RTÉ's US politics podcast bringing you all the latest stories and analysis with Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan, as America gears up for the 2024 US Presidential Election.
Latest episodes
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25 min
Ep 64: Beir Bua
In final episode of series three, Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan dig deeper into what Donald Trump 2.0 means with Republican Strategist Michael Ricci and Former speechwriter for Barack…
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23 min
Ep 63: What Happened? And What's To Come?
Jackie speaks to Scott Jennings, Nadia Brown and Hank Sheinkopf about 2024's dramatic year in US politics and what's to come in 2025
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18 min
Ep 62: Biden’s Northern Ireland Scorecard
Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan are joined by prof Deirdre Heenan from Ulster University to discuss a possible unsung Biden victory
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40 min
Ep 61: Trump's Irish Royal Rumble
RTÉ's Adam Maguire discusses what round two of a Trump presidency means for Ireland and former FBI deputy director, Andrew McCabe questions some of the high profile picks for the n…
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27 min
Ep 60: Where’s the Clown Car?
Jackie and Sean speak to Republican Congressman David Joyce about what’s next for the GOP after it swept the board in this year’s elections
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23 min
Ep 59: Together At Last
Jackie and Sean catch-up following a chaotic 24 hours
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14 min
Ep 58: Cheat Sheet
Jackie and Sean on what to look out for on election night
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12 min
Ep 57: From the Steps of the Capitol
Jackie speaks to Ariel Hill-Davis from Republican Women for Progress on what's at stake during this election for Republicans and women
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10 min
Ep 56: Hello From The Other Side
Jackie and Sean kick off election week in Washington DC and Pennsylvania
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26 min
Ep 55: It’s Been Weird
Jackie Fox, Sean Whelan and Fiona Mitchell look back at the chaotic, strange and historical US 2024 presidential election
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33 min
Ep 54: Frat Boys Save Us!
A new Grand Old Party? Caitlin Sinclair, Spokesperson Turning Point Action, and Kevin Madden, Former Senior Advisor to Mitt Romney, discuss what’s next for the GOP
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34 min
Ep 53: Veni, Vidi, Vici?
How real is election fraud? Geoff Duncan, former Georgia Lieutenant Governor, and Paul Smith, Law Professor at Georgetown University, talk voting and what might happen after Electi…
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36 min
Ep 52: La Frontera
Yvonne Murray joins Jackie and Sean to break down the immigration issue. Jackie speaks to an Irish woman who has been on the front line of the migration crisis in the US
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38 min
Ep 51: A Commander-in-Chief
Dr Alexander Vindman, ex-National Security Council member, and former taoiseach Leo Varadkar join Jackie and Sean to discuss America’s place in the world as election day edges clos…
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33 min
Ep 50: United Front
Paul Young, Mayor Memphis Democrat, Patrick Houlihan, Delegate from Ohio and Kelly Dittmar, Centre for American Women and Politics, discuss this monumental convention for the Democ…
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33 min
Ep 49: Buyer’s Remorse
Are they the right running mates? What’s the story with the US economy? Meghan Milloy, Republican Women for Progress, On Message’s Jerrod Dobkin and ex-White House Economic Adviser…
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29 min
Ep 48: a brat campaign
Jackie and Sean speak to Kamala Harris’ uncle, Brendan Boyle and Sean Spicer about how both campaigns are going back to the drawing board
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30 min
Ep 47: The Tortured Democrats Department
With the Democrats in crisis, Jackie and Sean speak with former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean and former Republican Congressman, Dr John Fleming, about the chaos engulfing White…
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30 min
Ep 46: Promises, Problems and Predictions
Jackie Fox discusses the year in US politics just gone and what's ahead with Rep Bill Keating, Rep Brendan Boyle, longtime Republican strategist Scott Jennings, and reporter Alayna…
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33 min
Ep 45: Happy Birthday, Mr President
As the dust settles on the Midterm elections and Donald Trump announces another presidential bid, Jackie and Sean look at what it all means for the White House and Congress