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Listen to Nolan podcasts wherever you go on your MP3 player. Just download the podcast and transfer it to your player, or listen via your computer.

Listen to Nolan podcasts wherever you go on your MP3 player. Just download the podcast and transfer it to your player, or listen via your computer.

Best of Nolan

BBC Radio Ulster

Stephen Nolan’s no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day has made it the biggest show in the country. An unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment.

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International Nolan Podcasters

Are you an international Nolan podcaster? Why not send a photo to nolan@bbc.co.uk, telling us your name, location and your favorite Nolan story.

Tomas B Dalton III , Utica - USA
Tomas B Dalton III - Utica, USA

My parents came to America from Belfast when I was a baby. I recently discovered your podcast and it keeps me close to “home”. I will be visiting August and it will be for the first time in 25 years. Thank you for your great show!

Mairead, Istanbul - Turkey
Mairead - Istanbul, Turkey

A native from Northern Ireland, I was forced to leave good old N.I as I had a muffin top and was proud of the fact that I wore pyjamas to the shop. As I jog of my muffin top every morning along the Bosphorus, I love listening to the podcast.

Mika, Nova Scotia - Canada
Mika - Nova Scotia, Canada

Mike Nicholls, Northern California - USA
Mike Nicholls - Northern California, USA

Mike keeps up to date with all the news on the bins thanks to the podcast..!

Steve, Koko & Maya McCabe, La Jolla, California - USA
Steve, Koko & Maya McCabe - La Jolla, California, USA

"Here is a picture of our little family in La Jolla, CA. It was taken at my in-laws home in Niigata, Japan."

Ruth Mulvenna, Tokyo - Japan
Ruth Mulvenna - Tokyo, Japan

" It's funny some mornings on the train when I'm listening to the Belfast accent or some funny caller and then look around at the Japanese faces when I laugh out at something"

Paul, Lima - Peru
Paul - Lima, Peru

"The show is great... listening to the mix of the the norn iron half wits complaining about wheelie bins and the serious themes when I am surounded my the chaos and craziness that is South America, keeps me sane and in touch with back home. "

Rosheen Ward,  - Germany
Rosheen Ward - , Germany

"Listen most days while in the gym and on my bi-monthly trips to Italy... listening to Stephen talking about being 'probed' while I was on the train, I was giggling, the other passengers must have thought I was crazy!"

Stewart Young, Malibu - USA
Stewart Young - Malibu, USA

"I listen to the show every morning as I drive to work through Malibu to South Central LA in California where I work with young people... on the story about housing conditions in Belfast, this was a problem when I worked in the Village 10 years ago."

Russell Graham, Broughshane - Northern Ireland
Russell Graham - Broughshane, Northern Ireland

Big Russell never misses the podcast down on the farm in sunny Broughshane...

Alistair, East Belfast - Northern Ireland
Alistair - East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Nolan fan Alistair manages not to spill a drop while listening to the big podcast...

Richard Foster,  - Taiwan
Richard Foster - , Taiwan

"Originally from Co Fermanagh, I have been living here for the last 15+ years. I am the founder/owner of Barking Deer Adventures and often listen to the show while guiding customers through the jungles and mountains!"

Corrina , London - England
Corrina - London, England

"I listen to the show every morning. Keep up the banter!"

Carole Peterson, Austin  - USA
Carole Peterson - Austin , USA

"I download the podcast of THE BIGGEST SHOW IN THE COUNTRY here where I live in Austin, Texas, and listen on my iPod every day at work while I slave away at my horrible desk job. takes me away from the cowboys and armadillos and American football"

Tom,  - Australia
Tom - , Australia

The Nolan podcast is clearly keeping Tom sane down-under...

Bruce Piercy, Toronto - Canada
Bruce Piercy - Toronto, Canada

"I download the podcasts and listen on the subway, on my way to work."

Adam Martin, Glasgow - Scotland
Adam Martin - Glasgow, Scotland

" I'm from Carrickfergus but I'm now studying at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Enjoy listening to the Nolan Podcasts keep up the good work."

Kiley MacLeod, Tyler - Texas
Kiley MacLeod - Tyler, Texas

"Just a quick note to say I'm listening to ya'll in Texas. (My boyfriend lives in Belfast (on Malone Road no less, but we won't hold it against him) and he said your show would be a good way for me to get a glimpse of the people of Northern Ireland."

David Jenkins, Freetown - Sierra Leone
David Jenkins - Freetown, Sierra Leone

"I download the Nolan podcasts most days. It is an excellent way to maintain a handle on the news and current affairs back home. Keep up the good work and I will keep downloading and listening."

Sam Gibney, Los Angeles - USA
Sam Gibney - Los Angeles, USA

"I am an ex Northern Irish boy and love listening to your show every morning at my job in Hollywood. I have even influenced some of my friends to listen to your show.Brings me down to earth every day when I hear real stories from the real people."

Rudi Hurt, Birrwil - Switzerland
Rudi Hurt - Birrwil, Switzerland

"Listening almost every day in Switzerland!"

Jason McFee, Boca Raton - USA
Jason McFee - Boca Raton, USA

"I listen to your show every day in Florida - say hi to me on the podcast!"

Eric,  Saitama - Japan
Eric - Saitama, Japan

Our Eric is big in Japan...

Stuart Lamkin, Macon - Georgia, USA
Stuart Lamkin - Macon, Georgia, USA

Stuart Lamkin listens in Macon, he's pictured here with his son Sean Michael...

Thierry Ray, Burgundy - France
Thierry Ray - Burgundy, France

"I spent 2 years in NI in 1985-86 and 1988-89. I was in Belfast as a language assistant first in Dunmurry and Lisburn and then I became a Lector in French at Queen's. When I play the podcast it seems to me I live off Ormeau Road!"

Paul and Emma, Stockholm - Sweden
Paul and Emma - Stockholm, Sweden

Paul Horisk listens to Nolan in Stockholm - he says he's not getting so much sleep these days since the new arrival of Emma, also pictured...

Anthony McLoughlin,  - France
Anthony McLoughlin - , France

Anthony is a gallic podcaster...

Robert Beck, Lisburn - Northern Ireland
Robert Beck - Lisburn, Northern Ireland

"Hey big man!"

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