Gript Media Podcasts

Broadcasting from deep within their gated bunker Keith and Sarah talk COVID-19 hopes and fears, the distant past and a historical entity some called "Sinn Fein", and Keith shows that he can sing.

Celebrities have started to sing the worst song ever written in order to make you think they're actual humans, why we shouldn't be sad that John Lennon was shot, Singapore is doing something that is technologically interesting but civil-rights wise challenging, and trying to answer the the real question - should we allow the police to beat teenagers at random.

Skip to 13:55 if you don't want to listen to 14 minute explanation of why Imagine by John Lennon is the worst thing ever written.

The economy is in the process of imploding, the prison service is releasing hundreds of criminals onto the streets, people are legitimately saying that you can be racist to a virus, and Paddy Cosgrave, the man who organised an international tech conference without working WIFI, seems to have become some sort of Chinese courtier. We discuss the week's most pressing nonsense.

o back to classics with a beautifully light carrot and orange soup, perfect for when you want restaurant quality food but you’re barred from leaving the house due to a rampant viral pandemic.

Patricia pairs it with Suzanne by Leonard Cohen.

Peter and Phil talk about wind pollinated versus insect pollinated plants, simple steps you can do to help out bees and other insects, and simple steps we can take to restore the damage that humans have done to nature.

Leo's handling of the COVID-19 crisis has led to praise from people who are very far from friends of FG, but will voters reward FG for their handling of the crisis or, like Churchill, who Leo quoted in his recent National Address, will they say Leo and FG are no longer the men for our time?

A short history of Antifa, from their beginnings as Antifaschistische Aktion, a part of the German Communist party in the 1930's, to the modern day, looking at what exactly they mean when they say 'fascism'.

Peter Carvill, a botanist formerly of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Phil Keoghan, a former schoolteacher, discuss Brent geese, small migratory goose that come to Ireland from Canada and can be seen in locations all around Dublin and Strangford Lough

Forget about the fears of impending death, and realise you're going to have a lot more time to spend on cooking, as Patricia shows you how make a delicious BBQ pork chop dish.

She pairs it with Springtime for Hitler from The Producers.

Is there a seasonal element to COVID-19 infections and does the Irish publishing industry understand the concept of free speech?

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