Best Kieran Hill Podcasts (2024)

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Goleen captain Padraig Reidy on their glory day; Cork vs Limerick as seen from Hill 16 29:52

23h ago29:52

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GOLEEN captain Padraig Reidy was in great form, along with his teammates, this week as they ended a long wait for the county confined junior B football title with a victory over Ballyphehane in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday. The men from the West had lost four county finals in recent years and were determined not to let that number grow as they found t…

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The Laid-Back Ballot Club - The 2024 UK General Election - Edward Curry, Jennifer Engl, Marianna Karakoulaki 42:22

7d ago42:22

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In the fifth and final episode of our 2024 UK General Election special series, the Thinking Global team discuss the outcome of the election through an International Relations lens. Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) speaks with Jennifer (@JenniferEngl), Marianna (@Faloulah), and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) about some of the more interesting aspects of…

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Catarina M. Liberato on Global Britain, The Post-Brexit Context and the 2024 UK General Election 40:41

8d ago40:41

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Catarina M. Liberato (University of Kent - @CataMLiberato @UniKentPolitics) speaks with the Thinking Global team about ‘Global Britain’ in The Post-Brexit Context and the 2024 UK General Election. Catarina chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about ‘Global Britain’, post-Brexit foreign policy, globality of foreign policy, this election, a…

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Patrick J. Vernon on Queer International Relations and The 2024 UK General Election 46:46

9d ago46:46

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Patrick J. Vernon (Kings College London - @paddyjvernon @warstudies) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Queer International Relations and the 2024 UK General Election. Patrick Vernon chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about Queer IR, how it intersects with this election, queer epistemology, their most recent work The Coloniality…

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Evie Aspinall on The 2024 UK General Election and British Foreign Relations 26:44

11d ago26:44

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Evie Aspinall (British Foreign Policy Group - @EvieAspinall_, @TheBFPG) speaks with the Thinking Global team about British foreign relations and the 2024 UK General Election. Evie Aspinall chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about British foreign relations at this General Election, soft power, the foreign policy proposals of the differen…

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Christopher Hill on The Future of British Foreign Policy and The 2024 UK General Election 55:52

12d ago55:52

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Christopher Hill (University of Cambridge - @Dept_of_POLIS) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the future of British foreign policy and The 2024 UK General Election. Prof. Hill chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on conceptualising ‘foreign policy’ itself, British foreign policy after Brexit, the central thesis of his The Future …

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John Hayes on what's next for John Cleary and Cork football 57:24

16d ago57:24

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FORMER Cork footballer and Star columnist John Hayes joins the podcast this week to talk about Cork's loss to Louth in the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final at the weekend. Hayes says he doesn't think he's 'ever been quite as annoyed' at a result as he was on Sunday, and breaks down where he thinks Cork went wrong, why they struggled to create …

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Robert Fatton Jr. on The International Politics of Haiti and Caribbean Affairs - Part Two 31:22

19d ago31:22

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Prof. Robert Fatton, Jr. speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) in the second of our two-part series on the international politics of Haiti and Caribbean affairs, focussing on Haiti in the ‘outer periphery’ of the global economic system, humanitarian intervention, CARICOM, and more. Thinking Global is affiliated with …

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Phil Healy on silver success at the European Athletics Championships 50:40

23d ago50:40

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EUROPEAN silver medallist Phil Healy – the Ballineen Bullet – joins us on this week's podcast to chat about her incredible achievements at the European Championships in Rome. Healy was part of the women's 4x400m team who thrilled the Irish crowd last week with a brilliant performance in the final, securing their silver medals with a new national re…

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Nicola Tuthill on great performance at debut European Championships; Cork double-header preview 30:38

1M ago30:38

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NICOLA Tuthill is this week's podcast guest, fresh off the plane home from the European Championships in Rome. The Bandon hammer thrower – still just 20 years old – finished in ninth position at her first ever senior European Championships and joins us to chat about an amazing experience, beating her personal best in recent weeks and her future pot…

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Adam Berg, "The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth" (U Texas Press, 2023) 44:50

1M ago44:50

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If you don't recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it's because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the winter games and then was forced by Colorado citizens to back away from its successful Olympic bid through a statewide ballot initiative. In The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth (Univer…

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Kevin Bloor on A-Level Global Politics 42:31

1M ago42:31

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Kevin Bloor (Author and Teacher) speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about the A-Level Global Politics course, his book Understanding Global Politics (2022), how to think about the exam, structuring essays, and more. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access websit…

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Aaron Fischman, "A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back" (Sports Publishing, 2024) 1:06:32

