{"id":291,"date":"2018-12-31T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=291"},"modified":"2025-04-06T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:18:21","slug":"interview-tom-obrien-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-tom-obrien-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Tom O&#8217;Brien of Radio City (Dublin)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9222\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-291-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=291-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20181020-TomOBrien_Radio_City.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On October 20th 2018 over 100 radio anoraks gathered in the Ballsbridge Hotel Dublin. 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