Episodes

Friday Jan 31, 2025
The Week That Really Was 122 - Powerless
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
On this week's podcast, viewers can watch John be wrong and Sarah be right about the Seanad election in real time. Also, reflections on Storm Eowyn, and a heated argument about Robert F Kennedy, Jnr

Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Outage outrage | 'THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP4
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
On this week's episode of The Long Game podcast, Jason and Ben discuss the fact that hundreds of thousands of people around the country remain without power days after Storm Éowyn, as well as the new ministerial appointments, a St Patrick's Day terror threat and the fading power of celebrity tears.

Friday Jan 24, 2025
The Week That Really Was 121 - New Government, New President, New Era?
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
John and Sarah discuss the new Irish Government, the New Irish President, why the new Minister for Immigration is the worst job in Irish politics, whether the US is savable, and why Sarah thinks a certain person is a "f**king niffnuff".

Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Extreme efficiency | 'THE LONG GAME' PODCAST EP3
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
On this week of 'The Long Game' podcast, Jason and Ben discuss Trump's inauguration, the Irish Programme for Government, the modern dating market for young men, and how much efficiency is too much.

Friday Jan 17, 2025
The Week That Really Was 120 - 24 hours in A&E
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
John and Sarah on Biden's exit, the new programme for Government, what it's like to need a hospital in Ireland today, and the heroic achievement of Bonnie Blue.

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
The Long Game EP2 - The Salad King's Legacy
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
In this week's episode of The Long Game podcast with Jason Osborne and Ben Scallan, the lads discuss foreign money being channelled into Irish NGOs, Eamon Ryan meeting with Extinction Rebellion to discuss Ireland's energy policy, and more.

Friday Jan 10, 2025
The Week That Really Was 119 - New Year, Same Us
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
As 2025 opens, John and Sarah lay out some predictions for the year, ask why so many "bright young thing" liberals fail, and discuss the ongoing fallout around grooming gangs in the UK.

Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
The Long Game EP1 - Boys Will Be Boys
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Welcome to Ep. 1 of The Long Game with Gript: a podcast where Jason Osborne and Ben Scallan share the week’s top political and cultural stories through young, Irish, conservative eyes.
This week: DCU vs. Andrew Tate, UK grooming gangs, State-funded sex work advocates, and more.

Friday Dec 20, 2024
The Week That Really Was 118 - Another year over
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
John and Sarah review the year by reviewing John's good and terrible predictions that he made in January. But before that: The lawyer who traded pictures for money on twitter, and the Taoiseach who traded Ceann Comhairles for power.

Friday Dec 13, 2024
The Week That Really Was 117 - Saying no to Ho Ho Ho
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
John and Sarah discuss the exertions of porn star Lily Phillips, the merits of keeping kids in the dark about Santa Claus, the return of Katherine Zappone, the exit of Eoin Hayes, and some stuff about transgenders.