Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 120 - Is there anything to be said for defunding academia?

Nubian princesses go into storage; RTE asks if there's anything to be said for defunding the police; and a man who wanted books banned from schools admits he's never read the books, but says he has seen the movie.

The Irish Herbalist 14 - Insomnia

In this podcast Irish Herbalist Ciara, the Irish Herbalist, discusses insomnia and offers many herbal and lifestyle tips to ensure you get a good nights sleep.

TRSI 119 - That good old fashioned will to power

Protecting our cultural heritage; apparently it's the summer of the himbo; we regret to inform you that the orange man is bad; some Russian news; and China is keeping on keeping on.

 

https://www.thejournal.ie/larry-bass-shinawil-dancing-with-the-stars-5159769-Jul2020/

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/would-these-irish-ads-persuade-you-to-wear-a-face-mask-1.4310766

https://www.independent.ie/style/voices/this-is-the-summer-of-the-himbo-the-golden-age-of-big-dim-lovely-boys-39366261.html

Putin Elevator Portrait Gets A Rise Out Of Riders

Sunday Reflection 25 - The wheat from the chaff

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses the parable of the treasure in the field, and the parable of the dragnet.

TRSI 118 - Your daily dose of sedition

A Cllr calls for 'racially insensitive' books to be removed from the curriculum; two weeks into the FF government we ask which TDs would be most likely to let themselves be videotaped having a drunken fist-fight; and we fondly remember that time an Italian Prime Minister was shot by Communists and stuffed into a car boot.

 

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021184.html
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/twelve-year-old-pupils-do-not-understand-complexities-of-racially-charged-classics-says-councillor-seeking-removal-of-books-39393404.html
https://gript.ie/peter_tatchell_see_no_evil/

TRSI 117 - Divination Middlemen

Grades are being leveled, a woman gets a years wages for cutting her finger on a wine glass, and Gary questions the need for health and safety  standards whilst Michael records in the middle of a road.

The Irish Herbalist 13 - Acne

In this week's podcast, Medical Herbalist Ciara Murphy talks about acne. Acne is a common skin condition affecting not only adolescents, but men and women in their 20's and which can often persist into the 40's and 50's.

You Can Cook Too 41 - James' Banana Bread

Patricia shows you how to make a delicious home-made banana bread.

She pairs it with In Dreams by Roy Orbeson.

 

Ingredients
100 g sultanas 2 large eggs
75 mls burbon or dark rum (I used brandy) 175 g plain flour
4 very ripe bananas (300 g without skin) 60 g chopped walnuts
2 teasps. baking powder 1 teasp. vanilla extract
½ teasp. bicarb of soda 150g sugar
½ teasp. salt 125 g unsalted butter, melted

Instructions
Put sultanas and alcohol into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leave
for about 1 hour or until sultanas have absorbed most of the liquid.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees/gas mark 3.
Put the flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt into a bowl and mix. In a separate bowl mix
melted butter, and sugar and beat until blended, beat in the eggs one at a time, then the
mashed bananas, followed by the drained sultanas, walnuts and vanilla.
Add the flour mixture, 1/3 at a time, stirring well after each bit.
Into a 23 by 13 by 7 cm loaf buttered and floured (or with a paper insert) pour in the mixture.
Bake for 1-1 ½ hours in the middle of the oven or until a skewer comes out clean.

TRSI 116 - Bev Jackson of the LGB Alliance

Gary sits down with Bev Jackson, one of the founding members of the LGB Alliance. They discuss the aims of the LGB Alliance and how it came to be, gender theory, Stonewall, and the abuse people like J. K. Rowling get for speaking out on this issue.

The Irish Herbalist 12 - Garlic

In this podcast, Medical Herbalist Ciara Murphy discusses the medicinal virtues of garlic.