Hello, my name is Adam Zaidan, I’m 22 and a Final Year Film and Broadcasting Student Hello, my name is Adam Zaidan, I’m 22 and a Final Year Film and Broadcasting Student here at Technological University Dublin. I’ve had a keen interest in broadcasting since I was a kid, particularly in the areas of Radio production and live Television production, and that’s why I wanted to get involved with this course.Over the last four years, I’ve taken part in film productions, documentary productionsand worked in mock-television settings here in TUD as well as in a real live sports television setting with ESPN during my time spent on Exchange in the University of Central Florida.
More recently however, I chose to specialise in Radio Production, as that is the area I’d be most keen in getting involved with. In the first semester of my final year, I wrote, produced and edited a pilot podcast episode about Movember, called “Behind the Mo: More than a Moustache”, focusing on the specific stories and members in the Movember community, and during the second semester, I created an audio documentary called “The Hidden River Poddle”, which looks into the history of a Dublin river, right up to the present day.
BEHIND THE MO: [PILOT] EP 1 - More than a Moustache
Each November, moustaches appear, but why and what does it mean? In this podcast Each November, moustaches appear, but why and what does it mean? In this podcast series Adam Zaidan explores how a global campaign has reshaped the conversation around men’s health in Ireland. From college campuses to community fundraisers, discover the stories behind the mo...Adam has been involved with Movember since 2021, after losing a good friend to suicide. That moment changed the way he understood men’s mental health, not as a distant issue, but as something that can come into any circle, friendship or any life. He realised that conversations about wellbeing weren’t happening often enough, or honestly enough, and that silence was costing lives. In this episode, 'More than a Moustache', Adam speaks with two Movember Members; Kieran Murphy and Shane Kelly to hear their stories and learn about why they got involved with Movember.
The Hidden River Poddle
This audio documentary traces the River Poddle from its opening at Tymon Park in This audio documentary traces the River Poddle from its opening at Tymon Park in Tallaght to its hidden, underground course beneath the streets of Dublin, revealing how a small waterway shaped the city far more than people actually realise.Through historical narration, insight from history groups, county councils and lived memories, it uncovers the Poddle’s long reputation for flooding and repeated surges through Harold’s Cross and Kimmage in the late 20th century.The story moves between past and present, from childhood recollections of Poddle Park, the mills the river once powered, the folklore of traditional Irish songs like Weile Waile and the modern engineering efforts to finally tame the river, which prevented flooding during Storm Sandra in January 2026.Adam, follows the river to its end, emerging from darkness into the Liffey at Wellington Quay. The closing moments reveal a river that has always been small in scale but enormous in influence
