Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster Podcast
Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.
Episodes to download
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Janni Knox, Tuesday 28th April 2026
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Feeding birds is no longer quite the simple kindness it once seemed.
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David Brown, Monday 27th April 2026
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Do you ever find yourself repeating a wee phrase almost like a personal mantra?
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Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, Sunday 26th April 2026
Sun 26 Apr 2026
With collective action this tide can be turned.
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Karen Jardine, Friday 24th April 2026
Fri 24 Apr 2026
The front seats upstairs on any double decker bus are *the* best seats...
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Koulla Yiasouma, Thursday 23rd April 2026
Thu 23 Apr 2026
The saying 鈥淗ome is Where the Heart is鈥� is one that resonates with me deeply.
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Sir Bob Salisbury, Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Wed 22 Apr 2026
鈥淭he wildlife of today is not ours to dispose of as we please..."
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Rev Steve Stockman, Tuesday 21st April 2026
Tue 21 Apr 2026
That Queen that I thought was ineffectual now seemed a prophet for our times...
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Karen Jardine, Friday 17th April 2026
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The only thing better than a sunset is a sunset by the sea.
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 16th April 2026
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Our part and our time, in the vastness of the universe, is brief.
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Sir Bob Salisbury, Wednesday 15th April 2026
Wed 15 Apr 2026
鈥淣eed a hand?鈥� said a voice from behind me.
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David Brown, Monday 13th April 2026
Mon 13 Apr 2026
鈥淵ou鈥檙e one of them there do-gooders, are you?鈥�
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Susan Bennett, Sunday 12th April 2026
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Surely it鈥檚 impossible to measure the attention span of a goldfish?
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Diane Holt, Friday 10th April 2026
Fri 10 Apr 2026
The idea is that the lift gently drags you up the mountain...
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 9th April 2026
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Imagine how awful a world it would be if there was no art...
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Wednesday 8th April 2026
Thu 9 Apr 2026
This is human created horror of mind-boggling proportions.
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Rev Steve Stockman, Tuesday 7th April 2026
Tue 7 Apr 2026
They were quite the picture in the factory yard but then iconic on that big screen.
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Susan Bennett, Sunday 5th April 2026
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Easter Sunday has often started not with a blaze of colour, but with a dark grey sky.
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Diane Holt, Friday 3rd April 2026
Fri 3 Apr 2026
鈥淭here is a crack in everything 鈥� that鈥檚 how the light gets in.鈥�
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 2nd April 2026
Thu 2 Apr 2026
The first time I saw flamingos with my own eyes was earlier this year.
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Wednesday 1st April 2026
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Whether we like it or not, we are living with noise around us all the time.
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Rev Steve Stockman, Tuesday 31st March 2026
Tue 31 Mar 2026
That meekness is the point of Jesus' entire ministry.
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Sheena Bradley, Thursday 26th March 2026
Thu 26 Mar 2026
Real change often begins when we turn towards the things we鈥檇 rather avoid.
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Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, Wednesday 25th March
Wed 25 Mar 2026
I had to stop to admire a huge camellia bush absolutely smothered in large pink flowers.
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