America

GNL Zamba is a Ugandan musician who grew up surrounded by influences like Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, Ice Cube, and Gil Scott-Heron. It’s a mixed bag of distinct artists that’s hard to imagine united under a single sound, but that’s what Zamba…

Another year, another Christmas recap episode! Steve and Richie go through some notable people (and dogs) from the past year and decide who should be celebrated and who should get in the bin with the rest of 2020.…

Count 'em. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick embrace the week that's in it as they go back and forth on the very best and the absolute dirt worst songs powered by the good 'ol US of A on the NO ENCORE Top 5. There's also the new album…

What do you think of when you think of Irish America? Is it the Kennedy brothers playing touch football in perfectly tailored leisurewear on Cape Cod? Is it a line of construction workers having lunch on a suspended metal beam thirty…

American tourists have been coming to Ireland in significant numbers for decades, often in a nostalgic search for their own cultural roots.  How has this history of American consumers shaped Irish food, restaurant and pub culture? From…

Steve and Richie have yet to find signs of intelligent life within the world of politics, so this week they're turning their eyes to the stars. Can UFOs be explained? What are the potential political implications of discovering extra…

How is the US political system like a broken laptop from the last century? What if Trump or Biden get Covid-19? And what if Trump won't leave the White House? This is Washington Windows '95. Steve Byrne | co-host of What Am Politics?…

He was a Founding Father before he was a hip-hop superstar. Listen and learn about the politics of Alexander Hamilton! So, how does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the…

A week makes a big difference in politics. The US has been swept up in protests after the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota. Steve Byrne | co-host of What Am Politics? Jim Elliot | Comedian and writer Sarah Said | Public…

According to interpretations of available data, humanity is living in what some call “the long peace.” In the United States specifically, multiple kinds of violent and property crimes are in a long decline as well. In many ways, modern life…