The Corrigan Cast

Perhaps it's a sign that I've entered the final stage before complete madness, but here's the audio version of a poem — if the three short verses can be classed as such — I've penned expressing my feelings on the coronavirus pandemic. You can read the text of the poem at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/04/along-came-virus.htm l. #coronavirus #covid_19 #pandemic #poetry #poems #virus

A recent return to work of a more physical nature put a bit of a pep in Wrong Way's step. It certainly helped break the pandemic monotony in any case. To read the text of this blog, go to https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/04/hardening-hands-and-strengthening-mind.html . #PhysicalLabour #trasteos #HouseMoving #exercise #WorkingOut #gyms #SoftHands #HardHands #Colombia #Ireland

While technology's taking over of practically every aspect of our lives is a positive development for some, I certainly don't fully embrace it. Read the text of this blog post at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/04/swimming-against-big-tech-tide.html . #BigTech #technology #QRCodes #apps

Trying to eke out a living as an independent worker is not to everybody's taste and it comes at a price. It might be just worth it all the same. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-price-of-independence.html . To check out our new podcast, #GetInglés, go to https://caracol.com.co/radio/2021/03/25/podcast/1616671797_630619.html . #independence #Independen...

A state that controls practically every aspect of our lives is resulting in some people never really having to grow up. They know all their rights but very few of their responsibilities. Read the text of this blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/growing-up-and-taking-responsibility.html . #BigNannyState #NannyState #PeterHitchens #responsibility #GrownUp #Colombia Image by Nicole Shelby...

The #sexualisation of society has ramped up considerably in the social media age. There is a pressing need to tone this down. Read the text of this blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/dealing-with-sexed-up-society.html . #femicides #WomensRights #SexualAbuse

My connection with #Bogotá's #BarrioSantandercito has never felt closer yet, so it could be argued, at times it's too close for comfort. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/home-is-where-barrio-is.html . #Colombia #LivingAbroad #GoingNative

Colombia's Vice Minister for Tourism, Julián Guerrero Orozco, discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tourism in the country and the various government measures introduced to help the sector. Highlighting the supports already in place, the Vice Minister states that 'there has to be a limit at some point because it cannot go on endlessly ... I would dare say that probably no other econo...

Renowned Colombian journalist Daniel Coronell joins us for a discussion ranging from the Hispanic influence in US politics and an "exclusive"  revelation of his love affair with President Iván Duque's sister to the need for a strong centrist candidate to emerge ahead of next year's presidential election in Colombia and his controversial leaving of  Semana magazine. Before delving into Co...

Co-author of the controversial Great Barrington Declaration, Dr Jay  Bhattacharya, tells us why he still thinks focused protection is the wisest coronavirus-containment strategy and that eradicating covid-19 should not be the primary focus. The Stanford University professor of medicine explains how we have to prepare to live with the virus for a period of time in what he describes will be a '...

As the covid-19 vaccine rollout ramps up (unevenly) across the world, here I explain why I won't be in a panic to get jabbed. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/02/why-i-wont-be-rushing-to-get-covid.html . Image from https://pixabay.com/photos/vaccine-vaccination-covid-19-5926664/ .

It doesn't seem like the Colombian party formerly known as Farc has put a great deal of thought into its new name. Here's our take on it. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/comunes-old-farc-wanna-live-like-common.html . Photo from Twitter . Find me on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/corriganbrendan14/ .

In a world full of challenges and risks, we must try to ensure the least harm for the greatest number. We're not faring that well at it, though. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/negative-utilitarianism-in-coronavirus.html .

Those hoping that the forces that brought Donald Trump to the US presidency will disappear under a Biden administration are not in tune with reality. Read the text of this audio at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/trumpism-why-it-wont-go-gentle-into.html . Photo from Facebook .

A supposed 'Great Reset' has occupied many people's thoughts of late. Here are some exact details of what such a measure might actually entail. Exciting times lie in store! Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-great-reset.html .

We all know the saying, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.' Sometimes, alas, we can be convinced otherwise. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/wheres-archie-curious-case-of-bogotas.html . Follow Wrong Way Corrigan on Twitter @wwaycorrigan and on Facebook @wrongwaycorriganblog .

'The whole of the formerly Christian world is now living in the afterglow of Christianity but it doesn't last forever and what follows it will be, to me, quite alarming.' This is one of a number of concerns for the future of humanity the outspoken author and journalist Peter Hitchens shares with us. In a wide-ranging discussion, he also tells us how his rejoining of the Anglican Church was the per...

After a difficult 2020 for many, lots of people are looking to the positives for the year ahead. We can't be too optimistic, though. To read the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-reasons-to-be-fearful.html .  Image from Álvaro Uribe's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/AlvaroUribeVel/photos/10158953915064558 .

Timing is everything and Bogotá Mayor Claudia López's decision to go on holiday to Costa Rica as a strict lockdown returns to parts of her city is misjudged, to say the least.   Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/bogotas-fraudia-lopez.html . Image from Claudia López's Twitter account. 

Colombians' tendency to be conservative when it comes to naming their offspring could be seen as a representation of the country's all-round conservatism. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/christening-conservative-colombia.html .

Considering the bloody damage the cocaine trade inflicts on Colombia , many locals are loath to talk positively about the plant from which the drug is derived, coca. However, that might be slowly changing as people learn more about the reputed health benefits of the leaf. Journalist and writer Ocean Malandra is very much in the coca-as-super-food camp and he joins us to explain why he believes it...

Wrong Way's Loser and Winner of the Year 2020 are revealed. Exciting times ... To read the text of this audio blog visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/wrong-ways-loser-and-winner-of-year.html . Image from Facebook.

Rather than congratulating themselves for their coronavirus containment efforts, many of our leaders should be in the dock for crimes against humanity. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/western-leaders-crimes-against-humanity.html and http://blogs.eltiempo.com/wrong-way-corrigan/2020/12/02/western-leaders-crimes-against-humanity/ . Photo from Facebook.

The arrival of low-cost carrier Viva Colombia, now Viva Air, to South America has played a major role in changing the aviation sector in the region. In this episode, we speak to Rupert Stebbings, author of The Viva Effect, a new book detailing how the airline's original founders overcame many obstacles to finally get their project, um, off the ground (sorry!). Once in the air, we learn how it was...

While Colombia is well down the global list of cocaine consumption per capita, the drug does seem particularly popular for certain groups in the capital Bogotá. Read the text of this audio blog at https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/11/bogotas-cocaine-barrios.html or http://blogs.eltiempo.com/wrong-way-corrigan/2020/11/25/bogotas-cocaine-barrios/ .