Episodes

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
On Floods and State Funding
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Ben and Jason bemoan the weather and the Government response to it, before turning to problems of entirely human origin: the State's funding of, apparently, everything, the Deposit Return Scheme's disastrous effect on Dublin and the omnipresence of gambling.

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Davos Man versus World
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty reflect on the sudden shift in global affairs at Davos. Meanwhile Nick outlines the Government's army of special advisers, and Laura reflects on recent twitter controversy.
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Whispers of Euroscepticism
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
This week, Ben and Jason discuss Helen McEntee’s great love of Europe, a Fianna Fáil TD’s suggestion that the State should steer clear of "anti-Government" CEOs for State contracts, and the political leanings of modern movies.

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Vulture Culture
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty dive headlong this week into Ireland's "vulture fund culture" in the housing market, how it affects you, and how it distorts our politics. Also: Irish media as PR machine; and is social media radicalising the youth...for the better?
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tech Illiterates
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
On this week's episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the tech illiteracy of the people regulating the Irish digital space, Trump's impending seizure of Greenland and the growing threat of a US-EU trade war, and the re-arrest of Enoch Burke.

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
There's Something About Mary
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Laura Perrins and her new regular co-host NICK DELEHANTY kick off their 2026 partnership in a week brimming with news: Mary McAleese hates baptism; Irish politicians hate accountability; The money might be running out; and AI might be taking over.
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Slow Learners
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Jason and Ben discuss the week’s top news, from Sinn Fein failing to learn lessons, Grok being bold to the impending end of the 25 year-long Mercosur saga.

Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Flooded with nonsense
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
John and Sarah turn their attention wholly to the state of Ireland this week: Flooding, Housebuilding, Scrambler Bikes, Opinion polls, and Saint Brigid the Patron Goddess of Purple Haired Feminism.

Friday Jan 23, 2026
The Irish Council for Civil Fiberties
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
After driving away listeners with 8 mins of Beckham chat, John & Sarah rip into the big story: Misinformation circulated by the ICCL and other state-funded agencies. Also: Gráinne Seoige's call for new laws, smartphones for kids, and the usual row over Trump:

Friday Jan 16, 2026
Immigration, and Customs enforcement
Friday Jan 16, 2026
Friday Jan 16, 2026
John and Sarah start this week with analysis of the Government's immigration bill: Step forward, or too little too late? Also: Heated debate over that ICE shooting in America, analysis of Sinead Gibney's plan to nationalise X, and Mary McAleese's war on baptism:

