war

War impacts art. We see this in movie adaptations, books, paintings and in this case music. As war currently rages in Europe, I turn my gaze back to a time when conflict left its mark on society and created a time capsule of spirited…

I've been playing propaganda for most of my adolescence and adult life. But I have had the luck and the privilege to have developed the basic critical thinking skills to recognize propaganda early on. The thing about propaganda is that it's…

The United Nations recently celebrated it's 75th birthday. So to mark the occasion, the boys decided it was about time they did an episode on the worlds largest intergovernmental organisation. Listen in to found out why it was formed, who's…

The modern economy has been built to depend on an industry that sucks black goo from the ground and pours it into every aspect of our lives. But is that system about to run dry? And what has this industry done to the countries of the world…

We are told that sweets and chocolates are bad for us, and should be eaten in small amounts, if at all. However, during a terrifying wartime winter, a delivery of Tootsie Rolls proved to be a lifesaver. Tootsie Rolls are bite-size…

The modern era has benefited tremendously from video games. They have helped push forward computer-generated imagery (CGI) at a tremendous clip, developed AI, and aided in the technological revolution on a variety of different levels. One…

When the Armistice was announced in November 1918, bringing an end to World War I, it raised hope for a lasting peace across Europe. It wasn't as simple as that, however once a United States Navy cargo vessel sailed into Dublin to collect…

Imagine that you've been trapped in the same 40km strip of land your whole life. Imagine that you usually don't have access to electricity, and that clean water is rare and precious. Imagine not being able to plan for the future, with…

The world moves fast. If you don’t stop and read the papers, you might just miss a few things. So with this in mind, let’s take you through a few of those global stories that you may have missed during the week. Argentina Argentina has…

Curracloe, 1997 In the summer of 1997 I was 14 years old. School was out and as June crept into July the weather began turning fine, into what I might now refer to as “halcyon days”, where I hadn’t a care in the world. Wexford had…