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
Sinn Féin's Westminster Seats, Social Housing - with Eoin Ó Broin and Fintan O'Toole
Is it time for the state to build much more social housing? Sinn Fein TD Eoin O Broin feels that it is and he has written a book about how that can be achieved. But first Eoin debates with Fintan O'To...
7 Aug 201949min
Billy Bragg on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn & Why Labour Should Support A Second Referendum
Best known as a unique musician with a political edge in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and The Clash, Billy Bragg is a supporter of Jeremy Corbyn and an outspoken opponent of Brexit. He's written a b...
2 Aug 201940min
Brexit: Is The Political Landscape Shifting? - with Professor Helen Thompson
Britain’s MPs are now on holidays but Boris Johnson and his cabinet are working away on their preparations for a No Deal Brexit in October. Will this have an effect on the political calculations in Du...
31 Juli 201929min
