Gript Media Podcasts

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Paddy Manning discuss the Ashers' Bakery case in the North, the Irish blasphemy referendum in the South, and the importance of free speech as a fundamental principle of a society.

This week's episode of Low Culture sees Michael Dwyer and Paddy Manning discuss The Lord of the Rings.

This episode sees Michael Dwyer and Paddy Manning sit down and discuss budget day, how much they miss the drama the day used to have, and what they think of the various packages in the budget.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh sit down with John McGuirk, most recently seen in the public eye as the Director of Communications for the Save the 8th campaign group during the abortion referendum, but who also served as the Director of Communications for Libertas during the Lisbon Treaty referendum, and who currently serves as the VP of Communications for Rivada Networks.

They discuss John's past political experience, how he came to work with Declan Ganley and Libertas, the immensely personal attacks he receives on social media, and why he decided to become involved with the pro-life side in the recent referendum.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh talk about the ascension of Brett Kavanagh to the Supreme Court of America, the fiasco surrounding getting him there and what this means for both the Republican Party and the SC. We recorded this yesterday, before the actual confirmation vote, but things worked out pretty much exactly has we had expected.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer, a man who hasn't played a video game in 40 years, review the newly released Pathfinder: Kingmaker from Owlcat Studio. It ends with them discussing the gendered nature of play, because they're incapable of just enjoying a game.

Spoiler alert - This episode mentions who the villain of the mid-game is. It doesn't go into much detail but if you haven't gotten to Chapter 2/3 of the game you may want to sit this one out.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh sit down with Niamh Uí Bhriain, head of Youth Defence, the Life Institute, and recently one of the heads of the Save the 8th campaign. They discuss Niamh's past, her family and how she came to become involved in the pro-life movement, her love of Irish traditions and culture, the arguments for the pro-life position, her experience over the referendum and how the pro-life movement will have to change moving forward.

This episode Michael Dwyer sits down with the Reverend Doctor, and priest of the diocese of Ferns, Chris Haydan, to talk Catholic anthropology and metaphysical truth, the first question in the Bible, love, and the limits of reason.

This episode sees James Bradshaw and Gary Kavanagh try something new, a film review. James has gone to see Black 47 so listen in and see what he thinks of it, and as a bonus learn why he hates the Wind that Shakes the Barley.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Michawl Dwyer sit down to discuss: the news that Michael D. Higgins has been receiving a tax-free, unaudited allowance of €317,000 every year of his presidency, the situation in Venezuela, their view on Take Back the City, and the new media campaign to get the Government to prop up failing media companies with your money.