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The Power of Positive Thinking was an immediate sensation on its release. Blending radical optimism with Christian superstition, Norman Vincent Peale offered his readers a revolutionary path to supreme self-confidence. The first self-help…

Did you listen to the first Presidential Debate of 2020? 2020 has been a very, very, very weird election year. Plagues, protests and pompous presidents have dominated the news cycles. The candidates for the top job just met in the first…

On this week's episode of Basically... Stefanie again sits down with Lorcan Nyhan of The Communications Clinic to talk all about the upcoming US Election. Who is likely to win? What if Trump doesn't leave office? What's the story with the…

After a lengthy break (sorry), we're back to talk all things US politics. In particular, we chat about the politics of the lockdown, is Joe Biden a new FDR, the Tara Reade allegations and who will he pick for VP? Plus... Trump. Steve…

To all the young people out there: Have you heard a certain note of condescension in the air lately? It's the sound that escapes from older folks who've already "made it" and don't seem to give a damn whether the social ladder burns to the…

There was a time when Presidents really were tough; they went to battle in the military, exchanged fire in duels, and fought—with fists—to defend their honour. This, really, wasn’t so long ago. And then there is the 45th President of the…

This week, Meryl Streep ripped into Trump, Trump ripped into Meryl Streep, Joe Biden got quite emotional, and TK Whitaker passed away. A lot of people also decided to sue TheLiberal.ie, and it was great. #MerylStreep uses #GoldenGlobes…

This week, Joe Biden achieved peak meme status, a far right, anit-immigration party tried to launch in the Merrion, and Ricky Martin got engaged (yeah I know). Lots of people also went for a run in the dark. 'National Party' tries to…