Podcast Episodes

The Inglorious 12th

Episode 16

Do you know the words to The Sash? Is it culture or hate that sees effigies of politicians including Leo Varadkar burned on bonfires? This week Joe and Dion discuss the Twelfth of July, the role it p…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

The Sportswriter

Episode 15

Richard Ford, the Pulitzer Prize winning author, joins Joe and Dion on this week’s Free State.

Before he became a novelist, Richard was a sportswriter. He talks to Dion and Joe about why he will defen…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

The Ultimate Gunfighter

Episode 14

Humans have always been drawn towards violence but is there a limit to the licence to thrill? Violence has always been a part of sport but now with events like Power Slap, sport is a tiny part of vio…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Headless Men

Episode 13

What happens if you speak out against the tribe in Unionism? Is there only free speech for Catholics in Northern Ireland? Joe and Dion argue about commemorations and discuss the Irish language and th…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Our Friends in the North

Episode 12

Dion and Joe debate and disagree about friendships and links between the north and south. They recall some fascinating incidents from the Troubles, including the forgotten heroism of Major Mike Gueri…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Reverse Cowgirl

Episode 11

How do you achieve the perfect orgasm without a sexual partner? What precisely is the reverse cowgirl? Where can you buy an orgasmatron? Dion & Joe explore these crucial questions. They also look at …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Searching For God

Episode 10

What does it mean to confront addiction? Do we still have a stereotype when it comes to imagining what somebody with a drink problem looks like? This week Dion and Joe talk about drink and what is le…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Roman Catholic Breeders Association

Episode 9

Birds do it, bees do it, but nobody does it like northern catholics, even the educated ones. Once again the demographic changes in the north have been framed in terms of a trope that Catholics are ou…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Lonely Passion of Patrick Gilroy

Episode 8

Before Dublin became the greatest Gaelic football team ever seen, they were the best known failures in Irish sport. Pat Gilroy was the manager who turned Dublin around. He joins Joe and Dion to talk …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Trouble With Supremacists

Episode 7

What unites the US Republican Party, Brexiteers and the DUP? This week, Joe and Dion look at the magical thinking that has replaced reason among those who once believed they were born to rule in Wash…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago