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From celebrity endorsements to in-depth analysis, RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan and Jackie Fox guide you through the twists and turns of the 2020 race to the White House in the 'States of Mind' podcast.

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    • Jan 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 66 EPISODES


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    Ep 64: Beir Bua

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 24:39


    In final episode of series three, Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan dig deeper into what Donald Trump 2.0 means with Republican Strategist Michael Ricci and Former speechwriter for Barack Obama, Terry Szuplat

    Ep 63: What Happened? And What's To Come?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 23:27


    Jackie speaks to Scott Jennings, Nadia Brown and Hank Sheinkopf about 2024's dramatic year in US politics and what's to come in 2025

    Ep 62: Biden's Northern Ireland Scorecard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 18:09


    Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan are joined by prof Deirdre Heenan from Ulster University to discuss a possible unsung Biden victory

    Ep 61: Trump's Irish Royal Rumble

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 39:45


    RTÉ's Adam Maguire discusses what round two of a Trump presidency means for Ireland and former FBI deputy director, Andrew McCabe questions some of the high profile picks for the next administration

    Ep 60: Where's the Clown Car?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 26:51


    Jackie and Sean speak to Republican Congressman David Joyce about what's next for the GOP after it swept the board in this year's elections

    Ep 59: Together At Last

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 22:56


    Jackie and Sean catch-up following a chaotic 24 hours

    Ep 58: Cheat Sheet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 14:21


    Jackie and Sean on what to look out for on election night

    Ep 57: From the Steps of the Capitol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 11:53


    Jackie speaks to Ariel Hill-Davis from Republican Women for Progress on what's at stake during this election for Republicans and women

    Ep 56: Hello From The Other Side

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 9:44


    Jackie and Sean kick off election week in Washington DC and Pennsylvania

    Ep 55: It's Been Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 25:33


    Jackie Fox, Sean Whelan and Fiona Mitchell look back at the chaotic, strange and historical US 2024 presidential election

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    Ep 54: Frat Boys Save Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 32:49


    A new Grand Old Party? Caitlin Sinclair, Spokesperson Turning Point Action, and Kevin Madden, Former Senior Advisor to Mitt Romney, discuss what's next for the GOP

    Ep 53: Veni, Vidi, Vici?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 33:57


    How real is election fraud? Geoff Duncan, former Georgia Lieutenant Governor, and Paul Smith, Law Professor at Georgetown University, talk voting and what might happen after Election Day

    Ep 52: La Frontera

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 36:04


    Yvonne Murray joins Jackie and Sean to break down the immigration issue. Jackie speaks to an Irish woman who has been on the front line of the migration crisis in the US

    Ep 51: A Commander-in-Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 37:35


    Dr Alexander Vindman, ex-National Security Council member, and former taoiseach Leo Varadkar join Jackie and Sean to discuss America's place in the world as election day edges closer

    Ep 50: United Front

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 33:24


    Paul Young, Mayor Memphis Democrat, Patrick Houlihan, Delegate from Ohio and Kelly Dittmar, Centre for American Women and Politics, discuss this monumental convention for the Democrats

    Ep 49: Buyer's Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 32:56


    Are they the right running mates? What's the story with the US economy? Meghan Milloy, Republican Women for Progress, On Message's Jerrod Dobkin and ex-White House Economic Adviser, Tomas Philipson discuss

    Ep 48: a brat campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 28:51


    Jackie and Sean speak to Kamala Harris' uncle, Brendan Boyle and Sean Spicer about how both campaigns are going back to the drawing board

    Ep 47: The Tortured Democrats Department

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 29:48


    With the Democrats in crisis, Jackie and Sean speak with former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean and former Republican Congressman, Dr John Fleming, about the chaos engulfing White House

    Ep 46: Promises, Problems and Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 29:56


    Jackie Fox discusses the year in US politics just gone and what's ahead with Rep Bill Keating, Rep Brendan Boyle, longtime Republican strategist Scott Jennings, and reporter Alayna Treene

    Ep 45: Happy Birthday, Mr President

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 32:59


    As the dust settles on the Midterm elections and Donald Trump announces another presidential bid, Jackie and Sean look at what it all means for the White House and Congress

    Bonus Ep: Congressman David Joyce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 18:14


    Republican Congressman David Joyce talks about his Galway roots, American democracy and what's next for the Republican party

    Ep 44: A Broken Democracy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 41:15


    Joe Biden warns that American democracy is under threat, but a senior member of Trump's 2020 re-election campaign suggests that it is a figment of people's imagination

    Ep 43: Irritable America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 34:09


    Season 2 of States of Mind kicks off with a playbook for the Midterm Elections. Congressman Richard Neal also speaks about the future of his country.

