Unscripted with Niamh O'Connor

Episode 87 is a proper chatty one because Faye Short joins Niamh in studio — Spin 103.8 girlie, drama school grad, TikTok/Instagram sketch queen, and currently on tour with her dad (yes, Pat Shortt).
They get into carving your own path when your parent is famous, why comedy is way scarier than “serious acting”, and what touring is really like: the non-stop weekends, the loneliness, the adrenaline high… and the brutal low after.
Plus: radio vs stage vs social media, being told you’re “too much”, and the “Tiny Tangent” where Faye goes IN on angry (and slow) drivers.

Tangent Time #7 is fuelled by pure rage after Niamh sees a clip online basically saying Irish people have terrible food… and she’s not letting it slide.
From “ratatouille” to the West Brit vibes of shitting on your own country, she breaks down why that whole take is just not true — especially when Irish meat, dairy and butter are literally top tier.
There’s also a surprising detour into coddle chat, Spain’s awful butter, and a mini defence of the humble potato.
She clocks herself too though: no dogpiling, just a passionate tangent.

Episode 86 is for the fellow space-obsessed girlies (and anyone who’s curious) because Dr Niamh Shaw joins Niamh in studio to talk all things space — from finding your passion in your 40s to reporting on NASA launches.
Niamh takes us right into the atmosphere of the Artemis launch, what it felt like watching the crew walk out, and why this mission grabbed so many of us in real time.
We also get into the overview effect, anxiety, why Earth is the only real home we have, Ireland’s role in space, and her wild zero-gravity + “pretending to live on Mars” adventures.
Plus: space movie picks and a heads-up about the August 12th eclipse.

Tangent Time is back with episode 6, and Niamh is not holding back — today she’s ripping into the Daily Mail’s “Irish Influencer Rich List” and calling it exactly what she thinks it is: a load of bollocks.
She gets into why publishing dodgy income estimates is so unfair in a cost-of-living crisis, how it puts a target on people’s backs, and why it just fuels more hate towards influencers.
Plus, the girls chat who actually should be on a real rich list, why the whole thing reeks of clickbait, and why Niamh is delighted she didn’t make the cut.

In episode 85, John Sweetman from GoLoud’s true crime podcast Lines of Enquiry joins Niamh in studio.
John talks about his unexpected path from art and animation (yes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to 25 years in Garda forensic work.
They unpack what people don’t realise about investigations, why tiny mistakes can collapse a case, how true crime can shape public perception, and why staying respectful to victims always has to come first.
And in a turn of events, Niamh and John bond over the playstation of all things!
Season 3 of Lines of Enquiry is out now, and you can get it in the same place you get this podcast!