What Am Politics?
When it comes to understanding political issues, Richie is a self confessed toddler. That’s why he’s enlisted the help of Steve, his politically savvy drinking buddy, to help him understand how government effects our everyday lives and our interactions with each other.
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18 – What am America?
A Mexican, a Muslim and two Irishmen walk into a bar. They record a podcast about what it means to be American.
To cap off Richie's time in the states our boys sit down with a couple of special guests to have a chat about the ever changing perception of...
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17.5 – UK General Election Results Breakdown
Did you know the UK had an election yesterday? It's true, they did. This, and other similarly groundbreaking political insights are waiting for you in our UK general...
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17 – The U.K. election (What am happening?)
Do you want to know who's going to win the UK election?* Or maybe you want to find out what Richie did with a Star Wars Lego set and a bunch of old GameBoys? The ans...
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16 – What am monarchies?
Monarchies: The Kings and Queens of calling dibs.
Subjects covered include: Comey’s sad walk home, temporary decapitations, terrible French "accents", Pokemon farm ...
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15 – What am history? (With special guest Bruce Carlson)
If you're like Richie, and all you know about political history comes from Hamilton the musical, then you're in luck. This week Bruce Carlson, the host of My History...
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14 – What am Eurovision? (With special guest Dónal Mulligan)
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