The Long Game

On this week's episode, Jason and Ben discuss the UN's call for a re-run of the Care Referendum, as well as the tools the State is using to tackle 'wrongthink' in both schools and An Garda Síochana.

This week, the lads discuss the lacklustre start to Ireland’s presidential election speculation, what the latest polling data tells us about the lay of the political land, and the Irish delegation that defiantly made its way to Hungary’s Pride parade over the weekend.

With Ben on holidays this week, Jason is joined by Telegraph columnist Michael Murphy to discuss the week's news, including changes to US student visa vetting, questionable reasons for rejecting garda applicants and more.

Ben and Jason discuss the ways in which a culture of civil mediocrity and bureaucracy is strangling Irish society, from media to AI.

This week on 'The Long Game', Jason and Ben question whether Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is on top of his brief after a surprising exchange with Ben, the modern trend among Irish elites of denigrating Irishness, and whether Government is up to the task of regulating information itself.

Poland’s choice of president and the state of that country more generally are on the cards for Ben and Jason this week, along with the decline of Pride month and the trials of short men in their dealings with the fairer sex.

The lads discuss the Kneecap terror charge, whether Oireachtas scrutiny of IPAS spending is likely to make any difference, and whether or not the Basic Income for the Arts scheme is a good idea after it was publicly backed by Minister Patrick O'Donovan.

The imminent climate course that will see Leaving Cert students engage in activism is on the agenda for Jason and Ben today, alongside Sinn Féin’s transgender woes and the tumultuous European elections at the weekend.

Jason and Ben have a look at Ireland's apparent 'BANANA' problem, the EU's decision to start applying pressure to Ireland over its lack of hate speech regulation and share their initial thoughts of Pope Leo XIV.

Grilling politicians, chartering flights for refugees into Ireland and the Government-Media-NGO nexus are all on the agenda for Ben and Jason this week - beginning with a brief diversion into the India-Pakistan tensions.

This week on 'The Long Game' podcast, Jason and Ben react to the weekend's protests and the coverage they received, Regina Doherty's ongoing gender journey and have a look at Ireland's new Counter Disinformation Strategy.

This week on The Long Game Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the death of Pope Francis and what comes next, the public’s low level of trust in RTÉ and their gaming history in light of the imminent Oblivion Remaster.

This week on The Long Game Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the news that plans for a directly-elected Dublin mayor have been shelved over Conor McGregor-shaped fears, whether citizen journalists are the threat they're made out to be and the new Climate Leaving Cert subject which will see students considering 'environmental racism' and the role of colonialism is 'climate injustice'.

On this week’s episode, Ben and Jason discuss the prospect of talking climate with their barbers, the terror Trump’s tariffs have induced around the world, and whether or not failing to do the dishes is sufficient reason to consider divorce.

In this extremely informal, rambling episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben Scallan and Fatima Gunning discuss everything from rising crime rates in Ireland, to 'toxic masculinity', to what Fatima finds attractive and unattractive in a man, and more.

This week on ‘The Long Game’ Podcast, Jason and Ben discuss whether the concept of toxic masculinity makes any sense, the Garron Noone saga, and the achingly boring Dáil speaking rights debacle.

On this week's episode of 'The Long Game' podcast, Ben Scallan and Jason Osborne discuss Conor McGregor's St. Patrick's Day White House contributions, a Guyanese migrant with 19 previous convictions attacking an 18-year-old girl within days of arriving in the country, thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest being cut down to 'save the climate', and more.

On this episode of the Long Game Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss whether Taoiseach Micheál Martin will receive a public spanking during the St. Patrick's Day White House meeting; Trump's trade war on everyone; and more.

On this short-and-sweet episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the odds of a right-leaning Irish President in this year's Presidential election, whether Ireland removing the Triple Lock would damage military neutrality, and more.

On this episode of 'The Long Game' podcast, Ben Scallan and Jason Osborne discuss Garda applicants waiting years to be processed, the State's war on cabin homes in people's gardens, whether pornography should be treated as a public health issue and banned, and more.

This week on the Long Game Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the gardaí attempt to access Gript's private messages, as well as the latest stabbing in Dublin, calls for a European Army, and whether adult-only weddings constitute a war on children.

On this episode of The Long Game Podcast, Jason Osborne and Ben Scallan discuss the Stoneybatter stabbing, the Irish State giving millions of euros to media outlets to protect 'democracy', how to make the Eurovision less crap, and more:

On this episode of The Long Game podcast, Jason and Ben discuss the Seanad elections, Irish people’s attitude towards gender quotas, the Government abandoning their transgender plans for under-16s, and respond to criticism from a rival podcast.

On this week's episode of The Long Game podcast, Jason and Ben discuss the fact that hundreds of thousands of people around the country remain without power days after Storm Éowyn, as well as the new ministerial appointments, a St Patrick's Day terror threat and the fading power of celebrity tears.

On this week of 'The Long Game' podcast, Jason and Ben discuss Trump's inauguration, the Irish Programme for Government, the modern dating market for young men, and how much efficiency is too much.