{"podcast":{"title":"The Troubles Podcast","slug":"the-troubles-podcast-7003553","podcast_index_feed_id":7003553,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR9434859430","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-troubles-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/12a795c2-2ca3-11ef-a286-1bfcb50d2176/image/39150d478ac50dfb657666fb58e1653e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Oisin Feeney","episode_count":98,"summary":"The Troubles were a period of time in Northern Ireland which many people today do not know a lot about. In this podcast we will delve into each individual bombing and attack that happened during the 30-year period. This is a non-partisan podcast that focuses solely on the facts and the accounts of the individuals involved.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-troubles-podcast-7003553"},"episode":{"title":"Johnny Adair: Mad Dog of the Shankill","slug":"johnny-adair-mad-dog-of-the-shankill","published_at":"2026-04-28T07:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-troubles-podcast-7003553/johnny-adair-mad-dog-of-the-shankill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-troubles-podcast-7003553","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8544505028.mp3?updated=1777363645","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8544505028.mp3?updated=1777363645","summary":"Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair played a significant role in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He commanded the UDA's C Company and through his leadership they enacted a fierce campaign of violence against Republican paramilitaries and the Nationalist population as a whole. For the first time in the Troubles, loyalists were out-killing republicans and much of this was down to the actions of C Company. But Adair wanted more power and ended up taking the fight to fellow loyalists, as he ousted the UVF from the Shankill. But this move would see the full weight of the UDA come down upon him, and would lead to his expulsion from Northern Ireland. This is the story of Johnny Adair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair played a significant role in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He commanded the UDA's C Company and through his leadership they ena…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4851,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-troubles-podcast-7003553/episodes/johnny-adair-mad-dog-of-the-shankill/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-troubles-podcast-7003553/johnny-adair-mad-dog-of-the-shankill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}