Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs It Time to Crack Down on Free Legal Aid?
Season 1 Episode 187
A row is erupting over the cost of criminal legal aid — and it’s about far more than legal fees. The State spent more than €115 million on criminal l…
4 months ago
EXTRA: Why the War on Iran Risks Global Terrorism, Energy Crises, and Recession
Season 1 Episode 186
The war on Iran continued today, following the killing of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over the weekend. In Lebanon, Hezboll…
4 months ago
What’s Going Wrong With Ireland’s College Experience?
Season 1 Episode 185
For generations, going to university in Ireland was a defining rite of passage. A few intense years of independence, late nights, lifelong friendship…
4 months ago
Ryan Tubridy: Why We’re Still Obsessed with the Kennedys
Season 1 Episode 184
They’ve been mythologised, dramatised, and targeted by assassins for more than six decades. Still, the Kennedy name refuses to fade.
On today’s podca…
4 months ago
What is Looksmaxxing?
Season 1 Episode 183
This week, France banned online influencers from promoting cosmetic surgery and extreme makeover hacks. Looksmaxxing started on obscure message board…
4 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Search for Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob
Season 1 Episode 182
Gardaí have completed this phase of their search of a disused quarry in Co Wicklow, a search that reopened two of Ireland’s most haunting unsolved ca…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ukraine: A War Foretold
Season 1 Episode 181
On the 24th of February 2022 Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine.
A full-scale invasion and…
4 months, 1 week ago
A Hymn to Life: Gisèle Pelicot Speaks
Season 1 Episode 180
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse and rape.
For years, Gisèle Pelicot was unknowingly drugged by her husband and rape…
4 months, 1 week ago
Should We Ban Kids from Social Media — Or ID Everyone Else?
Season 1 Episode 179
A heated Cabinet row, a leaked digital strategy, and one big question: should Ireland limit access ban social media for under-16s?
As tech giants fac…
4 months, 1 week ago
EXTRA: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Arrested by British Police
Season 1 Episode 178
Britain's former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, a younger brother of King Charles, was arrested today on suspicion of misconduct in public office…
4 months, 2 weeks ago