Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
The U2 free album fiasco and Bono's biggest PR disasters
Within 48 hours of inserting Songs of Innocence into the folders of half-a-billion Apple users, the tech giant’s deal to give away U2's new album cam…
1 year ago
Pete Doherty: Rise, fall, and recovery of a notorious Libertine
At the height of his fame, Pete Doherty personified rock'n'roll excess. Though he wished to be taken seriously as an artist, it was the many personal…
1 year ago
When MAGA came for Taylor Swift's reputation
Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The latest one doing the rounds is that pop princess Taylor Swift - who just won 'Album of the Year' at the Gram…
1 year ago
The Big Debate: What are the best and worst Christmas movies of all time?
Elf, Love Actually and Die Hard – some of the movies we discuss as we look for the best and worst Christmas movies of all time? What are yours? Host:…
1 year ago
Scandals, gaffes and the “brat” of the year: it's the Indo Daily’s 2024 political awards
As 2024 draws to an end, the Irish Independent’s political team looks back at some of the more extraordinary moments of the year inside Leinster Hous…
1 year ago
Extra: Gisèle Pelicot rape trial - 51 men sentenced to 428 years in jail including her ex-husband
Gisèle Pelicot’s story of being drugged and raped by 50 men for over a decade has shocked the world. The defendants were branded ‘Mr Everyman’ by the…
1 year ago
MAGA 2.0, Conor McGregor's downfall and Oasis hysteria... our news wrap of the year
2024 is almost in the history books and it was yet another eyebrow-raising 12 months on both the Irish and international stage. From the violent chao…
1 year ago
The Loughinisland massacre, the journalist's secret sources and the PSNI’s unlawful spy tactics
On 18 June 1994, UVF members burst into a local pub in Loughinisland Co. Down and fired on the customers, killing six and wounding five others. The i…
1 year ago
‘Had we known the red flags, she might be alive today’ – Heartbroken mother of murdered model Nadine Lott on deadly danger signs
Jealousy, coercive control, abusive texts, withholding money: Claire Lott tells of the behaviour that might set alarm bells ringing, as she recounts …
1 year ago
Extra: What will the closure of Israel’s embassy in Dublin mean for Ireland’s reputation internationally?
Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin has taken many people by surprise. It has left people asking why Ireland has been singled out and if…
1 year ago