The Burke family wins their case against the government on predicted grades; golf remains the most dangerous sport for politicians to get involved in; and Stephen Donnelly tries to talk about an incredibly important concept when dealing with COVID-19 but somehow manages to swallow an entire trampoline.

The DNC and that creeping feeling that Trump may actually win in 2020; and how odd it is that it was the GAA, and not one of Ireland's endless NGOs, who ended up being the group to stand up and ask to actually be shown the evidence behind the Government asking them to curtail their activities. https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN/videos/1437084406680795/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=qTJzPeg8if4&feature=emb_logo

In this week's podcast medical herbalist Ciara Murphy discusses how we can keep the liver healthy and working efficiently.

The  happiness of the State Examinations Commission at not being involved with the government stimulus to the legal profession that is the LC predicted grades; the American Justice Department finds systemic racial discrimination in Yale; and a reminder of that time Taoiseach Martin had to explain why money from a developer ended up in his wife's bank account. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/yale-asian-american-discrimination.html

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about one of the more challenging parables, the parable of the Canaanite Woman's daughter.

Kamala Harris randomly confirms she no longer thinks Joe Biden is a racist sex freak; the sick sexual fantasies of the leadership of the ICCL; and hate speech legislation in Scotland and that feeling you get when you look at a country that has a functioning civic culture instead of an endless sea of totally useless NGOs the government pays to lobby the government.28:50 - Hate speech https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/13/media-crush-kamala-harris-395020 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/us-urges-arab-and-muslim-states-to-follow-uae-deal-with-israel-1.4329814 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53770859 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/there-is-no-conflict-between-human-rights-and-public-health-measures-1.4217915 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/legislation-against-hate-speech-is-ill-advised-and-counter-productive-1.4112340

Michael sits down with Benjamin Boyce to discuss the 2017 Evergreen University fiasco that led to the firing of Bret Weinstein. They talk progressive racism; the nature of power; the impact of the breakdown of stable, normative morality; and what Evergreen can tell us about the future of America.

Echinacea is one of the best herbs to stimulate and enhance your immune system. In this podcast Ciara, the Irish Herbalist, shares her knowledge of echinacea; how it works and when we should take it.

The sealing of the forbidden zones of the country is complete; the nature of racism; Pakistanis with hurls; and how there's nothing more Irish than the pure, perfect hatred for a village 3 miles away.

A dinner party is a fantastic opportunity to sit down with friends, over food and wine, and to just enjoin their company. But for many people the idea of bringing people into their home and having to cook for a large number of people can be rather daunting.In this new short series of podcasts Patricia talks about the ins and outs of dinner parties: what they are, why you would want to have one, and how you go about selecting guests and actually holding a dinner party if you've never held one before.