PLAY PODCASTS
The Trump Dictatorship with writer Joseph O’Neill
Episode 256

The Trump Dictatorship with writer Joseph O’Neill

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning · Joe Brolly

July 19, 20251h 4m

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (sphinx.acast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

One of Ireland’s great writers Joseph O’Neill is today’s guest on Free State.

O’Neill’s novels Netherland and Godwin have reflected the centrality of sport in people’s lives. He talks about why sport matters so much and why in Ireland it matters even more than that. He reflects on his own upbringing and how he was raised in Holland before becoming a barrister and practising law in London. He has lived in New York for a generation and he reflect on how the media and the Democrats have enabled the rise of a dictator. And on All Ireland hurling final weekend, he shares the story of the time his father played hurling for Cork.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.