The President who never was? With two days to go until polling, Gript's LAURA PERRINS is joined on the podcast by Maria Steen, to discuss her career, family, activism, beliefs, and the Presidential Campaign that very nearly was.00:00 Introduction to Maria Steen's Journey02:46 Engagement in Public Debates05:55 The Impact of Recent Referenda08:46 The Decision to Run for Presidential Nomination11:58 Challenges in Securing Nomination15:14 Experiences in Council Chambers17:57 The Role of Media and Public Perception20:56 Reflections on the Presidential Election24:12 Future Considerations and Closing Thoughts
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Discussions with Delehanty
Gript's Laura Perrins sits down for a riveting hour with ex-Presidential candidate Nick Delehanty. On the agenda: Running for President; Exposing the IPAS racket; Running the numbers on the deposit return scheme; and reacting to international developments.
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Debating Ethnonationalism
Ethnonationalism or cultural inheritance? Buchanan or Trump? Immigration or Pro-Natalism? Laura Perrins and Tim Stanley of the Daily Telegraph debate the big fault lines in the political right in this week's unmissable podcast:
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The Censorship Industrial Complex
Laura sits down with Robert Clarke from the Alliance Defending Freedom to discuss the attacks on free speech spreading across the west. In particular, they look at the EU's digital services act, and the threat it poses to online freedom:00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest01:50 The Role of ADF in Defending Freedoms05:35 Buffer Zones and Free Speech Issues09:16 Criminalisation of Prayer and Witnessing12:49 Religious Literacy and Understanding16:14 Censorship and the Chilling Effect19:54 Global Censorship Trends and Case Studies23:20 The Impact of Social Media on Free Speech27:15 The Role of Feelings in Speech Regulation30:57 The Future of Free Speech in Europe34:40 Conclusion and Call to Action
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Jailhouse Rock
In the first episode of her new podcast, Laura Perrins meets David Shipley, columnist with the Telegraph and the Spectator, about life in boarding school and Wandsworth prison. They also discuss parenting, faith, virtue and vice, and Reform's big chance in the UK.
"My Granny is Irish" is a weekly podcast where Gript's Laura Perrins meets figures from the world of journalism, politics, religion and philosophy to discuss big ideas, their connection with Ireland, current affairs, as well as a light sprinkling of relationships, entertainment, dating, and books and television.