Behind the Story
Hosted by Paul and Fran and Karen Creed and Eamon · RTÉ News
4.7from 91 ratings
- 244
- Episodes
- 225
- Transcribed
- 91
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 374M
- YouTube views
About Behind the Story
Tune in for insightful and informed conversation as Fran McNulty, Paul Cunningham and some of RTÉ's top journalists digest the news stories of the day. Expect deep dives, analysis, interesting guests, and maybe even some laughs along the way. Email: behindthestory@rte.ie (mailto:behindthestory@rte.ie) New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
- Publisher
- RTÉ News
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Apr 2025
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
225 of 244 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bomb scares, Tech bros and mogging!
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blue wave and a red wipeout but where to now?
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Pay talks collapse and inside the seizure of the MV Matthew
Inside a recent episode
Bomb scares, Tech bros and mogging!
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that's probably adding to things too. Thanks, Evelyn. Thanks, Evelyn. Thanks so much. Now, Charlie Taylor has joined us. How are you, Charlie? I'm good, thank you. Hi, Charlie. Last time we spoke, we were down at the AI Summit, which was interesting to say the least. And AI continues to be an issue. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Behind the Story
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Evelyn O'Rourke
- Charlie Taylor
- Justin McCarthy
- Michael Ricci
- Brian O'Donovan
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 373,663,812
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 5 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 86 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 51
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Who hosts Behind the Story?
Paul and Fran and Karen Creed and Eamon host the show. Published by RTÉ News.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Behind the Story take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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