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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…
9 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 Murph…
9 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 de…
9 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 diffe…
9 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 …
9 months, 4 weeks 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 impr…
10 months 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 …
10 months, 1 week 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…
10 months, 2 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 perf…
10 months, 3 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 …
11 months ago