Podcast Episodes

Ulster says No to Casement Park: Part 1

Episode 76

Why is Casement Park so divisive? When Ravenhill and Windsor Park were redeveloped in the north they had cross community support. What is it about a GAA stadium that enrages a certain faction of unio…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

RTÉ The Musical: Part 5

Episode 75

The RTE scandal is not about pay-offs, flip-flops or Ryan Tubridy’s salary, it’s a story of how the media was manipulated in Ireland. From the Troubles to Gaza one point of view has always been given…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

RTÉ The Musical: Part 4

Episode 74

RTE can’t escape scandal. The controversies of the last six months have demonstrated how the organisation operated in the dark.

But there is a bigger story.

On Free State, Joe and Dion look at how RTE …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

And God gave his only son Bono to the world. Part 2

Episode 73

Having dealt with the question ‘What is Bono?’ on today’s Free State, Dion and Joe ask the more important question: why? Why God why? 

They look at how Bono’s endless hot air became a comfort not a ch…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

And God gave his only son Bono to the world. Part 1

Episode 72

What is Bono and who is he for?

On today’s Free State, Dion and Joe look at Bono’s activism, what he has said and, as importantly, what he hasn’t said.

Is he a symbol of all that is wrong with the worl…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Ulster Says YES - Part 2

Episode 71

How close are we to a United Ireland?

The unionist voices that said ‘no terrorists in government’ and no Sinn Fein First Minister have been marginalised. How will they respond to what is coming next?

J…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Ulster Says YES - Part 1

Episode 70

Michelle O’Neill’s election as First Minister of Northern Ireland made worldwide headlines.

On today’s Free State, Joe reflects on the importance of O’Neill’s election and considers what it means for …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

KNEECAP Part 2

Episode 69

Northern Ireland prepares for a Sinn Fein First Minister, but why has it taken so long?

On today’s Free State, Joe and Dion look at how culture was used as a tool of oppression in the north. As Kneeca…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

KNEECAP Part 1. Get your Brits out for the lads. Kneecappings, Klopp & Gerry Adams on ketamine.

Episode 68

Anarchy is always a threat to the establishment. Joyous anarchy unsettles them even more.

Kneecap are annoying many of the right people as they aim for world domination. Their film has angered the Dai…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

SuperValu GAA: Part 2

Episode 67

If you can’t spot the sucker at the poker table it’s you.

Today’s 'Free State' tells the story of how the GAA surrendered to corporations and how people became products.

Dion and Joe consider the new R…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago