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How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change - with Jared Diamond
Bestselling author, geographer and historian Jared Diamond's latest book, Upheaval, is about how countries come through turmoil while adopting select…
7 years, 5 months ago
Brexit, Scotland and Rockall / Fiscal Slap-Down
First: No sooner than it had begun, our new national rivalry with Scotland seems at an end as territorial tensions over Rockall abate. But why did th…
7 years, 5 months ago
Brexit And The Problem with British Media - with James O'Brien
British broadcaster and outspoken Remainer James O'Brien has become widely known for the exasperated monologues and heated debates that feature on hi…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Tory Leadership & Brexit, Gender Quotas in Local Elections
As the Tory leadership hopefuls compete to succeed outgoing prime minister Theresa May, the party has tightened the rules for the contest amid concer…
7 years, 5 months ago
Who is Emmanuel Macron? - with Sophie Pedder
Journalist Sophie Pedder is the Paris bureau chief of the Economist, writing about French politics and economics. The author of “Revolution Française…
7 years, 5 months ago
Exit Polls, The Left, Where's the Electoral Commission? – with Fintan O’Toole
As the dust begins to settle on the local and European elections, we look at why, not for the first time, an exit poll was wide of the mark and wheth…
7 years, 5 months ago
Election Special: Sinn Féin in Crisis, A Green-Left Alliance?, Fianna Fáil's Path to Power
Fiach Kelly, Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about all the results we have so far from the weekend's local and European elections. What…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Strategies of Right-Wing Populism - with Jan-Werner Mueller
As voters go to the polls in 28 countries this weekend to select the new European Parliament, the expectation is of a significant surge in support fo…
7 years, 5 months ago
Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?
A 'climate emergency' has been declared in Dáil Éireann, and green issues are coming up on the doorsteps in this election campaign, putting pressure …
7 years, 5 months ago
EU Elections: The State of the Race
To talk about what has been a rather low-key EU election campaign so far, Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray.
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7 years, 5 months ago