{"podcast":{"title":"It's There! An Irish Sports Podcast","slug":"it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","podcast_index_feed_id":7705730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7967785272","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/812dd4ac-0758-11f1-9503-4bfbe1595d22/image/38edbd32713d2e21db4ae56e730a686d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Connor Phillips","episode_count":44,"summary":"'It's There!' An Irish sporting podcast with the voice of Irish sport! Presented by legendary commentator George Hamilton and presenter Connor Phillips, 'It's There!' helps you relive the best moments in Irish sport and looks ahead to the next generation of greatness. With some help from the biggest names in Irish sport, George and Connor get into the untold stories, careers and lives of the greatest to do it in green - and with George's dulcet tones - they recreate those big moments again in podcast form! Each week you’ll get two episodes: George and Connor breaking down the biggest Irish sports stories. A deep‑dive interview with one of Ireland’s sporting (or occasional entertainment) greats, where they'll discuss their life, career and iconic sporting moments (sometimes more than one!). Follow the show on socials: Facebook Instagram X YouTube Contact the show via itsthere@fiocar.com For commercial enquiries, email sales@sport-social.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:21:14.536618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 24: John Aldridge","slug":"episode-24-john-aldridge","published_at":"2026-05-14T14:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-24-john-aldridge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2696664414.mp3?updated=1778771886","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2696664414.mp3?updated=1778771886","summary":"What an episode! George and Connor are joined by one of Liverpool and Ireland's most colourful characters - John 'Aldo' Aldridge. The lads dig into Johns club career. How it all began when he was 'on the tools' right through to leading the line for his boyhood club Liverpool FC. John talks about his relationship with Kenny Dalglish, how he ended up leaving the club but how he remains a massive fan. Then there is his international career. We find out how he ended up playing for Ireland and how he is responsible for Ray Houghton getting his international call up too! From struggling to score initially for Jack Charlton's side - 'Aldo' became a fan favourite and scored goals at big moments that sent Ireland on their way to the World Cup. George and Connor talk at length about the iconic moment at World Cup '94 where 'Aldo' couldn't get on the field against Mexico. Its such an fun episode - John Aldridge is a true entertainer! Hear George re-do some of Aldo's big moments as well as only he can! To sponsor the podcast: itsthere@fiocar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"What an episode! George and Connor are joined by one of Liverpool and Ireland's most colourful characters - John 'Aldo' Aldridge. The lads dig into Johns…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episodes/episode-24-john-aldridge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-24-john-aldridge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}