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Ep 44: A Broken Democracy? from 2023-12-13T15:41:27.710790
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
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Bonus Ep: Congressman David Joyce from 2023-12-13T15:41:27.707925
Republican Congressman David Joyce talks about his Galway roots, American democracy and what's next for the Republican party
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Ep 46: Promises, Problems and Predictions from 2023-12-13T15:41:27.703163
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
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Ep 45: Happy Birthday, Mr President from 2022-11-16T17:48
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
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Ep 43: Irritable America from 2022-10-26T14:53
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.
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Ep 4: This Country Discriminates from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.233250
As the Covid-19 pandemic turns the US Presidential Election upside down, it has also unearthed racial issues within the country. Kailee Scales from Black Lives Matter tells us why. Our divided Amer...
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Ep 8: For the Love of Money from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.188261
If money can’t buy votes, what can it buy? Sarah Bryner, Centre for Responsive Politics and ex-Federal Election Commission chair, Bradley Smith discuss the ways and means of campaign fundraising an...
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Ep 12: Rep James Clyburn from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.163091
One of the leading African-American politicians in the United States, Rep James Clyburn discusses racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the steps the country needs to take for it...
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Ep 13: Hailing Hearses Instead of Taxis from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.160320
From the frontline: Physician Assistant Jim Nealon and Funeral Director Clive Anderson reflect on how Covid-19 ripped through New York this spring, remember the people they lost and discuss the mom...
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Ep 15: Zombies and the Cliffs of Moher from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.151528
The Lincoln Project’s John Weaver discusses the group's battle against Donald Trump as he and other Republicans take a ‘flamethrower’ to their life’s work. Sawyer Hackett, adviser to Julián Castro ...
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Ep 19: Spice Up Your Life from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.140019
Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary speaks about the dangers of underestimating Joe Biden, the future of the GOP, Trump's re-election bid and not missing that podium.
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Ep 24: The Electoral College with The Mooch from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.091813
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...
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Ep 25: How Swing States Are Swinging from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.077138
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 ...
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Ep 31: Running Mate Pt I from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.056072
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 I...
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Ep 32: Running Mate Pt II from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.053020
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 c...
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Ep 37: Beginning of the End from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.038919
With only hours to go until polling day, Brian and Jackie answer your questions ahead of Election Night.
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Ep 38: Here We Go from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.036066
Following an inconclusive night in a tight US presidential election, the final result is still too close to call.
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Ep 39: All Systems Joe from 2022-04-21T15:16:05.032704
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.
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Ep 40: America First from 2022-04-21T15:16:04.994337
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 ...
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Ep 42: New Year, New Administration from 2020-12-31T12:00
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.
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Ep 41: Georgia On Our Minds from 2020-12-17T12:00
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.
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Ep 36: Into The Unknown from 2020-10-29T12:00
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...
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Ep 35: The Final Debate from 2020-10-23T12:00
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.
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Ep 34: One Person, One Vote? from 2020-10-22T12:00
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 suppress...
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Ep 33: From US President to Dog Catcher from 2020-10-14T12:00
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 ...
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Ep 30: That First Debate from 2020-09-30T12:00
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.
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Ep 29: Showtime from 2020-09-25T12:00
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 p...
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Ep 28: Bob Woodward from 2020-09-23T12:00
Legendary journalist Bob Woodward on why he thinks Donald Trump’s leadership is shocking, tragic and embarrassing.
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Ep 27: You've Got Mail from 2020-09-17T12:00
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 liv...
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Ep 26: Martin Luther King III from 2020-09-11T12:00
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'.
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Ep 23: The Elephants in the Room from 2020-08-28T12:00
The Republican National Convention had the five fs: faith, family, feelings, fear and future. Tim Wigginton, North Carolina GOP Press Secretary joins to talk about the long road to this convention ...
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Ep 22: Biden’s Big Moment from 2020-08-22T12:00
Congressman Brendan Boyle looks back at the virtual Democratic National Convention’s unusual speeches, Joe’s big moment and how he’s welcoming anti-Trump Republicans with open arms.
