Podcast Episodes

Trump says 'we run Venezuela'. Is that true?

On Monday, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a court in New York City on charges including drug-terr…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyrox: Should you try this fitness fad to get fit after Christmas?

When Hyrox came to Dublin’s RDS last November, it was a completely sold out event. The tickets for the fitness race were snapped up in minutes of goi…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

How the race for total AI domination is revisiting the worst of human history

This episode was first published in August.

In the space of a few short years, generative AI has exploded into our daily lives, impacting the way we l…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘My Irish friends are awesome’ says Elon Musk – who are they?

Elon Musk seems particularly taken with the opinions of three Irish men active on X: far-right activist Michael O’Keeffe; Barry O’Driscoll, whose ide…

6 months ago

Petrol bombs and drive-bys: How Limerick’s gangland violence returned

This episode was first published in June 2025.

In the early hours of May 8th, two masked men in a stolen Audi staged a drive-by shooting, firing nine…

6 months ago

Richard Satchwell: why did it take eight years for the killer to face justice?

This episode was first published in May 2025.

From the moment he reported her missing in 2017, Richard Satchwell stuck to his story that his wife Tin…

6 months ago

The new IRB: How a shadow 'government' is operating under the radar in Ireland

This episode was first published in August 2025.

For years the Irish Republican Brotherhood – the IRB – was remembered annually in a curious ceremony…

6 months ago

Plum pudding and sea swimming: Irish traditions that have stuck and new ones that have taken off

It’s Christmas Eve and so much about this time of year is about the things we do and eat – not because we particularly want to do them or even enjoy …

6 months, 1 week ago

From Traitors to Kneecap: What kept us entertained in 2025

At a time when there are media think pieces galore about how atomised entertainment is, how people don’t talk about TV like they used to; how the mus…

6 months, 1 week ago

Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Unholy mix of faith and fury on the streets of London

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist.

At 43, he is the street leader of the radical right-wing na…

6 months, 1 week ago