1M ago1:06:32

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Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked like this was the beginning of a blessed life, where he could play the game he loved on the grandest of s…

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Shane Buttimer on Clonakilty's WCL win; Cork crack Donegal! 33:15

1M ago33:15

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CLONAKILTY Soccer Club are West Cork League Premier Division champions for the first time, and to celebrate we are welcoming Shane Buttimer to the podcast this week to chat about how it felt to get the title over the line. It was a nerve-wracking match on Sunday against defending champions Drinagh Rangers, who needed to beat Clon to secure first pl…

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Robert Fatton Jr. on The International Politics of Haiti and Caribbean Affairs - Part One 47:21

1M ago47:21

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Prof. Robert Fatton Jr. speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) in the first of a two-part series on the international politics of Haiti and Caribbean affairs, focussing on Haiti’s marginalisation in the ‘outer periphery’ of the global economic system. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relatio…

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WCL title decider between Clonakilty and Drinagh; Cork v Donegal preview 38:05

1M ago38:05

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WITH one game to go in the West Cork League Premier Division, two points separate Clonakilty Soccer Club and Drinagh Rangers. The pair meet in their final game of the season this Sunday, and Ger McCarthy joins us on this week's podcast to preview what will be a tense affair. Clonakilty SC are top of the league on 46 points, with Drinagh travelling …

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James O'Donovan on Bodkin and bowling gold in Germany; Momentum builds for Cork 42:21

2M ago42:21

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James O'Donovan has had a brilliant few weeks. The Bandon bowler won gold in the Moors competition at the European Bowling Championships in Germany before making his Netflix debut in Bodkin, and now joins us as a guest on the Star Sport Podcast! We chat to O'Donovan about the trip to Germany, his delight at winning a gold medal in what was a tough …

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Kathleen McInnis on Podcasting The Political 43:14

2M ago43:14

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Kathleen McInnis (@kjmcinnis1 - Center for Strategic and International Studies) speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Jennifer (⁠@JenniferEngl⁠) about podcasting the political, her ‘Smart Women, Smart Power’ programme, and so much more. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's le…

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Huge weekend for Cork GAA: Two Munster finals; Cork vs Clare preview; Cork vs Tipperary preview 23:41

2M ago23:41

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IT'S a Cork GAA special on this week's Star Sport Podcast as we look forward to a bumper weekend of action across all codes. This Saturday, Cork ladies' footballers meet Kerry in the TG4 Munster senior championship final on Saturday in Mallow (4pm). While Cork are the defending Munster champions, Kerry are the form team, and the favourites heading …

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Ajay Gudavarthy on The Congress Party and The 2024 Indian Elections 47:29

2M ago47:29

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Ajay Gudavarthy (Jawaharlal Nehru University) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Gudavarthy chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the Congress Party of India, its history, the 2024 Indian Elections and more. This is the third episode of our multilingual ‘India Votes’ series of 2024. Thinking Global is af…

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Clonakilty claim Beamish Cup crown; Hannah Sexton on European Bowling Championships 39:32

2M ago39:32

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CLONAKILTY won their first Beamish Cup title in 16 years at the weekend, beating Drinagh Rangers 3-2 in a victory that was widely celebrated in the town. On this week's podcast we are joined by Liam Anthony White – a member of the cup final winning team in 2008 and again in 2024 – who chats about what it means for Clonakilty to win, their hopes for…

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Dean Vuletic on Eurovision and International Politics 46:07

2M ago46:07

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Dean Vuletic (University of Luxembourg) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the Eurovision Song Contest, its history, how it connects to international politics, and more - all ahead of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday the 11th May 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola, "The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games" (MIT Press, 2024) 25:48

2M ago25:48

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How games are built on the foundations of rules, and how rules—of which there are only five kinds—really work. Board games to sports, digital games to party games, gambling to role-playing games. They all share one thing in common: rules. Indeed, rules are the one and only thing game scholars agree is central to games. But what, in fact, are rules?…

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Daniel Davey on the power of nutrition; Reacting to Cork's Sam Maguire draw 50:51

2M ago50:51

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DANIEL Davey of Davey Nutrition is the special guest on this week's Star Sport Podcast, ahead of his upcoming trip to West Cork for a live event at Glenilen farm in Drimoleague. The event, Raise Your Game, will focus on insights from Davey aimed at helping to empower you to maximise impact and potential in all aspects of your life. It takes place a…

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20Angel: Philipp Moehring: Co-Founder of Tiny VC on Giving Founders Permission to be Extreme, Becoming Europe's Most Active Investor & How Large Pre-Seed Rounds Can Lead to Disaster 38:12

