Gript Media Podcasts

Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer discuss the Irish presidential race and the news that Sean Gallagher has decided to have a second go at running for president, before asking if we wouldn't be better off just getting rid of the president and having a king for a bit. Just to try it out.

This episode sees Paddy Manning sit down with Professor Gerard Casey, a respected author, philosopher, and fellow of the Mises Institute. They talk Austrian economics, what money actually is, why the Irish banks collapsed in 2008, how and why modern banks exist in a state of permanent bankruptcy, and even bitcoin.

This week James Bradshaw and Gary Kavanagh sit down and ask if Mary McAleese's newfound drive to attack the Catholic Church is, as high-level members of Fine Gael seem to believe, just a transparent ploy to help her son, Justin, get elected for Fianna Fail

Paddy Manning and Michael Dwyer sit down for a podcast they told us was going to be about migration. On the way they talk about the GAA; why it's acceptable to be racist to people, so long as they are from Tipperary; the drug habits of Sartre; the gay club scene; and why nylon is evil; before finally getting around to telling us why the nation-state is important and economic migrants are not refugees.

This week we sit down with David Quinn to find out a little bit more about the man often considered one of the most hated men in Ireland. Along the way we talk family history, the high-octane world of administering corporate pension funds, the state of public discourse in Ireland, the rise of anti-semitism, and Jordan Peterson.

This episode of the right side sees Gary Kavanagh and James Bradshaw, alongside the show's very first guest, Christine D'Arcy, one of the editors of the Burkean Journal, talk about the new plans for the state to fund print media and try and figure out exactly what 'fake news' is.

This week Paddy Manning and Michael Dwyer take a look at the leading lights of the Irish political scene, Lord Shane Ross and Archbishop of Dublin Josepha Madigan, and ask 'Are these people actually 0 watt bulbs?". They also discuss the housing crisis, and come to the shocking conclusion that it would be best if the government cut regulation and let people actually build houses.

Join us on the Right Side this Sunday afternoon as Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer meander through a conversation about the way the media covers the Catholic Church in Ireland, particularly the recent coverage of the World Meeting of Families.

Episode 3 of the Right Side sees Michael Dwyer and Paddy Manning sitting down to talk about minimum alcohol pricing, a policy which is going to put a stop to the sale of cheap alcohol, and explain to us how, according to the government, you can be a problem drinker who binge drinks multiple times a month without ever actually getting drunk.

Join us in Episode 2 of the Right Side as we meander through a discussion of the media coverage of Simon Harris, both now and during the abortion referendum, the HSE and the likelihood it can be salvaged, and the reality of the baptism barrier.