Podcast Episodes

The public is incensed; the Government is in danger

Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan Jones discuss the latest, and so far the worst, scandal to hit the Government: the attendance of Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary and other politicians at a golf socie…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

How behavioural science informs the pandemic response - with Pete Lunn

In today’s episode, Hugh talks to Pete Lunn, a behavioural economist with the Economic and Social Research Institute. Lunn is also part of the behavioural change sub group of NPHET, which provides vi…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

US Politics special with Michael Brendan Dougherty

Today Hugh speaks to Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer with New York-based conservative magazine National Review. Dougherty is also the author of the 2019 memoir, My Father Left Me Ireland. …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: are we losing control?

Health editor Paul Cullen joins Hugh, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones to talk about an eventful week in Ireland's Covid-19 battle. Does the outbreak in the Midlands signal a major problem and a f…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Lifting the lid on paid-for politics - with Peter Geoghegan

Hugh talks to journalist Peter Geoghegan about the murky world of political think-tanks and pressure groups that he writes about in a new book, Democracy for Sale.

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Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Remembering John Hume - with Claire Hanna

SDLP MP for South Belfast Claire Hanna joins Hugh to look back on the life and legacy of John Hume, who died on Sunday.

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Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Government stumbles toward the recess

It's been another extraordinary week for the new government and a very uncomfortable one for Micheal Martin and some of his ministers, as stumbles over Pandemic Unemployment Payments and ministerial …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Repost: Michael Lewis on Cronyism in The Trump Administration & The Unsung Virtues of Civil Servants

Author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Undoing Project)talks to Hugh about his new book 'The Fifth Risk'. The book concerns the Trump Administration and what Lewis says are astounding le…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Green list confusion, EU recovery deal and the impending stimulus package

In today’s episode Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy and the newest member of the politics team, Jack Horgan-Jones to dissect the events of this week, including the mixed messages surrounding the newly pub…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

How damaged is Micheál Martin's leadership? (Live at The Irish Times Summer Nights Festival)

This week The Irish Times ran its "Summer Nights" online festival, featuring conversations with guests like Samantha Power, Anne Enright, Imelda May, Paul O'Connell, Dermot Bannon and David McWilliam…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago