Stockholm-based journalist Philip O'Connor talks to Eamon about the Covid surge in Sweden, a country with an R rate of over 1.5, a 78.3% rate of vaccination and few measures in place to control the spread of the virus.

Recorded 6th December, 2021.

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John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games including Manchester United's first match under Ralf Rangnick. They also talk about David Moyes's solid leadership at West Ham as they beat Chelsea at home.

Recorded 6th December 2021.

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Verona Murphy, Independent TD for Wexford, talks to Eamon about the growing crisis in the haulage sector as poor working conditions, low wages and an anti-social lifestyle meet the challenges brought on by Brexit resulting in fewer drivers signing up. Verona Murphy is former President of the Irish Road Haulage Association.

Recorded 30th November 2021

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Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the UK's negotiation with the EU about the NI Protocol. And the tariffs that the Biden administration has imposed on British steel to signal its unhappiness with the British threat to invoke Article 16.

Recorded 3rd December 2021.

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Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about the Mississippi Abortion law and the challenges that threaten Roe v Wade in the Supreme Court. Also rising inflation rates, Jerome Powell's fears that they may not be transitory and the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the stock market and American 401K pensions. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House Columnist.

Recorded 3rd December 2021.

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Economist Jim Power joins Eamon to talk through the consequences of the latest Covid-19 surge and the new Omicron variant for small and medium size businesses, the availability of workers in the hospitality and retail sectors and how disruption in supply chains can feed inflation. Jim Power is co-author of a new book, Smart Tips for SME's: Understanding the SME Environment In An Irish Context.

Recorded on 1st December 2021.

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Olaf Scholz replaces Angela Merkel and brings the Green Party and Free Democratic Party together with the Social Democrats to form a government. But with a new surge in Covid-19 and the arrival of the Omicron variant, Germany's complicated relationship with Russia and China and its place within the EU and meeting the tests of Climate Change, this new Government must face major economic, political and social challenges. John Kampfner is a journalist and author of "Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country".

Recorded on 29th November 2021.

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John Giles and Liam Brady review the weekend's Premier League games and talk with Eamon about Ralph Rangnick's appointment as Interim Manager at Manchester United.

Recorded 29th November 2021.

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Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon in the aftermath of the Channel tragedy and questions Home Secretary Priti Patel's competence in managing migration in the UK. Also as a leadership challenge begins to look possible, could the Spectator's Politician of the Year, Rishi Sunak, step forward and will the Tory party turn on Boris if he fails to deliver for the Red Wall constituencies and British business?

Recorded 26th November 2021.

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