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Shaun uncovers more government corruption - this time with the juges! PLUS, John Tamny, Political Editor of Forbes.com and author of Deficit Delusion: Why Everything Left, Right, and Supply-Side Tells You About the National Debt is Wrong, tells Shaun that capitalism will survive. And Martha Byrne, author of In The Interest of Justice: One Woman's FIght Against a Weaponized Justice Department to Save Her Husband, and her husband Michael McMahon tell Shaun how their family was ripped apart when Michael was falsely convicted of working for the Chinese Communist Party when in fact it was the Department of Justice who had partnered with our greatest enemy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There's discussion over Andrew Coster's future with the police following a bombshell report. An IPCA report came out earlier in the week, revealing senior police staff had failed to properly investigate a complaint against then-Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. The report implicated Coster, as well as other senior leaders. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacked the ongoing discussions. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam is joined by Chris, Faisal and Ailbhe Rae, Political Editor of The New Statesman to wrap up the week. This episode of Newscast was recorded as part of our 25-hour Podcast-a-thon for Children in Need.Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Joe Wilkinson. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
It's Friday and the weekend, starts here. Whether we're talking here at home or across the country, the jobs market is looking bleak and it's hit hard in Oshkosh with a major announcement. And if you ask the president, we don't have the people or talent. Next, DEI is super bad...unless you're Kai Trump. Then, Civic Media's Political Editor, Dan Shafer joins the show and we create an area of recombobulation for all important stories coming out of Wisconsin and beyond, including more information regarding the ongoing story with The Department of Public Instruction and online sports betting maybe coming to the state and with bipartisan support. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Dan Shafer
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Catherine Connolly will be officially declared the country's tenth president at an inauguration ceremony in Dublin Castle later today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times.
Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers.
Our panel of Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers and Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law at the South East Technological University discuss today's inauguration.
Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers.
Catherine Connolly will be officially declared the country's tenth president at an inauguration ceremony in Dublin Castle later today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times.
Bernard and Alex dig into the editorial crisis at the BBC, Comcast/SKY's potential takeover of ITV and Bernard (STV's former Political Editor and longest serving journalist of 34 years) says he no longer thinks the company has a future. Focussing on UK, Scottish and Global politics, if you like other great political podcasts like The Rest is Politics, The News Agents, Newscast, Questions Time, Holyrood Sources, Planet Holyrood, The Stooshie, The Steamie, Scotcast, Americast etc etc then The Ponsonby and Massie Podcast could be a great show to add to your list of favourites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bradley Jaye joins the show to talk about government shutdown and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fiona O'Loughlin, Fianna Fáil Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade // Darren O'Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East and Party Spokesperson on Education and Youth // Christina Finn, Political Editor, The Journal.ie // Tom McEnaney, Media consultant and founder of Effective Aid Ukraine
Fianna Fáil's infighting continues this week, with Micheál Martin flying to Brazil for the COP30 summit. With revolt in the air and Martin across the pond, could the rebels seize the moment and remove the Taoiseach? Joining Pat to discuss the latest news on the ongoing Fianna Fáil drama is Craig Hughes, Political Editor for the Irish Daily Mail.
Lorraine Clifford Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party Leader and TD for Dublin West, Conor D McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Paul Hosford, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner.
Lorraine Clifford Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party Leader and TD for Dublin West, Conor D McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Paul Hosford, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner.
Our panel tonight is Lorraine Clifford Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party Leader and TD for Dublin West, Conor D McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Paul Hosford, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner.
Ministers have agreed to reduce the amount of time Ukrainians can stay in state accommodation from 90 days to 30 days. The decision comes as a deportation flight left for Georgia last night. To discuss all this and more Pat was joined by Craig Huges, Political Editor, Irish Daily Mail and alsoColm Brophy TD, Minister of State for Migration, Fine Gael.
Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent
Joining Sean Defoe to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail & Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin.
Christina Finn, Political Editor at The Journal.ie, discusses the ongoing fallout from the presidential election for both coalition parties and their leaders.
Mary Regan, Political Editor with the Irish Independent, discusses the fallout for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael from Catherine Connolly's victory in the Presidential election.
