The Good Listener Podcast

About The Good Listener Podcast

An interview podcast

Publisher

John Hadden

Category

society & culture · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Aug 2021

Latest episode

21 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jul 2026

   TEACHING THE TROUBLES - Professor Tony Novosel

   Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tony Novosel (Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences) is a historian and educator at the University of Pittsburgh and has dedicated decades to the study of the Northern Ireland conflict and particularly loyalism and political loyalism. Tony discusses the IRA split of 1969, how the conflict should be characterized, the UVF, Gusty's Spence's influence as well as that of Ian Paisely. I asked Tony about whether the violence that broke out was inevitable, the common misconce...

2. 

   28 Apr 2026

   The TRUTH About The SHANKILL BUTCHERS

   Send us Fan Mail In this clip from our upcoming episode, historian and author, Dr. Gareth Mulvenna talks about some of the myths and half-truths that surround the Shankill Butchers, a group of UVF members who terrorized Belfast's catholic community during the height of the troubles. FULL EPISODE COMING SOON BUY GARETH'S BOOK : https://www.amazon.com/Tartan-Gangs-Paramilitaries-Loyalist-Backlash/dp/1781383251

3. 

   26 Apr 2026

   SOUTH ARMAGH IRA SHOOT AT IRISH COP - Ex Garda John O' Brien Tells His Story

   Send us Fan Mail Retired Garda (Irish police) John O' Brien joins us once again, this time to discuss his career as a police officer during the most dangerous times in recent Irish history. He tells us about his posting in "the south" along the border with the conflicts' most notorious area, South Armagh, better known to some as "Bandit Country". Despite the IRA's rule against engaging Irish state forces John was fired at as he and his colleague gave chase and the two Gardai were lucky to es...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,213,249

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

77 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

93

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

84

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Guest appearances

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