The NRA Radicalisation & Rupert’s Settlement Spiral - Irishman In America With Marion McKeone
21 April 2023 - 30 mins explicitIs the National Rifle Association’s convention the new CPAC? Marion looks back on a weekend of bizarre speeches and headshakingly worrying individuals. After 20 years of attending this event, nobody is better positioned to comment on the evolution of this event and the changes in the weapons that attract the most punters.
The star of the event was not Donald Trump. Marion introduces to the new belle of the ball Kristi Noem. Who is she and does she really have the best chances of being the Orange Lad’s running mate?
After the convention Marion jetted off to see the jury sworn in at the Delaware courthouse where Rupert Murdoch and Fox were set to face the Dominion music. We get a run down...
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
Why Won't Hayley Quit? Trouble For Fani Willis & Kari Lake Is Back!
explicitIs it all over? Nikki Hayley doesn’t think so. Is Fani Willis’s RICO case all over? She doesn’t seem to think so. Only one person can make sense of the campaign trail and all the news from America this week. It’s the Sunday Business Post Washington correspondent Marion McKeone.
31 mins
26 January Finished
Decision Time For America, Israel On Trial & Chris Christie Walks Away.
explicitWith Israel facing charges of genocide, Trump trying to navigate a path through his legal challenges to the White House and Biden coming out all guns blazing in Iowa, there is a lot to talk about this week with Marion McKeone.
31 mins
12 January Finished