The Suss

On this week’s episode Glenn and Steph are joined in studio by ex-Scientologist turned critic Pete Griffiths for an in-depth chat about life in one of the world's most famous cults.

Since establishing their European base in Firhouse in 2017, Scientologists have been eager to engage with the local community via open days and even sending reading literature to local schools.

Currently, we are unsure of how many Scientologists are resident in Ireland, as the church likes to keep this private but Pete provides an insightful look into how the church operates and indeed how difficult it is to leave. 

We bring back our rewind segment to look at fresh developments regarding the possibility of Irish Public Services Cards being linked to our social network accounts. 

Other topics on the table include a big thumbs up for@repeal_ shield - a twitter account helping to block pro-life troll accounts, and Irish Twitter sensation @bigdirtyfry’s hilarious satire of the Irish media. 

Getting the down this week from the twosome are BlindBoy Boatclub’s comments about the left and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s fresh attacks on welfare cheats.

Playing us out this week is the wonderful Æ MAK back with a brand new single ‘Glow’.

Following on from last time out where we gave a ‘thumbs up’ to the group of activists involved in stopping an eviction on Mountjoy Square, Glenn and Steph are joined in studio by Michelle of the Irish Housing Network. We’d put a content warning on this for landlords if we thought some of them might tune in.

We try to get to the nub of how some of them think and act like they are above the law. A first-hand account of the attempted eviction precedes a broader discussion about barriers to eradicating Irish society of homelessness.

It’s Valentine’s week and love is in the air (although if you’ve been forced by a landlord to move home with your parents then maybe not so much). To celebrate we’re also joined in studio by Shawna Scott (@SexSiopa). Listening is strongly recommended if you found your sex education at school to be in any way inadequate. Consent, toxic masculinity, sex positive feminism and everything in between (the sheets) is up for discussion.

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Following on from last time out where we gave a ‘thumbs up’ to the group of activists involved in stopping an eviction on Mountjoy Square, Glenn and Steph are joined in studio by Michelle of the Irish Housing Network. We’d put a content warning on this for landlords if we thought some of them might tune in.

We try to get to the nub of how some of them think and act like they are above the law. A first-hand account of the attempted eviction precedes a broader discussion about barriers to eradicating Irish society of homelessness.

It’s Valentine’s week and love is in the air (although if you’ve been forced by a landlord to move home with your parents then maybe not so much). To celebrate we’re also joined in studio by Shawna Scott (@SexSiopa). Listening is strongly recommended if you found your sex education at school to be in any way inadequate. Consent, toxic masculinity, sex positive feminism and everything in between (the sheets) is up for discussion.

Glenn and Steph are back after a wee hiatus with a super special bumper episode of The Suss. This week they introduce a new weekly segment called The Suss Rewind *cue tacky Craig David and Artful Dodger track* where they go back and to see if there’s been any updates on a news item that’s been previously discussed. This week Glenn brings it back to the gig economy, as discussed on Episode four with Ruairí Creaney. 

Personal Up’s and Down of the week include Katie Hopkins on ket, the tireless work of housing activists in regards to slumlord Paul Howard, underlying media bias in relation to the ongoing Ulster Rugby rape trial and discussion surrounding ticket touting by Seatwave.

This week's guests are Ellen Coyne, Senior Ireland Editor with The Times Ireland Edition and Craig Connelly from District Magazine, Hanger and campaigner with the newly reinvigorated Give Us The Night Campaign.

Ellen is bringing us up to date with the current news surrounding the 8th Amendment referendum and talking about her investigative reporting surrounding unregulated rogue crisis pregnancy agencies. Carrying on the with the thread of liberalisation, Craig joins The Suss to bring us up date with the state of the Irish nightclub and music industry and how the campaign is lobbying for later nightclub and club opening hours.

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Glenn and Steph are back after a wee hiatus with a super special bumper episode of The Suss. This week they introduce a new weekly segment called The Suss Rewind *cue tacky Craig David and Artful Dodger track* where they go back and to see if there’s been any updates on a news item that’s been previously discussed. This week Glenn brings it back to the gig economy, as discussed on Episode four with Ruairí Creaney. 

Personal Up’s and Down of the week include Katie Hopkins on ket, the tireless work of housing activists in regards to slumlord Paul Howard, underlying media bias in relation to the ongoing Ulster Rugby rape trial and discussion surrounding ticket touting by Seatwave.

This week's guests are Ellen Coyne, Senior Ireland Editor with The Times Ireland Edition and Craig Connelly from District Magazine, Hanger and campaigner with the newly reinvigorated Give Us The Night Campaign.

Ellen is bringing us up to date with the current news surrounding the 8th Amendment referendum and talking about her investigative reporting surrounding unregulated rogue crisis pregnancy agencies. Carrying on the with the thread of liberalisation, Craig joins The Suss to bring us up date with the state of the Irish nightclub and music industry and how the campaign is lobbying for later nightclub and club opening hours.

This week on The Suss, Iceland ranks first in the world for gender equality. Steph looks at the country’s recent move to outlaw men being paid more than women for the same work. Glenn highlights conflicting reports in the press about how much money is in our pockets. Then, the show welcomes Emily Waszak of […]

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This week on The Suss, Iceland ranks first in the world for gender equality. Steph looks at the country’s recent move to outlaw men being paid more than women for the same work. Glenn highlights conflicting reports in the press about how much money is in our pockets. Then, the show welcomes Emily Waszak of […]

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On Episode 5 of The Suss, Steph and Glenn are looking at the current Irish Homeless Crisis. They’re joined in studio with activist and former homeless person Erica Fleming and Mick Caul fellow activist and #MyNameIs campaigner. Erica shares her personal story of being homeless in Dublin in the 21st Century and her one woman battle with […]

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On Episode 5 of The Suss, Steph and Glenn are looking at the current Irish Homeless Crisis. They’re joined in studio with activist and former homeless person Erica Fleming and Mick Caul fellow activist and #MyNameIs campaigner. Erica shares her personal story of being homeless in Dublin in the 21st Century and her one woman battle with […]

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The Suss – Episode 4 – The Future of Work with Ruairi Creaney (CWU) Episode Four probes into the notion that Ireland is no place for young people. Ireland’s youth were the first line of defence when the crash hit, we saw a ban on new recruits into the public sector, 100,000 of our friends […]

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