Beth Rigby is the Political Editor of Sky News. She joined the network in 2016 and became Political Editor in 2019, leading coverage of major political events, elections, and interviews with senior figures across Westminster. Before Sky, Beth spent over a decade at the Financial Times, where she served as Deputy Political Editor and Chief Political Correspondent. Beth Rigby is our guest in episode 538 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Beth Rigby on Instagram: @bethrigbysky & Twitter/X: @BethRigby .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With just two days until voters head to the polling station, Catherine Connolly continues to lead in the latest business post poll on 44 percent. The poll also revealed that undecided voters remain at twenty one percent. So, with many of the electorate still undecided and a low turnout expected, how will this affect the result on Saturday? All to discuss with Pat Leahy, Political Editor with The Irish Times.
Hugo Gye is Political Editor of The i Paper
Padraig O'Sullivan, Fianna Fail TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig Rice, Social Democrats TD for Cork South-Central, Christina Finn, Political Editor at The Journal and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times on today's meeting of the Finance Committee.
Our panel of Padraig O'Sullivan, Fianna Fail TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig Rice, Social Democrats TD for Cork South-Central, Christina Finn, Political Editor at The Journal and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times discuss the presidential election as it heads into the final day.
Padraig O'Sullivan, Fianna Fail TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig Rice, Social Democrats TD for Cork South-Central, Christina Finn, Political Editor at The Journal and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.
Joining Brendan to talk through the Sunday newspapers are Lisa Chambers, Director of Public Affairs at Consello and former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator, Oisin Coghlan, Public Policy Advisor, Jennifer Bray, Political Editor with the Sunday Times and Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government at DCU .
With polling day approaching next Friday, Catherine Connolly has a sturdy lead over Heather Humphreys according to polls. We get analysis from Mary Regan, Political Editor of the Irish Independent, and Radio na Gaeltachta Political Correspondent Cuan O'Sioradain.
New data from The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows a decrease in funding to our public schools with an increase for...you guess it - voucher schools. Want to know how much you're spending on the second school system, click here? Are you a former MPS teacher? Wanna make a cool thousand bucks? It's Friday and the weekend, starts here. And starting today, we welcome Civic Media's Political Editor onto the show at an earlier time for 75% MORE DAN SHAFER! That's right, we're recombobulating even more of the news, because there's always so much to talk about, like a new and LONG road project taking place in Milwaukee and the other long and new road project taking place in Milwaukee, as well as a new and not-so-long road project taking place in Milwaukee. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Dan Shafer
Maeve O'Connell Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Louise O'Reilly TD for Dublin Fingal West and Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development and Craig Hughes, Political Editor for The Irish Daily Mail were our Friday Forum this morning.
Since the case against two British men accused of spying for China suddenly collapsed, the Government and the Crown Prosecution Service have been playing the blame game, each accusing the other of being responsible. So who's really at fault? And did China get a free pass in order to secure a better trade deal?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Caroline Wheeler, Political Editor, Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson. Read more: The inside story of China spy case collapse: ‘It came from the very top'Keir Starmer's security adviser ‘too close to China', ministers warnFurther listening: The Westminster aide suspected of spying for China Clips: Sky, WION, BBC, ITV, Parliament TV, Channel 4.Photo: Alamy, Lauren Hurley/No 10 Downing Street/Crown Copyright, Faculty AI, Adobe Stock, Denise Kelly. Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pat Leahy, Political Editor of the Irish Times, discusses the latest developments in the race for the Áras, as both presidential candidates continue on the campaign trail.
Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by David Killick, Political Editor of the Hobart Mercury.
It's Friday which means time Recombobulate The News with Civic Media's Political Editor, Dan Shafer. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is not running for governor and a too early poll was released with too early information. Also, we spoke about it earlier this week, but Milwaukee is seeking to implement red light cameras on certain streets and we talk about the implementation and efficacy of those cameras. Then, for Audio Sorbet, we ask the BIG questions and today we want to know: What job would you never do? And not to toot our own horn, but this was a great week, so let's close it out strong with This Shouldn't Be A Thing - Flying High Edition. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Dan Shafer
Sinéad Gibney Dublin Rathdown TD, Social Democrats Spokesperson for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport; and Defence, Pat Leahy, Political Editor, Irish Times and Barry Ward - Dún Laoghaire TD, Fine Gael. All joined Pat this morning to look back on the news stories of the week.
Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent and Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford-Westmeath on Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the Presidential Election.
What's the future for an unpopular party governed by an unpopular leader? That's the question no one will be asking quite so bluntly at the Conservative Party conference this week in Manchester– except possibly The Times political editor Steven Swinford. He discusses whether leader Kemi Badenoch's days are numbered and explains how the Tories could beat Reform at their own game. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Steven Swinford, Political Editor, The Times. Host: Luke Jones.Producer: Micaela Arneson, Olivia Case. Clips: GB News, Kookydave via YouTube. Photo: Getty ImagesGet in touch: thestory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil Senator // Duncan Smith, Labour TD // Christina Finn, Political Editor, The Journal.ie // Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent
Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has confirmed she employed a woman convicted by the Special Criminal Court for unlawful possession of firearms. She defended her decision to hire her for a six-month period in 2018, and claimed no one from An Garda Síochána contacted her to say the person was unsuitable for the role. Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times brought us the latest on this.
Tuesday Headlines: Trump announces 'historic peace plan' for Gaza, Optus executives to meet with Communications Minister after second 000 outage, Geelong Cats star Bailey Smith labelled a homophobic loser, new warning for melatonin users in Australia, and the Larrimah Hotel has been sold! Deep Dive: When Sussan Ley stepped in as leader of the Liberal Party, the phrase “glass cliff” started doing the rounds. Now, one name is emerging as the most likely to push her off it: Andrew Hastie. In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Nine’s Political Editor, Charles Croucher, to find out who the Shadow Home Affairs Minister is, whether he is making his move now and if so - who’s backing him and why? Further listening from the headlines: THE BEEFING: The AFL vs homophobia Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @thebriefingpodInstagram: @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcastFacebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Civic Media's Political Editor, Dan Shafer is here every Friday to Recombobulate the news for us and there is never a shortage! What could be the biggest announcement for 2026 Gubernatorial Race was made this week and we see a different GOP candidate hit some troubles with their online "activity". For Audio Sorbet, we're celebrating Doors Open Milwaukee and we ask you; what building would you explore if you had the keys? We're going to celebrated it with This Shouldn't Be A Thing - A-mayo-nazing Edition. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Dan Shafer
George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, assesses Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham's situation in the midst of dissatisfaction within the UK Labour party.
Mary Regan, Irish Independent's Political Editor
Mary Regan, Political Editor of the Irish Times, assesses the current state of the presidential race.
London Correspondent, Tommy Meskill and George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, discuss US President Donald Trump's visit to the UK as he prepares to meet Keir Starmer.
It's not Friday, but when our Political Editor, Dan Shafer joins the show, it certainly feels like it. We expound on the discussion regarding the death of Charlie Kirk and how this connects with Dan as a public figure, journalist and a father. The CapTimes Idea Fest is also happening and Governor Tony Evers was there to speak. He spoke about whether he will re-gerrymander our maps in the face of what's happening in Texas and where we're heading as we get closer to the Midterm elections. For Audio Sorbet, we have a simple question: When did you start talking like your parents? We need to bring this train into the station, so let's park it with This Shouldn't Be A Thing - Have A Drink On Me Edition. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Dan Shafer
Today, Angela Rayner admitted to underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove and referred herself for investigation by the PM's standards adviser.James is joined by Faisal Islam, Economics Editor, and Chris Mason, Political Editor, to discuss the deputy prime minister's explanation of her family and tax arrangements, the reaction in parliament, and the inquiry she now faces. Plus, Rachel Reeves has revealed the date of the Autumn Budget. But the ‘kite-flying' about what levers the Chancellor could pull is taking place in tricky economic weather - so what themes will emerge over the next twelve weeks of Budget speculation?You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a whatsapp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gabriel May, Shiler Mahmoudi and Kris Jalowiecki. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.