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Ep 21: Unconventional Conventions from 2020-08-17T12:00
Howard Dean, ex Chair of the Democratic National Committee, on healthy infighting and the party's virtual convention. Former Washington Correspondent, Robert Shortt also lays bare what conventions ...
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Ep 20: Who is Joe Biden? from 2020-08-11T12:00
Grief, gaffes and gregarious: A look at the life and times of Joe Biden, with the man who inadvertently ruined his first presidential run.
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Ep 18: The Social Media Battlefield from 2020-07-28T12:00
Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Manager, Mike Schmuhl on the unprecedented campaign, social media wars in 2020, disinformation and the power of Trump’s Twitter. While Brian speaks to people to see if the...
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Ep 17: Inside the Trump Campaign from 2020-07-22T12:00
Communications Director for the Trump campaign, Tim Murtaugh on shake-ups, not trusting the polls, daily battles, holding out for campaign rallies and his Irish roots.
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Ep 16: Being a Black Trump Supporter from 2020-07-14T12:00
Immanuel Jarvis, North Carolina GOP Chair, on what it’s like to be a black Donald Trump supporter while Brian goes on the road in Pennsylvania as the Pence and Biden campaigns hit the swing state.
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Ep 14: The Fall of Politicians and Monuments from 2020-06-30T12:00
From the streets to the ballot paper: Progressive pollster, Cornell Belcher outlines a turning point for minorities in politics while Prof Derryn Moten and Dr Hasan Jeffries discuss colonial symbol...
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Ep 11: The Women Issue from 2020-05-25T12:00
Women from both sides of the political divide discuss Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s record with women and explore what it means to be a woman involved in politics in 2020.
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Ep 10: It’s the Economy, Stupid from 2020-05-18T12:00
Trump and Obama economic advisors give a first-hand insight into the success and failures of the current administration and offer their two cents on the Covid-19 era. Also, one Irish woman on tryin...
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Ep 9: The Veep Show from 2020-05-11T12:00
Only a heartbeat away from the presidency, the Vice President has resulted in some of the most memorable moments in US history. But how does the office work? America’s leading expert on VPs, Prof J...
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Ep 7: Fake News from 2020-04-27T12:00
Fake news poses a real threat to Election 2020 as CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan explains. While head of the American Press Institute, Tom Rosenstiel outlines how people have been losing trust in the media...
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Ep 6: Pandemic at the Polls from 2020-04-20T12:00
Untangling the complicated US voting web with Rob Richie from FairVote as he turns to Ireland for electoral reform inspiration. Chair of Texas Young Republicans, Hayden Padgett on why absentee ball...
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Ep 5: Bye Bye Bernie from 2020-04-15T12:00
With Bernie Sanders officially bowing out, we go behind the man and the movement. Family friend, Shyla Nelson Stewarts remembers his early years in Vermont while Irish man, Conor Boylan talks about...
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Ep 3: The Funeral Director from 2020-03-30T12:00
One Irish man living in the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in New York tells Brian and Jackie why he is going beyond the line of duty to help people get some closure in a new restrictive and...
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Ep 2: President vs Pandemic from 2020-03-23T12:00
It’s a testing time for a tested president as Covid-19 hits the United States and Election 2020. Brian O’Donovan and Jackie Fox speak to one family split by the the president’s response and Bernie ...
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Bonus Ep: Oh Janey, It's Mick Mulvaney! from 2020-03-13T12:00
Shamrock sharing delayed&former Whitehouse Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney talks about his final days in the job. In a Special St. Patrick’s Edition States of Mind, Brian O’Donovan and Jackie Fox disc...
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Ep 1: No Show Like A Joe Show from 2020-03-12T12:00
As the Joe Biden bandwagon takes to the road, Brian O'Donovan and Jackie Fox discuss whether it is on a steady track to the Democratic presidential nomination
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