Writer and speaker of words. Saver of whales (ret). Lover of polar regions. Interviewer of boxers. Fan of Liverpool Football Club. Author of upcoming book, "Arctic Passages." https://islandpress.org/books/arctic-passages#deschttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mki6yf6fwc2hWant a piece on my why Tombstone is such fun? I'm your huckleberry. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/27/tombstone-val-kilmer-feelgood-movie?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other27 Apr 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki6yf6fwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mk6hjxjno22wSamantha Worthington was winning her fight. But then the evening took a dramatic turn. In this special episode of the Fighter Health Podcast, Worthington talks about her life, her career, her faith, and the night that changed everything. https://open.substack.com/pub/fighterhealthpodcast/p/episode-22-samantha-worthington?r=os4uu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web23 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6hjxjno22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mfhpxwsp7s2oThe only way this would make sense was if this imaginary hospital ship were full of Americans who can't afford health care seeking treatment in Greenland.22 Feb 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhpxwsp7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mehhudijnc2s"Notwithstanding breathless assertions to the contrary, conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary. The greater threat to the region is a self-fulfilling assumption that conflict is inevitable." By me for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social https://progressive.org/op-eds/the-real-threat-to-arctic-security-mulvaney-20260209/09 Feb 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehhudijnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mdvlockxbk25On Groundhog Day, a throwback to one of the pieces I most enjoyed writing for NatGeo. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/groundhog-day-predictions-of-spring-no-better-than-chance02 Feb 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvlockxbk25https://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mdnypbmz322lTerribly sad news. What a wonderful comic actor. I shall go fold in some cheese in her honor. ♥️ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/arts/television/catherine-ohara-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.S1aS.nsRY-_ZtnMtB&smid=nytcore-android-share30 Jan 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnypbmz322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mckososm4c2eHow a conversation at a Vermont ski lodge led to the creation of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division and the explosion of the ski industry. https://www.history.com/articles/camp-hale-world-war-ii-skiing-soldiers-army16 Jan 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckososm4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3mbs7dkdfr22jEnjoyed writing this piece about this fascinating way of life. https://www.history.com/articles/kazakh-falconry-mongolia-golden-eagles07 Jan 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbs7dkdfr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3ma7no4ptqs2gTruly we live not just in the Age of Stupid but the Age of Wilful Ignorance. These ghouls are determined not to leave behind a world worth inhabiting. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/climate/national-center-for-atmospheric-research-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share17 Dec 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7no4ptqs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3m65k4expn22xThrilled to see "Arctic Passages" featured as one of if The Economist's Best Books of 2025.21 Nov 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65k4expn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3m44aggy7wk2uOn this day in 1881, three men were hurled into eternity in the duration of a moment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/in-tombstone-ariz-earps-gunfight-at-ok-corral-and-worlds-largest-rose-tree-live-on/2012/09/10/12cacc3e-ec70-11e1-aca7-272630dfd152_story.html26 Oct 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44aggy7wk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lw4znjp4ac2cMy first-ever piece in The Economist, complete with watercolor author portrait, argues against assuming that conflict is inevitable in an ice-free Arctic. https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/08/11/confrontation-in-the-arctic-is-not-inevitable-argues-kieran-mulvaney?giftId=4bab4c18-49e5-44c7-801a-441c56efcea6&utm_campaign=gifted_article11 Aug 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4znjp4ac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lvw66puz6k2qThis is unquestionably the single greatest thing in the history of humanity: a 1971 anti-drug commercial that MUST be watched stoned (but probably not on shrooms) and is guaranteed to make you want to do more drugs - or, if you've never done any, to start immediately. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f1fc-h018Uo&pp=0gcJCf8Ao7VqN5tD&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMDR1FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHrXCqO_E91_ovJYdwWHCIaooMPd5OoPIeAlvCWjbwYuDDrXSDbUBKHI4-YDx_aem_t-kPBsAx_CyUftNJHr54lg08 Aug 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvw66puz6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lvt2lukwt22f@caoimhesport.bsky.social Your piece on Darwin today was quite lovely07 Aug 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt2lukwt22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3ltrsy37so22hMAGA: It's so great to have a president with all his faculties. Donald Trump: Rosie O'Donnell is a threat to humanity.12 Jul 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrsy37so22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lt6hpe2ij223@sachinnakrani.bsky.social Lovely piece on Diogo today, mate.05 Jul 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6hpe2ij223https://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lt2q57575c2hRIP Diogo J. Life can end far too suddenly and far too soon. #YNWA #LFC03 Jul 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2q57575c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lrg53k4f3k2hThrilled to be reviewed in The Economist this week12 Jun 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg53k4f3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lqso75tzzs2wBusy day04 Jun 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqso75tzzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lqfzilejpk2uFor Nat Geo, I wrote about the world’s first Harley-Davidson ride using solar fuel. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/first-motorcycle-ride-solar-fuel30 May 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfzilejpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lqfxg55okc2uFor Nat Geo, I wrote about the world’s first Harley-Davidson ride using solar fuel. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/first-motorcycle-ride-solar-fuel30 May 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfxg55okc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kieranmulvaney.bsky.social/post/3lpzjbpkx422625 May 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:yus5hzn26mtrolsyk2ui6zai/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzjbpkx4226