Episodes

3 hours ago
3 hours ago
On this week's episode, Jason and Ben discuss the UN's call for a re-run of the Care Referendum, as well as the tools the State is using to tackle 'wrongthink' in both schools and An Garda Síochana.

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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Roderic to the Rescue | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP26
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
This week, the lads discuss the lacklustre start to Ireland’s presidential election speculation, what the latest polling data tells us about the lay of the political land, and the Irish delegation that defiantly made its way to Hungary’s Pride parade over the weekend.

Friday Jun 27, 2025
Simon Harris's Statement-itis
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
John and Sarah ask if the Irish Government is addicted to pointless statements on the middle east, discuss the ubiquity of the Pride Flag, and ask why RTE's current affairs shows are so poor. Also: Sarah's favourite new Netflix show is revealed:

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Injustice after injustice | 'THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP25
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
With Ben on holidays this week, Jason is joined by Telegraph columnist Michael Murphy to discuss the week's news, including changes to US student visa vetting, questionable reasons for rejecting garda applicants and more.

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Getting up after midday
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
John and Sarah discuss the Puska family's living arrangements and lifestyle, the free money Irish artists will keep getting, Paul Reid's new job, and the UK officials who still have jobs after the grooming gangs.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Commission Impossible | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP24
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Ben and Jason discuss the ways in which a culture of civil mediocrity and bureaucracy is strangling Irish society, from media to AI.

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Bodily Fluids
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
In a packed episode, John and Sarah discuss the case of the Luas "bodily fluids" incident; the Ballymena riots; the French war on Pornhub; an Irish Times' Editor's views on Media Bias; Noisy Drones; and the folly of rent caps.

Monday Jun 09, 2025
We're all mongrels now | 'THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP23
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
This week on 'The Long Game', Jason and Ben question whether Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is on top of his brief after a surprising exchange with Ben, the modern trend among Irish elites of denigrating Irishness, and whether Government is up to the task of regulating information itself.

Friday Jun 06, 2025
I hear you're a racist now, father
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
John and Sarah debate the vexxed question of whether John is a racist, as Ruth Coppinger claims. Also: The power of NGOs; are Irish people homogenous; and is the Macron marriage just plain weird?