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PTP America | Bonus special - Trump's War and Peace
Season 1
In a Path to Power special, Matt is joined by veteran US-based Irish journalist Marion McKeone to discuss Donald Trump's gamble with his MAGA base by attacking Iran, why MAGA doesn't want American wa…
Published on 2 months ago
Will Trump Pull the Trigger?
Season 1 Episode 76
Israel and Iran: Where Ireland and the EU stand, and where Trump stands with his MAGA base. How real is the National Economic Dialogue? Is Paul Murphy the Irish Greta Thunberg? Scandals and further i…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Rent Pressure Moans
Season 1 Episode 75
After a detour to the Ballymena riots, Ivan and Matt return to the ongoing housing crisis and the government's Rent Pressure Zones initiative. The death of Evan Fitzgerald and the controversy over th…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
What does this Government actually control?
Season 1 Episode 74
A discussion on whether the bail laws need to be changed, the further revelation undermining Children's Health Ireland, top civil servants with different interpretations of what can be done, more cri…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The AI Tsunami
Season 1 Episode 73
Ivan and Matt report on their travels and what they have learnt about AI and its impact on society, the Irish-American view of the world, the latest on Trump's tariffs, and why Irish Water is more im…
Published on 3 months ago
Renting and Raving
Season 1 Episode 72
Where we are going with Rent Pressure Zones, the Mayo-led boycott of second-home owners, what really happened in 2024's election voting, room to improve for TD's offices (and who wants a 'La-Z-Boy' c…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
In Sickness and in Health
Season 1 Episode 71
An assessment of 20 years of the HSE, the planned departure of the chief executive and what needs to be done. The failure to build hospitals and the incredible cost of the one that is being built. Ju…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Who's The Most Powerful American Now?
Season 1 Episode 70
Analysis of what the new Pope's election means, given that he's American and has criticised JD Vance and Donald Trump. What does the US/UK trade deal mean for Ireland? The Irish Government calls out …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
100 Days of Underperformance
Season 1 Episode 69
The debacle of the failed Brendan McDonagh appointment to a new Housing Activation Office prompts Ivan and Matt to cut loose on the government's performance in its first 100 days. They also discuss t…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Woke Pope
Season 1 Episode 68
The pope's legacy, the politics of the papacy, conservatism versus liberalism and did Francis fall in the middle? How the Irish State's relationship with Catholicism has changed in the last half-cent…
Published on 4 months ago