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Yarn | A Story Podcast

Yarn | A Story Podcast

John Roche

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Documentaries and dramas. Whether we're spinning yarns or unraveling them, Yarn is about telling interesting stories. We have about 27 different stories now, each in a different style. Most episodes are standalone but some bigger stories are part of a series. We've done a 3-part doc series on the history of disability, a 2-part docu-drama about a German spy in Ireland during WW2. We've taken listeners on a trip around the Chernobyl exclusion zone, on a ride-along with a New York police officer and into the bizarre palace of a corrupt dictator. Irish Podcast Awards: Winner, Best Factual '22
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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Every Second Saturday

Every Second Saturday

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05/21/18 • 10 min

[An emotional short story]

A story about the effect divorce and shared custody has on children and parents.

Full transcript here:
https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/yarn-07-every-second-saturday-54ad64d588bd

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - The Siren

The Siren

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02/09/18 • 16 min

[An autobiographical and historical documentary]

An accidental sounding of the Civil Defence Siren causes one concerned citizen to get a little too concerned. What results is a haphazard journey through childhood fears and the history of hysteria in a sleepy Irish town. Featuring medieval witchcraft, military history and Ireland's preparations for the end of all things.

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

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07/18/18 • 26 min

[An historical documentary]

October 1962. A bold move on the Cold War chessboard makes America very nervous. Russia installs nuclear missiles in revolutionary Cuba and points them directly at the US. Life as we know it becomes increasingly precarious as communication between Moscow and Washington breaks down. Meanwhile, naval personnel on the Caribbean seas sense they have their finger on far more than a trigger.

Yarn 09 is the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. We explore the ideological and technological that created history's most dangerous moment and ask who the heroes really were?

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Not Exactly Legal

Not Exactly Legal

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12/05/17 • 16 min

[An autobiographical audio drama]

When you think your housemate might be a fugitive.

Comments and feedback very welcome!

Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com.

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[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 the aftermath of the Reformation effected people with disabilities.
We look at the Elizabethan Poor Laws and the Poor houses many Disabled people ended up in.
We enter the massive institutions that were created for people with disabilities, including the infamous Bedlam Asylum and we explore the age of Enlightenment and beyond, when philosophers and physicians attempted to understand, classify and cue mental and physical disability.

Full episode transcript available here:

https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/disability-a-parallel-history-ad51c7673cdb

Sources

Short history of disability By Dr Robert Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js2qgVhmH88 MN Department of Administration - Council on Development Disabilities https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/index.html World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/disability-history/ History Channel https://www.history.com/topics/germany/eugenics PBS https://www.pbs.org/weta/throughdeafeyes/deaflife/bell_nad.html United Nations Human Rights Office of High Commissioner https://www.ohchr.org/ Dr. William Bronston, Willowbrook Memorial Lecture https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/five/5f/willowbrook-bronston-memorial.html Welcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/works IWM Archive https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-shell-shock RTE Archive https://www.rte.ie/archives/ The Times Archive https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ancient-walking-aids-5232vx5n9j0 Special Olympics https://www.specialolympics.org JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/3288457?seq=1 IPC https://www.paralympic.org/ Greek Gods info https://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/hephaestus/ YouTube

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Ep2: How Not to be a Spy

Ep2: How Not to be a Spy

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06/03/20 • 36 min

[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 German-led invasion of Northern Ireland. Goertz’s time in Ireland has become something of a legend. This story is based on his own written accounts and recently declassified British and Irish secret service files. The story is full of ridiculous plans, double crosses and colourful characters. Through Goertz’s eyes we learn about the attitudes of normal people towards the new Irish Free State, the uncomfortable truths people dealt with after a vicious civil war and how Dublin during the ‘Emergency’ became a centre of covert espionage.

Start with episode 1 here: https://anchor.fm/yarnstorypod/episodes/Yarn-19--How-Not-to-be-a-Spy---Episode-1-eg3jgg/a-a2j9gkpProduced and edited by John Roche

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Transcript here: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/yarn-19-how-not-to-be-a-spy-part-ii-9f4d39f14c0a

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Comments and feedback very welcome!

Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com.
Twitter: @YarnStoryPod

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Written and narrated by John Roche With Liam Murphy as Goertz and the voices of Hazel Fahy, Dermot Tobin, Niall Ó Siadhail, Daithi Mac Suibhne, Mary Looby , Alan Nuzum and Dermot Byrne Special thanks to Dermot Tobin, Lucy Nuzum and Ciaran Dunphy

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Trailer... Disability. A Parallel History
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11/06/20 • 2 min

In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. 

The story of Disability runs in parallel with the story of humanity itself and like the story of humanity, some of it isn’t pretty. It involves murder, neglect, segregation and sterilisation but it’s also a story of innovation, determination and love. 

Attitudes to disability today are very much products of its history. If we want to understand current practices, stereotypes and infrastructure around disability we have to revisit its past. It’s also very much a personal history to me. I’ve got Cerebral Palsy, so in telling this story I might drop in a couple of my own first hand experiences too.  

This 3-part Yarn Miniseries: Disability, A Parallel History will release every Monday for the next 3 weeks. Subscribe to this feed for episode notifications.

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - The Secret Palace

The Secret Palace

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05/02/21 • 23 min

[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 with Mezhyirya. Except Monaco is home to 38,000 people. Mezhyhirya was most recently home to just one family.

This is the story of the former president of Ukraine - Victor Yanukovych.

His mafia style cartel, nick named ‘the family’, his extravagant lifestyle and the construction of his monument to greed - The Mezhyhirya palace and estate. Now known as the world’s only 'Museum of Corruption'.

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Produced and edited by John Roche

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Comments and feedback very welcome!

Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com.

Twitter: @YarnStoryPod

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Full transcript available here:

https://mrjohnroche-42475.medium.com/yarn-21-the-secret-palace-fb2440c68a01

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Trailer... Yarn

Trailer... Yarn

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05/22/20 • 2 min

[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 released over 20 episodes, we’ve been featured in the guardian, won a best podcast award, appeared on WPEZ radio in Chicago And been selected for the UK audio drama festival. Each of episodes is in a different style and genre . Documentaries... Short stories... Interviews... and dramas.... Our stories feature atmosheric sound design, great voice acting talent and original music scores. Dive in and see what you get.

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Yarn | A Story Podcast - Ep3: Disability. A Parallel History | Darkest before the dawn
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11/22/20 • 48 min

[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 with one of modern history's darkest ideas, Eugenics. We explore its prevalence, especially in America and some of its most famous proponents. Then we jump over to Post WW2 Britain and we uncover how wars not only created Disabled people but how post war periods also led to infrastructure and programmes that helped people with disabilities.

We will confront the horrific conditions Disabled residents of institutions were forced to live in and see how the era of the big institution eventually came to an end. We'll intersect with the Civil Rights movement and see how it inspired the Parent's movement, which led to the Independent Living movement and the fight for Human Rights for people with Disabilities.

Written and narrated by John Roche.

Full episode transcript available here: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475

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Short history of disability By Dr Robert Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js2qgVhmH88 MN Department of Administration - Council on Development Disabilities https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/index.html World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/disability-history/ History Channel https://www.history.com/topics/germany/eugenics PBS https://www.pbs.org/weta/throughdeafeyes/deaflife/bell_nad.html United Nations Human Rights Office of High Commissioner https://www.ohchr.org/ Dr. William Bronston, Willowbrook Memorial Lecture https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/five/5f/willowbrook-bronston-memorial.html Welcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/works IWM Archive https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-shell-shock RTE Archive https://www.rte.ie/archives/ The Times Archive https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ancient-walking-aids-5232vx5n9j0 Special Olympics https://www.specialolympics.org JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/3288457?seq=1 IPC https://www.paralympic.org/ Greek Gods info https://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/hephaestus/ YouTube

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How many episodes does Yarn | A Story Podcast have?

Yarn | A Story Podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

What topics does Yarn | A Story Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Documentary and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Yarn | A Story Podcast?

The episode title 'Lone Actor Terrorism' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Yarn | A Story Podcast?

The average episode length on Yarn | A Story Podcast is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of Yarn | A Story Podcast released?

Episodes of Yarn | A Story Podcast are typically released every 28 days, 15 hours.

When was the first episode of Yarn | A Story Podcast?

The first episode of Yarn | A Story Podcast was released on Dec 4, 2017.

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