Podcast Episodes

Is this the end of the Islamic Republic?

It began with anger over soaring prices, but it has spiralled into what may be the most serious challenge to the Iranian regime since the 1979 revolu…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Where will Donald Trump send the US military next?

The events of Saturday night in Caracas saw Donald Trump rip up the international rulebook again, if there even was any of it left to begin with.

With…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Our best explanations of 2025

This week, we look back at some of our best episodes from the past year. What did we learn about how drugs like Ozempic actually work? Why are compan…

8 months ago

Can you get a cash refund for a gift you don't want?

We’ve all been there: the forced smile as you unwrap a jumper you wouldn’t be caught dead in, or the gimmicky gadget someone already gave you last ye…

8 months, 1 week ago

Is your favourite chocolate still actually 'chocolate'?

You've likely noticed the price of your favourite treats creeping up, but now there's a new element: look at the label, and some of the most iconic c…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Enoch Burke back in the news - and what's different this time?

Enoch Burke is, yet again, back in Mountjoy Prison, but this time, the legal stakes for him and his family have risen dramatically. After weeks of ch…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How did drones look to target Zelenskyy's plane over the Irish Sea?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid his first official visit to Ireland this week. As his plane was flying towards Dublin Airport late on Mo…

9 months ago

What's behind the taxi protests gridlocking Dublin?

Taxi drivers have held several demonstrations in Dublin city centre over recent weeks that have caused gridlock traffic in the capital. The target of…

9 months ago

What did the world actually agree to at COP30?

After two weeks of fraught negotiations in Belem, Brazil, COP30 reached a fragile agreement that triples adaptation finance but fails to chart a cour…

9 months, 1 week ago

Why do children go missing so often from Tusla care?

New data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows a pattern of repeated disappearances from Ireland’s State-run residential centres, with …

9 months, 2 weeks ago