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Love in the Time of War
Episode 389
Sally Hayden is a fearless journalist. She has covered war and conflict around the world. She lives in Lebanon where, early in her new book, she note…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Rise and Fall of Sinn Fein
Episode 388
What do Sinn Fein stand for? What do they believe? And do the other left wing parties believe they believe it?
On Free State Joe and Dion look at the …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Seven Psalms, Paul Simon and the end of Kerry football
Episode 387
What do great art and great sport have in common? Why do the moments that transport us to another dimension in sport and art have such power?
On Free …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sound of Silence: Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries
Episode 386
On today’s Free State, Dion talks to Louise Brangan about The Fallen, her book about the Magdalene Laundries and what they tell us about Ireland, the…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Imminent extinction? Never mind, there’s always Love Island
Episode 385
Do you feel like lower value human capital or do you believe you should be on Love Island?
Who declares who is of value and who isn’t? Will the futur…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
I hear you’re a racist now, Bertie?
Episode 384
Bertie Ahern says he rejects ‘racism in all its forms’. So what is it if not racism when a former Taoiseach says ‘we can’t be taking in people from C…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
What’s Another Year? Israel and the Eurovision
Episode 383
When Israel’s contestant in the Eurovision appeared on stage in Vienna on Tuesday night, a lone voice shouted ‘stop, stop the genocide.’ The Israeli …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Sleeping with the Stars
Episode 382
There was a huge response to last week’s episode on Universal Basic Income.
On Free State, Dion and Joe look at the arguments made in the emails and c…
6 months ago
Heads I win, tails I also win: How private equity took over the world
Episode 381
A study after the covid pandemic established that in care homes controlled by private equity firms the death rate was more than 50 per cent higher th…
6 months ago
Why Everyone Needs Free Money
Episode 380
More than 60 per cent of Irish jobs are in positions highly exposed to the threat from AI. So what do we do in the face of this threat? Give everyone…
6 months ago