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Yarn story podcast

John Roche

Whether we're spinning yarns or unraveling them, Yarn is a storytelling podcast. Unwind with short stories, dramas and documentaries. Featuring descriptive narration, voice acting talent and...

Yarn story podcast Podcast Guide

Listen to Yarn story podcast, a Society & Culture podcast by John Roche. Stream 35 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and 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 perf...

01:15:50Oct 7, 2025

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 co...

01:11:44May 1, 2025

Judy's callers

[Short form interview with immersive audio] 2025 marks the 55th anniversary of the Samaritans’ presence in Ireland. Lucy’s grandmother, Judy...

00:09:52Apr 2, 2025

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 Spa...

00:42:54Jan 11, 2025

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...

00:50:05May 1, 2023

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....

00:50:25Apr 22, 2022

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 wor...

00:22:21Mar 30, 2022

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...

00:27:31Mar 2, 2022

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....

01:28:59Oct 12, 2021

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 Zeal...

00:59:18May 14, 2021

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. T...

00:23:04May 2, 2021

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...

00:36:04Jun 3, 2020

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...

00:39:36Jun 3, 2020

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 yea...

00:02:48May 22, 2020

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. Afte...

00:32:12Apr 16, 2020

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 ex...

00:51:45Feb 18, 2020

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 driv...

00:40:17Dec 25, 2019