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119 episodes

  1. Ireland’s biggest-ever diplomatic event could get very messy 25:42
  2. The unsolved mystery of Simon Harris's phone call to Patrick O'Donovan 29:19
  3. The culture war over grandparents and justice on trial 22:58
  4. The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet 19:50
  5. Budget 2027: grand, we suppose 26:13
  6. The past is still hanging over Garvaghy Road 33:43
  7. Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success 30:55
  8. Jim O'Callaghan on the M9 collision, migration, and wanting to lead Fianna Fáil 47:16
  9. The politicians who thrived this term, and the ones who had a nightmare 46:03
  10. Farage wanted a coronation. He got Count Binface. 27:46
  11. More houses in rural Ireland sounds great until you ask about the buses 20:32
  12. Parking Wars and parking the War on Drugs 23:48
  13. The surprise abortion vote that broke government ranks 25:09
  14. We sat down with Tánaiste Simon Harris 43:51
  15. Michael Healy-Rae follows the Donald Trump playbook 27:59
  16. Just how big could the Social Democrats get? 32:01
  17. Byelection results! What we know so far 18:23
  18. What a byelection silver medal would mean for Sinn Féin 29:04
  19. British psychodrama and Bertie's big blunder 23:53
  20. Charles wants to visit but we're not sure what to do with him 20:47
  21. Two byelections, three weeks out, and nobody can call either of them 30:16
  22. Who is the former TD who gave a controversial character reference? 30:16
  23. Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out 25:53
  24. The fuel protests escalated faster than anyone expected 24:21
  25. Does Simon Harris want to create a nation of investment bros? 26:38
  26. The government treats the Children's Hospital like someone else's problem 32:43
  27. The bar for the White House visit is on the floor 32:53
  28. The government can't keep ignoring fuel prices 29:09
  29. Ireland can't say two words: illegal war 19:01
  30. Dublin Central didn't want a parachute candidate (even a popular one) 34:15
  31. The SNA own goal everyone saw coming 29:58
  32. The illusion of safety for 'undocumented Irish' 29:36
  33. The political culture war over cycling 32:04
  34. Met Éíreann issues Status Yellow politics warning 24:05
  35. Only an invasion will stop Ireland's day at the White House 33:56
  36. If this doesn't lead to action on Big Tech, nothing will 27:13
  37. Our picks for the political dramas to binge during Twixmas 17:16
  38. The Candies: Our political awards for 2025 38:35
  39. What not to say to adults forced to move home 23:54
  40. A careful visit with an even more careful message 24:46
  41. Twenty people stall a €9.5 billion project 28:23
  42. Simon Harris keeps Finance for himself 29:07
  43. The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul 25:33
  44. When political training becomes a political problem 27:07
  45. John Collison’s tech-bro idea: be a little more Haughey 25:16
  46. A landslide for Connolly - but the story of this election is protest 38:04
  47. We sit down with Catherine Connolly 45:25
  48. Can Heather catch Catherine? 37:54
  49. Fianna Fáil's biggest WTF moment in years 24:21
  50. Presidential debate raised many questions (why doesn't Gavin talk GAA?) 23:05