On this Special edition of the pod, I spoke to Dan Mulhall, former Irish Ambasador and Sam Kiley, World Affairs Editor at the Independent.

A note that the interviews were recorded at the diffrent times thorughout the day and all information was up to date as of the recording of the episode.

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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor a former prince, was arrested on Thursday and in a story you might have missed, is that countires like Ireland and the UK are discussing an Under-16 social media ban. I wanted to dig deeper into the social media ban and the effects it has had in Austrailia where it has been implemented.

Guests: Charley Locke, Richard Fitzwilliams

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5 stories you need to know today.

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Heard of Succession? Rumour has it that it's based on Rupert Murdoch's family, Today we delve into Rupert Murdoch, how he became who he is today and why, in an era of declining print media, he's launching a newspaper in California.

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Guests: Matthew Ricketson, David McKnight

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The latest headlines for Sunday Morning the fourth of Janaury.

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On today's episode, we recap the year. The best, worst and funniest moments of the year in politics, plus some of the key events that happened.

Make sure to check out our Substack article, where we recap it all in written form!

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This Week in US Politics, Snap Benefits, sort of like food stamps, where under threat due to the government shutdown, following the interview in this Podcast, 2 Judges ruled the Trump Administration must use emergency reserves to fund Snap.

We talk about this and more in todays episode.

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On today's episode, we talk about the new report in the journal which says that Heather Huphreys knew that she was going to lose? Plus when could this innaguration take place?

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On this special edition of the pod we discuss a Connolly landslide, a new left alliance and the spoiled votes.

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