Andrea Long Chu has claimed that "everyone is female and everyone hates it", but what does that mean?

Join us this for this very special 50th episode of Casement's Leftovers for a deep dive into one of our favourite theorists and writers, the recent Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu. Get ready for a new theory of gender that not has not only upended the field of gender studies, but also our way of thinking about what it is that makes us human.

How are we all female? What part does desire play in our gender identity? And can sissy porn really make you trans? Helen also talks in depth for the first time on air about their own experience of gender, offering an insight into their conception of what it means to be non-binary. 

All this and more in this new episode on one of the world's best living writers. 

You've Been Femaled. 

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It’s the first day of Eurovision semifinals. We know you’ve been anxious. You’ve been saying to your friends “Casements haven’t dropped their annual Eurovision episode yet. I don’t know which entries I’m allowed to like?” They’re sick of hearing it.  Don’t worry - we’re here, and we brought acclaimed Dublin musician PureGrand (a.k.a Luke Faulkner), expert in all things The Past. 

We discuss the best and worst of Ireland’s entries past and present, the way the Brits even manage to colonise a song contest from the place they voted by referendum to leave, and write a new definition of camp to rival Susan Sontag. Tune in ASAP to find out whether it’s cancellable to like Wild Youth.

We also get Luke to preview some of this year's favourites. Does the return of former Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen represent a threat to Ireland's record? How has J.K. Rowling helped Ireland's chances of success at this year's tournament? And who is this year's hottest contestant?

Before all that we have about ten minutes of technical difficulties and another ten minutes of actually rather interesting chat with Luke about his philosophy of music, and pop music’s relationship to the past and to the future.

As always, send us your hate mail at [email protected], or abuse us on Twitter, Instagram and/or TikTok. 

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Sick and tired of the SILENCE from the LAMESTREAM media, the Casements gang get together for a very special episode about the latest scandal dribbling meekly out of the anus that is this Irish government. Who is Niall Collins? Did he know his wife was going to buy the public land he voted to sell? And what exactly can we get away saying on this podcast before we get sued? 

As always, drop us a line at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. Grá mór daoibh go léir x 

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Last week saw the visit to Ireland of United States President Joe Biden, and the Casements gang dig behind the tweets and headlines to reveal what it all actually means. 

We use the illustrious occasion as a jumping-off point to talk about American-Irish relations more broadly, and to ask tough questions like: what are the limits of nationhood and identity? What will a post-FFFG Ireland do on the global stage? And is it okay to be cringe as long as you are seizing power? 

We address the controversy over Mary Lou McDonald’s supposed hypocrisy while taking the Irish media class to task as they fail to do their jobs (yet again), before having a wide-ranging discussion about Ireland’s role as the best little postcolonial nation. Will our relationship with America – and our national identity more broadly – change under a Sinn Fein government? Or are we destined to forever be the imperial whipping boys? 

Don't forget you can email us at [email protected] and can also get in touch via Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. 

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What's the difference between etiquette and politics? To some they've become one and the same. Can you have good politics but bad manners? Is it time to relegate etiquette to the bourgeois bin-bag of time along with man servants and charity wristbands? Casements has the answers.

Listen to your favourite internet inepts as they stumble through their guide to etiquette in the 21st century and beyond. Discover exciting new ways to diagnose your mates as terminal dickheads in the pub.

Also on the cultural chopping block: drag panic, culture wars as foreign import and influencer parents (the new Dance Mams).

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Outro Music is The Voyage (Live) by Christy Moore. 

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Helen and Matt get together to analyse some of the biggest stories from the last few weeks of Irish politics (unfortunately we recorded this just before the release of the Windsor Protocol and the appointment of Holly Cairns as the new leader of the SocDems – of course). 

Helen has their sights set on the smaller parties in the state, as they chastise the Greens for showing up to the #IrelandForAll March and wonders what even is the point of the Soc Dems. We also discuss the return of Bertie, the continuing corruption at the heart of the Irish government, the latest nursing homes scandal, the DJ Carey affair, and the potential decriminalisation of cannabis and other recreational drugs. 

Come and see how we hold things down without Glen, who we promise will be back soon x

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Two tribes go to war. It's that fucked conversation which has plagued smoking areas and idle canteen chit chat for decades. Art vs Artist. Can you separate the art from the artist? Should you? 
Are boycotts worthwhile? Is the Left honing an effective weapon against reactionaries or dainty ettiquette for dinner parties and twitter threads? Whether it's Wagner, Caravaggio or Rowling, Casement's slogs through the shitty discourse and fight each other for your listening pleasure. 

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This one starts out fairly bad, then it gets okay for a little bit in the middle, and then towards the end it gets a whole lot worse. Sorry about this one, we'll try again next week

"Come on," I hear you say. "They must be taking the piss now."

"I know they claim to 'serve up hot takes like you wouldn't believe', but charity? Really? They had a go at CHARITY? Someone needs to finally put a stop to these edgy socialists who pathetically think it's progressive to be 'controversial'. This isn't helping anyone. What could possibly be wrong with CHARITY?"

Join Glen, Helen and Matt as they skewer the do-gooders and expose the charity myth. They talk about the efficacy of charity, the scam that is philanthropy, and the unholy marriage of money and morals that is the latest trend of 'Effective Altruism'.  What is the role of charity in our society? How does philanthropy fundamentally undermine democracy? And when WILL Glen decide to go to therapy?

Let us know how wrong we are by sending targeted abuse at us on Instagram or Twitter, or by emailing us at [email protected].

Other bits:

• Peter Buffett on the 'Charitable-Industrial Complex': https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html

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 We're your Dream F*gs, boys. We'll make you happy. Step inside the most surreal Casement's episode yet. The gang reveal their Fenian dreams and lay them on the slab for some good aul fashioned Freudian analysis. What does David Lynch, Hauntological soundscapes and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy reveal about the republican psyche. 

Is Glen stuck in the anal stage? Does Matt's Granny's burning house reveal a devestating hatred of women? Is Helen a Trans narcissist? Sit back and enjoy while three friends attempt to publically humilate each other in what therapists are calling "a troubling step backwards for mental health". 

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