Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 233 - At the heart of Irish government lies a vacuum

The High Court has refused to hear a case on religious COVID-19 restrictions, arguing it is moot - we argue the judgement is nonsense; the HSE hack, which no one will be blamed for; and what achievements have Irish politicians actually had over the last decade?

TRSI 232 - Simon Coveney's Cenotaph

Simon Coveney realizes people have a right to protest, so long as they do it in Israel; the Associated Press and Hamas; and burning a toddler with a blowtorch is a crime, but apparently not like a super serious crime.

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/how-the-media-makes-the-israel-story/383262/
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ap-collaboration-nazis-reporting-news
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/thousands-attend-rallies-in-irish-cities-in-solidarity-with-palestine-1.4566435

TRSI 231 - Votes are equal, voters are not

Arlene Foster and the DUP demonstrate the danger of getting what you wish for; and public confidence in the Government's ability to handle COVID-19 improves, but SF continue to move up in the polls.

Sunday Reflection 59 - The Ascension

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he reflects upon the Ascension.

TRSI 230 - A holiday is really just an opportunity to work without distraction

Millions more in state funding of media revealed; everyone is dreadfully afraid of being seen as posh; and Stephen Donnelly now elicits pity rather than anger.

 

https://twitter.com/NewstalkFM/status/1392812766696771586

TRSI 229 - The M Night Shyamalan of ethnographic research papers

The Royal College of Physicians goes to war on the concept of academic freedom; politicians keep shouting at each other over a problem none of them have really tried to fix; and a fascinating study on anti-mask sentiment gets so much right before going totally off the deep end.

 

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.07993.pdf

https://twitter.com/AlanFarrell/status/1390818311638765576

TRSI 228 - You asked for this

Michael has some feelings about alcohol prices he needs to work out; the Government thinks problem drinkers should switch to vodka; NPHET comes out against rapid antigen testing in the same way they came out against masks; and the British elections.

 

https://www.cochrane.org/CD013705/INFECTN_how-accurate-are-rapid-tests-diagnosing-covid-19

Sunday Reflection 58 - The Final Discourse of Jesus

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he reflects on the final discourse given by Jesus to his Apostles after the Last Supper.

TRSI 227 - And then the locusts came

FF have some thoughts on housing policy; the Government has pumped millions into Irish media; April vaccine target missed by 160,000; and Mick Wallace says China is a normal country.

TRSI 226 - Interview with Professor Gerard Casey

We interview Professor Gerard Casey about his new book Hidden Agender: Transgenderism's Struggle Against Reality.

 

http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100341290
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Agender-Transgenderisms-Struggle-Societas/dp/1788360583