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In The News

In The News

In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Hosted by Sorcha Pollak and Conor Pope.

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1,125 episodesEN

Show overview

In The News has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 1,125 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 440 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 26 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News & Politics show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 129 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 276 episodes published. Published by [email protected].

Episodes
1,125
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
23 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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