36 episodes
Yarn | A Story Podcast John Roche
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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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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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, international negotiations and murder but above all else it's a story about the will to survive and fight to get home.
Pablo's research website:
zurbano21.com
Special thanks to Martin and Sofía.
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Clips taken from:
British Pathé films
British Movietone
While at War (2019)
The Spanish Civil War (1983)
The Spanish Earth (1937)
Music: Epidemic Sound
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Full episode transcript available here:
https://mrjohnroche-42475.medium.com/escape-from-madrid-the-untold-story-of-how-turkish-diplomats-saved-the-lives-of-a-thousand-cadf2f156e4b
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Yarn is produced and edited by John Roche
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Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com.
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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 longtime rival; Arnaud Tournant. Hoy was determined to go sub one minute himself and even more determined to snatch the record away from the French cyclist.
Hoy embarked on a journey to the most remote cycling venue on the planet; The Alto Irpavi Velodrome, high in the Bolivian Andes. The fastest track on earth. Hoy's attempt pushed the boundaries of what his body could take. Throw in the very real risks of altitude sickness, a shoestring budget, an extremely tight deadline, unpredictable weather conditions, malfunctioning airplanes, some very curious locals and join us as we revisit the circus atmosphere that surrounded Chris Hoy when he became the highest cyclist in the world.
To help us along with this story we talk to kilo track cyclist; Eamonn Byrne and to an expert in high altitude training; Nick Hart.
Featuring original music score by Drembot.
References:
Heroes, Villains and Velodromes: Chris Hoy and Britain’s Track Cycling Revolution - Richard Moore (Author).
Chris Hoy: The Autobiography of Britain's most successful ever olympian - Sir Chris Hoy (Author).
Arnaud Tournant: le phénomène - Pascal Sergent (Author).
Eamonn Byrne is a coach at blacklinecoaching.com
Nick Hart is a performance specialist at altitudecentre.com
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Full episode transcript available here:
https://mrjohnroche-42475.medium.com/yarn-26-the-highest-cyclist-in-the-world-78333e6b3fd1
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Yarn is 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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Yarn Extra | The music from the highest cyclist in the world
As an extra bonus here are 3 complete music tracks that our composer Drembot created for the episode "The Highest Cyclist in the World". Enjoy the tracks in full and uninterrupted.
You can get more of Drembot's music on Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PjdfdGAzsxgAX3GFuMWR4?si=uYMGzZWFQJyaF0YwwhlQxQ
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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 decided to dig out some of our fiction stories and pull them together into a neat bingable collection for your listening pleasure. I've selected 4 stories and recorded new introductions for each. Enjoy!
New episodes coming soon.
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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 ordeal with a stalker.
I was just a kid at the time. I knew very little about it, until lately when she started talking about the incident. It was a recent Irish news story that triggered her memory. The murder of Aisling Murphy in broad daylight, sparked a national conversation not just about violence against women but also about the level of harassment and intimidation women are forced to endure on a daily basis. Aisling’s murder added fuel to a prominent campaign to make stalking a criminal offence in Ireland.
For more information about this campaign see Stalking.ie
Full episode transcript here:
https://mrjohnroche-42475.medium.com/yarn-25-the-stalker-3399f983ff0
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Yarn is produced and edited by John Roche
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Comments and feedback very welcome!
Twitter: @YarnStoryPod
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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 Chernobyl exclusion zone and what it's like to be staying put in Kyiv during the invasion.
If you would like to support Ukrainian refugees and aid organisations working in Ukraine or get protest information here is some information:
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ways-to-help-ukraine-conflict/
If you would like to donate directly to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defenсe of Ukraine you can use the details here:
https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/
If you would like to support our friend specifically from this episode please email me and I will pass on his payment details. Any contribution size is very welcome.
Produced by John Roche
Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com
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Customer Reviews
Excellent
Great job John keep up the good work..
Great show
Yarn story podcast nails what makes podcasts great. It features true(ish) short stories and essays that inform and entertain.
The narration style is intimate and personal. Original music and voice actors pop in and out, which adds a nice texture. A lot of the stories focus on interesting characters the narrator has met. A bare-knuckle boxing hipster and a reggae music obsessed football hooligan to name a couple. An episode called The Siren explores the tumultuous history of the narrator’s home town. It includes witch trials, Oliver Cromwell, nuclear bombs and the IRA.
My favorite episode so far is Lefty. It’s a deeply personal biographical account with a bit of a twist. It tells the story of what it was like for the narrator growing up with Cerebral Palsy. This mostly affected the narrators left leg. Lefty the leg becomes a voiced character himself in the story. It’s an interesting way to explain what Cerebral Palsy is to a wider audience and the music score adds a lot of tension and emotion to the piece. With only a handful of episodes released thus far, Yarn story podcast is only getting started. I look forward to hearing how it progresses.
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