Yarn Story Podcast

[A deeply personal interview]  "I treated it like it was my best friend but in fact it was my worst enemy".  A sober alcoholic tells his son just what it was that made him drink the way he did.  Produced by Dermot Tobin, John Roche and Pearse O'Caoimh.  Music by Drembot.  -  Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com

[An historical audio drama]   Based on a true story. Dublin, St. Patrick’s Day 1923.  A bloody civil war has been raging in the city for almost two years. Brothers, sisters and friends have often found themselves on opposing sides. In an attempt to restore order the new state have started executing dissidences in high numbers. Opposing forces react by calling for a compulsory period of national morning. All public amusements are to be shut down. Anyone staging or attending a public event leave themselves open to terrorist attacks by the opposition. Sounds like the perfect time to stage a world championship boxing match in the city right? What could go wrong?   Our story is told from the point of view of two characters you normally wouldn’t associate with civil war Ireland.  The Battling Siki – The current light heavy-weight champion of the world. A Senegalese fighter, who’s faced racism and marginalisation his whole life. His last title fight in Paris was marred by a match fixing

[A dramatic monologue] Drinkin’, workin’, emigratin’ and boilin’ spuds in hot tar. The life of a chancer. Performed by Lorcan Cranitch. Spotify users can view a video version of this episode. It also contains a new soundtrack. Full transcript here: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/yarn-12-chancin-me-arm-6b89c5154782 - Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast (at) gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yarnstorypod/message

[A dramatic monologue]   Drinkin’, workin’, emigratin’ and boilin’ spuds in hot tar. The life of a chancer.   Performed by Lorcan Cranitch.   See a video version of this story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN7OyCyXykE&feature=youtu.be   Full transcript here: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/yarn-12-chancin-me-arm-6b89c5154782   -   Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com

[A beat poem]  Walk with the narrator on a six minute stroll down one of London's most famous streets. You'll meet its inhabitants and visitors, all to a thumping music beat.  Sound design: Drembot  Illustration: Ricky Burgess  Full transcript: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/walk-with-the-narrator-on-a-six-minute-stroll-down-one-of-londons-most-famous-streets-c003a7a0b13b  -  Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com

[A mythic audio drama]  The Irish legend of how the Giant’s Causeway 
came to be.

[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?

[A true crime audio drama]  "You met a murderer that night you know" A night out to the pub in rural Ireland leads to gossip and ends in murder.

[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

[A music and culture documentary]  The melody of nations Respected and revered, the national anthem is a country's musical tribute to itself. But in a world so splintered, are songs invoking God, love of country and bloody slaughter the ones we need to be singing? Yarn 06 is melodic journey through some of the world's most famous national anthems. On the way, we get up close and personal with the triumphant tribalism at the heart of a nation's sense of self.

[An autobiographical short story]  When you think one of 
your legs is possessed. I have cerebral palsy. It mainly affects my left leg. Lefty tries to disrupt my life whenever possible, especially in public or in sensitive situations. Eventually, enough is enough and my doctors come up with an unusual plan to pacify Lefty but he's not going to like it.  Featured on the Third Coast International Audio Festival's podcast - Re:Sound  Full transcript here: https://medium.com/@mrjohnroche_42475/yarn-05-lefty-281996a9b776  -  Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com

[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.

[An autobiographical audio drama]  Having access to a car when you’re a teenager has its upsides and its downsides.

[An autobiographical audio drama]  When you think your housemate 
might be a fugitive.  -  Comments and feedback very welcome!  Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com

[An autobiographical audio drama]   Excuses from the world’s worst employee.   -  Comments and feedback very welcome!   Email: yarnstorypodcast@gmail.com