Podcast Episodes

How Trump & Israel made the BBC great again

Episode 305

Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for a billion dollars.

On Free State today we ask what is driving this campaign against the BBC?

Many studies have concluded that there is a pro Israeli bias …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘I know a lot of people think Nigel Farage is an extremist. I don’t’

Episode 304

Iain Dale knows he is walking on perilous terrain.

Dale is one of Britain’s best known broadcasters and podcasters but his new book is about Ireland, specifically Irish Taoisigh.

On Free State today Ia…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York. Why is corporate America so terrified of a 34 year old Muslim?

Episode 303

In numbers not seen for half a century, New Yorkers went out and voted for Zohran Mamdani as their new mayor.

Mamdani becomes New York’s first Muslim mayor. He came to America at the age of seven and …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simon Harris, Elon Musk & the Stranger Danger Delusion

Episode 302

On Halloween night, a fire broke out an IPAS centre in Drogheda. Four children, including a 20-day-old baby, were among those rescued from the top floor of the building. 

The next morning the Justice …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning to cross the road. A life ruined by Opus Dei

Episode 301

On the day of the All Ireland football final in 1978, Anne Marie Allen believed she was beginning the life she dreamed of.

She was 15 years old and wanted to be a chef. When two visitors came to her h…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

DJ Carey - The rise and fall of hurling’s first superstar

Episode 300

DJ Carey’s sentencing hearing was postponed until Friday. In July, Carey had pleaded guilty to defrauding 13 people.

On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at the rise and fall of hurling’s first supe…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How racism became respectable.

Episode 299

When the shadow Home Secretary Robert Jenrick visited Handsworth in Birmingham he complained about ‘not seeing another white face’.

Many were angered by his comments, but what do they tell us about ho…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Accidental Villain or State Sanctioned Murderer? The story of Sir Hugh Tudor

Episode 298

 When Winston Churchill wanted someone to deal with the problems in Ireland, he turned to his old friend Sir Hugh Tudor.

Tudor went to Ireland unable to grasp the complexity of the situation. He was d…

Published on 2 months ago

Maccabi Tel Aviv - the most misunderstood football hooligans in the world

Episode 297

When Birmingham City Council announced that they would ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the football match against Aston Villa next month, Keir Starmer was quick to react.

Not as quick as Kemi…

Published on 2 months ago

Michael Lewis & the lion on the pitch

Episode 296

The great Michael Lewis is one of our favourite ever guests on Free State.

On an October morning at the end of a long book tour, he asked us to talk about anything at all, not just his latest book. 

In…

Published on 2 months ago