Upfront: The Podcast

More than 50,000 women are pregnant in Gaza with an estimated 160 women giving birth every day. Katie Hannon spoke to Soraida Hussein-Sabbah in the West Bank about the crisis.

With the Israel-Hamas conflict now entering its sixth day Katie Hannon spoke to Colum McCann, a Dublin born writer, who made many trips to the region during research for his Booker Prize longlisted novel Apeirogon.

After Monday’s audience discussion about young people struggling to get on the housing ladder in Ireland, we wanted to look at the issue in broader terms and ask the question – what's causing the housing crisis and how can we solve it? Katie Hannon is joined by Philip Lawton, an Assistant Professor in Global Urbanism at Trinity College.

Kerry-man Donie O’Sullivan is a CNN journalist and correspondent who covers the role of social media in politics, conspiracy theories in US and the rise of the alt right in American politics.

Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shuilleabháin served as chair at the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. The UCD academic speaks to Katie about the damage being done to our biodiversity and what needs to happen to reverse its decline.

What exactly is public service broadcasting and why should we care if it is undermined or under threat? We're joined by Shaunagh Connaire, a twice Emmy-nominated journalist who has worked with Channel 4, BBC and PBS to get an international perspective.

Randal Plunkett, also known as the heavy metal baron, is the ancestor of a saint and an advocate of the rewilding movement who returned more than 700 acres of his family’s Dunsany estate to nature.

On the week Katie Taylor looks to make boxing history, Katie Hannon chats to Drogheda's Deirdre Gogarty. When Gogarty became the first Irish woman to win a boxing world title in 1997, it was still illegal for women to box in this country and her success went unnoticed by many.

Clare Dunne is the star of the ground-breaking family crime drama Kin. She is a two-time IFTA winner, picking up gongs for both acting and writing and she chats to Katie Hannon about her journey to becoming the head of the Kinsella crime family.

Christine Collins is an actor and member of the Irish Traveller community who’s set to appear in a new production of Tennesee William’s The Rose Tattoo. She tells Katie about her experience with discrimination, why 'education is power' and self-determination for women within the Traveller community.

This week Katie Hannon speaks to David Gorman. David is a recovering cocaine addict who found himself in throes of addiction for almost five years, racking up debts of €80,000 before eventually turning his life around. If you have been affected by on of the issues in today's episode visit www.rte.ie/helplines.

On the week Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch escaped a conviction for the murder of David Byrne, Katie Hannon speaks to the man responsible for running Ireland’s most notorious prison. Eddie Mullins is the Governor of Mountjoy Prison and he tells us about organised crime and addiction within the prison service.

In the wake of the damning IRG report into equality and dignity issues in the Defence Forces, Katie Hannon speaks Roslyn O'Callaghan about her own experiences in the army and a devastating sexual assault she suffered at the hands of a more senior officer. If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed please visit www.rte.ie/helplines.

Dubliner Becky Lynch will continue her remarkable journey in the world of professional wrestling this weekend when she stars at WrestleMania. The Baldoyle native tells Katie Hannon about her rise and influence in the ever-changing industry.

With the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the bailout of Credit Suisse, it’s beginning to feel a lot like 2008 again. This week Katie is talking to political economist Mark Blyth of Brown University to try and make sense of the current state of the global economy.

This week Katie is joined by Tomm Moore. Tomm is a filmmaker and co-founder of Kilkenny animation studio Cartoon Saloon, which has been nominated for Best Animated Feature four times at the Academy Awards. His Irish folklore trilogy, Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells, changed the face of Irish animation.

Ahead of the 2023 Cheltenham festival, Ireland's greatest woman horse racing trainer Jessica Harrington tells Katie about her career in racing and gives her first interview about her ongoing recovery from breast cancer.

Who are the New IRA? In the wake of the horrific attack on PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, Katie speaks to Dr Aaron Edwards, a leading expert on dissident organisations in Northern Ireland.

On the anniversary of the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Clodagh Kilcoyne tells Katie Hannon what it's like covering the war on the ground. A staff photographer with the Reuters news agency, she speaks from Antakya in Turkey, where she's on assignment documenting the aftermath of the recent series of earthquakes.

Former Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten, shocked many in the political world this week when he announced he's not going to stand at the next general election. Why is he leaving, what's next, and what will he miss most about political life? He tells Katie Hannon.

Katie Hannon speaks to Reuben Hambakachere of the Cultúr Migrant Centre in Navan about life as a migrant living in Ireland, and his experience in the direct provision system.

Katie Hannon speaks to acclaimed actor, Liam Cunningham, about his life and politics. Cunningham is best known for his roles in Hunger, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and more recently as Davos Seaworth in the HBO series Game Of Thrones. He speaks about his working class roots in north Dublin, and how it shaped his political outlook.