2M ago38:12

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20Angel is a series profiling European angel investors with the best Founder NPS. Episode 17 features Philipp Moehring, Co-Founder of Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company (Tiny), One of Europe's most active pre-Seed investor with 350+ investments. His portfolio includes companies such as Sorare, Synthesia, 11x.ai, Amie, Wayve and many more . Previ…

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Danny Dorling on Geography and International Politics 36:20

2M ago36:20

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Danny Dorling (University of Oxford - @dannydorling @oxfordgeography) speaks with the Thinking Global team about human geography, Brexit, ‘Shattered Nation’ (@VersoBooks), inequality, human progress, influenza, rising mortality rates and more. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading ope…

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Adam J. Criblez, "Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City" (Three Hills, 2024) 49:42

3M ago49:42

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In Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City (Three Hills, 2024), Adam J. Criblez traces the fall and rise of the New York Knicks between the 1973, the year they won their last NBA championship, and 1985, when the organization drafted Patrick Ewing and gave their fans hope after a decade of frustrations. During these years, the teams …

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Cork v Kerry review; Haulie O'Sullivan on managing Cork minor footballers 25:39

3M ago25:39

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CORK'S minor football manager Haulie O'Sullivan joins us on this week's podcast to chat about his sides chances in the upcoming Munster championship. The former Carbery Rangers manager named a strong panel earlier in the month, and is looking forward to his side's opener against Kerry next Tuesday. There is a strong West Cork contingent on the mino…

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Cork vs Kerry preview with John Hayes 37:30

3M ago37:30

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FORMER Cork footballer John Hayes joins the Star Sport Podcast this week to chat about the Rebels' upcoming Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry. It's been slim pickings for Cork against the Kingdom in recent years, with one win in their last 10 championship meetings. Can they bridge the gap in Fitzgerald's Stadium on Saturday? John Hayes thinks th…

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Jerry Grillo, "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 1:03:21

3M ago1:03:21

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Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended t…

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20Europe: UK: Julien Bek (Sequoia Capital), Georgia Stevenson (Index Ventures) & Finn Murphy (Nebular VC) on the UK Punching Above its Weight, Why a $100bn Business Can't be Built in Europe, and Lighting ... 38:53

3M ago38:53

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20Europe is a new series profiling European ecosystems. Each episode is a roundtable format featuring investors based in countries including Germany, France, UK, Sweden and more. Half of the show will focus on how these local ecosystems operate, with the other half focused the tech and venture landscape. For Episode 3, we profile the UK. I was join…

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Arvind Kumar on The 2024 Indian Elections 49:45

3M ago49:45

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Arvind Kumar (Royal Holloway, The University of London - @arvind_kumar__) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Kumar chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the significance of these elections, who the key political figures and parties in India are, class-based minor parties, candidate selection procedure, a…

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अरविंद कुमार ने 2024 के भारतीय चुनावों पर तुषारिका डेका से बात की है 33:25

3M ago33:25

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Arvind Kumar (Royal Holloway, The University of London - @arvind_kumar__) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections - in Hindi. Dr. Kumar chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the significance of these elections, who the key political figures and parties in India are, class-based minor parties, candidate selection p…

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Shane Kingston chats Cork's chances in Munster Senior Hurling Championship 22:12

3M ago22:12

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ON this week's podcast we're welcoming Cork hurler Shane Kingston, who joins to chat about his team's chances in the upcoming Munster Senior Hurling Championship. Cork get their campaign underway away to Waterford next weekend, on Sunday April 21st. Having had their season ended in May last year, Kingston says Cork are determined to make sure their…

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Robert M. Jarvis, "Gambling Under the Swastika: Casinos, Horse Racing, Lotteries, and Other Forms of Betting in Nazi Germany" (Carolina Academic Press, 2019) 1:12:42

3M ago1:12:42

1:12:42

Although much has been written about the Nazis, one aspect of their rule has been all but overlooked: gambling. While philosophically opposed to gambling, in practice the Nazis relied on gambling to prop up Germany's economy, earn hard currency, and wage war. In Gambling Under the Swastika: Casinos, Horse Racing, Lotteries, and Other Forms of Betti…

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Quentin Skinner on Hobbes, Machiavelli and Contextualism 49:55

3M ago49:55

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Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary, University of London - @QMHistory) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Contextualism, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and more. Professor Skinner chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about what contextualism is as a methodological approach to political thought, how he applies this to Machi…

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Kieran File, "How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby Team" (Bloomsbury, 2022) 53:05

