This episode sees Michael Dwyer and James Bradshaw discuss Alex Epstein's book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, which argues that fossil fuels, and the cheap energy they provide, are responsible for, and necessary for the continuation of, the lifting of billions of people out of poverty, and that a responsible enviromental policy needs to take into account the loss in growth that switching to less economical forms of energy would cost.

This month we've a special project, in association with the Burkean, in which leading figures of the Irish right will be publishing essays detailing with it is exactly they believe, and why. Those essays will be followed up, if possible, with a podcast with the author of that essay expanding on the topics covered in the essay.

This episode sees James Bradshaw join us to discuss his essay, which can be read at the link below - https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2018/11/09/burkes-right-minds-james-bradshaw-conservative-libertarian

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Paddy Mannning review the film Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer. They discuss the film, the evidence brought forward in Gosnell's trial, including the Grand Jury Report, and the lack of media attention both the original trial of Gosnell and the film received.

For those interested the grand jury report can be read, in full, here: https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell,%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf

This episode sees Michael Dwyer and Paddy Manning discuss the case of Asia Bibi, who is facing death in Pakistan; the failure of Western media to cover atrocities against Christians and apostates in the Islamic world; the need for Ireland to put a free speech amendment into our constitution; and what the results of the American mid-terms mean for Trump and the Republicans.

This month we've a special project, in association with the Burkean, in which leading figures of the Irish right will be publishing essays detailing with it is exactly they believe, and why. Those essays will be followed up, if possible, with a podcast with the author of that essay expanding on the topics covered in the essay.

Paddy Manning is the first essayist to join us to discuss the project. His essay can be read at the link below - https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2018/11/05/burkes-right-minds-paddy-manning-conservatarian

This episode Gary Kavanagh sits down with Neil O'Mahony of Renua to discuss Neil's involvement with Renua, and Renua's '6 Pillars', which describe the core ideology of the party.

This two-part episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer sit down to discuss Equal Pay Day, why the gender wage gap is a nonsense misuse of statistics and how men and women are different, before Michael and James Bradshaw, now broadcasting from inside a seagull's nest, discuss Ryan Tubridy's recent interview with Peter Casey.

This episode sees Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer review The Death of Stalin, the comedy of errors set in the days following the death of Stalin.

Along the way they discuss the movie Downfall, which looks at the final days of Hitler's life, and ask if it would be possible to make a movie like the Death of Stalin about Hitler.

This episode Gary Kavanagh discusses the case of Eric, a young Chinese boy facing deportation after living in Ireland for the past 9 years. Along the way Gary explains why this is happening, how the Irish state determines citizenship, and what the appropriate solution to the matter is. He also touches upon the European migrant crisis, what a refugee is, and is not, direct provision, and the negative consequences of uncontrolled empathy.

This episode Gary Kavanagh and Michael Dwyer sit down to discuss the results of the Irish presidential election and the recent ruling on blasphemy by the European Court of Human Rights and what it means for free speech in Europe.

Along the way, they discuss the differences between Schopenhauer's will to live and Nietzsche's will to power, the quality of Irish politicians, and journalists, and how many 9 year olds Muhammad would have had to sleep with before the ECHR would have agreed he was a paedophile.