Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 385 -Real Silence

The end of two pointless referendums draws near, but there's still enough time left for people to embarrass themselves; and the arguments against marriage are poisonous.

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The Week That Really Was 70 - Double Standards

John and Sarah talk about an epidemic of double standards in Ireland: The lack of any concern about the attack on Carol Nolan's office, as opposed to the horror at the NWCI receiving mean tweets. Also: FF's selection mess, crazy cat killing women, and the perils of canvassing.

 

TRSI 384 - Marketing and HR are where most criminal enterprises fall down

A reminder that smokers are the real heroes; the unimportance of democratic norms; and more polls.

The Week That Really Was 69 - The Taoiseach takes flight

John and Sarah recap an eventful week, from the Taoiseach's flight and fight attitude to Gript, the continuing chaos of the referendum campaigns, a sausage festival in Belfast, and the competing scandals in a Limerick hospital.

 

The Week That Really Was 68 - Verifiable lies and boiled tits

In this week's edition, John and Sarah discuss being male, pale, and stale, per an FG MEP, as well as the mounting Children's hospital disaster, Simon Harris's latest bright idea, and Michael McDowell's palpable fury over Government misinformation in the referendum campaign.

TRSI 383 - A certified hood classic

The semi-state formerly known as the NWCI; and we finally have detailed polling on immigration - turns out people have some concerns.

The Week That Really Was 67 - Expensive women and fast czars

John and Sarah discuss the funding of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, which Sarah insists doesn’t represent her. Also: The Sinn Fein polling slump is real, Euthanasia breaks new frontiers in Holland, and Joe Biden is now talking to the dead.

TRSI 382 - The blame game is now a semi-professional sport

Polls show public willingness to consider voting for anti-immigrant parties and candidates is substantially up, support for the referendums is substantially down, and SF continue to fall.

The Week That Really Was 66 - Crime and no punishment

John and Sarah review some of the sentences from the Irish courts in January, and conclude that it’s a good time to be a criminal in Ireland. Also: Is politics putting women off dating, and are Sinn Fein in serious decline?

The Week That Really Was 65 - A carnival of nonsense

A dumb new RTÉ funding plan, a stupid controversy over the Oscars, confusion from the electoral commission, and a covid enquiry that won’t blame anybody: The week was a carnival of nonsense, says Sarah Ryan, and John finds it hard to disagree.