About this episode

John and Darren reflect on past cases and discuss the upcoming season of the podcast.

In this episode of Lines of Enquiry: Case Notes, John is joined by Darren Cleary, creator of Lines of Enquiry and Head of Digital Audio at Bauer Media Audio Ireland. Together, they look back on the previous season, reflecting on cases including Elaine O’Hara, Patricia O’Connor, Barbara Walsh, Ciara Breen and Philip Cairns. They also discuss the importance of revisiting unresolved cases, and the work that goes into making the podcast. John and Darren also look ahead to the next season, including revealing the first episode of season 3, along with announcing a new longer-form documentary series focusing on a Dublin murder case from the 1970s.

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Darren Cleary

Topics covered

• case reflection
• unresolved cases
• podcast production
• upcoming season
• Dublin murder case

Keywords

• true crime
• podcast
• Darren Cleary
• unresolved cases
• Dublin murder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bauer Media Audio Ireland

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