Gript Media Podcasts

China is winning hearts and minds by starting a trade war with Australia, putting forward a bill to destroy Hong Kong, and moving troops into Indian territory in Ladakh. Also Verona Murphy looks set to have the last laugh as FG approach her to support the government.https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/23/india-china-border-skirmishes/ - Foreign Policy on Ladakhhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/china-s-tactical-play-in-ladakh-isn-t-just-about-the-boundary-analysis/story-aJy8XQDURYzT6nN70GsxzK.htmlhttps://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/100-tents-machinery-for-bunkers-china-bolsters-its-presence-in-ladakh-india-maintains-aggressive-posturing/596150

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about Ascension Sunday.

The ASTI has told members not to engage with the process of giving students predicted grades for the Leaving Cert over fears the legal indemnity doesn't go far enough; and the Green party gives in to Thanatos and rushes headlong into the void.https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0037_2020.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS--6mzw3eo - the best cover of Eleanor Rigby ever recorded.

Menthol cigarettes are now banned, as they're just so damn smooth; Trump calls time on the WHO; and Niall Collins TD writes an article so positive about the leadership of FF it reads as if they've taken his family dog hostage.https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-05/cp160048en.pdf - Menthol cigarettes are just too good for sale.https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/born-leader-martin-has-proved-he-can-perform-in-adversity-39194050.html - Niall Collins on why the FF leadership should stop beating him.https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1188817.shtml - Winning hearts and minds through superior firepower.

The Irish Herbalist walks you through how to take care of your kidneys, what you should be looking out for, and changes to your lifestyle you can make to increase the health of your kidneys.

Patricia shows you how to make Coq au Riesling, the white wine version of the well known Coq au Vin. This version gives a much different, much more earthy flavour, and is fantastic with rice or a side salad.Ingredients for 450 g buttersplash of olive oil2 onions finely chopped125 g bacon/pancetta sliced into thin strips4 garlic cloves thinly sliced8 chicken pieces on the bone I used 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks250 g portabellini mushrooms sliced500 ml Riesling or dry white wine of your choice250 ml creamsalt & pepper to tastehandful chopped parsleyInstructions1. Melt the butter and oil together in a large pan.2. Brown the chicken pieces all over and remove from the pan.3. Add the onions and bacon and allow to fry until the onions are soft and translucentand the bacon has rendered it's fat.4. Add the garlic and allow to saute for another 30 seconds before removing the mixturefrom the pan (leaving the fat behind).5. Add the mushrooms and allow to fry for 5 minutes.6. Add the onion and bacon mixture along with the browned chicken back to the pan.7. Pour in the wine and allow to come up to a boil. Turn down the heat and cover. Allowto simmer for 15-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.8. After 15 minutes, uncover, turn up the heat and add the cream. Allow to cook foranother 10 minutes.9. Add the chopped parsley and season to taste.10. Serve with rice, pasta or crusty bread.

Michael talks to Dr Ida Milne, a historian of disease with a particular interest in the Spanish flu and the author of Stacking the Coffins Influenza in Ireland 1918-19.

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about the need to recognize Jesus so that the world can receive the spirit.

Government formation and COVID-19 are the only games in town, but is there an argument to bring back the Whigs?

A brief discussion of the failings of Wexford strawberries and the lighter side of torture followed by a discussion of the "unmasking" of Lt General Flynn by members of the Obama administration.00:00 - Strawberry nonsense03:15 - The French approach to torture07:25 - Unmasking Flynnhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2020-05-13%20ODNI%20to%20CEG%20RHJ%20(Unmasking).pdf