    Ep 42: New Year, New Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 24:42


    Jackie Fox looks forward to a new year and a new administration with former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, legal analyst Kimberly Wehle and Congressman Brendan Boyle.

    Ep 41: Georgia On Our Minds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 43:05


    With the dust settling on an intense, unprecedented US Presidential election – eyes are turning to two run-off elections in Georgia as they will determine what Joe Biden can do in office.

    Ep 40: America First

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 49:11


    What does America First mean for Joe Biden? Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Aaron David Miller, who worked with former US secretaries of states, along with former Irish Ambassador to US and IIEA DG Michael Collins discuss Joe Biden’s foreign policy vision.

    Ep 39: All Systems Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 28:29


    A dramatic end to a dramatic presidency. Brian and Jackie reflect on a week which saw Joe Biden becoming US president-elect after a gruelling and bitter campaign.

    Ep 38: Here We Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 25:17


    Following an inconclusive night in a tight US presidential election, the final result is still too close to call.

    Ep 37: Beginning of the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 24:21


    With only hours to go until polling day, Brian and Jackie answer your questions ahead of Election Night.

    Ep 36: Into The Unknown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 38:59


    What could happen when the polls close? Republican Congressman in Florida, Francis Rooney and Notre Dame’s Professor Emeritus Bob Schmuhl discuss the different scenarios which may or may not happen following election night and why eyes should be on Florida.

    Ep 35: The Final Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 38:39


    Former speechwriter for Barack Obama, David Litt and Greg Swenson from Republicans Overseas discuss the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee where no mute button was needed.

    Ep 34: One Person, One Vote?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 41:42


    Why is it so hard to vote in America? Legal analyst and law professor, Kimberly Wehle and Rachel Homer from Protect Democracy discuss voting barriers across America and concerns over voter suppression.

    Ep 33: From US President to Dog Catcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 33:44


    US Presidential election drama aside, the Congressional elections will determine who has the upper hand in Washington. Mark Rom from Georgetown University discusses who and what we should look out for. And back to the drama - the fallout from Donald Trump’s Covid diagnosis.

    Ep 32: Running Mate Pt II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 27:07


    Kamala Harris is a woman with many firsts to her name. The daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, she is known for her tough and combative nature. Her uncle Gopalan Balachandran on how those characteristics were always there and Suhasini Haidar from The Hindu discusses what a Biden/Harris administration could mean for India-US relations.

    Ep 31: Running Mate Pt I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 33:21


    Who is Mike Pence? What does he stand for? A look at the life and times of Vice President Mike Pence as the running mate debate edges closer. His Clare relative gives an insight into his love for Ireland but it’s his devotion to God that will always come out on top.

    Ep 30: That First Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 36:12


    A look at the ‘hot mess’ that was the first presidential debate with Katherine Zappone, who is part of Team Biden and Jennifer Carnahan, Chair for the Republican Party of Minnesota.

    Ep 29: Showtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 36:21


    With the US presidential debates about to get underway, Eli Attie, who was part of Al Gore’s debate team in 2000, gives a behind the scenes insight and discusses how it influenced his writing and producing for the West Wing.

    Ep 28: Bob Woodward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 23:47


    Legendary journalist Bob Woodward on why he thinks Donald Trump’s leadership is shocking, tragic and embarrassing.

    Ep 27: You've Got Mail

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 35:50


    With postal voting more popular in 2020 due to the pandemic, Brian and Jackie discuss the controversies surrounding it and the postal service with CEO of FairVote, Rob Richie. Also one American living in Ireland on why she’s worried about her vote.

    Ep 26: Martin Luther King III

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 27:00


    Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s oldest son, Martin Luther King III speaks about his father's legacy, Donald Trump's America and how voting in November should be a 'very easy choice'.

    Ep 25: How Swing States Are Swinging

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 45:29


    What are battleground states and why are they so important? Business owner in Pennsylvania, Sean Fedorko talks about his state’s unexpected swing in 2016 and black Democrat Vernon Jones, who spoke at this year’s RNC, on backing Donald Trump.

    Ep 24: The Electoral College with The Mooch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 33:53


    A look at the world of the Electoral College while former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci talks about Donald Trump calling him a ‘loser’ and why the president is going to be ‘annihilated’ in November.

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