U2 X-Radio: Elevation with John Kelly Episode Guides: 2023

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"Celebrating news and ideas from the worlds of science, medicine, faith, and the arts. Hosted by Irish broadcaster/writer John Kelly, this show features music and poetry; interviews with artists, activists, and thinkers; plus the occasional member of U2."

John Kelly, an Irish broadcaster and writer, hosts a weekly show on the channel, where he interviews a variety of guest, including the occasional member of U2. The show started with the launch of the station, and the first episode was July 5, 2020.

Below you will find the latest information about episodes of this program on U2 X-Radio on SiriusXM. Our full U2 X-Radio discography page is available if you are looking for news, scheduling information, and other information. Additional episode guides are available to the right.

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Airs initially on Sunday at 10:00 ET
Shows available on demand.
Repeats twice on Sunday, and throughout the week.

Elevation With John Kelly:

Episode: 131
Initially Aired: 2023-01-01
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Episode: 132 Matthew Hollis
Initially Aired: 2023-01-08
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is poet and editor, Matthew Hollis. We’ll be talking all things T.S. Eliot and his masterpiece, The Waste Land. Plus some fine tunes.

Episode: 133 Richard S. Ellis
Initially Aired: 2023-01-15
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is Richard S. Ellis - renowned astronomer and Professor of Astrophysics (UCL) - When Galaxies Were Born: The Quest for Cosmic Dawn.

Episode: 134 Silas House
Initially Aired: 2023-01-22
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the writer Silas House. We’ll be talking about, among many other things, his novel Lark Ascending

Episode: 135 Heinrich Päs
Initially Aired: 2023-01-29
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is particle physicist Heinrich Päs. From Plato to quantum theory - and all before lunch. Plus tunes.

Episode: 136 Joseph O’Connor
Initially Aired: 2023-02-05
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the Irish novelist, Joseph O’Connor. His new novel My Father’s House is a tale of extraordinary courage set in Nazi occupied Rome.

Episode: 137 Eoghan Daltun
Initially Aired: 2023-02-12
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is sculptor, writer, farmer and re-wilder Eoghan Daltun

Episode: 138 Sabrina Imbler
Initially Aired: 2023-02-19
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is writer and science journalist Sabrina Imbler

Episode: 139 Iris DeMent
Initially Aired: 2023-02-26
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is one of my own faves, singer and songwriter Iris DeMent

Episode: 140 Jake Bittle
Initially Aired: 2023-03-05
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is writer Jake Bittle

Episode: 141 Lonnie Holley
Initially Aired: 2023-03-12
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the artist and musician, the great Lonnie Holley

Episode: 142 Pico Iyer
Initially Aired: 2023-03-19
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the writer Pico Iyer. The Half Known Life - In Search of Paradise

Episode: 143 Joe Henry
Initially Aired: 2023-03-26
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On tomorrow’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the great Joe Henry.

Episode: 144
Initially Aired: 2023-04-02
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Episode: 145
Initially Aired: 2023-04-09
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Episode: 146
Initially Aired: 2023-04-16
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Episode: 147 Pattiann Rogers
Initially Aired: 2023-04-23
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is the poet Pattiann Rogers

Episode: 148
Initially Aired: 2023-04-30
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Episode: 149 Clint Smith
Initially Aired: 2023-05-07
John Kelly tweets, "My guest on ELEVATION on U2 X-Radio this week is the American poet Clint Smith.

Episode: 150
Initially Aired: 2023-05-14
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Episode: 151
Initially Aired: 2023-05-21
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Episode: 152 Laurie Anderson
Initially Aired: 2023-05-28
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio my guest is one of my favourite people - the great Laurie Anderson

Episode: 153 Rufus Wainwright and Arthur McBride
Initially Aired: 2023-06-04
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by Rufus Wainwright (and Arthur McBride)

Episode: 154 Richard Kearney
Initially Aired: 2023-06-11
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the Irish philosopher and writer Richard Kearney

Episode: 155 Jaime Green
Initially Aired: 2023-06-18
John Kelly tweets, "My guest on ELEVATION on U2 X-Radio this week is the science writer Jaime Green.

Episode: 156 Tom Piazza
Initially Aired: 2023-06-25
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On today’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined from New Orleans by the Grammy Award winning writer Tom Piazza

Episode: 157 Dorothy Cross
Initially Aired: 2023-07-02
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by one of Ireland’s greatest artists - Dorothy Cross. Plus plenty of fine tunes.

Episode: 158 Jacknife Lee
Initially Aired: 2023-07-09
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by Jacknife Lee

Episode: 159 Richard Ford
Initially Aired: 2023-07-16
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist - Richard Ford. Plus plenty of fine tunes.

Episode: 160 Baaba Maal
Initially Aired: 2023-07-23
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the great Baaba Maal.

Episode: 161 Geezer Butler
Initially Aired: 2023-07-30
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by Black Sabbath legend Geezer Butler.

Episode: 162
Initially Aired: 2023-08-06
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Episode: 163
Initially Aired: 2023-08-13
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Episode: 164
Initially Aired: 2023-08-20
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Episode: 165
Initially Aired: 2023-08-27
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Episode: 166 Lisa O’Neill
Initially Aired: 2023-09-03
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the Irish singer and songwriter Lisa O’Neill.

Episode: 167
Initially Aired: 2023-09-10
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Episode: 168 Josh Ritter
Initially Aired: 2023-09-17
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the singer, songwriter, painter and novelist Josh Ritter.

Episode: 169 Alva Noë
Initially Aired: 2023-09-24
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the American philosopher Alva Noë

Episode: 170 Nicole Flattery
Initially Aired: 2023-10-01
John Kelly tweets, "On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the writer Nicole Flattery

Episode: 171 Daragh Lynch
Initially Aired: 2023-10-08
John Kelly tweets, "On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by Daragh Lynch from Lankum

Episode: 172 Dr. Michael E. Mann
Initially Aired: 2023-10-15
John Kelly tweets, "On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the renowned climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann - Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Episode: 173 Arianne Shahvisi
Initially Aired: 2023-10-22
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the philosopher Arianne Shahvisi

Episode: 174 Tim Wheeler
Initially Aired: 2023-10-29
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by gentleman Flying V-ist Tim Wheeler from Ash

Episode: 175 Will Kinney
Initially Aired: 2023-11-05
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by cosmologist Will Kinney

Episode: 176 Johnny Marr
Initially Aired: 2023-11-12
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by gentleman guitar ledge Johnny Marr

Episode: 177 Diana Walsh Pasulka
Initially Aired: 2023-11-19
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by the writer Diana Walsh Pasulka - expect UFOs, angels, Teresa of Avila and Parliament.

Episode: 178 W. Russell Neuman
Initially Aired: 2023-11-26
John Kelly tweets, "Friends in the US and Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio I’ll be joined by W. Russell Neuman - former Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - on how tech will make us smarter

Episode: 179 Darrin M. McMahon
Initially Aired: 2023-12-03
John Kelly tweets, "Many thanks to Darrin M. McMahon for being my guest this week on ELEVATION on U2 X-RADIO. His book Equality - The History of An Elusive Idea is published by BasicBooks

Episode: 180 Caspar Henderson
Initially Aired: 2023-12-10
John Kelly tweets, "Another wonderful book from Caspar Henderson. Caspar will be my guest on this Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2 X-Radio

Episode: 181
Initially Aired: 2023-12-17
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Episode: 182 (??)
Initially Aired: 2023-12-24
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Episode: 183
Initially Aired: 2023-12-31
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