About this episode

The episode discusses Micheál Martin's impression of Muhammad Ali, Leo Varadkar's views on the rural-urban divide, and the role of the State media regulator in speech policing.

Micheál Martin's dodgy Muhammad Ali impression and his enduring grip on Fianna Fáil; Leo Varadkar's take on the rural-urban divide; and whether the State media regulator is currently engaged in policing speech. All on this week's Long Game podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Gript

Topics covered

• politics
• media regulation
• rural-urban divide
• Fianna Fáil
• speech policing

Keywords

• Micheál Martin
• Leo Varadkar
• Fianna Fáil
• media regulation
• speech policing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fianna Fáil, State media regulator

Books & works: Muhammad Ali

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