The State of Us Podcast
From 蜜芽传媒 News NI. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on the stories that impact our lives and speak to those who can help us understand why we鈥檙e in the state we鈥檙e in.
From 蜜芽传媒 News NI.
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on the stories that impact all our lives and speak to those who can help us understand why we鈥檙e in the state we鈥檙e in.
This podcast is a new way of talking and learning about the news in Northern Ireland.
There鈥檒l be lots of candid conversations, special guests, with wisdom, informality and some fun along the way.
Nothing will be off the table on 鈥淭he State of Us鈥�. New episodes every Tuesday and
Thursday. Contact thestateofus@bbc.co.uk
Episodes to download
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Uncovering the truth about Katie Simpson鈥檚 death
Yesterday
The secret investigation that led to a murder trial that shook the equestrian community
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Stuart Robinson: 鈥楤ehind enemy lines鈥� chatting about the Cool FM cash call, 蜜芽传媒 licence fee & the biggest show in the country
Last Thursday
He also talks about Barra Best & a cocktail, and his first ever presenting gig
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Tuam: Ireland鈥檚 secret burial shame
Last Tuesday
Hundreds of babies & children buried in a mass grave. What the excavation has discovered
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Ireland's missing children: Donabate & Kyran Durnin
Thu 4 Sep 2025
The search for a missing boy in north county Dublin & the case of Kyran Durnin
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The State of Stormont
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Summer is over, it's back to the benches for our MLAs 鈥� how are relations on the hill?
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The income you need to survive in Northern Ireland
Thu 28 Aug 2025
It might be more than you think 鈥� and families are being squeezed
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Palestine Action: Northern Ireland鈥檚 first arrest
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Tara & Declan talk to the woman arrested in Belfast wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt
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Secrets of a weather forecaster
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Weather presenters Cecilia & Barra on the science of forecasting & tricks of their trade
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The State of Ballymena
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Tara and Declan revisit Ballymena with MP Jim Allister, two months after the riots
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Chasing politicians into churches and more
Thu 7 Aug 2025
The Burke family come north, plus hospital waiting lists and house prices.
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Why do some men kill?
Tue 5 Aug 2025
Tara and Declan explore why 29 women have been murdered in Northern Ireland since 2020
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Maguiresbridge murders: A rural village plunged into tragedy again
Tue 29 Jul 2025
A mother and her two children murdered in their own home
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鈥淚 lost 拢5,000 after going to an IVF middleman鈥�
Tue 15 Jul 2025
What do you do when the IVF company you鈥檙e using goes bust?
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Libel lawyer to the rich and famous鈥nd to Gerry Adams 鈥� Paul Tweed
Tue 8 Jul 2025
Paul Tweed on Gerry Adams, the 蜜芽传媒 and Tom Cruise
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A mother jailed for cruelty and assault against her son 鈥� Jamie鈥檚 story
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Knifed and forced to eat cat litter 鈥� just some of the abuse Jamie suffered
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What do kids really get up to on their phones?
Thu 26 Jun 2025
The State of Us has asked 240 kids about their online lives, the results may surprise you
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The A5 upgrade has been blocked鈥gain
Tue 24 Jun 2025
A judge has blocked the long-delayed A5 project from going ahead in its current form
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Suppressing a sex abuse secret: Why the voice of rugby stopped talking
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Mark Robson was sexually abused as a child by paedophile teacher Lindsay Brown
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Tattle Life: A 拢300k payout in libel damages for gossip website
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Tara & Declan talk about the Co Antrim couple who sued the gossip website Tattle Life
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Race riots, Minister resignation calls & the Casement Park soap opera
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Tara & Declan talk about arson at Larne Leisure Centre & the full story of Casement Park
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EXTRA: Race riots in Ballymena
Wed 11 Jun 2025
What is happening in Ballymena? Tara and Declan look at a second night of violence
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What do you do if your child won鈥檛 go to school?
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Tara Mills & Declan Harvey talk about Northern Ireland鈥檚 鈥渆pidemic鈥� of school avoidance
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Irish woman who accused Madeleine McCann suspect of rape says he could鈥檝e been stopped
Thu 5 Jun 2025
As police search in Portugal in Madeleine McCann case, Tara & Declan speak to Hazel Behan
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Winston Irvine, paramilitary prison wings & Jonathan Anderson rules Dior
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Tara & Declan discuss Winston Irvine, segregated prisons & Jonathan Anderson heads Dior
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EXTRA: Gerry Adams v The 蜜芽传媒 鈥� The Verdict
Fri 30 May 2025
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey talk about Gerry Adams鈥� libel win against the 蜜芽传媒
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Small town porn star: 鈥業鈥檝e been treated worse than my brother鈥檚 murderer鈥�
Thu 29 May 2025
Tara and Declan chat to Meghan O鈥橬eill about her experience in the sex industry
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Gerry Adams v The 蜜芽传媒
Tue 27 May 2025
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey chat to Julian O鈥橬eill, who has been covering the libel case
