What’s the Story? Podcast

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  Dr Rory Hearne is one of Ireland's leading voices for action on housing, homelessness, and social justice. He is an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at Maynooth University and the host of Reboot Republic. His new book "Gaffs: Why no one can get a house and what we can do about it" is o...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we are joined by author and analyst Aoife Gallagher. Her new book Web of Lies is out now and takes a look at the world of misinformation, conspiracy, and the threat of a rising far right. We chat to Aoife about the book and how easy it is for people to fall down the rabbit ho...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we're talking to Miriam Burke, author and editor at RollerCoaster.ie - Ireland's leading pregnancy and parenting website. Miriam is the co-host of the parenting podcast "A little birdie told me" which brings listeners insights and advice on the ups and downs of all things pre...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  Returning to the podcast this week is the wonderful Aisling Daly. Ais remains the only Irish woman to have competed in the UFC and to non-MMA fans, they may know her simply as "Number 6" from the latest season of RTÉ's Ultimate Hell Week - The Professionals.  Having retired from MMA in...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we welcome Philip O'Connor back to WTSpod and, as always, it leads to an hour or so of conversational bliss covering everything from sportwashing to Churchill and lots more besides.  Check out Our Man in Stockholm for more of Philip's great work including his brilliant Irish...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  After a busy few weeks away from the podcast, we're back to blow off some cobwebs and (sort of) get back into the swing of things.  The great air-fryer debate rages on with Mero remaining skeptical but Danny being fully converted.  Is there a need for any monarchy in this day and age?...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we're joined by Professor Helen Heneghan, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon with St. Vincent's Hospital and lead surgeon with the National Weight Management Service.  Helen talks to us about the reality of weight loss surgeries like gastric bypass and gastric sleeve and explains w...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we're joined by BBC journalist, Tranmere Rovers fan, and hand-cycling enthusiast Ellis Palmer. Ellis, who has cerebral palsy, visited Ireland earlier this year and toured the east coast by hand cycling along greenways, bus lanes, cycle lanes, and everything in between.  We ta...

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we're joined by Paddy Cullivan. Paddy is a musician and entertainer who many will know as the front man from the Camembert Quartet who were the soundtrack to Tubridy Tonight and the Late Late Show for over a decade.  As we come to the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael...

Remember to hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  This week we're joined by motoring journalist Bob Flavin to talk about motoring in Ireland, Electric Vehicles, what Ireland is doing wrong when it comes to electric vehicles, petrol prices, and lots more besides.  If you're on the TikTok, head over to Bob Flavin to see...

WE'RE BACK!  After a summer of weddings, international tournaments, surgical interventions, and a lot of naps the WTS boys are back in the podcast game.  Joining us this week is the brilliant Brianna Parkins. Brianna is a journalist and broadcaster currently with The Journal. She is the resident fact checker and is setting the record straight on what is true and not true.  Jump to 18:20 to get str...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod  Philip O'Connor, AKA Our Man in Stolkholm, returns to the podcast to chat through a heaping number of topics which include marriage advice for Danny, the NBA, the Champions League final and Phil's experience on the ground in Paris, Stephen Kenny's Ireland team and why romance is sp...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod Social historian and fountain of knowledge Donal Fallon joins us to let us know what he's been up to over the last while share some great stories about the Hibernian metropolis that is Dublin City. 

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod Ahead of hosting a wild Bingo Loco Show at Dublin's 3 Arena, Adam Burke returns to WTSpod to chat comedy and changing perspectives.  Look out for Adam's comedy nights in Bray's brilliant Hardy Har Comedy Club and at festivals around the country this summer. 

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we're joined by Blanchardstown's best and brightest - Petesy Carroll. Fresh off the plane from NYC, Petesy gives us the low down on the fight of the year between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.  We talk Taylor, Jake Paul, MMA, New York sandwiches, and Petesy shares a stor...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod Our guest this week is Dublin's own Kevin Patrick Egan. Kevin will be familiar to fans of WWE has onscreen personality Kevin Patrick and he has been the voice of the Sunday Game on RTÉ as well as covering the Champions League, La Liga, and other top European football leagues.  We sp...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we're joined by Ireland's podfather, Tony Groves. Tony is a driving force for the Tortoise Shack podcast network and co-host of the Echo Chamber podcast. Check out the great work Tony and the Tortoise team do by visiting https://tortoiseshack.ie/  

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we spoke with our dear friend Dr Tom Clonan. Tom is a retired Irish Army Captain, security analyst, media lecturer, and equality activist. He is an Independent Candidate Trinity Senate 2022.  We spoke to Tom about his senate campaign and the task of breaking the status quo...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we're joined by two time (two time!), F1 E-sports World Champion, Brendon Leigh. Brendon is currently part of the Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team and is based in Moderna, Italy - the home of the famed prancing horse.  After Danny banging on about E-sports for months no...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we welcome our dear friend Tom O'Mahony back to WTSpod.  One of Ireland's top comedians, Tom has been gracing comedy stages for over a decade and his new show 'Clattered' is hitting the road with dates across the country soon to be announced. Tom will be in the Wild Duck C...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we're joined by the brilliant Richard Chambers. Richard is a journalist who can be found regularly on TV screens with Virgin Media and was one of the most sought-after sources of information throughout the pandemic. Most importantly for this podcast though, Richard is a Bo...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod This week we're talking football with journalist Daniel McDonnell. Dan is a writer with the Irish Independent, hosts the League of Ireland Central podcast, and can be heard regularly on Newstalk's Off the Ball. Before we get into the football chatter Mero and Danny go on a bit of a...

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod A short burst of WTS goodness to get you over a hump as the lads struggle to understand how Boris Johnson is still going, Mero tells us about the return of the Bulls and Danny explains why you're allegedly seeing fewer birds in the sky than usual...  

Hit subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod On this week's podcast... Returning for her hat-trick and with some heavy silverware now in tow, Irish Journalist of the year Aoife Moore joined us to talk a little bit about a lot of things. Aoife is one of the brilliant team of journalists currently propelling the Irish Examiner a...

So, here it is merry Christmas...  It just wouldn't be Christmas on What's the Story? Podcast without catching up with our old friends Paul Howard and Gary Mackle.  This Christmas, we go on a two-hour meander through pondering religion and when exactly should Jesus go in the crib in your Christmas nativity display? Problems are caused by pineapples, Danny isn't happy with Mero and Gary makes an in...