Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 126 - Benjamin Boyce and the madness at Evergreen

Michael sits down with Benjamin Boyce to discuss the 2017 Evergreen University fiasco that led to the firing of Bret Weinstein. They talk progressive racism; the nature of power; the impact of the breakdown of stable, normative morality; and what Evergreen can tell us about the future of America.

The Irish Herbalist 16 - Echinacea

Echinacea is one of the best herbs to stimulate and enhance your immune system. In this podcast Ciara, the Irish Herbalist, shares her knowledge of echinacea; how it works and when we should take it.

TRSI 125 - The GAA doesn't see colour, it only sees meat

The sealing of the forbidden zones of the country is complete; the nature of racism; Pakistanis with hurls; and how there's nothing more Irish than the pure, perfect hatred for a village 3 miles away.

You Can Cook Too 42 - Tricks of the Trade 01

A dinner party is a fantastic opportunity to sit down with friends, over food and wine, and to just enjoin their company. But for many people the idea of bringing people into their home and having to cook for a large number of people can be rather daunting.

In this new short series of podcasts Patricia talks about the ins and outs of dinner parties: what they are, why you would want to have one, and how you go about selecting guests and actually holding a dinner party if you've never held one before.

TRSI 124 - Sartre's Pimp

Still no mention of the George Floyd bodycam footage in the Irish media; a new report suggests changes in how rape trials are carried out; the idea of "zero COVID"; and RTE asks if children are going out of fashion or if, like Hitler and Stalin, the Irish state should encourage more children.

 

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0805/1157398-children-low-birth-rates-fertility/

https://gript.ie/police-bodycam-footage-of-george-floyds-death-leaked/

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Review_of_Protections_for_Vulnerable_Witnesses_in%20the_Investigation_and_Prosecution_of_Sexual_Offences.pdf/Files/Review_of_Protections_for_Vulnerable_Witnesses_in%20the_Investigation_and_Prosecution_of_Sexual_Offences.pdf

TRSI 124 - Context is a dangerous thing

The leaked footage of George Floyd's death shows that there is basically no chance of any officer being convicted of his murder, not that you'd know it existed from Irish media.

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2020/07/30/4049160131241488932/960x540_MP4_4049160131241488932.mp4

 

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2020/07/30/5005474934801646650/960x540_MP4_5005474934801646650.mp4

The Irish Herbalist 15 - Rose, the Queen of Flowers

In this episode Ciara, the Irish Herbalist, talks about the 'Queen of Flowers', which is rose. She discusses its many medicinal properties and how it can be used to treat a large range of conditions.

TRSI 123 - The Power and the Glory

Ireland's favourite race expert has some thoughts; Israel Folau refuses to bend the knee; the defenders of Ireland's CCT rate seem to be losing their nerve; and why Charlie Haughey was the best leader this country ever had.

Sunday Reflection 26 - Jesus Wept

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses reaction to the beheading of John the Baptist by Herod, and the loaves and the fishes.

TRSI 121 - Glenn Loury

Michael talks to Professor Glenn Loury, the first African-American to become a tenured Professor of Economics at Harvard University, of Brown University. They talk about the idea that America is an institutionally racist country; race and policing in America; and racial identities.