Episodes

4 hours ago
Just Be Yourself | 'THE LONG GAME' EP13
4 hours ago
4 hours ago
In this extremely informal, rambling episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben Scallan and Fatima Gunning discuss everything from rising crime rates in Ireland, to 'toxic masculinity', to what Fatima finds attractive and unattractive in a man, and more.

5 days ago
Toxic Femininity EP130
5 days ago
5 days ago
The Week That Really Was.
John and Sarah ask why nobody ever talks about toxic femininity; discuss the great speaking rights row in the Dáil, and the new transgender controversy engulfing Irish scouting

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Toxic men everywhere | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP12
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
This week on ‘The Long Game’ Podcast, Jason and Ben discuss whether the concept of toxic masculinity makes any sense, the Garron Noone saga, and the achingly boring Dáil speaking rights debacle.

Friday Mar 21, 2025
The Week That Really Was 129 - Toxic Masculinity and Vaccine Wars
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
John and Sarah discuss Conor McGregor, Fine Gael's new war on "toxic masculinity", look back on covid five years on, and have a good old fashioned row about the covid vaccines.

Friday Mar 21, 2025
McGregor In the House | 'THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP11
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
On this week's episode of 'The Long Game' podcast, Ben Scallan and Jason Osborne discuss Conor McGregor's St. Patrick's Day White House contributions, a Guyanese migrant with 19 previous convictions attacking an 18-year-old girl within days of arriving in the country, thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest being cut down to 'save the climate', and more.

Friday Mar 21, 2025
A Public Spanking | 'THE LONG GAME PODCAST EP10
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
On this episode of the Long Game Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss whether Taoiseach Micheál Martin will receive a public spanking during the St. Patrick's Day White House meeting; Trump's trade war on everyone; and more.

Friday Mar 14, 2025
The Week That Really Was 128 - Cheers Pal
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
John and Sarah discuss the white house shindig, foreigners buying homes in Ireland, migrant crime figures from the UK, and the celebrity cheating scandal that has women up in arms.

Friday Mar 07, 2025
The Week That Really Was 127 - Tradwives and Lenin
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
John and Sarah discuss "a week where decades happened", debating whether America is a falling Empire or recovering its greatness, discussing Micheál Martin's upcoming visit, and asking: Does the Irish opposition suck? Also, tradwives, NGOs, and assisted dying.

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Should Ireland remove the Triple Lock? THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP9
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
On this short-and-sweet episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the odds of a right-leaning Irish President in this year's Presidential election, whether Ireland removing the Triple Lock would damage military neutrality, and more.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
The Week That Really Was 126 - The female of the species
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
John and Sarah debate - are females more gullible? And also: Why do paedophiles keep getting away with it? Why don't the public care about wasteful spending? And why does the Government want to make some people homeless?