The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
The Stand
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.
Episodes
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Dec 19, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1882: With the Premier League wide open Man City have a lot to do to retain the title
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League games.Recorded on Tuesday 19th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1881: Biden modifies his support for Israel as US public opinion turns against him
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 14th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1880: Putin’s War - Ukraine’s fate will be decided in Washington
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon. Recorded on Tuesday 12th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1879: Divided and facing electoral meltdown will the Tories turn to Boris and Farage for salvation?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded on Monday 11th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1878: Liverpool and Man City to fight it out for Premier League title, Leeds to win promotion
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.Recorded on Monday 11th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1877: Economic problems and disappearing leaders cast a shadow over Xi Jinping’s China
Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon. Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News and NBC in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China. He has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. Ian won an Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. His most recent book is The Fire of the Dragon: China's New Cold War.Recorded on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1876: US Presidential election - if Trump wins everything changes
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Friday 8th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1875: Russia/Ukraine War - Dmitry Elovsky talks about being named in Putin’s list of foreign agents
Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon about Russia's war in Ukraine and how he has been included on Vladamir Putin's list of foreign agents. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the YouTube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. He moved to Lithuania when the war began and independent media outlets, including TV Rain, were closed down across Russia.Recorded on Monday 4th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1874: Israel in Palestine - This moment is a turning point in history
Journalist and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon. Peter is a former chief political commentator for The Daily Telegraph, from which he resigned in early 2015. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Peter's most recent books include The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, and The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. Both are available as audio books.Recorded on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1873: Premier League - Ange Postecoglou, the real Special One, casts his spell on Spurs
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. Recorded on Monday 4th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
