The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
Current affairs, sport and culture podcast.
The Stand
Show overview
The Stand with Eamon Dunphy has been publishing since 2016, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 2,098 episodes. That works out to over 1100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.4 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2020, with 378 episodes published. Published by The Stand.
From the publisher
The Stand with Eamon Dunphy is a current affairs, sport and culture podcast posting five or more episodes each week.Editor and Presenter - Eamon DunphyAs a former professional and international soccer player Eamon was capped 23 times for Ireland. He has been a writer and broadcaster for over 40 years and written five best selling books including an early memoir Only a Game?, U2’s biography Unforgettable Fire, Sir Matt Busby’s biography A Strange Kind of Glory, Roy Keane’s autobiography Keane, and most recently his own memoir, The Rocky Road.As a newspaper columnist Eamon has written for a number of newspapers, most notably the Irish Daily Star and the Sunday Independent. He was a contributor to RTÉ’s soccer panel for 40 years and was the editor and presenter of the drivetime radio show The Last Word for five years in the newly established Radio Ireland (now Today FM). Eamon launched The Stand in November 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
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Ep 2073Ep 2073: Fianna Fáil / Fine Gael: Is it time to merge?
Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid is an author and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. He writes a weekly column with the Irish Times.Recorded on Tuesday 17th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2072Ep 2072: Syria - The fall of the house of Assad
Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about Syria and the fall of the Assad regime. Lara and Eamon also discuss the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin. Lara Marlowe is an author and journalist. Her most recent book is How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying, the remarkable story of Ukrainian Lt. Julia Mykytenko. Lara lives and works in Paris and is a regular contributor to the Irish Times from there.Recorded on Monday 16th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2071Ep 2071: As Trump prepares to enter the White House America’s tolerance of liberals fades
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Wednesday 11th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2070Ep 2070: Michael Martin in the driving seat as coalition talks begin
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon as talks begin to form a new government. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.Recorded on Tuesday 10th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2069Ep 2069: Syria - Assad falls as otherwise occupied Russia and Iran stand idly by
Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the overthrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Peter Oborne writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Peter’s latest book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. In the course of the conversation Peter refers to an earlier book he wrote from 2013 called A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West are Wrong about Nuclear Iran.Recorded on Monday 9th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2068Ep 2068: Can Keir Starmer maintain the 'Special Relationship' with the US while strengthening friendship with the EU?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon from London.Recorded on Thursday 5th December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2067: French Political Crisis - Marine Le Pen continues her march towards power as Macron sinks
Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the crisis in French government. Lara Marlowe is an author and journalist. Her most recent book is How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying, the remarkable story of Ukrainian Lt. Julia Mykytenko. Lara lives and works in Paris and contributes to the Irish Times from there.Recorded on Friday 6th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2066: Trump revolution begins with a bang as Biden’s presidency expires with a whimper
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 5th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2065: Should Ireland adjust as the EU turns sharply right?
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon from Brussels. Suzanne Lynch is Chief Brussels Correspondent for POLITICO and Host of the podcast EU Confidential. Previously Suzanne was a correspondent in Washington and Dublin,Recorded on Tuesday 3rd December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2064: General Election - FF / FG hold all the aces when it comes to forming a Government
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to discuss the results so far from Friday's election. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.Recorded on Monday 2nd December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2063: A Farewell to the Fairways
Sports journalist Dermot Gilleece joins Eamon to talk about his new book, A Farewell to the Fairways, published by Red Stripe Press. Dermot Gilleece is the former Golf Correspondent for the irish Times and A Farewell to the Fairways is a reflection on 63 years of golf reporting..Recorded on Friday 29th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2062: A new president, a changed country, has America abandoned the rest of West?
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Wednesday 27th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2061: General Election - Ivan Yates, Fine Fáil to win and win big
Ivan Yates joins Eamon to talk about the General Election and likely winners and losers around the country. Ivan Yates is a former Fine Gael Minister, a political commentator, and hosts his own podcast, "Calling It", on the General Election.Recorded on Wednesday 27th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2060: General Election - Leaders’ Debate sure to be decisive
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to preview tonight's Leaders' debate on RTÉ. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at Independent,ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.Recorded on Tuesday 26th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2059: As Trump’s administration focuses on our corporate tax advantage Ireland should worry
Russian economist Constantin Gurdgiev talks to Eamon about Russia's booming war economy, Donald Trump's new cabinet, and the economies of the BRICs v G7. Constantin is an academic with the University of Northern Colorado and Visiting Assistant Professor at Trinity College, Dublin.Recorded on Monday 25th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2058: Putin’s nuclear threat would invite severe retaliation
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about Joe Biden's agreement to Ukraine's use of US missiles within Russia as 10,900 North Korean troop arrive in Kursk. Also Ireland's neutrality - can the country protect its own sovereignty?Recorded on Wednesday 20th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2057: Trump begins his American revolution
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at the Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 21st November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2056: Trump’s Commerce Sec has Ireland in his sights
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Trump's selection for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick. Also UK farmers protest against the new government's plans for Inheritance Tax.Recorded on Wednesday 20th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2055: General Election - Could it be the economy, stupid?
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon following the RTE Leaders' Debate. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent and independent.ie.Recorded on Tuesday 19th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 2054: Trumpism - an ideology or a state of mind?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded on Thursday 14th November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.