What’s the Story? Podcast

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WTS 275: Aisling Daly

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2022/10/08

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 2017, we hear how Ais "The Bash" is getting on as she transitions from the UFC octagon to the primary

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01:21:12

WTS 274: Philip O’Connor

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2022/10/01

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 in Sweden podcast.

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50:56

WTS 273: A sort of homecoming

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2022/09/25

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? We've watched on in bewilderment as Queen Elizabeth is laid to rest. And the lads chat about Garth

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01:12:01

WTS 272: Professor Helen Heneghan

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2022/08/20

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 where Ireland is with our attempts to help people who have obesity - explaining the health benefits go

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53:09

WTS 271: Ellis Palmer

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2022/08/13

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 talk about accessible cities and hear about Ellis' time studying in Barcelona - a city Mero holds in high

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01:00:33

WTS 270: Paddy Cullivan

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2022/08/06

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 Collins, we spoke to Paddy about his current show, The Murder of Michael Collins. While giving a laugh

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01:21:09

WTS 269: Bob Flavin

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2022/07/30

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 what he gets up to, and check out his YouTube for car content. *Apologies for Danny's audio this week,

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01:14:46

WTS 268: Brianna Parkins

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2022/07/23

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 straight into our chat with Brianna. This week, as well as chatting to our favourite Aussie, we take a

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01:44:56

WTS 267:Philip O’Connor

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2022/06/02

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 sport will not die, Swedengate, Mero and Irish Wheelchair Basketball team in Europe, and lots more

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01:14:15

WTS 266: Donal Fallon

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2022/05/22

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.

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57:19

WTS 265: Adam Burke

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2022/05/22

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.

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01:15:06

WTS 264: Petesy Carroll

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2022/05/06

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 story about a trip to Macey's. To hear more from Petesy, tune into the Ringer MMA Show on Spotify where

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56:34

WTS 263: Kevin Egan

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2022/04/30

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 spoke to Kevin about getting his start in RTÉ before deciding to venture across the Atlantic and crack the

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01:11:58

WTS 262: Tony Groves

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2022/04/23

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/

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01:10:30

WTS 261: Dr Tom Clonan

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2022/03/25

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 in Irish politics. We also take an indepth look at Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine - what's happening,

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36:04

WTS 260: Brendon Leigh

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2022/03/05

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 now and plugging his own exploits in Ireland's biggest F1 E-sports league (LOI F1), it was recently

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01:03:45

WTS 259: Tom O’Mahony

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2022/02/26

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 Comedy Club in Dublin on 5 May 2022, performing his new show and tickets are available here.

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01:03:02

WTS 258: Richard Chambers

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2022/02/19

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 Bohs fan. His book, "A State of Emergency: Ireland's Covid Crisis", was released in 2021 and gives a

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01:23:43

WTS 257: Dan McDonnell

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2022/02/12

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 meander about food and there is division in the ranks over ketchup. When the lads eventually get past

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40:01

WTS 256: Just the two of us...again

What’s the Story? Podcast ·

2022/02/04

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...

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