Ian O’Doherty on being ‘a bowsie, a troublemaker, and a romantic’
Ian O’Doherty has been a very regular fixture on Irish TV and radio, and in print, for many years now. His columns in the Irish Independent have always attracted a lot of attention – because they often challenge accepted truths and give voice to so-called ‘unpopular opinions’. In fact he sees doing this as an essential part of the role of a journalist.Ian has just launched his own podcast called The State of Us and he joins me on this episode of The Mario Rosenstock podcast to talk all about this new venture - and its well worth a listen. We also talk about Ian’s background, what got him into journalism and why he’s so passionate about it, his support of Israel, his affinity with Conor McGregor, and he also gives me an exclusive bit of news about Fr Ted the Musical!!Comedy - when word got out that Ian was going to be my special guest on this episode, the Mario Rosenstock hotline started hopping…Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand
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Gavan Reilly – stories from inside White House Oval Office
Political reporter Gavan Reilly has been in the Oval Office twice – the first time was during Donald Trump’s first term as US President, and the second was during Trump’s current term. In this bonus episode Gavan tells me what its like to be up close and personal with Donald J Trump and he shares his thoughts on his politics, his personality, and even his physical demeanour.
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Fintan O’Toole on why Trump is a fascist comedian and the far right are idiots
Fintan has been one of the top thinkers, writers, and speakers in Ireland for as long as I can remember. He has so much to say about so many things and always has a deeply thought-out and fresh perspective on the big issues. So when we get stuck in to a great conversation, I let it run for as long as he’ll let me!This is part one of a two-part conversation we've just recorded, covering immigration and the ‘idiots’ of the far right, why Donald Trump uniquely combines fascism and comedy, how Charlie Haughey got away with it, and what it really means to be Irish. Enjoy!Comedy - Now that Elon Musk has dramatically vacated his government job as head of D.O.G.E, Trump is looking for applications for the role - and we’ve got hold of some of them…Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand
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Gavan Reilly reveals the secrets of Leinster House
As the saying now goes, what happens in Leinster House…ends up in Gavan Reilly’s new book, ‘The Secret Life of Leinster House: what you really need to know about how the country runs’. Gavan is a former colleague of mine from back when he was the correspondent for Today FM and Newstalk. He now leads Virgin Media’s political coverage and he’s also one of the presenters of the great Group Chat podcast. When it comes to politics and politicians, Gavan has been there, done that, and got the t-shirt – and now it’s time to write the book . In this episode of The Mario Rosenstock podcast Gavan joins me to share the juicy stories, behind the scenes intrigue, and the insights into how politics really works, that he has gathered over his many years as a political reporter. COMEDY- Did you see that Ryanair Boss Michael O ‘Leary has just become 100m euro richer? …This has caught the attention of a few well known people and they’ve been leaving messages for Michael on his phone…we got exclusive access. Produced by Patrick Haughey, Audiobrand
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Dave Hannigan – an Irishman in Trump’s America
A couple of weeks ago Dave Hannigan joined me to share the fascinating story of how a Kerry man called Butty Sugrue managed to convince the one and only Muhammad Ali to come to Ireland and fight Alvin Lewis in Croke Park. It’s a fantastic yarn and if you didn’t hear it, I’d strongly recommend doing so.But Dave has lived in the US for over 25 years and so I couldn’t let him go without getting his thoughts on what its like to be an Irish man living in Long Island, which is true Trump territory, and all that comes with it. Dave and I go deep on politics, media, the 'flooding of the zone', and even the fall of the Roman empire!The Mario Rosenstock Podcast is produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand
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