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Jun 8
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Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A cro...

THE IRISH TIMES
About this episode

For a special crossover episode of Inside Politics Hugh Linehan welcomes US podcaster Galen Druke, the host of GD Politics and formerly of the FiveThirtyEight politics podcast, for a discussion of the Irish and US political scenes. They cover topics including:


  • Why there is no strong populist right party in Ireland
  • Ireland’s economic success, dependence on US multinationals and military neutrality
  • Gerrymandering in America 
  • Race, the Voting Rights Act and representation
  • The two-party system


They also talk about the fate of FiveThirtyEight, a popular website and podcast that was eventually shuttered after being acquired by ABC News. 



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