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The Battle for Adolescence: How Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate Are Shaping a Generation
Episode 206
The former England football manager Gareth Southgate warned this week that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are having a dangerous effect on the lives of young men. The Netflix drama ser…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Conor McGregor and The Burkes: Coming To America (Be Very Afraid)
Episode 205
Conor McGregor’s appearance in the White House for St Patrick’s Day was another insight into Trumpworld. McGregor was claiming to speak for Ireland while the Burkes went to Washington but were left t…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Life and Death in the Ring. With legendary boxing writer Donald McRae
Episode 204
When Donald McRae was a young sportswriter, Hugh McIlvanney told him one night at a bar in Las Vegas that as he made a life covering boxing, “ambivalence will be your constant companion”. McRae found…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
When Trumpish Eyes are smiling. Micheal Martin goes to the White House.
Episode 203
Micheál Martin walked out of the Oval Office feeling triumphant. He had left the lion’s den - or the bully’s lair - without humiliation. Donald Trump demands craven obedience and while history might …
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The trouble with Simon & Micheal. The end of Irish neutrality, the RTÉ/FF/FG pact and standing with Israel.
Episode 202
The Irish establishment is softening people up to sacrifice the country’s neutrality. But why? On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at how countries throughout history have been organised to prepa…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Colum McCann on Trump, Gaza and the secrets at the bottom of the ocean
Episode 201
Colum McCann won’t look back. His life as a writer has always drawn him to the edge. In an exhilarating conversation on Free State today, McCann talks about what is needed to change the world at this…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I Fought The Law (and the law lost): Kneecap, Roy Keane, and Steve Coogan. With Trevor Birney.
Episode 200
When Trevor Birney was arrested by the PSNI in 2018, he was thrown in a police cell and told an incredible tale. His documentary No Stone Unturned had named the man many believed was responsible for …
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Trumpworld: Hell for Zelensky, paradise for bullies, rapists and woman haters
Episode 199
Volodymyr Zelensky walked into a trap when he sat down beside Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. He was surrounded by bullies who were emboldened by the knowledge that totalitarians around th…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Shooting Crows - Trevor Birney on Mass Murder, State Collusion and Press Freedom
Episode 198
On the evening of June 18, 1994, Ireland stopped. At the Giants Stadium in New York, Ireland were playing Italy in the first match of the World Cup. Across the country, people were making plans to wa…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump & the Gaza Riviera. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Episode 197
When Donald Trump shared an AI video of Gaza, the world responded as it often does to Trump’s behaviour, with a mixture of disbelief, shock, resignation and laughter. “Gaza 2025…What’s next,” read th…
Published on 10 months ago