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The Explainer is a weekly podcast from The Journal that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to... more

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Episodes

How many homes are at risk from coastal erosion in Ireland?

Homes built near the sea have always been at risk as coastlines moves closer and closer — and in our... more

11 Dec 2024 · 8 minutes
What will the Green Party's wipeout mean for climate action in Ireland?

Dr Cara Augustenborg, assistant professor in Environmental Policy at UCD, joins us to look at the fallout from the Green... more

03 Dec 2024 · 29 minutes
How exactly does Ireland's system of voting work?

With the 2024 general election just around the corner, we're revisiting a valuable episode from earlier this year: Virgin Media's... more

27 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Are we about to see a further escalation in the Ukraine war?

It's now more than 1,000 days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and there are signs that the conflict is taking... more

21 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
The general election campaign is now underway — what happens next?

After weeks of what felt like endless speculation, the Taoiseach Simon Harris finally put us out of our misery last... more

14 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
What is AI slop and did it lead to a Halloween parade hoax in Dublin?

You likely saw the images from Dublin city centre last week: hundreds of people lining O’Connell Street on Halloween night,... more

05 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
What will win or lose the US election for Harris and Trump?

We’re joined by our own political columnist, Larry Donnelly who is a law lecturer at the University of Galway, to... more

31 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
Why is Israel targeting peacekeepers in Lebanon?

We're joined by Dr Shelley Deane, researcher at DCU’s School of Law and Government, to examine the deepening crisis in... more

25 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
How does Nepal deal with hundreds of landslides every year?

If asked to name some things we know about Nepal, most of us would probably say Mount Everest. The next... more

15 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
What does the Strictly scandal mean for the future of British TV?

One of the most successful BBC TV shows, Strictly Come Dancing, is back on air for its 20th year after... more

10 Oct 2024 · 18 minutes
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With the 2024 general election just around the corner, we're revisiting a valuable episode from earlier this year: Virgin Media's political correspondent... more