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The Hard Shoulder

NewstalkSociety & Culture7,712 episodes · latest Jul 23, 2026

The Hard Shoulder’s biggest search strength is consistently topping results for niche “news talk” style queries, including “affordable housing development” and several topic-specific terms like “autism misinformation,” reinforcing strong discoverability across Apple and Spotify. The clearest missed opportunity is expanding into broader “Ireland”-framed discovery intent, where it does not yet rank for “irish podcast,” “irish podcasting,” or “business/political” and topic verticals such as “irish football podcasts” and “irish music podcasts.”

3.7*159 ratings
136shows recommend it
#22best chart rank

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