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Why England Lose: the true cost of professional sport
Episode 409
England lost at the semi final stage again but what does how players are shaped for professional football tell us about how they perform?
England los…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
How Mayo can win the All Ireland (don’t walk under any grand pianos)
Episode 408
And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. It made sense for Paul McCartney and it makes sense when we consider why we engage wi…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Putin's Billions: The oligarchs and stolen riches
Episode 407
Martin Sixmith was the BBC's man in Moscow as the Soviet Union collapsed and Vladimir Putin came to power. In today's podcast he talks about his time…
4 months ago
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. The rise and fall of a God fearing paedophile
Episode 406
Jeffrey Donaldson sits in a prison cell, waiting to be sentenced for the most horrific crimes.
On Free State today we look at the rise and fall of Je…
4 months ago
How to buy a World Cup, feat Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino
Episode 405
Donald Trump destroys everyone in his orbit. His transactional nature means that eventually whoever is close to him is ruined Gianni Infantino might …
4 months ago
Original Sin: The man who shaped modern football
Episode 404
You might not have heard of Helenio Herrera but without him, you might not have the modern football manager. Herrera was a lowdown and a dirty footba…
4 months, 1 week ago
How the Gambling Industry Hijacks Young Brains
Episode 403
The World Cup continues to captivate. France stunned the world with their performance against Sweden, with a display of pace and skill that was as go…
4 months, 1 week ago
Addiction by Design-How we became the gambling industry’s lab rats
Episode 402
How many times do you look at your smartphone each day? How often do you pick it up? How aware are you of how it makes you feel?
On Thursday’s Free St…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why the west stayed silent over genocide
Episode 401
When Fintan Drury wrote his first book on Palestine - Catastrophe, Nakba II, the manner in which it resonated with people told its own story. Now he …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Imitation World Cup - Gamble Responsibly (LOL)
Episode 400
The 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibited betting on baseball, basketball, American football and most other sports in nearly…
4 months, 2 weeks ago