Padraic Scanlan, author of 'Rot: an Imperial History of the Irish Famine'

Originally from Montréal, Padraic now lives in Toronto where he is Associate Professor at the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies and the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. In this episode, Padraic discusses growing up with an Irish name in Montréal as well as his research on the Irish Famine. In 2025, he published his third book, titled Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. We discuss his research, his and his family’s relationship with being Irish.

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