Titanic stories: actor Stephen McGann on his great-uncle, who was on the last lifeboatThe Call the Midwife star spent years wondering about his family’s involvement in the disaster of 1912. Now James McGann’s tale is part of Titanic: Ship of Dreams, a new podcast Apr 13 25April 13, 2025Article at irishtimes.com
Portland’s Best Irish BarsWhere to find the best spots for pints of Guinness, corned beef, and Irish whiskey for St. Patrick’s Day and beyond. Mar 14 25March 14, 2025Article at pdxmonthly.com
Podcasts of 2024: 10 of the best shows from the past year, from Keep It Tight to Who Trolled Amber?The sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War, the true story of the Free Willy orca and a conspiracy theory surrounding Avril Lavigne also feature Dec 16 24December 16, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Listen, I’m Delicious: Garron Noone’s food podcast is the most Irish audio experience you can haveInstagram star delves into how butter could threaten a friendship, why curry chips lead to violence and more Oct 29 24October 29, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
The Wonder of Stevie: A rewarding account of ‘the most miraculous, most inspired streak in American popular music’Podcast review: New York Times critic Wesley Morris digs into the transformative albums Stevie Wonder released between 1972-1980 Oct 22 24October 22, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Dish: With Aisling Bea, Florence Pugh and Marian Keyes, this dinner-party podcast has the perfect guestsPodcast review: Hosted by Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, Dish is more than a good idea Oct 15 24October 15, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
In Their Shoes: Maude Apatow, an Irish stand-up and a tale of sheer chutzpahPodcast review: Seanchoíche’s story-switching series works because of the calibre of its guests. It also lets us listen in a whole new way Oct 07 24October 07, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Uncharted with Hannah Fry: how numbers, graphs, maths and data are the secret sauce behind some of the biggest scandals Podcast review: Maths is the hero in every 15ish-minute episode, upending views of many people’s least favourite subject in school Sep 30 24September 30, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order – An impressive tribute to the bands’ miraculous, affecting artPodcast review: A sharp and expansive account of the making of music, the forging of friendships and the origin of portentous arbitrary decisions and serendipity Sep 23 24September 23, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Who Killed Emma? There’s an extraordinary twist to this podcast about a murder that went unsolved for 19 yearsPodcast review: Journalist Samantha Poling became witness at a murder trial in a development that led to this podcast being made temporarily unavailable Sep 16 24September 16, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Critics at Large: These three New Yorker writers are anything but drily intellectualPodcast review: Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry and Alexandra Schwartz discuss everything from Taylor Swift to true crime Sep 09 24September 09, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
How to Gael: Funny, candid conversations that move seamlessly between Béarla and GaeilgePodcast review: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc have the ineffable chemistry that’s invaluable to this having-a-chat format Sep 03 24September 03, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
The Simpler Life? James Kavanagh and William Murray’s jealousy-stoking tales of bougie country livingPodcast review: Learn about hive baiting, the dangers of hemlock ingestion and the pros of a buffet table on the Carlow-Kilkenny border Aug 26 24August 26, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
The Real Carrie Jade: RTÉ’s gripping podcast about the pathological liar Samantha Cookes is hard to turn away fromPodcast review: The fabulist began with minor falsehoods in her childhood in England but ultimately preyed on the vulnerable Aug 19 24August 19, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Hysterical review: What made more than a dozen teenage girls come down with the same strange illness?Podcast review: So many conversion disorders together? That’s mass psychogenic illness – aka mass hysteria Aug 12 24August 12, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
You Probably Think This Story Is About You: How one woman fell hard for a master manipulator Podcast review: Brittani Ard is a skilled storyteller willing to bring to light some of her darkest moments Aug 06 24August 06, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Jon Holmes Says the C-Word: Stephen Fry and Eric Idle talk frankly about the indignity – and humour – of cancerPodcast review: This is important, destigmatising stuff but also bright, warm and entertaining Jul 29 24July 29, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Bronwyn: Teacher’s Pet investigator Hedley Thomas on the trail of another missing mother – and another apparent deathPodcast review: Thomas’s dogged approach to the case of Bronwyn Winfield marks this series out from true-crime titillation Jul 22 24July 22, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
The Run-Up: New York Times election podcast takes the more interesting approach of talking to ordinary peopleBlack millennial host Astead W Herndon takes a bottom-up approach that makes this US presidential election podcast a must-listen Jul 08 24July 08, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
Mother: Keelin Moncrieff’s new podcast freewheels through the mothering life in all its glory and goreReview: Mother is a reminder of the real need for this kind of cut-through-the-Insta-lives frankness, especially if you’re new to the parenting rollercoaster Jul 01 24July 01, 2024Article at irishtimes.com
