Heroes or Zeros? Discussing Ireland's Covid strategy with ISAG's prof Aoife McLysaght
For much of the pandemic, the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) has recommended that Ireland should aggressively suppress virus transmission as part of a zero-Covid policy. That strategy ha...
28 Apr 202152min
'Politics on the Couch' - with Rafael Behr
To what extent can political beliefs and behaviour be understood through the science of psychology and the study of human cognition? In today’s episode, Hugh talks to award-winning political columnist...
24 Apr 202146min
Should we worry about the deficit? - with David McWilliams
Since coronavirus, governments around the globe have abandoned traditional concerns about deficits and enacted emergency measures in the interest of saving countries from the devastating effects of lo...
21 Apr 202148min
US politics special with John Dickerson, CBS reporter and author of "The Hardest Job in the World"
CBS News political reporter, Slate Political Gabfest panelist and proud Irish-American John Dickerson talks to Hugh about the office of President of the United States, which is the subject of his book...
16 Apr 202145min
A very bad week for the Government's Covid-19 policy
The Government's Covid-19 policy was dealt a double blow this week, as it was forced to pause the mandatory hotel quarantine system and issues with two vaccines threw the planned inoculation programme...
14 Apr 202141min
Understanding the loyalist grievances that led to violence in Belfast - with Newton Emerson
It's not just Brexit, or the Bobby Storey funeral, or the constant talk of a border poll. Many factors fed into this week's violence and rioting on the streets of Belfast. The violent clashes involved...
9 Apr 202125min
Quarantine clashes and vaccine targets
The debate surrounding mandatory hotel quarantine rumbles on between government departments, but what are the logistical, legal and diplomatic issues at stake? Will the introduction of a vaccine passp...
7 Apr 202140min
The psychology and the politics behind this week's Covid-19 moves
Behavioral economist Pete Lunn and political correspondent Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about the government's major moves in the Covid-19 fight this week: the easing of some restrictions, particul...
2 Apr 202138min
