"The House is So Empty and Sad": The Irish Potato Famine

In contemporary times, it's difficult to imagine crop shortages (at least in so-called developed countries). But not all that long ago, just such an incident occurred in a country then ruled by one of the foremost powers in the entire world. I'm speaking, of course, about the Potato Famine that ravaged Ireland in the mid-19th Century. How did it happen? How were its consequences ultimately felt throughout the world? And how did it change the nation forever? Join me in this sobering episode to find out.