Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

By Gold Hat Productions

Free State is a podcast for the curious that stimulates, provokes, challenges and entertains, while never taking itself too seriously. Free State covers topics from sport to politics, love to loss,

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Number 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Qatar & the unbribeable Mr Trump
Joe and Dion look at the 'cruel and unknowable' Donald Trump, and how Qatar are regretting getting friendly with the 'hyena' in the White House. Meanwhile, the Man With Zero Political Convicton, Keir Starmer, is stepping down as a MP mere weeks after relinquishing his role as Prime Minister - in sharp contrast to Jeremey Corbyn who has remained on to serve his constituents long after leaving his role as leader of the Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 03, 202638min
Number 2: Agreement, what agreement? Donald Trump and his disappearing pens
‘We recognise sometimes its signature is written in pencil’ With these words Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney declared a trade war with its unreliable neighbour, the United States. On Free State today, we look at why so few want to assert what Carney stated so baldly, that America under Donald Trump cannot be trusted. This is a reality the world knows but the leaders instead of acknowledging it, run from it as they try and pretend the world is still the same. A reminder that on Sept 3rd, Free State will be live in Belfast with Paul Howard to talk about his brilliant new book ‘A Nation Once Again’. Book your free ticket here - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-free-state-podcast-live-paul-howard-in-conversation-tickets-1998226075984?aff=oddtdtcreator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 25, 202636min
Number 3: Andy Burnham announces border poll for 3026
Should Andy Burnham have a say in the future of Northern Ireland? Could "Kitchen Appliances : The Musical" be the next big thing at the Fringe? And will Dion be shunned by the Dungiven whatsapp group when he heads to Belfast this Thursday with Joe to interview Paul Howard? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 01, 202647min
Number 4: ‘We used to be neo-Nazis but we're all right now’ - Why Sweden is a warning for Ireland's future
Few things make Irish people feel more inadequate than being told how well everything functions in Scandinavia. We are constantly told about their education systems, its welfare system and its work-life balance. But have we got it wrong? On Free State, Philip O’Connor, who has been based in Sweden since 1999, talks to us about the upcoming election in Sweden. He explains the rise of the Sweden Democrats and how a party with Neo-Nazi origins may now hold the balance of power. He also tells us how they did it, how they switched from talking about race to talking about culture even if their message is the same. And he explains why Ireland should be concerned. A reminder that on Sept 3rd, Free State will be live in Belfast with Paul Howard to talk about his brilliant new book ‘A Nation Once Again’. Book your free ticket here - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-free-state-podcast-live-paul-howard-in-conversation-tickets-1998226075984?aff=oddtdtcreator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 27, 202651min
Number 5: How the world might end with Annie Jacobsen
Annie Jacobsen deals in scenarios. As she says on today's Free State, there are other scenarios around biological war. They are worse. Jacobsen talks to Dion about the world's failure to learn from the pandemic, the Wuhan lab theory and what we can do to prepare for an even more devastating lab leak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 22, 202645min