Fiona McCann

Contributor

Fiona McCann, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a writer, journalist and cohost of the We Can’t Print This podcast.

The Bookshelf: Ryan Tubridy’s new podcast may be the best vehicle to date for this one-time Jack of all RTÉ

Podcast review: The former RTÉ broadcaster’s new show plays to his strengths – but it’ll need to push him out of his comfort zone

The Magadalenes and I: Compelling voices illuminate unspeakable institutional truths from Ireland’s recent past

Podcast review: Steven O’Riordan’s follow-up to 2009 documentary lacks narrative shape but makes up for it in the sheer force of his stories

Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? Joanne McNally’s deliciously deranged investigation is a must-listen

Podcast review: The Irish comedian musters all her charm and chutzpah to find out whether a body double has taken over from the Sk8er Boi singer

The Runaway Princesses: Painstaking investigation puts spotlight on treatment of women by ruler of Dubai

Podcast review: This New Yorker series is deeply sourced, dogged and horrifying

Black Box: You may never sit comfortably again after listening to this podcast about artificial intelligence

Podcast review: Michael Safi’s new Guardian series looks at how AI started, how it’s playing out and how it can be both a solace and a scourge

Who Trolled Amber? review: Relentless dig beneath Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard libel case makes a staggering revelation

Podcast review: Why did public opinion seem to turn against Amber Heard? Alexi Mostrous unearths one ominous factor that may have been responsible

How an Irish citizen wined, dined and then swindled a mansionful of high rollers

Podcast review: Viktor Kozeny, a round-faced, red-haired charmer, persuaded investors that they could share in the spoils of an oil-company privatisation

Just One Thing: At last you can trade in your vagina crystals for a good night’s sleep

Podcast review: Michael Mosley’s BBC series delves into the single simple change that might improve your health and wellbeing

Dr Marie Cassidy’s Life in Death: Bracingly direct Glaswegian makes easy listening of the grimmest of subjects

Podcast review: When asked her why she retired when she did, Cassidy refers to the murder of Ana Kriégel and a changing world

Why Do You Hate Me? The BBC’s disinformation correspondent descends into the world of online trolls

Podcast review: Why do people churn out bile online, post abusive comments or threaten people they have to real connection with?

Bad Bridget: The haunting untold stories of the Irish women who sailed to the US for a better life but ended up in jail

Leanne McCormick and Elaine Farrell’s grim retellings detail harsh reality of immigrant life that was often heartbreaking and occasionally hilarious

The Rest Is Entertainment: Richard Osman and Marina Hyde know so much about the darnedest things

Podcast review: Choose your lane, get two or three experts with personality and enough passion for the subject - and watch your listener count rocket

Runaway Joe: RTÉ’s new podcast has all the ingredients for a gripping true-crime narrative

Podcast review: This new Documentary on One offering is a doozy that goes all the way back to 1967, with the murder of a young mother of two

Against the Odds review: Tales of extraordinary resilience, even if the hosts can lay the stars and stripes on thick

Podcast review: Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol narrate stories of people surviving immeasurable hardship. But too often they lean into the histrionic

The Lady Vanishes: Listening to this sprawling missing person podcast is like witnessing a plane being built midflight

Podcast review: An investigation into the disappearance of an Australian woman in 1997 is the antithesis of the neatly packaged crime podcast