{"podcast":{"title":"Big News Coming Soon Podcast","slug":"big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431","podcast_index_feed_id":4794431,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61e4c2bae514060014220b5b","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/big-news-coming-soon-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61e4c2bae514060014220b5b/1780085751140-8ed98a8b-dfad-4bec-abf6-c2bcb1ceb392.jpeg","author":"Alan Clarke","episode_count":103,"summary":"Big News Coming Soon Podcast with Alan Clarke. Winner of Best Podcast In Ireland 2024 & 2026 at the Goss Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T18:18:20.502004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431"},"episode":{"title":"Fr Mark Quinn - \"I was battling the thought\"","slug":"fr-mark-quinn-i-was-battling-the-thought","published_at":"2026-07-12T23:14:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431/fr-mark-quinn-i-was-battling-the-thought","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431","url":"https://shows.acast.com/big-news-coming-soon-podcast/episodes/fr-mark-quinn-i-was-battling-the-thought","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61e4c2bae514060014220b5b/e/6a541fd373fcc6a8a738783c/media.mp3","summary":"This week’s episode is a real roller coaster as I sit down with Father Mark Quinn, the parish priest of Tuam, County Galway. Mark and I grew up in the same village, but until this conversation, I had no idea about many of the struggles and challenges he faced throughout his life. I still remember reading in the local newspaper that he had become a parish priest, it genuinely surprised me, and it made me curious about the journey that brought him there. This is probably the longest episode of the season, and honestly, I could have sat and talked with Mark all day. His honesty, openness, and willingness to share his story made for a fascinating conversation, and I’m incredibly grateful to him for that. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. Please sign up to my Patreon for weekly bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/BigNewsComingSoon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week’s episode is a real roller coaster as I sit down with Father Mark Quinn, the parish priest of Tuam, County Galway. Mark and I grew up in the sam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431/episodes/fr-mark-quinn-i-was-battling-the-thought/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-news-coming-soon-podcast-4794431/fr-mark-quinn-i-was-battling-the-thought.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}