Brexit: A Bad Day for Boris, Election Calculations, A Chink of Light? - with Katy Balls
After a day of drama and political upheaval in Westminster, Hugh is joined by our own Pat Leahy and Denis Staunton, and by Katy Balls, deputy political editor with The Spectator magazine, to ask:- Wha...
4 Sep 201935min
Northern Ireland Past, Present and Future - with Professor Brendan O'Leary
Brendan O'Leary, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, has written a three-book treatise on the entity we call Northern Ireland that is both accessible and erudite. He ta...
30 Aug 201935min
Brexit: Sit Back and Remain on the Edge of Your Seat – with Lisa O’Carroll
The dust is beginning to settle after British prime minister Boris Johnson’s surprise announcement on Wednesday, that he is to prorogue parliament for five weeks in order to bring forward his Governme...
29 Aug 201928min
Can a Capitalist Economy Solve the Climate Crisis?
Is it possible to run a capitalist economy and also address climate change? Or, is the greed-driven system destined to destroy itself? Hugh is joined by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan and People Before...
28 Aug 201945min
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 ...
23 Aug 201930min
Brexit: The 'Phoney War' Phase - with Professor Ronan McCrea
Almost a month after becoming British prime minister, Boris Johnson has restated his opposition to the backstop in a four-page letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, in which he failed to p...
21 Aug 201940min
Radicalisation and the Amplification of Extremism Online
In today's podcast we look at issues around radicalisation, disinformation and the amplification, sometimes unwittingly, of extremism online. What role do the big tech companies play and what, if anyt...
16 Aug 201950min
The Struggle for Independents - with Finian McGrath
Do independent politicians get their fair share of coverage in the Irish media? Independent TD and Minister of State for Disability Issues, Finian McGrath, talks to Hugh and Fiach about the place of i...
14 Aug 201935min
