DeSantis’ Campaign Launch Debacle - Is He Done Before It’s Begun?
26 May 2023 - 30 mins explicitDid we just watch the ending or the launch of Ron DeSantis’s campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. The cyberspace dumpster fire event with Elon Musk was breathtakingly bad from the first glitch to the spluttering end. Marion and I discuss the Twitter space that announced his running which was way worse than any Zoom call with your parents. Viewership bottomed out at 100,000 leaving some to wonder if his chances of winning are all but gone.
The only way is up now for DeSantis. As he begins his campaign in person, what new set of circumstances could hand him the win even after this debacle. A tornado, physical or legally hitting Trump, is not out of the question. We look at Ron’s chan...
Trump's Worst Week Ever, Mike Johnson, Iran & Big Bird?
explicitAnother jam packed episode with the Washington Correspondent Marion McKeone and comedian Jarlath Regan looking back on all the big news stories. Including Trump’s jury selection conundrum, Iran’s attack on Israel, RFK Jnr loses his family’s support, Mike Johnson splintered aid bill and Big Bird goes on strike?
36 mins
18 April Finished
Threat Level Midnight - The RFK Problem & Israel's Fork In The Road
explicitHow did Trump get that big discount? Who supplied the money? And will Lara Trump’s version of a Tom Petty classic break the internet? Marion McKeone looks back on a crazy couple of weeks in US politics and international news.
33 mins
5 April Finished
Running Mates, Leo Bows Out, Nancy Talks To Marion & SB4
explicitThis week Marion interviewed Nancy Pelosi. She recaps the conversation with comedian Jarlath Regan and together they reflect on the latest news from the campaign trail. Can Donald produce the cash to pay his bond on Monday? Is the bond amount too high? Marion has a surprising take on this one.
35 mins
22 March Finished
Supreme Court Tuesday & The Irish Oscars
explicitSuper Tuesday was anything but super. Marion McKeone reflects on the most pedestrian Grand National of all time. Can this Donkey Derby between two candidates nobody seems to want change? But wait, doesn’t one of the candidates owe a half a billion dollars? The Supreme Court seems very happy to assist him in stalling but surely the bond will have to be paid. Their ruling over Colorado, where is Ron DeSantis, IVF in Alabama and is there such a thing as political fitness? There’s so much to cover this week. That’s why we give you a double size episode each week for our members. Visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad to access everything including big interviews with people like Mary Robinson, Gabriel Byrne, Bob Geldof and Imelda May.
36 mins
8 March Finished
Biden's Gaza Shame & Can Someone Else Pay Trump's Tab?
explicitIn the face of being ordered to pay almost a half a billion dollars by the courts he seems unperturbed. Why? Does Marion know something we don’t know about how he plans to pay this money back? Biden’s bombs are dropping on Gaza yet he continues to act as if he is powerless in the conflict. Why?
36 mins
23 February Finished
Super Bowl Weekend Washington Shenanigans Special!
explicitMarion is back in Washington examining a very strange week in US sports and politics. From Taylor to Nikki, Donald to Tucker, it’s all here.
34 mins
9 February Finished