The Rest is Politics

Hold My Hand

I started listening to this podcast in the last year. Unlike the Irish ones, they react quickly to moving stories. Last night, they had a panel discussion re Biden’s Presidential withdrawal. Are there any other political podcasts you’d recommend? I’m not mad about the Irish ones

Beechwoodspark

The Irish ones are fairly dry.

The Irish times and Matt Cooper with Ivan Yates are best of a bad bunch - although that second one depends on your tolerance for Ivan Yates sh1te talk.

Arghus

I do listen to The Ivan Yates/Matt Cooper one. It's not too bad, but it really does depend on your tolerance for Yates. He can be very obnoxious and the more I listen the more I find he shows his ignorance. I don't mind him in small does, but he's an awful chancer really.

Mick Clifford also has a podcast, but I haven't listened to more than a few. Though he's a good journalist.

The Irish Times ones can be okay. A bit cosy in their thinking I find at times.

Though I think the issue is that Ireland is such a small country and the media pool is pretty tiny as a result.

So whatever they cover has usually been covered to death on the TV and radio, or in the "papers" and you'll hear the same voices again and again talking about the same things, in the same way, with the same people.

And you don't know how much of what you are listening to is just shyte as well: spin provided by political "sources" and regurgitated by the "in the know" journos. It's a bit crazy if you look at all the news journalists in recent years who've jumped ship to become media advisors to those in politics.

It can be hard to find fresh and perceptive voices.

Used to listen to David McWilliams. Just got bored with his style and especially the shtick with the sidekick.

The rest is politics is good enough.

On The Media from NPR is a very good show IMO - US focused.

I used to listen to loads of political pods from the US - but lately I just find it all so depressing that I largely can't bring myself to do it. Slate's political gabfest I might listen to once in a while.

Bellbottoms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122410726#Comment_122410726

Yates was great when he started on Newstalk. He had a lot of insider knowlege and was fairly level headed. Now he is some sort of cross between George Hook and Piers Morgan with a very dull Irish twist and has become pretty much insufferable.

The Moncreiff show has a weekly segment on lesser reported world news. That is certainly worth a listen.

But as for home grown Irish politics there is a very clear gap in the market.

Wanderer78

…similar to above, but irish podcasts are slow enough to react….

https://podtail.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics/

https://podtail.com/podcast/in-the-news/

https://podtail.com/podcast/the-explainer/

https://player.fm/series/your-politics

https://podtail.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/

ul economist stephen kinsella - ann and steve talk stuff(kinna political) - sporadically broadcast

https://podtail.com/da/podcast/limerick-post-podcast/

not great tbh - lefty alerty!

https://podtail.com/podcast/echo-chamber-podcast-episode-5/

SteM

Not just politics, but I have The News Agents on my playlist too. That along with TRIP and The Rest is Politics US (although Scaramucci's accent gets on my nerves after a while).

Beechwoodspark

Similarly, dislike the gimmick style McWilliams has with the sidekick - the way yer man pretends to be an idiot “surely that can’t be right Mac?”, teeing up replies from McWilliams. It gets tedious.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122411373#Comment_122411373

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122411373#Comment_122411373

I've been impressed with The Mooch, he's very open and direct.

SteM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412159#Comment_122412159

Yeah, it's just his pronunciation of 't's as 'd's which just bugs me tbh.

Arghus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412159#Comment_122412159

Yeah, I was sceptical about him initially, but I find him to be quite interesting to listen to.

He seems to be very straight up and calls a spade a spade, or, at least that's the persona that he's currently sticking with!

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412176#Comment_122412176

Never noticed it, but I probably will now, ya fecker.

Hold My Hand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122411373#Comment_122411373

Tried The News Agents. Thanks for the recommendation

padd b1975

Not able for Alistair Campbell, although Rory Stewart comes across as very likeable.

Bellbottoms

Ivan and Matt doing a live show!

Is their any demand for this? I doubt it.

The show is pretty much Cooper talking about what ever is currently happening, dropping the name of his book. The Ivan just monting off and talking about all the people he met lately at the private events he likes to MC.

It is not a great show.

They are trying to repeat The Rest is Politics formula. But it isn't working. Yeats is to bombastic and out of the loop.

The show might have worked better if they had gotten his old co presenter Chris Donoghue on board.

Shan Doras

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058360851/the-rest-is-politics

Yeah the Irish times podcast seems to be very slack putting out new content

lf153

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122422103#Comment_122422103

You are totally right. It's such a rip off its ridiculous and tried listening but was so boring.

Hodors Appletart

It doesn't work because they aren't from different parts of the political spectrum, Cooper is a presenter and Yates is a blowhard Fine Gaeler

TRIP works because Campbell and Stewart are natural LAB and CON voices, bouncing off each other, and crucially, being respectful in their discourse

Bobson Dugnutt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122424513#Comment_122424513

I really enjoyed the two episodes so far on Charlie Haughey and Garret FitzGerald. Two very fascinating political giants on the main stage at the same time.

jaykay74

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412159#Comment_122412159

The Mooch seems to mention crypto more than is necessary.

Bellbottoms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528501#Comment_122528501

I have noticed that as well. But that is sort of part and parcel with anyone holding crypto. The only way for the value to go up is for more people to become intrested in it and buy tokens.

I wonder how long long before he starts naming tokens.

Apothic_Red

I enjoy Cooper & Yates, it was far better than The Group Chat anyway.

The Rest is Politics is quality & Scaramoch/Kay really add to it when on.

All my other podcasts are just repeats of Pat Kenny/Brendan O'Connor/Claire Byrne etc.

Bellbottoms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528623#Comment_122528623

What is the Group Chat?

Apothic_Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528625#Comment_122528625

https://open.spotify.com/show/2SHWH2I7q77W0BxZybLIN3

They are on their summer hiatus atm.

nice bit of green

listened to a lot of the rest is politics in the 1st half of this year. 2 well tuned in, knowledgeable and interesting people but nothing ever gets resolved. It’s just very reactive. Perhaps I am expecting too much but it’s just a talking shop and perhaps reflective of a lot of politics.

And Rory thinks everything is fascinating.