Podcast appearances and mentions of francis devine

In this exhausting deep dive, Matt and Chris take a break from counting their billionaire stipends to devote (what some might call) an inordinate amount of time to Gary Stevenson's recent appearance with a challenging interviewer: Tomás from Despolariza. They grapple with the indeterminacy of Schrödinger's Gary, who oscillates between being an economic and mathematical genius revealing what THEY don't want you to know on YouTube, and a pragmatic but selfless political activist who oversimplifies complex problems and sacrifices nuance (and himself) in the name of urgent reform.Despite insisting that he hates fame and has no desire to promote his best-selling book or be a popular YouTuber, Gary takes the time to remind us all of how often he's recognised on the street and precisely how many millions of views his channel racks up each month. These are depressingly familiar guru tropes, as are his sweeping claims that you can't trust politicians, economists, academics, journalists, the media, his old colleagues… or even graphs.Gary's core message that growing inequality is economically and politically unsustainable is an important one. And his ability to communicate the stakes of that problem to a large audience could be beneficial. So the criticism lies not with his stated goals but with the guru-tastic packaging and unwillingness to deal with complexity.Luckily, there is a solution... Gary. Only he and his YouTube channel can save your grandchildren from abject poverty and Nigel Farage. And if you doubt him, just look at how many millions he made for himself and the bank with his uncanny predictions… or those monthly viewer stats. Oh, and did we mention he has an elite education from LSE?Links#89 GARY STEVENSON - Economics, Trading, Inequality, Wealth, Populism, Tax, Depolarize.Zucman, G. (2015). The hidden wealth of nations: The scourge of tax havens. In The hidden wealth of nations. University of Chicago Press.Francis-Devine, B. (2025). Income inequality in the UK. House of Commons Library.Francis-Devine, B. (2025). Wealth in Great Britain. House of Commons Library.

The Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon will this week play host to a talk on the execution of Thomas Connole more than a century ago. On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Francis Devine,Transport Union and SIPTU Official Historian to tell us more about the short life of Thomas Connole. Photo (c) Mid Clare Brigade Commemoration 100 via Facebook.

In this episode presenter and The Gloaming frontman Iarla O Lionaird explores the narrative power of a song, from songs of love and war to protest and empowerment, and explores how song is at the heart of remembering. Voices you hear in this episode include singers Christy Moore, Treasa Ni Mhoillain, Peter Gabriel, Sinead O Connor, Francis Devine, Grace Toland and composer Brian Irvine. Vocal Chords is the intellectual property of Athena Media Ltd and no production use can be made of the podcasts without the direct consent of the producers. www.vocalchords.ie

After sound comes language. In this episode presenter and The Gloaming singer, Iarla O'Lionaird explores the roots of traditions and folk song and how language, culture, identity and belonging are all tightly interwoven with song and singing. Song, Iarla says, becomes a vocal map to ourselves, to our roots, to our home. Voices in this episode include singers Christy Moore, Steve Byrne, Julie Fowlis, Francis Devine, Grace Toland, Frances Black, Treasa Ni Mhoillain and South African singers Nomfusi, Otto Maidi, Bafana Nhlapo. Vocal Chords is the intellectual property of Athena Media Ltd and no production use can be made of the podcasts without the direct consent of the producers. www.vocalchords.ie

Dr Brian Hanley, author and historian looks at Communism in Ireland during the period 1917-1937 Part of a series of lunchtime talks at Dublin City Hall curated by Francis Devine and organised by Dublin City Library & Archive, to commemorate the Russian Revolution of 1917. Courtesy of History.com Recorded at Dublin City Hall on 17 October 2017.

Donal Fallon, Historian-in-Residence, Dublin City Council looks at the Irish response to the Russian Revolution. Part of a series of lunchtime talks at Dublin City Hall curated by Francis Devine to commemorate the Russian Revolution of 1917. Courtesy of History.com Series curated by Francis Devine. Organised by Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Recorded at Dublin City Hall on 10 October 2017.

Francis Devine and Fergus Russell perform ballads and songs of the 1913 Lockout. Devine's accompanying historical commentary gives the background of the Lockout and the songs featured. Recorded by Dublin Community Television on 2 April 2013 as part of the City Hall Springtime Lecture series. The Lockout 1913 inspired many poems, ballads, songs and rhymes. Many of which were published in The Irish Worker. These poems and ballads provide a vivid portrait of the conditions faced by Dubliners during the Lockout, the battle between the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union and the Dublin Employers’ Federation and the key personalities of the time.

Who Feared to Wear the Red Hand Badge! Songs and poems of 1913 Lockout. Performed with historical commentary by Francis Devine with guest singer Fergus Russell.

Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Francis Devine singing who fears to wear the red hand badge

Francis Devine singing ‘The Ballad of Jim Larkin’

Francis Devine singing ‘Who fears to wear the red hand badge’

Strumpet City: was it like that? ‘One City, One Book’,  Recorded at the Gilbert Library, Pearse Street Sat. 27 April, 3.45pm  with Francis Devine, Ann Matthews, D.R. O’Connor Lysaght & Niamh […] The post Strumpet City – A People’s History of the 1913 Dublin Lockout appeared first on History Ireland.