Henry McDonald Podcast Tribute

Constructive Voices - A podcast by Peter Finn, Henry McDonald, Steve Randall, Jackie De Burca

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Today, Tuesday 28th February 2023, our beloved and esteemed colleague, Henry McDonald will has been laid to rest. This episode is a tribute to Henry, with excerpts of a small selection of some of his excellent interviews for Constructive Voices. Additionally, a few guests and colleagues pay tribute to him. Henry was a talented, prolific, versatile and empathetic journalist, author and broadcaster. He was also a very special, kind human being. He was invited to become part of the team at Constructive Voices by our producer, Jackie De Burca, who had previously interviewed Henry McDonald. There was serendipity in this connection as Henry suggested to Jackie to interview some of the team at Changing Streams.  Constructive Voices had always intended to make a positive difference in the industry. He spoke to Dr. Wendy Jones, the Scientific Lead and Climate Adviser firstly to tee up the hard facts behind the organisation. Then Henry spoke to Neal Maxwell, who set up Changing Streams after a life changing moment on a trip to the Artic. Neal had worked for thirty years in construction. Neal speaks to Jackie about Henry. If you knew Henry McDonald, you knew very well how much he loved football. And Everton and Cliftonville were his teams. He had already covered the story about the then proposed Everton football stadium with the renowned Liverpool expert, Prof. Michael Parkinson. Professor Michael Parkinson C.B.E. also pays tribute to Henry. Henry McDonald often talked to Jackie after his interviews and was almost always delighted with the guests he or we had chose for him to interview. Moving on to an episode that he was especially delighted with was Episode 13 about How Women Can Help Create Sustainable Change. This featured two wonderful women, Emma Nicholso