The True Centre Podcast

My thoughts on the Irish Left in general and a march/rally in Dublin on Saturday in particular.

Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia says one thing, US media spins it as another - and not just the right wing media either.

A pod to go with this post from the FPP blog > 

As my favourite source of Progressive online news turns 20 years old, I talk about how I came across them, how they cover the news and what other options are out there.

I normally want these to be just 10 minutes but I go on a bit longer as I explain my side of the story after going down a COVID related twitter rabbit hole with Ewan McKenna on St Stephens' Day.  

Episode 2 of TTCP where I ramble on about why literally anyone should be able to talk about politics and government.

Why I feel I’m entitled to opinions on the latest Middle East crisis, followed by those opinions.

It might not be the sexiest topic but when it comes to getting the most from our elected officials it could be the most important.

Republicans and right wing media normally do soundbites and branding better than anyone but this might one of the best of them all.

With Joe Biden finally in the White House, Jeff & Keego round off the series with a chat about what comes next.

Jeff & Keego discuss how the two candidates are dealing with the aftermath of the election as well as looking ahead to the further drama that lies ahead.

Jeff & Keego recorded their individual responses to the eventual declaration of a winner at the weekend, plus I recorded Jeffsplainer number 19 though it is a reworking of one from April 19.  We'll be back with our regular show later in the week.

Since the beginning of July this pod has been leading to this week, now all we have to do is work out what exaclty happened!!!  Jeff & Keego share thoughts from Election Day itself and two days after.

It's almost here, folks.  Jeff & Keego look over different scenarios that could happen across the pond from November 3 onwards.

Episode 1 as referenced can be heard here > http://whatsthestorywithusa2020.blogspot.com/2020/07/1-whats-story-withthe-electoral-college.html

This week Jeff & Keego talk about coyotes, swimming lessons, rabid dogs, Borat...it’s obvious our subject was the final presidential debate, right?

Less than three weeks to polling day and Jeff & Keego discuss the murky waters of the money behind politics, as well as a contentious cable news spat that for once didn't involve anyone from the Trump universe.

This week Jeff & Keego talk about expecting the unexpected in October and how the VP candidates got on in Wednesday night's debate.

Jeff & Keego try so hard to make sense of that first debate that we run a bit longer than usual, but it was worthwhile.  

In a special pre-first debate edition, Jeff & Keego offer some thoughts and expectations.

This week we discuss the implications of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, we take a look at the latest polls, and also Jeff has a new word he’s going to use every day.

This week Jeff & Keego discuss how Trump's (mis-)handling of the COVID19 pandemic would remind you of Die Hard, just at the same time news is breaking about things he may have kept from the American people.  We also discuss other revelations as well as the latest polling.

This week Jeff & Keego talk about what people like us, who are likely to go our entire lives without experiencing injustice from the police, can do to help movements like Black Lives Matter.  Then we look at things Trump, Biden and Pelosi have done over the past few days...spoiler alert, most of them do little to help their party's campaign.

This week Jeff & Keego take on the "big man" himself and talk about who he actually is and how he manages to hide it.  We also look a bit more at how he's using the post office and other means to steal the election.

This week Jeff tries to make the subject of political party conventions sound interesting.   Oh, well, at least he tried.  Then Keego points out a couple of Trump tweets that caught his eye from during the week before the lads discuss what's being done to the US Post Office.

This week Jeff & Keego look at the timely issue of voter supression after the loss of two great civil rights campaigners named John.  They then discuss other recent developments in the campaign like Biden's one interview slip up, Trump's multiple ones and also the lawsuit against the NRA.

This week Jeff & Keego look at the ways Trump & Biden can use the different forms of media to their advantage in the campaign, and what we as media consumers can do to get the right levels of information.

This week the "Jeffsplainer" is all about the roles the VP has played over the years, where the current one Mike Pence fits in, and how a former one Joe Biden is going about choosing his own running mate.  Then Keego has a thing or two to say about Trump's Fox News interview last weekend.

This week we get a "Jeffsplanation" of the Democrats, focusing on the challenges faced by Joe Biden ahead of November.  Then Keego looks at ways in which the two candidates need to hone their messaging.

Here's a link to the full version of the quote played at the end of this week's pod...

This week I talk about how the Republicans went from being "The Party of Lincoln" to being "The Party of The Lincoln Project", then Keego picks out the bits of news from throughout the week that caught his eye like New York City mayor Bill de Blasio leaving a little message outside Trump Tower.

It's the pilot episode, the time when you get all the gridlines, er grenades, er gremlins, out of the system.  Jeff has a go explaining how the Electoral College works, or least how it was MEANT to work, and then he & Keego have a chat about how a mixture of COVID and the economy have affected the campaign.