Maureen Dowd on Trump, Washington in Turmoil and Thriving Journalism

Maureen Dowd on Trump, Washington in Turmoil and Thriving Journalism

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is the undisputed queen of the Washington commentariat. President George W Bush called her 'the Cobra' and in 1999 she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for a series of columns on the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Clinton administration. In today's podcast, she tells Hugh that journalists in Washington are in a strange position because while Donald Trump's presidency is "the most incredible thing that’s ever happened in politics", it has seen journalism thrive. She also talks about the Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the party's prospects in 2020 and why President Obama must shoulder some of the blame for Trump's election.Maureen Dowd will take part in a public conversation at the Kennedy Summer School on Saturday, September 7th. kennedysummerschool.ie. Her column appears every Monday in The Irish Times

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The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride

The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride

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The Toy Show Elections

The Toy Show Elections

Four constituencies, four battles for four seats in Dáil Éireann. On Friday (which is the same day as the Toy Show, as Leo Varadkar pointed out while canvassing with Verona Murphy in Wexford) voters ...

27 Nov 201939min

UK Election: Can Anything Stop Boris Johnson? - with Dr Kevin Cunningham

UK Election: Can Anything Stop Boris Johnson? - with Dr Kevin Cunningham

First-past-the-post, tactical voting, Labour leavers, Tory remainers... it all ads up to a a formidable task for pollsters to call the outcome of GE19. But the numbers we have so far strongly suggest...

22 Nov 201924min

O'Devaney Gardens, Verona Murphy In Hot Water and A Remainer's Perspective on the General Election

O'Devaney Gardens, Verona Murphy In Hot Water and A Remainer's Perspective on the General Election

Dublin Editor, Olivia Kelly gives us the low down on what's happening with O'Devaney Gardens. Last week City Councillors approved a deal which would see more than 800 new homes developed on the site, ...

20 Nov 201948min

UK Election: Could Flooding Cost Johnson The Election? - with Denis Staunton

UK Election: Could Flooding Cost Johnson The Election? - with Denis Staunton

Hugh and Pat are joined by London editor Denis Staunton to talk about the first full week of the UK election campaign. Are the big two parties starting to squeeze the smaller groups out? Are tactical ...

15 Nov 201927min

Northern Ireland's New Political Battle Lines, Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Northern Ireland's New Political Battle Lines, Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Northern correspondent Freya McClements on the party plans and pacts that are turning Northern Ireland's Westminster election into one of the most interesting in years. Is it remain versus leave, gree...

13 Nov 201932min

Micheál Martin on Party, Policies and a "Wind-down" of Confidence & Supply

Micheál Martin on Party, Policies and a "Wind-down" of Confidence & Supply

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin gave an interview to our deputy political editor Fiach Kelly last week, covering the veteran politician's approach to the next general election, rebuilding trust in h...

11 Nov 201935min

US Politics: One Year Out, Should Democrats Worry? / Fobgate, Money Messages & Election Wobbles

US Politics: One Year Out, Should Democrats Worry? / Fobgate, Money Messages & Election Wobbles

Yesterday was a good day for the Democratic Party, winning control of the legislature in Virginia and the governorship of Kentucky, while President Trump's impeachment problems deepened again. But wit...

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