- 806
- Episodes
- 21
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About Arena
A look at what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment presented by Rick O'Shea.
- Publisher
- RTÉ Radio 1
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Sept 2023
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
806 episodes in the feed.
23 Oct 2026
Remembering Dónal Lunny
22 Oct 2026
Film reviews - incl Klara and the Sun
22 Oct 2026
Choreographer John Scott on the new Irish Modern Dance Theatre production
Who has been a guest on Arena
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Patrick Bergin
- Esther Freud
- Ali Abbasi
- Amy Bloom
- Jared Harris
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,249,673,612
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.0 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
Contact Arena
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
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