Yarn | A Story Podcast
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Yarn’s Ultimate Kilkenny City Walking Tour
[Walking tour of Kilkenny City, Ireland]Discover Kilkenny’s Epic History on Your Own Terms! This self-guided audio walking tour is the perfect way to explore The Marble City.15 Historic Stops: Cover…
S6E29 Hotel on the edge of Europe
[Documentary][Signal Awards Winner 2025: Best Indie Podcast - Individual Episode - Bronze]Take a trip to Inishbofin island off the west coast of Ireland. A beloved family-run hotelis making some…
S6E28 Judy's callers
[Short form interview with immersive audio]2025 marks the 55th anniversary of the Samaritans’ presence in Ireland. Lucy’s grandmother, Judy, dedicated 30 years as a volunteer with the organisation,…
S6E27 Escape from Madrid
[History documentary] Pablo De Miguel tells the little known story of how Turkish diplomats saved the lives of 1,000 refugees during the Spanish Civil War’s longest siege. It involves espionage,…
S6E26 The Highest Cyclist in the World
[Sports documentary]In 2007 the legendary Scottish track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy set out to break the 1km time trial world record. The record and then only sub one minute 1km time was set by Hoy's…
S5 Yarn Drama Hour
[Audio drama collection]We've released 25 and a bit stories for Yarn. To celebrate we're going to take a look back in this omnibus episode. Lately most of our episodes have been documentaries so I…
S5E25 The Stalker
[Documentary] "I had no contact with this man. All I ever said was hello to him. It's stalking. And it builds and builds." These are the words of my mother, Eileen Byrne. She’s going to recount her…
S5E24 Kyiv Calling
[Special Interview] On Day 6 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine I talked to an old friend of the podcast, our tour guide from the Chernobyl episode. He talks about the Russian takeover of the…
S5E23 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
[Documentary] Inside stories from the jury room. I wanted to see inside this secretive world and get a sense of what it feels like to serve. I talked to 7 former jurors about their 7 separate…
S5E22 Lone Actor Terrorism
[Deep Dive Interview] The Oklahoma City bombing of 1995… The 2011 Norway attacks… The 2016 Nice truck attack… The 2019 Christcurch, New Zealand shootings… What do all these attacks have in common?…
S5E21 The Secret Palace
[Documentary] We visit the Mezhyhirya estate in the Ukraine. The vast estate covers over 340 acres. That’s just shy of the area of Monaco. The glamorous and opulent principality has a lot in common…
S4E3 Ep3: Disability. A Parallel History | Darkest before the dawn
[3-part documentary] Episode 3 of 3 - Darkest before the dawn. 1900s - 2000s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. In episode three things start…
S4E2 Ep2: Disability. A Parallel History | Two Steps Forward. One Step Back.
[3-part documentary] Episode 2 of 3 Two Steps Forward. One Step Back. 1500s - 1800s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. In episode two we will see how…
S4E1 Ep1: Disability. A Parallel History | Parallel worlds.
[3-part documentary] Episode 1 of 3 - Parallel Worlds. Prehistory - 1400s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. The story of Disability runs in parallel…
S3E2 Ep2: How Not to be a Spy
[Two part Docu-drama] Episode 2 of 2 This is the true story of Hermann Goertz. The Nazi spy who landed in neutral Ireland during the Second World War, on a mission to meet the IRA and organise a…
S3E1 Ep1: How Not to be a Spy
[Two part Docu-drama] Episode 1 of 2 This is the true story of Hermann Goertz. The Nazi spy who landed in neutral Ireland during the Second World War, on a mission to meet the IRA and organise a…
S1 Trailer... Yarn
[Introduction] Whether we're spinning yarns or unraveling them, Yarn is what you could call- a storytelling playground. We’re in our 3rd year of bringing you original stories. In that time we’ve…
S2E5 Stammer
[Documentary] My friend Dermot has a stammer. He’s had one as long as I’ve known him. Like most people I didn’t take much notice of it. After all, everyone stumbles over words sometimes don’t they?…
S2E4 Chernobyl
[A travel and history documentary] It’s October 2019 and we're visiting the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the Ukraine. We'll spend two days exploring the zone with a small group of tourists and a…
S2E3 The Eyes Don't Lie
[Documentary] On patrol with a drug recognition expert. I went on a ride along with a police officer who's specialty is to determine if drivers are impaired by drugs. Thanks to The Ulster Town…
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Yarn | A Story Podcast has published 35 episodes since December 2017, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Yarn | A Story Podcast is currently moderate with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 32m.
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