3M ago53:05

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While the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and practitioners, the role that coach and athlete language plays in shaping these relationships remains largely unexplored. How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby …

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Beamish Cup final preview; Cork favourites in Munster opener 27:38

3M ago27:38

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THIS week's Star Sport Podcast is a preview special, as we take a look at two big games taking place in Cork this weekend – Clonakilty SC vs Drinagh Rangers in the Beamish Cup final, and Cork vs Limerick in the Munster SFC quarter-final. West Cork soccer fans will be hoping the weather doesn't postpone the Beamish Cup final this weekend – as Storm …

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Rahul Verma on The 2024 Elections in India 43:33

3M ago43:33

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Rahul Verma (Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi - @rahul_tverma) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Verma chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the Indian electoral system, the party system of India, forecasting the outcome, the effect of ‘regional’ parties, how these elections may have a global effec…

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Adam Lazarus, "The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams" (Citadel Press, 2023) 53:47

4M ago53:47

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It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men—already experts in their fields—crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John Glenn was an ambitious operations officer with fifty-nine World War II combat missions under his belt. His wingman was Ted Williams, the two-time American League Tripl…

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Rachel S. Gross, "Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America" (Yale UP, 2024) 36:39

4M ago36:39

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Rachel S. Gross's Shopping All the Ways to the Woods (Yale University Press, 2024) tells the fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony…

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G. John Ikenberry on Liberal International Order - Part Two 38:12

4M ago38:12

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G. John Ikenberry (Princeton University @Princeton) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Liberal International Order in part two of a two-part series. Prof. G. John Ikenberry chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about critiques of the Liberal international order in relation to the Russo Ukrainian War, the global south and modernity, along…

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David Ostrowsky, "Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 43:23

4M ago43:23

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Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball’s history. Roberto Al…

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Andrea Stock on swapping ballet for rugby and making the Irish squad 36:43

4M ago36:43

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OUR guest on this week's podcast is Andrea Stock, the latest West Cork rugby player to get called into an Irish rugby squad. The former Bantry RFC player from Durrus is in the 34-strong Ireland women’s squad for the upcoming Guinness Women's Six Nations, swelling the West Cork interest as Skibbereen’s Enya Breen has also been included. Ireland get …

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G. John Ikenberry on Liberal International Order - Part One 35:43

4M ago35:43

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G. John Ikenberry (Princeton University @Princeton) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Liberal International Order in part one of a two-part series. Prof. G. John Ikenberry chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about conceptualising Liberal International Order, the ‘crisis’ of Liberal Order, and how the Russian Invasion of Ukraine fits i…

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20Europe: France: Roxanne Varza (Station F), Jonathan Userovici (Headline) & Reza Malekzadeh (Partech) on the French AI Revolution, Why French Founders Win on Product and Suck at Sales, The Fight for Top ... 36:20

4M ago36:20

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20Europe is a new series profiling European ecosystems. Each episode is a roundtable format featuring investors based in countries including Germany, France, UK, Sweden and more. Half of the show will focus on how these local ecosystems operate, with the other half focused the tech and venture landscape. For Episode 2, we profile France. I was join…

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Star Sport Podcast on tour with O'Donovan Rossa 34:25

4M ago34:25

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THE Star Sport Podcast is on tour this week for a special episode recorded in the Access Credit Union buildings in Skibbereen. We're welcoming four key members of O'Donovan Rossa's All-Ireland winning ladies football team onto the podcast this week – Derek Tobin, a selector with the team, Cork minor and defender Allie Tobin, Sinead Farrell who is a…

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Piotr Florczyk, "Swimming Pool" (Bloombury, 2024) 36:21

4M ago36:21

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This instalment of the Object Lessons series focuses on the Swimming Pool (Bloomsbury, 2024). The book explores the pool as a place where humans seek to attain the unique union between mind and body. As a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalisation and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on…

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Fawaz Gerges on The Middle East and The Israel-Hamas War 56:55

4M ago56:55

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Fawaz Gerges (London School of Economics and Political Science, @FawazGerges, @LSEIRDept, @lseideas) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The Middle East and The Israeli-Hamas Conflict. Prof. Fawaz Gerges chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) about his latest book What Really Went Wrong: The West and The Failure…

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Ben Rothenberg, "Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice" (Dutton, 2024) 43:27

4M ago43:27

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In July 2021, Naomi Osaka—world number 1 women’s tennis player—lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The half-Japanese, half-American, Black athlete was a symbol of a more complicated, more multiethnic Japan—and of the global nature of high-level sports. Osaka is now about to start her comeback, after taking some time off following t…

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