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Nigel Farage’s Reform Prison Blues
Episode 331
‘A society,’ Dostoevsky said, ‘should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but how it treats its prisoners.’
In the U.K. Nigel Fara…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A Few Good Men: The past pupils who took on Blackrock College
Episode 330
In November, 2022, the principals of Blackrock College and its two junior schools issued a statement. It followed a public apology that had been made…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Marinera Tanker and the Russian Invasion of Fivemiletown
Episode 329
As the US military pursued the Russian tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic, a village in South Tyrone might have been paying close attention.
The wo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Make Venezuela Great Again
Episode 328
When Nicolás Maduro, the deposed Venezuelan leader, appeared in a federal courtroom in lower Manhattan, he insisted ‘I am still president of my count…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Swimming song - Staying afloat against impossible odds
Episode 327
"One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone wi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Best of Free State - How AI colonised the planet. With Karen Hao
Episode 326
There are those who believe Artificial Intelligence will lead to the extinction of mankind. There are those who believe AI will save the world.
On Fre…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Colm Toibin - ‘The problem in life is always middle aged men’
Episode 325
Colm Toibin returns to the Free State studio for what is now the traditional Christmas interview.
He reflects on the year when he turned 70, why there…
2 months ago
Best of Free State - Keith Donald
Episode 324
First there was the music. Keith Donald was always looking to escape.
Music offered the first exit. Then came drink.
Keith Donald was abused as a chil…
2 months ago
A Free State Family Christmas
Episode 323
Why do so many of us still cherish Christmas?
And why do so many find it a tough time of year?
On Free State today, Joe and Dion reflect on the power …
2 months ago
'If I was in despair I wouldn’t get out of bed in the morning’ - Leon Diop on building a New Ireland
Episode 322
When he was 11, Leon Diop had his first experience of aggressive racism.
But his identity was something he wrestled with in many ways.
In a remarkable…
2 months, 1 week ago