveno ## [The wicked problem of transmission line consent (and three solutions)](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/the-wicked-problem-of-transmission) _2026-07-29 · Sarah Scales · Progress Ireland_ The NIMBY final boss. ## [THE SECOND ACT: Kai Maristed on Late Blooming, Being Cut to the Ground, and What Came Next](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/the-second-act-kai-maristed-on-late) _2026-07-28 · Bloom · Bloom_ BLOOM kicks off the new SECOND ACT series with this reflection from Kai Maristed on blooming 'late', changing direction—and then blooming again. ## [Monthly meetup at Doheny & Nesbitt's](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/monthly-meetup-at-doheny-and-nesbitts-7d6) _2026-07-23 · Progress Ireland · Progress Ireland_ Drop by to talk policy with us on Wednesday 29th July ## [How to pay off NIMBYs](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/how-to-pay-off-nimbys) _2026-07-22 · Seán O'Neill McPartlin · Progress Ireland_ It's not as crazy as it sounds ## [ESQUIRE BALL, STORIES FROM THE GREAT BLACK SWAMP: Q&A with Lisa Slage Robinson](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/esquire-ball-stories-from-the-great) _2026-07-21 · Bloom · Bloom_ 'What emotions and grit and horror could I uncover?' ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VXzzG1QoXd8Q) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Who pays for the pipes?](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/who-pays-for-the-pipes) _2026-07-15 · Sean O Neill Mcpartlin · Progress Ireland_ How Ireland pays for infrastructure isn't sustainable ## [What kind of housing is banned?](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/what-kind-of-housing-is-banned) _2026-07-08 · Seán O'Neill McPartlin · Progress Ireland_ How Ireland shadow bans nice housing ## [Shall We? On The Long Run, or A Willingness To Be Ridiculous](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/shall-we-on-the-long-run-or-the-willingness) _2026-07-07 · Bloom · Bloom_ What keeps the most innovative, exciting artists going, decade after decade. What will keep BLOOM going? ## [An Invitation from Bloom's Founding Editor](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-invitation-from-blooms-founding) _2026-07-01 · Bloom · Bloom_ ICYMI: Join Us for Bloom Book Club + Bloom Monthly Meetups [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204518276/1c0589ea5d5902d12f2288620987697e.mp3) ## [The impossible industries of the Old World](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/the-impossible-industries-of-the) _2026-07-01 · Incautious Optimism · Progress Ireland_ A guest post by Jordan Taylor ## [Announcing Bloom Book Club and Monthly Meetups](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/announcing-bloom-book-club-and-monthly) _2026-06-25 · Bloom · Bloom_ New opportunities for connection and community at Bloom ## [An economist’s take on Ireland’s electricity future](https://progressireland.substack.com/p/an-economists-take-on-irelands-electricity) _2026-06-24 · Progress Ireland · Progress Ireland_ Muireann Lynch on the surprising strengths, and obvious weaknesses, of our electricity system ## [NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED: Q&A with Yu-Mei Balasingamchow](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/names-have-been-changed-q-and-a-with) _2026-06-23 · Bloom · Bloom_ 'Urgent, prickly, demanding to be taken seriously': on following the voice of an accidental fugitive ## ["Up the Mountainside" and "Endowment": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/up-the-mountainside-and-endowment) _2026-06-02 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Ryan C. Tittle ## [IN BLOOM: Q&A with Liz Allan](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/in-bloom-q-and-a-with-liz-allan) _2026-05-26 · Bloom · Bloom_ From one of The Observer's best debut novelists of 2026, a story about the power of teenage friendships ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/umIDq2oYcLwA) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [The Afterlife of Mrs. Ethel Rigsby-Higginbotham](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/the-afterlife-of-mrs-ethel-rigsby) _2026-05-12 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Judith Sanders ## [A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES: Q&A with Nancy J. Allen](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/a-method-of-reaching-extreme-altitudes) _2026-04-28 · Bloom · Bloom_ David Haynes spoke with Allen about her debut short story collection, which is out now from the University of New Mexico Press. ## ["Remember" and "Biography in Pink": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/remember-and-biography-in-pink-two) _2026-04-14 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Diane Elayne Dees ## [Special Report: Debuting After Fifty panel at AWP](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/special-report-debuting-after-fifty) _2026-04-07 · Bloom · Bloom_ Sara Lippmann, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, Chin-Sun Lee, Nita Noveno and Zeeva Bukai discuss the joys and challenges of debuting after fifty ## [DISPATCH FROM EVERY SECOND GUESS: Q&A with Megan Gannon](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-every-second-guess) _2026-03-31 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Shabana Kayum ## [Special Report: Debut Novelists on Writing Fiction and Making Visual Art](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/special-report-debut-novelists-on) _2026-03-24 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Leah De Forest ## [An Excerpt from BELONGING TO THE AIR: A Novel](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-belonging-to-the) _2026-03-17 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Avery Irons ## ["Rest and Relaxation" and "Collected Correspondences": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/rest-and-relaxation-and-collected) _2026-03-03 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Robert D. Taylor ## [An Excerpt From MULE BOY, A Novel](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-andrew-krivaks-new) _2026-02-17 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Andrew Krivak ## [An Excerpt from LONDON SOJOURN: Rewriting Life After Retirement](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-rebecca-knuths-memoir-london-sojourn-rewriting-life-after-retirement) _2025-12-09 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Rebecca Knuth ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TSMD2khu46ud) _2025-12-09 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [BEWARE THE TALL GRASS: Q&A with Ellen Birkett Morris](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/beware-the-tall-grass-qa-with-ellen-birkett-morris) _2025-12-02 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Liz Ross