Podcasts by The Last Hurrah
Irish Americans have had a profound impact in shaping urban and national politics in the US since the late nineteenth century. It is a power and presence that has declined in recent generations – there is no longer a recognisably Irish voting block - but it has not simply disappeared. These podcasts will consider the evolution of Irish America’s political culture into the present – and the election of Joe Biden – and speculate on its future.
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Marion McKeone: A clear-eyed view on the future of Irish America from 2021-06-28T17:00
Marion McKeone is the US correspondent for the Sunday Business Post. Before that, from 2000-2009, she was the US editor for the Sunday Tribune. She has also written for the Guardian, the New Yor...
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Shipping Up to Boston from 2021-05-17T10:00
Kevin Cullen is an author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He has written for the Boston Globe since 1985...
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Shenanigans: The US-Ireland Relationship in Uncertain Times from 2021-05-10T12:00
Trina Vargo is the president of the US-Ireland Alliance. She was employed by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and served as his foreign policy adviser during the critical years of the Northern Ireland ...
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Ted Smyth: The Irish Diplomat from 2021-05-03T11:00
Ted Smyth has had distinguished careers in government and public affairs in Ireland and the United States. He was an Irish diplomat from 1972 to 1988 serving in Portugal, Switzerland, the US, an...
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Joan Walsh: What’s the Matter with White People? from 2021-04-26T09:00
Joan Walsh is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation and a CNN political contributor. She is also the author of What’s the Matter With White People? Finding Our Way in the ...
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Unintended Consequences: The Story of Irish Immigration to the US Since 1965 from 2021-04-19T09:00
Ray O'Hanlon was born in Dublin, is a graduate of University College Dublin, and worked with the Irish Press newspaper group before moving to the United States in 1987. O’Hanlon’s particula...
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From Democrats to Divided Loyalties: Irish American Politics 1930s to the 1990s from 2021-04-12T10:00
James R. Barrett: The Irish Way from 2021-04-05T09:00
James R. Barrett is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently scholar in residence at The Newberry Library. Professor Barrett’s research interests incl...
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Joe Crowley: The Last of the Irish Bosses in Queens from 2021-03-29T11:00
Former Congressman Joe Crowley of New York is “simply one of the most significant Irish American politicians of his generation.” After growing up in an Irish household in Queens, Crowley’s polit...
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Introducing the Last Hurrah from 2021-03-16T09:00
Irish Americans have had a profound impact in shaping urban and national politics in the US since the late nineteenth century. It is a power and presence that has declined in recent generations ...
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Season Two Finale: Capitol Chaos in Washington from 2021-01-09T12:00
It didn't take long for political drama to unfold in 2021. Less than a week into the new year, a mob of pro-Trump rioters attacked the US Capitol. The bloody act against the ultimate symbol...
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Women&American Politics in 2020 from 2020-10-23T15:00
American women have turned out at higher rates than men in every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984. That's according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by the from 2020-10-09T10:00
In a week that saw the President and the First Lady of the United States diagnosed with Covid-19, the American public tried to decipher the mixed messages coming from the White House. During thi...
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An"Unpresidential"Debate&The View from Washington with Dan Lippman from 2020-10-02T09:00
It was a presidential debate like none other, characterized not by an exchange of ideas or inspirational rhetoric, but by petty barbs and relentless interruptions. The public learned little abou...
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Season Finale: The International Resonance&Legacy of the American Civil Rights Movement from 2020-07-30T18:00
In this season finale, Scott and Liam take stock of the biggest political trends facing the United States as it continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and prepares for a historic pre...
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No Longer A Shining City on the Hill? from 2020-07-17T16:00
As America continues to grapple with a deadly coronavirus pandemic, Scott and Liam discuss all the latest political drama gripping Washington.
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Special Edition: A Very Different Fourth of July from 2020-07-03T15:00
Fourth of July, when America declared independence from Britain in 1776, is an annual celebration synonymous with big public displays of patriotism, parades, outdoor barbecues, fireworks and fam...
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Black Lives Matter: The View from Ireland from 2020-06-29T10:00
The killing of George Floyd has sparked a global conversation about racism, racial inequality, historic narratives and structural barriers to progress. Large protests in Dublin pledged solidarit...
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Black Lives Matter: The View from the UK from 2020-06-18T14:00
The murder of George Floyd has triggered mass anti-racism protests across the US. It has also energized a global Black Lives Matter movement that is not only marching in solidarity with proteste...
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Will There Be An Obama Legacy? from 2020-06-02T13:00
Barack Obama remains an inspiration for millions of Americans. As the first African-American President in the nation's history, he shattered a glass ceiling. But apart from that pivotal ach...
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Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Trump from 2020-02-28T10:00
Dr. Allison Page is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Humanities Institute and the Department of Communication and...
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Deciphering Unfiltered with Scott Lucas from 2020-02-20T14:00
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